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ex perimen ts

In X an adu did K u bl a K han
A pl easu re dome decree:
W here A iph, the sacred riv er, ran
T hrou g h cav ern s measu rel ess to
man
Down to a su n l ess sea.
open in g

to M orphin e 2 0
Y ou g et in to heroin becau se y ou
hav e a l ot of mon ey in y ou r
pock et, an d y ou can ' t g o to v ideo
g ames al l the time, an d y ou thin k
l ife is v ery triv ial an d v ery borin g ,
an d y ou l ook for other peopl e
who thin k the same.
sev t' n teen - y ear- ol d

started shootin g heroin at the
ag e of twel v e an d was a j u n k ie til l
I was fifteen . I wen t col d tu rk ey
eig ht or n in e times, bu t after each
col d tu rk ey I' d see my ol d frien ds
ag ain , an d then i' d g o back to
heroin .
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Stimu l an ts
T han k G od for tea! W hat wou l d
the worl d do withou t tea?
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born before tea.
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of Stimu l an ts
Coffee an d Other Caffein e- Con tain in g Pl an ts
Caffein e,

the morn in g I drin k two cu ps
of coffee. If I don ' t, I feel irritabl e.
If I drin k three cu ps, I g et a l ittl e
speedy , bu t with two I feel j u st
abou t rig ht.
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Far bey on d al l other pl easu res,
rarer than j ewel s or treasu res,
sweeter than g rape from the v in e.
Y es! Y es! G reatest of pl easu res!
Coffee, coffee, how I l ov e its fl av or,
an d if y ou wou l d win my fav or,
y es! Y es! l et me hav e coffee, l et
me hav e my coffee stron g .
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Ou r n ot repairin g it made it worse.
W e hav en ' t had an y tea for a
week . . .
T he bottom is ou t of the U n iv erse.
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to M orphin e 4 4
Fiv e y ears ag o, hopin g to k ick a
chocol ate habit that was sig n ifi-
can tl y affectin g my l ife, I en rol l ed
in a prog ram at the Shick Cen ter
for the Con trol of Smok in g , A l co-
hol ism, an d Ov ereatin g , in L os
A n g el es. I was then thirty - three.
I cou l d n ot remember the l ast time
I had man ag ed to g et throu g h a
whol e day withou t eatin g choco-
l ate in on e form or an other, u su -
al l y in q u an tities most peopl e
wou l d reg ard as ex cessiv e, if n ot
appal l in g . . . Fran k l y , I am my sti-
fl ed by what happen ed an d to
this day can n ot ex pl ain it. B ein g
addicted to chocol ate was so
mu ch a part of my defin ition of
my sel f that it con stan tl y amazes
me to thin k that I am n ow free
of it.
thirty - tig ht- y ear- ol d

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A mphetamin es

I decided to try an d mak e u p for
l ost time by stay in g u p al l n ig ht to
stu dy for my E u ropean history
ex am, bu t by midn ig ht the tex t
was bl u rrin g before my ey es . . .
A n u ppercl assman took pity on me
an d offered me a g reen - an d- white
capsu l e al on g with the promise
that my drowsin ess wou l d be
cu red by tak in g it. I took it withou t
a secon d thou g ht, an d within hal f
an hou r or so fou n d my sel f stu dy -
in g l ik e mad. Not on l y was I corn
pl etel y en g rossed in E u ropean
history , I fel t ex hil arated; I was
actu al l y en j oy in g my sel f . . . I g ot
an A on my history ex am as I
was su re 1 had an d hav e been
in v ol v ed, to some ex ten t, with
amphetamin es ev er sin ce.
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who, thou g h broad- min ded in
other respects, was a fan atic on
the su bj ect of cig arettes . . . I had
al way s thou g ht I' d be abl e to k ick
my addiction to cig arettes for
someon e I l ov ed. T hat assu mption
tu rn ed ou t to be wron g . In the
en d, when forced to choose be
tween l ov e an d cig arettes, I chose
cig arettes. It was that simpl e. I did
mak e on e resol u tion at the time,
which I hav e stu ck to ev er sin ce.
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an d, G od k n ows, for some peopl e
a hel l ish on e, bu t if u sed carefu l l y
it can g iv e g reat pl easu re. A fter a
l on g , hard day , the spl en did warm
g l ow that stron g drin k prov ides
is on e of my fav orite feel in g s;
it starts in the pit of my stomach,
then spreads to my l imbs an d
brain . I k n ow that al cohol is a de-
pressan t, bu t it acts an d feel s l ik e
a g en tl e rel ax an t of the spirit
as wel l as of the phy sical body .
J u st n otice the in creased v iv acity
an d n oise l ev el at a cock tail party
after a drin k has been serv ed to
see how al cohol can pu t peopl e
at ease emotion al l y .
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A l thou g h I k ept try in g to u se al co
hol moderatel y , when ev er I' d set
ou t to g et hig h on it, I wou l d al
way s k eep on drin k in g til l I g ot
dru n k , n o matter how man y reso-
l u tion s I made n ot to . . . I' v e tried
v ariou s dru g s sin ce those day s
an d don ' tthin k an y thin g comes
cl ose to al cohol in terms of raw
stren g th an d poten tial for trou bl e.
I cou l dn ' t l earn to con trol it wel l ,
an d I see man y peopl e arou n d me
who hav e the same probl em.
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6 7 Depressan ts

Su g g estion s for U sin g A l cohol W isel y
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T he barbitu rate addict presen ts a
shock in g spectacl e. H e can n ot co-
ordin ate, he stag g ers, fal l s off
stool s, g oes to sl eep in the middl e
of a sen ten ce, drops food ou t of
his mou th. H e is con fu sed, q u arrel -
some, an d stu pid. A n d he al most
al way s u ses other dru g s, an y thin g
he can l ay his han ds on : al cohol ,
ben zedrin e, opiates, marij u an a.
B arbitu rate u sers are l ook ed
down on in addict society : " G oof-
bal l bu ms. T hey g ot n o cl ass to
them. " 4 I It seems to me that bar-
bitu rates cau se the worst pos-
sibl e form of addiction , u n sig htl y ,
deterioratin g , difficu l t to treat.
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l u de can be dan g erou s when u sed
irrespon sibl y , or that it can be ad
dictin g . A s a recreation al dru g ,
tak en on occasion in a respon sibl e
man n er, it seems to me safe an d
in terestin g an d g iv es me an
ex perien ce differen t from an y -
thin g el se.
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T here' s n othin g l ik e a heroin ru sh.
I started shootin g heroin when I
was fou rteen . It' s j u st the most in -
ten se, won derfu l feel in g . I was al
way s in terested in g ettin g hig h.
On e of my fav orite way s when I
was l ittl e was rol l in g down big
hil l s. I did it ov er an d ov er. H eroin
has cau sed me a l ot of probl ems.
l ' m scared of withdrawal , bu t I
k n ow I hav e to do it. I' m al so in ter
ested in meditation an d thin g s l ik e
that, bu t I worry that I wil l al way s
be tempted to feel the heroin ru sh
ag ain , becau se n othin g el se I' v e
tried comes cl ose to it.
sev en teen - y ear- ol d


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T he first opiate I ev er took was co-
dein e . . . It made me feel rig ht for
the first time in my l ife . . . I n ev er
fel t rig ht from as far back as I can
remember, an d I was al way s
try in g differen t way s to chan g e
how I fel t. I u sed l ots of dru g s, bu t
n on e of them real l y did it for me.
Codein e was a rev el ation , an d I' v e
been an opiate u ser ev er sin ce .
Opiates hav e cau sed me l ots of
trou bl e, bu t what they do for my
head is worth it.
thirty - fou r- y ear- ol d
rock sin g er

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I 0 3 Psv chedel ics,

morc

g iv e


that

Y ag ( A y ahu asca, Caapi)
Y ag

1 0 5

stroy s

Rel ated to A dren al in e
an d A mphetamin es
In dol e

an d M escal in e
Pey ote

M y first v iv id show of mescal col -
ou r effects came q u ick l y . I saw the
stars, an d then , of a su dden , here
an d there del icate fl oatin g fi' ms of
col ou r u su al l y del ig htfu l n eu tral
pu rpl es an d pin k s. T hese came
an d wen t n ow here, n ow there.
T hen an abru pt ru sh of cou n tl ess
poin ts of white l ig ht swept across
the fiel d of v iew, as if the u n seen
mil l ion s of the M il k y W ay were to
fl ow a spark l in g riv er before the
ey e. In a min u te this was ov er an d
the fiel d was dark . T hen I beg an
to see zig zag l in es of v ery brig ht
col ou rs a
Irv in

1 0 6
I
F

ag en t in pey ote,

4

I
A IOT PIIU J t'
S
1 0 8
dcl ic
appear.

( DOM )
ST P

( M ethy l en ediox y amphetamin e)
Chemical

( M ethy l en ediox y methamphetamin e;
E cstasy )
A

1

psy chotherapy

Psy chedel ics
A

an d Risk s of Psy chedel ic Dru g s
B ad

or
- -
I
- - -

Su g g estion s an d Precau tion s for the U se of
H al l u cin og en ic Dru g s
1 .

T ak e

1 T ak e

1 1 0
1 1 1
Y ou g et ou t of the dru g ex perien ce
on l y what y ou pu t in to it. T he
" Otherworid" from which y ou
seek il l u min ation is, after al l , on l y
y ou r own psy che.
Peter

Su g g ested Readin g
Probabl y


edition ,

rev ised
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A merican s


as

other peopl e,
marij u an a

tion

1 1 7

1

p
H ORE ' r
H A VE M owt I
Pot'
G RA SS ? I
VwT hH
IORE 6 RA 5 S?

