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... psychoactive and are rarely used for the purpose of getting high . ( At least , not intentionally . Some OTC drugs contain caffeine and are manufactured to look like pre- scription drugs , mainly amphetamines . They are sold on the ...
... psychoactive and are rarely used for the purpose of getting high . ( At least , not intentionally . Some OTC drugs contain caffeine and are manufactured to look like pre- scription drugs , mainly amphetamines . They are sold on the ...
Page 81
... psychoactive . ( The others work almost exclusively on the body , such as penicillin and antibiotics . ) One reason why presciption drug use is so interesting to us is that , if a drug is psychoactive , it rarely remains exclusively ...
... psychoactive . ( The others work almost exclusively on the body , such as penicillin and antibiotics . ) One reason why presciption drug use is so interesting to us is that , if a drug is psychoactive , it rarely remains exclusively ...
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... psychoactive drugs is on the rise . In fact , the frequency of prescribing psychoactive drugs for medical purposes has declined sharply in the past generation . ( As I said above , the number of prescriptions written in gen- eral - for ...
... psychoactive drugs is on the rise . In fact , the frequency of prescribing psychoactive drugs for medical purposes has declined sharply in the past generation . ( As I said above , the number of prescriptions written in gen- eral - for ...
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