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Hallucinogens FAQs
Why Do People Take Hallucinogens? What Are the Effects of LSD? Frequently asked questions about hallucinogens.

LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
LSD was discovered in 1938 and is one of the most potent mood-changing chemicals. It is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains.

LSD - Commonly Abused Drugs
Profile: commercial and street names, intoxication effects and potential health consequences of using LSD.

Mescaline - Quick Facts
Drug Profile: Commercial and street names, method of use, intoxication effects and potential health consequences for mescaline.

Psilocybin - Quick Facts
Drug Profile: Commercial and street names, method of use, intoxication effects and potential health consequences for psilocybin.

Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic drugs usually produce so-called pseudo-hallucinations. This means that the user typically knows that what he or she is seeing, hearing, smelling, etc. is not real.

Street Drugs
It needs to be stressed that the effects of hallucinogens are unpredictable each time they are used.

Ecstasy - MDMA
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ecstasy is similar in chemical structure and effect to both amphetamines and hallucinogens.

Psilocybin Mushrooms
Psilocybin mushrooms [a.k.a., 'shrooms, "Magic" Mushrooms] are a hallucinogen that are either eaten in their dried mushroom form or consumed as a white powder.

PCP
PCP, or Phencyclidine, is illicitly marketed under a number of street names including Angel Dust, Supergrass, killer Weed, Embalming Fluid, and Rocket Fuel.