The word "drug" was used only after people realized the harm of narcotic drugs such as opium. In China, the word "poison" didn't come into use until the 1920s, and it gradually became popular around the Second World War.
According to a survey, the word "drugs" in modern Chinese is "imported". As a compound noun in Chinese, the word "poison" is a combination of "poison" and "medicine".
The original "medicine" refers to an anesthetic used for injection.
"Drug" has no meaning of "poison" and cannot be used for smoking.
Later, because of the drug dependence, it led to a large number of abuses, which in turn harmed the human body and caused crimes. In this way, there are only a few countries in Europe
This kind of "taking drugs" is regarded as "taking drugs", thus making it "toxic"
In this way, the word "goods" came into being and has modern significance. Therefore, as a social term, the word "drug" has a history of two or three hundred years at most.
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Article 357 of China's criminal law clearly stipulates: "Drugs mentioned in this law refer to opium, heroin, methamphetamine (ice), morphine, marijuana, cocaine and other narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs that can make people addicted." Drugs in China are mainly divided into the following categories:
Opium-commonly known as opium and smoked soil, also known as opium and hibiscus. Fresh raw opium is mushy and tastes like ammonia or old urine, which is bitter. The processed cooked opium is golden yellow or brown, and its taste is slightly inferior to that of raw opium.
Morphine, an alkaloid isolated from opium, is about 10% in opium. It is a colorless or white crystalline powder with a special smell and the shape is like a tiny coffee particle.
Heroin-a derivative produced by the chemical reaction between morphine and acetic anhydride. Heroin with different purity has different appearance, generally gray powder or pressed into blocks, with a slight vinegar taste.
Demerol and pethidine hydrochloride are white crystalline powder, slightly bitter and odorless.
Methamphetamine (ice)-also known as ice, is generally white crystal.
Ecstasy-also known as crazy drugs, carnival pills, ecstasy and so on. -It is a derivative of amphetamine-type stimulants. The main ingredient is MDMA, usually pills and tablets, with various shapes, colors and patterns.
Ketamine, commonly known as K powder, is a white crystalline powder, odorless and soluble in water, and is a state-controlled psychotropic drug.
Hemp-raw hemp medicine contains leaves, flowers and stems, which are seeds, have the smell of grass and have a slight numbness.
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