Commonly Abused Drugs Chart - National Institute On Drug Abuse - 2018 Page 16

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Mescaline (Peyote)
A hallucinogen found in disk-shaped "buttons" in the crown of several cacti, including peyote. For more information,
see the
Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs Research
Report.
Street Names
Commercial Names
Common Forms
Common Ways
DEA
Taken
Schedule
Buttons, Cactus, Mesc
No commercial uses
Fresh or dried buttons,
Swallowed (chewed
I
capsule
or soaked in water
and drunk)
Possible Health Effects
Short-term
Enhanced perception and feeling; hallucinations; euphoria; anxiety; increased body
temperature, heart rate, blood pressure; sweating; problems with movement.
Long-term
Unknown.
Other Health-related
Unknown.
Issues
In Combination with
Unknown.
Alcohol
Withdrawal
Unknown.
Symptoms
Treatment Options
Medications
There are no FDA-approved medications to treat addiction to mescaline or other
hallucinogens.
Behavioral Therapies
More research is needed to find out if behavioral therapies can be used to treat addiction to
hallucinogens.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 16 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018

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