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Phencyclidine - The dust of angles,Emphasis on molecular mechanisims of PCP
Date Submitted: 08/13/2004 17:24:34
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 12 pages (3335 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 12 pages (3335 words)
The Dawn of a New Age April, 1956 : The pharmaceutical company Parke & Davis first synthesize what they believe to be the perfect anesthetic (Souza, 1995). When administered to patients, it causes a completely dissociative state, with no significant respiratory or cardiovascular depression.
Patients appear to be awake, eyes open, breathing normally.but are unaware of their surroundings or the procedures being performed upon them (Souza, 1995). Indeed, this is the perfect drug. Unfortunately, like all good things, …
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