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DRUG
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DEPENDENCE Physical/Psychological
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HOW USED
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DURATION
(hours)
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PCP-Angel Dust-Loveboat
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Unknown/High
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Smoked, Oral
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Up to day injected
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LSD-Acid-Green/Red Dragon
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None/Unknown
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Oral
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8-12
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Mescaline-Peyote
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None/Unknown
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Oral, Injected
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8-12
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Psilocybin
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None/Unknown
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Oral, Injected, Smoked, Sniffed
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Variable
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Designer Drugs*- Ecstasy - PCE
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Unknown/Unknown
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Oral, injected, smoked
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Variable
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What are Hallucinogens?
Drugs that produce behavioral changes that are often multiple and dramatic. No known medical use, but some block sensation to pain and use may result in self-inflicted injuries.
"Designer Drugs" made to imitate certain illegal drugs, are often many times stronger than drugs they imitate.
Possible Effects:
Rapidly changing feelings, immediately and long after use. Chronic use may cause persistent problems, depression, violent behavior, anxiety, distorted perception of time. Large doses may cause convulsions, coma, heart/lung failure, ruptured blood vessels in the brain. May cause hallucinations, illusions, dizziness, confusion, suspision, anxiety, loss of control. Delayed effects- "flashbacks" may occur long after use. Designer Drugs- one use may cause irreversible brain damage.
Symptoms of Overdose:
Longer, more intense "trip" episodes, psychosis, coma, and death.
Withdrawal Syndrome:
No known withdrawal syndrome.
Indications of Possible Misuse:
Extreme changes in behavior and mood; person may sit or recline in a trance-like state; person may appear fearful. Chills, irregular breathing, sweating, trembling hands. Changes in sense of light, hearing, touch, smell, and time. Increase in blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugar.
*Phencyclidine analogs, Amphetamine variants
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