diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blacklight-vampire b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blacklight-vampire new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f5a1d3d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blacklight-vampire @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +I had never tripped acid before, but i always have wanted to. One day a +friend of mine tells me that he had a 10 strip of some acid. I totally +started freaking out saying "man you gotta sell me a hit or two" He told me +not to worry about it and that it was on the house. I dosed a hit and a half +of some white blouter. About forty-five minutes later I started feeling +awkward and started seeing weird patterns of light everywhere I looked and I +was all caught up in seeing shit and was enjoying it quite well. My two +friends and I sat outside in a friends driveway all night trippin nuts and +having a good time. + Its was 12:00 midnight and I had to be home(unfortunately, i dreaded the +thought of even going near my parents) so we finished the joint I rolled and +I headed home. I was driving out in the middle of who knows where and as I +drove past this field I looked over and saw space camels running though a cow +pasture then saw a floating island hovering off to the left of my car. It was +the greatest thing I had ever seen in my life. I arrived home only to have my +dad sitting on the couch awaiting my arrivial so he could go to bed(why i +dont know i hate it though) I quickly spoke to him and rushed upstairs to +avoid any extensive conversations with my folks. I walked into my room and +turned on my blacklight and stared at my blacklight poster as my friend up +the street came to my window and i let him in and we both stared at the +poster tripping balls/peaking out. I got up and cut on the tv and watched +Vampire Hunter D, then got bored and cut off the tv and stared at the poster, +went back to the tv and watched it for a few minutes then looked at the +poster again and i continued this for about an hour. I settled down +eventually and looked at the poster and saw satan and jesus talking to me +then they disappeared and spirals camee out of the poster and swirled around +, it was the most bueatiful thing i ever saw. + + I have done acid numerous times since then and plan to do more someday. I +havent had a bad trip yet and dont want one. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blind-trip b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blind-trip new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8323b536 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blind-trip @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs.psychedelics + +I have been totally blind since birth and about a week ago I tried shrooms +for the first time. I read all I could about them from hyperreal and a.d.p +and a friend said it would be interesting to see what it would do to me. +It was not possible to have anyone with me so I picked a time when I knew +I wouldn't be bothered for six hours. I decided the only thing I would +do was to sit in my rocker with headphones listening to whatever felt good. +I figured that would be pretty safe since most music you find on the radio +has a positive message or if it didn't you could always tune into something +else. After about 30 minutes I became aware that the world, life, the universe +or whatever was racing by at a trementous speed. I felt that this wasn't +a problem if I stayed in the center and didn't get off track. But if I did, +my life could shatter into millions of pieces and could never be put back +together. After that acute intense phase I got the idea that whatever I was +listening to was being played and written just for me. I became aware of +a deeper understanding of life, people, and the music I was listening to. I got +the idea that it would be nice to take all my clothes off and just bathe +myself in whatever I was listening to. Around that time I began to notice +many audio distortions. It seemed that the music began coming apart and +unraveling. My conception of harmony became very strange. Most music began +to echo around and around in my mind. It was like my brain would hear music +in the present while still hanging on to what I heard a second ago. It was +like a tape loop where you say something and a second later it repeats and +feeds back until it builds into a jumble of music that kept on echoing. +Also at the peak of the experience the music would actually change; transposing +itself into other keys. It was the most intense and pleasurable musical +experience you could ever imagine. Thoughts were racing through my mind at +warp speed. About this time the phone rang somewhere off in the distance. +I decided it was best not to answer because whoever it was wasn't on my +channel/frequency. I thought about the time many years ago someone attacked +Dan Rather and the guy said something like "Keneth whats the frequency?" +I understand now, the guy was on shrooms! When you're on shrooms noone can +find your frequency! More time went by and I decided that maybe I +would make a phone call. When I turned the music off it was very strange. +All sound was very distorted. My voice sounded strange as it bounced off the +walls. It was like I was hearing everything from inside a tube. Sounds were +"out of phase". It was like my ears were hooked to a fancy audio filter +where you could vary the notch frequency and/or the passband. With great +difficulty I was able to make a long distance call. After a few minutes +I went back to my music. I had no idea what was real and what was not but +that didn't matter because I wasn't hurting myself or anyone else. + +What a great way to take a vacation without leaving home! It does disturb +me to read about people who take drugs like this and insist on doing things +like driving that require good judgment and a clear head. I was thinking +that if we lived in more enlightened times there could be clinics where for +a fee you could take a trip on your choice of psychedelic drugs +in a controlled and safe setting. Maybe to start with your personal +drug therapist would take a brief medical history ... depending on the drug +you were taking and then arrange for music, vidios or other interesting things +to do on your trip. I don't have much hope of anything like this in our +lifetime at least not in the U.S. but maybe in Holand? But in the meantime +we have to arrange our own trips. It's not our fault, it's the government's +fault. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blue_sta.faq b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blue_sta.faq new file mode 100644 index 00000000..779aad01 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blue_sta.faq @@ -0,0 +1,321 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.folklore.urban +From: dgross@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Dave Gross) +Subject: FAQ: Blue-star LSD tattoo transfers +Date: Mon, 24 Jan 94 05:05:49 GMT + +Apparantly it's about time for this FAQ again... + + Frequently Answered Question -- What about these "LSD Tattoos?" + +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + +Summary +------- + The LSD Tattoo urban legend (a.k.a. "Blue Star tattoos," "Mickey Mouse +LSD," et al.) is a classic of the breed. It is an example of a +"contamination" legend and can be classed with such other familiar legends as +"Spider eggs in Bubble Yum." + + Typically, a school, hospital, or police station will get a copy of a +flier alleging that drug fiends are using a nefarious new technique to get +children hooked on drugs -- they give kids lick-and-stick tattoos (such as are +occasionally found as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes) that contain LSD. The LSD +is absorbed through the skin, causing all sorts of unpleasant symptoms, the +child becomes hooked, and the dealer has a new customer. + + The legend has some credibility trouble. First of all, although the +fliers often list authorities (Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, the +Valley Children's Hospital, "the Police Department," the Cumberland County +Sheriff's Department, "Die New Yorker Polizei," "las Autoridades," "Sr. Roch +Hospital," "Mr. Guy Chaille, Advisor to the President," etc.), once contacted +(if in fact, they can be; Mr. Guy Chaille doesn't exist), these authorities +tend to deny knowledge of the alarming problem. + + In addition, LSD is a nonaddictive drug. There is no such thing as a +"deadly trip" (except in such incredibly rare circumscances as those of +unfortunate and indiscriminate drug users snorting LSD crystals while under +the mistaken impression that they are doing lines of coke) -- a fatal overdose +of LSD would be almost impossible. The absorption of LSD through the skin +from casual handling of blotter paper is also very unlikely, although not +impossible. + + Like all good urban legends, there is a thread of truth in the magic +carpet. LSD is commonly packaged in sheets of blotter-paper which are +perforated into squares (slightly smaller than 1cm x 1cm) which constitute a +"dose" of LSD. Some LSD manufacturers have trademarks which are printed on +these squares (examples: Blue Unicorns, Bart Simpson, etc.). I've seen a +photograph of a square of blotter acid printed with Mickey Mouse (in his role +as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in the movie Fantasia -- a favorite movie of the +psychedelic set). + + One theory as to how the rumors started: A police report mentioned +lsd doses "stamped with pictures of Mickey Mouse." The word "stamped" was +transmogrified from a verb into a noun at some point in the FOAFmission of the +story: "stamps with pictures of Mickey Mouse." The implication being that +when licked, these stamps cause LSD intoxication. + + Such a genesis-document has been found. In 1980, the Narcotics Bureau +of the New Jersey State Police sent out a memorandum including pictures of +Mickey Mouse blotter acid, including packaging including foil, a ziploc bag +and a red cardboard box with a picture of Mickey Mouse on it. The memorandum +uses the word "stamps" to refer to the pictures stamped on the blotter paper. + + [Jean-Bruno RENARD, in "LSD Cartoon Stamps / Tattoo Transfers: An +Extreme Case of Rumor about Contamination in France" alleges that another +connection between stamps and LSD is that "it is a custom among LSD users to +send small LSD tablets by concealing them underneath the postage stamps of the +letters they send to foreign correspondents." He also alleges, but doesn't +footnote (dammit!), that "LSD tablets were found concealed beneath tattoo +transfers in California."] + + A Seventh-Day Adventist church community wrote and propagated a flier +in 1980 using information from the police memorandum, and the legend was on a +roll. Like a virus, this flier was highly contageous and subject to mutations +that would make it more virulent. + + Legends about drug dealers trying to hook children on drugs with "free +samples" and other nefarious means have been around for a long time, and it +was natural that there would be some cross-fertilization. + + Eventually, someone gets a bee in his/her bonnet and types out a +warning. Some police department somewhere makes a drug bust in which the +"blue stars" trademark is found, another finds "Bart Simpson," each time the +legend gets more elaborate. + + By 1987, the fliers include references to "Blue Star," "butterflies, +clowns, red pyramids, and colored microdots." LSD is now alleged to be able +to cause "a fatal `trip'" and strychnine is included in some stamps +(strychnine in acid is an old faithful urban legend, surfacing regularly in +alt.drugs). + + "Windowpane" acid and "Microdot" are not trademarks, but are different +carrier media for the drug (i.e. not blotter paper). Windowpane is a gelatin- +base, whereas Microdot is the drug in a pill or capsule form. + +=============================================================================== + +Standard flier format +------------------------ + +[Authority establishment] + DRUG ALERT -- The following information is from the Beth Israel + Medical Center in New York.(1) + + Die New Yorker Polizei warnt vor einer neuen Drogenform, + welche jetzt Kindern offeriert wird...(3) + + Esta Informacion ha sido confirmada por la Brigada Francesa de + Estupefacientes (traduccion de una informacion recbida de + Francia).(4) + + The Police Department has informed me that there is another + danger in our communities.(6) + + The following article was distributed by the Cumberland + County Sheriff's Department in May 1988. It deserves your + attention. This article appeared in The Newsletter of St. + Michael's Lutheran Church, Hamburg, PA.(7) + + ...the Valley Children's Hospital and the Police Department + have informed us that there is another danger in our + community.(8) + + J. O'Donnell of Danbury Hospital's Outpatient Chemical + Dependency Treatment Service.... (9) + +[Plea for further spread of rumor] + Please alert your community leaders, school officials, law + enforcement agencies, churches and anyone else you feel will + help us spread the word.... Please advise your community + and your children about these drugs.(1) + + Feel free to share this message with parents of other children, + friends, and relatives.(5) + + Please alert your community leaders, school officials, law + enforcement agencies, church, and anyone else you feel will + help spread the word.(7) + +[LSD Tattoo Warning] + A form of tattoo called "Blue Star" is being sold to school + children. It is a small sheet of white paper containing blue + stars the size of a pencil eraser. Each star is soaked with + LSD. Each star can be removed and placed in the mouth. The + LSD can also be absorbed through the skin simply by handling + the paper.(1) + + Segun los autoridades, una especie de tatuaje para ninos, + llamado "BLUE STAR" (estrelle azul), ha aparecido en el + mercado en algunoz medios de los Estados Unidos.(4) + + It is a small sheet of paper containing blue stars the size + of a pencil eraser. Each star is loaded with LSD. Each + star can be removed and placed in the mouth.(5) + +[Description of tattoos] + There are also brightly colored paper tabs resembling postage + stamps with pictures of Superman, butterflies, clowns, Simpsons, + Mickey Mouse, and other Disney characters. These stamps are + packed in a red cardboard box which is wrapped in foil.... + Red stamps called "Red Pyramid" are also being distributed, + also with "micro dot" in various colors and another kind called + "Window Pane" which has a grid that can be cut out.