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Not all legal drugs are prescription drugs.
Illegal drugs are drugs prohibited by law. This is often based on the fact that these drugs cause damage to a person's [[brain]] and other organs, and that the drugs are highly addictive. Many celebrities have become addicted to drugs that killed them; many more non-celebrities have also died at a young age from drug addiction.<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[Hollywood values]].</ref>
Illegal drugs are drugs prohibited by law. This is often based on the fact that these drugs cause damage to a person's [[brain]] and other organs, and that the drugs are highly addictive. Many celebrities have become addicted to drugs that killed them; many more non-celebrities have also died at a young age from drug addiction.<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[Hollywood values]].</ref>
The term "prescription drug" refers to medication to address a particular medical problem, such as an illness. [[Antibiotics]] are examples of prescription drugs.
The term "drug" is also sometimes used to refer to legal, beneficial [[medecine]] (such as [[antibiotics]]).
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