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    Hallucinogens cause profound distortions in perception of reality by disrupting interactions between nerve cells and serotonin. People experience intense hallucinations and emotional swings. LSD is the most commonly identified hallucinogen that causes visual and auditory hallucinations, distorted senses of time and space, and rapidly changing emotions. Three college students were arrested for selling "hallucinogenic" cigarettes containing unknown substances that produce marijuana-like effects without detection in drug tests. The students earned thousands of dollars per week selling the cigarettes, which are from Brazil, to other students and call center workers.

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    Hallucinogens cause profound distortions in perception of reality by disrupting interactions between nerve cells and serotonin. People experience intense hallucinations and emotional swings. LSD is the most commonly identified hallucinogen that causes visual and auditory hallucinations, distorted senses of time and space, and rapidly changing emotions. Three college students were arrested for selling "hallucinogenic" cigarettes containing unknown substances that produce marijuana-like effects without detection in drug tests. The students earned thousands of dollars per week selling the cigarettes, which are from Brazil, to other students and call center workers.

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    Hallucinogens cause profound distortions in perception of reality by disrupting interactions between nerve cells and serotonin. People experience intense hallucinations and emotional swings. LSD is the most commonly identified hallucinogen that causes visual and auditory hallucinations, distorted senses of time and space, and rapidly changing emotions. Three college students were arrested for selling "hallucinogenic" cigarettes containing unknown substances that produce marijuana-like effects without detection in drug tests. The students earned thousands of dollars per week selling the cigarettes, which are from Brazil, to other students and call center workers.

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    What is hallucinogens

    Hallucinogens (profound distortions in a person's perceptions of reality). Under


    the influence of hallucinogens, people see images, hear sounds, and feel
    sensations that seem real but do not exist (they are hallucinating). Some
    hallucinogens also produce rapid, intense emotional swings. Hallucinogens cause
    their effects by disrupting the interaction of nerve cells and the neurotransmitter
    serotonin. Distributed throughout the brain and spinal cord, the serotonin system
    is involved in the control of behavioral, perceptual, and regulatory systems,
    including mood, hunger, body temperature, sexual behavior, muscle control, and
    sensory perception.
    LSD (an abbreviation of the German words for "lysergic acid diethylamide") is the
    drug most commonly identified with the term "hallucinogen" and the most
    widely used in this class of drugs. It is considered the typical hallucinogen, and
    the characteristics of its action and effects apply to the other hallucinogens,
    including mescaline, psilocybin, and ibogaine.

    3 students nabbed for selling hallucinogenic cigarettes


    By Sandy Araneta (The Philippine Star) | Updated December 19, 2012 - 12:00am
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    MANILA, Philippines - Three college students, all residents of Ayala Alabang in
    Muntinlupa City, were arrested Friday for allegedly selling hallucinogenic
    cigarettes, the National Bureau of Investigation said yesterday.
    NBI Reaction, Arrest and Interdiction Division (RAID) Special Investigator
    Salvador Arteche said two of the suspects, both 17, were arrested in a drug bust
    at around 4 p.m. Friday at a gasoline station in Alabang. A third student, 20, was
    arrested in Ayala Alabang after the two minors identified him as their supplier.
    Arteche said agents seized 11 packs of Maraja Fruit Tobacco cigarettes from the
    students. He said the students could not be charged with selling illegal drugs
    since the cigarettes are not listed as an illegal drug. He said they need to find
    out what kind of substances are in the cigarettes, which have an effect similar to
    marijuana.
    The NBI-RAID had the cigarettes analyzed, but as of press time the bureau has
    not released the test results. One of the students said the substances in the
    cigarettes cannot be detected by blood or other laboratory tests.

    The three students can only be charged with estafa since they gave a different
    brand from the one the NBIs buyer had ordered, Arteche said.
    The students, who said they thought the cigarettes were legal in the Philippines,
    said they sold each stick for P150 to P250. A shopping website offers the brand
    at P100 per stick.
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    One of the students said he earns about P15,000 per week from selling the
    cigarettes, which are from Brazil, per stick or per 10-stick pack.
    The alleged supplier said most of their buyers are students from rich families or
    call center workers. He added that their main source is allegedly a man working
    for a music recording company who lives in Ayala Alabang.
    Arteche said the two minors will be turned over to the Department of Social
    Welfare and Development, while the alleged suppliers parents are working to
    post his bail.

    Short-Term Effects of Hallucinogen Long-Term Effects of


    Use
    Hallucinogen Use
    Dilation of the pupils

    Flashbacks a spontaneous and unpredictable recurrence of a prior drug expe


    (tripping) without taking the drug. Flashbacks may occur days, weeks or years
    drug was last taken. They can be triggered by the use of other drugs, stress, fa
    and physical exercise or for no apparent reason

    Increase in heart rate and blood


    pressure

    Increase risk of developing severe mental disturbances in those who have a


    predisposition to the condition

    Increase in body temperature and


    sweating

    Impaired memory and concentration

    Seeing things in a distorted way or


    seeing things that dont exist

    Tolerance to the drug

    Dizziness

    Psychological dependence

    Drowsiness
    Nausea

    Intense sensory experiences bright


    colours, sharper sounds
    Impaired coordination and tremors
    Distorted sense of time minutes
    can seem like hours
    Varying emotions
    Distorted sense of space and body
    Tension and anxiety leading to panic
    attacks

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