(1) + + Estos tatuajes representan a MICKEY MOUSE O SUPERMAN o + mariposas y se presentan en forma de sellos aplicables en la + piel. Estos sellos contienen LSD y son de color brilliante + y vienen en general empaquetados en unos sobres de carton + rojizo, con una fotografia de MICKEY MOUSE y a la vez todos + ellos metidos en una bolsa transparente precintada. Cada + bolsa contiene cinco hojas contabilizando 100 sellos.(2) + + Es gibt auch Klebebilder in bunten Farben, die wie Briefmarken + aussehen. Diese Bilder sind oft mit "Superman," Schmetterlingen + Disney-Figuren und vielen anderen bedruckt. Die Marken sind in + Alufolie verpackt und befinden sich in Karton-Schaechtelchen.(3) + + These are brightly-colored tabs resembling postage stamps + that have pictures of Superman, Butterflies, Clowns, Mickey + Mouse and other Disney Characters on them (very appealing to + young children). These stamps are packaged in a red cardboard + box wrapped in foil.... A red stamp called Red Pyramid is + also being distributed along with Micro Dots in various colors + and another, that can be cut out, called Window Pane which + has an acid.(5) + + ...and another called Window Pane which has an acid that can + be cut out.(6) + +[Hooking little kids] + This is a new way of selling acid by appealing to younger + children.... It was learned that little children could be + given a free tattoo by other children who want to have some + fun or by others cultivating new customers.(1) + + This is a new way of selling acid and introduces severe + problems by appealing to our young children... It is also + learned that little children could be given a "free tattoo" + by older children who want to have some fun or by others + cultivating new drug customers.(5) + +[Absorption through skin/Strychnine] + These are all laced with drugs. If you or your child see + any of the above do not handle! These drugs are known to + react very quickly and some are laced with strychnine.(1) + + The LSD can also be absorbed through the skin simply by + handling the paper.... All of these drugs are known to + react very quickly and some have been laced with strychnine + which is a poisonous alkaloid.(5) + +[Symptoms] + Younger children could happen upon these and have a fatal + "trip".... Symptoms: Hallucination, severe vomiting, + uncontrolled laughter, mood change, and change in body + temperature.(1) + + El joven nino que estaria en posesion de estos sellos, poira + sufrir un TRIP (sobre dosis) mortal. Se teme tambien que + ninos con mas edad y que conozcan el efecto de la LSD den + un tatuaje en forme gratuita a los mas jovenes, con el + afan de divertirse con su reaccion al acido.(4) + + A young child could happen upon these and have a fatal + "trip".... Symptoms are: 1. hallucinations, 2. severe + vomiting, 3. mood changes, 4. change of body temperature (5) + +[Notify authorities] + Get to the hospital as soon as possible and call the police. + Please Call your local RCMP if you come in contact with these + products.(1) + + If you or your children see any of the above "DO NOT HANDLE" + notify your local police department.(6) + +(1) -- found in Gander, Newfoundland + September 1990 +(2) -- "Muy Importante (Para la gente que tinen ninos)" + From Spain, but not in proper European Spanish + Not dated +(3) -- "Drogengefahr fur Kinder!!" source unknown + Not dated +(4) -- Posted as "official notice" in U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru + 11 October 1988 +(5) -- On the letterhead of Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Pennsylvania) + 10 March 1989 +(6) -- Muhlenberg College Faculty and Staff Parents + 5 February 1989 +(7) -- "look, listen, and learn" + Not dated +(8) -- "Attention Parents" found in Los Angeles + Not dated +(9) -- Found at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| David Langness, the [Hospital Council of Southern California] association's +| vice president of communications, said the warning was then mailed to +| all member hospitals. "When we hear about these things, we don't +| attempt to confirm or deny them," he said. "We simply send it out to +| emergency rooms across the region in case they see a medical problem +| associated with this kind of drug." +| -- Los Angeles Times, *** 9 December 1987 *** +| +| "They're like a chain letter," said David Langness, a spokesman for the +| Hospital Council of Southern California, which represents about 250 +| hospitals in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, San Bernardino and +| Santa Barbara counties. "They capitalize on anti-drug hysteria, and as +| far as we can determine, they are a total hoax." +| -- Los Angeles Times, *** 18 April 1992 *** ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + +"We don't know where these come from, but they're bogus," said Ralph B. +Lochridge, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles +office. "It's like UFO sightings. They show up everywhere." + -- Los Angeles Times, 18 April 1992 + +A spokeswoman for the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York says they didn't +print any leaflets about acid-laced sticker tattoos. "We had absolutely +nothing to do with it," she says. "The thing's a hoax!" + -- The Gander Beacon, 17 October 1990 + +"I haven't seen LSD in the streets in years," said Riverside County Sheriff's +Detective Carla Gordon. "We don't know the source of the notice. We don't +know the purpose." + -- Los Angeles Times, 9 December 1987 + +=============================================================================== + +HOW DO THEY SPREAD??? + +Well-meaning folks see the fliers, which have enough of a smell of truth about +them, and feel as if they are doing a good deed by spreading the story around. +After a few bad xeroxes, the fliers get retyped. The new versions are usually +slightly different, which enables urban-legend fans to track the progress and +origin of new epidemics through pseudo-genetic means. + +"You feel like if it's happening, you want to let parents know. We didn't +make a big issue of it, but we wanted to pass it along." + -- Eileen Deck, Principal of St. Anthony's Catholic School + in El Segundo, Calif. + +"I was really concerned about this. I photocopied it and gave it out to some +parents." + -- Rose Walsh, worker at Gander Daycare + +"With drugs, if you're going to err, it's better to do so on the side of +extreme caution." + -- Carla Gordon, Riverside County, Calif., Sheriff's Detective + +"I felt that if it was something that concerned the safety and well-being of +our students, then the parents ought to know about it." + -- King Walker, Principal of Normandie Christian School in + South Central Los Angeles, Calif. + +"I was shocked. I thought about the youngsters and the children who are +entrusted to me. My spontaneous reaction prevented me from verifying the +veracity of this `information.' My good faith was abused and I may have been +careless." + -- Pr. Jasmin, a dentisty professor in Nice, France. +=============================================================================== +-- +***** INTERNET: dgross@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU **** finger for PGP public key ***** diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blunts.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blunts.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1707ad7e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/blunts.drg @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ +Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 16:10:33 -0500 (EST) +From: trent +Subject: blunts, snorting heroin +Sender: Drug Abuse Education Information and Research +Message-id: <01H55GVU9XYQ8WWEX0@YMIR.Claremont.Edu> + +Blunts + +What are "blunts?" + + The name, "Blunts," is a street name used to describe a +marijuana and tobacco cigar. Other street names include "el-pees" +(LP's), According to one source, blunts originated among Jamaicans +in New York City in the early 1980's.(1) Blunts take their +name from "Phillies Blunt=FC" brand cigars, although other brands of +similar make (such as El Producto=FC, White Owl=FC, and Dutch Masters= +=FC) +are also used for this purpose. +(1) Tobacco is removed from the inside of the cigar, and +replaced with marijuana. + +Blunts vs. Joints + Smoking marijuana inside the leaf or paper wrapper of a +cigar offers several advantages to the user: + -The tobacco wrapper slows down the burning rate of the +joint. This allows a greater number of users to share the same + joint.(1) + -A blunt holds more marijuana than a joint, and is +convenient to use and store. A single user can smoke it, +extinguish it, and easily relight it. "That's what's so cool about +a blunt. Just put it out. It fits nicely in the top pocket."(1) + -It looks like a legal drug. Even though it is illegal for +adolescents to use tobacco products, blunts appear to be commercial +tobacco cigars. Policemen, teachers, and parents who ignore +cigarette possession in minors are likely to ignore blunts as well. + -Nicotine from the tobacco content may add to the effects of +the marijuana in a blunt. Nicotine is a stimulant, and marijuana +is a minor hallucinogen with some depressant properties. Other +stimulant and depressant combinations include cocaine and heroin, +cocaine and alcohol, amphetamines and alcohol. At this writing, +there appears to be no medical literature evaluating the +psychoactive effects of using marijuana and tobacco together vs. +individually. However, some of the comments made in one magazine +interview are intriguing and may indicate synergistic effects: + "The blunt is more effective =FCthan smoking marijuana + alone=FC..." "When you smoke a blunt, you get twice as high. +=2E . ." "At first, I didn't like it, 'cause it made me dizzy. . . +(1) + +Why are Phillies Blunt=FC cigars used? + + Many other cigar brands are still being used to make blunts. +Users say that the Phillies Blunt=FC brand produces less harsh- +tasting or sweeter smoke.(1) The leaf wrapper of a +Phillies Blunt=FC is strong enough to hold together through the +manipulations of making a blunt. Other brands fall apart. + +Washington DC Area Trends + + The emergence of blunts in the Washington D.C. area has been +associated with an increase in marijuana abuse among both youth and +adults.(2) The peaks and dips in positive test results for +marijuana in juvenile arrestees closely resemble increased +Washington DC area sales of the Havatampa Co.'s large cigars, +including the Phillies Blunt=FC brand.(2) + +National Trends + + Articles in High Times, a magazine about substance use and +marijuana farming, give methods for making blunts. +(2,3) Rap music stars featured in the articles +suggested a cultural link between blunts use and rap or hip-hop +music.(2) The appearance of tee shirts and baseball caps +promoting blunts use in New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, and +California suggest that blunts use is becoming a national +phenomenon. + +REFERENCES + +1. Nixon R. Story of the blunt. High Times 1993 Mar;:40-1. + +2. Mundell C. (1993) The emergence of blunts: A timeline of the +emergence of marijuana and tobacco cigar use. (Presentation at the +Center for Substance Abuse Research, College Park, MD, 11/8/93) + +3. Nixon R. Rolling with Redman. High Times 1993 Mar;:38-9. +=FC + +[info on snorting heroin deleted -cak] + +>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|| +|| TRENT TSCHIRGI, R.PH. | ON BITNET: || +|| DRUG ABUSE INFORMATION + TTSCHIRG@UMAB || +|| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT BALTIMORE | VOICE PHONE: || +|| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY + 410-706-7513 || +|| OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE STUDIES | FAX: || +|| 20 N. PINE STREET, RM 224 + 410-706-7184 || +|| BALTIMORE, MD 21201-1180 USA | || +<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< + +============================================================================= + +From: JUSCOTT@delphi.com +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Blunt Instructions! +Date: Fri, 7 Jan 94 00:25:01 EST +Message-ID: <940107.01501.JUSCOTT@delphi.com> + + How to Roll a Blunt! + By: Social Distortion + + + The first thing you have to know to roll a blunt, is Practice, +Practice, and Practice. It takes several tries before you can get it right. +Go to your corner store and buy a pack of Tampa Gold Gars. Take a razor +blade, and cut it open like this. + + + _____ + | | | + | | | + | | | + | | | + | | | + | | | + | | | + | | | + |__|__| + ^ + | + Cut here. + + + Take all the tobacco out. Lick the back of the paper, that is, the +outside of the gar, thoroughly. You really need to make love to these things +with your tounge. Next, place a healthy portion of weed in the gar. Roll it +up, and lick the edge thoroughly. It takes a lot of saliva to make these +things stick. When you have it closed up, pop it in the microwave for about +ten seconds, this makes it stick better. The light it up, and smoke it. + + The Ethics of Gars + +A lot of people think rolling in gars ruins the taste of marijuana. I +personally think it enhances the taste. You can take mondo hits, and you'll +definately choke the first time you smoke one. For the ultimate high, let +someone give you shotgun. It'll knock you on your ass. All the people I +know now don't even carry skins anymore, only a pack of gars in their pocket. +It takes longer to roll than a joint, but it's worth the extra effort. + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bond.str b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bond.str new file mode 100644 index 00000000..412e89e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bond.str @@ -0,0 +1,740 @@ +Message-ID: <073310Z08071994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an58264@anon.penet.fi (Dalamar) +Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 07:25:09 UTC +Subject: CHEMISTRY: Bonding and Structure + + +In the following file the numbers immediately following an atoms symbol in +a chemical formula should be read as subscript eg C2H6 should be read : + + + CCCCCC H H + C H H + C H H + C HHHHHHH 6 + C 222 H H 6 + C 2 H H 6 6 + CCCCCC 22 H H 6 6 + 2222 66 + + +The mole is a measure of amount of substance in chemistry and is equivalent to +6.02 x 10(raised to the power of 23) particles. + + +Bonding and Structure +_____________________ + +The vast majority of substances which occur freely in nature, or are +synthetically manufactured by man, are not comprised of free atoms, +but of atoms held joined together by chemical bonds. How and why do atoms +form bonds ? + +Obviously the formation of a bond must be energetically favourable, leading to a +minimum of energy ie the product in which the bonds have been formed must be +more stable than the individual atoms, otherwise the bonds would not form. +To understand what happens in terms of electronic structure when atoms form +bonds consider the group 0 elements. These comprise the inert gases helium, +neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon, all of which are noted for their extreme +lack of chemical properties and unreactivity. Atoms of the noble gases do not +normally react with any other atoms, so that the gases consist of atoms alone. +This lack of reactivity and the fact that the gases are comprised of lone atoms +indicates that these atoms are extremely stable, their energy being at such a +favourable minimum that it cannot be improved by bond formation. The inert gases +all have one thing in common - a complete outer shell of electrons, so we +conclude that this is a very stable arrangement. + +The electrons contained in the outermost shell of an atom are generally the ones +concerned with bonding and the formation of _compounds_. When two or more +different elements are combined together, so that their atoms become bonded, +the resultant substance is called a compound. The properties of the compound +usually differs radically from the elements which combined together to +form it. A classic example is the formation of water from the elements +hydrogen and oxygen. When hydrogen and oxygen are mixed in the correct +proportions and a spark or flame applied, a violent reaction occurs in which +the hydrogen and oxygen react together to form water. Both oxygen and hydrogen +are gases at room temperature, but the product of their reaction together is +a clear liquid, without which life would not exist. + +When atoms form bonds they do so in such a way as to attain a stable electronic +configuration. As we have already shown, the most stable configuration is that +of a complete outer shell of electrons. There are three ways in which atoms may +obtain a stable electronic configuration : by losing, gaining or sharing +electrons. If we divide the elements into (a) electropositive elements, whose +atoms compete poorly for electrons and give up one or more electrons fairly +readily (low ionisation energy), (b) electronegative elements, whose atoms +attract electrons strongly and also readily take up electrons, then the +following rule of thumb applies : + + +Electropositive element + Electronegative element = Ionic Bond + + +Electronegative element + Electronegative element = Covalent Bond + + +Electropositive element + Electropositive element = Metallic Bond + + +The three modes of bonding described above are : + + +1. The Ionic Bond. + +The _ionic bond_ is formed when electrons are transferred from one atom to +another, generating cations and anions which are held together by the pure +electrostatic attraction of the resulting positive and negative charges. +Compounds such as sodium chloride (NaCl), iron sulphide (FeS) and magnesium +oxide (MgO) contain this type of bonding. + +2. The Covalent bond. + +The _covalent bond_ is formed by the mutual sharing of electrons between +two atoms. Each atom achieves a stable configuration by gaining a share of +a number of electrons from the outermost shell of the other atom. Compounds +such as methane (CH4), chloroform (CHCl3), hydrogen chloride (HCl) and +benzene (C6H6) contain this type of bonding. + +3. The metallic bond. + +This type of bonding, as the name suggests, occurs in metals. The outermost +electrons of the metal become _delocalised_, that is they are not associated +with any one particular atom, but are free to move from atom to atom in the +metal crystal. The structure can then be imagined as an array of metal cations +surrounded by a delocalised 'sea' of electrons which hold the cations together. +The outstanding electrical conductivity of metals is due to the mobility of +these electrons through the lattice. Sodium metal consists of an array of +Na+ cations (noble gas config. of neon, K2 L8) held together by the delocalised +M1 electrons (sodium originally K2 L8 M1). + +Ionic and covalent bonding is covered in more detail below. + + +The Ionic Bond +______________ + +Consider sodium, an electropositive element with low ionisation energy and +electronic configuration of K2 L8 M1. When sodium reacts with an electronegative +element, for example chlorine, the single electron contained in the M shell is +readily lost to give Na+ ion, with the stable electronic configuration of neon, +K2 L8. Chlorine, which is of high electronegativity (electron attracting), +accepts an electron readily to give the _chloride ion_, Cl-, with the stable +electronic configuration of argon, K2 L8 M8. By the transfer of only one +electron, from sodium to chlorine, each atom is now 'happier' as it has achieved +a more stable electron configuration. The millions of Na+ and Cl- ions which are +generated during the reaction form themselves into a regular three dimensional +cubic lattice, consisting of alternating Na+ and Cl- ions. Each Na+ ion in +the lattice is surrounded by 6 Cl- ions, 4 in the same plane, one in the plane +above, and one in the plane below. The diagram below shows a small portion of +a single plane of Na+ and Cl- ions as they are arranged in sodium chloride. + + + + Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ + + + Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- + + + Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ + + + Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- + + + Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ + + +This pattern will repeated not only in the same plane, but also in planes +stacked above and below. The planes immediately above and below this one will +be arranged so that the chloride ions they contain are above and below the +sodium ions in this plane. The _coordination number_ of each ion is _six_. +The electrostatic attractive forces between the ions are extremely strong, +resulting in a rigid crystal structure and a compound which is a solid. +The chemical formula for sodium chloride is written as NaCl, which represents +the ratio of sodium ions to chloride ions in the compound. + +Because the rest of the group I metals (Li, Na, K etc) have similair electronic +structure (one electron in outermost shell), they also have similair properties +(electropositive, low ionisation energy) and can be expected to react in a +similair fasion to sodium with chlorine, or any of the other of the group VII +elements (commonly known as the halogens, F, Cl, Br etc), which are all one +electron short of an inert gas structure. The resultant compounds will be of +the general formula MX, where M represents an alkali metal and X a halogen. +Some examples are sodium fluoride (NaF), lithium chloride (LiCl) and potassium +iodide (KI). + +The group II elements are also electropositive and are collectively known as the +alkaline earth metals. All of the metals in this group contain 2 electrons in +the outermost shell of their atoms, for example the electronic structure of +magnesium is K2 L8 M2. In combining with a halogen, an ionic compound of general +formula MX2 is formed, where M represents an alkaline earth metal and X a +halogen. To obtain an inert gas structure each metal atom must lose 2 electrons. +However, each halogen atom requires but one electron to complete its outermost +shell, therefore for each M(2+) cation formed there are two X(-) ions also +formed, giving a chemical formula of MX2. Examples are magnesium chloride +(MgCl2) and calcium fluoride (CaF2). + +Oxygen is another very electronegative element and with the electronic structure +K2 L6, an oxygen atom is two electrons short of attaining the inert gas +structure of neon (K2 L8). In compounds with the group I or group II metals, +oxygen can accept two electrons to form the _oxide ion_, O(2-), which now has +the inert gas structure of neon. Each group I metal atom donates only one +electron, therefore the resulting _group I oxides_, have the general formula +M2O eg. sodium oxide (Na2O). Each group II metal donates two electrons, giving +a general formula of MO for the _group II oxides_, eg. magnesium oxide (MgO). +The bonding in these oxides is again ionic (e.pos element + e.neg element). +Most of the oxides, although stable, must be prepared by indirect methods as +combustion in air gives other products such as peroxides and superoxides. + + +The amount of energy released when one mole of an ionic compound is formed +from its constituent ions is known as the _lattice energy_. This figure is +usually quite high (eg approx 750 kJ/mol for NaCl) and depends on the nature +of the ions and which type of structure they adopt. As well as the NaCl type +of lattice which most of the group I halides adopt, many other geometries are +formed by other ionic compounds. The reason why any particular geometry is +adopted is that the lattice energy is at its most favourable. + + +The Covalent Bond +_________________ + +When two electronegative elements react together, ionic bonds are not formed +because both atoms have a tendency to gain electrons. However, both atoms may +still achieve an inert gas structure by the mutual sharing of electrons. +Consider the element chlorine, which has seven electrons in the outermost shell +of its atoms. Chlorine exists under normal conditions as a yellow gas composed +of discrete Cl2 molecules. Now consider how two chlorine atoms will combine to +form a chlorine molecule (Cl2). If each atom gives a _share_ of one of its +outermost electrons to the other, each achieves a full outer shell. As both +chlorine atoms are of identical electronegativity, the pair of electrons +which now constitute a covalent bond are shared equally between both atoms. +Diagramatically this may be represented: + + + + + + x x x x x x x x + x x x x x x x + Cl + Cl =====> Cl Cl + x x x x x + x x x x x x x x + + + Chlorine atoms A chlorine molecule + + +Only the outermost electrons are shown in the diagram (the M shell). + +Each chlorine atom in the chlorine molecule has in its outermost shell six +electrons which fully belong to it, plus a share in two more electrons, making +a stable octet (inert gas structure of argon, K2 L8 M8) around each atom. +A single covalent bond is therefore made up of a shared _pair_ of electrons. + +A carbon atom is four electrons short of a complete outer shell, therefore +it will need to share four electrons and form four bonds. For example, a +molecule of carbon tetrachloride is composed of one carbon atom bonded to +four chlorine atoms, CCl4. Each chlorine atom is only one electron short of +a complete outer shell, so each Cl atom forms only one bond. + +Diagramatically this may be represented: + + x x + x x + Cl + x x + x x x x x x x x x + x x x x x x + x C x + 4 Cl ======> Cl C Cl + x x x x x + x x x x x x x x x + x x + Cl + x x + x x + + +Only the outer shell of electrons is shown for each atom. + + +By sharing electrons in this way, both the carbon and all four chlorine atoms +attain an inert gas structure. Although these equations and diagrams help us +to rationalise the bonding in CCl4, it does not neccessarily follow that the +atoms will react directly together. In the case of CCl4, carbon and chlorine +do not react directly to CCl4 and carbon tetrachloride must be prepared by +indirect reactions. + +Nitrogen is three electrons short of attaining an inert gas structure and will +therefore form three covalent bonds to other atoms. Ammonia has the chemical +formula NH3 and is produced by the direct reaction of hydrogen and nitrogen +at high pressures : + + + 3 H2 + N2 = 2 NH3 + + +Hydrogen atoms are one electron short of attaining the inert gas structure of +helium (K2). Each H atom is therefore capable of forming one covalent bond, as +in ammonia (NH3). + + + H + + x x + x x + N H + x x + x x + + H + + +For the N atom, only the outer electrons are shown. + + +Notice in the structure for ammonia that there are two electrons on the nitrogen +which do not form bonds. These two electrons are known as a _lone pair_ and play +an important role in the properties of ammonia and its derivatives. + +The bond which a pair of electrons form is more usually represented by a +straight line joining the two atoms, and a lone pair by two dots next to the +atom to which they belong. Thus ammonia can be more neatly represented by + + + H + | + :N-H The structural formula of the ammonia molecule with its + | 3 single covalent bonds between N and H, plus a single + H lone pair situated on nitrogen. + + +Each bond line therefore represents a pair of electrons, which can be considered +to be in the outer shell of both the atoms it joins. Each H atom has its +required 2 electrons in the K shell, the nitrogen has 3 bond pairs, plus +its lone pair, making a total of 3x2+2 = 8 electrons in its outermost shell +which is the inert gas structure of neon (K2 L8). This is the _structural +formula_ of ammonia and shows us the order in which the atoms are connected. +The _molecular formula_ for a compound shows us which atoms are present and +their numbers, but there could be many ways of fitting the atoms together so +that each still forms its required number of bonds. Therefore, it is important +to have a way of systematically naming all compounds in such a way that the +structural formula can be worked out simply from the name. Even though such +a system of naming has been in force a long time, some old common names are +still in use. Some large molecules, which commonly have very long systematic +names are generally referred to by an agreed common name. Compounds which +share the same molecular formula, but differ in the way their atoms are +connected or spatially arranged, are known as _isomers_. For example +ethanol and dimethylether are related as _structural isomers_ because +although they share the same molecular formula C2H6O, the way in which the +atoms are connected differs : + + + + H H H H + | | | | + H-C-O-C-H H-C-C-O-H Ethanol and Dimethylether + | | | | structural formulas. + H H H H + + + Dimethylether Ethanol + + C2H6O C2H6O + + +Two other types of isomerism that are important are known as geometrical and +optical. + + +As