designer drug

• Sustancia sintética creada para imitar los efectos de drogas ilegales, a menudo con modificaciones químicas menores para evadir las leyes existentes sobre drogas.

A synthetic substance created to mimic the effects of illegal drugs, often with slight chemical modifications to avoid existing drug laws.

1. Synthetic psychoactive substanceC1formal

   A chemically modified version of an illegal drug, created to mimic its effects while avoiding legal classification.

   droga de diseño

   • Authorities are struggling to regulate new designer drugs that appear on the market.
   • The use of designer drugs has been linked to severe health risks.
   • He was hospitalized after taking an unknown designer drug at the party.

2. Illegal substance analogC1formal

   A substance designed to produce effects similar to controlled substances, often sold as 'legal highs' before being banned.

   droga de diseño

   • Many designer drugs are created in clandestine laboratories.
   • The law was updated to include several new designer drugs.
   • She was arrested for possession of a designer drug.