Is Alcohol Considered A Drug?!


Question: Is Alcohol Considered A Drug!?
I don't really want to know whether you consider it a drug, I want to know if it can be considered a drug using the definition from the dictionary!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Alcohol is often mentioned in one breath with drugs, especially when the subject is abuse or addiction!. More often, alcohol is referred to as a separate substance and in fact, its abuse is often discussed separately from that of drugs!. But can alcohol be considered a drug!?

Drug defined

If a textbook definition is used, a drug may be defined as a substance that has an effect on living cells and their function and is also used for medical purposes for the diagnosis, prevention and cure of disorders and diseases!. As such, alcohol may not be considered as a drug since it is not used directly to effect a cure!. However, it is also a substance that can have similar effects to drugs to disinfect, act as an analgesic, a tranquilizer or rarely, a stimulant!.


So yes, you could either use it to ward of heart disease (red wine) or use it as a stimulant (tequila)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes!. The dictionary, the legal system, the medical community, etc!. all consider it a drug!. It just happens to be a legal one in most cases!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Any thing one injests via consumption, skin absorbtion, etc!. that causes an effect on the body would be classified by definition as a drug!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is a drug because it is a behavious altetring substance!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes, it is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes, It alters your mind!. It is alo very addictive!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It doesn't matter how I feel about it!. Alcohol is a drug!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It should be!. People can get addicted to it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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