A drug is any chemical substance, other than a food or device, that affects the function of living things. Technically, vitamin E, oxygen, and cocaine are all examples of drugs. Various drugs can be used to treat illness, or they can be used recreationally to alter behavior and perception.

The definition is somewhat fuzzy, because many substances which are not typically considered drugs are indeed active substances (ex. caffiene, nicotine, and even chocolate). Additionally, there are thousands of substances in foods and "nutritional supplements" which affect the function of living things. Many illegal and recreational drugs (such as cocaine, opium, and ephedra) could potentially be considered "foods" because they do have caloric content. That being said, the popular definition of a drug is any substance which causes an altered state of mind, caffiene and alcohol excluded. This may or may not include medications, which are strictly used to cure illness and by definition not used for recreation.

More on [ Drug ]

Drugs - Twitter Search

I Voted Today: Vote NO to the War on Drugs http://trunc.it/322s0 #KC #P2 #tlot #tcot COMBAT
PunkJohnnyCash (Punk Johnny Cash) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:15 -0000
I Voted Today: Vote NO to the War on Drugs http://trunc.it/322s0 #KC #P2 #tlot #tcot COMBAT
RT @TransformDrugs: Drugs: The 40-year failure: Another cracking Guardian leader http://bit.ly/34fw5M
schlumpf23 (colin kelleher) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:02:43 -0000
RT @TransformDrugs: Drugs: The 40-year failure: Another cracking Guardian leader http://bit.ly/34fw5M
He's my drugs, he's my smokes, he's my breath, he's the air in my world, he's my time, he's my everything :)
nilsssyyy (Nilam Laksitarasmi) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:02:41 -0000
He's my drugs, he's my smokes, he's my breath, he's the air in my world, he's my time, he's my everything :)
@wood83 time for 'Drugs for Clunkers' (or 'Cash for Drugs') - our gov't always has the answer
cselland (Chris Selland) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:02:36 -0000
@wood83 time for 'Drugs for Clunkers' (or 'Cash for Drugs') - our gov't always has the answer
RT @Schroedinger99 Prof R. "Nutt is wrong" Murray makes some very fair points here http://bit.ly/2Wo9Lg & does NOT support "war on drugs".
the_beacon (Rev. Beacon Schuler) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:46 -0000
RT @Schroedinger99 Prof R. "Nutt is wrong" Murray makes some very fair points here http://bit.ly/2Wo9Lg & does NOT support "war on drugs".
CAT Team arrests five for drugs on Interstate 10 http://bit.ly/on0MG
CatStory (Cat Story) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:46 -0000
CAT Team arrests five for drugs on Interstate 10 http://bit.ly/on0MG

Subscribe to Drugs RSS feed