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drug classification  

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  • Although there are different methods that are used to classify drugs, the most common scheme groups drugs by their pharmacological similarity. However, this scheme does not work well for "club drugs," which are discussed as a separate classification. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Drugs, Classification of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MB48CG9B-5

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