Drug (disambiguation)
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Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...

is any chemical substance other than a food or device that affects the function of living things. Drugs can be used to treat illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

Drug(s) may also refer to:
  • Drugs (journal)
    Drugs (journal)
    Drugs is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Wolters Kluwer/Adis that covers topics in drugs and therapeutics....

    , a peer-reviewed medical journal
  • Drug (grape), another name for the wine grape Mourvèdre
  • Drug (India), a variant spelling for Durg
    Durg
    Durg is a city located in Chhattisgarh state, Central India. It is located just east of the Seonath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and is heavily engaged in milling rice and pigeon peas. Durg gained importance as an industrial centre...

     or Durg district
  • Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, an American post-hardcore band previously known as D.R.U.G.S.
  • DRUGS, a funk musical group founded by Michael "Clip" Payne
    Michael "Clip" Payne
    Michael "Clip" Payne is an American musician. He has been a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since 1977. First credited on Parliament's 1979 release "Gloryhallastoopid" with "Choir Chours", he has appeared on over 20 Parliament-Funkadelic collective recordings primarily as a vocalist...

  • Drûg, a term for a member of the Drúedain
    Drúedain
    The Drúedain are a fictional race of Men which were counted amongst the Edain, who made their way into Beleriand in the First Age, and were friendly to the Elves. They are part of the Middle-earth legendarium, created by J. R. R. Tolkien....

    , a Middle-Earth race in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Drug, a name for a demon
    Demon
    call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...

     in ancient Vedic Hinduism, from the Vedic Sanskrit root druh ("to be hostile")
  • Droog, the Russian
    Russian language
    Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

     word for "friend", prominently used (as a Nadsat jargon) in A Clockwork Orange
  • Drug, also drugg or droge, a floating device roped to a harpoon
    Harpoon
    A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or large marine mammals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, allowing the fishermen to use a rope or chain attached to the butt of the projectile to catch the animal...

     used in ancient whaling to exhaust the whale

See also

  • Antiretroviral drug
    Antiretroviral drug
    Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the approach is known as Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, or HAART...

  • Antiviral drug
    Antiviral drug
    Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections. Like antibiotics for bacteria, specific antivirals are used for specific viruses...

  • Approved drug
    Approved drug
    In the United States, the FDA approves drugs. Before a drug can be prescribed, it must undergo an extensive FDA approval process. This process involves first testing the drug on animals or in medical labs. If found to be safe by the FDA and approved for the next phase of study, the drug is then...

    , drug approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States
  • Drug abuse
    Drug abuse
    Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...

  • Hard and soft drugs
    Hard and soft drugs
    Hard and Soft drugs are terms to distinguish between psychoactive drugs that are addictive and perceived as especially damaging and drugs that are believed to be non-addictive and with fewer dangers associated with their use...

  • Illegal drug trade
    Illegal drug trade
    The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...

  • Inverse benefit law
    Inverse benefit law
    The Inverse Benefit Law states that the ratio of benefits to harms among patients taking new drugs tends to vary inversely with how extensively a drug is marketed...

  • Legal drugs
  • List of drugs
  • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
    Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
    The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is an Act of Parliament which represents UK action in line with treaty commitments under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

    , the United Kingdom act under which substances defined as drugs are listed and controlled
  • Pharmaceutical drug
  • Psychoactive drug
    Psychoactive drug
    A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior...

    , chemical substance used to alter behavior and perception for many differing reasons
  • Recreational drug use
    Recreational drug use
    Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...

  • Performance enhancing drug
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