Question
Give information about some hallucinogenic drugs.
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Answer
→Stimulate CNS & induce euphoria and high doses induce hallucinations.
→Products from plants like Atropa belladona & Datura spp. are hallucinogenic
→LSD (Lysergic acid Diethylamide)-obtained from fungus, barbiturates, amphetamines, benzodiazepines- treat mental
→illnesses like depression and insomnia.
→Abusede They are used medicinally, but these drugs are abused, which is harmful
→Barbiturates sedative synthetic drugs known as sleeping pills.
→Amphetamines are stimulants, often used by individuals to keep them awake at night.
→LSD (Lysergic acid Diethylamide) basically a common hallucinogen and a very powerful mind-altering chemical.
→Herbs, fruits and seeds with hallucinogenic properties have been used for years in folk medicine, religious festivals and rituals around the world.
→If these substances are used in large quantities, interference is created in the physical or mental functions.
→Products from plants like Atropa belladona & Datura spp. are hallucinogenic
→LSD (Lysergic acid Diethylamide)-obtained from fungus, barbiturates, amphetamines, benzodiazepines- treat mental
→illnesses like depression and insomnia.
→Abusede They are used medicinally, but these drugs are abused, which is harmful
→Barbiturates sedative synthetic drugs known as sleeping pills.
→Amphetamines are stimulants, often used by individuals to keep them awake at night.
→LSD (Lysergic acid Diethylamide) basically a common hallucinogen and a very powerful mind-altering chemical.
→Herbs, fruits and seeds with hallucinogenic properties have been used for years in folk medicine, religious festivals and rituals around the world.
→If these substances are used in large quantities, interference is created in the physical or mental functions.
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