Understanding Drugs: Criminology and Psychology

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According to the Pharmacology definition, what is a drug?

Any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
Any article intended to affect the structure or function of the body of humans or other animals.
Any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease.
A chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease. (correct)

How does the Medical Dictionary define a drug?

A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease. (correct)
Any chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, which affects the central nervous system.
Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
A chemical substance taken for the pleasant effects it produces.

What is the general name of substances used in medicine according to Law Dictionary?

A chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease.
Any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
Any substance intended for use as a component of a drug.
The general name of substances used in medicine. (correct)

According to the Encyclopedia definition, what is a drug?

<p>Any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Medical Dictionary consider a drug to be?

<p>A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Definitions of a Drug

According to Pharmacology, a drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the physiological systems of a living organism.
The Medical Dictionary defines a drug as any substance that is used to prevent, diagnose, or treat a disease, or to enhance physical or mental well-being.
The Law Dictionary refers to substances used in medicine as medications.
The Encyclopedia definition of a drug is a chemical substance that affects the process of disease or has a beneficial effect on the body.
The Medical Dictionary also considers a drug to be a substance that is used to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease, or to affect the structure or function of the body.