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Mescaline - Paper

Mescaline

(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine), most commonly known as
Peyote, is a Schedule I Controlled Drug and is classified as a hallucinogen.
The chemical formula is [(CH3 O)3 C6 H2 CH2 CH2 NH2 ], and it effects the
brain by interfering with the normal functions of such neurotransmitters as
serotonin. These effects are found mostly in the brain stem, where the
neurons are particularly effected by hallucinogens. Duration of it's
effects last about twelve hours.

Mescaline is commonly found in cacti such as Peyote (lophophora
williamsii), San Pedro (trichocerus pachanoi), and Peruvian Torch
(trichocerus peruvianus). There are also synthetic forms of Mescaline
referred to as PCP, STP, and other ...

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(100-200mg) can give the user feelings of giddiness or anxiety,
and a moderate dose of Mescaline (200-300mg) begins to impair the senses.
Strong doses (300-500mg) will induce hallucinations and effect the user's
perceptions of color, time, and space. Heavy does of Mescaline (500-700mg)
and frequent use of mescaline will cause symptoms of schizophrenia,
psychotic episodes, and may be fatal. At any point the user may also feel
the effects of nausea, dizziness, depressed or increased breathing, as well
as increased heart rate and blood pressure. Long term effects also include
chromosomal damage and possible birth defects.

Possibly due to it's euphoric qualities, Mescaline is used in
Native American and Mexican Indian rituals and is believed to hold great
spiritual power. Mescaline also provides feelings of a union with nature,
due to a dissolution of personal identity. The Nahuati Indians called it
teonanacatl- “God's flesh.” Peyote is a sacrament of the Native ...

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Added: 8/6/2006 12:16:51 PM
Category: Science & Nature
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