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The alt.drugs Weekly Posting List
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F R E Q E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S
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by lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu
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(Please Read this at least once before posting to alt.drugs)
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From: alt.drugs
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Subject: 00-Introduction to alt.drugs and the Monthly List
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Last Update: 1-18-91
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Welcome to alt.drugs. This is a forum for the discussion generally
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of recreational drugs. To a large extent the traffic on this group deals
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with both currently legal and illegal recreational drugs. Discussions
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commonly are concerned with both the psychological and chemical effects of
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drugs, along with the social aspects of drug use. Discussions about
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prescription medications would probably be best posted to sci.med.
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Likewise, discussions about legal psychoactive drugs (nootropic drugs,
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amino acids, etc) might better be posted in alt.psychoactives.
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talk.politics.drugs is yet another related newsgroup which is for the
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discussion of the political and legal ramifications of recreational drug
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use. Generally, however, people on alt.drugs aren't too tense if you post
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something which really should belong in another newsgroup. In particular,
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cross-posting between alt.drugs and talk.politics.drugs is fairly common.
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The discussion about illegal drug use is frequently very
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controversial. One item should be immediately cleared up: It is *NOT* a
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commonly espoused theme that irresponsible illegal drug use should be
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*ENCOURAGED*, and the purpose of this list is not to encourage
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irresponsible illegal (or legal) drug use. The majority of people who
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read alt.drugs, however, do generally condone legal or illegal drug use
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provided it is done *RESPONSIBLY* and that means knowledgably.
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Part of the purpose of this list is to provide accurate information
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about drugs. In particular there are many myths about legal and illegal
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drug use, and there is quite a large amount of disinformation also. For
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the most part I have tried to insure that this list contains accurate
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information. If you think something is in error, please e-mail me. This
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list is not, however, meant to be all-encompassing (that would make for an
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incredibly large list and I don't have *THAT* much free time). There are
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also FAQ lists on the following topics, all of which are available at
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several FTP sites (Directions for uucp users to acquire copies of the FAQs
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are included in the FTP list).
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FAQ-Bibliography : Extensive references to books and articles about drugs
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FAQ-Ecstasy : Information about Ecstasy (aka MDMA, MDM, Adam)
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FAQ-Everclear : The Everclear list from rec.food.drink
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FAQ-LSD : Information about LSD
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FAQ-Misc : YOU'RE READING IT!
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FAQ-MJ-Consumption : Information on methods of social marijuana consumption
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FAQ-Natural-High : Info on legal means of altering your consciousness
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THE IMPORTANT BIT: Frequently Asked Questions
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Also, this list was created with another purpose in mind. alt.drugs
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tends to get bogged down in traffic that is continuously repeated. In
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particular threads on the FTP sites, how to beat drug testing, and the
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infamous LSD and strychnine thread have been hashed and rehashed :) more
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times than many people can remember. Before posting something to the net,
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net.etiquette requires you to read this list first. If you don't find an
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answer in here, and you cannot find an answer in any of the single-topic
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FAQs listed above then a posting to alt.drugs is welcomed.
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The following topics are covered in *THIS* FAQ:
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Introduction : YOU'RE READING IT!
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FTP sites, etc : Information on alt.drugs related net issues like FTP sites
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Common FAQs : Short and blunt answers to most FAQs (Please READ THIS!)
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Drug Myths : Common misconceptions about drugs (READ THIS TOO!)
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Drug Testing : A quick section on how to beat drug tests
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Organizations : A list of Anti-War on Drugs organizations
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If you are reading this list with rn, then it is laid out in such a way so
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that you can easily skip to the next subject by hitting a ^G (<control>-G).
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If you're using nn, then you can hit "G%" to break this article up into a
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digest.
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From: alt.drugs
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Subject: FTP sites, anonymous posting, and other network issues.
