Psychedelic drug

Stimulus To arrive to my question, one stimulus source which inspired me to research the effects of drugs on humans comes from the Looking Glass, where the use of psychedelic drugs is evident in Alice. For example, upon entering the looking glass, she describes her encounters “the pictures on the wall next the fire seemed to be all alive, and the very clock on the chimney-piece had got the face of a little old man, and it grinned at her”(Carroll, 2016). The other document which inspired me to…

direct product of Kesey's time working the graveyard shift as an orderly at a mental health facility in Menlo Park, California.[6] Not only did he speak to the patients and witness the workings of the institution, but he voluntarily took psychoactive drugs, including mescaline and LSD, as part of Project MKUltra.[7] In addition to his work with Project MKUltra, Kesey experimented…

Psychedelic can be defined as “of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair.”(Rubin 15) Whereas psychedelic art is described as the visual displays inspired by these drugs. LSD is the main drug used for inducing psychedelic states. Psilocybin and mescaline are also experiences or states caused by drugs like LSD; however…

Drugs, music, and sex, Oh My! The 1960s were some of the most turbulent years in American history. Vietnam conflict, Civil Rights, and the counterculture were all coursing through the nation, all of which contributed to modern American culture and society. From Woodstock to LSD to psychedelic rock, the counterculture produced some of the most iconic elements of the decade. The counterculture movement of the 1960s had a significant impact on American society and culture. Evidence of this impact…

Three classes of hallucinogens relate to “hallucination-producing” drugs, particular neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Describe these three categories and include one example of a hallucinogenic drug in each. (20 points) The three classes of hallucinogens are Psychedelics, Dissociatives and Deliriants. Cannabis (marijuana) which falls under Psychedelics has a compound called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which affects the endocannabinoid (EC) system. In the EC system, neurons communicate…

release a drug that is called DMT. Dimethyltryptamine (DM) is a psychedelic entheogen that lets your consciousness come across some of the most unbelievable experiences, visions, thoughts, and dimensions imaginable. DMT is what makes you dream. It’s almost like every night you are on a psychedelic trip. Although illegal, this drug is in plants and every living animal. Some people actually extract this drug from plants and smoke it or take it orally. It is known to be the most intense psychedelic…

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…

ergot fungus. It is one of the most powerful mood changing chemicals (Barter 42). LSD has a long history, and many names. An LSD high has many characteristics, and there are several physical and mental effects of using LSD. LSD is a hallucinogen, a drug that causes a person to hallucinate (“LSD”). It was first made by Albert Hofmann in 1938, a chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical in Basel, Switzerland (Barter 39). It is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot fungus(39). It…

the current forms of treatment. Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms that acts as a drug that can dramatically enhance the lives of people who suffer from incapacitating psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression. And according to the findings of the research, the full impact of psilocybin still needs to be further explored. Psychedelics like LSD and (lysergic acid diethylamide) psilocybin are more known as a party drug than as forms of therapeutic medication. But…

of the drug. [8] Moreover, social tension was in the air everywhere, there was a clear divided, with the far left liberals and subcultures involving psychedelics on one side and the American and British government on the other. Writing in The New York Times on April 22, 1966, staff reporter Benard Weinraub interviewed people on both views of the controversy of LSD and psychedelic drug use, and reported several cases in which people committed violent and self harming actions while on the drug,…