Chapter 6

Question 1

LSD?

Answer 1

lysergic acid diethylamide; a synthetic, serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug

Question 2

hallucinogens?

Answer 2

a class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses

Question 3

ergot?

Answer 3

a fungus infecting rye and other grains

Question 4

ergotism?

Answer 4

a physical and/or psychological disorder acquired by ingesting ergot-infected grains. One form of ergotism involves gangrene and eventual loss of limbs; the other form is associated with convulsions, disordered thinking, and hallucinations

Question 5

when was LSD made illegal?

Answer 5

1966; becoming a Schedule I drug

Question 6

another name for micrograms?

Answer 6

mikes

Question 7

synethesia?

Answer 7

a subjective sensation in a modality other than the one being stimulated. An example is a visual experience when a sound is heard

Question 8

psilocybin?

Answer 8

a serotonin related hallucinogenic drug originating from a species of mushroom

Question 9

psilocin?

Answer 9

a brain chemical related to serotonin, resulting from the ingestion of psilocybin

Question 10

bufotenine?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

cyanosis?

Answer 11

a tendency for the skin to turn bluish purple. It can be a side effect of the drug bufotenine

Question 12

LAA?

Answer 12

lysergic acid amide; a hallucinogenic drug found in morning glory seeds, producing effects similar to LSD

Question 13

DMT?

Answer 13

dimethyltryptamine; a short acting hallucinogenic drug

Question 14

harmine?

Answer 14

a serotonin related hallucinogenic drug frequently used by South American shamens in healing rituals

Question 15

mescaline?

Answer 15

a norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drug. Its source is the peyote cactus