L A DY
T hE mA r ' 1 E
K IL l . A NP T A K E H ( R I4 O' NCY
A M P 5 0 M t
- It
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A l ; r CA I4 RiA ft fl ' M J
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1 1 8
1 1 9 A l an
T ak en by

\ l an iu an a fl ay q u ite tO\ IC.

spray

Pot

I started deal in g dope
' cau se I
was the on l y way I cou l d affor
tobu y dope. Nowido itfor
the mon ey .
six teen - y ear- ol d
boy
y ou can remember the ' 6 0 s,
y ou weren ' t there.
Robin
1 2 0
E v en tu al l y I became a dail y pot
smok er, sometimes startin g in the
morn in g . It was my main way of
rel atin g to other peopl e. H owev er,
I started g ettin g l ess an d l ess
effect from it that I l ik ed. In fact,
it beg an to mak e me g rog g y an d
sl eepy most of the time an d al so
g av e me a cou g h. T hese u n wel -
come effects g ot worse an d worse
u n til I real ized I wou l d hav e to
stop u sin g pot. So I made a reso-
l u tion to q u it compl etel y .
W el l , it su rprised me to fin d
that wasn ' t so easy . It took me
three y ears of try in g before I real l y
g av e u p smok in g marij u an a, ev en
thou g h I n o l on g er g ot pl easan t
effects from it. I n ev er real ized
how mu ch of a habit I had an d
how hook ed Iwas on it . .
forty

than stil l v ery
v ery

perhaps

bitt few
heav il y
v ery
reason ,

1 2 1

to su ch
who

su ade

I hav e mu l tipl e scl erosis. A bou t
three y ears after it was diag n osed
I discov ered marij u an a. A frien d
tol d me it was rel ax in g . M y main
probl em then , aside from partial
bl in dn ess, was ten sen ess an d
tremors in my mu scl es. Pot cu red
it, an d I' v e smok ed reg u l arl y ev er
sin ce, abou t fou r to fiv e times a
week . If I g o withou t it for a week ,
the mu scl e tremors come back .
M ost peopl e with M S hav e re-
peated attack s an d k eep l osin g
body fu n ction . I' m con v in ced
that pot has k ept me in remission
al l these y ears.
tort- on e- ear- ol d
rootci
1 2 2
ti- man u factu red

patien ts

effectiv e an d

pot

same pot.
T he wil l

to

1 2 3 M arij u an a
Su g g estion s A bou t the U se of M arij u an a
- M arij u an a

2 .

If

tu rn in g

0

marij u an a

te 2 4
tory

1 3 .

Readin g
M u ch

M arij u an a edited

is

tics
Coiin ecti-
cu t:

1 2 5

U n k n own T hril l ers edited
l ein e
referen ces

mov ie


Sol v en ts an d In hal an ts;
Del irian ts; PCP
an d K etamin e
T H E

Sol v en ts
In

ho

T aj ar: W hat made y ou wan t t
smel l g as, B u l l et?
B u l l et: W el l , when y ou feel
y ou smel l it an d it mak es y ou
k in d of hot an d k in d of drow!
l ik e y ou was fl oatin g throu g i
air. It mak es y ou feel sort of 1
in side an d differen t from the
y ou were before , . .
T aj ar: B u l l et, how come so m
g as was spil l ed on the cel l ars
B u l l et: Oh, I j u st wan ted to g
more on my rag . If y ou hav e
mak es y ou sort of dream. It
al l dark an d y ou see shootin
in it, an d this time I saw big f
fl y in g in it. T hey were big am
g reen an d had white win g s.
from

Repc
1 2 8 1 2 9

that combin ation

a

prefer

easy

Propel l an ts
A erosol

In hal an ts
A my l Nitrite ( A my s, Poppers, Sn appers, Pearl s,
A spirol , Vaporal )
A my l

hen ce U n til

il ate M orphin e
I was first in trodu ced to amy l
n itrite du rin g my sen ior y ear in
col l eg e. T he father of on e of my
frien ds had a heart con dition for
which he u sed the dru g . H e wou l d
amass hu g e n u mbers of poppers
an d g iv e them ou t to an y on e
who wan ted them. . . T he effect
was immediate. M y arms an d
l eg s fel t l ik e l iq u id warmth, an d
at the same time I g ot a pou n din g
in my head. . . W hen I ex hal ed,
my v ision bl u rred, with smal l
bl u e patches fil l in g my fiel d
of v ision . . .
t v ' v en ty - v car- ol d

peopl e,

an d

arc

Nitrite an d Isobu ty l Nitrite
( L ock er Room, Ru sh)
B u tv l

1 3 1
Some Precau tion s A bou t Org an ic Sol v en ts
an d In hal an ts
I Org an ic

pl en ty

L ) el iriu m

1 3 2
del iriu m

T hey are a stran g e

( J imson weed, Datu ra,
B el l adon n a, H en ban e)
T he

deadl y
stran g e


col d
doses

M u shrooms ( Fl y A g aric, A man ita mu scaria;
Pan ther M u shroom, A man ita pan therin a)
A man itas

comes

( A n drew
1 3 5 Sol titu !

A

other

the

v

in estern

Nu tmeg an d
Nu tmeg ,

M ace
g rou n d

1 3 6
Someon e tol d me y ou cou l d g et
hig h by eatin g n u tmeg . So on e
n ig ht I chok ed down a whol e
can , which was ov er an ou n ce.
A fter three hou rs, 1 fel t l ig ht an d
dreamy . It was a l ittl e l ik e a l ig ht
dose of pot. H owev er, the n ex t
morn in g , I had a spl ittin g head-
ache, my heart was racin g ,
an d my mou th was real l y dry .
I g ot dizzy when ev er I man ag ed
to stan d u p. l t l asted al l day .
I wou l d n ev er eat n u tmeg ag ain .
I don ' t ev en l ik e the taste of
it in food an y more.
twen ty - two- y ear- ol d

Fl U
T o

peopl e

W arn in g s A bou t Del irian ts
I.

mu st

an d K etamin e
T he

1 3 7 5 L ) IVCFJ tS
( A n g el Du st, Peace Pil l , H og , A n imal T ran q u il izer,
" T H C, " ' Can n abin ol " )
Pcp

. 1
PCP

in j ect
It

1 3 8
I' v e had v ery positiv e ex peri-
en ces with PCPP which is u n u su al ,
sin ce ev ery on e say s it' s a terribl e
dru g . . . For y ears I hav e su ffered
l ower back pain s. W hen ev er I
smok ed PCP I fel t n o pain , an d
cou l d ev en j og comfortabl y .
E v en after the dru g wore off, I ex -
perien ced n o pain from phy sical
activ ities. . . M y thin k in g was
often imag in ativ e an d l u cid.
I l au g hed a l ot. . . I was tak in g
it al l the time, an d peopl e arou n d
me tol d me I was actin g too
crazil y . So 1 stopped. Sometime,
I' d l ik e to ex perimen t with it
ag ain to ex pl ore those phy sical
an d men tal powers it seems to
rel ease in me.

titer

n ot

g hettos l iv es fru stration , an d

repu tation

y ou n g

1 3 9 Sol v eiu s
K etamin e ( K etal ar, K etaj ect, Su perek )
K etarn in e

u sers,

as

rctil i: c

Su g g estion s A bou t PCP an d K eta min e
1 .

B ecau se

If

Remember

Readin g
A ccu rate

In
B race

1 4 1
- _ _ _
1 1
M edical Dru g s;
H erbal
Remedies; Smart
Dru g s

of

Dru g s
I firml y bel iev e that if the
whol e
materia medica as n ow u sed cou l d
be su n k to the bottom
of the sea,
it wou l d be al l the better
for
man k in d an d al l the worse for
the fishes.
( ii Vi/ cridel l ( 1 8 0 9
an d
U t

T ran q u il izers ( T horazin e an d Rel ativ es)
M aj or

k ! ecu cal

carin g
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l iv er

( E l av il an d Rel ativ es)
T he

stimu l an ts.

( L ithan e, L ithon ate)
L ithiu m

. bu t her other
sy mptoms:
an x iety , l oss of in terest, an orex ia,
psy chomotor retardation
stron g l y su g g est
an u n derl y in g depression .
when the diag n osis is depression

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W H E RE T ODA Y S T H E ORS' IS T Pl E aA Pv
Prescription Dru g s Not Common l y T hou g ht
to B e Psy choactiv e
M an y

Dohme.


with S rn ctimes

T hrou g hou t j u n ior
hig h school
an d hig h school 1
su ffered from
bad hay fev er. M y
famil y doctor
prescribed an tihistamin es
for me.
T hey defin itel y
work ed, bu t they
made me feel so
bad. Fin al l y ,
I came to prefer
the hay fev er.
I was happier
sn eezin g than be-
in g so depressed
an d l og y .
On ce, whil e in
col l eg e. I took a
twen ty - fiv e- mil l ig ram tabl et of
T horazin e an d I was
amazed at
how simil ar the
effect was to
the an tihistan tin es.
1 hate that
feel in g
I man ag ed to g et
rid of
most of my
al l erg ies by chan g in g
my
diet an d l ifesty l e.
1 hav en ' t
tak en an an tihistamin e
in y ears.

A n tihistamin es
Some

1 4 7 M ecil cal I) ru g s
A

min d.

( Cortison e an d Rel ativ es)
B esides

that

man y
M orphin e
rrion es.

Steroids
M al e

al so that

are

do n ot


deep

Cou g h Su ppressan ts
T he

I' v e had asthma al l my l ife an d
am al l erg ic to j u st abou t ev ery -
thin g . . . A s a chil d I took a l ot of
codein e for cou g hs. For the past
ten y ears I' v e been on H y codan ,
which I u n derstan d con tain s a
n arcotic [ hy drocodon el . Orig in -
al l y , I took on e tabl et fou r times a
day ; n ow I tak e two fou r times
a day . If I try to cu t
down the dose
I start cou g hin g an d g et real l y
con g ested. A l so, I g et u pset an d
can ' t sl eep.
If! thin k abou t it, I g u ess I
k n ow I' m addicted, bu t I don ' t
l ik e to face that. I' v e n ev er had
an y thin g to do with dru g s. . .
fifty - two- y ear- ol d

ref ) M orphin e

1 5 1 L \ J CL II.
G astroin testin al Dru g s
On e
1 ,

B ron chodil ators

has

A n al g esics
Pharmacol og ists

1 5 2
A 1 ' th1
Ov er- the- Cou n ter ( OT C) Preparation s
Cou g h Sy ru ps
OT C sy ru ps

be n on n arcotic.

