| ▲ | LoganDark 4 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
Alcohol requires an astronomical intake compared to most drugs, and I'd say the indiscriminate action and lack of any particular affinity is what makes it a poison as opposed to a drug. It is also generally assumed that alcohol is not exactly in the same category as drugs. ("drugs or alcohol" etc.) | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | archonis 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
That's purely because it's usage is accepted nearly as a default, and drug in common usage is most often a pejorative term if it doesn't refer to a medicinal context. Most people who use drug as a pejorative term also wouldn't use it to describe caffeine. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | adgjlsfhk1 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> Alcohol requires an astronomical intake compared to most drugs That's primarily because it's most commonly diluted 90%. Spirits (or everclear) have much lower intake required. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | aeonik 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
But the "Active dose" to "lethal dose" ratio, aka "therapeutic index" of alcohol is pretty bad. | |||||||||||||||||
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