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depends on how you define "drugs"

one can use the legal definition, or the chemical/biological definition, which intersect - but are somehwat different

for example, there are many DSHEA compliant dietary supplements that are CLEARLY drugs in the biological sense, but are considered dietary supplements due to DSHEA.

yohimbe would be a good example

many dietary supps are banned from competition

another example would be ephedrine

ephedrine is a great OTC performance enhancer, but is banned "in comp" by most sports bodies.

then, there is the grey market stuff, that are considered "research chemicals' but are drugs in the biological sense. for example - IGF-1

creatine, otoh is not a drug in any reasonable sense, but has definite performance enhancing qualities that give it drug like effects