Substance Abuse
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Slang for Psilocybin Mushrooms: 'shrooms, magic mushroom, sacred mushroom, noble princess of the waters, hombrecitos, las mujercitas
Definition: psilocybin is a hallucinogen
Effects include:
- relaxation
- intensification of color
- sense of well-being
- separation from surroundings
- panic
- hallucinations
- feelings of heaviness or lightness
Effects of overdose include: overdose is not an issue, however, many poisonous mushrooms look like psilocybin mushrooms and can have very toxic effects.
Duration: onset within 30 minutes with effects lasting 2-4 hours
Administration: oral
Page updated: 3/27/08
