Hallucinogenic drugs
A basic interpretation of the term hallucinogenic drugs would be the drugs that depict an illusion
of perceiving things that are there nor real. These sorts of drugs usually barricade the mind from
reality to misconception of virtually non existing objects. Hallucinogens powerfully affect the
brain, distorting the way our five senses work and changes our impressions of time and space. It
has many disadvantages as well as advantages but the effect of these drugs on individuals
fluctuate which might act to aid or detriment. While most of these drugs come from natural
sources some of them are synthesized in the laboratories. A few examples of the naturally
occurring plants are mescaline which comes from peyote cactus, psilocybin from mushrooms,
and marijuana in the genus of plant family ‘cannabises’. The most popular example of a
synthesized drug would be lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and MDMA.
Different types of drugs produce different types of feelings, and have different effects on the
body. All of these cause the user to hear and feel differently. Mescaline would just be another
drug profoundly used to induce hallucination and the feeling of relaxation. Although not
scientifically proven and not usually used in medicine psilocybin aids greatly in treatment of
anxiety and improving the quality of life. Marijuana causes the heart to beat faster, air tubes in
the lungs to relax and become larger, and more oxygen enters the blood. This extra oxygen is
what produces the feeling of being high. The adoption of LSD extensively seen in
pharmaceutical business as researchers conceived that it assists in terminal illness for anxiety.
And yet a research in treatment of alcoholism using LSD is still in progression. MDMA is well
known be a feel good drug, which produces the feeling of relaxation, empathy for others, and
