Hallucinogens Rehab Referral
Hallucinogens are drugs that cause hallucinations - profound
distortions in a person's perceptions of reality. Under the influence of
hallucinogens, people see images, hear sounds, and feel sensations that seem
real but do not exist. Some hallucinogens also produce rapid, intense emotional
swings.
LSD (an abbreviation of the German words for "lysergic acid
diethylamide") is the drug most commonly identified with the term
"hallucinogen" and the most widely used in this class of drugs. It is
considered the typical hallucinogen, and the characteristics of its action and
effects described in this Research Report apply to the other hallucinogens,
including mescaline, psilocybin, and ibogaine.
LSD is a clear or white, odorless, water-soluble material
synthesized from lysergic acid, a compound derived from a rye fungus. LSD is
the most potent mood- and perception-altering drug known: oral doses as small
as 30 micrograms can produce effects that last 6 to 12 hours.
Hallucinogen Addiction Information
LSD's effects typically begin within 30 to 90 minutes of ingestion
and may last as long as 12 hours. Users refer to LSD and other hallucinogenic
experiences as "trips" and to the acute adverse experiences as "bad trips."
Although most LSD trips include both pleasant and unpleasant aspects, the
drug's effects are unpredictable and may vary with the amount ingested and the
user's personality, mood, expectations, and surroundings.
Users of LSD may experience some physiological effects, such as
increased blood pressure and heart rate, dizziness, loss of appetite, dry
mouth, sweating, nausea, numbness, and tremors; but the drug's major effects
are emotional and sensory. The user's emotions may shift rapidly through a
range from fear to euphoria, with transitions so rapid that the user may seem
to experience several emotions simultaneously.
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