• t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    Caffeine and alcohol are also both drugs. Drug doesn’t mean “bad”, it just means a chemical or substance that causes a physiological change in the body. Most drugs out there aren’t illegal, they’re prescribed as medicine.

    Wikipedia:

    A drug is any chemical substance that when consumed causes a change in an organism’s physiology, including its psychology, if applicable

    Dictionary.com:

    Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.

    Cambridge Dictionary:

    any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine