Medical Use of Drugs

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The paper explains that all drugs are chemicals that create a change in the way a person's body functions. The paper discusses how one commonly hears that drugs are bad for you, but this is almost invariably said in the context of drugs that are classified as illegal, such as marijuana. The paper explains that legal drugs are called medicines and are seldom perceived as bad for you, although they certainly can have negative effects.

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"All drugs are chemicals that create a change in the way a person's body functions. One commonly hears that "drugs are bad for you," but this is almost invariably said in the context of drugs that are classified as illegal, such as marijuana. Drugs that are legal are called medicines, and are seldom perceived as bad for you, although they certainly can have negative effects. Doctors are allowed to prescribe medicines to patients, and people are allowed to buy them. It is assumed that it is appropriate, wise and moral to use medical drugs for the treatment of pain and illness."

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