Psilocybin

Anton Köllisch developed 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine as a by-product of research for a drug to combat abnormal bleeding. It was largely ignored for 70 years until it became popular in the dance clubs of the early 80s. It was only when the Rave culture of the late 80s adopted Ecstasy as its drug of choice that MDMA became one of the top four illegal drugs in use killing an estimated 50 people a year in the UK alone. Its inventor died in World War I. Medical reviews have noted that MDMA has…

A controlled substance is an illicit medication that can have a negative impacts on an individual's wellbeing and welfare. It could refer to marijuana or heroin; their ownership is a crime under federal as well as state laws. As consequence, state and governments have decided to direct these substances. An individual discovered having a controlled substance can be fined and held in jail by neighborhood, state, and government law authorization. Medications, substances, and certain chemicals used…

variety of medical conditions as well as a person general outlook on life. Some may argue the possible dangers in the use of psychedelic drugs such as Stephen J. Lee, a staff writer for the Grand Forks Herald newspaper. Lee reports that “Psilocybin a toxic chemical in mushrooms that acts as a hallucinogen, comes in acid form on blotter…

Have you ever had a dream? Obviously, the answer for most people is yes; dreaming is a natural process of the human brain. On average, most people dream about 4-6 times per night, according to dreamresearch.net, but most of them tend to be forgotten. Dreams are one of the many phenomena of the human brain. One thing that makes them even more unexplainable is the concept of daydreaming. A daydream is “a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake” (www.thefreedictionary). For most people…

to feel love; we go to the gym to feel good about ourselves; we binge television shows to live the lives of others. Another means toward this end is that of drugs. Some drink coffee to feel alert; some smoke marijuana to feel relaxed; some ingest psilocybin to escape to another world. Human beings of all cultures have been using and respecting drugs for millennia; though it is only of recent time the term “drugs” itself has become something of a taboo. The ostracism from mainstream media toward…

as a hallucinogen. Some Siberian tribes report that 3 fresh A muscaria mushrooms can be lethal, whereas others claim that eating as many as 21 of these mushrooms is safe. Various hallucinogenic mushrooms containing ibotenic acid and muscimol or psilocybin are found in the New World. The timing of symptom onset is important for distinguishing life-threatening or severe mushroom poisonings from less serious poisonings (eg, those involving hallucinogenic mushrooms), which typically have an onset of…

Genuine Synesthesia: The thought behind genuine synesthesia is that this type of synesthesia is a condition in which a person is born with. One of the hallmarks of genuine synesthesia is consistency, which can be described by a high inter- and low intrapersonal variance between inducer-concurrent couplings. Consistency is usually observed in a “test-retest” experiment where results observed and recorded initially will be observed again after a certain period of time. In 1987, Cohen performed…

Many illicit narcotics have proven medicinal purposes, like “opioids for pain, amphetamines for narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and even cocaine for local blood control and anaesthesia in ear nose and throat (ENT) surgery” (Nutt, 2015, p. 2) A comparative risk assessment of drugs done by Dirk Lachenmeier and Jürgen Rehm, placed alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, and heroin all under high risk toxicological levels, while other agents (opiates, cocaine, amphetamine-type…

physical addictions are, for example : Gambling addiction, sexual addiction, internet addiction, exercise addiction, etc. The substances that fall under this category are, for example : Alcohol, caffeine, cannabis (weed), hallucinogen (LSD, Peyote, Psilocybin,…

brain and spinal cord that regulate mood, sensory perception, sleep, hunger, body temperature, sexual behavior, and muscle control. (“What Are Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs?" stated) Types of hallucinogens include, PCP, LSD, ketamine, and psilocybin. PCP or phencyclidine, was created in the 1950s for a general surgical anesthetic. (“What Are Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs?") LSD, d-lysergic acid diethylamide or commonly known as acid, it is one of the most mood and perception…