Briefly Summarize Patients' Rights Movements That Began in the 1960s

question 4

Essay

Briefly summarize patients' rights movements that began in the 1960s.

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Definitions:

Barbiturates

A class of drugs that act as central nervous system depressants and are used as sedatives, anesthetics, or anticonvulsants.

Amphetamines

A class of stimulant drugs that affect the central nervous system, often used to treat conditions like ADHD but also prone to abuse and addiction.

Alcohol Use Disorder

A health disorder marked by a lacking capacity to cease or manage alcohol consumption in spite of negative effects on social, work, or physical well-being.

Withdrawal

The process of reducing or eliminating the intake of a substance to which one has become dependent or addicted, often accompanied by physiological and psychological effects.