Subject: Drugs

Drugs of various kinds.

Word Definition
anti-agathic n. (1954) a drug or other medical treatment that prolongs life
anti-agathic adj. (1954) (of a drug, medical treatment, etc.) that prolongs life
blue pill n. (1998) a drug that allows one to remain ignorant of reality; cf. red pill n.
red pill n. (1998) a drug that reveals esp. unpleasant truths of the real world; cf. blue pill n.
soma n. (1932) in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World: a narcotic drug which produces euphoria and hallucination, distributed by the state in order to control the population by promoting content and social harmony
thionite n. (1937) an addictive drug which induces euphoric dreams