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DROGUE USAGE RECREATIF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- recreational drug
1, record 1, English, recreational%20drug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A drug regarded as a source of pleasure and enjoyment for one's leisured moments (rather than medicine). 1, record 1, English, - recreational%20drug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- drogue à usage récréatif
1, record 1, French, drogue%20%C3%A0%20usage%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atif
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'usager occasionnel ou «récréatif» [...] Héritier des hippies, il n'est ni marginal ni toxicomane. Il exprime par son choix un refus du mode de vie conventionnel, et son adhésion à un certain groupe. 2, record 1, French, - drogue%20%C3%A0%20usage%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
récréatif : se dit de ce qui divertit, détend; distrayant, amusant [...] Séance, lecture récréative. 3, record 1, French, - drogue%20%C3%A0%20usage%20r%C3%A9cr%C3%A9atif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- droga recreativa
1, record 1, Spanish, droga%20recreativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- droga de uso recreativo 2, record 1, Spanish, droga%20de%20uso%20recreativo
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El consumo de drogas recreativas, las que utilizan nuestros adolescentes y jóvenes mientras disfrutan de su tiempo libre y de ocio, se ha disparado en los últimos años. Llamamos drogas recreativas a las siguientes: alcohol, cánnabis y estimulantes (speed y cocaína). 1, record 1, Spanish, - droga%20recreativa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Este tipo de drogas son utilizadas para pasárselo bien, para intensificar vivencias y sensaciones durante [el] tiempo libre. El consumo se centra en el fin de semana, buscando acompañar y ampliar [...] actividades recreativas en ese período de tiempo con más vitalidad, más "marcha" y más alteraciones perceptivas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - droga%20recreativa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comparar con "droga sintética" y "droga de diseño". 3, record 1, Spanish, - droga%20recreativa
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