recreational use
Enjoyment, not work
Recreational use describes consuming something—typically drugs or alcohol—for pleasure rather than medical or therapeutic purposes.
The phrase often appears in legal and policy contexts distinguishing legitimate medical use from casual enjoyment: Some states permit recreational use of marijuana.
It can extend to other activities: recreational use of firearms, recreational use of public lands.
- psychedelicsDrugs distorting perception
- drug cultureCommunity around substance use
- cannabisPsychoactive hemp plant
- getting highBecoming intoxicated by drugs
- party drugsRecreational stimulants for nightlife
euphoria · psychoactive · hiking · nature trail · public lands · controlled substance · off-label use · alcohol · day drinking · inhalants · park · stadium · dancing · cycling · weekend warrior · CBD · hobby · fishing
- water usesdrinking, bathing, showering, laundry, washing
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- Cannabis Policylegalization, decriminalization, medical marijuana, dispensary, federal law
- decriminalizationlegalization, legal reform, penal reform, drug reform, drug policy
- substance usedrug use, alcohol use, substance abuse, drug abuse, tobacco use
- drug useshoot up, dose, dosage, smoke weed, injecting