1. Hallucinogens

2. Hallucinogens-
Any drug that causes a person to hallucinate (see or hear things that are not there).
The effects are often referred to as a “trip”
“Trips” can last for minutes or days depending on the type and amount of drug taken.
Flashbacks – hallucinogen’s effects can occur days, weeks, or years after the drugs were originally taken. Lasts for seconds or hours.

3. Common Hallucinogens:
LSD (acid)
Mushrooms
PCP (angel dust)
Peyote

4. Inhalants
Any drug that is inhaled and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs.
Common Inhalants:
household cleaners, spray paint,
glue, Freon, nitrous oxide
Huffing Freon Video
Short Term effects:
Oxygen flow to your brain is replaced by another chemical. This can result in death and brain damage (after only one use).
video

5. Designer Drugs
A drug that is produced by making a small chemical change to a drug that already exists.

6. Ecstasy (MDMA) One of the most popular designer drugs.
MDMA is a mind altering drug created from Meth.
Street names: X, Adam, XTC, and E
Taken as a pill, can be crushed and snorted
Effects include increased sensitivity to touch, hallucinations, tingling in skin, and increased energy.
Lasts 4-6 hours.
MOLLY

7. Side Effects of Ecstasy:
Nausea
Confusion
Blurred vision
Dehydration
Memory Loss
Seizures
Heart failure
Brain damage
Death

8. Other Designer Drugs: Do not copy
GHB:
made from the anesthetic GBL (an ingredient to pesticides)
Street names: G, Liquid X, Fantasy
Loss of consciousness and death
Ketamine:
closely related to hallucinogen PCP (angel dust).
Street names: Special K, K, Kit Kat, Vitamin K
Users experience “dissociation” – separation from
reality. They also experience numbness, inability
to move, permanent loss of memory, and coma.