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history of drug use  

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  • Certainly one, among many things, at which humans consistently excel is the willingness and desire to alter our consciousness and augment our sensory experiences. The vehicle for humans from prehistoric time to current day is the use of drugs to quickly accomplish this goal (although there are a host of nondrug practices to equally alter consciousness, such as meditation). [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Drug Use, History of]

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