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- From: bbe001@acad.drake.edu
- Subject: Re: Robitussin
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.162743.1@acad.drake.edu>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:27:43 GMT
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- In article <C1Bpn5.Do8@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, domnatr@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kane) writes:
- > I have a lot of friends who take this (in 4 to 6 oz doses)
- > And I have compiled this data from them --
- >
- > 1> The 'trip' combines some of the mellow feelings from MJ
- > and a lot of the physical disorientation of alcohol
- >
- > 2> It typically lasts about 8 or 9 hrs (not surprising
- > considering the time a normal dose keeps you well)
- >
- > 3> Physical motion (of any sort) is really drawn out and
- > enjoyable [all the users I've talked to agree on this]
- >
- > 4> There is only a slight physical weariness associated
- > the next day, a little less severe than that occurring
- > after a trip.
- >
- > I haven't tried this myself as I'm pretty sure it would
- > taste awful... however I've seen it enough now to attest
- > to its effectiveness. Everybody here calls it 'robin'
- > as in, "It's only Robin', man", and, if it's any good,
- > I would dare say it's a pretty economical alternative...
- >
- > The Robitussin has to be the DM variety however...
- > (dimethyl...bromine is the active ingredient... just look
- > on the back of the bottle)
- >
- > From what I hear, the DMB (I'll settle for calling it that
- > for now) acts as a substrate, collecting on the surface of
- > the brain (much like alcohol does, now that I think about
- > it) and subtly altering the pathways of synaptic transmissions
- > going across the affected area(s), which often include
- > optical and audial perceptory centers and motion-control
- > functions.
- >
- > As an aside, I've also heard that lysergic acid diethylamine
- > works in much the same way, but is caustic (read: poisonous
- > and/or corrosive) to the cells involved, and that after a
- > good many uses (I dunno, maybe 50 or 100) you will begin to
- > lose the pertinent brain functions at an exponential rate as
- > the number of afflicted cells (unable to receive transmissions)
- > grows steadily, thus altering more transmissions. But that is
- > by no means officially documentable information... just
- > something to think about.
- >
- > But this Robitussin DM thing bears some discussion.
- > And for $3 a trip, how can you lose?
- >
- > _________________
- >
- > Comments welcome via email or post --
- >
- > Kane
- > domnatr@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
- >
- > _________________
-
- Yeah I had some friends who did "Robo," that's what we called it. It was very
- economical for them cause they'd just go into the supermarket and steal a few
- 8 ouncers. I never did it cause it almost seemed as pathetic as sniffing glue
- to me, no offense to any glue-sniffers out there. In my mind it kind of seemed
- like a fuck-up kind of drug, doesn't get you anywhere you know? Like with weed,
- you can do great stuff, think great stuff, and get a grip on things. Or I guess
- you can sit around and watch TV too, it's all up to how you use it. In any
- case, my only suggestion to those who want to "Tussen out,"(yes we called it
- that too) don't expect to do anything but sit on the couch moaning how fucked
- up you are. Have fun.
-
- brad
-
-