PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Locus Coeruleus, 5-Ht2A Receptor, Cyp2D6
16 Apr 2017
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Induce a reality-altering experience consisting of hallucinations, sensory distortions, or delusions. Further classified into hallucinogens, mixed stimulant-psychedelics, and dissociative anesthetics. Represent a large class of psychedelic drugs that produce hallucinations at their main pharmacological effects. Lsd (lysergic acid diethylamide) = most representative hallucinogen psychedelic drug: lsg and its precursor, lysergic acid, are schedule i controlled substances. Other hallucinogens include: psilocybin: main psychoactive constituent in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Shrooms : mescaline: found in peyote cactus native to southern north america users chew disk-shaped buttons within the cactus crown, dimethyltryptamine (dmt): found in hallucinogenic south american plants the body produces small amounts of endogenous dmt. Lsd and most other hallucinogens are normally orally administered. Lsd is highly potent, with effective amounts beginning at 0. 025 mg. A common preparation method involves applying drugs of a lsd solution on squares of blotter paper or postage stamps and users lick the paper.
