Hallucinagens
It's a fact…
Hallucinagens are psychoactive drugs that distort reality and scramble
a person's senses. The best known hallucinogens include phencyclidine
(PCP, "angel dust"), lycergic acid diethylamide (LSD, "acid"),
mescaline from the peyote cactus and psylocybin ("shrooms").
The effects of hallucinagens are both psychological and physical. All
of these drugs produce changes in the user's perception, thought and mood.
Time may appear to stand still and forms and colors seem to change and
take on new significance. This could be a pleasurable experience or terrifying
one. The overall effects of hallucinogens are highly unpredictable each
time they are used.
Method of Ingestion:
Swallowed in pill or liquid form. PCP is sometimes combined with marijuana,
cocaine or other drugs.
Short- and Long-Term Effects
of Hallucinagens:
- Increased heart rate and blood pressure
- Dilated pupils
- Numbness, weakness, and trembling
- Nausea
- Slurred speech
- Impaired coordination
- Convulsions
- Depression, anxiety, paranoia
- Violent behavior
- Flashbacks
- Persistent psychosis
- Catatonic syndrome whereby user becomes mute and disoriented and makes
meaningless and repetitive movements
- Decreased awareness of pain that can lead to injuries
- Heart and lung failure
- Coma
- Death
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