designer drug

a drug synthesized or manufactured to have the same or similar effects as a known illicit substance. The intention behind the creation of designer drugs is to circumvent existing legal definitions of controlled substances and thus avoid restrictions on use.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

profile of a disorder

a drawn or mechanically generated outline, often a graph, representing the symptoms and characteristics of a disorder.