Remedies
Capsu l es
dru g

Decon g estan ts
On e

i\ l an y
u sers

other

Su ppressan ts
W e

U ppers
Pu re


NO

W E IG H T
withou t g oin g hu n g r' ;
NO
NO ST L M OL P: VT S
- -
smadoE sy 1 2 - H OU R
PT T T
FOSaIL A
-
T his

mu l an ts.
as bu y ers. Ol der

Down ers
A

A n al g esics
A l thou g h

are

affect
body
1 5 5 M ediod) fl ru es
*
H erbal Remedies

* activ e
In g redien t is caffein e.
Its l ik e hav in g two cu ps
of coffee sq u eezed
In to on e l ittl e
W hether y cu re
stu dy in g , driv in g . or
work in g iate. y ctil l stay
al ert tar hairs.
T his

k eeps y ou
g oin g
when the
g oin g g ets
rou g h.
1 5 6
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 5 7

n x in , .

! fl C ii' en -
cow

L I

q u al ity them as

Dru g s
Sin ce


Piracetam k eeps me al ert when I
am driv in g . It al so hel ps me formu -
l ate n ew an d differen t ideas when
l am tak in g essay tests in school .
twcl l ry - ( mc- y ear- ol d worn an

an d Rel ativ es ( Ox iracetam, A n iracetam,
Pramiracetam, an d Py rog l u tamate)
T hese

can

( Dehy droepian drosteron e)
DH E A

( Dimethy l amin oethan ol )
T his

1 5 9 M edical

mood,

H y derg in e

( E l depry l . Depren y l )
A

methamphetamin e
probabl y
( Diapid)
Vasopressin

fol l ows

cau sed by hig h doses

pressin
a

1 0 0
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T here

Row,

Doctors

E ffectiv en ess

of Dose an d Q u al ity
W hen

1 2
Probl ems with Dru g s


Dru g s
In

al l

Probl ems
A cu te Probl ems
Ov erdosin g

of

1
Y OU T E L I T H E DIFFE RE N.
rH A RM CH E M CA N.
A n al y sis A n on y mou s
. : Ii! (
Ph arm C hem,
Dept. 4 4 , 3 9 2 5 B ohan n on Driv e. M en l o
Park , CA 9 4 0 2 5 .
I 4 1 5 )
' i. i. ,
t
.
( ( ) A l ( ) ! J J u ) J fl e

- - -
. .
. - - -
- _

Chron ic
M edical
Probl ems
A n y

an

in to

- -

an d Preg n an cy
W omen
du rin g

; r; , hin e 1 6 6 I
1 6 7 / robh' , n . c I
Psy chiatric Probl ems
T he

reaction s.

Paran oia

y ou n g

an d B ehav ioral Probl ems
Dru g - tak in g


I g u ess my dru g of choice is win e.
iwo g l asses of g ood win e pu t
me in j u st the rig ht state after a
try in g day . J ohn drin k s win e, too.
bu t for g ettin g hig h he prefers
marij u an a.
In the past few y ears, ou r dif-
feren t preferen ces in dru g s hav e
become a probl em for u s. M y n ot
l ik in g marij u an a separates me
from J ohn ' s cl osest frien ds an d
weak en s ou r rel ation ship. I don ' t
thin k married peopl e hav e to do
ev ery thin g tog ether, bu t this is
somethin g importan t, an d my in -
abil ity to share J ohn ' s hig hs both-
ers me. A l so, I fin d I resen t his
smok in g frien ds, sin ce I' m the ou t-
sider, the ' straig ht wife, ' when
they are arou n d. Vet I k n ow that
it I obj ect, I wil l j u st driv e him
ou t of the hou se to g et hig h with
them el sewhere.
thirty - fiv e- y ear- ol d

1 6 9 Prohl en q . s with

Probl ems
T he

across

M on ey is the main reason why
my frien ds an d Ideal dru g s. A l so,
there' s a l ot of statu s in it. I mean ,
if y ou ' v e g ot mon ey an d dru g s
y ou ' v e au tomatical l y g ot power
an d prestig e. Peopl e say y ou ' re
crazy to tak e the risk , bu t at
the same time they ' re en v iou s
of y ou , an d that' s the tru th.
sev en

Chil d

Probl ems
G ettin g

prej u dices

are

I hav e been a crimin al ev er sin ce
the day I smok ed my first j oin t.
forty -

T o thin k that a man shou l d be al -
l owed a g u n an d n ot a dru g !
A l ex an der
Cain

maw-
ion of dru g s
sig n ifican tl y
dru g s
they
re n o stu dies
whil e they
the resu l ts
hen it
sk , an d that
men tal
sy choactiv e

in cl u din g

man -
n of

su hiect

1 7 1 Probl ems
an d A ddiction
A

hard

the

T he

certain ex ten t peopl e cal l choose what they arc depen den t on .
T c, l , acco addicts who g iv e u p smok in g by becomin g compu l siv e
og g ers may n ot he an y freer, bu t they may l iv e l on g er, he heal th -
icr an d feel better abou t themsel v es.
Depen den ce on dru g s may be better than depen den ce on some
thin g s an d worse than depen den ce on others
bu t su ch v al u e
j u dg men ts are difficu l t to mak e withou t referen ce to particu l ar
in div idu al s an d situ ation s. Is it better to be depen den t on sk y div -
in g or sn ortin g cok e? On mastu rbatin g or eatin g chocol ate? On
fig htin g or shootin g heroin ?
G ood rel ation ships with dru g s do n ot in v ol v e depen den ce.
On ce y ou become depen den t on a dru g it may be difficu l t or
impossibl e to g et back in to a g ood rel ation ship with it. M ost
ex perts on al cohol ism say that al cohol ics can n ot l earn to be social
drin k ers; their on l y choice is between con tin u ed al cohol ism an d
abstin en ce. M ost peopl e who smok e cig arettes n on addictiv el y
n ev er were addicted smok ers; they formed g ood rel ation ships
with cig arettes an d main tain ed them. T he su rest way to av oid
depen den ce on dru g s is n ev er to u se them, If y ou do u se dru g s an d
wan t to av oid becomin g depen den t, y ou wil l hav e to tak e steps to
create g ood rel ation ships with them rig ht from the start.
T he treatmen t of dru g addiction has become big bu sin ess.
Priv ate treatmen t cen ters charg e thou san ds of dol l ars a week to
g et peopl e off cocain e, al cohol , marij u an a, n arcotics! an d tran q u il -
izers. T wel v e- step prog rams model ed on A l cohol ics A n on y mou s
hav e prol iferated in al l cities, an d special prog rams n ow ex ist to
treat the rel ativ es of depen den t person s
A du l t Chil dren of A l -
cohol ics an d Codepen den ts A n on y mou s, for ex ampl e. Despite the
boom in the treatmen t in du stry the rate of addiction has on l y
in creased.
W e thin k addiction is a basic hu man probl em whose roots g o
v ery deep. M u st of u s hav e at some poin t been wou n ded n o
matter what k in d of famil y we g rew u p in , or what k in d of society
we l iv e in . W e l on g for a sen se of compl eten ess an d whol en ess,
an d most often search for satisfaction ou tside of ou rsel v es. Iron i-
cal l y whatev er satisfaction we g ain from dru g s, food, sex , mon ey
an d other
sou rces' of pl easu re real l y comes from in side of u s.
T hat is, we proj ect ou r
power on to ex tern al su bstan ces an d ac-
tiv ities, al l owin g them to mak e
u s feel better temporaril y . T his
is a v ery stran g e sort of mag ic. W e g iv e away ou r power in ex -
chan g e for a tran sien t sen se of whol en ess then su ffer becau se
the obj ects of ou r crav in g seem to con trol
u s. A ddiction can be
cu red on l y when we con sciou sl y ex perien ce this
process) recl aim
ou r power an d recog n ize that ou r wou n ds mu st be hea] ed from
within .
T he au tobiog raphical hook s l isted in the Su g g ested Readin g sec-
tion s of precedin g chapters g iv e firsthan d description s of probl ems
with v an ou s dru g s.
T wo book s written for a hig h- school au dien ce are Ou r
Dru g s:
l atter is discu ssed in the Su g g ested
Readin g section for Chapter 4 . For a fiction al accoimt of dru g
depen den ce amon g hig h- school stu den ts, see G o
Y ork : A v on B ook s, 1 9 7 2 ) , which was made in to a tel ev ision mov ie.
Con seq u en ces
M ichael D. Newcomb an d Peter M . B en tl er
( Newbu ry Park , Cal iforn ia: SA G E Pu bl ication s, 1 9 8 8 ) is an an al y -
sis based u pon a stu dy that fol l owed 7 0 0 teen - ag ers in L os A n g el es
Cou n ty for eig ht y ears. See al so A
Pattern s l ames L . Soren sen an d G u il l ermo
B emal San Fran cisco: H arper & Row, 1 9 8 7 ) .
In ou r society women are especial l y v u l n erabl e to dru g de-
pen den ce. A n en l ig hten in g discu ssion of the reason s for their
v u l n erabil ity can he fou n d in T he M u riel Nel l is
( B oston : H ou g hton M iffl in , 1 9 8 0 ) .
Stan ton Peel e' s T he A ddiction : Compu l siv e E x pe-
M assachu setts: L ex in g -
ton B ook s, 1 9 8 5 ) is on e of the most in sig htfu l commen taries on
addictiv e behav ior. See al so Chapter 7 of A n drew W eil ' s Natu ral

