PUBHLTH 147 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Opioid Receptor, Anticholinergic, Sympathetic Nervous System
14 Mar 2017
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Hallucinogens: alter perceptions, mood, and cognitive processes (thoughts, vary widely depending on the type (lsd, psilocybin mushrooms, pcp, Impairs judgment: serotonergic hallucinogens, psilocybin, schedule i, comes from mushroom plant, similar effects as lsd, mescaline, schedule i, from the peyote cactus, can also be synthesized. Controlled substances act: chewed or smoked, brief hallucinogenic effects. Current drug laws in the us: schedule i, lsd, psilocybin, mdma, schedule ii, pcp, scopolamine, schedule iii, ketamine, salvia not scheduled. Increased taste and hearing acuity: synesthesia- the melding of the senses (e. g. , smell sounds, judgment is impaired, sense of detachment, loss of reality, feel spiritual, labile mood, euphoria, serotonergic hallucinogens (lsd, mescaline, psilocybin, physical effects- sympathetic nervous system. Increased blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, sweating, dilated pupils, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors. Impaired motor coordination: (cid:862)bad trip(cid:863) highly adverse reaction, frightening hallucinations, confusion, paranoia, disorientation, agitation, panic, and terror, supportive therapy.
