合ごう法ほうドラッグ

noun

designer drug; unregulated drug; legal high

Euphemistic term for substances sold as 'legal' alternatives to illegal drugs, often with similar effects but not yet controlled by law. Compare 脱法ドラッグ (dappō doraggu), which is a near-synonym.

See also: 脱法ドラッグ

• 合ごう法ほうドラッグと称しょうして販はん売ばいされていたが、後のちに規き制せいされた。

  It was sold as a legal drug, but later became regulated.

• 若わか者ものの間あいだで合ごう法ほうドラッグの使し用ようが問もん題だいになっている。

  The use of designer drugs among young people has become a problem.