What is a drug Most people likely think (1)______ think there’s a perfectly simple answer to this question. In fact, if one carries a quick survey on (2)______ any street corner, one finds that according to the great vast majority of people, there are two groups (3)______ of drugs: those prescribed by doctors, and those which people take for non-medical use. As medicine and the medical profession are generally self-respected there aren’t objections to the use of prescribed (4)______ drugs. What most people don’t realize is that while prescribed while prescribed drugs are usually thought beneficial, they can also present serious problem. (5)______ There were many people addicted by tranquilizers (6)______ before doctors began to prescribe them: now there being literally millions who depend on them. The (7)______ acceptance of the use of drugs for non-medical reasons is largely a matter of culture. Some Eastern people view the consumption of alcohol with horror, mainly as a means of religious upbringing. However, (8)______ these same people freely use marijuana without a second thought, while this, in turn, isn’t accepted in Western culture which approves alcohol. In most (9)______ Western societies, the tea or coffee break is now a part of life, and huge numbers of these drinks are (10)______ consumed daily.