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  2. Recreational drug use - Wikipedia

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    Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime. [1] When a psychoactive drug enters the user's body, it induces an intoxicating effect . [ 1 ]

  3. List of polysubstance combinations - Wikipedia

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    A drug combination chart designed for harm reduction by TripSit [1] Polysubstance use or multisubstance use is the use of combinations of psychoactive substances with both legal and illegal substances. This page lists polysubstance combinations that are entheogenic, recreational, or off-label indicated use of pharmaceuticals.

  4. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    3 liter can of recreational nitrous oxide to fill up balloons. A report from Consumers Union report from 1972 (based upon reports of its use in Maryland 1971, Vancouver 1972, and a survey made by Edward J. Lynn of its non-medical use in Michigan 1970) found that use of the gas for recreational purposes was then prevalent in the US and Canada ...

  5. Recreational drug use — even cannabis — triples the risk of ...

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    “Recreational drug use was associated with a tripling of the risk of a repeat serious cardiovascular event within one year,” said researcher Dr. Raphael Mirailles, a physician with ...

  6. Psychoactive drug - Wikipedia

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    Critics of prohibition believe that regulation of recreational drug use is a violation of personal autonomy and freedom. [49] In the United States, critics have noted that prohibition or regulation of recreational and spiritual drug use might be unconstitutional, and causing more harm than is prevented. [50]

  7. Crack cocaine - Wikipedia

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    Crack cocaine is commonly used as a recreational drug. Effects of crack cocaine include euphoria , [ 11 ] supreme confidence, [ 12 ] loss of appetite, [ 11 ] insomnia , [ 11 ] alertness , [ 11 ] increased energy, [ 11 ] a craving for more cocaine, [ 12 ] and potential paranoia (ending after use).

  8. Drugs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [17] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [18] In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [19] [20] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time.

  9. Drug prohibition - Wikipedia

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    The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating substances. An area has a prohibition of drugs when its government uses the force of law to punish the use or possession of drugs which have been classified as controlled.