self-medicate

English

Etymology

self- +‎ medicate

Verb

self-medicate (third-person singular simple present self-medicates, present participle self-medicating, simple past and past participle self-medicated)

  1. To consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician, in order to treat a real or imagined condition.
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