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Controlled Substance - 4 dictionary results

controlled substance

–noun
any of a category of behavior-altering or addictive drugs, as heroin or cocaine, whose possession and use are restricted by law.

Origin:
1970–75
con·trolled substance   (kən-trōld')
n.  A drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are regulated under the Controlled Substances Act.

Main Entry: controlled sub·stance
Function: noun
: a substance (as a drug) whose use and possession is regulated by law (as title 21, chapter 13 of the U.S. Code)

controlled substance n.
A drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are regulated under the Controlled Substances Act.

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