# could pheromones be considered drugs?

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/could-pheromones-be-considered-drugs/49943>\
**Category:** Men's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\
**Created:** [April 19, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/could-pheromones-be-considered-drugs/49943 "2011-04-19T00:17:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![jazzysax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@jazzysax](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jazzysax)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/could-pheromones-be-considered-drugs/49943/1 "2011-04-19T00:17:28Z")

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I was thinking earlier today about the philosophy behind [pheromones](https://a314.com/shop/). According to my dictionary, the definition of a drug is “a substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body,”

I would think in this case the IS for the “self effects” would be considered a drug since there definitely is a psychological effect going on in this feel good pheromone.

What do you you think?

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**Author:** ![Untitled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7ab992/32.png) [@Untitled](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Untitled)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/could-pheromones-be-considered-drugs/49943/2 "2011-04-19T00:42:56Z")

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It allmost needs its own classification, because it does have a physiological effect on people but it is a natrual chemical that is produced by the body so it does not have the same risks.

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**Author:** ![tisha23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/could-pheromones-be-considered-drugs/49943/3 "2011-04-19T01:06:02Z")

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No they are not a drug nor considered one by the food and drug administration.

Tisha

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**Author:** ![xev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/xev/32/1993_2.png) [@xev](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/xev)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/could-pheromones-be-considered-drugs/49943/4 "2011-04-19T01:11:54Z")

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Pheromones are molecules that are naturally produced by the human body. The synthetic ones are identical molecules.

Dictionaries are not the end-all be-all of word meanings. According to the literal definition you posted, oxygen and water are drugs, as is food.