drug

/dɹʌɡ/

A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.

A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.

Anything, such as a substance, emotion or action, to which one is addicted.

2010, Kesha Rose Sebert (Ke$ha), with Pebe Sebert and Joshua Coleman (Ammo), Your Love is My Drug

Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand.