therapeutic use
Treatment for ailments
Therapeutic use refers to employing something—typically a drug, treatment, or practice—for healing or medical purposes rather than recreation or enhancement.
The phrase often appears in legal and regulatory contexts distinguishing legitimate medical applications from abuse: Marijuana has therapeutic uses for chronic pain.
A therapeutic use exemption allows athletes to take otherwise banned substances for genuine medical conditions.
- healing touchRestorative physical contact
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- herbal medicinePlant-based healing practice
essential oils · dietary supplements · acupuncture · chemotherapy · analgesics · medical marijuana · immunotherapy · antibiotics · mindfulness · naturopathy · holistic approach · alternative medicine · surgery · psychoanalysis · palliative care · aromatherapy · prosthetics · calming
therapeutic userecreational use
Non-professional enjoyment purpose
recreational drug use · substance abuse · drug abuse · getting high · illicit use
therapeutic useself-harm
Deliberately damaging one's body
poisoning · overdose · toxic exposure · self-destructive behavior · abuse