Question Description: There are 7 drug categories – Stimulants, Depressants, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Narcotics, Steroids, Cannabis. Each category impacts brain function and behavior, has particular ways of ingestion, and creates a certain reaction within the body.
For this Assignment, you compare substances within two of the seven drug categories.
By Day 7
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
Choose two drug categories. For each drug category:
Identify the drugs that belong to that category
Briefly discuss the history of substance use and social response related to the drug category (e.g., how were the substances created, when did people start to use these types of substances, how or in what ways did these substance affect society).
Identify how the drugs are administered (e.g., inhalation, injection, orally, nasally) in this category.
Discuss how substances in the category impact the brain including which neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) that are affected.
Explain the physical impact the substances in this category may have on the body.
Compare the similarities and differences between the drug categories.
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Answer previewHallucinogens are substances that skew the perceptual faculties of users and cause them to perceive things differently from how they are in reality. Such substances include LSD, psilocybin, mescaline/peyote, MDMA (ecstasy/molly), and ketamine. The history of hallucinogens is quite interesting as most early societies used these substances under the belief that they had mystical or spiritual powers (Parish & Richards, 2019). More recently, these substances have been taken for their recreational effects. Hallucinogens like LSD affect the serotonin neurotransmitters that are responsible for mood and behavioral control. In addition to affecting the brain, hallucinogens have physical effects like increased blood pressure,[1060 Words]
