Chapter 6 - LDS and Other Hallucinogens

Question 1

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

Answer 1

A synthetic, serotonin-relatied 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 from is associated with convulsions, disordered thinking, and hallucinations.

Question 5

Synthesica

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Psilocybin

Answer 6

A serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug originating from a species of mushrooms.

Question 7

Psilocin

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Bufotenine

Answer 8

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 9

Cyanosis

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Lysergic Acid Amide (LAA)

Answer 10

A hallucinogenic drug found in morning glory seeds, producing effects similar to those of LSD.

Question 11

Dimethylthyptamine (DMT)

Answer 11

A short-acting hallucinogenic drug.

Question 12

Harmine

Answer 12

A serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug frequently used by South American shamans in healing rituals.

Question 13

Mescaline

Answer 13

A norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drub. Its source is the peyote cactus.

Question 14

Peyote

Answer 14

A species of cactus that is the source for the hallucinogenic drug mescaline.

Question 15

DOM

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

MDMA (Ecstasy)

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

Amanita Muscaria

Answer 17

A species of mushroom containing the hallucinogenic drug ibotenic acid.

Question 18

Atropine

Answer 18

An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug derived from the Atropa belladonna plant.

Question 19

Scopolamine

Answer 19

An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug. Also called hyoscine.

Question 20

Hyoscyamine

Answer 20

An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug found in mandrake, henbane, and various species of the datura plant.

Question 21

Atropa Belladonna

Answer 21

A plant species, also called deadly nightshade, whose berries can be highly toxic. It is the principle source of atropine.

Question 22

Mandrake

Answer 22

A potato-like plant containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.

Question 23

Datura Stramonium

Answer 23

A species of the datura family of plants with hallucinogenic properties. In the United States, the plant is called Jimsonweed.

Question 24

Henbane

Answer 24

An herb containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.

Question 25

Phencyclindine (PCP)

Answer 25

A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen that produces disorientation, agitation, aggressive behavior, analgesia, and amnesia. It has various street names, including angel dust.

Question 26

Ketamine

Answer 26

A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen related to phencyclidine (PCP).

Question 27

Salvia Divinorum or Salvia

Answer 27

A Mexican leafy herb with short-duration hallucinogenic effects.