HallucinogensLysergic Acid Lysergic Acid

Diethylamide (LSD), Diethylamide (LSD), Peyote, PCP, Ketamine, Peyote, PCP, Ketamine, Mushrooms, EcstasyMushrooms, Ecstasy

Hallucinogens• DefinitionDefinition- Drugs that distort - Drugs that distort

perceptions and cause a person to see perceptions and cause a person to see or hear things that are not real.or hear things that are not real.

• Emotional experiences seem deeper Emotional experiences seem deeper and more intense.and more intense.

• May also produce extreme anxiety, fear, May also produce extreme anxiety, fear, paranoia, distortionsparanoia, distortions

LSD• Taken as a tablet or Taken as a tablet or

absorbed.absorbed.

• Range of experiencesRange of experiences

• FlashbackFlashback- feeling - feeling the effects of a the effects of a hallucinogen long hallucinogen long after effects worn offafter effects worn off

LSD• EffectsEffects- Not easy to predict- Not easy to predict

– Increase energy, alter mood, create Increase energy, alter mood, create strange thoughts & feelings/sensations, strange thoughts & feelings/sensations, swingsswings

– Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, bizarre body Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, bizarre body sensationssensations

LSD Long Term Effects

Some LSD users relive their experiences after the effects of the drug have worn off.

Flashbacks

A negative experience on LSD, it can leave you traumatized for days or even weeks.

Bad Trip

Sensory perceptions may blend in which a person seems to hear or feel colors and see sounds.

Synesthesia

Mushrooms-Psilocybin

• Similar effects as LSDSimilar effects as LSD

• Eaten raw or mixed with foodEaten raw or mixed with food

• EffectsEffects- altered perceptions of sight, - altered perceptions of sight, sound, taste, smell, touchsound, taste, smell, touch– Confusion, anxiety, panicConfusion, anxiety, panic– Flashbacks may occur-days, weeksFlashbacks may occur-days, weeks

Mushrooms-Psilocybin

Peyote-Mescaline• Small, spineless cactus in which the Small, spineless cactus in which the

principal active ingredient is mescalineprincipal active ingredient is mescaline

• Top of the peyote cactus, also referred to as Top of the peyote cactus, also referred to as the crown, consists of disc-shaped buttons the crown, consists of disc-shaped buttons that are cut from the roots and driedthat are cut from the roots and dried

• Chewed or soaked in water to produce an Chewed or soaked in water to produce an intoxicating liquidintoxicating liquid

PCP

• PCP (phencyclidine) was developed in the 1950s as an anesthetic. It was discontinued due to side effects.

• White crystalline powder. It has a distinctive bitter chemical taste.– tablet, capsule, and colored powder that

are normally snorted, smoked, or orally ingested.

Ketamine

• Taken- snortedTaken- snorted

• Initially used as a vet tranquilizerInitially used as a vet tranquilizer

• EffectsEffects- Increased awareness of - Increased awareness of senses, loss judgmentsenses, loss judgment

Ecstasy

• Swallowed or snortedSwallowed or snorted

• EffectsEffects- Increased awareness of - Increased awareness of senses, mild hallucinations, loss senses, mild hallucinations, loss judgment, increased energyjudgment, increased energy

• The awareness of senses explains The awareness of senses explains some of the rave behaviorsome of the rave behavior

EcstasySide Effects- muscle tension, teeth clenching, impaired learning & memory, nausea, chills, rapid/irregular heart beat, high blood pressure, heart attack, brain damage, death.

Inability to regulate temperature

Ecstasy• Health ConsequencesHealth Consequences- Impaired learning - Impaired learning

& memory, overheating, rapid/irregular & memory, overheating, rapid/irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, heart heartbeat, high blood pressure, heart attack, deathattack, death

• Depression due to receptor degenerationDepression due to receptor degeneration

• Do you know what you are actually Do you know what you are actually taking? (PMA, caffeine, cocaine, etc.)taking? (PMA, caffeine, cocaine, etc.)