Are Hallucinogens Good Or Bad

Today, our world is in a constant battle on whether or not drugs should be legal or illegal. Some people argue certain drugs find cures and help cure life-long diseases while others protest what it can do to the mind and the brutal consequences and aftermath of using drugs. Hallucinogens are defined as “a category of psychoactive drug that induce hallucinations and change the way users perceive their inner and external worlds. Sometimes hallucinogens are called psychotomimetic or psychedelics. These terms are often used because hallucinogens imitate the effects caused by psychosis. Users of hallucinogens respond very individually to the drug and responses seem to be partially determined by situational factors.” (Musacchio, 1990). Over the years,

It may vary depending on the variables yet there are severe consequences in this case. The hallucinogens may cause blurred vision, sense of relaxation, loss of coordination, numbness, and even nausea. Overdoses from LSD are less likely while those taking PCP may results in accidents from the individual’s behavior, and it can causes a coma, death, seizures and even death. A higher dose of hallucinogen can cause a person to overdose due to the lack of knowledge of how much they are taking thus not allowing their body to cope with how much is in their system. Hallucinogens have long-term effects such as what are called “flashbacks.” Individuals may have these flashbacks weeks, months, or days after taking the substance. This may also be causes by extreme stress on the body, the use of other drugs, and may cause anxiety or pleasant. (Hallucinogens: What Are the Effects,

LCD is a grain in which ingested allows the person to reach an intense high limiting their judgment. The individual experiences intense color saturations while their brain suffers resulting in the person’s perception of the reality. LCD causes them not be totally aware of their surroundings thus leading themselves into danger. PCP has an effect by how much is consumed and whether taken with other drugs or medication. The brain is left unaccountable as the drug takes a toll over time causing their cognitive developmental skills to slow. Another hallucinogen drug is marijuana leading the individual to feel relaxed yet it results in paranoia as well as delusions when the body is exposed to higher doses and the body is unable to compensate. Marijuana leads to short-term learning problems and memory processing. The drugs take a toll on the body such as blurred vision, loss of coordination, numbness, yet it also may cause a sense of relaxation for the person as well as a sense of highness. The individual may suffer from flashbacks as a result from the use of other drugs and extreme amounts of stress. In medical research, doctors such as Dr. Martin took a hallucinogen. He expressed a year later having gotten over his depression and formed a new relationship with his daughters. The hallucinogens were also researched upon helping those with OCD and post-traumatic-stress