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Last Updated: 2-7-91
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The following is list of Internet sites which have FTP access to files related
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to alt.drugs. To use them login via FTP as 'anonymous':
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site [internet address] (contact person)
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/directory: description
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life.slhs.udel.edu [128.175.4.33] (tom@genie.slhs.udel.edu)
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/alt.drugs: alt.drugs FAQs, selected alt.drugs articles, .gifs
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jyu.fi [130.234.0.1] (eloranta@jyu.fi)
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/pub/alt.drugs: archived articles since 25 Apr 91, FAQs, .gifs
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--==>this is the main archive site for *ALL* alt.drugs postings<==--
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lcs.mit.edu [18.26.0.36]
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/news/alt/drugs: last several days article for those without USENET access
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rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.1.12]
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/soft/kommunikation/news/spool/alt/drugs: same as lcs.mit.edu
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milton.u.washington.edu [128.95.136.1] (lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu)
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/public/alt.drugs: misc alt.drugs related material, FAQs
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pit-manager.mit.edu [18.72.1.58]
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/pub/activism: has constitution of US, Bill of Rights, etc
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ftp.eff.org [192.88.144.3]
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/pub/academic/civics: Government addresses, constitution, Senate fax#, etc
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(send updates to lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu or post)
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If you don't have access to FTP because you are on a uucp/Fidonet/etc network
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there is an e-mail gateway at ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com that can retrieve the files
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for you. To get instrutions on how to use the FTP gateway send a blank message
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to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with one line containing the work 'help'.
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This is a sample message of how to retrieve some files from the alt.drugs
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archives at milton:
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% mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
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Subject: <ignored>
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reply <yourname>@<yoursite>
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connect milton.u.washington.edu anonymous
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dir /public/alt.drugs
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get /public/alt.drugs/000-readme
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get /public/alt.drugs/000-index
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uuencode /* note: this command is optional and the default is btoa */
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binary
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get /public/alt.drugs/marijuana-myths.Z
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quit
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That would retrieve a directory of the archive, then the two printable
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ascii files 000-readme and 000-index. To recieve the rest of the files
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you must set the server to "binary" mode because all the files are
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compressed. Those compressed files are then either sent out uuencoded or
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btoa'd. So, you must obtain copies of the programs 'uudecode' (or 'atob') and
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'uncompress' to unpack the files that you will recieve.
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->Ask your local computer guru for clarification on how to do this<-
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The following is a list of persons on alt.drugs that will post articles
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submitted to them via e-mail anonymously. In other words if you would like
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to remain anonymous, write up your article, and e-mail it to one of these
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people prefaced with a note that you would like it posted anonymously:
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[note: the @layout.berkeley.edu addresses are so that you can e-mail the
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person, and not reveal your address even to them!]
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lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu (anonymous: ap.4497@layout.berkeley.edu)
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mikea@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
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zane@ddsw1.mcs.com (anonymous: ap.3684@layout.berkeley.edu)
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tms@flubber.cs.umd.edu
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If you don't have net.access to alt.drugs, check out the pharm mailing
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list. From the canonical list of publicly accessable mailing lists on
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news.lists:
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}pharm
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} Contact: pharm-request@udel.edu
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}
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} Purpose: a mailing list digest version of "alt.drugs" restricted
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} to postings without repetitive political arguments or flames.
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} Political articles of particularly novel value and reports of
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} policy developments will be included.
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}
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} Under no circumstances will any message be passed along that may
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} be construed to be a solicitation to engage in any form of illegal
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} behavior.
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Also, you can post to alt.drugs by sending e-mail to:
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alt-drugs@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
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From: alt.drugs
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Subject: Common Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers
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Last Updated: 2-7-91
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1) HEY D00DZ, WHERE CAN I GET SOME KILLER WEED (or LSD, MDMA, etc)?!?!?
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2) Do banana peels have hallucinogenic substances in them? [etc...]
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3) Does LSD commonly have strychnine in it? [etc...]
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4) How can I make LSD? [inc. warnings about The Anarchist Cookbook]
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5) What is Ecstasy/MDMA/Adam? [and all kinds of related info on MDMA]
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6) What does the acronym PDFA, DPA, etc mean?
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You can skip to a specific FAQ by searching for the regular expression '^x'
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where x is the number of the question you want to read.
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1) HEY D00DZ, WHERE CAN I GET SOME KILLER WEED (or LSD, MDMA, etc)?!?!?
