History and the effects
This classification of drugs dramatically alters users' perceptions, thoughts, and sensory experiences.
What are psychedelics?
The two main species of cannabis are __ and __.
What are sativa and indica?
In the 1950s, Delysid® (LSD) was considered a __ for treating mental illnesses and alcoholism.
What is a therapy? *treatment
Most mushrooms contain __, which can cause nausea and other physical symptoms before the onset of psychedelic effects.
What is psilocybin? *Psilocin
Mushrooms, LSD, and other indole psychedelics cause their effects by disrupting which two neurotransmitters?
What are serotonin and dopamine?
Psychedelic _ and _ have existed for 250 million years, with human use dating back more than 10,000 years.
What are plants and fungi?
The method of vaporizing hash oil with butane is known as __.
What is dabbing?
LSD could trigger a psychotic episode in someone with schizophrenia or major depression because the drug destabilizes the balance of what?
What are neurotransmitters?
Shrooms or LSD trips are likely initiated by __ dependence rather than physical dependence, even though tolerance develops rapidly.
What is psychological?
Psychedelic users experience _ of a previous trip even months or years later.
What are flashbacks?
Hundreds of tribes in the Americas, including the Aztecs and Toltecs, used peyote, psilocybin mushrooms, and marijuana for _ and medicinal purposes.
What is ceremonial? *spiritual
This compound has very small psychoactive effects and was created to provide the medical benefits of cannabis without the high.
What is CBD?
LSD and most psychedelics primarily create experiences of what, while substances like mescaline, psilocybin, and PCP cause hallucinations?
What are illusions and delusions
One of the greatest dangers of taking Mushrooms or LSD is impaired __ and the loss of__.
What is reasoning and judgement?
MDMA (ecstasy) is known as a _
What are psycho-stimulants?
Most hallucinogens stimulate the ___, raising pulse rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
"Incense" or herbal smoking blends containing designer cannabinoids or synthetic marijuana do not test positive for marijuana use and are commonly known as __.
What is spice?
LSD overloads the ___, causing sensory distortions such as seeing sounds, feeling smells, and hearing colors, a phenomenon known as synesthesia.
What is the brainstem?
A ___ is a sensory experience that does not come from external stimuli, such as seeing a creature or hearing a sound that doesn't exist.
What is a hallucination
PCP and _ are classified as dissociative anesthetics and are used as animal tranquilizers.
What is ketamine?
While "psychedelics" and "hallucinogens" are the most commonly used terms today, they were historically referred to as what?
What are entheogens?
The main psychoactive chemical in cannabis is __
What is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol? *THC
Who conducted psilocybin and LSD research in the 1960s to explore consciousness and emotional experiences?
Who are Harvard psychologists Drs. Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert?
Who conducted psilocybin and LSD research in the 1960s to explore consciousness and emotional experiences?
Who are Harvard psychologists Drs. Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert?
_ is brewed with ayahuasca and consumed as a sacrament to induce spiritual and magical visions or hallucinations.
What is DMT?