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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] drogge. '''Drug''' may also originate from Old French "drogue", possibly deriving later into "droge-vate" from Middle Dutch meaning "dry barrels", referring to medicinal plants preserved in them.
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a obsolete : a substance used in dyeing or [[chemical]] operations
:b : a substance used as a medication or in the [[preparation]] of medication
:c according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1) : a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (2) : a substance [[intended]] for use in the [[diagnosis]], cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of [[disease]] (3) : a substance other than food intended to affect the [[structure]] or [[function]] of the [[body]] (4) : a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device
*2 : something and often an illegal substance that causes [[addiction]], [[Habit|habituation]], or a marked [[change]] in [[consciousness]]
==Description==
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.
Drugs are usually distinguished from endogenous biochemicals by being introduced from outside the organism. For example, insulin is a hormone that is synthesized in the body; it is called a hormone when it is synthesized by the pancreas inside the body, but if it is introduced into the body from outside, it is called a drug.
Many [[natural]] substances such as beers, wines, and some mushrooms, blur the line between food and drugs, as when ingested they affect the functioning of both [[mind]] and [[body]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug]
[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: Chemistry]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] drogge. '''Drug''' may also originate from Old French "drogue", possibly deriving later into "droge-vate" from Middle Dutch meaning "dry barrels", referring to medicinal plants preserved in them.
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a obsolete : a substance used in dyeing or [[chemical]] operations
:b : a substance used as a medication or in the [[preparation]] of medication
:c according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1) : a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (2) : a substance [[intended]] for use in the [[diagnosis]], cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of [[disease]] (3) : a substance other than food intended to affect the [[structure]] or [[function]] of the [[body]] (4) : a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device
*2 : something and often an illegal substance that causes [[addiction]], [[Habit|habituation]], or a marked [[change]] in [[consciousness]]
==Description==
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.
Drugs are usually distinguished from endogenous biochemicals by being introduced from outside the organism. For example, insulin is a hormone that is synthesized in the body; it is called a hormone when it is synthesized by the pancreas inside the body, but if it is introduced into the body from outside, it is called a drug.
Many [[natural]] substances such as beers, wines, and some mushrooms, blur the line between food and drugs, as when ingested they affect the functioning of both [[mind]] and [[body]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug]
[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: Chemistry]]