PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Insomnia, Caffeine, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Hallucinogens are psychedelics (mind-manifesting) drugs, such as lsd, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input some can be synthetic (lsd, mdma) or natural (marijuana) Experience begins with simple geometric forms (lattice, cobwebs, spiral), Marijuana its leaves contain thc which triggers a variety of effects, the active ingredient smoking it gets to the brain in 7 seconds synthetic marijuana called k2 or spice mimics thc but it is illegal. Alcohol is eliminated within hours, thc stays in the body for a week so there are less abrupt withdrawal symptoms. Heavy use associated with a shrinkage of brain areas that processes memories and emotions. Prenatal exposure through maternal use impairs brain development. Medical marijuana use is granted to relieve pain and nausea associated with diseases such as aids and cancer, delivering thc with medical inhalers because marijuana smoke is toxic and can cause cancer, lung damage etc.