Drug
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A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via
Uncoated aspirin tablets, consisting of about 90% acetylsalicylic acid, along with a minor amount of inert fillers and binders. Aspirin is a pharmaceutical drug often used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation.
Nexium (Esomeprazole) is a proton-pump inhibitor. It is used to reduce the production of stomach acid.
An Amazonian shaman from Ecuador
San Pedro, a psychoactive cactus
Psychoactive drug
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A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance, or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that alters psychological function
An assortment of commonly used psychoactive drugs, including both street drugs and medications (alcohol and caffeine omitted): Cocaine Crack cocaine Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Ephedrine MDMA (ecstasy) Peyote (mescaline) LSD blotter Psilocybin mushroom (Psilocybe cubensis) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) (Unscheduled drug) Amanita muscaria mushroom (muscimol) (Unscheduled drug) Salvia divinorum (salvinorin A) Tylenol 3 (acetaminophen/codeine) Codeine with muscle relaxant
Coffee (containing caffeine) being consumed in a social environment; caffeine is widely legal virtually everywhere worldwide making it the most commonly used psychoactive drug.
Depiction of alcohol and tobacco (containing nicotine) being used, both of which are commonly legal psychoactive drugs.
Zoloft (sertraline) is an SSRI antidepressant.