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Psychedelics interrupt the serotonin system causing a hallucinogenic state. It is characterized by illusions, visual hallucinations, and body distortion. Clinically, the patient may present with profuse sweating, tachycardia and have dilated pupils. The drug itself, tends not to cause life-threatening symptoms, but altered behavior while under the influence can be deadly. The hallucinations can be either good or bad (i.e. the "bad trip"). This can lead to agitation and unsafe activity, like “running away from the giant lizard” and getting hit by a bus instead.
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