Abuse and Misuse of Psychedelic Substances:: Its Implications on Health and Wellness.

By IBRAHIM NUGWA ABDULRAZAK

Abuse and Misuse of Psychedelic Substances: Its Implications on Health and Wellness is an abridged version of Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorders: A Global Pandemic among Teenagers and youths: Implications for Counselling. This book revealed, to meet contemporary substance-related challenges. Substance/drug abuse with its associated physical, social and mental pathologies has become a global challenge.  ‘Innovative Substances’ exposed in this book have added new dimensions to the problems of substances, especially socio-demographic boundaries.
This author has, in this book, creatively classified Psychedelic substances in the most understandable typology for ease of reading and comprehension by his diverse target audience. The book dedicates each Section and Units to a class presenting their brief origins, Chemical Structures, forms, types, pathogenetic sequences, recognition of symptoms, and management of the abuse/addictions as well as their related disorders.
The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable.
Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: NOOGUL ONLINE DIGITAL SERVICES
• Release date: Jun 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9791222417547

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First Published, 2023

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DRUG ABUSE AND MISUSE OF STIMULANTS

Edited by:

Prof. Zakari Ladan

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry,

Kaduna State University, Kaduna.

Nigeria.

Email: [e-mail]

Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe PhD, JP.

Fellow, West African Postgraduate College of Nurses and Midwives (FWAPCNM)

Fellow, African Institute of Public Health (FAIPH),

Registered Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse (RMHPN)

Associate Professor,

Mental Health Unit, Department of Nursing Sciences,

Faculty of Clinical Sciences,

College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin

Ilorin 240001,Nigeria.

Mobile: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]

Preface

Abuse and Misuse of Psychedelic Substances: Its Implications on Health and Wellness is an abridged version of Substance Abuse and Substance Use Disorders: A Global Pandemic among Teenagers and youths: Implications for Counselling. This book revealed, to meet contemporary substance-related challenges. Substance/drug abuse with its associated physical, social and mental pathologies has become a global challenge. ‘Innovative Substances’ exposed in this book have added new dimensions to the problems of substances, especially socio-demographic boundaries.

This author has, in this book, creatively classified Psychedelic substances in the most understandable typology for ease of reading and comprehension by his diverse target audience. The book dedicates each Section and Units to a class presenting their brief origins, Chemical Structures, forms, types, pathogenetic sequences, recognition of symptoms, and management of the abuse/addictions as well as their related disorders.

The easy-to-read format of the book should make it appealing to readers. Professionals in the Social Sciences, Education, Health, and other Helping Professions will find the book highly valuable.

Every family also needs to read and keep a copy.

Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe PhD, JP.

Associate Professor,

Mental Health Unit, Department of Nursing Sciences,

Faculty of Clinical Sciences,

College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin

Ilorin 240001,Nigeria.

Mobile: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Edited by:

Preface

SECTION ONE

DRUG MISUSE, DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION

Introduction

Drug Misuse

Drug Abuse

Drug Addiction

Progression In Drug Use

Drug Use Initiation and Progression Phase

Experimentation Phase

Frequent Use Phase

Risky Use Phase

Dependence Phase

Addiction Phase

Crisis / Treatment Phase

Summary

SECTION TWO

PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES

Psychedelics (Hallucinogens)

How are they used?

Effects of psychedelics

Bad trips

Flashbacks

Using psychedelics with other drugs

Health and safety

Dependence and tolerance

UNIT ONE:

LSD (LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE)

Chemical Structure of LSD

What it looks like

Other names

Acid, trips, tabs, microdots, dots, Lucy.

How is LSD used?

Effects of LSD

Overdose

Bad trips

Coming down

Long-term effects

LSD and Mental Health

Tolerance and dependence

Mixing LSD with other drugs

Withdrawal

UNIT TWO:

AYAHUASCA

Chemical Structure of Ayahuasca

What does it look like?

Other names

Effects Of Ayahuasca

Set and Setting

Bad trips

Long-term effects

Tolerance and dependence

Mixing Ayahuasca with other drugs

Health and safety

UNIT THREE:

DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE (DMT)

Chemical Structure of DMT

What does DMT look like?

Other names

How is DMT used?

Effects of DMT

Impact of Mood and Environment

Long-term effects

Bad trips

Tolerance and dependence

UNIT FOUR:

NBOMes (N-methoxybenzyl)

Chemical Structure