noun
designer drug; legal high; quasi-legal drug
Refers to psychoactive substances that are chemically modified to circumvent drug laws, often sold as 'legal' alternatives. Common in news and legal contexts.
脱法ドラッグの使用による健康被害が報告されている。
Health damage from the use of designer drugs has been reported.
警察は脱法ドラッグの販売店を摘発した。
The police raided a shop selling quasi-legal drugs.