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PCP, 2004.
This paper discusses the use of the drug Phencyclidine (PCP).
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 23.95
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In this article the writer looks at the development, testing and use of the PCP drug. The writer discusses how PCP was initially used as a substitute for as well as an adulterant to established hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline, and marijuana. The writer explains that PCP soon lost favor with habitual users of these hallucinogens, because of its severe psychological effects.
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"When it was first developed by the pharmaceutical company Parke-Davis, Phencyclidine promised to be a useful new anesthetic during surgery. However when the drug was tested on humans these subjects experienced a number of unpleasant side effects and the company ceased all human trials. That was hardly the end of the story of Phencyclidine, however, for the drug more commonly referred to as PCP would go on to find legitimate use as a tranquilizer in large animals who needed veterinary care and illegitimate uses as ... "
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PCP: The Most Dangerous Drug, 2005.
Argues that PCP is the most dangerous drug in the world.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper argues that, solely based on its chemical effects and the potential for violence and crime which it can hold, PCP is the most dangerous drug available on the market for addicts and recreational users, alike. The effects of PCP are discussed, as are a couple of recent criminal cases that have been tied to the use (or misuse) of this illegal and unpredictable substance.
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"Some might say that the most dangerous drug is crack cocaine. This could be argued as fact because of the awful effects it has had on America's inner cities and ghettos, how it has created addicts in nearly every metropolitan area and created thriving crime-related business for gangs and organized crime. Some might say that alcohol is the most dangerous drug, albeit a legal substance, as it probably leads to more deaths, from disease or accidents than any illegal drug. The same can be said for the legal drug nicotine, whose negative health effects are now widely known and warned against by medical authorities. Yet, this paper will argue that, solely based on its chemical effects and the potential for violence and crime which it can hold, PCP is the most dangerous drug available on the market for addicts and recreational users, alike."
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Psychedelics, 2001.
Examines effects on perception & cognition of LSD, Ecstasy, Peyote, Mescaline, Psilocybin, PCP.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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"Psychedelics refers to a groups of drugs (also called psychotomimetics and hallucinogens) that distort the recreational user's perception and cognition. This group includes LSD (acid), peyote, mescaline, psilocybin, and MDMA (ecstasy). Psychedelics increase awareness of sensory stimuli but decrease the user's ability to control what is experienced. The arylcyclohexylamines, or psychedelic anesthetics phencyclidine (also known as PCP or angel dust) and ketamine are veterinary anesthetics that are sometimes taken by human beings as recreational drugs. Like the psychedelics they are hallucinogenic and they "cause users to feel dissociated from themselves and their environments" (Leavitt, 1995, p. 55).
"Psilocybin, mescaline and LSD produce tolerance quite rapidly and are cross tolerant. There are only minimal...."
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Legalization of Drugs, 1993.
Presents arguments against and looks at the social costs (health, crime, addiction), types (PCP, cocaine, etc.), birth defects, economics and marijuana controversy.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 22 sources, $ 79.95
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"Illegal Drugs
Although drug use has been part of American life since the 19th century, it did not come into great prominence until the 1960s. At that time, the use of LSD, marijuana, and a variety of hard drugs became associated with the young and the disaffected. Throughout the 1970s, the use of illicit drugs continued to increase; among young people it became a form of protest and defiance. By the 1980s, drugs were almost a part of the American mainstream.. As they became more widely accepted, so too spread the damage wrought by their effects. The costs..both in terms human suffering and economic loss..are incalculable. Thus far, the U.S. government has spent billions of dollars trying to combat this scourge.. Without question, drugs such as quaaludes, amphetamines, angel dust, and cocaine, should be illegal. With.."
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Memory, 1990.
This paper discusses the effects of marijuana, alcohol, P.C.P. and psychedelics on memory.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Within the human brain is a system of memory powerful enough to capture quick images, retaining them forever, and versatile enough to trigger associated sights, sounds, smells, tastes and emotions related to past scene. Such a potent force is vulnerable to outside influences including injury, disease and surgery. It also is subject to changes due to self-induced influences such as drugs and alcohol. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how memory is effected by these substances including marijuana, alcohol, P.C.P. and other psychedelic drugs.
Memory originates as a sensory impression stored in the brain through the central visual system beginning at the primary visual cortex. The visual cortex is an area on the back surface of the brain that receives information about the visual world ... "
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"Drugs: An Introduction", 2005.
Examines the substances that are discussed in Howard Abadinsky's book.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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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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Hallucinogens, 2006.
This paper examines the effects of hallucinogenic drugs on an individual's health.
1,216 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper defines hallucinogens as any drug that reacts with a person's mind by distorting reality to the point where hallucinations occur. The paper describes LSD; the most powerful hallucinogen, "magic mushrooms," PCP and ecstasy. The paper illustrates the dangers these mind-altering chemicals pose.
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"I couldn't walk through the lobby of the entry way at the dorm without getting really scared, because of the goblin I saw there when I was tripping." This is a perfect example of the hallucinogenic flash back that many LSD, PCP, Ecstasy and Magic Mushroom users experience after using one of these common hallucinogenic drugs. Hallucinogens refer to any drug that reacts with a person's mind by distorting reality to the point where hallucinations occur. Hallucinations occur when people see something that really does not exist. These drugs affect all of your senses, perceptions, thoughts and moods. This includes a distorted perception of time where minutes seem like hours, distance, gravity, spatial perceptions concerning oneself and one's surrounding environment. These drugs can also cause feelings of a mystical, religious or cosmic nature, which is what draws people to their use. These effects can also be very dangerous."
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