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Hallucinogens * ALSO CALLED AS Psychotomimetic/ Psychedelic * FIRST Man made HALLICINOGEN ==================== Albe Hoffman * MECHANISM OF ACTION Lysergic acid diethylamide=======serotonin * Introduced by Albe Hoffmann and he himself experienced its effects * Phencyclidine =======NMDA antagonist * Also known as angel dust * Related to ketamine=== dissociative anesthetic * Has anti-suicidal propey PSYCHIATRIC RELEVANCE FLASHBACKS====== person even after weeks of using substance may experience the same hallucinations BAD TRIPS====== bad experiences during intoxication of the substance They tend to see hallucinations and monsters and are threatened by the images NEW CREATIVE CAPACITY PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHT TREATMENT= ANTIPSYCHOTICS Ref.Kaplon and Sadock, synopsis of psychiatry, 11 th edition, pg no.649