H ou g hton M iffl in , 1 9 9 0 ] .
Some in sig ht in to the dan g ers of dru g deal in g an d smu g g l in g is
prov ided by two en tertain in g book s of tru e- l ife adv en tu re: Robert
Sabbag ' s Sn owb] in d:
Y ork : B ohhs- M erril l , 1 9 7 6 } an d J erry K amstra' s W eed Y ork :
H arper & Row, 1 9 7 4 ) , which con cern s marij u an a. T he fil m M id-
a horrify in g story of the con seq u en ces of
g ettin g bu sted for dru g smu g g l in g abroad.
For an an al y sis of how ou r dru g l aws create more probl ems
than they sol v e, see T he H on est
Norv a] M orris an d G ordon H awk in s ( Chicag o: U n iv er-
sity of Chicag o Press 1 9 6 9 ) . A readabl e history of how those l aws
came in to bein g is g iv en in T he
Narcotic Dav id F New H av en , Con n ecticu t:
Y al e U n iv ersity Press, 1 9 7 3 ) . Dru g
J ames B . B ak al ar an d L ester G rin spoon ( Cambridg e, E n g l an d:
Cambridg e U n iv ersity Press, 1 9 S4 ) is a bal an ced an al y sis of the
arg u men ts for an d ag ain st v ariou s ty pes of dru g con trol .
1 7 2
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- 1 7 3
1 3
A l tern ativ es to
T ak in g Dru g s
A s

7 ak 2 n g

ex perien ces

by the brain ' s
differen t

the

psil ocy hin

a" en thu siastic
psy chedel ics
when he the facu l ty
at l ater
that
were
to

tion
Peter
From Chocol ate to M orphin e

G u il d)
peopl e dou bt their own
an d fear their abil ities are n ot su fficien t to meet the deman ds of
l ife.
feel in g

mak in g

a

others

teaches

1 7 1 A l tern ativ es to T hk in g Dru g s

an d

isn ' t

Readin g
For

Speak in g in ton g u es mak es me
hig h. It mak es me ex perien ce
an al tered state of con sciou s-
n ess. It l ets me g l impse an other
real ity in fin ite real ities be-
y on d the scope of my n ormal '
state of Con sciou sn ess.
thiT ty '

Fin al W ords
T H E U

1 4

ex ag g eration

say ,
we

1 8 1 T hIhI!
tiu n assoerl tiIl g with

r
treatmen t

First Person A ccou n ts
becau se
Commen ts
sol id

to

those

First- Person A ccou n ts
an d Commen ts
Dru g s in H ig h School A l ot

twen ty - eig ht- y ear- ol d
Coffee Can tata J ohan n
when

0

Dear

con tin u es

A ppen dix
1 8 6 _ _ _ - . .
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Y es Y es G reatest W
an d if y ou win me hav e coffee, l et
me
W el l , pretty

ex hau sted] Now l isten ! From y ou r dress al l owan ce I wil l tak e
on e hal f. Y ou r n ex t birthday shou l d soon he
n o presen t wil l
y ou g et from me.
. . . how cru el ! B u t I wil l forg iv e
y ou an d Con sol ation
fin d in Coffee. .
*
Father: Now, heark en to my l ast word. If Coffee
y ou mu st hav e,
then a hu sban d y ou shal l n ot hav e,
Dau g hter: 0 father! 0 horror! Not a hu sban d?
Father: I swear it, an d 1 mean
Dau g hter: 0 harsh decree! 0 cru el choice, between a hu sban d a] id
my J oy . I' l l striv e n o my coffee I su rren der.
Father: A t l ast y ou hav e reg ain ed y ou r sen ses.
[ T he dau g hter sin g s a mel an chol y aria of resig n ation . j
T en or: A n d n ow behol d the happy father
as forth he g oes in search
of a hu sban d, rich an d han dsome, for his dau g hter,
B u t the crafty
l ittl e maiden has q u ite made
u p her min d, that, crc she g iv es
con sen t to marriag e, her l ov er mu st mak e a sol emn promise that
she may hav e her coffee when ev er an d wherev er she pl eases,
Coffee H as Nev er Fail ed M e
In the morn in g I drin k two cu ps of
coffee. If I don ' t I fee] irritabl e. If
I drin k three cu ps, I g et a l ittl e
speedy bu t with two! feel iu st abou t rig ht.
If I drin k coffee after abou t three in the aftern oon ,
I can n ot fal l
asl eep when l ik e to abou t el ev en - thirty . If I drin k coffee
after din n er,
as l itt] e as a hal f cu p, I l ie awak e l on g past midn ig ht. 1 ff hav e
some-
thin g importan t or risk y to do the
n ex t day , especial l y some pu bl ic
performan ce coffee l ate in the day in v ariabl y
In teracts with my n er-
v ou sn ess to produ ce stark in son i n ia.
T his sl eepl essn ess after coffee feel s pharmacol og ical ,
I can reach a
dreamy

son ic of the fl oatin g state that
u su al l y
sl eep for me, bu t then I iu st han g
on the edg e, n ev er
q u ite sl ippin g in to u n con sciou sn ess W hen I
g et u p the n ex t morn in g
an g ry at my sel f for n ot hav in g sl ept) , I feel rel ax ed hu t
n ot rested by
my hou rs in bed.
W hen I k n ow that I hav e
a l on g driv e ahead of me, on e that wil l
mean driv in g l ate in to the n ig ht or straig ht throu g h
it, I don ' t drin k
coffee for two or three day s before.
1 settl e for l ower doses of caffein e
in tea or col a. ) On the n ig ht of the
driv e 1 drin k coffee twice, H rst a
cu p or two when I

two cu ps or
more abou t three hou rs l ater. If I hav e been drin k in g
coffee steadil y
for the few day s befn re, I
seen , to g et iess stimu l an t effect from
drin k in g it at n ig ht. It is al most
a matter of " sav in g u p' the coffee
I wu u d Ii a v i' eon su med on the t w r three day s precedin g an d
the ii drin k in g it on a particu l ar n ig ht to k eep me awak e on the toad.
U sed in this way , coffee has been a g reat hel p to me an d has n ev er
fail ed me.
tin

A ddiction M y wife an d I hav e dru n k a l ot of coffee for man y
y ears. I a cig arette smok er bu t stopped with g reat
difficu l ty
twel v e y ears ag o; she stil l smok es, an d I don ' t thin k she wil l ev er he
abl e to stop. beg in the day with two cu ps of coffee an d drin k abou t
six more cu ps u n til din n ertime. Recen tl y we started drin k in g
thcaf-
fein ated coffee with din n er, becau se we fou n d the reg u l ar k in d made
it for u s to fal l asl eep at bedtime.
A few y ears ag o I dev el oped a shak e in my l eft han d. T he doctors
cal l it a tremor an d hav e n o ex pl an ation or treatmen t for it. hr the
past y ear it g ot worse an d made me sel f- con sciou s. A
n u mber of
peopl e tol d me that caffein e mig ht be cau sin g it or, at l east, mak in g it
worse, so 1 thou g ht it wou l d he a g ood idea to cu t it ou t.
Sin ce! n ev er
thou g ht that coffee did mu ch for me or was mu ch of a dru g , I
l ev er
thou g ht it wou l d be hard for me to stop.
M y al so thou g ht of coffee as j u st a pl easan t drin k that we
l ik ed, an d she ag reed that we shou l d switch to decaffein ated com-
pl etel y . So we did. I didn ' t n otice an y differen ce the first day , bu t on
the secon d day I g ot v ery tired at my office an d started to g et a had
headache. I decided to come home earl y . W hen I arriv ed, I fou n d my
wife l y in g on the cou ch g roan in g . She said she had on e of the worst
headaches of her l ife an d cou l dn ' t ev en stan d u p. Sin ce my headache
was steadil y g ettin g worse, I real ized we mu st be ex perien cin g a
reaction to l ack of caffein e. I my wife that, bu t refu sed to
bel iev e I it. I to k itchen
of stron g coffee. W ithin ten min u tes drin k in g
we fel t ou r headaches as if by Fel t
l ik e sel v es. It aston ished how we
my wife cou l d scarcel y bel iev e sin ce ev en l ess
aware than 1 can addictin g dru g .
we hav e been wean ou rsel v es off caffein e by
g radu al l y decaffein ated for reg u l ar. ou r
hal f so hu t can n ot the cu ps
the y ear of try in g . determin ed do it,
howev er, an d I k n ow wel l the addiction what it
was g av e u s motiv ation we n eeded,

the Chocol ate H abit
Fiv e y ears ag o, hopin g to k ick a
chocol ate habit that was sig n ifican tl y affectin g my l ife, I en rol ] ed in a
prog ram at the Shick Cen ter for the Con trol of
Smok in g , A l cohol ism,
1 8 8
r
1 8 9
an d Ov ereatin g , in L os A n g el es. I was then thirty - three. I cou l d n or
remember the l ast time I had man ag ed to g et throu g h a whol e day
withou t eatin g chocol ate in on e form or an other u su al l y in q u an tities
most peopl e wou l d reg ard as ex cessiv e if appal l in g .
n ot ov erweig ht, I in du l g ed man y

in

v an il l a, for
appeal

with Cocain e I first tried cocain e in the earl y

acq u ired.

