Substance Use, Misuse And Abuse Ch. 14

In hunter-gatherer societies, the shaman or medicine man (or woman) was important not only for understanding what we now call medicine, but also because he or she was

One name that has been used for hallucinogenic drugs is psychedelic, which means

One major grouping of hallucinogens typically allows the user to remain in some touch with the real world and to remember much of what he or she experienced. This group of drugs was referred to as the

LSD and psilocybin belong to the chemical grouping of

LSD was synthesized from alkaloids derived from

The psychological effect of LSD was first reported by

The major thrust of early research on LSD was for its

During the 1950s, one U.S. government agency that conducted research with LSD was the

The early LSD researcher who was fired from his academic job, became a proponent of hallucinogenic drug use, and started a religion in which LSD was the sacrament is:

LSD is considered to be the most potent psychoactive agent known to man because

. Although LSD has complex effects in the brain, the best evidence indicates that its hallucinogenic properties are due to stimulating

The sensation of experiencing sounds as pictures, or of seeing movements produced by musical rhythms, is known as

In rare cases, people who have used LSD experience similar symptoms weeks or months later. The common term for this has been

Psilocybe mexicana and Psilocybe cubensis are examples of

A close relative of LSD, d-lysergic acid amide, is found naturally in

DMT, a short-acting hallucinogen that is usually ineffective when taken orally, is found in

The combination of two plants, one containing DMT and the other containing harmaline (an MAO inhibitor), was originally used by indigenous cultures in South America and is called,

The Native American Church includes aspects of Christianity and uses __________ as a sacrament.

Besides hallucinations, mescaline also produces

The catechol hallucinogens include mescaline plus a variety of synthetic derivatives of

A drug that has been reported to produce an increase in sociability and euphoria, as well as an increase in blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse is:

PCP was patented as Sernyl and first tested as

The PCP experience differs from LSD and mescaline experiences in that PCP users

Peace pill and angel dust have been street names for

Atropa belladonna is also known by the name

The anticholinergic plant with a forked root that is mentioned in the Bible is

The red and white speckled mushroom that has been associated with an early Christian cult as well as with other religions all over the world is

The indole originally found in toad skins, that turns out not to be a very potent hallucinogen, is

Which of the following hallucinogens has NOT received recent scientific interest as a psychotherapeutic agent?

Which of the following most accurately describes recent psilocybin research?

When evaluating drug-related data from animal studies, which of these questions should be asked?