1 / 8

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens. Hallucinogens-. Any drug that causes a person to hallucinate (see or hear things that are not there). The effects are often referred to as a “trip” “Trips” can last for minutes or days depending on the type and amount of drug taken.

luz
Télécharger la présentation

Hallucinogens

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Hallucinogens

  2. Hallucinogens- Any drug that causes a person to hallucinate (see or hear things that are not there). • The effects are often referred to as a “trip” • “Trips” can last for minutes or days depending on the type and amount of drug taken. • Flashbacks – hallucinogen’s effects can occur days, weeks, or years after the drugs were originally taken. Lasts for seconds or hours.

  3. Common Hallucinogens: • LSD (acid) • Mushrooms • PCP (angel dust) • Peyote

  4. Inhalants Any drug that is inhaled and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs. • Common Inhalants: household cleaners, spray paint, glue, Freon, nitrous oxide Huffing Freon Video • Short Term effects: Oxygen flow to your brain is replaced by another chemical. This can result in death and brain damage (after only one use). video

  5. Designer Drugs A drug that is produced by making a small chemical change to a drug that already exists.

  6. Designer Drugs: • Ecstasy (MDMA) • One of the most popular designer drugs. • MDMA is a mind altering drug created from Meth. • Street names: X, Adam, XTC, and E • Taken as a pill, can be crushed and snorted • Effects include increased sensitivity to touch, hallucinations, tingling in skin, and increased energy. • Lasts 4-6 hours. MOLLY

  7. Side Effects of Ecstasy: • Nausea • Confusion • Blurred vision • Dehydration • Memory Loss • Seizures • Heart failure • Brain damage • Death

  8. Other Designer Drugs:Do not copy GHB: • made from the anesthetic GBL (an ingredient to pesticides) • Street names: G, Liquid X, Fantasy • Loss of consciousness and death Ketamine: • closely related to hallucinogen PCP (angel dust). • Street names: Special K, K, Kit Kat, Vitamin K • Users experience “dissociation” – separation from reality. They also experience numbness, inability to move, permanent loss of memory, and coma.

More Related