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Hallucinogens

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Definition: Drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking. Despite the name, the feature that distinguishes these agents from other classes of drugs is their capacity to induce states of altered perception, thought, and feeling that are not experienced otherwise.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also HALLUCINATIONS /chem ind   
See Also Hallucinations 		Other names Psychotomimetic Agents; Psychedelic Agents; Psychedelics; Substances, Hallucinogenic; Drugs, Hallucinogenic; Agents, Psychotomimetic; Agents, Psychedelic; Agents, Hallucinogenic; Hallucinogenic Substances; Hallucinogenic Drugs; Hallucinogenic Agents
Substances having this pharmacologic action: 2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine; psilocin; Psilocybine; Tetrahydrocannabinol; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Mescaline; Harmine; N,N-Dimethyltryptamine; 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine; Phencyclidine; Ibogaine; Bufotenin; 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine; 4-methoxyamphetamine

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