Editing Drugs, Chemicals, and Toxins (section)

=== Classification of Substances ===
Substances fall into four categories:
'''Chemicals:''' These are pharmacologically-active small chemical compounds (toxins, pharmaceuticals, chemical drugs) that have been produced by chemical synthesis, nanotech fabrication, or enzymatic biosynthesis in (transgenic) organisms. They include naturally-occurring drugs from known species of (exo-)flora and fauna, endotoxins produced by biological organisms, enhancements of endogenic substances (designer drugs), and de novo developments designed for a specific medical or recreational application. Chemical drugs affect only biological morphs and pods.
'''Biologicals:''' These include peptides, hormones, and biologically-based substances like biotoxins, bacteria, and viral organisms—drugs devised or based on naturally-occurring endogenic biological substances. This category also includes infectious biological organisms that can produce drug-like effects, like virii and bacteria. Biologicals affect biomorphs and pods but not synthetic morphs or infomorphs.
'''Nanodrugs:''' These are temporary nanobot colonies programmed to create a certain effect. While nanobots are generally able to target or infect all morph types except infomorphs, exactly which morphs are affected usually depends on the pre-programmed effect (i.e., whether it targets a biological or mechanical mechanism).
'''Electronic:''' Electronic drugs include software and technology that affect the brain directly, such as ma-nipulative XP programs or retro-tech like transcranial magnetic stimulation or cranial electrotherapy. It also includes narcoalgorithms—programs that reproduce drug-like effects for AIs, infomorphs, and egos residing in cyberbrains.