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* Depression and psychotic states
Commonly reported after-effects can include depression, ranging from mild to severe or psychotic states that may last for months. Many users are also experiencing a generalized anxiety after a hallucinogenic experience, often aggravated by panic attacks.
* Flashbacks
A common danger reported in connection with hallucinogenic drugs is the danger of flashbacks – a spontaneous re-experiencing of the hallucinogenic state without the use of a hallucinogen.
Why are these drugs so dangerous?
* First of all, most of them are illegal. Using, keeping, selling or giving hallucinogens to someone else is illegal and, if you are caught you could get penalties starting from a $2 200 fine or two years in jail to a $550 000 fine or even a life sentence. They are being manufactured illegally and sold on the street creating risks for buyers, since the substance they ingest may not be pure as they thought they were buying.
* The second reason is that they are fatal. This category of drug is not usually fatal itself, but death can result from convulsions, toxic dosage levels, bizarre accidents, suicide, driving under the influence, or lethal effects from combinations of drugs.
* Some other long term effects of hallucinogens may be damaged memory and concentration. Using hallucinogens may increase the risk of mental problems in some people.