club drug
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6.5
- noun
- /klʌb drʌg/
- NSFW
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droga de club
- From our ongoing research on the social context of ecstasy and other club drug use in the San Francisco Bay Area, we analyze data from a total of 56 face-to-face interviews with young Asian American club and rave attendees.
- club drug use
- club drugs include ecstasy
- other club drugs
Examples
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We examine the specific social groupings in which they operate, the types of social events they attend, and the nature of their club drug use.
Academic text (2005) -
Further, the Monitoring the Future 2000 data show an increase in the use of heroin and steroids by some students, and in the use of the club drug "ecstasy" by students at all levels.
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We explore the development of a distinctive Asian American experience in order to understand the attraction of club drugs and the dance scene.
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As mentioned above, the goal of the project was to interview club drug users who attend clubs, raves, and other dance events.
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Drug use trends have been shifting away from heroin and toward designer and club drugs.
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Ecstasy use is closely tied to the all-night dance club scene; hence its label as a "club drug."
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The growing use and attraction of club drugs have been closely linked to the development of dance events including clubs, dance parties, and especially raves (Jenkins, 1999).
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Many young people experiment with club drugs at music festivals and nightclubs.
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Ecstasy and ketamine are popular club drugs often associated with the rave scene.
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The use of club drugs can lead to dangerous health risks in party environments.
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'club' (nightclub/party venue) + 'drug' (intoxicant) yields 'drugs used at clubs or raves', so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This noun–noun compound follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern and lacks idiomatic shift, making it readily understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
Club drug: The compound noun club drug comes from the simple image of a drug used in a club, like a 'nightclub' or 'rave'. So, club drug now means a drug often used for fun at those places.