CLUB DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does club drug mean? 

• CLUB DRUG (noun)
  The noun CLUB DRUG has 1 sense:

1. a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves

  Familiarity information: CLUB DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLUB DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("club drug" is a kind of...):

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "club drug"):

flunitrazepan; Rohypnol (a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia)

gamma hydroxybutyrate; GHB (a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape)

Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride (a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP)

MDMA; methylenedioxymethamphetamine (a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States)

 Context examples 

The term club drug refers to a wide variety of dangerous drugs.

(Club Drugs, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)