Chapter 6 - LDS and Other Hallucinogens Flashcards
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
A synthetic, serotonin-relatied hallucinogenic drug.
Hallucinogens
A class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses.
Ergot
A fungus infecting rye and other grains.
Ergotism
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.
Synthesica
A subjective sensation in a modality other that the one being stimulated. An example is a visual experience when a sound is heard.
Psilocybin
A serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug originating from a species of mushrooms.
Psilocin
A brain chemical related to serotonin, resulting from the ingestion of psilocybin.
Bufotenine
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.
Cyanosis
A tendency for the skin to turn bluish purple. It can be a side effect of the drug bufotenine.
Lysergic Acid Amide (LAA)
A hallucinogenic drug found in morning glory seeds, producing effects similar to those of LSD.
Dimethylthyptamine (DMT)
A short-acting hallucinogenic drug.
Harmine
A serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug frequently used by South American shamans in healing rituals.
Mescaline
A norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drub. Its source is the peyote cactus.
Peyote
A species of cactus that is the source for the hallucinogenic drug mescaline.
DOM
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.
MDMA (Ecstasy)
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.
Amanita Muscaria
A species of mushroom containing the hallucinogenic drug ibotenic acid.
Atropine
An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug derived from the Atropa belladonna plant.
Scopolamine
An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug. Also called hyoscine.
Hyoscyamine
An anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug found in mandrake, henbane, and various species of the datura plant.
Atropa Belladonna
A plant species, also called deadly nightshade, whose berries can be highly toxic. It is the principle source of atropine.
Mandrake
A potato-like plant containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.
Datura Stramonium
A species of the datura family of plants with hallucinogenic properties. In the United States, the plant is called Jimsonweed.
Henbane
An herb containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.
Phencyclindine (PCP)
A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen that produces disorientation, agitation, aggressive behavior, analgesia, and amnesia. It has various street names, including angel dust.
Ketamine
A dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen related to phencyclidine (PCP).
Salvia Divinorum or Salvia
A Mexican leafy herb with short-duration hallucinogenic effects.
