drugless

[ druhg-lis ]

adjective

1. being without the use of drugs, drug, as certain methods of medical treatment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drugless¹

First recorded in 1875–80; drug ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

In this documentary, directed by Bert Marcus and Cyrus Saidi, they gush about the genre’s milestones and metaphorically high-five one another while trying not to bore the uninitiated into a drugless stupor.

From New York Times

In my case, I longed for the drugless sleep I enjoyed before I began having to take the sleeping pill Ambien. Ambien can cause amnesia, confusion, missteps and falls.

From New York Times

And when it is generally known that most of a physician’s medicines are given as placebos, do you wonder that the claims of “drugless healers” receive such serious consideration?

From Project Gutenberg

Sleep is the only drugless manner in which to temporarily release oneself from a troubled mind, providing of course, that the subconscious does not wreak its own havoc through the presence of nightmares.

From Project Gutenberg

If more people knew of the research supporting the effectiveness of such drugless, low-cost therapy, I’ll bet we wouldn’t be seeing the other Times stories covering the scary emergence of “superbugs” and resistant viruses.

From New York Times