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And alcohol of course.

• contingencies 14y ago
  But surely you jest! Of course, you allude to hashish and opium.
  • taejo 14y ago
    No, the word "alcohol" (like many English words starting with "al") is of Arabic origin.
    • tripzilch 14y ago
      alright then!
• shn 14y ago
  And for the modern day drug sold at every corner a.k.a. coffee
  • madaxe 14y ago
    Which contains the alkaloid, caffeine!
• madaxe 14y ago
  The word, yes, but the etymology is more related to the idea of alcohol being an 'essence' of something.
• eli_gottlieb 14y ago
  Actually, al-cohol roughly means "the blue", referring to the blue tint of many alcohol-based make-ups used in the Near East in ancient and medieval times.