well as single covalent bonds, double and triple covalent bonds also +exist. For a double bond, two pairs of electrons are mutually shared between +the atoms and for a triple bond three pairs of electrons are shared. +An example of a compound containing a double bond is ethene (old name ethylene), +which has the molecular formula C2H4 : + + H H + | | A molecule of ethene. + C=C + | | + H H + +Each carbon atom requires a share in 4 electrons in order to complete its +outer shell. Each H atom supplies one electron to pair with one of carbons +electrons. As there are two H atoms connected to each C this uses up 2 of +carbons 4 valency electrons. The only way both C atoms can obtain a complete +outer shell is to now share both of their 2 remaining electrons with each other, +so that each carbon atom gets a share in two electrons which originate from +the neighbouring carbon atom. + +Nitrogen molecules are diatomic (contains two atoms, N2) and contain a triple +bond between N atoms. Each N atom contains 5 electrons in the outermost shell, +hence a share in 3 more is required to complete the octet and achieve an inert +gas structure. If each N atom shares 3 of its 5 valency electrons with its +neighbouring N atom, each achieves a stable octet. Each N atom thus retains +two electrons (a lone pair) which fully belong to it, plus gets a share in six +others (3 from itself, 3 from the other), thereby completing the octet around +each atom. + + + x x + :N x x N: The N2 molecule, : represents a lone + x x pair of electrons situated on each N. + + + +Double and triple bonds also occur between atoms of different types and are +most important for the period two elements carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. +For example, the carbon-oxygen double bond is very important in organic +chemistry, where C=O is known as the _carbonyl_ group and is present in +many important classes of compound eg. ketones, aldehydes, amides and esters. +An oxygen atom contains six electrons in its outermost shell and therefore +requires a share in two more to achieve an inert gas structure. A carbon atom +requires a share in four electrons, therefore it shares two of its electrons +with oxygen, which satisfies the requirements of oxygen. This still leaves +the C atom two electrons short of the inert gas structure, which it achieves +via bonding to other atoms. The nature of the other atoms attached to the +carbonyl group will determine the reactivity and class of compound we have. +Some examples are given below. + + +Structural formula Class Name +__________________ _____ ____ + + + H + | + H-C-H + | + C=O Ketone Propanone (acetone) + | + H-C-H + | + H + + + + CH3 + | + C=O Aldehyde Ethanal (acetaldehyde) + | + H + + + + CH3 + | + C=O + | + O-CH2-CH3 Ester Ethylacetate + + + + H + | + C=O + | + N-CH3 Amide Dimethylformamide + | + CH3 + + +Common names shown in brackets. + +For the first compound in the table i drew the complete structural formula. +However it is possible to shorten this slightly by writing : + + + + H + | + -CH3 to represent -C-H + | + H + +and + + H H + | | + -CH2-CH3 to represent -C-C-H + | | + H H + + +The oxygen atom originally has 6 electrons in its outermost shell and shares +two of these when forming two single covalent bonds (as in dimethylether) or +one double bond (as in the above compounds). This leaves two lone pairs of +electrons situated on oxygen, but these can usually be omitted when drawing +the formulae for compounds. + + +From the way we have discussed bonding so far, you may have expected a double +covalent bond to be twice the strength of a single bond (if we consider the +bonds to be between the same atoms). However, this is not the case and the +double bond, although much stronger than a single bond, falls short of being +twice the strength by a fair amount. To account for this we must go on another +step in complexity and consider a more accurate model for the electronic +structure of the atom. This i hope to do in another file if there is interest, +but for the moment these basic ideas will suffice. + + +The Coordinate Bond +___________________ + +So far you have seen that a single covalent bond consists of a pair of +mutually shared electrons. One electron of the shared pair originated from +one atom and the other electron from the other atom. However, there is a mode +of bonding termed _coordinate_, or sometimes _dative_ in which the bond pair +originates from the _same_ atom. To see how this is possible consider again +the ammonia molecule, NH3. The nitrogen atom in ammonia has a lone pair of +electrons. Even though the nitrogen atom has achieved its stable octet of +outer electrons, it is still possible for further bonding to N to take place +via the lone pair. For example, NH3 will react with a proton (H+, a hydrogen +cation, formed by the removal of the single K electron from a H atom) to give: + + H + | The positive charge now resides + H-N->H on the N atom in NH4(+). + | + H + +The lone pair from the N atom gives the newly attached H the inert gas config. +of helium (K2) whilst at the same time it maintains the octet around N. +Once formed, this coordinate bond is identical to that of a normal covalent +bond and all N-H bonds in NH4(+) are in fact identical. The positive charge +originally carried by H(+) is transferred to the nitrogen atom and the +resultant cation, NH4(+), is known as the ammonium ion. + + +The bond pair in molecules such as F2 and Cl2 is situated between identical +atoms, which are of course of identical electronegativity. Hence the electron +pair may be considered to be exactly in the middle of the two atoms. If however +the atoms which are linked by a covalent bond are of different electronegativity +then the electron pair of the bond will be drawn closer to the more +electronegative atom. This results in a _polarised_ bond in which the more +electronegative atom aquires a slight negative charge (because it hogs the +electrons) and the other a slight positive charge (beacuse the electrons are +being dragged away from it). This slight charge separation is represented by +d+ and d- (the greek letter delta). For example, consider a molecule A-B, in +which A is more electronegative than B. The bond becomes polarised in the +direction of A : + + d- d+ + A-B + + +The resulting partial positive and negative charges attract each other and +in fact strengthen the bond slightly. This electrostatic attraction is +no different to that found in ionic compounds, so the above bond could be +described as being partly ionic in character. In fact, if we kept increasing +the electronegativity of atom A and decreasing that of B the compound AB +would become increasingly more ionic as more and more negative charge +built up on atom A. When the difference in electronegativity between A and +B is great enough the compound will be ionic and consist of a lattice of +A- and B+ ions. Then there is the region between the extremes, where the +bond could be described as mainly covalent, but with some ionic character, +or mainly ionic, but with some covalent character. Methyl lithium (CH3Li) is an +example of a class of compounds known as the organometallics, and the bond +is about 40% ionic in character due to the extreme polarisation of the +C-Li bond : + + H + d-| d+ In methyl lithium the C-Li bond is + H-C-Li extremely polarised. + | + H + +Reagents such as MeLi (Me short for methyl, -CH3) are versatile reagents in +the synthesis of organic molecules, where the carbon skeleton of the molecule +usually has to be constructed from smaller molecules by a series of reactions. + + + +Hydrogen Bonding +________________ + +Hydrogen bonding occurs in compounds which contain a hydrogen atom bonded to +a strongly electronegative element, most commonly oxygen and nitrogen. The +X-H bond (X=O,N etc) is polarised (d-)X-H(d+). The resultant d+ and d- charges +become attracted to the d- and d+ charges on another molecule of the compound, +with the result that a weak attractive force comes into play between the +molecules. If we consider water : + + + + O.........H H Hydrogen bonding in water. + / \ \ / + H H.........O ... = Hydrogen bond. + H . . . + \ . . . + O . O.........H + / . / \ / + H H H.....O + \ + H + + +Water has two H atoms bonded to one O atom and both of these H's can take +place in H bonding. The positively polarised H atoms in one molecule attract +the negatively polarised O atoms of other water molecules and a 3-D network +of hydrogen bonds is established. Hydrogen bonding is much weaker than either +covalent or ionic and H-bonds can be broken fairly readily. To break the H +bonds requires the input of energy (usually by heating). The high boiling +point of water is due to hydrogen bonding. The hydrogen bonds in water are +broken if the sample is heated enough (eg by boiling) and the water molecules, +with enough thermal energy that the H-bonds can no longer hold them together, +enter the gas phase. + +Some examples of other types of compound which contain H-bonds are alcohols, +carboxylic acids, amines and amides. + + +Van der waals Forces of Attraction +__________________________________ + +This is an extremely weak force of attraction which operates between the +molecules in covalently bonded compounds. The size of the attractive force +generally increases with the weight of the molecule. A good illustration +of this principle is the trend in the boiling points of the alkanes, which +increase with increasing molecular mass. The alkanes are a family of organic +compounds which contain only carbon and hydrogen. Methane, CH4, is the lightest +of the alkanes and as such the V.D.W forces of attraction between its molecules +are extremely weak, hence methane is a gas at room temperature. For the next +heavier alkanes ethane (CH3CH3), propane (CH3CH2CH3) and butane (CH3CH2CH2CH3) +the V.D.W forces do increase, but not enough to allow the alkane to be a liquid +at room temperature. However, the next members pentane and hexane are fairly +volatile liquids at room temperature. The boiling point continues to increase +with increasing molecular weight. When the molecular weight is high enough, +the V.D.W forces between the molecules will have increased enough so that the +alkane becomes a low melting point solid (as in candle wax). Hence most +covalent compounds are either gases, liquids or low melting point solids +(there is an exception to this where in some cases infinite 3-D covalent +structures are formed, as opposed to discrete molecules, as in diamond and +silica, in these cases the boiling points are abnormally high). + + +Shapes of Simple Covalent Molecules - VSEPR Theory +__________________________________________________ + +The shapes of most simple covalent molecules can be predicted by using the +valence shell electron pair repulsion theory. This theory states that the +shape of a molecule is related to the number of electron pairs (bond pairs or +lone pairs) in the outer shell of the central atom. It is assumed that the +electron pairs arrange themselves to be as far apart as possible in order to +minimise the repulsive forces between them (negative charges repel). If the +distribution of these pairs can be predicted then so can the shape and bond +angle. + +Consider the structure of a gaseous molecule of beryllium fluoride BeF2. +In this molecule the central Be atom forms two single covalent bonds, one bond +to each fluorine atom. There are therefore 2 bonding pairs of electrons in the +valence shell of the Be atom in BeF2. These 2 pairs will arrange themselves to +be as far apart as possible - and this is 180 degrees to each other. The BeF2 +molecule is therefore linear, with a F-Be-F bond angle of 180 degrees. You +may have noticed that the central Be atom has only 4 electrons in its outermost +shell i.e. it does not have a complete inert gas structure. The molecule is +described as being electron deficient. + +A molecule of boron trifluoride, BF3, has a central B atom covalently bonded to +three fluorine atoms by single covalent bonds. The three bond pairs arrange +themselves so that repulsion is at a minimum - and this is in a plane triangular +shape, with the F-B-F bond angles equal to 120 degrees. The fluorine atoms +occupy the corners of an equalateral triangle, with the boron atom in the +middle. + +In methane, CH4, there are four bond pairs of electrons around the central +carbon atom. The repulsion is at a minimum if the bond pairs arrange themselves +tetrahedrally around the C atom i.e. all H-C-H bond angles are 109 degrees 28 +minutes. The hydrogen atoms then occupy the corners of a regular tetrahedron +and the CH4 molecule is described as tetrahedral. + +Ammonia, NH3, has four pairs of electrons around the central N atom. These +comprise three bonding pairs (one bond to each H atom) and a lone pair. +Because the lone pair is not shared with any other atom it is pulled closer +to the N atom than are the bond pairs. This results in the lone pair being +more replusive than a bond pair, so the order of repulsion between types is + +Lone pair - Lone pair > Lone pair - Bond pair > Bond pair - Bond pair + +In ammonia the 4 pairs are again tetrahedrally distributed, with one of the +corners of the tetrahedron occupied by the lone pair. This gives the molecule +a pyramidal shape: + " + | Molecule of ammonia. + N + /|\ + H H H + +The extra repulsion of the lone pair pushes the bonding pairs closer together +and thus reduces the H-N-H bond angle from the expected 109 degrees for a +regular tetrahedron, to ##### degrees. It is hard to draw 3D diagrams on this +terminal - the three H's are not in the plane of the screen! The N forms the +apex of a pyramid. + +Water has four pairs of electrons around the central oxygen atom. These +comprise two bond pairs and two lone pairs. Again the distribution of the pairs +is roughly tetrahedral, but this time two of the corners of the tetrahedron +are occupied by lone pairs. Because there are two lone pairs which provide +extra repulsion, the H-O-H bond angle is reduced to #### degrees. The molecule +is V-shaped: + O + / \ + H H + +Molecules with five bond pairs (and no lone pairs) usually adopt a trigonal +bipyramid structure eg PCl5 (in the gas phase): + + * Cl + \| + P-* + /| + * Cl + +Three of the Cl atoms are in the same plane and form an equalateral triangle. +These i have represented by a * instead of a Cl. The Cl-P-Cl bond angle (*-P-*) +is 120 degrees. The other two chlorine atoms are arranged 180 degrees to each +other and at 90 degrees to the plane of the triangle formed by the three Cl's +marked *. Three different Cl-P-Cl bond angles are therefore present. + + +Dalamar. