The Psych Behind Psychedelics: Exploring Hallucinogen Use as a Marker for Untreated Mental Health Disorders by Liyana Ahmed, Sanjana Konda, Latha Ganti

“…# Objective Are individuals who use hallucinogens self-medicating their mental illness and are they more likely to abuse other illegal substances? …”
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Could Hallucinogens Induce Permanent Pupillary Changes in (Ab)users? A Case Report from New Zealand by Ahmed Al-Imam

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Validity, reliability and clinical utility of ASSIST-Y in assessing risk of substance-related harm and dependence in Spanish male adolescents by Núria Ibáñez-Martínez, Matthew William Richard Stevens, Núria Civit-Bel, Noemí Moreno-Ferrer, Sandra Lopez-Ferré, Ana Olivares-Casado, Juame Claramunt-Mendoza, Chris Holmwood, Robert Ali

“…ASSIST-Y also demonstrated good convergent validity with the other screening tools for all substances, except hallucinogens. Reliability for each subscale was established, except for tobacco (too few items), sedatives, and hallucinogens. …”
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Mushrooms, Microdosing, and Mental Illness: The Effect of Psilocybin on Neurotransmitters, Neuroinflammation, and Neuroplasticity by Kinderlehrer DA

“…Psilocin, the active ingredient of mushrooms in the Psilocybe genus, is both a potent serotonin agonist and anti-inflammatory agent, increases neuroplasticity, and decreases overactivity in the default mode network. Studies using hallucinogenic doses of psilocin under the supervision of a therapist/guide have consistently demonstrated benefits to individuals with depression and end-of-life anxiety. …”
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Piperazine derivatives as dangerous abused compounds by Welz Anna, Koba Marcin

“…They are being searched for recreational use due to their psychoactive and hallucinogenic effects. The high popularity of these compounds can be noticed all over the world due to easy purchase, lack of legal regulations and incorrect assessment of the safety of use. …”
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Recent Advances in Methamphetamine Neurotoxicity Mechanisms and Its Molecular Pathophysiology by Shaobin Yu, Ling Zhu, Qiang Shen, Xue Bai, Xuhui Di

“…Methamphetamine (METH) is a sympathomimetic amine that belongs to phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs, which are widely abused for their stimulant, euphoric, empathogenic, and hallucinogenic properties. Many of these effects result from acute increases in dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission. …”
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Sorcellerie capitaliste et touristes pishtaco : les tensions occultes autour du tourisme d’ayahuasca chez les Shipibo de San Francisco (Amazonie péruvienne) by Doriane Slaghenauffi

“…This has brought about sorcery attacks both on rival shamans and on tourists seeking a shamanic and hallucinogenic experience, some of whom in turn become the target of sorcery rumors. …”
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Substance Abuse: A Public Health Concern by Ulfat Amin, Adil Mudasir Malla, Ishrat Amin, Roohi Jan

“…Cannabis, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, inhalants, opioids, hallucinogens, and stimulants are the most abused drugs. …”
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Investigating the impact of psychedelic drugs on social cognition defects: A scoping review protocol. by Sarah Ann Smith, Shaina Smith, Liz Dennett, Yanbo Zhang

“…Interest in psychedelic drugs has increased in recent years, with significant research identifying psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs as modulators of social cognition. …”
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A cohort-based assessment of drug use trends during the COVID-19 pandemic: relationship with mood and sociodemographic factors in Brazil by Nubia Heidrich, Nubia Heidrich, Maurício Schüler Nin, Felipe Borges Almeida, Felipe Borges Almeida, Hilda M. R. M. Constant, Luana Freese, Helena M. T. Barros, Helena M. T. Barros

“…The ASSIST (alcohol, cannabis, hallucinogens, and cocaine/crack) and DASS-21 (anxiety, depression, and stress) scores decreased over time. …”
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Forensic classification of narcotic drugs by R. L. Stepaniuk, S. M. Lozova

“…Psychostimulants, narcotic analgesics, depressants and hallucinogens are distinguished by the nature of their effects on the body; pharmaceutical drugs with narcotic effects and street drugs are distinguished by the form of manufacture; plants, mushrooms, pills, capsules, powders and crystals, liquids, etc. are distinguished by morphological characteristics; and drugs intended for smoking, inhalation, oral administration, injection are distinguished by the method of use.…”
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