Psilocybin

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Psilocybin
Mushrooms
Allison McCann Samantha Doreste
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Psilocybin
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Chemical Structure
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin
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Chemical Formula
C12H17N2O4P
http//knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Psilocybi
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Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
www.shroomery.org/
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Street Names for Psilocybin
Boomers Flower Flipping God's FleshHippieflip
HombrecitosLas Mujercitas Shrooms
Little SmokeMexican MushroomsMuskSacred
MushroomSilly PuttySimple Simon
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a hallucinogenic substance from psychedelic
mushrooms growing in tropical and subtropical
regions South America, Mexico, and the United
States.
contain a trace amount of psilocyn, another
hallucinogenic substance.      
A Naturally Occurring Drug
psilocybin and psilocyn can be produced
synthetically, official reports dont indicate
that this is occurring.
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Grown
Where
tropical and subtropical regions of South
America, Mexico, and the United States.
How
usually natural cow dung produces highly
psychedelic mushrooms
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Short-Term Effects / Side Effects
Experience of an altered sense of reality, a.k.a.
"tripping."
Small Amounts feeling of relaxation and visual
distortions. sensation of being detached from
their body see brilliant arrangements of color
and light, fantastical images before them. Large
Amounts physical sensations lightheadedness
numbness sweating Nausea anxiety
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Long-Term Effects / Side Effects
Nausea
Jitteriness
Mild increase in blood pressure
Mild increase in heart rate
Mild increase in breathing
www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Hea
lth_Education/atod/od_psilocybin.htm
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Symptoms of An Overdose
Nearly impossible to overdose Only under
consumption of several dozen pounds of fresh
mushrooms
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Administered
Orally
Usually in form of natural mushrooms but can be
taken as a white powder
May be stirred into tea or mixed with food 4-10
milligrams is usual dosage
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ces/Health_Education/atod/od_psilocybin.htm
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Dependency
Tolerance occurs very quickly.
After daily use for several days no amount will
produce the desired effects.
No knowledge of psilocybin being physically or
psychologically addicting.
No physical nor psychological dependence has been
reported.
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ctlist/FFMAGIC.HTM
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Classification
Schedule I class drug High potential for
abuse No found medical usage
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Medicinal Value / Research Purposes
Strictly research purposes Manufacturing quotas
necessary Required registration
Criminalistics pg. 252
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Statistics
Potency of mushrooms usually ranges from .2-.4
psilocybin and little or no psilocyn.
Produce effects within half an hour which
continue for 4 to 5 hours
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Possession Laws
Illegal in the United States
Penalties range from a misdemeanor punishable by
a year, to a felony punishable by up to ten
years, to life without parole, depending upon how
much your are growing. If you are growing more
than a little, the law conclusively presumes you
are dealing the drugs as well as growing them.
www.onlinelawyersource.com/criminal_law/drug-posse
ssion/laws.html
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News Article
'Magic mushrooms' have long-lasting benefits A
year after study, volunteers say they still feel
better due to experience updated 828 a.m. ET,
Tues., July. 1, 2008 NEW  YORK - In 2002, at a
Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business
consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic
drug as part of a research project. She felt
like she was taking off. She saw colors. Then it
felt like her heart was ripping open. But she
called the experience joyful as well as painful,
and says that it has helped her to this day.
http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25464338/
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Other Facts
Until July 2005 mushrooms were legal to by at
local street markets as long as they were
considered fresh. If they were dried, stewed,
made into tea or processed in anyway, it was
considered illegal.
http//www.advicenow.org.uk/magic-mushrooms,10015,
PL.html