Holly Greene
Psychopharmacology and phys. Comp.
12/3/2012
Hallucinogens are drugs that alter perceptions and cause
hallucinations, visual and audio distortions occur.
Hallucinogenic substances can be plants, fungi, or street lab
produced chemicals. These substances can either be smoked or
ingested orally.
Drugs that cause hallucinations
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide), Mescaline (peyote),
Psilocybin (mushrooms, shrooms), DMT (dimethyltryptamine),
Nut Meg, Morning Glory Seeds, MDMA aka ecstasy
(methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Phencyclidine
(PCP),
Ketamine, and Salvia Divinorum.
Street Names and Drug effects
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide): blotter, cubes, microdot
yellow sunshine, blue heaven.
Effects: Increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood
pressure; loss of appetite, sweating, sleeplessness, numbness,
dizziness, weakness, tremors, impulsive behavior.
Mescaline (peyote): Buttons, cactus, mesc, peyote.
Effects: Same as LSD (see above).
Psilocybin: Magic mushrooms, purple passion, shrooms, little
smoke.
Effects: Nervousness, paranoia, panic.
Additional Health Risks: Flashbacks, hallucinogenic persisting
perception disorder.
Ketamine: Cat valium, K, special K, vitamin K.
Effect: Feeling separate from body and environment, impaired
motor function.
Additional effects: Analgesia, impaired memory, delirium,
respiratory depression and arrest; death.
Phencyclidine (PCP): Angel dust, boat, hog, love boat, peace
pill.
Effect: Same as Ketamine.
Additional Effects: Analgesia, psychosis, aggression, violence,
slurred speech, loss of coordination, hallucinations.
Salvia Divinorum: Salvia, Shepherdess’s herb, maria pastora,
magic mint, sally d.
Effect: Dissociative, out of body experience, short term memory
loss, lack of coordination, and frightening perceptions.
Additional health risks: Anxiety, tremors, numbness, memory
loss, nausea.
MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine): Ecstasy, adam,
clarity, eve, lover’s speed, peace, uppers.
Effects: Mild hallucinogenic, increased tactile sensitivity,
empathetic feelings, lowered inhibition, anxiety, chills,
sweating, teeth clenching, muscle cramping.
Health Risks: Sleep disturbances, depression, impaired
memory, hyperthermia, addiction.
Additional signs and symptoms of use for any of the above:
1. Loss of control
2. Loss of identity
3. Illusions and hallucinations
4. Altered perception of time and distance
5. Unable to direct movement, memory issues, inability to feel
pain.
6. Nightmare like trip (LSD).
References:
Drug fact sheets. (n.d.). In Drug enforcement administration. Retrieved December
8, 2012, from
http://www.justice.gov/dea/druginfo/drug_data_sheets/Marijuana.pdf
Hanson, G. R., Venturelli, P. J., & Fleckenstein, A. E. (2012). Drugs and Society
(11th ed., p. 350-374). Burlington, MA: Joans and Bartlett Learning
Commonly abused prescription drugs chart. (2002, September). In National
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Retrieved
November
8,
2012,
http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs/commonlyabused-prescription-drugs-chart
from