Name: __________________
What Hallucinogens Can Do To Your Brain
Current Health-April/May 2000 pg. 6-12
1. Hallucinogens are drugs that cause ________________-the ______________ of
something that isn’t there.
2. Hallucinogens cause changes in ________________ and _________________.
3. What are two characteristics of a “trip”? ______________________________
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4. Hallucinogens stimulate particular receptors in ______________ _______________
and interfere with other receptors, causing ______________ brain activity that
triggers hallucinations.
5. How much LSD can produce extreme hallucinations? ______________________
6. LSD takes effect within _______ minutes and lasts about ________ hours.
7. PCP, also called ______________ _____________ and __________________,
deadens a user’s sense of pain.
8. What three areas can affect the user’s experience?
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9. What is a flashback and when can one happen?
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10. Users develop a _______________ over time, which means they need ___________
of the drug to get the _________________ effects.
11. What are two physical effects on the body do hallucinogens have?
_______________________________
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12. What are two results from overdosing on drugs? _____________________________
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13. Hallucinogens are merely ___________________ tricks that affect the _________.