Chapter 14 Hallucinogenic Drugs
Mescaline Peyote cactus
Psilocybin Psilocybe mushrooms psilocybin psilocin
LSD
Pharmacology of Hallucinogenic Drugs
LSD Trip (psychological effects) 1.Onset 2.Plateau 3.Peak 4.Come-down Pharmacology of Hallucinogenic Drugs
Physiological effects Activate sympathetic nervous system –Dilated pupils –Heart rate increase –Blood pressure increase –Body temperature increase Dizziness Nausea and vomiting Pharmacology of Hallucinogenic Drugs
Most hallucinogens are 5-HT receptor agonists If you use a 5-HT receptor antagonists together with a hallunicongen, illusions and hallucinations disappear Pharmacology of Hallucinogenic Drugs
Pharmacology of Hallucinogenic Drugs Acquisition of an LSD/saline discrimination and attenuation of the drug stimulus cue
Problems with hallucinogenic drugs “Bad Trip” Flashbacks Psychotic breakdown Pharmacology of Hallucinogenic Drugs
PCP Dissociative Anesthetics
Ketamine crystals Dissociative Anesthetics
PCP Self-administration of PCP into the nucleus accumbens shell by rats
Ketamine Ketamine administration produces a dose-dependent increase in psychotic- like symptoms