self-medication
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.med.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌself.med.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
自我药疗
the act of taking medicine or drugs to help you with a condition without asking a doctor
The only self-medication we allow is aspirin for a headache. 我们唯一允许的自我药疗是头痛时服用阿司匹林。
The pain drove him to self-medication with alcohol. 疼痛驱使他用酒精进行自我药疗。
See: self-medicate
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- In my view, self-medication for serious conditions is out of the question.
- Strong opposition to self-medication did not develop until the twentieth century.
- Many illegal immigrants rely on self-medication or home remedies.
- Symptoms of the problem include self-medication with drugs or alcohol.
- One of the few things almost all these mentally ill people have in common is drug addiction, often a form of self-medication.