1 9 0
from bad sin ce cok e made me u rin ate
hu t

throu g h E u ropean H istory I was miserabl e

as

Speed Freak I

1 9 1 A ppeiidx

forty
in Col l eg e: A n other View A s

say
then

A "
room

forty - n in e- y ear- aid man , corporate ex ecu tiv e
A Non addicted Smok er L ik e M ark T wain I fin d

when ev er!

thirty - sev en - y ear- ol d

v ersu s Cig arettes T hese

n ot

him

A ppen ciE x
1 9 4 1 9 5 A
W el l , to mak e a l on g story short, I tail ed the test n ot
hu t repeatedl y al most ev ery day for ten straig ht mon ths in
H ad my l apses been matters merel y between me an d my con -
scien ce, they wou l d hav e been bad en ou g h. B u t as I said my

L ik e A l cohol I l ik e al cohoL It

del ig htfu l

a

six ty - two- y ear- ol d
Drin k in g H abits I was six teen when I first g ot dru n k ,

Ov erdose Down ers T he

9 6
treatmen t

stick in g

thirty - eig ht
1 9 1
E x perien ces with Q u aal u de M an y l il y trien ds beg an
methaq u al on e,

j u st

on Val iu m I hope
u n iv ersity

remember


Val iu m as a T ool I first

A n esthetic Rev el ation I on ce

Ol iv er W en del l fl u ) In CS ( 1 8 0 9 1 8 9 4 ) , A merican phy sician
an d au thor, from a l ectu re g iv er? in 1 8 7 0
T he Need for Opiates T he ev er

far

n eed

thirty - fou r- y ear- ol d
A ddiction I started

those

t v - t W ( ? - VeU ma ii, iVCT S ty professor
A ppen dix 2 0 0
2 0 1 I

an d Psil ocy bin I hav e

an d

DM 1 Disaster T he ev er

thirty - fiv e- y ear- ol d
Vision s M y

col ou r
n ow

Smok ed a T oad In 1 9 9 0

became
cou l dn ' t

thirty - three- y ear- ol d

T he L ov e Dru g s I first thou g ht
ev er

man ,
Psy chedel ic T herapy A s a cl in ical psy chol og ist

Pot I smok ed marij u an a

paran oia,

an d Driv in g Y ou wan t

A ppen diX
2 0 4

l an d

as M edicin e T wen ty

G asol in e On e

2 0 5 : 1
accou n t G reat G od
Fu r? ,

W el l I was

W hat
W el l ,

A n d

T hen I beg an

W hy
B ecau se
A n d

M ary

W el l ,

B u l l et,

2 0 7
T aj ar; Ok ay B u l l et, that' s al l for n OW . y ou for bein g so
tru thfu l with me.
from

in the Pool I was first in trodu ced to amy l

twen ty - y ear- ol d stu den t
In Datu ra Cou n try I was on a campin g

tel l

an d

them

mu st

wen t man , ran ch han d
2 0 8 2 0 9 I
I A te the Pan ther A rn an ita On

mau i

thirty - on e- y ear- ol d
E x perien ces with PCP I' v e

G ood A bou t PCP I' v e tried
can
tak en

2 1 0
to smok e a oin t. I didn ' t k n ow came al on g an d produ ced
j oin t. I- Ic l it it an d han ded it to mc. I took a deep on it an d on l y
n oticed the taste of PCP 1 had the smok e in my l u n g s- I cou l dn ' t
bel iev e wou l d do that to me, bu t before I cou l d say
an y thin g ! I was cal l ed the
I I cou l d
hardl y
II I ex perien ced

dru g . fou n d

Su mmer Soon after I beg an work in a pharmacol og y l ab,
I met a cowork er who shared my desire to al ter ordin ary con sciou s-
n ess by mean s of dru g s. On e su mmer day du rin g ou r l u n ch break , he
han ded me the pack ag e in sert from a box of k etan iin e. A fter readin g
the precau tion s warn in g of possibl e hal l u cin ation s, del iriu m, an d
dissociativ e states we decided to try it that ev en in g .
W e wan ted to in j ect a su han esthetic dose, bu t n either of u s k n ew
how to cal cu l ate a recreation al ' dose or how to g iv e in iection s. In
retrospect, I bel iev e it was this u n certain ty that made ou r first trip on
k etamin e on e of the best. Robert shot first, in j ectin g the dru g in to the
mu scl e of his l eg . T hen I took abou t twice as mu ch, in j ectin g it in to
my arm mu scl e.
W ithin fiv e min u tes of the in j ection I came on to the dru g . A t
first, al l my org an s fel t l ik e l ead especial l y my stomach, an d I
thou g ht 1 mig ht hav e to v omit. T hese phy sical sen sation s q u ick l y
g av e way to an in credibl e dreaml ik e state. I l ay down an d tried to
tal k , bu t my words were g arbl ed, an d my mou th fel t n u mb. T here
al so seemed to be a del ay between speak in g an d hearin g what I said,
so that I k ept repeatin g my sel f in a v ain attempt to catch u p' an d
hear what I j u st said.
T he brick wal l s of the room beg an to v ibrate. I had to cl ose my
ey es to av oid an other rou n d of n au sea. W ith my ey es cl osed I en tered
a n ew dimen sion fil l ed with mu l ticol ored trian g l es, rotatin g cl ock -
wise, W hen I tried to g et u p an d wal k , the fl oor heav ed u p an d down ,
remin iscen t of a boat on a stormy sea. I sat down an d fel t detached
from my phy sical bein g , l apsin g in to a state of semicon sciou sn ess.
T his l asted for what seemed l ik e hou rs) bu t by the time I retu rn ed to
n ear- n ormal real ity , on l y forty - fiv e min u tes had passed sin ce the
in j ection .
2 1 1
T his H rst ex perien ce in spired Robert an d me to repeat ou r ex pl o-
ration s with k etamin e. W e took it ev ery day for the n ex t two mon ths.
It an in terestin g time. I hav en ' t u sed the dru g sin ce then .
. wen
to Cou g h Pil l s I' v e had asthma al l my l ife an d am al l erg ic
to l u st abou t ev ery thin g . A l l erg ic sk in rashes an d asthma are my
big g est been in the hospital for the asthma a l ot
times an d to con trol it I hav e to a l ot of medication , in cl u din g
cortison e pil l s for cou g hin g .
A s a chil d I l ot of codein e for cou g hs. For the past ten y ears
I' v e H y codan , con tain s a [ hy dro-
Orig in al l y I on e tabl et fou r times a day ; n ow
III cu t the I start an d
real l y con g ested. A l so) u pset an d can ' t sl eep.
I it, I g u ess I bu t I l ik e
that. I' v e n ev er had an y thin g to do with an d n o on e in my
famil y peopl e I wou l d thin k of me an M ost
doctors g iv e me the F- Iy codan withou t too man y q u estion s, bu t
sometimes I' v e to sev eral differen t on es to g et en ou g h prescrip-
tion s so that I hav e to worry abou t ru n n in g ou t. I I
try to stop the H y codan , I can face the day
it. I can do.
fl / tv - I
W on ders of Su dafed I su spect most peopl e tak e an tihista-
min es l u st becau se they hav e brain washed by the pharmaceu ti-
cal in du stry . con cl u ded l on g that I wou l d mu ch rather pu t u p
with sy mptoms of a than en du re the depression an tihista-
min es g iv e me.
ag o, I came down a head col d j u st as a l ow
pressu re ov er the E ast
on e of my to c1 osc a so of con stan t tu g g in g at my
it was becomin g I con su l ted my l ocal pharmacist, who,
hearin g of my av ersion to an tihistamin u s, recommen ded Su dafed.
had n ev er heard of
T he Su dafed work ed rig ht dry in g u p my sin u ses
an d u n bl ock in g the con g ested ear withou t produ cin g an y of the hated
effects of It real l y zapped than
coffee. Su dafed 1 5 stimu l attn g thou g h n ow
when ev er I hav e a tak e it too in day ) be
abl e to asl eep that n ig ht. I g reat dru g an d am su rprised
more peopl e don ' t k n ow it.
forty - y ear- ol d

wel l
piracetam at doses of on l y 8 0 0 mg P that I decided to g iv e her a smal l
raise so she cou l d afford it. She tak es piracetam in stead of headin g for
the coffee tak es it is
an d in tel l ig en t actin g ,
empl oy ee.
I first H y derg in e six y ears ag o with some fascin atin g resu l ts.
v isit to see my at Christmas, he an d I tak in g 9
per day of H y derg in e in the hope it hel p
l on g - term T he resu l ts were apparen t to u s both within two
day s. H e was in his forties an d cou l d remember ev en ts from when he
was in twen ties. T hey were as cl ear in if
pen ed y esterday . . . . I was in my
the chil dhood y ears. A u n iq u e been
presen ted to u s to sit down an d share in the j oy s that ou r l ife
brou g ht u s. W hat a
Du rin g my fin al y ear as an u n derg radu ate I decided to chan g e maj ors
from psy chol og y mathematics. I
an d I k n ew I had to fin ish in on e y ear an d then g et a j ob. I started
u sin g v asopressin , pemol in e, an d a g ood
v itamin with l arg e amou n ts of chol in e. T his particu l ar com-
en ormou sl y I fl ew that
y ear tak in g a fu l l of u pper- l ev el each se-
mester. Not on l y did I compl ete the maj or in the al l otted time, bu t
my g rades were better than I was u sed to, I was g ettin g A ' s in stead of
a In
words, ev ery thin g wen t perfectl y accordin g to pl an an d I real l y
don ' t thin k I cou l d hav e don e it withou t the smart dru g s.
abov e

Dru g s: A Dissen tin g View I thin k my min d is j u st fin e, an d
i' v e g ot a g reat memory . B u t I' d heard SE ) mu ch abou t these smart
dru g s, I thou g ht I' d g iv e a try . First, I took a
mon th, a hig h dose: 2 0 mil l ig rams a day It cost a fortu n e, an d do y ou
k n ow what the resu l t was? Nothin g . A bsol u tel y n othin g . as
wel l been swal l owin g corn
Nex t I E l depry l . frien d it
was ag ain fl oored by the price. T his on e I tried off an d on for three
week s, Nothin g .
Fin al l y for the Vasopressin n asal
a day for two week s. T his time I did g et an effect; it made my

n ose ru n l ik e a fau cet. I meal ] , n on stop, day an d n ig ht. A s for the
in tel l ig en ce an d ahil ity to con cen trate an d re
member, I an y of occu rrin g . thin k
in the fu tu re.

