Drug opinions from a high school class debate
A collection of student responses to the prompt would you ever take drugs and why. It includes varied views from Miss D Inverno advocating no use due to risks and life enjoyment to Rick M claiming mind expansion and caution about harder substances, and several others noting health, legality, and personal consequences. The mixed cards mention aspirin and a pink elephant in a parking lot.
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David Myhre
D’inverno
Mark Copple
A. Estrada
Rick M
Debbie Colvin
Betty DuVall
Gary Overcash
Julie Kimball
Debbie Hustack
Russ van Zulden
Sandy Long
Nancy eRens
Tom Delgado
Judy Weed
Larry Kirkland
Davie
Hallucinogenics in the 1960s drug debate and history
A compact survey traces hallucinogens from LSD’s 1938 synthesis by Dr. Albert Hofmann to later compounds like DMT mescaline and ibogaine. It notes legal controls, dangers such as impaired judgment and flashbacks, and motives for use including escape, mind expansion, and group identity.
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Albert Hofmann
Hoffman
Were You Ever a Golf Ball by Debbie Schroeder
Debbie Schroeder explains street names for barbiturates such as goof balls and yellow jackets and how these sedatives, prescribed for conditions from high blood pressure to insomnia, depress the nervous system in normal doses but can halt breathing and pulse in overdose, noting they have both medical and illegal uses.
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Debbie Schroeder
Nervous Drugs Amphetamines and Health Risks
Amphetamines affect the central nervous system and body from saliva glands to the heart. Misuse causes artificial well being followed by fatigue and withdrawal, risking heart failure and high blood pressure. Medically used types include Dexedrine for obesity, Methedrine for brain illnesses, and Benzedrine once for narcolepsy and other issues.
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