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Psilocybin

Psilocybin. Mushrooms Brielle Moreno. Chemical Name & Location. 4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine Contains less than .5% psilocybin Trace amounts of psilocin Found in certain mushrooms Tropical & Subtropical regions in South America Mexico United States. Street Names. Mushrooms

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Psilocybin

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  1. Psilocybin Mushrooms Brielle Moreno

  2. Chemical Name & Location • 4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine • Contains less than .5% psilocybin • Trace amounts of psilocin • Found in certain mushrooms Tropical & Subtropical regions in • South America • Mexico • United States

  3. Street Names • Mushrooms • Shrooms • Magic Mushrooms • Boomers • God’s Flesh • Hombrecitos • Las Mujercitas • Little Smoke • Mexican Mushrooms • Musk • Sacred Mushrooms • Silly Putty • Simple Simon

  4. History • Ancient Tribes used mushrooms for worship • Carvings, paintings, sculptures (1,000-500 B.C.) • Central and South America used them for religious purposes • Used recreationally in the 1960s • Became part of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act in the 1970s • Researched up until 1977 for medical uses

  5. How are mushrooms used? • Both fresh and dried • Once in the body, psilocybin is broken down to Psilocin • Taken Orally • Brewed as tea • Dipped in Chocolate

  6. Physical Effects • Appear within 20 minutes • Last for about 6 hours • Nausea • Vomiting • Muscle weakness • Drowsiness • Lack of Coordination

  7. Psychological Effects • Hallucinations • Can’t tell fantasy from reality • Panic/Anxiety • Paranoid/Frightened • Distorted color, movement, time

  8. Side Effects • Flashbacks • Post Hallucinations • Impaired Memory • Tolerance

  9. Schedule Rating • Schedule 1 Drug • High potential for abuse • No medical usein U.S. • Abuse leads to severe • Physical dependence • Psychological dependence

  10. Tripping on Shrooms

  11. Your Turn!

  12. Bibliography • http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs6/6038/index.htm • http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/psilocybin • http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/drugs-alcohol/magic-mushroom6.htm • http://itech.dickinson.edu/chemistry/?cat=84 • http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/hallucinogens.html • http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_history.shtml

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