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From earliest recorded time, individuals have used substances to change their moods, perceptions, and behaviors. Primitive people used naturally available substances from plants, such as peyote from the cactus, marijuana leaves, or opium from the poppy plant. More developed cultures processed raw materials to produce alcohol, heroin, and cocaine. Modern times have brought technological advances in chemistry that have included methadone, LSD, and PCP, among others.
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Horton, A.M., Fogelman, C.J. (1991). Behavioral Treatment of Aged Alcoholics and Drug Addicts. In: Wisocki, P.A. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0638-0_13
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