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- ANABOLIC STEROIDS
- CANNABIS
- COCAINE
- ECSTASY
- GASES, GLUES AND AEROSOLS (solvents)
- GHB
- HEROIN
- KETAMINE
- LSD (acid)
- MAGIC MUSHROOMS
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NAME IT
'shrooms, mushies
THE EFFECTS
- Magic mushrooms have a similar effect to LSD, but the trip is often milder and shorter.
- Magic mushrooms can make users feel very relaxed and 'spaced-out'. The effects depend on the users mood, where they are and who they are with.
- Magic mushrooms may cause hallucinations - objects, colour and sound become distorted.
- A trip tends to last about 4 hours.
THE RISKS
- Magic mushrooms often cause stomach pains, sickness and diarrhoea.
- Eating the wrong kind of mushroom can also cause serious illness and even fatal poisoning
- If users feel sick they should go straight to hospital with a sample of the mushroom and explain what's happened.
- Bad trips can happen and can be very frightening. Once the trip has started, there's no going back.
- Like any hallucinogen, magic mushrooms can complicate mental problems.
Class: Class A
Group: HALLUCINOGENS
- POPPERS (alkyl nitrites)
- SPEED (amphetamines)
- TRANQUILLISERS
Links
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