define hallucinogens/psychedelic drugs?
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define hallucinogens/psychedelic drugs?
Hallucinogens / Psychedelic drugs These drugs change one's behaviour, thoughts, feelings and perceptions without any actual sensory stimulus.
e.g. LSD (Lysergic acid diethyl amide), cannabinoids etc. Majority of drugs are obtained from flowering plants. Some drugs like LSD (Lysergic acid diethyl amides) is an extract of fruiting body of fungus Claviceps purpurea, ergot that is a parasite on rye plant. Several plants, fruits and seeds having hallucinogenic properties have been used for hundreds of years in religious ceremonies and rituals all over the world.
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Psychedelics, also known as psychedelic drugs, hallucinogens, or hallucinogenic drugs are chemical substances that induce hallucinations and other sensory disturbances. Probably the most well-known and notorious hallucinogenic drug is lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD.