Hard drug
Hard drugs are drugs that bear an unacceptable risk of addiction They are opposed to soft drugs, such as marijuana and hashish.
Cocaine is a well-known hard drug, as are all opiates such as heroin and morphine.
According to many, alcohol and nicotine, while freely available for sale, are also hard drugs.
The difference between soft drugs and hard drugs is important in the drug policy of the Netherlands, where soft drugs are dealt with much lighter, up to being for sale as such in clearly recognisable coffeeshops, than hard drugs.
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