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Illegal Drugs

Question 10 • *CR Foundations of Personal Wellness S2 [ELECTIVE, Y4904OX]

Explain what distinguishes medicines from drugs and why medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicines.

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Medicines are drugs used to treat, cure, and prevent disease. This means that all medicines must be drugs. However, since not all drugs are used to treat disease, not all drugs can be considered medicines.