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Anxiety can be caused by environmental factors, by an inescapable effect of the drug itself, by a lack of experience with the substance, or by the experience of negative hallucinations. It is different from fear in that the feelings of anxiety are an overreaction to a situation that is not realistically dangerous. | Anxiety can be caused by environmental factors, by an inescapable effect of the drug itself, by a lack of experience with the substance, or by the experience of negative hallucinations. It is different from fear in that the feelings of anxiety are an overreaction to a situation that is not realistically dangerous. | ||
===Panic Attacks=== | ====Panic Attacks==== | ||
'''Panic attacks''' are periods of intense anxiety that are of sudden onset <ref>http://m-w.com/dictionary/panic%20attack | Panic attack - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary</ref> and of variable duration from minutes to hours.<ref>Panic disorder | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000924.htm</ref> Panic attacks usually begin abruptly, may reach a peak within 10 to 20 minutes, but may continue for hours in some cases. Panic attacks usually subside on their own over the next several hours. | '''Panic attacks''' are periods of intense anxiety that are of sudden onset <ref>http://m-w.com/dictionary/panic%20attack | Panic attack - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary</ref> and of variable duration from minutes to hours.<ref>Panic disorder | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000924.htm</ref> Panic attacks usually begin abruptly, may reach a peak within 10 to 20 minutes, but may continue for hours in some cases. Panic attacks usually subside on their own over the next several hours. | ||