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 produced by the Australian Drug Foundation.
What are hallucinogens?
Hallucinogens, also known as 'psychedelic' drugs, are drugs that change the
way a person perceives the world. Hallucinogens affect all the senses and cause
hallucinations-seeing or hearing things that do not exist or are distorted. A
person's thinking, sense of time and emotions can also be altered.
There are many different kinds of hallucinogens. Some occur naturally, in
trees, vines, seeds, fungi and leaves, while others are manufactured in
laboratories. Hallucinogens include LSD, 'magic mushrooms', mescaline, PCP
(phencyclidine),
cannabis (in high quantities) and
ecstasy.
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