Slang or Street Names: Shrooms, Magic Mushrooms, Purple Passion

History: Psilocybin is the psychoactive ingredient found in mushrooms that causes altered states of perception and feeling, often producing flashbacks. Psilocybin is classified as an hallucinogen.

Identification: Psilocybin is the psychoactive ingredient found in mushrooms.

Effects: The effects of Psilocybin use are similiar to other hallucinogens including paranoia, euphoria, rapid changes in emotion, decreased body temperature, rapid heart rate, hallucinations, impaired judgement and distortion.