Psilocybin - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 25 pages of information about Psilocybin.

Psilocybin - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 25 pages of information about Psilocybin.
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Key Terms
ALKALOID:
Any organic agent isolated from plants that contains nitrogen and reacts with an acid to form a salt.
ENEMA:
This is the injection of fluid into the rectum. Native Americans have used this method to ingest psilocybin.
ETHNOMYCOLOGIST:
A person who studies the cultural uses of mushrooms.
FLASHBACK:
The re-experiencing of a drug high without actually taking the drug. A flashback is usually limited to visual hallucinations and disturbances and can occur weeks, months, or years after taking the drug.
PARANOIA:
The presence of delusions of a persacutory nature, involving be hunted or harmed by another person.
PSILOCYBE:
A genus of mushroom which produces the bitter-tasting indole alkaloid psilocybin that causes hallucinations and other side effects. Sometimes Psilocybe mushrooms are referred to as psilocybin mushrooms.
PSYCHOSIS:
A severe mental disorder characterized by the loss of the ability to distinguish what is objectively real from what...

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