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <104313Z09071994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an58264@anon.penet.fi (Dalamar) +Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 10:39:46 UTC +Subject: CHEMISTRY: Bonding and Structure [missing bond angles] + + +Whoops ! + +When i was writing the file i left the two bond angles for NH3 and H20 blank +because i couldn't remember the exact figures. I meant to go and look them up +but it must have slipped my mind. Anyway, here they are : + + +NH3 = 106 degrees, 45 minutes + +H20 = 104 degrees, 27 minutes + + + +Dalamar. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bongpipefaq.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bongpipefaq.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..68007184 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bongpipefaq.drg @@ -0,0 +1,372 @@ +From: Chris_Walsh@mindlink.bc.ca (Chris Walsh) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Bong & Pipe FAQ +Date: 16 Mar 94 09:31:32 GMT +Message-ID: <40770@mindlink.bc.ca> + + Bongs, pipes and other wonderful contraptions + ============================================= + +All bongs and pipes in this FAQ are ones that I've personally constructed +and used. I'm sure that there are many many more designs out there, but +these are the ones that I've found to work for myself. + +ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES +------------------ +Anybody planning on building any of the various forms of pipes will need +a few essentials. I buy mostly everything from the local hardware store. +You'll need some screens (faucet screens are perfect, if they don't +contain aluminum), various pipes of different lengths, some sealant, and +a way to drill holes. Just go into the plumbing section of your hardware +store and browse. Use your imagination. There are all kinds of different +pipes with valves, copper pipes, surgical tubing, blah blah blah... you +can get quite creative. One of the best pipes to buy is a toilet pipe... +it's usually a 3/8" diameter pipe a couple feet long, and one end widens +and holds some kind of plastic attachment. Rip off the plastic piece, and +that end makes a PERFECT bowl. You'll also need bottles. For most purposes, +plastic bottles (especially 1, 2 & 3 litre bottles) work quite well. +Mason jars are a standard for bongs. If you want to use glass, you'll +have to figure out how to drill holes into it (something I haven't done; +I simply don't have access to a drill press). For sealant, the only +really reliable one I've found is a good silicone sealant. I use a +caulking-gun type that's resistant to temperature extremes from -50 to +300 degrees F. and is also a water sealer. For a temporary seal, mostly +used when testing designs because the silicone takes a day to dry, hot +glue works well, as does 5-minute epoxy. On some pipes, lead-free solder +is also useful, although I tend to avoid using even the lead-free in +areas where it may be heated. Other supplies can include a various and +sundry number of spray paints, glitter, model paints, etc., for +decorating your bongs. I love to use that simulated granite-cast +spray paint and other textured paints, and I've also made good use of +sculpting stuff such as Femo and clay (don't make pipes from Femo, +incidentally; fumes are highly poisonous) to decorate them. Once again, +be creative. + +JOINTS +------ +A joint, as you all should know, is chopped-up weed rolled into a +cigarette. When a joint is almost finished, it's called a roach and +there are a variety of methods of holding the roach to smoke it without +burning yourself such as tweezers, tie clips, alligator clips, small +pieces of cardboard, cigarette holders, and so on. Eating the roach is +considered bad etiquette in most circles, and I usually keep the roaches +to put in a pipe. Piped roaches are very potent, as all the smoke from +the joint was drawn through that little bit at the end, and both the bud +left and the paper are soaked in nice amounts of concentrated resin. +I rarely smoke joints these days. No denying they're highly portable and +convenient, but I do find them extremely inefficient. However, Marley and +joints just have to go together. =) + +PIPES +----- +A pipe is a simple device to smoke ganja. It (and any other devices +working under the same principal) doesn't require you to chop up the +weed, as with joints, and you get the added bonus of resin accumulation +in the bowl. A pipe is essentially a mouthpiece, a bowl with a screen +for the dope, and a pipe connecting the two together. You put the dope +into the bowl, light it, and suck from the mouthpiece. Standard tobacco +pipes work fine if you add a screen, and screened corn cob pipes work +well, as the resin soaks into the cob (which can later be chopped up and +smoked), just make sure it's screened and fairly heat resistant. Some +pipes have a heating element (usually a car cigarette lighter element) +that heats the dope up to sub-flammable temperatures and releases all of +the cannaboids without destroying any, as direct flame tends to do. +These are called tilt or vaporizor pipes (or bongs, if an element is built +into one), and I've yet to rig up a reliable one. If you can make a metal +pipe, you can drop some dope onto a heated up cigarette lighter and +draw, or drop some on and collect the smoke in a 2-litre bottle with the +bottom cut off and inhale from the top (similar to hot knives, below). + +I don't use many pipes these days, except for convenience. The most +portable type of smoking instrument, you can make them pretty much out +of anything. Coke cans, copper piping, tobacco pipes... I've even made a +pipe out of a cigarette package (in a pinch). Coke cans make great +temporary pipes, just indent it on the side, puncture some small holes +in it and smoke from the spout. Punch a carb (an airhole that you keep +covered while hooting and uncover to clear the chamber at the end of +your toke) in the side if you wish. A rubber hose with a copper bowl +stuck on the end works quite nicely. Carve them out of wood or +soapstone. Make them out of clay or ceramics. The only things you need +are a hole w/screen to put your bud in and a mouthpiece on the other +end. + +A stash pipe is a pipe with a small amount of ganja held in the stem of +the instrument. Whenever bud is smoked in the bowl, the ganja in the +stem is bathed in smoke and coated in resin. The longer you leave it in, +the stronger it gets. + +ONE-HITS +-------- +One-hits or dugouts are very portable instruments for people who only +like to smoke a little at a time. It's a small metal tube with a cavity +at one end and a mouthpiece on the other. You press the cavity into a +small containter of cleaned, chopped grass to fill it and then it is lit +like a cigarette and inhaled steadily until the grass is smoked. You +only get one inhalation per filling, so it's called a one-hit. A dugout +is a small container which has a space for some cleaned grass and +another space for the one-hit itself. + +A good design that I use often is a simple 3/8" pipe, about two inches +long, with a cigar filter stuck on the end, and a small screen pushed down +at the front about a 1/4". It's very portable, and in a bad situation, +I've passed it off as a cigarette holder. + +GAS PIPES +--------- +A gas pipe is essentially a regular pipe with a large chamber. The +standard design is a plastic bottle with the bottom cut off and a small +bowl mounted perpendicular to the bottle in the side. You cover the +bottom with your hand, light the bud and suck, which fills the chamber. +Then you uncover the end of the bottle to rush all the smoke in your +lungs. + +BONGS +----- +Water bongs, also known as water pipes (esp. in head shops), are, +IMHO, the most enjoyable, comfortable and easy way to smoke. The bong +is essentially a sealed chamber half-full of water. A pipe with a bowl +on the end goes into the chamber and the water, another pipe with a +mouthpiece on the end that enters the chamber but stays above the water +level. You put bud in the bowl, apply a flame to it and suck on the +mouthpiece. This will lower the air pressure in the chamber, causing +air to travel from the bowl, through the water, into the chamber and +into your lungs, pulling the smoke with it. The water cools the smoke, +as well as filtering quite a few carcinogens from it, and you usually +get a couple of tokes because the chamber fills with smoke. You can build a +carb into the bong to drain the chamber, or leave it without (some +prefer this, as it's a less immediate way than a carb to drain the chamber +if you just keep sucking on the hose). Here are a couple of designs that +I've found to work. + + Mason Jar bong + -------------- + +The standard. I'm no great ASCII artist, but I'll give it my best. + + > _________ + / -------.| ____ + mouthpiece || \ / <---- bowl + || || + || || + ____||_________||____ + |____||_________||____| + | || || | + | || || | + jar --> | || | + | || | + |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^||^^^^| <---- water line + | || | + | || | + | || | + | || | + |_____________________| + +Classic design, efficient, easy to make and paint. I used surgical +tubing for the mouthpiece and one of the aforementioned toilet tubes for +the bowl and pipes (I cut a piece about two inches off and stuck it +through the lid for the shorter tube, put the tubing over that). The +carb could be placed in the lid if you wish (mine is carbless). + + Coke bottle bong + ---------------- + +This is a simple design, but the most efficient bong I've found. Take a +1-litre plastic bottle and put two holes in it, one about halfway down +the bottle and the other on the opposite side about an inch up from +the bottom. Take a pipe & bowl (toilet tube is perfect, once again) and +insert it in the lower hole. Hold the pipe up at about a 60 degree angle +so that the bottom of the pipe is almost at the bottom of the bottle and +the bowl is sticking up as much as possible, and seal/glue it in place +(I use hot glue for this one and change the bottle about every month, +scraping out the old one for resin, keeping the toilet tube). Fill the +bottle up with water to about halfway between the two holes. You hold +the bottle straight up so that the bowl is pointing up and away from +you. The hole halfway up on the back is your carb, and suck from the +mouthpiece of the bottle. You can also make it out of smaller bottles +for more portability, or link two or more bottles together, or use +bigger bottles for a larger chamber... experiment. + + Triple Chamber Mason jar + ------------------------ + +This is a design that has worked quite well for me as well. The design +is the same as the mason jar bong above, but there are three jars used. +Three wide-mouth mason jars of different sizes are needed. The second +largest jar comes first. Mount the bowl and pipe as above, except +instead of the mouth piece going into your mouth, use a 1/2" diameter +piece of rubbing tubing and put it into the largest jar, below the water +level. Then another half-inch piece from above the water level of the +largest jar into the smallest, below water level, and finally a +mouthpiece from above the water level of the smallest. When you suck on +the tube of the smallest, it lowers the air pressure in the jar, and it +sucks air from the largest chamber. The air pressure in the largest goes +down, so it sucks from the chamber of the second-largest jar, which then +sucks the smoke down from the bowl on that one. This is kind of the +chain: + + Mouth hose (3/8" rubber) - chamber on smallest - 1/2" rubber + hose below water level on smallest - chamber of largest - below + water level of largest - chamber of second largest - 3/8" pipe + below water level of second largest - bowl & ganja. + +That's as clear as I can make the design... it gives a surprising amount +of suction and absolutely huge tokes. You can work out some kind of +carburation system for it, but it seems to me that carbs are rather +pointless with this design. Make sure all seals between lids of jars and +the hoses are airtight - one small hole will stop it from working. + +If you get the basic principle behind bongs, there's no telling what you +can do. + +GRAVITY BONGS +------------- +Also known as bucket bongs, beach bongs, and depth charges, this is +essentially a device that uses gravity and air pressure to draw the +smoke into a large chamber and then expel it quickly into the lungs. +This gives much larger hits than most instruments, and it is possible to +get quite fried quickly with a relatively small amount of weed. The most +popular method is to take a 2-litre and a 3-litre bottle. Cut the top +off the 3-litre at the point where it starts to curve into the neck, and +the bottom off the 2-litre. Attach a bowl to the top of the 2-litre (or, +preferably, attach one to the lid so it can be taken off). Fill the +3-litre up with water. Place the 2-litre into the 3-litre and attach the +filled bowl to the top. Then light the bud as you slowly draw the +2-litre up. This will create a vacumn in the 2-litre bottle and suck the +smoke down into the chamber. Once you get near the top, quickly remove +the bowl, expel all the air out of your lungs, put your lips over the +top of the bottle and push it back down quickly. This will force all the +smoke into your lungs quickly. + +You can experiment a little bit with this design, using different sized +containers and such, but the model above works as well as any other I've +tried. It's easy to use it in a kitchen sink filled with water as well. +Another popular method is to just put a small hole in the lid instead +of a bowl and placing a lit joint in the hole. Draw the bottle up, and +it's possible to get an entire joint into the bottle to be taken in your +lungs at once. + +WATERFALLS +---------- +This is essentially a variant on the gravity. You take a bottle (I use a +2-litre) and drill a small hole (about 3/8") in the bottom, at the lowest +point. +Cover this hole with your finger and fill the bottle up. Then, attach a +filled bowl to the top (I use the same Coke-bottle lid as the gravity) and +light the +dope. Uncover the hole out the bottom, and as the water drains out, the +smoke will be drawn in. Keep the bowl lit and let the water drain out, +and by the time you're done you have a 2-litre bottle full of +concentrated