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What Are Psychedelic Drugs?

Gloved hands handling cultivated psilocybin mushrooms in a laboratory setting|Surreal digital artwork depicting a pale face with closed eyes surrounded by swirling, colourful smoke, representing the hallucinogenic effects of psychedelic drugs|Image featuring a young man with closed eyes against a yellow background, with text explaining the Greek origins of the term 'psychedelics' relating to soul and mind manifestation|Composite image showing a man experiencing contrasting emotions during a psychedelic trip, with vibrant colorful patterns in the background|Close-up of a bearded man's face with a small paper tab featuring a smiley face on his tongue, illustrating LSD use and its seemingly harmless appearance|LSD blotter paper with red heart designs next to tweezers on a wooden surface, illustrating the deceptive nature of psychedelic drugs

Psychedelic drugs have been popular since the 1960s, with their usage hitting a peak in the mid-1970s – aptly dubbed the psychedelic era (1) The use of psychedelics during the mid-1960s to mid-1970s evolved out of the social consciousness movement, which fostered a commitment to civil rights and protests against the war.  Most people who […]