Hallucinogens

Hallucinogen Drug Abuse Treatment

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What are Hallucinogens?

Hallucinogens are among the oldest known group of drugs used for their ability to alter human perception and mood. For centuries, many of the naturally occurring hallucinogens found in plants and fungi have been used for a variety of shamanistic practices. In more recent years, a number of synthetic hallucinogens have been produced, some of which are much more potent than their naturally occurring hallucinogenic drug counterparts.

The biochemical, pharmacological, and physiological basis for hallucinogenic activity is not well understood. Even the name for this class of hallucinogen drugs is not ideal, since hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.

Effects of Hallucinogens

Changes in perception, thought and mood
Elevated heart rate
Increased blood pressure
Dilated pupils
Perceptual distortion
Disorders of thought
Disorders associated with time and space

Hallucinogen Drugs Flashbacks

Weeks or even months after some hallucinogens have been taken; the user may experience flashbacks - fragmentary recurrences of certain aspects of the hallucinogen drug experience in the absence of actually taking the drug. Flashbacks, though unpredictable, are more likely to occur during times of stress and are experienced more frequently in younger individuals. With time, these episodes diminish and become less intense.

Hallucinogens Abuse

The abuse of hallucinogens in the United States received a great deal of public attention in the 1960s and 1970s. A subsequent decline in their use in the 1980s may be attributed to real or perceived hazards associated with taking these drugs. However, a resurgence of the use of hallucinogens in the 1990s is cause for concern. By 1999, one out of every six college students (14.8 percent) reported some use of hallucinogen drugs in their lifetime, and an estimated 900,000 Americans 12 years of age or older, were current users of hallucinogens. Hallucinogenic mushrooms, LSD, and Ecstasy are popular among junior and senior high school students who use hallucinogens.

There is a considerable body of literature that links the use of some of the hallucinogenic substances to neuronal damage in animals, and recent data support that some hallucinogens are neuro-toxic to humans. However, the most common danger of hallucinogen drug use is impaired judgment that often leads to rash decisions and accidents.

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