The Effects
of Hallucinagens
Hallucinagens
are psychoactive drugs that distort reality and scramble a person's
senses. The best known hallucinogens include phencyclidine (PCP,
"angel dust"), lycergic acid diethylamide (LSD, "acid"), mescaline
from the peyote cactus and psylocybin ("shrooms"). The effects
of hallucinagens are both psychological and physical. All of these
drugs produce changes in the user's perception, thought and mood.
Time may appear to stand still and forms and colors seem to change
and take on new significance. This could be a pleasurable experience
or terrifying one. The overall effects of hallucinogens are highly
unpredictable each time they are used.
Method
of Ingestion:
Swallowed in pill or liquid form. PCP is sometimes combined with
marijuana, cocaine or other drugs.
Short-
and Long-Term Effects of Hallucinagens:
- Increased
heart rate and blood pressure
- Dilated
pupils
- Numbness,
weakness, and trembling
- Nausea
- Slurred
speech
- Impaired
coordination
- Convulsions
- Depression,
anxiety, paranoia
- Violent
behavior
- Flashbacks
- Persistent
psychosis
- Catatonic
syndrome whereby user becomes mute and disoriented and makes
meaningless and repetitive movements
- Decreased
awareness of pain that can lead to injuries
- Heart
and lung failure
- Coma
- Death
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