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While a "drug" and a "poison" are essentially the same thing, ie. a chemical compound or substance, the term drug does not necessarily imply a negative. The term "poison" always denotes something of harm. And while all "drugs" have the potential to become "poisons," they only become classified "poisons" when they are abused and or misused in some way for harmful purposes.

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