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Skip to main content. Home Drugs. Actions for this page Listen Print. Summary Read the full fact sheet. On this page. Types of hallucinogens Hallucinogens come in a number of different forms. For example: LSD is a powerful drug — typically, small squares of blotting paper or gelatine are soaked in LSD, which are then swallowed, although it may also come in tablets or capsules.
PCP usually comes in the form of tablets, capsules or powders of various colours. It is usually swallowed, sniffed or injected, but is sometimes smoked. Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an aesthetic. Some hallucinogens come from mushrooms psilocybin , cacti mescaline and other plants cannabis, salvia. Of these, cannabis and psilocybin are almost always used in their natural form. Other hallucinogens, such as MDMA and ketamine, are created in laboratories.
Hallucinogens have been used since ancient times in religion, medicine, magic and prophecy. In the s and 70s, hallucinogen use became a symbol of the counter-culture among young people in North America and Europe. Hallucinogens cause mostly psychoactive, or mind-altering, effects, which can be mild to intense. These effects vary from drug to drug, from person to person, from one drug-taking episode to the next, and can even change dramatically within one time of use.
Effects can range from ecstasy to terror, from mild distortion of the senses to full hallucinations where people believe that drug-induced visions or other perceptions are real. LSD produces a kaleidoscope of visual patterns and changes perception.
People who take LSD usually know that the hallucinations are not real; however, the effects can appear real. Ketamine causes an out-of-body feeling, which may be pleasant or terrifying. Salvia causes intense, short-lived hallucinogenic effects, such as smelling sounds or hearing colours.
The effects of some hallucinogens, such as LSD, last for hours, while others, such as salvia, last only a short time. Most people who use hallucinogens do so occasionally. Repeated use of hallucinogens such as LSD or ecstasy leads to tolerance, where the drug has reduced or no effect.
D-lysergic acid diethylamide LSD is a manmade chemical made from ergot, a fungus that grows on certain grains. It is probably the most powerful hallucinogen available, producing hallucinations, changes in the way reality is perceived, and altered moods. It comes as a white powder or clear liquid and has no color or smell. It can come in capsules, but most often comes on small squares of blotter paper or gelatin that users place on the tongue or swallow to take a "trip.
The active ingredient in marijuana is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC , which acts on cannabinoid receptors found in brain regions that influence learning, memory , appetite, coordination, and pleasure. THC is just one of more than different active substances—and 60 different cannabinoid molecules—contained in marijuana. Widely used as a recreational and medicinal substance, marijuana has been found to cause paranoia or anxiety as well as hallucinations, especially in adolescents who use the drug regularly.
A natural substance found as the main ingredient in the peyote cactus. The top of the spineless peyote cactus plants has disc-shaped "buttons" that contain mescaline. The buttons are dried out and then either chewed or soaked in liquid to produce an intoxicating drink.
Mescaline can also be made through chemical synthesis. PCP is a dangerous manmade substance that was originally developed as an anesthetic but was discontinued for human use in due to side-effects. It is now an illegal street drug sold as a white powder or in liquid form. It can be snorted, injected, smoked, or swallowed. It produces hallucinations and "out-of-body" sensations.
Usage, especially in large doses, can be life-threatening and lead to serious mental health problems. A natural substance that is found in hallucinogenic mushrooms that contain psilocybin and psilocin. While it can be found in a variety of forms, including tablets or capsules, it is usually sold as a liquid or powder.
PCP can be snorted, smoked, injected, or swallowed. It is sometimes smoked after being sprinkled on marijuana, tobacco, or parsley. Ketamine is a dissociative currently used as an anesthetic for humans as well as animals. Much of the ketamine sold on the street has been diverted from veterinary offices. Although it is manufactured as an injectable liquid, ketamine is generally evaporated to form a powder that is snorted or compressed into pills for illicit use. Because ketamine is odorless and tasteless and has amnesia-inducing properties, it is sometimes added to drinks to facilitate sexual assault.
DXM Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant and expectorant ingredient in some over-the-counter OTC cold and cough medications that are often abused by adolescents and young adults.
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