The Drugs and Drug Types That Are Discussed in This

question 17

Multiple Choice

The drugs and drug types that are discussed in this chapter are included together because:

• A) they tend to be used recreationally by more or less middle-class persons.
• B) they are chemically closely related.
• C) they are psychopharmacologically closely related-they have more or less the same effects.
• D) the penalties for their possession and sale are, of all illicit drugs, the most severe.
• E) they are likely to be legalized in the near future.

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Definitions:

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