Psychotropic Drugs in Terminally Ill Patients: A Review of the Clinical and Research Literature

Abstract

The principal psychopharmacological drugs used with terminally ill persons were briefly reviewed, and special consideration for various terminal illnesses were discussed. Sections on the analgesic effects of psychotropic drugs, the psychotropic properties of opioids, the beneficial effects of marijuana, and the use of LSD in terminal cancer patients are included.

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