party drug

Rave intoxicant tablet

A party drug is any recreational substance used to enhance social gatherings, nightclubs, raves, or festivals.

The term typically refers to stimulants and hallucinogens like MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, or GHB rather than alcohol or marijuana: Ecstasy remains the quintessential party drug.

The label emphasizes context over pharmacology—the same substance might be a party drug at a club and something else in a clinical trial.

Related
  • ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
  • MDMASynthetic empathogenic stimulant
  • mollySmall ornamental aquarium fish
  • come upArise or occur
  • raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance

club · high · pills · dealer · euphoria · trip · comedown · strobe · light show · dancing · bass · sweat · rolling · tabs · powder · pill testing · rush · nightclub

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medical legitimacy

party drugprescription medication

Medicine requiring medical authorization

prescription drug · pharmaceutical · medicine · medical treatment · blood pressure medication

effect type

party drugsedative

Drug promoting calm

tranquilizer · depressant · sleeping pill · anxiolytic · barbiturate

social context of use

party druganesthetic

Pain-blocking substance

psychiatric medication · antipsychotic

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13