In pharmacology and matters of biochemistry, baseline describes a persons "state of mind" or being, in relation to drug use. For example, after an LSD trip, baseline would be the point where the user is completely under control and has no effects acting on him. Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon (φάρμακον) meaning drug, and logos (λόγος) meaning science) is the study of how substances interact with living organisms to produce a change in function. ... Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and transformations in living organisms. ...