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Hallucinogen Addiction Drug
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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 counterparts.
The
biochemical, pharmacological, and physiological basis for hallucinogenic
activity is not well understood. Even the name for this class of drugs is not
ideal, since hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
However, taken in non-toxic dosages, these substances produce changes
in perception, thought, and mood. Physiological effects include elevated heart
rate, increased blood pressure, and dilated pupils. Sensory effects include
perceptual distortions that vary with dose, setting, and mood. Psychic effects
include disorders of thought associated with time and space. Time may appear to
stand still and forms and colors seem to change and take on new significance.
This experience may be either pleasurable or extremely frightening. It needs to
be stressed that the effects of hallucinogens are unpredictable each time they
are used.
Weeks or even months after some hallucinogens have been
taken, the user may experience flashbacks--fragmentary recurrences of certain
aspects of the drug experience in the absence of actually taking the drug. The
occurrence of a flashback is unpredictable, but is more likely to occur during
times of stress and seem to occur more frequently in younger individuals. With
time, these episodes diminish and become less intense.
The abuse of
hallucinogens in the United States received much 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
hallucinogens in their lifetime, and an estimated 900,000 Americans 12 years of
age or older, were current users of hallucinogens. Hallucinogenic mushrooms,
LSD, and MDMA 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 neurotoxic to humans.
However, the most common danger of hallucinogen use is impaired judgment that
often leads to rash decisions and accidents. |
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