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Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens. What are Hallucinogens?. Hallucinogenic substances are characterized by their ability to cause changes in a person’s perception of reality. Persons using these drugs often report seeing images, hearing sounds, and feeling sensations that seem real, but do not exist.

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Hallucinogens

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  1. Hallucinogens

  2. What are Hallucinogens? • Hallucinogenic substances are characterized by their ability to cause changes in a person’s perception of reality. • Persons using these drugs often report seeing images, hearing sounds, and feeling sensations that seem real, but do not exist. • In the past, plants and fungi that contained hallucinogenic substances were abused but now they are produced synthetically to provide a higher potency. • Types: • LSD • PCP • Psilocybin • Mescaline • DMT • Foxy • Dextromethorphan

  3. LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) • It was discovered in 1938 and is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains. • It is not considered an addictive drug since it does not produce compulsive drug-seeking behavior. • Users refer to their experience as a “trip” and to acute adverse reactions as a “bad trip”. These experiences are long and typically begin to clear after about 12 hours.

  4. PCP (Phencyclidine) • It was developed in the 1950s as an intravenous anesthetic, but was discontinued in 1965 because patients became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering form its anesthetic effects. • It is illegally manufactured in laboratories and sold on the streets as angel dust, ozone, wack, and rocket fuel. • PCP is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water or alcohol. I has a distinctive bitter chemical taste. • It can be easily mixed with dyes and comes in the form of tablets, capsules, and colored powders. • It can be snorted, smoked, or ingested. • For smoking, it is often applied to a leafy material such as mint, parsley, oregano, or marijuana. • PCP is addictive; its repeated abuse can lead to craving and compulsive PCP-seeking behavior.

  5. Psilocybin • Psilocybin is obtained from certain mushrooms found in South America, Mexico, and the U.S, although it can also be produced synthetically. • The mushrooms are usually ingested orally, but can also be brewed in a tea or added to food to mask the bitter flavor. • Once ingested, psilocybin is broken down in the user’s body to produce psilocybin, another hallucinogenic substance.

  6. Mescaline • Mescaline is the active ingredient in peyote, a small, spineless cactus historically used by natives in Mexico and southwestern US as part of religious rites. • It can also be produced synthetically.

  7. DMT • DMT is found in a number of plants and seeds, but can also be produced synthetically. • It is usually ingested by snorting, smoking, or injecting the drug. • DMT is not effective in producing hallucinogenic effects when ingested by itself and is therefore used in conjunction with another drug that inhibits its metabolism.

  8. Foxy • Foxy Methoxy is available in a powder, capsule, and tablet form and is usually ingested orally. • Foxy tablets and capsules vary in color and logos sometimes appear on tablets.

  9. Dextromethorphan (DXM) • DXM is a cough suppressing ingredient in a variety of over the counter cold and cough medications. • At the doses recommended for treating coughs, the drug is safe and effective. • At much higher doses, it produces dissociative effects similar to those of PCP Ketamine.

  10. Health Effects • Users often experience changes in perception, thought, and mood. • The effects of these drugs are often unpredictable and a user may experience different effects compared to other users or past usage. • Hallucinogens can produce physiological effects: • Elevated heart rate • Increased blood pressure • Dilated pupils • Sweating • Loss of appetite

  11. Extent of Use • In 2006, 35.3 million Americans aged 12 and older reported trying hallucinogens at least once during their lifetimes. • In 2007, 3.1 % of eight graders, 6.4 % of tenth graders, and 8.4 % of twelfth graders reported lifetime use of hallucinogens.

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