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A '''drug''' is a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body, and a source of terrible [[addiction]]s. The term "drug" may be used to refer to, beneficial [[medicine]] (such as [[antibiotics]] and painkillers like [[morphine]]) or certain other legal chemicals such as [[alcohol]], [[caffeine]], or [[nicotine]] but may also refer to [[illegal drugs]].[[File:New-meds.jpg|thumb|280px|new prescription drugs prolong life]] All drugs share three properties: tolerance (the body getting used to the drug), addiction (the body's physical need to ingest the drug in order to maintain homeostasis), and withdrawal (the homeostatic imbalance resulting in the cessation of taking the drug). With legal drugs, especially over-the-counter, these properties are often too minor to be observable in ordinary circumstances. With illegal drugs, these properties are by definition noticeable and often very harsh. The Bible specifically warns against the use of recreational drugs, in Ephesians 5:18: "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit."
A '''drug''' is a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body, and '''''a source of terrible [[addiction]]s'''''. The term "drug" may be used to refer to, beneficial [[medicine]] (such as [[antibiotics]] and painkillers like [[morphine]]) or certain other legal chemicals such as [[alcohol]], [[caffeine]], or [[nicotine]] but may also refer to [[illegal drugs]].[[File:New-meds.jpg|thumb|280px|new prescription drugs prolong life]] All drugs share three properties: tolerance (the body getting used to the drug), addiction (the body's physical need to ingest the drug in order to maintain homeostasis), and withdrawal (the homeostatic imbalance resulting in the cessation of taking the drug). With legal drugs, especially over-the-counter, these properties are often too minor to be observable in ordinary circumstances. With illegal drugs, these properties are by definition noticeable and often very harsh. The Bible specifically warns against the use of recreational drugs, in Ephesians 5:18: "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit."
==Legal drugs==
==Legal drugs==