medicinal use
Treatment with drugs
Medicinal use refers to the application of a substance for treating, preventing, or alleviating disease or symptoms.
The phrase appears most often in discussions of drugs that have both therapeutic and recreational potential: Cannabis is legal for medicinal use in many states.
Medicinal use implies supervision, dosing guidelines, and therapeutic intent—distinguishing it from recreational or illicit consumption.
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- pain reliefEasing of discomfort
- antihistaminesDrugs blocking allergic responses
- over the counterSold without prescription
- echinaceaImmune-support plant extract
antibiotics · acupuncture · chamomile · antipsychotics · antivirals · dosage · turmeric · poultice · clinical trials · apothecary · FDA approval · ginseng · tincture · herbal remedies · natural remedies · contraindication · valerian root · elderberry
medicinal userecreational use
Non-professional enjoyment purpose
recreational drug use · getting high · substance abuse · partying · self-indulgence
medicinal usesubstance abuse
Harmful habitual intoxicant use
drug abuse · misuse · overdose · addiction · poisoning