smoke. Just suck from the top and uncover the hole at the +bottom to hoot. This is also an extremely efficient design, as very +little smoke can escape. + +HOT KNIVES +---------- +Knives are a rather complex method of smoking dope, but also a very +powerful and efficient method. Although it sounds simple, it can be +difficult to do them successfully (especially if you're already cooked). +All you need are a couple of knives (with wood handles, preferably), +something to heat them with (a propane torch works best), a plastic +bottle with the bottom cut off, a moderately heat-resistant plate (I use +a lightswitch plate), and of course, weed. You heat the knives to the +point where they're glowing red. Then you put the bottle in your mouth, +take one of the hot knives, touch it to a SMALL bud on the plate so that +it sticks to the knife, and then use the other one to sandwich the bud +between the two knives underneath the bottle in your mouth. Plumes of +smoke will come up into the bottle, which you then draw into your lungs. +This can hurt your throat like hell, but it works beautifully. It's also +the most popular way to do hash, and a reasonably good way to smoke hash +oil. + +GLASSES +------- +This is a really entertaining way to smoke dope, and also a pretty good +party trick. =) First, take a nice-sized glass mug or jar, run it under +the faucet, and put it into the freezer for about twenty minutes. Light +a joint and put it into a holder (a Bic pen with the innards removed works +well) until only the burning cherry and about another 1/4" of the joint +are sticking out. Then take the burning end and CAREFULLY put it into your +mouth. Take the jar out of the freezer, stick the end of the Bic pen +(the end you'd be dragging on if using the pen like a cigarette holder) +near the bottom of the jar, and blow. The cold jar keeps the smoke from +escaping, and you can fill the jar to the top (it's possible to get the +entire joint in). Then take the jar, put it to your lips, and inhale it +into your lungs by tipping it into your mouth just as you would a drink. +The smoke will be so cold you can barely feel it going down. It's +complicated to do correctly, and takes some practice, but it's probably +one of my favourite methods. + +EATING +------ +You can eat dope if you heat it first to activate the cannaboids, which +are also fat and alcohol soluble. This is much more efficient than +smoking it, as none is wasted, and it gives a longer stone. Also, it +eliminates the carcinogenic effects of smoking it. The most popular +method is to sautee some ganja in some butter on medium heat for awhile, +and then using the butter to cook. You can make anything out of it... +cookies, cakes, spead it on bread, cook vegetables, and, of course, +brownies. Standard ratio is one eighth of an ounce of ganja to a stick +of butter. + +DRINKING +-------- +It is also possible to extract the active ingredients from dope by +soaking them in a strong alcohol. The cannaboids are alcohol soluble, so +they dissolve into the alcohol. The remaining solids can then be +strained out and the mixture drunk, with the same effects as eating it. +The standard method is to take a bottle of 190 proof grain alcohol and +put it in a pot on an ELECTRIC stove. Heat it to sub-boiling and then +add ganja (standard ratio: 1/2 gram per ounce of liquor). Let it sit at +sub-boiling for 20 minutes or so and then drain it out. This produces a +green-tinted alcohol known as "Green Dragon", which can be drunk +straight (painful) or put in a drink. A popular drink using Green Dragon +is 1 oz. Green Dragon and lemon lime soda served over ice with a dollop +of honey. + +IN CONCLUSION +------------- +As you can see, bong construction can be extremely creative. I'm going +to include the plans to one last bong: my masterpiece, the Kong Bong. =) + + Kong Bong + --------- + +Take a 20 litre plastic water cooler jug. Drill four 3/8" holes around +to the top, put in four 3/8" hoses a couple feet long and seal them. These +are your mouthpieces. Then find a bowl. For the bowl on mine, I use one of +those large spark plug sockets. Drill a hole in the lid of the bottle and +insert the bowl. Seal it with silicone or something similarily +heat-resistant. Then, on the bottom of the cap, afix a rubber hose over +the bottom of the bowl and seal it in place. This is your main bowl +w/hose. Now drill a 1" hole in the side of the bottle right at the +bottom, and put in some kind of plug or pipe with a removable +water-tight cap. Fill the bong half-full of water and put the lid on the +top. You now have a bong with a 10 litre chamber and a bowl that can +hold as much as an eighth of an ounce of ganja that four people can suck +on at once. A propane torch or similar heavy-duty flame is recommended +for lighting the bowl, as the bowl is too big for a lighter flame. Once +we're all nicely cooked, I usually re-stuff the bowl and hold a flame to +it while I uncap the hole near the bottom and plug the toke hoses. This +drains all the water out, and as it drains, it serves as a waterfall as +well, fully filling up the 20-litre bottle (with the pipe & hose, the +waterfall smoke is bubbled through the draining water) with smoke. Any +hoses that aren't being used to toke should be plugged (as well, cover the +end with your +thumb while exhaling or resting) or there won't be any suction. Or +unplug a couple hoses and they'll serve as a carb to drain the chamber. +The ultimate party bong. +--- +There will be periodic updates to the FAQ when I discover new methods +and designs. My thanks to all those who sent in designs, and whoever +sent messages a year ago on the net detailing some of the basics to get +me started. Good luck, and happy smoking. + + +-- +Chris M.F. Walsh (Chris_Walsh@mindlink.bc.ca) +Vancouver, B.C., Canada Voice:(604) 943-9273 + +"Everything to excess. Moderation is for monks." + - Lazarus Long + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/book_mjlaw.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/book_mjlaw.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..280172f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/book_mjlaw.drg @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +From: pearl@crl.com (Peter Helyar) +Newsgroups: alt.hemp,alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Weed Laws/CA +Message-ID: <2foqpb$s88@crl.crl.com> +Date: 28 Dec 93 08:29:31 GMT + +In article ohoffman@netcom.com (Owen Hoffman) writes: +>Does anybody here know what the +>laws in California are regarding marijuana? + +I recently purchased the book you need. + +_Marijuana Law_, by Richard Glen Boire. 1992, ISBN0-914171-62-3, 171 pp., +with a foreword by Tony Serra (which is in itself a significant +reccomendation.) + +I quote from that Foreword: + +"I urge every marijuana smoker to turn [this book] into usable knowledge. +We must know the law to fight the law. We must fight fire with fire. We +must know the law to resist and defy injustice." + +For those unfamiliar with his name, Tony Serra is a lawyer who has made +great strides in the defense of drug cases. The first statement in his +Foreword runs: + +"We marijuana smokers in the U.S. are an oppressed category of citizens." + +Earlier this year, he agreed to represent some friends of mine who had +been arrested after selling several hundred thousand doses of LSD to +undercover agents. When the San Francisco daily newspaper, _The +Chronicle_, interviewed him that week, he led off the interview by saying +that he felt that LSD and mushrooms were wonderful drugs, and he wished +he were on them right then. + +I can't help feeling that we would be much better off if there were a +damn' sight more lawyers like Tony around. + + + +-- + /^v^\ |There are no rehearsals - live like you mean it already. + ( 0 0 ) | + uuuu U uuuu | pearl@crl.com (this is more reliable) +Pearlie was here | pearl@cyberden.sf.ca.us + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bor&drug.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bor&drug.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4adbbda2 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bor&drug.txt @@ -0,0 +1,888 @@ +From: esterling@cdp.UUCP +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Bill of Rights & Drugs Prt I +Message-ID: <225100338@cdp> +Date: 3 Jan 91 21:53:00 GMT +Lines: 301 +Nf-ID: #N:cdp:225100338:000:15604 +Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!esterling Jan 3 13:53:00 1991 + + +Attention alt.drugs conference users: Many of us are concerned about the +impact of the war on drugs on our constitutional rights. I was invited by the +Colorado Bar Association to address it on this subject this fall. For ease of +transmission, I have divided the text of the speech into three parts. The +speech was reprinted on 7 pages in VITAL SPEECHES OF THE DAY, Nov. 1, 1990, a +publication found in many public libraries. + + Part I of III + + "IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS + A CASUALTY OF THE WAR ON DRUGS?" + + + ERIC E. STERLING + President, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation + PeaceNet: esterling + 2000 L St. N.W., Suite 702 + Washington, D.C. 20036 + Tel. 202-835-9075 + Fax. 202-223-1288 + + Remarks prepared for + delivery to the + COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION + 92nd Annual Convention + Aspen, Colorado + September 14, 1990 + (Revised, November 5, 1990) + + Good afternoon. I'm going to talk to you this afternoon about the "war on +drugs" and its effects on the Bill of Rights. There isn't any question that +drug abuse is one of our nation's most serious public health problems. In some +instances, drug abuse can cause birth defects in babies, mental retardation and +learning disabilities in children, mental illness in teenagers and adults, as +well as death and suicide. Addiction to tobacco causes at least 300,000 deaths +a year and billions of dollars of economic losses. Abuse of alcohol causes some +100,000 deaths per year, and thousands more crippling injuries. + + The criminal traffic in drugs usually involves violence and murder, brib- +ery, and tax evasion. Many drug addicts commit theft, fraud, burglary or +robbery to get the money to buy expensive drugs. There is a tiny criminal +traffic in alcohol, and crime committed to buy alcohol, in contrast to crime +committed under the influence, is not great. Obviously, drug abuse and drug +trafficking are very serious problems. + + This afternoon I'm going to be critical of our war-like approach to the +drug problem. But that doesn't mean that I think drugs are good. I don't. I +don't think we can win the "war on drugs," but that doesn't mean we can't be a +lot more effective in dealing with the drug problem. Basically, we have to +manage the drug problem -- that is, the distribution has to be regulated and +policed and subject to the forces of law and order. + + The war on drugs is a war on all of us. Who is the enemy in the war on +drugs? It is not the drugs because the drugs are mere chemicals. We have a +war on drugs no more than we have a war on carbon dioxide. + + In the eyes of the government, the obvious enemy is everyone who uses ill- +egal drugs, and everyone who gives them aid and comfort. Of course, the ob- +vious enemy includes everyone who buys drugs, who sells drugs, who transports +drugs, who grows marijuana. + + But there are hidden enemies. The hidden enemy is every person not act- +ively working to purge drug users from our society. The hidden enemies include +the employers of people who may use drugs if the employer fails to adopt steps +to root out drug users -- even if employees are competent and perform well. + + The hidden enemy is every parent of a drug user who fails to turn their +child over to the police or fails to use every means to coerce their child into +stopping his or her drug use. + + The hidden enemy is every lawyer who represents a person accused of +violating the drug law. + + The hidden enemy is everyone who makes or exhibits a motion picture that +makes jokes about drug use. The hidden enemy is every merchant who sells +cigarette rolling papers. The enemy hidden is every radio station that plays +rock 'n' roll from the 1960s and 70s. + + The hidden enemy is our next door neighbor, our bowling buddy or golfing +partner, our mail carrier, our secretary, our spouse. We are the government's +hidden enemy. + + When you have a hidden enemy, you need to use extremely powerful weapons. + As in Vietnam, when you can't find the hidden enemy, sometimes weapons are +used that injure the innocent. A foundation of our system of justice is that +it is to protect the innocent. That foundation has been filled by the termites +of the war on drugs. + + This afternoon let's examine the weapons being used by the government +against its enemies in the war on drugs and examine the casualty list. + + It is my thesis that among the most tragic casualties in the "war on drugs +" are our constitutional liberties. To start, let's go through the Bill of +Rights in the Constitution one-by-one to see how they have been affected by the +war on drugs. + + The First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establish- +ment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the +freedom of speech, or of the press..." "What does the First Amendment have to +do with drugs?" you ask. + + I want to bring two examples to your attention: the first is the decision +of the United States Supreme Court, Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith +(--U.S.