DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

Drugs and Alcohol both used by the people for centuries . Alcohol also a drug used in many formulations in olden days . Drugs can be 2 types Prescription and OTC . Prescription Drugs are the licensed medicines which are be prescribed by the doctors after thorough check up followed by various diagnostic methods to treat the disease or disorder .
Drugs and Alcohol is confused most of the times and drugs need not be addictive always where as Alcohol is addictive . And the word Drug is substituted with Medicine most of the times . OTC medicines such as herbal medicines , Multi Vitamin and Multi Mineral formulations and Food supplements can be taken without prescription or doctor's consultation .
But in general use, ia a layman language Drugs and Alcohol can be considered as Drug abuse or Drugs leads to addiction .

DRUG AND MEDICINE

DRUG AND MEDICINE

Drug , as per the etymology originated from drogue a French word .
In general, Drug can be any substance, when it is absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal body function .
Pharmacology defines, a drug is a chemical substance used in the treatment , cure , prevention , or a diagnosis , of a disease or used to enhance physical or mental well being .
Broadly, Drugs are of two types Recreational and Medicinal , and most of the times Medicine is used as synonym to substitute drug in general sense .
Drug or Medicine is a chemical substance like other chemicals in the living organism but introduced from outside .
Recreational Drugs are various types can be extracted from plants or synthesized in the laboratory . Morphine , Cannabis , Nicotine are from herbal source and Heroine is a synthetic recreational drug . These type of Drugs are called generally Drug Abuse or Drug addiction .
Medicinal drugs are various types can be derived from various sources such as Plants , Animals , Minerals , Bacteria , Algae and synthetic drugs .