biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection, smoking, ingestion, absorption via a patch on the skin, suppository, or dissolution...
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non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational...
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The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale...
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The war on drugs is the policy of a global campaign, led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention...
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A prescription drug (also prescription medication, prescription medicine or prescription-only medication) is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to...
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The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating...
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A psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, or consciousness-altering drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations...
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Smart drug may refer to: Nootropic, a drug which purportedly improves mental functions A pharmaceutical capable of discriminating between diseased and...
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The Mexican drug war (also known as the Mexican war on drugs; Spanish: Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México, shortened to and commonly known inside...
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Drug nomenclature is the systematic naming of drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs. In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical...
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used and abused psychoactive drugs in the world and falls under the depressant category. The term "Alcohol and Other Drugs" (AOD) emphasizes this inclusion...
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Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections. Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral...
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Medication (redirect from Blockbuster drug)
medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy)...
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MDMA (redirect from Ecstacy (drug))
Institute on Drug Abuse. 15 June 2020. "Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or 'Ecstasy') drug profile". European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction...
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Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs...
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Drug war(s) may refer to: Drug War (film), a Chinese-Hong Kong action thriller film Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, a 1990 TV mini-series based on Elaine...
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A generic drug (or simply generic) is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical...
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A drug cartel is a criminal organization composed of independent drug lords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate...
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depressant, usually an opioid. The most well-known mixture used for recreational drug use is that of cocaine and heroin; however, amphetamines can also be mixed...
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A drug dealer is a person involved in illegal drug dealing. Drug Dealer may also refer to: "Drug Dealer" (song), by Macklemore featuring Ariana DeBoo,...
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Osco Drug and Sav-on Drugs were the names of a pair of chain pharmacies that operated in the United States. Osco Drug was founded by the Skaggs family...
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Immunosuppressive drugs can be classified into five groups:[citation needed] glucocorticoids cytostatics antibodies drugs acting on immunophilins other drugs In pharmacologic...
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Drug trade may refer to: Legal drug trade, the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical drugs Illegal drug trade, the manufacture and sale of illicit psychoactive...
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recreational drug. It is prepared by mixing prescription-grade cough or cold syrup containing an opioid drug and an anti-histamine drug with a soft drink...
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A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Typically...
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drugstore in the Philippines. Southstar Drug was formerly known as Southern Drug (1937–1950) and New South Star Drug (1950–1990s). It faced competition from...
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Drug use may refer to any drug use; or: Entheogen Performance-enhancing drugs Pharmaceutical drug Poly drug use, the use of combined psychoactive substances...
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Substance abuse (redirect from Drug of abuse)
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of...
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A drug policy is the policy regarding the control and regulation of psychoactive substances (commonly referred to as drugs), particularly those that are...
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A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin, or lord of drugs is a type of crime boss in charge of a drug trafficking network, organization, or enterprise. Such lords...
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