self-administration

noun

self-ad·​min·​is·​tra·​tion ˌself-əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 

-(ˌ)ad-

plural self-administrations

: the act of administering something to oneself

instructions for self-administration of the injections

Following repeated self-administrations, the user comes to associate certain stimuli … with reward …

—Nick Heather

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above