Dangers and Effects of Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are drugs created from plants or their extracts that distort the way you perceive reality. They have chemical structures similar to neurotransmitters, which is how they can affect what you think and feel and make you see or hear things that are not there. Even one 'trip' on hallucinogens can be dangerous. Hallucinogens may be a "tried it Once type of experience for many people. First-time use in past year: 1.1 million Lifetime use of LSD: 22 million people Lifetime PCP use: Population 6.1 million s of Hallucinogens (2.5 percent) (Big drop 2006 to 2007: 187,000 in 2006, 137,000 in 2007) LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide). First synthesized from a fungus on rye. Tablets, capsules, liquid or paper. Trips can last 12 hours. Реyote Psilocybin (mushrooms) Spineless cactus plant (active ingredient mescaline). Dried parts of the cactus are chewed or soaked in water to produce trip, which can last 12 hours. Certain mushrooms from Mexico and Central America can be eaten or brewed in tea. The effects can last 6 hours. РСР (phencyclidine) Developed as an anesthetic, but discontinued. PCP can be a tablet, capsule or powder that is smoked, snorted or eaten. Effects can last 4-6 hours. Short-Term Effects Intense mood swings Hallucinations Delusions Distorted perceptions Increase in body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure Sleeplessness Loss of appetite Tremors Anxiety Intense fear Paranoia Long-Term Effects Long-lasting psychoses Long-lasting mental disorders Panic attacks Flashbacks Sources: RCx http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens-Isd-peyote-psilocybin-pcp http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/Isd-acid http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/mushrooms http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/pcp http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugshallucinogens Recovery Connection® www.recoveryconnection.org 9.1 percent Hallucinogens are drugs created from plants or their extracts that distort the way you perceive reality. They have chemical structures similar to neurotransmitters, which is how they can affect what you think and feel and make you see or hear things that are not there. Even one 'trip' on hallucinogens can be dangerous. Hallucinogens may be a "tried it Once type of experience for many people. First-time use in past year: 1.1 million Lifetime use of LSD: 22 million people Lifetime PCP use: Population 6.1 million s of Hallucinogens (2.5 percent) (Big drop 2006 to 2007: 187,000 in 2006, 137,000 in 2007) LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide). First synthesized from a fungus on rye. Tablets, capsules, liquid or paper. Trips can last 12 hours. Реyote Psilocybin (mushrooms) Spineless cactus plant (active ingredient mescaline). Dried parts of the cactus are chewed or soaked in water to produce trip, which can last 12 hours. Certain mushrooms from Mexico and Central America can be eaten or brewed in tea. The effects can last 6 hours. РСР (phencyclidine) Developed as an anesthetic, but discontinued. PCP can be a tablet, capsule or powder that is smoked, snorted or eaten. Effects can last 4-6 hours. Short-Term Effects Intense mood swings Hallucinations Delusions Distorted perceptions Increase in body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure Sleeplessness Loss of appetite Tremors Anxiety Intense fear Paranoia Long-Term Effects Long-lasting psychoses Long-lasting mental disorders Panic attacks Flashbacks Sources: RCx http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens-Isd-peyote-psilocybin-pcp http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/Isd-acid http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/mushrooms http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/pcp http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugshallucinogens Recovery Connection® www.recoveryconnection.org 9.1 percent