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[-] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 8 months ago

Is dihydrogen monoxide a drug?

[-] Approbate@mastodon.social 3 points 8 months ago
[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 8 months ago

You won't last a week

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