Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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Page 258
... MDMA , arguing that the drug produces not ecstasy in users , but empathy , as we saw , and " an ability to feel trust , a lowering of psychologi- cal barriers " ( Seymour , 1986 , p . 9 ) , serenity , a feeling that all is well with the ...
... MDMA , arguing that the drug produces not ecstasy in users , but empathy , as we saw , and " an ability to feel trust , a lowering of psychologi- cal barriers " ( Seymour , 1986 , p . 9 ) , serenity , a feeling that all is well with the ...
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... MDMA ; " it has quite a low potential for abuse , " he adds ( Adler et al . , 1985 ) . Some other therapists are skeptical of these assertions . For example , Dr. Ronald Siegel , a well - known drug researcher at UCLA , says he was once ...
... MDMA ; " it has quite a low potential for abuse , " he adds ( Adler et al . , 1985 ) . Some other therapists are skeptical of these assertions . For example , Dr. Ronald Siegel , a well - known drug researcher at UCLA , says he was once ...
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... MDMA depletes the brain's supply of serotonin , a neurotransmitter which regulates a number of crucial functions . In 1985 , MDMA was classified with LSD , heroin , and marijuana , as a Schedule I drug , placing it , for all practical ...
... MDMA depletes the brain's supply of serotonin , a neurotransmitter which regulates a number of crucial functions . In 1985 , MDMA was classified with LSD , heroin , and marijuana , as a Schedule I drug , placing it , for all practical ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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