Mescaline Research Paper

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Britney Inez Rivas Freshmen tech Period 2 Mrs. Lavelle 3/19/2013 Mescaline The drug that I have is Mescaline. It is a very dangerous drug that could kill you. Peyote is a small, spineless cactus. Mescaline is a hallucinogenic substance found within the Peyote cactus. Mescaline can be taken from the Peyote cactus or created synthetically. Throughout history, Peyote and Mescaline have been used by natives in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States as a part of traditional religious rites. The street name for Mescaline is buttons, mesc and Peyote. The active chemical of Peyote, the Mescaline was isolated in 1896 from the Peyote cactus. The drug was named after Mescalero Apaches of the American Great Plains. Mescaline is a stimulant…show more content…
The mescaline or Peyote trip can last up to 12 hours. The person also needs greater tolerance because you need more to get the same effect and chemical induced mental illness. The dangerous of the side effects can cause a chemically induced model of mental illness. The drug is not considered an addictive drug like cocaine, heroine or alcohol because it does not produce the same compulsive drug-seeking behavior. However, mescaline produces greater tolerance in some users who take the drug repeatedly. These people that take mescaline must take a higher doses to achieve the same results as they have had in the past. This could be an extremely dangerous practice because they don’t know how the person will react to the drug. It also has a low potential for psychological addiction. The treatments are available for people who are addicted to Mescaline. There are websites that could help a friend or a family member that is addicted to mescaline or other drugs. If you don’t quit using the drug mescaline the large doses of buttons can cause blood glucose levels in the body to fall. The person may develop bloody diarrhea and lose of consciousness. That’s why it is very important to take a friend or family member that you love to a treatment center for mescaline. They have the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sutter health for people that are addicted to mescaline. Mescaline is considered the oldest know hallucinogenic drug. The strange drug

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