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joblessjake

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What is the legal status of physician-assisted suicide among the various states in the United States?
 
  a. Although suicide is illegal in most states, assisted suicide is legal for terminal conditions in Oregon, Washington, and Vermont.
  b. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld the U.S. Attorney General's directive overturning Oregon's approval of physician assisted suicide, so assisted suicide is illegal in all fifty states.
  c. All of the states in the U.S. now have living will laws that permit physician-assisted suicide.
 d. Most states have determined that it is permissible for a parent or spouse to help a terminally ill patient end his or her life, but they do not allow physicians to do so.

Question 2

It is likely that the body's reduced production of ____ reduces the risk of substance abuse in some populations.
 
  a. ALDH
 b. THC
 c. PCP
 d. GABA



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Answer to Question 2

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