Poison in g Cof ton poison rn g the term u sed to describe
the body ' s reaction to a particl e of fiber, l ik e cotton , or of some other
foreig n su bstan ce that g ets in j ected in to the bl oodstream. It u su al l y
appears in two to fou r hou rs after in j ection an d cau ses mu scl e
cramps, chil l s, col d sweats, an d n au sea. A fter two or three hou rs of
discomfort, it passes away , l eav in g the v ictim ex hau sted.
T his my of cotton poison in g after tal k in g
peop] e hav e ex perien ced it after ex perien cin g M y
reaction was differen t in that it k ept recu rrin g . I stil l don ' t
u n derstan d it.
On e n ig ht I was with two frien ds, an d we were shootin g some
dru g . I don ' t remember whether it was Dern erol , Dil au did, or heroin
that we were u sin g , bu t it was somethin g of that n atu re. W e pu t the
dru g in a spoon an d u sed steamin g hot water to dil u te it; then we
drew the l iq u id in to a sy rin g e a piece of cig arette fil ter. W e
al l u sed the same n eedl e, an d we cl ean ed it thorou g hl y between u ses
with steamin g hot water. E v ery thin g was don e in the n ormal fashion
an d we al l g ot
two an d a hal f hou rs I beg an to feel col d. I tu rn ed off
cool er an d pu t on an ex tra shirt, an d! fel t a l ittl e better. It didn ' t
tak e l on g before I was col d ag ain . my if too, were
col d, bu t they said they were v ery warm.
I g ot col der an d col der an d brok e ou t in g oose hu mps. I beg an to
shiv er an d break ou t in a sweat. M y mu scl es were v ery ten se from the
col dn ess, an d I fel t as if I was waitin g for a bu s in a win dy sn owstorm
withou t a coat. I was cl u tchin g at my chest, shiv erin g , an d the mu s-
cl es in my shou l ders beg an to cramp from bein g so ten se.
T hen I started to sweat v ery heav il y an d beg an v omitin g . M y head
was spin n in g an d throbbin g . I k n ow what was g oin g on .
On e of my frien ds said I had cotton poison in g . H e said that he had
had it before an d there was n o way of stoppin g it. It wou l d probabl y
l ast an other hou r or two. H e wen t in to the bathroom an d ran a hot
bath for me that was the on l y thin g that wou l d hel p, he said. It did
hel p some. I was stil l col d, bu t the hot water rel iev ed the back ache. I
k ept sweatin g an d throwin g u p, thou g h. I don ' t k n ow how l on g it
took , bu t I was fin al l y abl e to g et ou t of the tu b an d g o to bed,
compl etel y ex hau sted,
T he n ex t day I was ok ay , bu t the day after the whol e thin g came
back , j u st the same, an d I hadn ' t shot an y more dru g s j u st smok ed a
l ot of pot an d dran k beer. Ov er the n ex t few day s, I k ept hav in g
recu rren ces an d they k ept g ettin g worse. I thou g ht I was g oin g to die
a few times. No on e had ev er heard of cotton poison in g recu rrin g l ik e
ix 2 1 4
2 1 5
that. I fin al l y W en t to a doctor hu t he had n ev er ev en heard of cotton
poison in g , an d I had to ex pl ain it to him. hel p at al l .
Fin al l y , after I g ot sick ev ery other day for a week the whal e thin g
wen t it sin ce.
I' v e

pain s. I' v e don e hal l u cin og en s were stran g e I on ce l ay
down ou t
day s at a time

prison , n o dru g dru g - rel ated ex perien ce been so
to deal with, so u n pl easan t an d so pain fu l as my episode of
cotton poison in g .
twen ty - three- y ear- ol d
Reaction s A s a doctor in terested in dru g reaction s, I' v e had
occasion to treat man y cases of dru g pan ic. I work ed in an emerg en cy
room in San Fran cisco du rin g the big , earl y day s of pot an d acid an d
u sed to see al l k in ds of peopl e come in thin k in g they were g oin g crazy
or dy in g . I soon l earn ed that these reaction s were more psy chol og ical
than pharmacol og ical .
On e time, a father an d mother came in with their teen - ag e dau g h-
ter. T he g irl was a pot smok er an d had been pressu rin g her mother to
try it. Fin al l y the mother ag reed hu t, sin ce she didn ' t k n ow how to
smok e, the dau g hter bak ed u p some pot brown ies. T he mother ate
on e. A n hou r l ater she was hy sterical , thin k in g she had been poison ed
an d was l osin g her min d. M ean whil e, the dau g hter had eaten three
brown ies an d j u st fel t v ery hig h. B efore I had a chan ce to do an y thin g ,
a staff psy chiatrist came down an d g ot cau g ht u p in the famil y hy s-
teria. T he father, who had come home from work earl y , was the
worst of the three, pl eadin g with u s to sav e his wife. ) T he psy chiatrist
g av e the mother an in j ection of T horazin e an d admitted her to the
psy chiatric ward. She stay ed ag itated an d pan ick ed for fou r day s. I
cou l d hav e tal k ed her down in an hou r, if I had j u st been abl e to g et
her away from her hu sban d an d cal m her.
T he best method I hit u pon for deal in g with dru g pan ics in the
emerg en cy room was to l et the patien ts k n ow I did n ot con sider their
probl ems seriou s. W hen a cou pl e of teen - ag ers wou l d come in with a
strick en frien d I' d j u st say , Ok ay , hav e a seat an d rel ax , I' l l be with
y ou as soon as I can - " T hen I' d mostl y ig n ore them. W hen they
deman ded atten tion for the crisis, I' d say , L ook , there arc peopl e here
who real l y hav e thin g s wron g with them that I hav e to deal with.
Y ou r frien d is j u st u pset an d al l he n eeds is to cal m down . So g et him
to breathe deepl y an d reg u l arl y an d I' l l come back as soon as I tak e
care of the real probl ems in here, "
U su al l y by the time I' d come back , the v ictim wou l d be l ook in g
better, an d the whol e g rou p wou l d j u st wan t to mak e a g racefu l ex it
k ron i the hospital . Of cou rse, if its an ol der person thin k in g they are
dy in g of a heart attack or somethin g , y ou shou l d g o throu g h the
motion s of ex amin in g them an d tel l in g them firml y that their phy si-
cal heal th is fin e. I n ev er g iv e tran q u il izers or sedativ es to pan ic
v ictims, j u st reassu ran ce an d cal min g v ibes. T he worst thin g y ou can
do is g iv e the impression that y ou thin k somethin g is real l y wron g .
forty - y ear- ol d
T astes in Dru g s M y hu sban d an d! met in col l eg e in the
l ate 1 9 6 0 s. W e were both in v ol v ed in an tiwar pol ities an d did some
ex perimen tin g with g rou p l iv in g an d u sin g dru g s, mostl y marij u an a
an d psy chedel ics. I fou n d the ex perien ces in terestin g bu t after a
whil e did n ot wan t to repeat them freq u en tl y . M y hu sban d, on the
other han d, thou g ht marij u an a was the g reatest thin g he had ev er
discov ered, Smok in g it became an importan t ritu al for him.
Ov er the y ears con tin u ed to smok e it. On ce in a whil e, I j oin
him, bu t I' v e come to fin d! don ' t l ik e the effect al l that mu ch. I can t
con cen trate wel l when I' m ston ed an d sometimes feel men tal l y scat-
tered an d v u l n erabl e, I g u ess my dru g of choice is win e. T wo g l asses
of g ood win e pu t me in j u st the rig ht state after a try in g day . fohn
drin k s win e, too, bu t for g ettin g hig h he prefers marij u an a.
In the past few y ears, ou r differen t preferen ces in dru g s hav e be-
come a probl em for u s. M y n ot l ik in g marij u an a separates me from
J ohn ' s cl osest frien ds an d weak en s ou r rel ation ship. I don ' t thin k
married peopl e hav e to do ev ery thin g tog ether, bu t this is somethin g
importan t, an d my in abil ity to share fohn ' s hig hs bothers me. A l so, I
fin d I resen t his smok in g frien ds, sin ce I' m the ou tsider, the straig ht
wife" when they are arou n d. Y et I k n ow that if I obj ect, I wil l j u st
driv e him ou t of the hou se to g et hig h with them el sewhere.
W e try to tal k abou t ou r probl em bu t hav e n ot come u p with an
an swer. I j u st don ' t l ik e marij u an a an d he does. It may seem l ik e a
l ittl e matter, bu t when we are hav in g a hard time with each other, it
comes to sy mbol ize al l of the differen ces that k eep u s from sharin g
fu l l y with each other, an d I can see it harmin g ou r marriag e. I don ' t
k n ow other cou pl es who hav e this probl em.
thirty - fl v e- y ear- o! d
M other' s Con cern E v en thou g h my son has a l earn in g disabil ity ,
which al way s made thin g s hard for him at school , it n ev er occu rred
to me whil e he was g rowin g u p that he wou l dn ' t tu rn ou t al l rig ht in
the en d. Now, howev er, I' m n ot so su re. In the three y ears sin ce he
first became in v ol v ed with dru g s, startin g at ag e fou rteen , he has been
arrested twice for bizarre behav ior) an d hospital ized three times, the
l ast time for a period of more than eig ht mon ths. A l thou g h his sev ere
probl ems beg an when he first tried L SD, n ow ev en pot can trig g er a
psy chotic episode.

2 1 6
U n l ik e his frien ds, an d ev en his y ou n g er brother, my son can n ot
han dl e dru g s. For him they are simpl y poison s. this.
the social pressu re on him to tak e dru g s is often more than he can
withstan d. an d my repeated appeal s, his frien ds
con tin u e to su ppl y with dru g s, ev en g oin g so far as smu g g l e
them in to the hospital the l ast time he was there.

E cstasy of L ov e
W here,

two,

to Ru n n in g I watched my roommate

an d

2 1 1 A
H e al so it was the g reatest hig h
his l ife. So I g u ess I wasn ' t when , l ater,
train in g marathon , A fter he
of marathon s ev ery an d
al way s either them, ru n n in g recov erin g
from H is tome aM beg an to driv e
a
G reg ru n an d 1 0 0 - mil e then
hu t his
Sometimes when
he' s circu m-
stan ces, an d to
l ik e
become l ife
heal thy he n o in sig ht
or an y on e who tries him
abou tit.
twen ty - six - y ear- ol d
T u rn M e On I

in T on g u es I ton g u es.

bey on d
tak es

I was on ce in a remote wil den icas area of B ritiu b Col u mbia oii

in fin ite real ities

' J Iu aaaI y
n al s.
Sl an g
hou se: A ty pe stron g

prin cipl e: T he

A n

In ten se
In referen ce

T he a

A l ocal ized

Refrain in g

Peopl e

acid: T he v in eg ar.
A stimu l atory

G l ossarY
2 2 0
2 2 1

A n y

L oss
Sl an g
A
H av in g

A

du st: Sl an g
tran q u il izer: Sl an g

Pharmaceu tical

L ack

U n con sciou sn ess

A

trip: A n

B arbitu rates,
Cy cl ic

In fl ammation

Sl an g

A

A n

A n

Cen tral n erv ou s sy stem: T he brain
A l ow- g rowin g pl an t the

T he treatmen t

T he

Chron ic: Persistin g

Sl an g
Deep

su bstan ces: Pl an ts an d chemical s l isted

A n in ten se

T o
T he tran sparen t,

A smok abl e,
T o ex perien ce

T o adu l terate

Dru g s cau se
A state of men tal
Fev er
In abil ity

Dru g s that

M el an chol y
T o recov er from

I) Psy choactiv e
Specific

U No l on g er
n ow,

B arbitu rates,
Di' s: Del iriu m
from an d other men -
tal
A PCP- l aced
Common
In

T hin
A chron ic

dru g s: Dru g s
A protein l iv in g

On e a g rou p

A feel in g g reat
Sl an g dose mood- al terin g

A recu rren ce sy mptoms

ou t: T o pan ic
A smok abl e v erb,
this
G amma- amin o- bu ty ric

Sl an g
tract: T he tu bu l ar

See
G ram: A u n it

T he perception somethin g

Dru g s that stimu l ate

mescal in e,

Sl an g

oil : A dark ,

A person

shops: Stores that

In fl ammation of
v iru s.

