common range of doses of ketamine is 15-200 mg with lower doses producing a mild‚ dreamy feeling that is similar to the effects of nitrous oxide. Numbness in the extremities is common. At around 100mg‚ the user may experience sensations such as a hallucinogenic effect and the user may feel like they are separated from their bodies. This effect is referred to as entering the "K-hole." Ketamine can also be sold in a tablet form which often looks like a pill of Ecstacy. The effects of ketamine in tablet
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will cure her ìnervous depression.î Nevertheless‚ this ìcureî makes her weak; it transforms her into a woman gone mad. She gives into the figments of her imagination and begins to metamorphose this ìthingî she imagines behind the wallpaper as a hallucinogenic image of herself. This ìwomanî becomes a deadly combination: best friend and worst enemy. She views the woman as trapped‚ and‚ in order to free herself from this non-fulfilling life‚ she must free the woman. Elisa also receives an uninvited
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used to speed up the central nervous system making a person fell more alert and aware of their surroundings. Depressants are the opposites and reduce the activity of the nervous system and produce a feeling of calm and/or “taking the edge off”. Hallucinogenics can be used to make an individual have hallucinations and have distortions in space and time. The use of drugs can cause the neurotransmitters to stop the production of certain chemicals need for healthy brain function. The blockage of second
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. It is made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. People smoke‚ chew‚ or eat marijuana for its hallucinogenic and intoxicating effects. The flowering tops of the Cannabis plant secrete a sticky resin that contains the active ingredient of marijuana‚ known as Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The plant has both male and female forms. The sticky flowers of the female plant are the most
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ceremonies could only be held and used by people of Native American descent and that the use of it can be shown to be a legal sacrament within this group. There have been restrictions placed on the peyote ceremonies because peyote is known to be a hallucinogenic drug. The Native Americans received a favored ruling under the First Amendment right of freedom and religion to hold these types of
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BRAVE NEW WORLD Introduction This novel was written by Aldous Huxley in 1932. It is a fable about a world state in the 7th century A.F. (after Ford)‚ where social stability is based on a scientific caste system. Human beings‚ graded from highest intellectuals to lowest manual workers‚ hatched from incubators and brought up in communal nurseries‚ learn by methodical conditioning to accept they social destiny. The action of the story develops round Bernard Marx‚ and an unorthodox and therefore
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How Drugs Affect the Health Triangle Illegal drugs were first used way before the history was recorded. On that time‚ they were used to cure diseases and were legal. However‚ as time passes by‚ doctors had discovered that these drugs could do more harm than good. Although some of the drugs were considered useful‚ their side effects may be costly and not worth the risk. As a child‚ most of the people were taught that using and taking illegal drugs could harm the body. Yet‚ according to 2010 National
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Film Presentation – Meshes of the Afternoon Summary of ExtractTitle: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)Directors + Actors: Alexander Hammid & Maya Deren (husband and wife team)Time: 00:15-05:10Length: 4min55sec | Rationale * Psychologically thrilling * Astounding cinematography * Intriguing plot‚ symbolism‚ meaning * Attracted me to its short length‚ but ability to make the audience think so much | Genre: Expectations MetPsychological thriller – mystery‚ horror and thriller * Mental
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Schizophrenia is a psychological chronic disorder that disables the brain from functioning normally. When people hear the word schizophrenia‚ many people link it with hallucinations‚ hearing voices‚ and paranoia. But what particular aspect is associated with the cause of schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disease for which no clear cause is known. Many people only know the effect of having schizophrenia‚ but not what contributed to the development. Without many people realizing
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Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which at least two senses are intertwined. Normally‚ a sensory input is perceived and handled by one modality of the brain. In synesthesia‚ it was presumed that a sensory input in one modality directly elicits an additional sensory activation in another sensory modality. The original perceived sensation is called the inducer and the additional perception is called the concurrent. So‚ for example‚ someone with synesthesia may see a certain letter of the
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