Good point, Ernie.  I just read a news article that called caffeine "the
world's most popular psychoactive drug."  Are we weakening the meaning of
the word drug when we apply it to a bottle of Coke, a glass of iced tea,
and a cup of expresso?  There is the further complication that the word
drug is used for medicines, both prescription and over the counter.  I am
told that lipitor (my nightly pill) is the most prescribed drug in the
world.  Should I expect the ADHS to study cholesterol-lowering medication?

David Fahey

At 12:19 PM 3/29/2005, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Might we begin by at least striving towards basic agreement on precisely
>what is a "drug"?
>
>ernie