hallucinogen

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a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences

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All kinds of people in a dark room wearing fun outfits (robes and a weird goat mask), illuminated glow sticks (candles), rolling on some kind of hallucinogen (communion with the dark gods), and listening to loud music (chants of fellow cultists). Source: Internet

An individual who meets the formal diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder (see below) with regards to their use of psilocybin would be diagnosed with what’s known as a hallucinogen use disorder, and may benefit from a formal treatment program. Source: Internet

Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is characterized by a continual presence of visual disturbances similar to those generated by psychedelic substances. Source: Internet

In a desperate search for a mind control drug in the 1950s, the agency dosed Bulger with the powerful hallucinogen more than 50 times when he was serving his first stretch in prison, in Atlanta — something never brought up in his federal trial. Source: Internet

The use of classic hallucinogens like peyote has been associated with the development of a persistent psychosis as well as a phenomenon known as hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder (HPPD). Source: Internet

Miguel’s testimony, along with hundreds of Internet posts, attest to hallucinogen use as being invaluable in curing people of traumas and deep psychological problems—problems modern psychiatry and conventional therapies have difficulty in treating. Source: Internet

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