A drug is any natural or artificially made chemical which is used as a medicine, taken for pleasure, to improve someone's performance of an activity, or because a person cannot stop using it.

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magazine article: "Visitors to countries around the Horn of Africa should be prepared for an extraordinary sight. This will be of a man with one great big swollen cheek bulging out, as if a tennis ball has been inserted into it, green teeth and a far away look in his eyes." Read article

word game: Drugs. Match the names of 10 different drugs to descriptions of them. Play game

story: On the Catwalk Carrie Brown is a famous model. Cameras follow her wherever she goes. Now she's in jail - and the photographers are waiting outside. Find out why in this story. Read story

cartoon: "Have you been taking drugs again?" "No, of course not! Why do you ask?" "Because you ..." See cartoon

trivia: Date. c. 1650: Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire decrees the death penalty for smoking tobacco"See more drugs trivia

poll: "What is the best course of action in the war against drugs?"See results

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