Research Report Series (2014): Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Including LSD, PCP, Ketamine, Psilocybin, Salvia, Peyote, and Dextromethorphan

Publication date: 2014

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: substance use disorders, hallucinogens, research, statistics, epidemiology, health, health care, medical complications, physiology, treatment, prevention, behavior, neurology

Publisher: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collection: salis; americana

Language: English

8 pages. January 2014. Includes bibliography. Research Report Series.

Hallucinogens and dissociative drugs--which have street names like acid, angel dust, and vitamin K--distort the way a user perceives time, motion, colors, sounds, and self. These drugs can disrupt a person's ability to think and communicate rationally, or even to recognize reality, sometimes resulting in bizarre or dangerous behavior. Hallucinogens such as LSD and psilocybin cause emotions to swing wildly and real-world sensations to appear unreal, sometimes frightening. Dissociative drugs like PCP, ketamine, DXM, and Salvia divinorum may make a user feel out of control and disconnected from their body and environment. Also: short-term effects, long-term effects.