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What are types Hallucinogenic drug?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 7/10/2022

The general group of pharmacological agents commonly known as hallucinogens can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. The group includes mescaline, or peyote , which comes from the cactus Lophophora williamsii ; psilocin and psilocybin, from the mushrooms Psilocybe mexicana and Stropharia cubensis ; and LSD , synthesized from lysergic acid, found in the fungus Claviceps purpurea. These alkaloids have also been produced synthetically. Newer hallucinogens, such as PCP (phencyclidine, or "angel dust" ), a drug originally used as an anesthetic, and MDMA ( "Ecstasy" ), an amphetamine derivative, were common in the 1980s. Marijuana has hallucinogenic properties but is pharmacologically distinct.

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Emie Beahan

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3y ago

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