마약

ma-yak

narcotics

마약 사용은 건강과 법적으로 위험합니다.

Using narcotics is dangerous for your health and legally.

Law

formal

Illegal drugs or substances that are addictive and harmful to health, often controlled by law.

마약 소지죄는 중범죄로 처벌됩니다.

Possession of narcotics is punishable as a serious crime.

In legal contexts, '마약' refers to substances regulated under narcotics laws.

Medicine

technical

Addictive substances used for medical purposes under strict regulation.

의료용 마약은 통증 관리에 사용됩니다.

Medical narcotics are used for pain management.

In medicine, '마약' includes opioids and other controlled substances.

Collocations

마약 중독narcotics addiction마약 거래narcotics trafficking

narcotics addict

narcotics crackdown

Be aware that '마약' can refer to both illegal drugs and regulated medical substances.

Using '마약' to describe legal substances can lead to confusion in formal contexts.

From Sino-Korean '麻藥' (ma-yak), meaning 'narcotics' or 'addictive drugs'.

In everyday speech, '마약' typically refers to illegal drugs. In medical contexts, it may include regulated substances like opioids.

마

hemp

root

약

medicine

root

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