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Chapter 20 Outline
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
THE OPIUM POPPY
An Ancient Curse
The Opium Wars
Opium Alkaloids
Heroin
Withdrawal
MARIJUANA
Early History in China and India
Spread to the West
THC and Its Psychoactive Effects
Medical Uses
COCAINE
South American Origins
A CLOSER LOOK 20.1: THE TROPANE ALKALOIDS AND WITCHCRAFT
Freud, Holmes, and Coca-Cola
Coke and Crack
Medical Uses
A Deadly Drug
TOBACCO
A New World Habit
Cultivation Practices
Health Risks
PEYOTE
Mescal Buttons
Native American Church
KAVA: THE DRUG OF CHOICE IN THE PACIFIC
Preparation of the Beverage
Active Components in Kava
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