"Drugs: An Introduction"

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This paper discusses just what each type of drug is that Howard Abadinsky's book deals with, as well as examples of each type of substance. Then the focus is taken to one specific drug, PCP, which falls within the class of hallucinogens. Two articles linking PCP to recent crimes are discussed, as will the drug's effects and its importance to said crimes.

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"In his far-reaching and in-depth text on drugs, their effects, and how they affect society, Drugs: An Introduction, Howard Abadinsky spends three chapters detailing three different classifications of controlled substances. These drug types are: depressants, stimulants, and the category that includes hallucinogens, club drugs, and marijuana. This paper will discuss just what each type of drug is that Abadinsky's book deals with, as well as examples of each type of substance. Then the focus will be made on one specific drug, PCP, which falls within the class of hallucinogens. Two articles linking PCP to recent crimes will be discussed, as will the drug's effects and its importance to said crimes. In chapter 4 of Drugs: An Introduction, Howard Abadinsky deals with the group of drugs known as depressants (Abadinsky, 2000, ch. 4)."

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