Psychoactive fungi

impression that they were completely competent in driving, even after all of the drinks they had consumed. Almost everyone will experience a time in their life when they simply think to themselves, “No way! That won’t happen to me”. In summary, psychoactive drugs are strong stimulants or depressants that can drastically alter a person’s behaviors, abilities and reactions. Depressants specifically are known to delay chemical neurotransmitters within the brain that directly lead to slowed…

Clenbuterol is a very widely used drug and has quite a reputation. A good one among athletes and recreational users, and a very bad one among those people who know very little about illegal performance enhancing aids. Its not a steroid. In fact, the only medical use for which Clenbuterol is generally prescribed (and now being less and less prescribed thanks to its illegitimate use) is for obstructions of the air-way. People with chronic breathing disorders like asthma use this as a…

Portugal: In 2001 Portugal passed legislation decriminalizing all illicit drugs. Hereto abolishing criminal penalties for all cases of low-level drug possession and/or consumption. [Drug Policy Alliance, 2015] Previously, Portugal had a strict no-tolerance policy on drug possession and use much like the US. They too relied on the threat of incarceration and the criminal justice system as the core weapon in combatting the war on drugs. Now the focus has shifted to treating drug possession and use…

Throughout history the US media has unfairly portrayed psychedelic drugs, the counterculture, and philosophies behind them. Psychedelic drugs have been not only misportrayed and lied about, but the work of many successful scientists has been ignored because of the bad stigma behind psychedelic drugs. We will explore how psychedelic drugs can benefit society and help many people. Only until the psychedelic renaissance, present day, has some of the media started seeing psychedelic culture for what…

Charles Stimson’s essay "Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No” presents the negative effects of marijuana legalization while Maria Navarro’s essay “Decriminalizing Marijuana Usage" provides evidence in support of decriminalizing marijuana. Both essays contain many types of evidence to support each of the author 's opinions on the subject of legalizing marijuana but Navarro not addressing the effects of marijuana usage on the health or intellectual performance of marijuana users…

world. Cannabis can be grown in almost any climate and increasingly is being grown by means of indoor hydroponic technology. The primary active compound in cannabis is known as delta-9 tetrahydro-cannabinol, commonly referred to as THC. THC has psychoactive qualities that give the consumer the high feeling when consumed. THC potency varies widely among plants. Different genetic strains have different potencies. Plants in some cases are bred to maximize potency. Cannabis is consumed in three…

Baclofen Baclofen is commonly sold under the brand name of Lioresal. It is a central nervous system depressant used as a skeletal muscle relaxant. It is primarily used to treat spasticity and cerebral palsy (CB). It produces its effects by activating the GABA receptor, which is similar to the drug phenibut. It acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter, blocking the release of excitatory transmitters. Just like in fluoxetine, a person experiences withdrawal symptoms, if he discontinues the use of…

Johan Cuevas Yasmine Ouchikh PSY 10200 February 25, 2016 1. The drug that Harry abuses is a hallucinogens. Hallucinogens are drugs that alter the person's consciousness and arouse the senses in different ways. They can create hallucinations and make the person taking the drug very hungry. One effect of a hallucinogen is that it can increase the way the person perceive sounds, making music sound better than how it did before the “high”. Harry is not abusing a depressant because a depressant…

3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl) pyridine, which is more commonly known as nicotine, it is a very toxic chemical, however there are food that we consumer every day that have a little bit of nicotine present. For example, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes show around 15 ng/g wet weight of nicotine, also tea show 100ng /g nicotine concentration. Besides, other products that have nicotine that is used on a daily bases are cigarettes and tobacco. Nicotine is a very addictive drug, as it enters your…

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…