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HALLUCINOGENS
(PSYCHEDELICS)
HALLUCINOGES
are drugs that can produce changes in mood and behavior.
They can produce delusions and hallucinations. They induce
a state of excitation of the central nervous system, shown
by changes in mood. Hallucinogens disorient the sense
of direction, distance and time of a person. A user may
speak of "hearing" colors, and "seeing"
sounds.
KINDS
OF HALLUCINOGENS
- Mescaline - derive
from the fleshy par of payote cactus. Mescaline can
be produced synthetically and is taken orally. A dose
of 350 to 500 mg. of mescaline produce illusions and
hallucinations lasting from 5 to 12 hours.
- Psilocybin - a drug
derived from the Psilocybe mushrooms grown by
indians for centuries. When this mushrooms are eaten
they produce an effect of similar to mescaline and LSD.
- LSD
- "Lysergic acid diethylamide". It produced
from lysergic acid, a substance derived from
ergots fungus which grows on rye. LSD is now use as
a tool of research to study the mechanism of mental
illness. It is sold in the form of a tablets, thin squares
of gelatine or impregnated paper.
- Phencyclidine (PCP) - commonly
known as PCP. It is solid under different names, suh
as: Angel dust, Crystal, Supergrass, Killer
weed, Rockwt fuel, Embalding fluid,
and many others. The drug is sold in tablets and capsules,
as well as in powder and liquid form. It is applied
to a leaf like marijuana or oregano, and smoked. PCP
cause greater risk to the user than any other drug of
abuse, within the exception of "shabu".
EFFECTS
OF HALLUCINOGENS
The
effects of hallucinogens vary but the general effect are:
The psychological
effects of the hallucinogen include the fallowing:
- Strong emtional
feeling
- Recalling
previously suppressed ideas and thoughts
- A feeling
of great creative and imagination
- Very licid
and astonishingly clear thought
- Intensification
sensory impressions
- Changes in
sensation
- A mood of
joy and strong feeling of religious awareness
- A feeling
of oneness with the universe
For a "bad
trip" the following experience are "seen"
simple thing appear
- Hallucinations, such as nightmarish
visions and terrifying ideas
- Tension and anxiety
- Paranoid delusion to the
point of commiting suicide
- Complete loss of emotional
control
- Very deep and profound depression
- Social behavior becomes unruly
and uncontrllable
- Feeling that one is immune
to harm and perhaps able to "fly"
- Occassional "flashback"
(sensory replay of the previous "trip") occurs
- Feeling of dizziness or temporary
unconsciousness
ABUSE
OF HALLUCINOGENS
Abuse
of hallucinogens is commonly done through oral intake
(through the mouth). the drug is usually taken as often
as several times a week. And develops into a phsycal drive
causing the user to repeat the use of drug, but phsycal
dependence is unlikely.
PENALTY
FOR POSSEESSION
Illegal
possesion of hallucinogens imposes a penalty of 12 years
and one day im-prisonment and fine of 12,000 to 20,000.
FIRST
AID TREATMENT
- A person
on a "trip" using hallucinogens requires careful
attention. He needs to be re assured and protected from
bodily harm because these may trigger violent reactions
against those attending him
- Talk to the
person and convince him to calm down by getting him
inside a quiet and safe surrounding
- Take the
victim to the nearest doctor or hospital as soon as
possible. At least 2 male individuals must accompany
the patient
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