Drug Induced Psychosis?

Question by Alex: Drug Induced Psychosis?
Does the specific drug that induces the psychosis have an effect on what the psychosis is like for the person experiencing it? For example…are the symptoms for a Marijuana induced psychosis the same as the symptoms for a Meth induced psychosis? Or is drug induced psychosis pretty much the same no matter what drug caused it?

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Answer by gmonte33
The criteria for Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder is either delusions or hallucinations (without insight by the person that the hallucinations are caused by the drug). Hallucinations are more specific to a particular drug. Visual hallucinations are highly likely to occur with some drugs, whereas other types of hallucinations are more common with other substances. Cocaine usually produces visual and tactile hallucinations whereas alcohol tends to induce auditory hallucinations. Some drugs like meth can cause profound sleep deprivation which in itself tends to cause hallucinations. Delusions are less specific to particular substances. The most common delusions in substance-related psychoses are persecutory (or paranoid) delusions.

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