| There are two prongs to this particular section. Firstly, there are medicinal drugs which are either prescribed by the doctor, or can simply be purchased from your local chemist, and secondly there are the substances which are perfectly legal, but which technically would come under the title of drugs. Substances falling into this latter category include alcohol, tobacco and caffeine. Some people wonder why these substances are not outlawed alongside the illegal drugs catalogued in the fact file, especially since they often have the same negative effects on people´s health and lives in general. Indeed, if they were introduced fresh into modern day society now, there would be a hue and cry. They are accepted because they have been part of our culture for centuries. Includes: |
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