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By George Gu

Ms. Morcones

Period 6 Health

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Mushrooms are a type of hallucinogenic drug.

What are hallucinogenic drugs? Hallucinogenic

drugs are a type of substance that you ingest intoyour body which alters your senses, or causes you tohallucinate. These drugs distort the way someoneperceives reality.

Mushrooms contain a chemical called psilocybinwhich causes the hallucinogenic effects so this typeof mushroom is called the psilocybin mushroom.

Type/Category

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These psilocybin mushrooms are not the normal typeof mushrooms that you eat in a meal, but generally,

these mushrooms are eaten, and some people make atea out of the mushrooms and drink it.

The common misconception is that these mushroomsare smoked, but this would create a burning effect

which is very unpleasant.

How the Drug is Taken

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Magic Mushrooms

Shrooms

Caps

Boomers

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Street Names

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Effects start to appear 20 minutes after ingesting.

Since it is a hallucinogenic drug, it will temporarily

impair judgment and the drug user will hallucinate.They may hear, see, touch, taste, and listendifferently than a person not on psilocybinmushrooms.

While in the euphoric stage, there will be a tinglingfeeling usually in the arms and legs.

Effects on the Body

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There are no psychological withdrawal symptoms

for mushrooms, but there are physical withdrawal

symptoms. These withdrawal symptoms include depression,

anxiety, and insomnia.

The symptoms could vary because different bodieswork differently. Some people may have differentreactions.

Overuse of psilocybin mushrooms could causepermanant brain damage.

Withdrawal Symptoms

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The feelings a mushroom taker may feel can be goodor bad.

Bad feelings could include intense fear and paranoialasting up to 10 hours while good feelings can beextreme rushes of happiness.

Steve Jobs once took psilocybin mushrooms and said

it was one of the most enjoyable moments of his life.

Interesting Facts

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Psilocybin mushrooms should not be legal because itcould easily be abused and this could cause serious

damage to the mind and body.Medicinal use should be given only by a doctor

because it can have effects similar to medicinalmarijuana which some patients need.

Should it be Legal?

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http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsmushrooms

Trusted Cite: (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)http://www.pamf.org/teen/risk/drugs/hallucinogens/psilocybin.html

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