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Title: Explain why PCP was thought to be a useful anesthetic and why this use failed to be practical for ...
Post by: zfuller1 on Mar 9, 2018
Explain why PCP was thought to be a useful anesthetic and why this use failed to be practical for humans.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe the early use of LSD in psychotherapy, and discuss why this type of research was stopped in the 1970s.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

The U.S. Army experimented with the use of LSD in the mid-twentieth century.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Unlike other hallucinogens, Salvinorin A acts as a kappa opioid receptor agonist.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

Most American coffee comes from China.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

MDMA (Ecstasy or molly) is a close chemical relative of methamphetamine.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


Title: Explain why PCP was thought to be a useful anesthetic and why this use failed to be practical for ...
Post by: shicar on Mar 9, 2018
Answer to #1

Physiologically, PCP was safer than most anestheticsno respiratory depression, wide safety margin. However, psychological reactions were unpredictable. Some patients' behavior became troublesome as they came out of the anesthesia, exhibiting manic behavior. It was reported that about 15 percent of patients experienced feelings of unreality, depersonalization, persecution, depression, and intense anxiety that lasted up to four days.

Answer to #2

LSD was used to access the subconscious mind, as a kind of modern truth serum, and as a treatment for alcoholism. There were not consistent results demonstrating positive effects, and the press was full of negative stories about LSD.

Answer to #3

TRUE

Answer to #4

TRUE

Answer to #5

FALSE

Answer to #6

TRUE


Title: Explain why PCP was thought to be a useful anesthetic and why this use failed to be practical for ...
Post by: zfuller1 on Mar 9, 2018
This calls for a celebration :raised_hands: