Hallucinogenics: Acid, Dust and

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Hallucinogenics Acid, Dust and Shrooms

• Psychology 3506

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Introduction

• Basically, substances that, at less than toxic
  doses,produce hallucination.
• LSD
• Hoffman
• Ingested .25 mg (that is a LOT of acid)
• Made illegal in the States (and here) in the
  early, mid 60s

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LSD

• Usually taken orally, though hits can be taken
  anywhere with mucous membranes
• Mouth
• Eye
• Ummm, etc

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LSD and other 5Ht like drugs

• About a 110 minute half life
• Magic Mushrooms are similar
• psilocybin
• Timothy Leary started out with these, Tune In,
  Turn on, Drop out
• Morning Glory Seeds
• Harmine
• Bufotenine (toad licking!)

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NE and Ach like drugs and a few others.

• MDMA
• STP
• Mescaline
• Nutmeg!
• Mandrake
• Deadly nightshade
• PCP (Angel Dust)
• Special K

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Tolerance, etc.

• Develops quickly and disappears
• Little or no withdrawal
• Rarely self administered by non humans
• Biggest effects are perceptual

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Bad stuff

• OD is exceedingly rare for acid and mushrooms
• Psychotic reactions are possible
• Flashbacks
• Chromosomal damage?