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Near the bottom valerian is mentioned and the active chemical constituent is listed is "valerian (chemical with the same name)". But there is no such chemical this is a mistake. The chemicals in valerian that could be placed here are valerenic acid or valepotriates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:8900:a25:293e:3465:14c3:750a (talk) 05:12, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think the page Drug harmfulness should be merged into this page's "Health risks" section. There were concerns about the neutrality of the drug harmfulness page and as the offending material was removed, the page became shorter and shorter, to the point that it is just a stub now. The material could easily be added here without causing any problems with WP:DUE. I will place templates on the two pages proposing the merger in a moment. Gazelle55 (talk) 18:31, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Gazelle55: I agree with you that Drug harmfulness should be merged into this article, there's no point in keeping it as a stub. GenoV84 (talk) 01:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I had some good faith concerns about the neutrality of the definition of "recreational drug use." They were summarily deleted. According to Wikipedia policy:
"Avoid stating opinions as facts. Usually, articles will contain information about the significant opinions that have been expressed about their subjects. However, these opinions should not be stated in Wikipedia's voice. Rather, they should be attributed in the text to particular sources, or where justified, described as widespread views, etc. For example, an article should not state that genocide is an evil action but may state that genocide has been described by John So-and-so as the epitome of human evil."
Currently, the article defines recreational drug use as drug use that is "either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime."
Miriam-Webster has a few definitions for casusal. The most relevant one seems to be "done without serious intent or commitment."
The contention that some drug use is less "serious" than others is your opinion and not a fact.
If you think some drug use is "serious" and some is "unserious" (or "recreational"), you are welcome to your own personal opinions. Please avoid presenting those personal perspectives and opinions as facts. It is against Wikipedia policy.