Substance Abuse
Hallucinogens
By Teen Health Centre
Nov 9, 2004, 18:44

Hallucinogens 

Drug Classification: Hallucinogens

Slang Terms: acid, cid, blotter, illusion, LSD, magic mushrooms, mushrooms, PCP, angel dust, microdot, white lightening

What It Looks Like & How It’s Taken:
Acid – Usually comes in the form of a small saturated piece of paper called a blotter, that users place on the tongue, where it penetrates the blood stream.
Mushrooms – See “Mushrooms” [Link here to Mushroom Article]
LSD – LSD is odourless and colourless. Anything that can be swallowed can be a carrier for LSD. The effects of LSD can last from 2 – 12 hours.
PCP – PCP is the most dangerous of the hallucinogens. PCP is a white crystalline powder that dissolves in water. “It is commonly applied to dark brown cigarettes or leafy materials such as parsley, mint, oregano, marijuana, or tobacco and then smoked.” www.stopdrugs.org

PHP & LSD

Effects: Hallucinogens’ effects vary greatly and unpredictably. In most cases, the senses play tricks on people and they lose their sense of time and direction. With LSD, the physical effects include dilated pupils, high body temperature, increased heart rate and blood pressure, sweating, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors. www.freevibe.com  All hallucinogens distort the users sense of reality.

After/Side Effects: Users can never know how a hallucinogen will affect them. Each “trip” is different. People on acid or mushrooms start to believe they can fly, drive 1 000 miles an hour and thousands end up in the emergency rooms with injuries they caused themselves while on the drug.

Paraphernalia Associated with Use: Usually none.

Long Term Consequences of Use: The effects of the drug including hallucinations can occur weeks, months, even years after use. Users can experience flashbacks years after using. A flashback is like a relapse where your brain flashes back to your previous trip. If you keep taking hallucinogens, each time you’ll need more to get as high. Taking too much can kill you – no one ever knows exactly how much is too much as the drug is very unpredictable.

Facts & Statistics:
The majority of teens are not using hallucinogens.

Prolonged long-term effects may include decreased motivation, depression, anxiety, increased delusions, panic and psychosis.

Sources:
http://www.freevibe.com 

http://www.health.org/govpubs/phd642/ 

http://www.stopdrugs.org/identification.html

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