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Grow up, and get a life. Anyone stupid enough to setup a
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transaction over a public network (that could very easily be monitored
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by the FBI) deserves to get caught. Likewise, please don't send e-mail
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to the frequent posters (especially me), asking to purchase drugs.
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2) Do banana peels have hallucinogenic substances in them? Can you get
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high by smoking banana peels?
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No. This is an urban legend which was started by the Berkeley
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_Barb_ in the late 60's. Sidney Cohen analyzed bananas and found that
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they contained no hallucinogenic substances. Also, rumors that you can
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smoke peanut shells to get high, are most likely a spin-off of the
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banana peel legend. Instructions in The Anarchist Cookbook on how to
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get high from banana peels are bogus (and if you do get some effect,
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then congratulations, you're a placebo responder).
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3) Does LSD commonly have strychnine in it? It strychnine the cause of
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cramps/nausea on an LSD trip? Does strychnine cause the "tracers"
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from an LSD trip? etc...
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Your chances of getting strychnine contaminated _blotter_ LSD,
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are probably about the same as your chances of getting hit by a piece
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of the wing sheared off of a passing 747. Strychnine is not the
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cause of tracers, cramps, nausea, or amphetamine-like LSD-effects.
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Strychnine is not needed to bond the LSD to blotter paper. Pure
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LSD tartrate/maleate gets absorbed on blotter quite efficiently all by
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itself. Any chemist competent enough to manufacture LSD would know
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that Strychnine is not needed to produce LSD, therefore there is no
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Strychnine "added" in the process of manufacture.
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"Cutting" LSD with Strychnine would be utterly ludicrous due to
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the expense of Strychnine, and the ease of "cutting" LSD with the
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solvent of your choice, before depositing it on the paper. Its much
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more likely that if someone is going to try and rip someone off, that
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they'll just pass off blank blotter paper -- its *so* much easier than
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trying to lace LSD with strychnine.
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There have been several other theories to explain the existance
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of Strychnine in LSD. They all, however, fall short in one very
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critical test. There are no reports that can be found of Strychnine
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poisoning due to the ingestion of laced LSD. If Strychnine was
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on LSD, and given Strychnine's high toxicity, and given the number of
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people who take rather insane (>100 hits) of LSD, there should be
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acid-heads dropping like flies from strychnine poisoning. This has
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not been reported, therefore the likelyhood of strychnine laced LSD
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being sold on the illegal market is small.
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And, finally, there have been analysis of street drugs samples
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which have never turned up a sample of strychnine laced LSD. The
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only reports are a few anecdotal ones, and the report in _LSD:
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My Problem Child_. It should be noted that in _LSD:MPC_ the "LSD"
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was being sold as a "white powder". The lesson is to only buy
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blotter LSD -- its very, very hard to fit enough adulterants onto a
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small square of blotter to effect a person. LSD can only be
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distributed in this manner because its effective dose is in the
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50-200 microgram range.
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Its possible that poorly synthesized LSD might have other ergot
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derivatives in it. This *MAY* be the cause of the various adverse
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effects that people report on LSD. Its also entirely likely that
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the adverse effects to LSD are simply due to the psychological
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stress of taking LSD.
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Also, advice would be to avoid methylxanthines (caffiene,
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theophylline in chocolate, etc) prior to dosing. There may be a
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synergistic effect between them and LSD causing, or contributing, to
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the "strychnine effect". And prior use of dramamine may alleviate
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the nausea sometimes associated with LSD.
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4) How can I make LSD? And what about the instructions in The Anarchist
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Cookbook for making LSD?
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LSD is not easy to make. If you're seriously interested the
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various methods of synthesis can be found in chemistry journals (see
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the Merck Index for a list of references). Also, the book _Psychedelic
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Chemistry_ (available from Loompanics, Unld. -- see end of FAQ list)
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has some rather good, referenced info on how to synthesize LSD.
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However, do expect to be in *way* over your head unless you've had
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at least a few years of college chemistry.
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Please don't post asking for "simple" instructions on how to make
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LSD. There aren't. And if you *needed* "simple" instructions to make
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LSD, you're probably not a good chemist and shouldn't be attempting
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to synthesize it.
