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- From: dart@fugue.cc.purdue.edu (Dartanyan)
- Subject: Re: LSD and alcoholics posting on usenet
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 14:03:08 GMT
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- As far as all of this goes, lets venture into hypothetical-land.
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- IF as muffavore and supporters believe, psychedelics, if used, would
- merely lead to a "replacement habit" (I refuse to use the word addiction in
- conjunction with LSD or MDMA) and as such, does not remove a habit, but merely
- replaces the chemical used as part of the habit, then I would STILL be all
- for its use because of one simple point:
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- Alcohol is a depressant. It triggers behavior patterns that can lead
- to negativity and sometimes even violence. It severely impairs rection and
- rationality, and inhibits functional communication in large doses.
-
- LSD is a psychedelic. MDMA is an entactogen. Both trigger bahavior
- patterns that can lead to self-imprinting and sometimes even what would be
- called "enlightenment". The latter stages of acid trips and (though i have not
- used MDMA yet) from what i have heard ALL of an X trip lead to a state of mental
- peace and a desire for peace, love, and free communication. They both have a
- stimulant effect to some extent, which increases reaction (though driving
- while tripping is still stupid as you may just react to a hallucination or
- stop paying attention to what you are doing entirely at higher doses) and
- acid does tend to impair attention-spans.
-
- Alcohol can have its uses: the relaxatin of inhibitions can do won-
- ders for overcoming artistic "blocks" (ie, writers block, etc) Unfortunately,
- so can LSD ( I don't know about MDMA), making that not a unique validation.
-
- IN a nutshell:
- Tripping: the universe ceases to exist behind you until you remember
- that it was there and look there. Man, that was wierd. You ever wonder if
- ... shit your face did something really wierd. Your teeth look big. It's
- like, astral space. Neat. Quiet or those guys will know were tripping.
-
- Drunk: the universe ceases to exist. or maybe it does. who cares.
- the floor is a very safe place to be. Gimme another fuckin' beer. No I
- HAVEN'T had enough. Fuck you man. I'm FUCKING DRUNK FUCK YOU.
- --
- Sometimes you can feel the fish
- And then it slips away
- Things aren't always what they seem
- In North Hawaii
-