Hallucinogenic Drugs: What and How
There are many different kinds of hallucinogenic drugs. Some examples that I would like to talk about are L.S.D., Cocaine, P.C.P. and Peyote. L.S.D. is a man made drug that has been abused for its hallucinogenic properties since the 1960's. If consumed in a large enough dose, LSD will produce illusions and distort the user's sense of time and identity. LSD is classified as a synthetic psychedelic, derived from ergot fungus, it is the most powerful conscious-altering substance known to man. A dose of LSD is measured in micrograms or millionths of a gram. One ounce of LSD contains enough doses for 300,000 adults. Two suitcases of the stuff would be enough to dose the entire population of the USA . LSD is colorless, tasteless and odorless and usually is sold as a liquid packaged in breath freshener bottles or applied to sugar cubes, jello squares, tablets or blotter paper (squares or sheets of paper decorated with designs (sunflowers, strawberries, rockets etc)). They cost about $8.00 per 'tab'. Another way of using L.S.D. is to coat the rolling paper of marijuan
residents aged 12 and older used LSD at least once in their lifetime. But it also can be heated into a liquid and its fumes inhaled through a pipe in a method called "freebasing". Peyote (Mescaline) or the Sacred Cactus is a small, round cactus with fuzzy tufts instead of spines. The above ground portion is the "button" which is cut and consumed either fresh or dried. Rather than producing visual hallucinations, PCP causes changes in body image. Freebasing is an especially dangerous means of abusing cocaine because of the high concentrations of cocaine it introduces into the bloodstream. Usually, anywhere from 4, to 20 buttons, are eaten or made into tea. The sensation is similar to LSD but less edgy. Common during the 60s, this form is very rare now. Very rarely you may find it as small pills (or 'microdots'). PCP or Angel Dust was developed in the 1950s as an anesthetic. In addition to these distortions of reality, PCP can cause frightening side effects such as feelings of terror and confusion. The drug has different effects on different people.
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