THE HISTORY OF HALLUCINOGENS A diverse group of drugs, which can
change the mood, thinking, and opinion of the user is referred
to as hallucinogens. Hallucinogens are a varied group where the
substances have dissimilar negative effects, dissimilar
mechanism of actions and dissimilar chemical structures.
Regardless of the name, the majority of the hallucinogens do not
make the users experience hallucinations (fake or artificial
thinking or opinion that is not real). Hallucinogens alters the
thinking and mood of the users most of the time rather than
causing hallucinations for real. Hallucinogens have a rich
history or past. These drugs were used for religious or
supernatural rituals by different cultures. In the Rig Veda (the
Hindu Holy Book), soma was mentioned. Soma refers to a holy
substance, which was used to stimulate higher levels of
consciousness, and it was thought to be derived from Amanita
muscaria, a hallucinogenic mushroom. In the Pre-Columbian
Mexico, the Aztecs used teotlaqualli in rituals. Teotl