Hallucinogens

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Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are active substances that alter consciousness and affect the human psyche. Until now, we know relatively little about their mechanism of action in the brain. Despite their high degree of safety and lack of dependence liability (O'Brien 2001), hallucinogens have been labeled as the most dangerous drugs that exist, being placed into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)

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Classical hallucinogens may be divided into two broad categories: tryptamines, e.g., psilocybin, and phenethylamines, e.g., mescaline.

Tryptamines comprise two groups of substances: simple tryptamines, such as DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and ergolines, i.e., their relatively rigid analogues, such as LSD.

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