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Mind Over Matter: Hallucinogens

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Explains how hallucinogens affect the brain’s communication centers as well as its ability to control sleep and emotions.

NIH Pub Number: 09-3858
Published: January 1997
Revised: January 2009
Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Explains how hallucinogens affect the brain’s communication centers as well as its ability to control sleep and emotions.
Publication Cover
NIH Pub Number: 
09-3858
Date: 
January 1997
Revision Date: 
January 2009
Author: 
National Institute on Drug Abuse

This page was last updated January 2009.

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