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Also, the synthesis instructions in The Anarchist Cookbook are
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about 90% bullshit. The "synthesis" given is at best a recipe for the
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extraction of Lysergic Acid Amides (which is not LSD), and some have
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commented that the instructions are still flawed and dangerous. Also,
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the reproduction of the patent on how to make LSD has reported to be
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flawed -- please don't trust the A.C and order the patent for yourself.
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The A.C. in general is something which is best to avoid.
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5) What is Ecstasy? What is MDMA? What is Adam? What are the
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effects? Is it an aphrodisiac? Is it a designer drug? Does it
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cause Parkinson's disease? And does it dry up your spinal fluid?
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Ecstasy chemically is 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA.
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Its also known as: MDM, M&M, Adam, XTC, X, M or E. Its is *NOT* the
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same as MDA, MDE ('Eve'), MMDA or MPTP (Although MDA, MDE and MMDA have
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effects that are similar to MDMA). It is chemically similar to
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methamphetamine but has a much different method of action.
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In large doses Ecstasy can cause hallucinations (and a chemical
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relative, MDA, causes hallucinations at lower doses), however it
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is not accurate to call it a hallucinogen. Since it tends to increase
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empathy and communication with no ego-disrupting effects, it has been
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labeled as either an "entactogen" or "empathogen". Based on its
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effects, there was some speculation that its was a chemical involved
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in the process of falling in love. This is incorrect, but its
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indicative of what the MDMA high feels like.
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MDMA is not chemically related to LSD, and really cannot be
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compared to LSD. "Bad Trips" on MDMA are extremely rare, and
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there is no ego disruption associated with an MDMA trip like there
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is in an LSD trip.
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From Ralph Metzner, presented in an address at a 1983 conference
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at the University of California, Santa Barbara on "Psychedelics
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and Spirituality":
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Another group of drugs are the phenethylamines, of which
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MDA [and MDMA] is an example. Instead of calling these
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"psychedelic drugs," I'd like to suggest the name "empathogenic."
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Empathogenic means "empathy generating." Everyone I've mentioned
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this name to thinks it is a good one. These drugs don't produce
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visions as LSD does. They don't produce multileveled thinking
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or objectivity toward your mind as LSD and the psychedelics do.
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They generate a profound state of empathy for self and other in
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the most general and profound terms. A state of empathy where the
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feeling is that the self, the other, and the world is basically
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good, is all right. This state can be referred to as the ground
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of being, the core of our being, a still point of our being.
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Then individuals using these substances in therapy can look
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at their own problems from the standpoint of stillness and
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empathy. They are able to do changework on themselves very
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rapidly, compared to ordinary therapy.
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MDMA also is not technically an aphrodisiac. It does not directly
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stimulate sexual desire, however its empathogenic effect does tend to
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lead to intimacy. It has been described as a "hug drug".
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From Buffman-J, Moser-C, "MDMA and Human Sexual Function" Journal
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of Psychoactive Drugs, Oct 1985:
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It appears that MDMA does not increase sexual excitation
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or sexual desire in a majority of individuals. For both males
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and females, MDMA enhances the sensual aspects of sex. This may
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be due to the increased feelings of emotional closeness.
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Almost half of the males and a third of the females indicated
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that they felt more receptive to being sexual while under the
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influence of MDMA, but this effect was not paralleled by an
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increased interest in initiating sexual activity in either the
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men or the women. While a majority indicated that they would use
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MDMA as a sexual enhancer, most of the subjects who had used MDMA
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during sex reported increased emotional closeness. It is
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curious that a drug, which can increase emotional closeness,
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enhance receptivity to being sexual and would be chosen as a
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sexual enhancer, does not increase the desire to have sex.
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The subjects who were surveyed found that MDMA makes orgasm
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more difficult to achieve, especially for males. Erectile
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ability was decreased in almost half the males. No other
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sexual effects occurred in a majority of subjects.
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It is not a "Designer Drug" created during the 80's by underground
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chemists. It was first synthesized in 1914, and was used
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recreationally prior to the 1980's.
