"Street Drugs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs obtained and often manufactured illegally for the subjective effects they are said to produce. They are often distributed in urban areas, but are also available in suburban and rural areas, and tend to be grossly impure and may cause unexpected toxicity.
| Descriptor ID |
D013287
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.878
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| Concept/Terms |
Illicit Drugs- Illicit Drugs
- Drugs, Illicit
- Drugs of Abuse
- Abuse Drugs
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