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Hallucinogens Project
- 1. Hallucinogens By: Shontae Looby, Wabu Blacknall, Rene Aceituno
- 2. Hallucinogens Hallucinogen: Drug that causes hallucinations- profound distortions of reality, including delusions and false notions. Hallucinogens produce rapid, intense mood swings with transitions so fast the user may feel several emotions simultaneously. Symptoms include increased heart rate, blood pressure, convulsions, and seizures.
- 3. History/Origin Hallucinogens have played a role in human life for thousands of years. Various cultures have used these to precipitate visions to provide mystical insight, as medicines, and during social and religious rituals.
- 4. LSD LSD: (Lysergic acid diethylamide) is a drug and a type of hallucinogen which has no use in the U.S and is the most potent hallucinogen. It is a clear, white oderless material with a bitter taste. It is produced in crystalline form. It is sold in streets as tablets,capsules, or in liquid form. Users of this drug typically feel something within 30- 90 minutes of ingestions. Symptoms include mood change, sensations and feelings change.
- 5. PCP PCP:(phencyclidine) was developed in the 1950’s as an intravenous anesthetic. It is used and has been discontinued due to serious adverse effects. It is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water or alcohol. It can be mixed with dyes and is often sold on the illicit drug market n a variety tablet, capsule, and colored powder forms that are normally snorted, smoked, or orally ingested. For smoking, PCP is often applied to a leafy material such as mint, parsley, oregano, or marijuana. Effects take place within 4-6 hours.
- 6. PCP CONTINUED… Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, and disordered thinking.
- 7. Mescaline and Peyote. Mescaline is a hallucinogen ingredient that is found in peyote. ( Peyote is a hallucinogen similar to LSD) It is a small spineless cactus which is the main ingredient involved. It is found in northern Mexico and southwestern U.S. as a part of religious ceremonies. It can be produced through chemical synthesis. Peyote is often chewed or soaked in water as a tea because of its bitter taste.
- 8. Mescaline and Peyote continued… Symptoms include flashbacks, psychological or cognitive deficits.
- 9. Street names Cid, Looney tunes, Tab, doses, or dots.
- 10. Addiction Hallucinogens do not produce the physical dependence that drugs such as alcohol and heroin do. But the user has impaired cognitive abilities.
- 11. Treatment Individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy Teens can avoid this drug by using refusal skills. Although it is not common in the U.S. There has been no statistics of this drug being used in the U.S
- 12. Statistics In Europe, as many as 4.2% of those aged 15 to 24 have taken LSD at least once. In America, since 1975, researchers funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse have annually surveyed nearly 17,000 high school seniors nationwide to determine trends in drug use and to measure the students’ attitudes and beliefs about drug abuse. Between 1975 and 1997, the lowest period of LSD use was reported by the class of 1986, when 7.2% of high school seniors reported using LSD at least once in their lives.
- 13. Background Albert Hofmann, a chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical, synthesized1 LSD for the first time in 1938, in Basel, Switzerland, while looking for a blood stimulant. However, its hallucinogenic effects were unknown until 1943 when Hofmann accidentally consumed some LSD. It was later found that an oral dose of as little as 25 micrograms is capable of producing vivid hallucinations.