A n al tered

Sl an g
A chemical

A bn ormal l y
T he con dition of

A smok abl e
sy stem: T hose

A characteristic

In abil ity to sl eep.
T he state poison
from stimu l ation

2 2 5
In tramu scu l ar: W ithin the in j ection

W ithin

A
Sl an g
A heroin
g as: Sl an g
A state of
A form

an esthetic: A su bstan ce bl ock s

dru g s: T abl ets an d

T abl ets
mu shrooms: M u shrooms

T o in j ect dru g
In femal es,

M essed u p: Stron g l y
A l l

On e a g ram.
On e of
dru g s: Psy choactiv e

scl erosis: A n

On e

A
u se

A chemical
A chemical
in
Ny stag mu s: Rapid, in v ol u n tary , j erk in g mov emen ts

Ov erdose,

OT C: Ov er- the- cou n ter,

Del u sion s

A

disease: A

g l an d: A

u se: T he

Pop: T o swal l ow
Sl an g term
Sl an g

In

T otal
Sy n on y m for hal l u cin og en s.
dru g s: Dru g s that affect the min d, especial l y

L oss of abil ity

A ty pe of l ou d,

time: In psy chol og y ,


Recreation al dru g s: A n y

A stick y
tract: T he the
n ose,
Chron ic

off: T o

A su dden ,

T he

T o
A cl ass

dru g s: Dru g s

isol ation tan k : A n

E x pectation

E n v iron men t

T o in j ect
H ig h- g rade,
T he

pil l s: B arbitu rates an d
T o in hal e

T o in hal e
II

2 2 1
Spacy : Detached

zip, "
A combin ation of a

A microscopic

A l arg e famil y

Dru g s

1 ) In tox icated

dru g s: Psy choactiv e
A state

U n der the

B el ow
Sl an g
n erv ou s sy stem: T hat

In

dru g s: Dru g s

A prohibition

A person

H av in g
A sol u tion of a su bstan ce,

A n in hal ation from a cig arette or pipe. A l so u sed as a v erb.
In pharmacol og y ,
dru g
ov er

Poison ou s.

T raffick in g : In

seriou s crime than simpl e possession .
A n ex perien ce psy choactiv e

chemist: A chemist man u factu res psy choactiv e
dru g s
Stimu l an ts.
1 ) Peopl e who who u se
psy choactiv e dru g s to
M en tal imag es produ ced in
with cl osed; al so, of
real ities or the su pern atu ral as if with the ey es.
Vol atil e: E v aporatin g rapidl y at n ormal temperatu res an d pressu res.
W in dowpan e: Sl an g term for L SD in the form of tin y ,

W ithdrawal : 1 ) T he process of stoppin g the u se of a dru g that has
been tak en reg n l arl y . 2 ) A n y cl u ster of sy mptoms that appears when
a dru g that has been tak en reg u l arl y is stopped an d that disappears
when the dru g is rein stitu ted. A l so cal l ed a withdrawal sy n drome.
In dex
A bu se, 2 , 1 7 9 8 2 medical
iSo, mix ed with
7 7 ,
T y l en ol ) ,
1 2 8 , 1 6 2 6 3
1 5 8
7 2 , 7 4 ,

A ddiction ,

toward, 1 2 , iS

sex
2 0 , 6 2 ,

2 0

A man ita dn a I 5 ,


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I
2 3 1
In dn
A n ii ripty l in e E l av il I, ' 4 4
A rropin e iso
( T hemotherapy ' 2 1
Freu d' s u se of, r 6 ,
9 ,
A mn esia 1 3 2 , 1 3 3 , 1 3 4
A y ahu asca 1 0 4 5
Chewin g g u m, s 1
hy drochl oride 3 3 , 4 6
A mobarbital A my ral 6 9 , 7 !
Chj l dre, i an d adol escen ts dru g u se
medical appl ication s of, ' 6 ,

sy n drome, 1 1 9 , 1 6 7
B ach J ohan n Sebastian
4 0 4 !
9 3

ex perimen tation an d 4 s,
mix ed with al cohol , 7 1 , 1 6 3
A mphetamin es 2 0 ,
3 7 , 4 8 , co, 7 5

en dc, carditis
i
6 7 , 1 6 9 7 0
mix ed with other dru g s, 8 8
dan g ers of u sin g , i6 ;
' B ad trips
9 6 1 o8 , ' 6 6
2 0 7
person al ity chan g es an d, 1 6 7
discu ssed
B al zac, H on ore de,
4 1
Chl oral hy drate, 7 2
refin ed form of, 3 2
first- person commen ts
on , 1 9 8
B arbital , 6 9
Chl ordiazepox ide L ibriu n i) , 7 4 4 3 n
2 0 0
B arbitu rates 6 9 7 3
Chl oroform 7 8 , 1 2 7
Codein e methy l morphin e) 8 3 , 8 9 ,
in n asal decon g estan ts
,
B au del aire Charl es
1 9 , 1 , 6
T el din , Chior-
ao6
psy chedel ic5 rel ated to,
9 5 ,
B ehav ioral proh! ems dru g
u se an d,
T rimeton ) , 1 4 6
as cou g h su ppressan t 1 4 8 , 1 4 9
1 0 5 9
1 6 7 6 9
Chl orpromazin e T horazin e) ,
n , Codcpen den ts A n on y mou s 1 7 2
A my l n itrite 1 2 9 3 0 ,
i3 r,
B el J adon n a deadl y
n ig htshade)
1 4 3 , 1 4 6 , 2 2 2
Coffee, 9 , 3 1 , 4 5 , 5 6 , 1 5 4 , i8 o
A my s 1 2 9 3 o
1 3 2 3 4
Chl or- T rimcton 1 4 6
cig arettes an d, 1 6 3
A my tal , 6 9 , 7 '
B en adry l , 1 4 6
Chocol ate, 9 , , 6
discu ssed, 3 9 4 2
A n abol ic steroids, ' 4 8 4 9
B en zedrin e 4 8
addiction to, 4 4
first- person commen ts on , 1 9 4
A n al g esics
B en zen e, 1 2 6
discu ssed
9 5
" mil d, "
B en zodiazepin es 7 4 , 7 6
first- person commen ts on , 1 9 5 in dig estion from,
OT C, 1 5 5

4
rel ig iou s an d cu l tu ral attitu des
See al so rel iev ers
B iorhy thms,
Chol in e, 2 2 0
toward ii
A n drog en s ' 4 8
B l ood, B en j amin Pau l
7 9 fl
Christian Scien ce, io
social in teraction an d, ' 7
A n esthetics
4 5 , iS Si, 1 3 0 , ' 3 9
" B l u es, "
Cig arette smok in g 2 6 , 4 6
( hftee 4 0 ,
first person
commen ts on , 2 0 6
B l u e v el v et, "
1 4 7
to, so 5 , , 8 5 , 8 8 , 8 9 ,
9 4
A n g el du st, ' 3 7 1 3 8 ,
1 4 0 , 2 1 6 1 3
B ody bu il din g 1 4 8 4 9
1 2 0 , 1 7 2
Cog n itiv e en han cers, i S 6 o
A n imal tran q u il izers
See PCP
B recher E dward M . ,
2 7 4
coffee an d, 1 6 3
Col a, 4 2
A n tian x iety dru g s,
B romphen iramin e
7 4 6
first- person commen ts on , zoo
Col d medication s 4 9 , 5 S, 1 3 4 , 1 4 6 ,
A n tidepressan ts
3 0 , 1 4 4

