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Psychology Today reported last summer that national research shows recreational hallucinogen usage is up among teens even as alcohol, marijuana and tobacco use have been dropping.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images Ibogaine, a hallucinogen made from the root bark of a West African shrub named iboga, is said to have healing properties that have not yet been clinically tested.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
How about a fun one, micro-dosing of hallucinogens?
—Will Carless, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
However, certain drugs — like methamphetamines, hallucinogens and synthetic cannabinoids — can cause psychosis.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images Ibogaine, a hallucinogen made from the root bark of a West African shrub named iboga, is said to have healing properties that have not yet been clinically tested.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
How about a fun one, micro-dosing of hallucinogens?
—Will Carless, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
However, certain drugs — like methamphetamines, hallucinogens and synthetic cannabinoids — can cause psychosis.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Hallucinogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallucinogen. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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hallucinogen
noun
hal·lu·ci·no·gen
hə-ˈlüs-ᵊn-ə-jən 
: a substance and especially a drug that induces hallucinations
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