Hallucinogens are drugs that alter your thinking.

These drugs usually consist of:

A certain kind of mushroom or shrum that can be found outside or purchased off the streets.
LSD or acid the most common hallucinogens and is often decorated with cartoon characters and bright colors.
PCP or angel dust can be snorted, injected, or taken orally.

How hallucinogens affect you.

A common side effect of these drugs is they make you have extreme mood swings with unpredictable effects. Hallucinogens slow your reactions, this can impair driving and even walking, they make you aggressive and sometimes fatal to others around the person experiencing the high. They also can make you hear noises from nothing, see things that are not there, and feeling touches or materials that are non-existent. These drugs make you feel paranoid and afraid often causing yourself physical pain.

Hallucinogens can cause you death.

Besides the mental alterations that hallucinogens put you through, the actual physical disruptions are much greater. Your heart rate and blood pressure rises. Also, you have the possibility to have lung and heart failure. Comas are another common end result of taking hallucinogens. Death is something else to be concerned about for a person taking hallucinogens.

The risks are far too great for what a person has to put their loved ones through when they are addicted or just occasionally taking hallucinogens. Look for warning signs if you are concerned about someone you know. Loss of appetite and mood swings are two basic warning signs to look for. If they do in fact have a drug problem, contact A Forever Recovery drug rehabilitation clinic to help your loved one get back on the path to a successful, drug free life away from dangerous hallucinogens.