--, 110 S.Ct. 1595, No. 88-1213, April 17, 1990). In that case two +Native Americans were discharged from employment in the drug treatment program +for which they worked because they used peyote as part of their participation +in the religious practices of the Native American Church. Peyote is the sacra- +ment in that church. They applied for unemployment benefits after they were +fired, and the State of Oregon turned them down. The Oregon Supreme Court, +however, found that as participants in the Native American Church they had a +right to use peyote, and said they were entitled to benefits. + + But the Oregon Attorney General, Dave Frohnmeyer, Republican candidate for +Governor, saw the case differently. In his view, the war on drugs can not +tolerate drug use. If a drug treatment program demands a "drug-free" staff, +Native Americans who worship with their sacrament ought to be fired. And an +appropriate government weapon in the war on drugs is to deny such people +unemployment benefits. + + Notwithstanding well settled Supreme Court precedents that denial of these +benefits impermissibly restricts the free exercise of religion, Attorney +General/gubernatorial candidate Frohnmeyer appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. + + It is important to stress that peyote is the sacrament in the Native Amer- +ican Church -- it is used by over 250,000 Native American worshippers. They +don't consider it a drug anymore than Catholics think of communion wine as a +drug, or as a refreshing beverage. + + The Supreme Court, 5 to 4, reversed the Oregon Supreme Court, and in the +process threw out the long-standing doctrine that a State's burden upon the +free exercise of religion can only be justified by a State "compelling interest +" that cannot be served by less restrictive means (Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. +398, 406 (1963), Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296 (1940)). Consider the +background: the respondents were never prosecuted by Oregon for their use of +peyote. There is no evidence that anyone has ever been harmed by the religious +use of peyote. 23 States and the Federal government exempt the religious use +of peyote from the Controlled Substances Act. Indians who use peyote as part +of the Native American Church are less likely to abuse drugs or be alcoholic +than those who do not. + + Here is a case where use of a religious sacrament, because it has been +classified by law enforcement authorities as a drug, but nevertheless an +essential component of the way in which people worship and have worshipped for +hundreds of years, became the basis for denying unemployment benefits. From +the perspective of the international, multi-billion dollar war on drugs, this +case was totally insignificant. Unlike crack or heroin, the use of peyote is +not destroying people, their families, or cities like New York, or nations like +Colombia. + + Most importantly, this case was a purely a symbolic battlefield in the war +on drugs. Yet this totally insignificant drug case became the occasion for +restricting the religious freedom of all Americans by narrowing the applica- +bility of the Free Exercise clause. Justice Blackmun wrote ironically in his +dissent, "One hopes that the Court is aware of the consequences, and that its +result is not a product of overreaction to the serious problems the country's +drug crisis has generated." (Dissenting Slip Opinion at 2.) + + Justice Blackmun put his finger on the problem: this trashing of the Free +Exercise of Religion was purely an overreaction to the drug problem, and the +Bill of Rights was a casualty. As we will see, this result is hardly new. + + Let's look at another way in which the First Amendment is being undermined +by the war on drugs -- in this instance, the freedom of the press. This summer +, a magazine about drugs and the drug culture -- High Times -- is being invest- +igated by the U.S. Attorney in Louisiana for aiding and abetting the illegal +cultivation of marijuana. The magazine prints a column called "Ask Ed" that +gives tips on improving marijuana cultivation. High Times is also being in- +vestigated for printing advertisements for "grow lights," irrigation equipment +that can be used for growing, among other plants, marijuana, and an advertise- +ment for "The Seed Bank", a business in the Netherlands that would mail seeds +for growing marijuana. + + This investigation is not an obscenity case. This is not an investigation +of an "incitement to imminent lawless action" under Brandenburg v. Ohio +(395 U.S. 444 (1969)). This is an old-fashioned threat of prosecution for +seditious writing. This harks back to the dark days of the 1918 Sedition Act +and the prosecution of filmmaker Robert Goldstein, sentenced to 10 years in +prison for his unbecoming portrayal of the British (then U.S. wartime allies) +in a film about the American Revolution, and the conviction of Eugene Debs for +criticizing Teddy Roosevelt's support of World War I. + + Once again, in the charged atmosphere of war, the fundamental freedom of +press is endangered. + + The second amendment says, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to +the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, +shall not be infringed." Gun control advocates argue that this amendment does +not guarantee an individual right. (Quilici v. Village of Morton Grove, +695 F.2d 261 (7th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 863 (1983), and U.S. v. +Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939).) However, having been responsible for Federal gun +control legislation between 1981 and 1989 and having read many of the law re- +view articles on the origins and meaning of the Second Amendment (See e.g. +Stephen P. Halbrook, Ph.D., J.D., THAT EVERY MAN BE ARMED: THE EVOLUTION OF A +CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT (University of New Mexico Press 1984); To Keep and Bear +Their Private Arms: The Adoption of the Second Amendment, 1787 - 1791, 10 +Northern Kentucky Law Review 13-39 (1982) reprinted in 131 CONG. REC., 99th +Cong., 1st Sess., S9105-9111, July 9, 1985); The Right to Bear Arms in the +First State Bills of Rights, 10 VERMONT LAW REVIEW 255-320 (1985).), I think +there is an individual right to keep and bear some arms. There are scores of +millions of Americans who possess a .22 rifle for target practice, a handgun +for personal or family protection, or a shotgun for hunting. Perhaps there are +a few such Americans in this room today. I think that such firearms possession +is protected by the Second Amendment. + + But the extremism of the war on drugs manages to infringe on that right. +If, after surgery let's say, you use your wife's Valium or your husband's pain +medication, and the prescription was not issued to you, you are an unlawful +user of drugs. If you also happen to be exercising your Second Amendment +rights and possess a firearm in your closet or gun cabinet, your possession of +the firearm makes you, at that moment, a Federal felon subject to a ten-year +sentence and a quarter million dollar fine (18 U.S.C. 922(g) and 924(a)(2)). +This penalty also applies to the millions of American gun owners who use mari- +juana, even those who live in states for which the penalty for possessing +marijuana is a minor civil offense as it is here in Colorado. If you receive +a shotgun for Christmas and accept it, having twice been convicted of possess- +ion of marijuana or another drug, you are subject to a mandatory five years in +prison (18 U.S.C. 924(c) and 21 U.S.C. 844(a)). + + The politically manufactured fear (See Kaplan, MARIJUANA --THE NEW PROHI- +BITION, (1970) 91-146, and materials cited therein.) of the blood-thirsty +maniac killer of "Reefer Madness," led Congress to prohibit any person who was +addicted to or used illegal drugs from receiving a firearm. The blunderbuss +weapon of an overbroad law was created. Thus, millions of Americans, whose +illegal use of drugs is a minor or technical violation, are felons and potent- +ial casualties because of their exercise of Second Amendment right to posses +firearms. + + Incidentally, common sense is also a casualty in the war on drugs. Prison +is one place we don't want convicts to have firearms. In 1984, a ten year +prison term was established for possessing or bringing a firearm or bomb into +a Federal prison. In 1988, Senator Phil Gramm of Texas insisted that the pen- +alty for bringing heroin, cocaine or LSD into prison be raised from 3 years to +20 years. Now possession of drugs in prison is twice as serious as possessing +a firearm or a bomb, rocket or grenade. When the stupidity of this amendment +was pointed out, the Senator's counsel insisted that it was Gramm's contribu- +tion to the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act and it had to be in the bill. (18 U.S.C. + 1791(b)(1); P.L. 100-690, sec. 6468(a), (b). + + The Third Amendment prohibits in time of peace the quartering of soldiers +in any house. You recall, of course, that in the 18th century the King of +England quartered soldiers in homes to keep an eye on the unruly, disloyal +colonists. About all the King had were soldiers -- he had few other officials +to police the behavior of citizens. Police as we know them today were not +invented until the 19th century. Well, today government mandated urine testing +is the contemporary equivalent of quartering troops in homes. The disloyal +person who smokes marijuana in his home Saturday night while watching a home +video, who is urine tested by government order on Tuesday, suffers the same +degrading, invasive surveillance as if the King's soldier were sitting there +in the living room monitoring the citizen's private activity. + + Now the government uses infra red cameras in military satellites designed +to find the hot engines of enemy vehicles moving at night to look over houses +in America to find those that show up as excessively warm. This evidence is +used for obtaining records of electricity use to see if someone might be +growing something indoors that he or she shouldn't be. Now instead of merely +stationing soldiers in homes, the war on drugs uses "Buck Rogers" weapons -- +the technology of 21st century warfare -- to look right through the ceiling +into our homes. The privacy from military surveillance embodied in the third +amendment is another casualty. + + End Part I of II + +Farimir's Forum (Over 18)] Read:(1-150, Current Msg >:19) +rite Public Response, nswer privately +Move to next oard, uit scan, for options. > + +20/150: The war on drugs and rights PT2 +Name: Faramir #12 @17458 +Date: Sun Apr 07 00:47:46 1991 +From: Gentle Rain Electronic Forum (Southern California) + + + Part II of III + "IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS + A CASUALTY OF THE WAR ON DRUGS?" + + + The Fourth Amendment states that "The right of the people to be secure in +their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and +seizures, shall not be violated." Then the amendment spells out the procedure +for issuing warrants. Every member of this audience who practices criminal law +knows that every interpretation of this amendment that ever extended the "right +of the people to be secure" has been reversed in the 18 years since President +Richard Nixon declared war on drugs. From the first days of the war on drugs, +new exceptions to the warrant requirements, to the probable cause requirements, +to the particularity requirements, have been created -- and almost all of these +have been in drug cases. Those of you who do not practice criminal law, who +studied criminal procedure in law school ten or fifteen years ago would be + < >Pause< >//Ä shocked. Lead cases you knew such as Aguilar v. Texas (378 U.S. 108 (1964)), +and Spinelli v. U.S. (393 U.S. 410 (1969)), are gone, overruled in drug cases, +rationalized by the exigencies of the war on drugs. (See e.g. Wisotsky, +Exposing the War on Cocaine: The Futility and Destructiveness of Prohibition, +1983 WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW 1305, 1418-1420.) + + The Fourth Amendment has been so watered down that the search of a person +for evidence of drug use -- without any evidence of drug use, without any ind- +ividualized suspicion -- is, in the words of Justice Scalia, "a kind of immol- +ation of privacy and human dignity in symbolic opposition to drug use." +(National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab, 489 U.S. 656, 109 S.Ct. 1384 +(No. 86-1879, March 21, 1989)). + + By this time, you must be wondering if the Bar Association turned this +program over to some radicals who cooked up the inflammatory title, "Is the +Bill of Rights a casualty of the war on drugs?" Well, a fairly conservative +newspaper, USA Today, on November 15, 1989 entitled its lead, cover story "The +War on Drugs--Are Our Rights on the Line?" On the cover was a photograph of +the Broward County, Florida Sheriff manufacturing crack cocaine to sell in +stings of drug buyers. The subheadline is "Some Worry Police Out of Control." +The story begins, "As the war on drugs intensifies, there is growing + concern that the battle is claiming an unintended victim, + our Constitutional rights. Emboldened by recent Supreme + Court rulings, police across the U.S.A. are adopting + aggressive tactics including neighborhood sweeps, no- + knock searches, reverse stings and property seizures. + 'I've lived through a lot of crime crises but we've never + gone out of control like this,' says University of + Michigan law professor Yale Kamisar, an expert on police + searches." + + "In Detroit, police raided a food market in a drug + neighborhood, held the owner and seized his profits after + dogs sniffed cocaine on three one dollar bills in his + cash register. Quoting Denver Federal Judge Richard + Matsch, a Nixon appointee, 'I wonder where the United + States is headed. My concern is that the real victim of + the war on drugs might be the Constitutional rights of + the American people.'" + + The Fourth Amendment, in its requirement that warrants "particularly +describe" the place to be searched and the objects of the search requires that +the information that sustains a search be recent, Rugendorf v. U.S. (376 U.S. +528 (1964)), Sgro v. U.S. (287 U.S. 206 (1932)). If an informant tells a +police officer, "You know, it seems to me that last winter I remember that Joe +had some marijuana on the table in his living room," it is not permissible to +rely on that information as the basis for a search today to find marijuana. + +Now consider the case reported in the article in USA Today, from Hudson, +New Hampshire. At 5:00 a.m., August 3, 1989, police came to the home of Bruce +Lavoie, 34, a machinist with a wife and three children. Without announcing +themselves and without evidence that Lavoie might be armed, police smashed the +door with a battering ram. Police had a search warrant based in part on an +informant's tip that was 20 months old. "As he rose from his bed, apparently +resisting the intruders, Mr. Lavoie was fatally shot as his son watched. A +single marijuana cigarette was found." + + The casualties are not just abstractions, they have children, now orphans, +who will never feel their father's hugs again, all innocent victims of the war +on drugs. Incidentally, pickets later defending the police use of deadly force +carried signs reading, "Druggies have no rights." + +The Fifth Amendment sets forth many rights and procedures including the pro- +hibition against depriving any person of "life, liberty or, property, without +due process of law." In the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, Congress created a +scheme of mandatory sentences in drug cases (which I played a major part in +drafting). Two levels of mandatory sentences were set forth for transactions +in quantities of drugs greater than certain threshold quantities which was in- +tended to give U.S. Attorneys the direction to focus on the highest level +traffickers, and not waste time on the small fry. Unfortunately the enacted +thresholds, as watered down by the Senate and in conference, are no longer +based on the realities of the drug marketplace. They were adopted without +consideration of their effect in sentencing real defendants, without consider- +ation of the effect on prison populations, and without study of their potential +effectiveness in deterring drug trafficking or drug use. + + Now those mandatory penalties are used to coerce plea bargains. They give +prosecutors the power to say, "Here's your choice: I can charge you with this +offense which carries a mandatory sentence. If you go to trial and you lose, +you will get a mandatory 10 years without parole up to life imprisonment for a +first offense (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A). (Congress specifically prohibited par- +ole in these kinds of cases.) Alternatively, if you plead guilty to this less- +er included offense which only carries a maximum of 20 years, cooperate with us +by becoming an informant for us, we'll recommend a lower sentence in the guide- +lines such as five years or something like that (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)." + + Very simply, faced with that kind of choice, a guilty plea is coerced, and +the fifth amendment protection against denial of due process of law is lost. + + Let's think of another example of the erosion of the fifth amendment pro- +tection. Due process in criminal cases includes the presumption of innocence, +In re Winship (397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. 