Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens-Any drug that causes a person to hallucinate (see or hear things that are not there).– The effects are often referred to as a “trip”– “Trips” can last for minutes or days depending on

the type and amount of drug taken.– Flashbacks – hallucinogen’s effects can occur days,

weeks, or years after the drugs were originally taken. Lasts for seconds or hours.

Common Hallucinogens:

• LSD (acid)• Mushrooms • PCP (angel dust)• Peyote

InhalantsAny drug that is inhaled and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs.

Common Inhalants: household cleaners, spray paint, glue, Freon, nitrous oxide

Short Term effects: Oxygen flow to your brain is replaced by another chemical. This can result in death and brain damage (after only one use).video

Designer DrugsA drug that is produced by making a small chemical change to a drug that already exists.

• Similar effects as “parent drug” with other unpredictable effects

Designer Drugs:

• Ecstasy (MDMA)– One of the most popular designer drugs.– MDMA is a mind altering drug created from Meth.– Street names: X, Adam, XTC, and E– Taken as a pill, can be crushed and snorted– Effects include increased sensitivity to touch,

hallucinations, tingling in skin, and increased energy.

- Lasts 4-6 hours.

Side Effects of Ecstasy:

• Nausea• Confusion• Blurred vision• Dehydration• Memory Loss• Seizures• Heart failure• Brain damage • Death

Other Designer Drugs:Do not copy

GHB:• made from the anesthetic GBL (an ingredient to pesticides)• Street names: G, Liquid X, Fantasy• Loss of consciousness and death

Ketamine:• closely related to hallucinogen PCP (angel dust).• Street names: Special K, K, Kit Kat, Vitamin K• Users experience “dissociation” – separation from reality. They also experience numbness, inability to move, permanent loss of memory, and coma.