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drugs are often classified into drug classes—groups of related drugs that have similar chemical structures, the same mechanism of action (binding to the...

The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale...

names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational...

Drug use may refer to any drug use; or: Entheogen Performance-enhancing drugs Pharmaceutical drug Poly drug use, the use of combined psychoactive substances...

prescription drug (also prescription medication, prescription medicine or prescription-only medication) is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to be dispensed...

Drug nomenclature is the systematic naming of drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs. In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical...

medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy)...

Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is a depressant drug found in fermented beverages such as beer, wine, and distilled spirit...

A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, psychoactive agent, or psychotropic drug is a chemical substance that changes the function of the nervous system...

Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections. Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral...

Drug liberalization is a drug policy process of decriminalizing or legalizing the use or sale of prohibited drugs. Variations of drug liberalization include...

Drug design, often referred to as rational drug design or simply rational design, is the inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge...

The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating...

urge to use a drug or engage in a behaviour that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use...

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,...

Smart drug may refer to: Nootropic, a drug which purportedly improves mental functions A pharmaceutical capable of discriminating between diseased and...

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...

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...

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...

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...