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Psychoactive Drugs: Drugs that affect the nervous system of the body

A drug is any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed.[1] In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Drug Definition". Stedman's Medical Dictionary. https://www.drugs.com/dict/drug.html . Retrieved 2019年11月05日. 
  2. ↑ H.P., Rang; M.M, Dale; J.M., Ritter; R.J., Flower; G., Henderson (2011). "What is Pharmacology". Rang & Dale's pharmacology (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7020-3471-8. 
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