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Hallucinogens: LSD, Mescaline, Peyote, Mushrooms, and Others are usually taken orally. They create a wide variety of effects on the user, depending on the amount taken, where it is used, the expectations, and the personality of the user. One drug can affect a person differently each time it is used. Some of the effects are:

Warning: Hallucinogen use can lead to violent behavior toward yourself and others.

Warning: Hallucinogen use can have long lasting consequences such as: flash backs, emotional instability, and psychosis.

Warning: LSD attaches to DNA and can give you another trip when you least expect one.

Cocaine, when snorted, injected, or smoked, acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system, increasing blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature. The dangers of cocaine use vary. First-time use can cause death. Lesser dangers can include serious physical and psychological problems. Having psychotic episodes due to the use of cocaine is also not uncommon. It is also addictive and expensive.