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MDMA does *NOT* cause Parkinson's disease. This rumor was caused
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by an error by Shari Roan in the July 2, 1985 issue of the Dallas
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"Sun Sentinel". She incorrectly attributed this effect to MDMA, when
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in fact it is caused by MPTP, which is a by-product of the incorrect
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synthesis of an synthetic opiate. MPTP shares nothing in common with
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MDMA other than having an chemical abbreviation which begins with an
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'M' and has four letters in it.
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Likewise, rumors that MDMA "dries up your spinal fluid" and
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similar rumors with respect to spinal fluid are incorrect. There have
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been studies which linked MDMA use to lower levels of 5-HIAA in
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cerebrospinal fluid, which is probably where this rumor originated.
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This is not as dramatic as it may sound and may be a spurious
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relationship, such that people with lower levels of 5-HIAA in their
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CSF are the ones more likely to use MDMA in the first place. But, it
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may be an indication of some neurotoxic effect of MDMA. However, the
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neurotoxic effect of MDMA disappears in laboratory animals at doses
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equivalent to human dose levels. Also, there are no known behavioral
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correlates to this hypothesized neurotoxicity, and an FDA-approved
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drug (fenfluramine) continues to be used chronicly with no reported
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adverse side effects, even though its causes similar types of
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neurotoxicity as MDMA. It should also be noted that alcohol is a
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drug which is also slightly neurotoxic, but that typically isn't
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a strong consideration of users while consuming it. Users, however,
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should be cautioned that MDMA may be neurotoxic and you're taking
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your own risks by injesting it.
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For more information on MDMA see the specific FAQ on Ecstasy
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|
(available via FTP -- see above).
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6. What does the acronym [....] stand for?
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DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (Gates' WoD group)
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DPF: Drug Policy Foundation (anti-WoD group)
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HBWR,HBWS: Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds
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IMHO: In My [Humble, Honest] Opinion
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LAA: Lysergic Acid Amides
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LSA: Lysergic Acid Amides
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LSD: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
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MDA: 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
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MDMA: 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
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N2O: Nitrous Oxide
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|
NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide (which is *quite* poisonous)
|
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NORML: National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws
|
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|
PDFA,PTFA: Partnership for a [Drug, Truth]-Free America (anti-WoD)
|
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|
WoD,WoSD: War on (Some) Drugs
|
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|
WRT: With Respect To
|
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|
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===============================================================================
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|
From: alt.drugs
|
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|
Subject: Drug Myths
|
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|
Last Updated: 12-30-91
|
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|
|
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|
These are all a variety of things which commonly get passed off as "truth" by
|
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|
anti-drug groups, such as the PDFA, DEA, DARE, etc. I have included references
|
|||
|
for those interested in more information.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana causes brain damage or Marijuana gets between nerve
|
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|
synapses and "widens them up".
|
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|
|
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|
This myth is based upon a study done by Robert G. Heath in the middle to
|
|||
|
late 1970's. Heath claimed to have found brain damage in the deep brain
|
|||
|
sites of three monkeys exposed to marijuana smoke and i.v. delta-9-THC (the
|
|||
|
active ingredient in marijuana). This study, however, has severe flaws in
|
|||
|
it. Most importantly is that Heath did not find any dead brain cells. He
|
|||
|
found "damage" such as a change in synaptic cleft width, and clumping of the
|
|||
|
synaptic vesicles. These changes are not well regarded as being indications
|
|||
|
of brain damage, and the methods used to determine that these changes took
|
|||
|
place were highly subject to bias--which Dr. Health did not control for.
