Download Name/Type of Illegal Drug: Hallucinogens

Illegal Drug Outline
Unit 7 Lesson 39
Hallucinogens
Name/Type of Illegal Drug: Hallucinogens
A: Key Idea:
Group of drugs that interfere with the senses and cause hallucinations. Also, known as
psychedelic drugs: imagined experience that seems real.
1. Supporting Details
A. Descriptions
i.
Imagined experience that seems real
ii.
The effects may last for days
iii.
LSD, PCP, Psilocybin, MDMA
iv.
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B. Harmful Effects
i.
Increased heart rate and blood pressure, tremors and nausea
ii.
Alter perceptions of reality, time and environment, intensity mood,
and cause rapid mood swings
iii.
Causes flashbacks: a vivid memory of a hallucination.
iv.
Regular use may develop a tolerance
v.
Impair reasoning and judgment and slow reaction time.
vi.
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2. Examples
a. LSD: Acid, doses, beast, Lucy, Diamonds, tabs, trips. Drug can be swallowed, sniffed or can
dissolve under tongue. Illegal. Pupils dilate, skin becomes flushed, heart rate and
temperature increase-“bad trip”
b. PCP: Angel dust, dust. Smoked, swallowed or sniffed. Illegal. Restlessness, disorientation,
anxiousness, anger, aggression, feelings of invincibility.
c. Psilocybin: Mushrooms, shrooms. Eaten/illegal. Increased blood pressure and heart rate,
dizziness, anxiety, also experience “bad trips”.
d. MDMA: Ecstasy, XTC. Swallowed, sniffed, or injected/illegal. Acts as a stimulant and cause
brain damage, similar to LSD.