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Ketamine and phencyclidine are chemically related to each other and have psychotropic effects similar to other prototypical hallucinogens such as lysergic acid diethylamide. Both drugs have been abused since the 1970s and have become popular again in the 2000s, especially among young adults who are active in the club scene. Appealing effects described by users include visual hallucinations and changes...
Drug addiction is a pathophysiological disorder characterized by the progression of acute drug use into patterns of chronic drug abuse associated with craving and seeking behavior as well as increasing risk for relapse in drug use during attempts at withdrawal. Drugs of abuse include a wide variety of substances diverse in structure, pharmacology, toxicology, and long-term clinical sequelae but with...
Central and South America is a very attractive region for ethnopharmacology. The large diversity of indigenous people still living in highly biodiverse ecosystems makes the scientific study of indigenous medicines in this region extremely interesting. A number of important drugs come from plants of Central and South America, such as quinine, quinidine, (+)‐tubocurarine, emetine and pilocarpine. Some...
After reviewing this chapter, dental practitioners will be able to:
Discuss the common substances of abuse, including illicit substances, prescription medications, and over‐the‐counter medications.
Describe the common signs and symptoms of patients under the influence of a substance of abuse.
Implement treatment strategies that guide safe dental practices when performing procedures on patients with...
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