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Many kinds of drugs are used in everyday life. In some places, drugs or brewed drinks have a sacred role in traditions. In other places, alcoholic drinks like wine or beer are commonly served with meals. Drugs and alcohol are often part of festive or social events. And some drugs are used as medicines. Many people do not realize that alcohol and tobacco are harmful drugs.

Some drugs that are often used in harmful ways are:

alcohol: drinks such as brew, beer, spirits, liquor, wine
cocaine, heroin, opium, methamphetamine
betel, khat, tobacco leaf
marijuana and hashish
pills that help a person lose weight or stay awake
medicines, especially those for severe pain, or that help a person sleep or relax
glue, fuels, and solvents.

Sources

Burns, A. A., Niemann, S., Lovich, R., Maxwell, J., & Shapiro, K. (2014). Where women have no doctor: A health guide for women. Hesperian Foundation.
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