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Chapter 6
LSD and Other Hallucinogens
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 3
02/26/2013

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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
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A synthetic, serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug.
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Hallucinogens
Definition
A class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses.
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Ergot
Definition
A fungus infecting rye and other gains.
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Ergotism
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A physical and/or psychological disorder acquired by ingesting ergot-infected grains. One form of it involves gangrene and eventual loss of limbs; the other form is associated with convulsions, disordered thinking, and hallucinations.
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Synesthesia
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A subjective sensation in a modality other than the one being stimulated. An example is a visual experience when a sound is heard.
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Psilocybin
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A serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug originating from a species of mushroom.
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Psilocin
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A brain chemical related to serotonin, resulting from the ingestion of psilocybin.
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Bufotenine
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A serotonin-related drug obtained either from a bean plant in Central and South America or from the skin of a particular type of toad.
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Cyanosis
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A tendency for the skin to turn bluish purple. It can be a side effect of the drug bufotenine.
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Lysergic Acid Amide (LAA)
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A hallucinogenic drug found in morning glory seeds, producing effects similar to those of LSD.
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Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
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A short-acting hallucinogenic drug.
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Harmine
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A serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug frequently used by South American shamans in healing rituals.
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Mescaline
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A norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drug. Its source is the peyote cactus.
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Peyote
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A species of cactus that is the source for the hallucinogenic drug mescaline.
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DOM
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A synthetic norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drug, derived from amphetamine. DOM or a combination of DOM and LSD is often referred to by the street name STP.
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MDMA (Ecstasy)
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A synthetic norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drug. Once considered useful for psychotherapeutic purposes, this drug is now known to produce significant adverse side effects, including neuronal hyperthermia, dehydration, and neurochemical changes.
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Amanita Muscaria
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A species of mushroom containing the hallucinogenic drug ibotenic acid.
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Atropine
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An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug derived from the Atropa belladonna plant.
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Scopolamine
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An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug. Also called hyoscine.
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Hyoscyamine
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An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug found in mandrake, henbane, and various species of the datura plant.
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Atropa Belladonna
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A plant species, also called deadly nightshade, whose berries can be highly toxic. It is the principal source of atropine.
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Mandrake
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A potato-like plant containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.
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Henbane
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An herb containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.
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Datura Stramonium
Definition
A species of the datura family of plants with hallucinogenic properties. In the United States, the plant is called Jimsonweed.
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Phencyclidine (PCP)
Definition
A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen that produces disorientation, agitation, aggressive behavior, analgesia, and amnesia. It has various street names, including angel dust.
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Ketamine
Definition
A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen related to phencyclidine (PCP)
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Salvia Divinorum or Salvia
Definition
A mexican leafy herb with short-duration hallucinogenic effects.
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