Hallucinogens: Overview and Types

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to hallucinogens, including their types, effects, and properties.

Hallucinogens

Substances that alter sensory processing in the brain, causing perceptual disturbances and changes in thought processing.

Psychedelics

Another name for hallucinogens, often associated with altering consciousness and perception.

Depersonalization

A psychological state where a person feels detached from their thoughts, body, or surroundings, often experienced during hallucinogen use.

LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, a traditional hallucinogen known for its psychedelic effects.

Psilocybin

A hallucinogenic compound found in certain mushrooms, known for effects similar to LSD.

Mescaline

A psychedelic compound found in peyote cactus, known for enhancing perception and causing hallucinations.

Synesthesia

A condition where one sense is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more additional senses, often experienced with hallucinogens.

Tolerance

A physiological state where increasing amounts of a substance are required to achieve the same effect, which develops rapidly with LSD.

Entactogen

A term referring to substances like ecstasy that promote emotional closeness and empathy.

Anticholinergic Hallucinogens

Naturally occurring alkaloids found in plants that have hallucinogenic properties, such as scopolamine and atropine.

PCP (Phencyclidine)

A hallucinogenic drug originally developed as an anesthetic but known for causing severe psychological effects.

Ketamine

A dissociative anesthetic that can produce hallucinogenic effects similar to PCP.

Flashbacks

Unanticipated recurrences of hallucination experiences after the initial drug use, often described as disturbing.

anticholinergic hallucinogens

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