i I
2 0 2
1 5 2
A n tidiu retic hormon e
A n N) ' 5 9
" B u rn - ou ts" 1 6 7
l ov e v s, 5 0 , 2 o1 2
Col eridg e, Samu el T ay l or, 1 9 , 8 4
A n tihistamin e5 ,
ss, 1 5 4 , iSo
B u rrou g hs, W il l iam S, i6
l u n g can cer an d, r, ' 6 4
Col u mbu s, Christopher 8 2
discu ssed, 1 4 6 4 7
B u ty l n itrite, 1 3 0 ,
1 3 1
preg n an cy an d, 1 6
Coma 5 9 , 7 8 , ' 3 7 , 1 6 3
first- person
commen ts on , 2 1 9
secon d- han d smok e, 5 1 ,
5 4 Corn paziiie, 1 4 3
A n x iety , 7 4 , 7 6
Caapi, 1 0 4 5
See aJ so T obacco an d
Compoz, T 5 4
n arcotics an d, 8 6 , 8 8
Cacao, 4 3 4 4
n icotin e
Con fession s an E n g l ish Opiu m
pan ic reaction s, 1 1 6 ,
1 1 7 , T 6 6 ,
Caffedrin e 1 5 3 5 4
Cirrhosis of the l iv er, 6 s, 8 6 , 1 6 4 ,
E ater Dc Q u in cey ) , 8 4
2 2 2 2 3
Caffein e, 6 ,
9 , II, 3 1 , 4 5 , 1 5 1
i6
Con sciou sn ess n eed for v ariation s
A phrodisiacs
in appetite
su ppressan ts Is 3
Coca, 1 6 , 1 7 , 2 0 , 2 3 , 3 0 , 3 2 , 4 4
in , 7 , 1 4 IS, 5 3 , 1 2 7 , 1 7 4
A ppetite su pressan ts,
3 8 , 4 9 5 0
in col d remedies
ss
cocain e in , 3 1 , 3 2 , 4 4 ,
4 5 See 0 1 5 0 H al l u cin og en s
5 5
discu ssed,
3 9 4 4
discu ssed,
Corticos teroi ds, 1 4 7 4 8
A recol in e,
in l ook - al ik e dru g s,
4 9 ,
medical appl icarion sof, 4 6 Cortison e, 1 4 7 4 8
A rtistic creativ ity dru g
u se an d,
in OT C dru g s,
s, 1
3 5 4 , ' s
Coca- Col a, 4 5
Cotton poison in g ) za 1 2 2
rS an
8 ee al so Coffee
Cocain e, 2 0 , 2 3 ,
Cou g h su ppressan ts, 1 4 9 , 2 1 9
A sphy x iation So
Can cer l u n g
addiction tO, 2 2 ,
4 5 , 4 6 4 7 n arcotic, 5 3 , 8 4
A spirin , 3 3 ,
Can n abin o] 1 3 7 3 8 ,
1 4 0
crack , 2 3 , 4 5 , 4 6 ,
4 7 , ' 6 4 sy ru ps, OT C, 1 5 2
A spirol , 1 2 9 3 0
Can n abis See M arij u an a
depression an d, 1 6 6
Crack . See Cocain e
A sthma 1 3 4 , 1 4 8 ,
r ,
Can n abis Sat/ v a,
1 1 4
discu ssed, 4 4 4 7
Crashin g , 4 6 , 4 9 , ' 6 6
ephedrin e for,
Cel estial Season in g s'
M orn in g
first- person commen ts on , 1 9 7
marij u an a for, 1 2 1
T hu n der rca,
4 3
9 8
Dal man e, 7 4
A tiv an , 7 4
" Chasin g the drag on , '
8 9
freebase,
Darv on , 1 5 1
In dex
2 3 2
Datu ra, 3 4 ,
Desig n er dru g s, ' 0 9
Datu m 1
4

Datu m stru m On Ion ] , 1 3 2 , 1 3 3

Dehy droepian drosteron c s
1 5 8
1 3 1 3 6
Dex edrin e, 4 8
8 3 ,
Depen den ce, 2 6
al cohol ,

Diacety l morphin e. See H eroin

1 7 1 7 2
down ers, r6 6 7 7
dru g s u sed treat disease, on ,
medical appl ication s
on M DM A , ether. See E ther
8 4 , 8 6 , 8 8 Diet pi1 1 s, 5 5
on Dimen hy drin ate Dran iamin eh 1 4 7
1 7 1 Din ietan e, 1 4 6
4 1 , ' 6 6 Dimethy l amin oethan ol DM A E I,
on
Dirn ethy l try ptamin c
1 0 5 , 2 0 8

Dissociativ e
mix ed

2 0 8
sedativ e- hy pn otics,
Don n e,

Depression ,

2 3 3 IIU J L ' X
ov erdose g a - bu t y ric
withdrawal

G astroin testin al
Dramamin e,

6 s 7
" G l ass"

for,
E du cation , 1 2 8
E du cation , 7 2
E l av il , 1 4 4 , 1 4 5 I

3 3 ,

1 7 5 H al l u cin ation s,
8 9

H amil ton , A . E ( " T aj ar" , 2 1 2 1 4
E pin ephrin e, 1 0 3
E q u an il ,

E strog en , 1 4 8
1 5 5 c]
E thchl orv y n ol H eroin
E ther
2 0 6 8 5 ,

5 9 ,
8 8 ,
in j ection s

mix ed

Fl u ox etin e preg n an cy
treatmen t,

Fl y

Focd
1 3 0 H ig hs, i6 , 1 7 4 7 3
Freebasin g ,
H , sran u n e,


_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
H og ,
Ol iv er W en del l , 6 , u n k ics, 8 9 , i
G aze Ny stag mu s
1 6 9 iv ,
H ormon eS, K etaj ect, r 7 9 4 0
A DH , 9

first- person

L ithiu m,
L ithon ate,

8 3 ,

L SD
mi,

2 3 5
M an drak e, 1 3 2 , i3 3

4 8

max
2 3 6
Nitrite in hal an ts L cofl t. l n asal decon g c5 ta' ts,
bu ty l n itrite, 1 3 0 , pil l s, , 3 3 , 1 4 6 ,
n itrite, i 3 0 ,

4
5 4
1

1 1 7 , 1 6 6

3 4 3 5 , ir6

as
1 9 1 1 ,

Org an ic Peer

Ov ereaters
dru g s,

Phen cy cl idin e. See PCP
Phen erg an ,
Phen oharbital , 5 0 ,
Phen y l propan ol amin e

col d

Piracctam
2 3 1 in Iex
7 2 , n e, I oi
Pl an t dru g s,

9 4

PM A , pl an t
Poe,

Psy chosis,

Q u aal u de,

M U M A ,
ro7 8 ,

2 0 8
Rital in ,

' Roid

from, io

3 0 ,
2 3 8
Sal t, 9 Shaman ism, 9 4 , 9 9 ,
0 4 , 3 5
Schizophren ia,
T hick Cen ter for the Con trol of
Scopol amin e, i 3 2 3 4 , so Smok in g A l cohol ism, an d
Secobarbital Secon al ) , 3 4 , 6 9 , 7 0 ,
Ov ereatin g , 4 4 , 1 9 5 9 6
2 0 3 Siberian g in sen g , 1 5 7
Secon al , 3 4 , 6 9 , 7 0 , 2 0 3 Sin semil l a,
Sedativ e- hy pn otics Sk in
al cohol , 6 o 6 8 for motion sick n ess, i
barbitu rates an d other sl eepin g for smok in g , si
pil l s,
7 4
tol eran ce 6 3 , 8 4 8 5 first- person 2 0 3 4
withdrawal from, 8 5 OT C, 1 4 6 , 1 5 4
Sedativ es, 1 5 5 Smart 1 5 7 5 9 , 2 2 0 l i
Sel dan e, Smok in g , 1 0 3
Sel eg il in e,

cocain e, 2 3 , 3 3 , 4 5
Semisy n thetic
heroin , 8 7 , 8 9
marij u an a, 1 1 4 , 1 1 5 1 7 , u S
Seroton in , 3 0 See al so Cig arette smok in g ;
T obacco

bad 3 1 , 8 7 8 8
dru g an d, 2 3 2 4 , 2 5 , 1 6 2 , 1 7 5 amphetamin es,

marij u an a an d, ii6 an g el 1 3 7
psy chedel ics 9 4 , 9 6 , 1 0 5 , cocain e,
1 0 9 1 0 dan g er
Settin g 2 6 1 8 , 1 3 1 , 2 1 2 1 4
al cohol 6 3 , 6 4 sn u ff, 5 1 , 5 2 , 1 0 2 , 1 0 3
bad 1 7 ,
dru g u se an d, 8 5 8 6 , 1 7 5 2 0 - 2 1
down ers an d, 7 0 Social dru g s an d, 1 6 7 6 9
marij u an a an d, ii 6 Sol v en ts, 2 6 2 8 , ' 3 1 ,
2 1 2 1 4
1 0 9 1 0 Sombu l ex ,
Somin ex ,
al cohol 6 z 6 3 Sopor,
amy l an d, 7 9 So
down ers 7 2 Speak in g
edu cation ,
5 7 " Speedbal l , '
remov ers, 1 i6
hormon es, 1 4 7 , ' 4 8 4 9 , ' 5 8
psy chedel ics 1 0 9 Steroids rel ativ es) ,
1 4 7 4 9
taboos 1 5 2 , 1 5 4 , 1 7 4
Shak espeare, bron chodil ators,
2 3 9 In dex
3 6 T M A ,
depen den ce on , 7 9 , 4 , , r6 6 T oad
discu ssed, T obacco an d n icotin e, 9 , 2 2 , 1 6 ,
k in ds of 1 6 4
betel ,
4 ,
c addiction
coca chewin g , 5 1 5 2
coffee discu ssed,
heroin ,
ephedrin e, 5 5 , i 5
toward, 2 0 2 1 , 5

tobacco
4 T ol eran ce,
y ohimbe, 5 4 , to al cohol , 6 3 , 6 4
mix ed depressan ts, 7 0 to down ers,
7 1 , 8 8 to heroin , 3
1 6 3 to marij u an a, r6 , 1 2 0 , 1 2 2
psy chedel ics
rio

7

See
ST P( DOM ,

Su dafed, 2 1 9 T ox icpsy chosis,
Su g ar, 4 3 4 4
9 3 , 9 6 maj or, ' 4 6
Su per- K , min or,
sy s tern , 3 7 , T reatmen t dru g 1 5 0 ,
9 5

Sy n thetic
T rifl u operazin e
T ril afon ,
T aboos, 2 0 T ripel en n arn in e
min e) , 1 4 6 1 4 7
T ea, 4 2 , 4 3 , 1 5 4 T ripol idin e A ctidil 1 4 6
T el drin , T rips, 9 3 9 6 , ' oS u 6 6
T erfen adin e
T estin g " T ' s
T estin g bl u es, "
T wil ig ht
T hal idomide, 1 0 9
T I- IC 1 0 9
1 9 , 1 2 1 , 1 7 7 T y l en oi,
T heobrorn in e,

5 T U ppers
6 9
T hioridazin e OT C,
T horazin e, 1 4 3 , 1 4 6 , 2 2 2 See

U rin e

Val erian ,

9 6 9 7

W ithdrawal , 8 4 , 1 7 1
Z ING ,
from

A

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Phil adel phia, deg ree in biol og y
from H arv ard in 1 9 6 4 an d an M . D.
deg ree from H arv ard M edical iii I 9 6 8 .
Dr. of Div ision
Social M edicin e at
A rizon a

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FPT $ 1 3
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