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A '''drug''' is a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body. The term "drug" may be used to refer to, beneficial [[medicine]] (such as [[antibiotics]]) or certain other legal chemicals such as [[alcohol]], [[caffeine]], or [[nicotine]] but may also refer to [[illegal drugs]]. | A '''drug''' is a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body. The term "drug" may be used to refer to, beneficial [[medicine]] (such as [[antibiotics]]) or certain other legal chemicals such as [[alcohol]], [[caffeine]], or [[nicotine]] but may also refer to [[illegal drugs]]. | ||
| − | [[Illegal drugs]] are drugs which are 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 which are prohibited by law. This is often based on the fact that these drugs cause damage to a person's [[brain]] and other organs (such as methamphetamine, pcp, and alcohol), and that the drugs are highly addictive (such as heroin, nicotine, and alcohol). 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> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:39, February 21, 2008
A drug is a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body. The term "drug" may be used to refer to, beneficial medicine (such as antibiotics) or certain other legal chemicals such as alcohol, caffeine, or nicotine but may also refer to illegal drugs.
Illegal drugs are drugs which are prohibited by law. This is often based on the fact that these drugs cause damage to a person's brain and other organs (such as methamphetamine, pcp, and alcohol), and that the drugs are highly addictive (such as heroin, nicotine, and alcohol). Many celebrities have become addicted to drugs that killed them; many more non-celebrities have also died at a young age from drug addiction.[1]
References
- ↑ See, e.g., Hollywood values.