Without drugs; free from or not using drugs; treating or existing without pharmaceutical intervention.
From 'drug' + '-less' (suffix meaning without). Emerged in medical and health contexts, particularly in alternative medicine and natural health movements.
The word 'drugless' reveals a philosophical divide—it reflects the alternative medicine movement's push back against pharmaceuticals, showing how language itself becomes a battleground in health debates!
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