What to Know About Peyote Use

buy-peyote  is a small, spineless cactus that contains psychoactive compounds, including mescaline. The plant has been peyote used for about six thousand years by native tribes for religious and healing purposes. It holds spiritual significance for Native American people, who used it as part of religious sacraments. buy-san-pedro , psychedelic-plants

The plant, known by the scientific names Lophophora williamsii or Lophophora diffusa, is found in the southwest United States, northern Mexico, and Peru. It continues to be used in religious practices that involve ingesting peyote during night-long prayer ceremonies

Peyote is a hallucinogen  meaning it can cause profound distortions in a person’s perceptions of reality (known as hallucinations), including seeing, hearing, and feeling things that seem real but are not.

Hallucinogens are thought to affect neural circuits in the brain involving the neurotransmitter serotonin, which plays a role in mood, sensory perception, sleep, hunger, body temperature, sexual behavior, and muscle control

Hallucinogens are thought to affect neural circuits in the brain involving the neurotransmitter serotonin, which plays a role in mood, sensory perception, sleep, hunger, body temperature, sexual behavior, and muscle control

According to the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, if a loved one is using peyote, there will be some telltale signs. The following might indicate a person is using peyote:

• Disordered thinking or detachment from reality
• Dry mouth
• Excessive sweating
• Flushed skin
• Loss of appetite
• Panic
• Paranoia
• Sensory confusion (such as “seeing” sounds or “hearing” colors)
• Sleep problems
• Uncoordinated movements