Psilocybin Mushrooms
short body effects
long mind effects
Nausea/vomiting distortion of sound and vision
Tolerance
hallucinations and 'tripping'
Changes in personality or mood
nightmarish hallucinations, extreme panic, paranoia and nausea.
hallucinogenic drugs
Flashback hallucinations
similar to LSD
Long body effects
Short mind effects
Act unpredictably
The effects can last up to 5 hours
Drugs known as hallucinogens alter a person's sense of reality.
Excited
Confused
Anxious
Cause a person to perceive things that aren't real or alter their perception of what is happening around them.
physical sensations
lightheadedness
shivering
sweating
nauseaanxiety
numbness of the tongue, lips, and mouth
Stimulant
muscle spasms and loss of coordination
convulsions and unconsciousness
Agreesive, hostile and violent behaviour
Catatonic syndrome, which means the user falls in to a 'zombi-like' state
Sensory enhancement
Sense of time changing
psychedelic-specific disease characterized by perceptual abnormalities
hat continue for weeks or months after using a substance like psilocybin
loss of muscle control
increased heartbeat
High blood sugar
irregular breathing.
minutes can feel like hours
Real or imagined objects appear to be moving
both with eyes open or closed
Unusual thoughts and speech
Personal insight and reflection
The 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health suggested that 8.5% of people in the U.S. had used psilocybin at some point in their life.
Also knows as
shrooms, mushies,
blue meanies, golden tops,
The 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health suggested that 8.5% of
people in the U.S. had used psilocybin at some point in their life.
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but Some scientists have questioned its effectiveness and safety as a therapeutic measur
Where can we find?
majority of species are found
in subtropical humid forests.