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A drug is a is a substance which has an effect on the body or mind. This may be a positive effect in the case of medicines or negative as is the case with most illegal drugs. | A drug is a is a substance which has an effect on the body or mind. This may be a positive effect in the case of medicines or negative as is the case with most illegal drugs. | ||
==Illegal drugs== | ==Illegal drugs== | ||
| − | Illegal drugs are substances that can potentially cause damage to a person's brain and other organs. There is much debate over the legalization of drugs, people on both ends of the political spectrum are advocating for some drugs to be legalized while others on both ends are advocating for tougher penalties for possession of drugs. Some new age hippies believe drugs can | + | Illegal drugs are substances that can potentially cause damage to a person's brain and other organs. There is much debate over the legalization of drugs, people on both ends of the political spectrum are advocating for some drugs to be legalized while others on both ends are advocating for tougher penalties for possession of drugs. Some new age hippies believe drugs can separate one's body from one's soul, and native Americans believe drugs allow one to talk to trees; these are generally believed to be delusions caused by drugs' interference with neuro-activities in the brain. |
Revision as of 12:26, March 23, 2007
A drug is a is a substance which has an effect on the body or mind. This may be a positive effect in the case of medicines or negative as is the case with most illegal drugs.
Illegal drugs
Illegal drugs are substances that can potentially cause damage to a person's brain and other organs. There is much debate over the legalization of drugs, people on both ends of the political spectrum are advocating for some drugs to be legalized while others on both ends are advocating for tougher penalties for possession of drugs. Some new age hippies believe drugs can separate one's body from one's soul, and native Americans believe drugs allow one to talk to trees; these are generally believed to be delusions caused by drugs' interference with neuro-activities in the brain.
