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The desired short-term psychoactive effects of MDMA have been reported to include: Euphoria – a sense of general well-being and happiness [22] [43] Increased self-confidence, sociability, and perception of facilitated communication [8] [22] [43] Entactogenic effects—increased empathy or feelings of closeness with others [22] [43] and ...
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
Ecstasy users who additionally used amphetamine were included as results from prior studies have indicated that concurrent amphetamine use may mediate the effects of MDMA on orientation neurons. [2] [3] [4] The results of the study indicated that the amphetamine abstinent Ecstasy group showed a broader tuning bandwidth than the controls. [2]
The short-term effects of cannabis can be altered if it has been laced with opioid drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. [163] The added drugs are meant to enhance the psychoactive properties, add to its weight, and increase profitability, despite the increased danger of overdose.
Malcolm Lader at the Institute of Psychiatry in London estimates the incidence of these adverse reactions at about 5%, even in short-term use of the drugs. [23] The paradoxical reactions may consist of depression , with or without suicidal tendencies , phobias , aggressiveness, violent behavior and symptoms sometimes misdiagnosed as psychosis.
[3] [4] [5] Methamphetamine psychosis, or long-term effects of stimulant use in the brain (at the molecular level), depend upon genetics and may persist for months or years. [6] Psychosis may also result from withdrawal from stimulants, particularly when psychotic symptoms were present during use.
A stimulant is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase the activity of the central nervous system and the body, [5] drugs that are pleasurable and invigorating, or drugs that have sympathomimetic effects. [6] Sympathomimetic effects are those effects that mimic or copy the actions of the sympathetic nervous ...
A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT).