Section 5.3 Psychoactive Drugs

Section 5.3  Psychoactive Drugs

When students think of psychoactive drugs, many of them think of illegal drugs such as ecstasy or marijuana, but you might be surprised that psychoactive drugs also include such chemicals like caffeine…yes, like the caffeine found in a morning coffee or a can of Coke. This section examines what the different types of psychoactive drugs and how they actually work to alter our state of consciousness.

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