Amphetamine is a drug of abuse that produces a euphoric effect 10 times that of cocaine. It is taken orally or by injection and its effects last 10-16 hours. The fatal dose is 150mg to 2gm and death occurs within 2-4 hours. Some amphetamine users collect and sell the urine of other users, which is golden yellow in color and contains 40% of unchanged amphetamine, on the black market. Psychedelic drugs like LSD and ecstasy can cause hallucinations referred to as a "trip", which can be pleasant or disturbing. LSD trips last about an hour but after effects may persist for weeks and potentially lead to violence or suicide. Flashback episodes can occur after

1. PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
Dr.Viswakanth B

2. DEFINITION
• Psychotropic drugs are substances that alter the mental behavior or
experience.

3. AMPHETAMINE
• It is a drug of abuse
• It produces a euphoric effect 10 times that of cocaine.
• It is taken orally as pills or as injectables or inhalation of crushed
powder.
• The effect of a single dose lasts for 10-16 hours

4. • Fatal dose: 150mg to 2gm
• Fatal Period: 2-4 hours

5. Medicolegal Importance
Liquid Gold:
• 40% of amphetamine is excreted unchanged in urine.
• This excreted urine is golden yellow in colour.
• Drug addicts often refer to the urine passed by an amphetamine user
as Liquid gold which is collected  Sold in underworld market
illegally.
• This liquid gold is taken orally to get the euphoric effect

6. Psychedelics (Hallucinogens)
• Psychedelics are substances which produce an alteration in the
environmental awareness while maintaining the capacity to recognize
that what he is experiencing is not real.

7. • This experience is purely sensory with visual hallucinations.
• This hallucinatory experience is commonly referred to by the slang
name as “TRIP”
• This trip may be a Good trip or bad trip

8. • A good trip is one where he experiences pleasant visual
hallucinations.

9. • A bad trip is one where he experiences disturbed visual hallucinations
which leave behind a bad impact in the mind and often recur even
when not under the influence of a psychedelic substance.
• This recurrence is called flashback phenomenon.

10. • Examples of Psychedelics are LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide),
Ecstacy, Phencyclidine, and cannabis.

11. LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)
• It is a Psychedelic substance
• This experience is purely sensory with visual hallucinations.
• This hallucinatory experience is commonly referred to by the slang
name as “TRIP”
• This trip may be a Good trip or bad trip

12. • A good trip is one where he experiences pleasant visual
hallucinations.
• A bad trip is one where he experiences disturbed visual hallucinations
which leave behind a bad impact in the mind and often recur even
when not under the influence of a psychedelic substance.
• Each trip lasts for 1 hour when taken in right dosage (200
micrograms)

13. • Fatal dose: 14mg.
• Death is due to respiratory failure.

14. • The after effects may persist for several weeks.
• The individual during this period may become violent and kill
someone or may commit suicide.

15. Flashback Phenomenon
• It is most commonly associated with LSD abuse.
• Usually a person gets a good trip in which one experiences pleasant
visual hallucinations.

16. • However it may also be a bad trip where he experiences disturbed
visual hallucinations which leave behind a bad impact in the mind and
often recur even when not under the influence of a psychedelic
substance.
• This recurrence is called flashback phenomenon.

17. • This usually occurs after few weeks or months after intake of LSD.
• These delayed repeated recurrences may lead to eccentric behavior,
suicidal or homicidal tendencies.

18. Treatment
• Anti-anxiety drugs like benzodiazepines (diazepam)
• Psychotherapy