Hallucinogens

by:
Catherine Batay-an
Davyne Nioore Gabriel
Gillian Trishabelle Sabinay
What are Hallucinogens?
Hallucinogens are a class of drugs that
cause hallucinations—profound
distortions in a person’s perceptions of
reality. When under the influence of these
types of drugs, people often report rapid,
intense emotional swings and seeing
images, hearing sounds, and feeling
sensations that seem real but are not.
(retrieved from www.drugabuse.gov)

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Types of Hallucinogens
1. Marijuana
2. d-lysergic and diethylamide (LSD)
3. Phencyclidine (PCP)
4. Peyote and Mescaline

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1 Marijuana

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Marijuana or “Weed “
- refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems,
and seeds from the  Cannabis
sativa  or 
Cannabis
indica plant
- The plant contains the
mind altering chemical
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) - this is
what makes marijuanahallucinogenic
and it produces the “high” recreational
feeling users look for
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Why is Marijuana legalized in
some countries?
It contains Cannabinoids
- these are active chemicals found in
marijuana that can also be found in the
body involved in memory, appetite, and
pain.
- Researchers suggest that cannabinoids
can reduce & relieve pain, control
nausea, kill cancer cells, relax tight
muscles, and slow tumor growth

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2
D-Lysergic and
Diethylamide (LSD)

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Lysergic acid Diethylamide
(LSD)
- A mood-changing chemical
- manufactured from lysergic
acid, which is found in the
ergot fungus that grows on
rye and other grains
- LSD users call an LSD
experience a “trip,” typically
lasting twelve hours or so.
Within this trip, users usually
see illusions with different colors
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3 Phencyclidine (PCP)

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Phencyclidine (PCP)
- It is considered a dissociative drug,
leading to a distortion of
sights, colors, sounds, self,
and one's environment
- developed in the 1950s as
an intravenous anesthetic,
but was discontinued
- Ketamine was then used as a replacement for
PCP and has a similar structure to it, as an
anesthetic for surgery

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4 Peyote and Mescaline

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 Peyote and Mescaline
Peyote Mescaline
- Small spineless - is used primarily as a
cactus with active recreational drug and
ingredient mescaline, a is also used to
hallucinogen supplement various
- Has disc-shaped types of meditation
“buttons” that are cut and psychedelic
off and used therapy

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Side effects of hallucinogens
Short Term Long Term
◦ Short-term memory ◦ Decrease in IQ (up
problems to 8 pts)
◦ Paranoia ◦ Impaired thinking
◦ Increased heart rate ◦ Increased chances
◦ Lowered reaction of having
▫ Heart attacks
time ▫ Strokes
◦ Sleeplessness ◦ Depression
◦ Tremors ◦ Mood swings
◦ Loss of appetite ◦ Psychosis

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What Hallucinogen users see

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How hallucinogens work
*insert video*

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Are hallucinogens good for you?
NO, they may give you a “good trip”
apart from the real world we’re in but
the risks are far more worse than
the pleasure you’ll experience.
Drugs won’t do any good to you, you
yourself must make the change your
life wants and deserves.

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Thanks for listening! 
ANY QUESTIONS?

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Sources
www.drugabuse.gov
Lopez, G. (2018, Nov. 14). Marijuana is
legal for medicinal purposes in 32
states. Retrieved from www.vox.com
www.drugs.com
www.drugfreeworld.org

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