| What are Hallucinogenic Drug Effects? | | | | ■Perceptual distortion |
| Hallucinogenic drugs Pennsylvania are among the | | | | ■Disorders of thought |
| oldest known group of drugs used for their ability to | | | | ■Disorders associated with time and space |
| alter human perception and mood. For centuries, | | | | Abuse of Hallucinogenic Drugs |
| many of the naturally occurring hallucinogenic drugs | | | | The abuse of hallucinogenic drugs in the United |
| found in plants and fungi have been used for a | | | | States received a great deal of public attention in the |
| variety of shamanistic practices. In more recent | | | | 1960s and 1970s. A subsequent decline in their use in |
| years, a number of synthetic hallucinogenic drugs | | | | the 1980s may be attributed to real or perceived |
| have been produced, some of which are much more | | | | hazards associated with taking these drugs; however, |
| potent than their naturally occurring counterparts. | | | | there was a resurgence of the use of hallucinogenic |
| The biochemical, pharmacological and physiological | | | | drugs in the 1990s. Mushrooms, LSD, and ecstasy |
| basis for hallucinogenic activity is not well understood. | | | | became popular among junior and senior high school |
| Even the name for this class of hallucinogenic drugs is | | | | students who used hallucinogenic drugs Pennsylvania. |
| not ideal, since they do not always produce | | | | Today, young adults ages 18-25 are most likely to |
| hallucinations. Common hallucinogenic drug effects | | | | have used hallucinogenic drugs. Though hallucinogenic |
| typically include: | | | | drugs Pennsylvania are neuro-toxic to humans, the |
| ■Changes in perception, thought and mood | | | | most common danger they pose is impaired |
| ■Elevated heart rate | | | | judgment, which often leads to rash decisions and |
| ■Increased blood pressure | | | | accidents. |
| ■Dilated pupils | | | | |