Amphetamines and Hallucinogens

Follow the links below to find information on the health effects of using amphetamines and hallucinogens, including ecstasy and LSD.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Ecstasy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Ecstasy (MDMA) is an illegal synthetic drug that is both a nervous system stimulant and a hallucinogen. It is commonly used as a mood enhancer at parties and nightclubs. Ecstasy can cause seizures and vomiting or death as a result of heart attack, stroke, overheating or drinking too much water.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   LSD
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   LSD is a hallucinogen - it is a very strong mood-changing drug and can dramatically alter peoples' perceptions.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Drugs
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   What are drugs? A drug is any chemical that is not food and that affects your body.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Amphetamines - including 'ice'
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Speed (amphetamine, methamphetamine, 'meth', 'ice') is a powerful stimulant drug which people use to stay up and feel alert.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Amphetamines - including 'ice'
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Amphetamines, (speed, methamphetamine, 'meth', 'ice', 'crystal meth') are powerful stimulant drugs which people use to stay up and feel alert.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Magic mushrooms
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some mushrooms that grow in Australia contain a hallucinogenic chemical called Psilocybin. These are commonly called 'magic mushrooms'.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Treatment for amphetamine withdrawal
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Symptoms of amphetamine withdrawal during the initial days of abstinence from chronic amphetamine use can prompt individuals to return to regular drug use. No medications demonstrate significant effects over placebo in reducing symptoms of acute ampheta...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Ecstasy
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Ecstasy is a drug that can make you feel more awake and alert but can also change your perception of reality. There are some serious consequences of taking ecstasy. This factsheet contains information about what it is, its effects and tips for staying safe if its taken.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Hallucinogens
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Hallucinogens or psychedelic drugs are illegal drugs that alter a person's perception of reality by distorting their experience of sight, sound, taste and touch. These drugs are either synthetically manufactured or derived from plants. LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), PCP (phencyclidine, or angel dust'), ketamine and 'magic mushrooms' are all hallucinogenic drugs. Cannabis, ecstasy and other drugs may also have a hallucinogenic effect.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Amphetamine dependency
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   Even if you start out taking amphetamines every now and then recreationally, it is possible for you to develop a dependence on amphetamines. This means that the amphetamines become central to your life. Check out this fact sheet for more info on signs you might be dependant and how to get help.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Getting help for Ice use
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   'Ice' is a street name for crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride, which is a powerful, synthetic stimulant drug. Ice might affect you in a number of ways. If you are using ice regularly and feel like it is affecting your life in a negative way, you might want to get some help to get it under control. Check out this fact sheet for more info.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Ice (crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride)
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   'Ice' is a street name for crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride, which is a powerful, synthetic stimulant drug. Check out this fact sheet for more info about the effects of ice and the impact it can have on people's lives.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Amphetamines
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Amphetamines are part of a group of drugs called stimulants. Stimulants speed up the messages going to and from the brain and make you feel alert and refreshed. This fact sheet contains information on the effects of amphetamines and ways to get help.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Treatment for amphetamine psychosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A minority of individuals who use amphetamines develop full-blown psychosis requiring care at emergency departments or psychiatric hospitals. In such cases, symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Drugs
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Drugs are substances that change the way your brain works and, therefore, your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. This fact sheet contains information about the different classes of drugs and their effects.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Psychostimulants for depression
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Depression is common and under-treated. The current first-line drug treatment for moderate or severe depression is antidepressants, but there are problems with their use. This review evaluated the evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evalua...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Amphetamines
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Amphetamines are synthetic psychostimulant drugs that speed up the workings of the brain. Speed, base and ice or crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth) are common amphetamines. Long-term misuse of amphetamines can lead to brain damage, malnutrition and psychosis.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Ecstasy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Ecstasy is MDMA (MDMA stands for methylene-dioxy-meth-amphetamine). It is a stimulant drug with some effects similar to hallucinogens (hal-lu-cin-o-gens).
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Substance abuse: Student factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Drugs are a part of our social life and culture, especially for younger people, and are potentially harmful to physical and mental health. Women are more likely than men to use medications, but are less likely than men to use illegal drugs.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy background paper: Monograph series No. 69
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Monograph Series No. 69 - This background paper is a companion paper to the National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy 2008-2011, and describes the goals and objectives of the Strategy and the priority areas for action. It was prepared to provide greater insight into the Strategy for researchers and other interested parties.
Date:   Nov 2007
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