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LSD and other hallucinogens have no medicinal
value. There are a number of severe restrictions on their legal
manufacturing and storage, and are legally available only for approved research.
Users seek an altered state of perception and feeling from abusing these drugs.
They may also end up with a wide variety of frightening or life-threatening side
effects. One of the most common is persisting perception disorder -
flashbacks. Other signs and symptoms of use include dilated pupils,
disorientation, mood swings and nausea. Some of the paraphernalia associated with the
use of hallucinogens include blotter papers, window panes, and tin foil.
Drug
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Street Names
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Method
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Other Symptoms
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| LSD |
Acid, blotter, boomers, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshines |
Swallowed, absorbed through mouth tissues |
Increased body temperature, heart rate,
blood pressure, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, numbness, weakness, and
tremors. Also for LSD: persistent mental disorders |
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Mescaline |
Buttons, cactus, mesc, peyote |
Swallowed, smoked |
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Psilocybin |
Magic mushroom, purple passion, shrooms |
Swallowed |
Nervousness, paranoia |
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
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