Psilocybin

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Psilocybin

• Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic substance obtained
  from certain types of mushrooms that are
  indigenous to tropical and subtropical regions of
  South America, Mexico, and the United States

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The many names of Psilocybin. .

• - The chemical formula is C-12 H-17 N-2 O-4 P.
• - The common street names are. . shrooms, magic
  mushrooms, boomers, Mexican mushrooms, little
  smoke, silly putty, musk, sacred mushrooms,
  simple simon, hombrecitos, las mujercitas.

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What are the actions of this drug?

• is ingested and is absorbed through the linings
  of both the mouth and stomach.
• to happen the environment must be very acidic.
• Psilocybin is a prod rug that is converted into
  the pharmacologically active compound psilocin in
  the body by dephosphorylation.
• Hallucinogenic effects begin within 10- 40
  minutes.

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Brief history on Psilocybin

• Used by the indigenous peoples of South
  America and Mexico for many years for ceremonial
  purposes.
• Found in the Natural world.
• Can also be synthetically made.
• No real known medical usage, but currently being
  used to help treat symptoms of obsessive
  compulsive disorder.

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Rating of Psilocybin

• A Schedule I hallucinogenic substance, chemically
  classified as a Tryptamines.
• Most common mushroom genus substance found in is
  Psilocybe.
• Most common style of mushroom is Psilocybe
  Mexicana.

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Effects on the body. . .

• Physiological Effects
• nausea
• vomiting
• muscle weakness
• drowsiness
• lack of coordination
• dilation of the pupils
• visual distortions
• auditory distortions

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• Psychological Effects
• deep sense of connection with others
• confusion
• hilarity
• a general feeling of connection to nature and the
  universe

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More Effects. .

• Side Effects
• Hallucinogenic persisting perception disorder.
• Continual visual disturbances.
• One can experience a bad trip
• An environment that is not supportive
• Taken by an inexperienced person
• Taken in too high of a dosage

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Bibliography.

• Bibliography
• 1. Psilocybin Psilocyn and other Tryptamines 20
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• DEA Briefs and Background. 16 October 2007.
• http//www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/psilocybinp.html
  
• 2. Psilocybin Fast Facts 1 January 2006. National
  Drug
• Intelligence Center. 16 October 2007.
• http//www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs6/6038/index.htm
• 3. Shiner, Michael Out of Harms Way? Illicit
  Drug Use, Medicalization and the Law
• British Journal of Criminology. 43.4 (2003)
  772- 796.
• 4. Psilocybin 12 October 2007. Wikipedia, the
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• 16 October 2007. http//en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Ps
  ilocybin
• 5. Snyder, Solomon H. Ed. Mushrooms Psychedelic
  Fungi.
• The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs 7.
  Chelsea House Publishers,
• 1986.