Identify Four of the Representative Groups of Psychoactive Drugs Described

question 19

Essay

Identify four of the representative groups of psychoactive drugs described in your text.For each,briefly describe the major effects of drugs in the group,and give two specific examples of drugs that fall into the category.

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Definitions:

Substitutes Available

Products or services that can be used in place of one another, providing consumers with choices in the marketplace.

Elastic

Describes a situation in which the quantity demanded or supplied changes significantly in response to a change in price.

Demand

The desire of consumers, backed by the ability and readiness to purchase, for specific goods or services at a given time.

Downward-Sloping

A graphical representation indicating a decrease or decline in value or quantity when plotted against another variable, often used in economics to describe demand curves.