[pedagogue]

Originally Posted by OmEgA-X1

...hallucinogenic chemicals have been found to be the most successful treatment for addictions, especially serious ones like that for Heroin. Almost all hallucinogens have effects on the serotonin system.

Some of the best uses of hallucinogens (mainly LSD) have been with PTSD survivors. It has shown to be effective in a clinical setting with proper medical supervision.

I believe Exstacy (depending on what it is cut with) can effect D2, 5HT2A, and neuroepinephrine....and possibly GABA. I'm not sure if MDMA can be any more or less effective than the LSD, but it would be an interesting study.

To answer your question above about other drugs....PCP can fall into the category of hallucinogen+ other. (It can also be a stimulant or depressant depending on the chemical variation in addition to some other factors) Also, amphetamine psychosis can cause hallucinations and delusions, and and believe the amphetamines effect primarily D2 and not 5HT.

-pedagogue