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geography of drugs  

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  • Drugs comprise an array of chemical compounds that affect the human mind and body, and they occur in natural and synthetic, and licit and illicit forms. They are produced, exchanged, and consumed for numerous reasons, including for use in recreational and religious settings as well as medicinal purposes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Drugs, Geography of]

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