|
|||
|
In fact the clumping of the synaptic vesicles, which Health claimed as being
|
|||
|
"brain damage", is a normal variant in the mammalian brain. Also, two studies
|
|||
|
published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1977, found
|
|||
|
no evidence of brain damage in the brains of heavy smokers using computerized
|
|||
|
tomography methods.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Institute of Medicine. Division of
|
|||
|
Health Sciences Policy. _Marijuana_and_Health_. Washington: National
|
|||
|
Academy Press. ISBN 0-309-03236-9. LC 81-86534.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The following sections will be eventually included:
|
|||
|
(Whee, more vaporware... In the meantime see Paul Hager's marijuana myths
|
|||
|
paper at milton.u.washington.edu in /public/alt.drugs/marijuana-myths)
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana causes reproductive system damage
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana concentrates in the brain and reproductive organs
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana causes breast enlargement in males
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana causes immune system damage
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana causes chromosome damage
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana potency has increased 10 times since the 1960's
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana is a gateway drug
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana metabolites stay in your body for 30 days and "do things"...
|
|||
|
MYTH: Marijuana is more carcinogenic than tobacco
|
|||
|
MYTH: LSD causes chromosome damage
|
|||
|
MYTH: Designer Drugs -- Custom made chemicals of the '80s and '90s
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
===============================================================================
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
From: alt.drugs
|
|||
|
Subject: Drug Testing FAQ
|
|||
|
Last Updated: 12-30-91
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Beating Drug Metabolite tests (for informational purposes *only* of course).
|
|||
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
There are several commonly used drug metabolite tests: EMIT, RIA,
|
|||
|
Abuscreen, etc. All of these tests are reasonably easy to beat, given a
|
|||
|
little advance planning. First of all, the drug which is most easily
|
|||
|
tested for is marijuana -- its claimed that drug tests can detect
|
|||
|
marijuana use up to two months previous. By following the following
|
|||
|
guidelines, its frequently reported that non-chronic marijuana smoking two
|
|||
|
weeks prior to the test still resulted in a negative test result. Two
|
|||
|
weeks, however, is probably the minimum safety allowance.
|
|||
|
In order to prepare for a drug metabolite test, make sure that you
|
|||
|
flush your system adequately. Every day prior to the test, drink at least
|
|||
|
eight glasses of liquid (preferably water). Do *NOT*, however, do this
|
|||
|
to excess -- you can end up with water intoxication, and people have
|
|||
|
actually overdosed and died off of water. On the day of the test, you
|
|||
|
likewise need to dilute your urine by drinking water -- drink 4-6 glasses
|
|||
|
or so, and piss until your urine turns clear. When its clear that means
|
|||
|
that the concentration of all the solutes in the urine is lower
|
|||
|
*including* the drug metabolites. This process can be aided by taking some
|
|||
|
caffiene, or the prescription diuretic Lasix (again, don't overdo anything
|
|||
|
-- there is nothing to be gained by drinking more water/taking more
|
|||
|
diuretics -- 80mg Lasix should be quite sufficient). The clear dilute
|
|||
|
urine can also be masked by taking Vitamin B-2 which will color it and
|
|||
|
make it less suspicious (use 50-100mg).
|
|||
|
Should you fail the initial test you will most likely be required to
|
|||
|
have a confirmatory GC/MS test. For this test, the best precautions are
|
|||
|
abstinence and prayer. You should not smoke between the time you get
|
|||
|
tested for the first time and the results come back -- if they're positive
|
|||
|
and you have to take a GC/MS test, you will be screwed. GC/MS tests are
|
|||
|
much more sensitive than the preliminary immunoassays.
|
|||
|
There are several substances, some marketed commercially, which are
|
|||
|
reported to interfere with the immunoassays to give a negative test
|
|||
|
result. Generally, these are treated with some skepticism (but if you
|
|||
|
really feel like trying them...). In particular, vinegar and
|
|||
|
phenylpropanolamine (Dexatrim) do not work. Zinc Sulfate is reported to
|
|||
|
work -- take 250mg the night before, and a few hours before the test -- DO
|
|||
|
NOT TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS CHEMICAL. Also the following two products claim
|
|||
|
to be effective screens:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Test Free -- Zydot Unlimited Inc.
|
|||
|
Box 9485
|
|||
|
Tulsa OK 74157
|
|||
|
(918) 747-2400
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Naturally Klean -- Houston Enterprises
|
|||
|
PO Box 27776
|
|||
|
Tempe AZ 85285
|
|||
|
(602) 968-0773
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
As a last resort, piss tests can be doped with chemicals. Bleach
|
|||
|
detergent, blood, Draino crystals are reported to work at least on the
|
|||
|
EMIT test (I would not expect them to interfere at all on the GC/MS
|
|||
|
tests). Its apparently not necessary to spike it with a large quantity,
|
|||
|
and the chemicals will noticably effect the urine and could be detected.
|
|||
|
For more information see Abbie Hoffman's book "Steal this Urine Test".
