Hallucinogens-+Overview

==Hallucinogens ==

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 Hallucinogens are drugs that change a person's perception of reality. When people take hallucinogens, they experience things that are not real such as sights, sounds, and different sensations. The main hallucinogen we will be covering is psilocybin, which is found in psychedelic mushrooms.


 Psilocybin:a hallucinogenic chemical found in mushrooms. a.k.a. shrooms MDMA: a psychedelic drug a.k.a. ecstasy LSD: lysergic acid a.k.a acid PCP: a pain relieving drug a.k.a angel dust Peyote: the tip of a cactus plant Mescaline: naturally found in the peyote


 Hallucinogens work in the spine and the brain by stopping the communication between nerve cells and seratonin. Seratonin is the chemical that controls your sensory perception. Therefore, when the signals between the seratonin and the brain are interrupted, a person trips out and experiences things that are unreal.

 A demonstration of some of the effects of drugs:
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