What are hallucinogen drugs?
What effect do hallucinogen drugs have on the user?
When under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs, the user experiences a break with reality, and light, space, colors, the passage of time and the sense of self may be altered. The user may also see, hear and experience things that don’t actually exist.
These experiences, commonly referred to as “trips”, can be extremely pleasant for the user or deeply disturbing. There’s no way to determine prior to ingesting hallucinogenic drugs whether the user will have a positive or negative experience.
What are the symptoms of someone under the influence of hallucinogens?
What are the potential dangers of using hallucinogen drugs?
Many users report “bad trips” – extremely negative and disturbing experiences while under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs. These “bad trips” may include intense paranoia, frightening visions and a complete loss of connection with reality. Users experiencing a bad trip should be considered extremely dangerous and are highly likely to harm themselves or others.
Certain hallucinogenic drugs may also cause “flashbacks” an occurrence hours, days, months or years after using the drug in which the user experiences the effects of the drug without warning.
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