שאלה | Question: When were the terms “drugs” and “addiction” coined (invented)?

Question: When were the terms “drugs” and “addiction” coined (invented)?

שאלה #193479

		A) In the 16th century
		B) At the beginning of the 21st century
		C) In the 20th century
		D) At the end of the 19th century

Explanation: In the lectures, “drugs” and “addiction” are treated as modern categories that crystallized with 20th-century medical, bureaucratic, and regulatory frameworks—when states and experts began systematically naming, classifying, and governing substances and dependency. (Lecture/Reading: Breen, The Age of Intoxication; also aligned with Ram, Middle East Drug Cultures in the Long View on modern drug categories.)