| cold tablet |
a non-prescription tablet usually containing an antihistamine and fever-reducing drug, taken to relieve the symptoms of a cold. |
| cold turkey |
(informal) abrupt and total withdrawal from using an addictive substance such as a drug or tobacco. [1/3 definitions] |
| come off |
to stop taking (a drug or medication). [1/6 definitions] |
| controlled substance |
any drug whose sale or use is subject to U.S. federal law. |
| cortisol |
a hormone released from the adrenal cortex in response to stress that suppresses the immune system and increases blood sugar. When used as a drug, this hormone is called hydrocortisone. |
| crash1 |
(slang) to feel intensely depressed after a drug-induced euphoria. [1/17 definitions] |
| crystal |
the solid form of a stimulant drug, esp. methamphetamine. [1/7 definitions] |
| curare |
a resinous extract of certain South American plants, used as an arrow poison or as a drug for relaxing muscles. [1/2 definitions] |
| curative |
that which effects a cure, esp. a drug; remedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| cyclophosphamide |
a chemotherapeutic drug that suppresses the immune system, used esp. in the treatment of lymphomas. |
| Darvon |
trademark for a painkilling drug, propoxyphene hydrochloride, often with phenacetin, caffeine, and aspirin added. |
| depressant |
causing a slowing of bodily functions, as by the action of a drug. [2 definitions] |
| dexamethasone |
a drug used to treat allergies and inflammation. |
| diazepam |
a tranquilizing drug, first marketed as Valium, that relaxes the muscles and relieves anxiety and depression. |
| dope |
(informal) a narcotic or addictive drug or preparation, esp. one used illegally. [1/7 definitions] |
| downer |
(informal) a drug that depresses or sedates, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. [1/2 definitions] |
| Dramamine |
trademark for a drug, dimenhydrinate, used to control nausea caused by the motion of a car, airplane, ship, or the like. |
| drug |
to give a drug to. [3/5 definitions] |
| drug abuse |
the use of illegal drugs, especially in a habitual or harmful way, or the use of any drug in doses or for purposes outside their intended medical use. |
| drug resistance |
the reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate a drug used to kill them. |
| drug-resistant |
of or relating to a pathogen or cancer that has evolved the ability to tolerate a drug. |