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 punishes the addict severely if he fails. The addict is thereby
 driven to criminal, violent or other antisocial acts in order to
 obtain the needed drugs, or the money with which to purchase
 them.
 Hallucinogens° (CSA Schedule l). hallucinogenic drugs
 include lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), mescaline, psilocybin,
 and dimethyltryptamine (DMT)o These drugs are generally produced
 synthetically. The acute reactions to their use include
 dizziness, nausea, visual aberrations, and auditory acuity°
 Although dependence does not develop with continues use, the
 individual may be prone to flashbacks and psychotic reactions
 after use has been discontinuedo National Commiission, Drug Use
 in America: Problem in Perspective (1973), at 164-65; White
 Paper on Drug Abuse, supra, at 28.
 Synesthesia, the overflow from one sense modality to
 another, is common. "Colors are heard, sounds may be seen_"
 Jaffe, supra, at 297° Effects from the LSD-type drugs may be
 produced by doses of as little as 25 micrograms (ordinary aspirin
 tablets contain 300,000 micrograms). Fort, The Pleasure Seekers
 (169), at 181o There are no withdrawal symptoms when use is
 discontinued, and no deaths directJy attributable to the effects
 of the drugs have been reported, Jaffe, supra, at 298.
 Amphetamines. (CSA Schedule 10. Amphetamines are
 synthetic drugs which are commonly used as diet: pills and
 stimulants. The most common amphetamines are benzedrine and
 dexedrine. Use of amphetamines may cause cardiovascular
 difficulties° Amphetamine abusers may develop paranoid
 psychoses; such individuals may commit violent acts without
 provocation. Amphetamine users any go into frozen catatonicqike
 states which may last for hours or days. National Commission,
 Drug Use in America, supra, at 145. A significant tolerance
 deveJops from chronic use of amphetamines, and death from an
 overdose is not uncommon, ldo, at pg. 146.
 Death is often associates with exceptionally high fever,
 cardiovascular shock, and convulsions, or with hemorrhages in the
 blood vessels of the brain. _d. These dangers are exacerbated
 by the rapidity with which users deveJop tolerance to
 amphetamines, ld. at pg. 144.
 The psychoJogicaJ reactions to amphetamine abuse are equaiJy
 serious. The Nationa_ Commission report notes that amphetamine paranoid