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Hallucinogens

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Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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The hallucinogenic drugs are favorites of adolescents. They include a variety of substances whose psychedelic effects range all the way from simple visual distortions to frank hallucinations. The hallucinogens include the following drugs.

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© 1994 H. Thomas Milhorn, Jr.

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Milhorn, H.T. (1994). Hallucinogens. In: Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6126-6_30

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