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
==============================================================================
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
From: alt.drugs
|
|||
|
Subject: Information/Organizations
|
|||
|
Last Updated: 1-18-91
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
This list is composed entirely out of postings from the net. I don't
|
|||
|
guarantee anything about the organizations, their addresses or their
|
|||
|
descriptions. However, these are all organizations that are typically
|
|||
|
recommended on the net. Corrections or updates would be *MOST* appreciated.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Drug Policy Foundation
|
|||
|
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Suite 400
|
|||
|
Washington, DC 20016-2087
|
|||
|
(202) 895-1634
|
|||
|
Desc: The DPF supports legalization of cannabis and medicalization or
|
|||
|
legalization of harder drugs. They are a more mainstream
|
|||
|
organization than NORML.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Albert Hofmann Foundation
|
|||
|
1341 Ocean Avenue, Suite 300
|
|||
|
Santa Monica, CA 90401
|
|||
|
(213) 281-8110
|
|||
|
Desc: Educational group building a library on research done on
|
|||
|
consciousness, including LSD studies.
|
|||
|
Free newsletter is available.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws (NORML)
|
|||
|
1636 R St., N.W.
|
|||
|
Washington, D.C. 20009
|
|||
|
(202) 483-5500
|
|||
|
Desc: This really shouldn't need any description
|
|||
|
NOTE: Another address I've got is: 2001 'S' Street, NW Suite 640, DC 20009
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
National Drug Strategy Network
|
|||
|
2000 L St., N.W., Suite 702
|
|||
|
Washington, D.C. 20036
|
|||
|
Desc: ???
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT)
|
|||
|
PO Box 21210
|
|||
|
Kalorama Station
|
|||
|
Washington, DC 20009
|
|||
|
(202) 483-8595
|
|||
|
Desc: Physicians who want broader ability to use cannabis therapeutically
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Books-by-Phone
|
|||
|
Box 522
|
|||
|
Berkeley CA 94701
|
|||
|
(800) 858-2665 USA (800) 992-2665 CA (415) 548-2124 INFO
|
|||
|
Call for FREE Catalog
|
|||
|
Desc: They Carry the following titles among others:
|
|||
|
"The Controlled Substances Act" [Shulgin's reference on drugs & laws]
|
|||
|
"Psychedelic Chemistry" [synthesis instructions - recommended]
|
|||
|
"Ecstasy: The MDMA Story" [recommended]
|
|||
|
"Mushroom Cultivator"
|
|||
|
"Cocaine Handbook: An Essential Reference"
|
|||
|
"Marijuana Botany: Cultivation and Breeding of Cannabis"
|
|||
|
"Steal this Urine Test" by Abbie Hoffman
|
|||
|
"Designer Drugs" [Ecstasy, crack, china white, PCP, etc]
|
|||
|
"History of Psychoactive Plants"
|
|||
|
"War on Drugs: Heroin, Cocaine, Crime and Public Policy"
|
|||
|
"Through the Gateway of the Heart" [experiences with MDMA]
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Loompanics Unlimited
|
|||
|
P.O. Box 1197
|
|||
|
Port Townsend, WA 98368
|
|||
|
Desc: Booksellers. They stock "Psychedelic Chemistry" and "The Design and
|
|||
|
Construction of Clandestine Drug Laboratories" among other somewhat
|
|||
|
anarchistic books. $3 for a catalog.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The Twentieth Century Alchemist
|
|||
|
P.O. Box 1684
|
|||
|
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
|
|||
|
Desc: Booksellers. They stock "Basic Drug Manufacture", "The Book of Acid",
|
|||
|
"The Art and Science of Cooking with Cannabis" and "Growing the
|
|||
|
Hallucinogens" among others. $1 for a catalog.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
|