1068 (1970)). However, in drug cases, +Congress granted to the government the power to seize the property of suspects +in advance of trial. Indeed, in advance of indictment (21 U.S.C. 853(e)). + + Another way in which due process is denied and the accused are unable to +get a fair trial in some drug cases is by means of the "megatrial." Under the +continuing criminal enterprise section of the Controlled Substances Act (21 +U.S.C. 848) and RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations +Statute (18 U.S.C. 1961), there are monstrous trials, in which a score of de- +fendants are tried together in dozens of counts of indictments alleging hun- +dreds of different acts. Former Chief Judge Jack Weinstein of the Eastern +District of New York in his opinion in U.S. v. Gallo spelled out how putting +many defendants together in a "megatrial" undermines the presumption of inno- +cence (National Law Journal, Dec. 7, 1988 at 13). If the government accuses +twenty Italian-American men with being members of an organized crime family and +requires them to sit together at the same table in a courtroom for half a year +and presents a continuous stream of testimony about conversations between and +about Italian surnamed citizens, what jury isn't going to believe that they are +all members of the "Mafia?" Even when the evidence only applies to a few de- +fendants, the innocent defendants are the victims of "spillover prejudice." + + Another megatrial, the "Pizza Connection" heroin trial (U.S. v. +Badalamenti) in New York, lasted over 17 months. There were something like 21 +defendants. The name of one defendant was not mentioned in the evidence or +testimony until six months had elapsed. How does someone defend oneself in a +megatrial? How can a jury process evidence in a complex trial that takes 17 +months and sort the truth from the lies in dozens of counts? How can due proc- +ess of law be said to exist in that situation? Yet these abuses are being tol- +erated in the prosecution of the war on drugs. The casualties include thousands +of accused (including some who are innocent) with good defenses, who rightly +feared that the risk of conviction coupled with mandatory penalties made a neg- +otiated guilty plea look more attractive. + + The Sixth Amendment, among many specific rights, guarantees that "the +accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the assistance of counsel for his de- +fence." Yet even such a fundamental right is under attack by the government +and the courts in the course of the war on drugs. In U.S. v. Morrison (449 +U.S. 361 (1981)), Drug Enforcement Administration special agents knowingly met +with the defendant, without counsel being present, to denigrate counsel's abil- +ity and threaten conviction, thus invading and undermining the lawyer-client +relationship. Yet the Supreme Court said a sixth amendment violation could not +be established without a "showing of prejudice" to the outcome (in effect re- +quiring the defendant to lose) -- thus weakening the protection of an individ- +ual's right to counsel. + + Congress has also joined the assault on the right to counsel. It gave pro- +secutors the power to seize the fees of the attorneys who represent the accused +in drug cases. Justice Blackmun in describing this law said "Had it been Con- +gress' express aim to undermine the adversary system as we know it, it could +hardly have found a better engine of destruction than attorney's-fee forfeiture +." Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. U.S. (dissenting opinion, 109 S.Ct. 2667, +2674 (1989)). + + In order to seize those fees, the government has begun to issue subpoenas +to defense attorneys about their fees. This forces the defense attorney to +become a witness in the government's forfeiture case, and forces the attorney +to withdraw as counsel. This has been found to give the government the ability +to eliminate highly competent counsel from trying certain cases. + + Another frightening example is that the government is demanding and +attempting to force attorneys to provide it with evidence against their clients +in circumstances rationalized by the war on drugs, but which involve all types +of cases. + +This is the background: under the Currency and Foreign Transaction Re- +porting Act of 1970 (also known as the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. 5311 et seq. +), if you went to a bank and made a $10,000 or larger cash transaction, the +bank had to report that transaction to the Treasury Department. But if you +bought a large ticket item like a car and paid cash, that did not have to be +reported to Treasury. Now the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6050I) +requires all such cash transactions to be reported to IRS. It enables the gov- +ernment to get intelligence about people who buy a Mercedes-Benz with $55,000 +in cash. Then the government specifically applied this reporting requirement +to criminal defense lawyers. The special tax return under this section +requires extensive detailing of who the customer is and the nature of the +transaction. Look at how this works for lawyers and their prospective clients. + + Let's assume that you believe that you may be under surveillance or in- +vestigation by the government. You keep hearing mysterious clicks on your +telephone, and you think you are being followed. You go to a famous criminal +defense attorney for advice and possible representation, and she wants $10,000, +by no means an unheard of fee. You borrow a few thousands dollars from three +or four close friends and relatives, you pawn your stereo, and pay the attorney +the $10,000 in cash you've collected. The attorney however sends the required +form to the Internal Revenue Service about you. You haven't been indicted. +You don't even know if you're being investigated. Your attorney sends govern- +ment investigators a form saying, "My name is Mary Smith, famous criminal +defense lawyer. I've just been retained by Mr. Jones, who paid me $10,000 in +cash to represent him." + + Does anybody doubt that lights and bells will go off at the IRS when that +report comes in? Of course they will. If there is no investigation pending on +Mr. Jones, IRS or another Federal agency will put an agent on him right away. +The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (sec. 7601(b)) created a major exception to the +usual rule of confidentiality of income tax information to permit the return +filed under 26 U.S.C. 6050I to be turned over to any Federal law enforcement +agency (26 U.S.C. 6103(i)(8)). How can the traditional protection of counsel +of choice and the right to have counsel continue to exist if counsel are put in +the position of becoming informants against their own clients? + + The Washington Post reported on November 15, 1989, that nine hundred lett- +ers had been sent to criminal defense lawyers around the country by IRS saying, +"We want more information about your clients." Quite justifiably, criminal +defense lawyers are in an uproar -- but so should everyone who values the Sixth +Amendment right to counsel. + + The war on drugs has also become the pretext for an assault on the crimin- +al defense bar itself. Sentencing of Federal defendants is pursuant to guide- +lines promulgated by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, but a judge may impose a +sentence lower than the stated guidelines by stating the reasons. However, a +court can impose a sentence below a statutory mandatory minimum sentence +(which Congress has created almost exclusively for drug cases) only upon the +motion of the prosecutor that the defendant provided "substantial assistance in +the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense +." (18 U.S.C. 3553 (e)). + + Consider the temptation upon the defendant awaiting sentence in such a +drug case to find somebody, anybody, who they can inform against, in order to +induce the prosecutor to move for a sentence reduction below the mandatory 5, +10 or 20 years. In fact, many defendants are secretly encouraged by the gov- +ernment to attempt to incriminate their own defense counsel. + + The Seventh Amendment guarantees that "In suits at common law, where the +value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury +shall be preserved." If you think about it a second, this right is essential +for protecting other rights. If you want to bring a Federal civil rights case, +for example, you have a right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment. If +you are the victim of an environmental hazard, or product liability, or any +kind of case in which you have been harmed, you have a guaranteed opportunity +to sue. + + The Sixth Amendment guarantees that criminal trials must be "speedy," +consequently they have priority over almost every other matter. Recently a +Federal Magistrate in Los Angeles told me that in the United States District +Court for the Central District of California, the volume of drug cases is so +great the judges are concerned that soon they will be unable to try any civil +cases. The number of attorneys in the U.S. Attorney's criminal division has +just been doubled which promises a new influx of drug cases, but few new judge- +ships are being created. The Supreme Court of Vermont declared a six month +moratorium on all civil jury trials. (Administrative Directive #17, "Temporary +Postponement of Civil Jury Trials." January Term, 1990. Signed by all 5 +justices on January 11, 1990, effective January 22, 1990. All civil jury +trials for which jurors have not been drawn are postponed until after July 1, +1990. The moratorium was amended on March 28, 1990 when it appeared that the +legislature would appropriate additional funds.) Many other federal and State +courts are in a similar bind. + + How can your right to a civil jury trial -- any kind of civil litigation + -- be maintained if the docket is jammed with drug cases? Obviously, that +right is lost. + + The Eighth Amendment guarantees that "Excessive bail shall not be required +,...nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." In 1984, in the Comprehensive +Bail Reform Act, the Congress said that in most felonious drug cases (see 21 +U.S.C. 841(b)), there is a rebuttable presumption that defendants are dangerous +to the community and can be held without bail (18 U.S.C. 3142(e)). Those pro- +visions are being used throughout the federal court system to detain accused +persons before trial. This undermines their ability to work on their defense, +to assist their counsel and to obtain a fair trial. + + Regarding the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment: The +Supreme Court has struck down, as cruel and unusual punishment, the death pen- +alty for crimes that do not involve an intent to kill (Coker v. Georgia, +(433 U.S. 584, 1977, rape); Enmund v. Florida (458 U.S. 782, 1982, co-defendant +in a robbery and murder); Cabana v. Bullock, (474 U.S. 376, 1986, instructions +to jury require finding an intent to commit murder).; cf. Tison v. Arizona +(481 U.S. 137, 1987). + + However, on June 28, 1990 the Senate, by a 66 to 32 vote, adopted the +D'Amato amendment to S. 1970 providing for the death penalty for a person +convicted of any drug violation committed as part of a large scale continuing +criminal enterprise (21 U.S.C. 848(b) and (c)(1) (involving for example 30,000 +kilograms of marijuana, or only 1.5 kilograms of cocaine base, 300 grams of +LSD, 30 kilograms of heroin, etc.), even where no homicide has been committed. +While these are significant quantities, by no means are they earth-shaking +quantities. And considering the purity of the drug is not considered, a +mid-level operative may be chargeable with a capital offense. When it comes to +fighting the war on drugs, the Senate is prepared to inflict punishments the +Supreme Court has held are cruel and unusual. Only the presence of controver- +sial amendments to ban semi-automatic assault weapons and a provision in the +House crime bill to allow the introduction of evidence of racial disparity in +the imposition of the death penalty, combined with the exhaustion of Congress +in the October 1990 budget deadlock, resulted in the elimination of these death +penalty provisions in the enacted legislation (S.3266). + + Unless the political climate is forced to change, it is only a matter of +time before the death penalty for these types of offenses will be imposed. +(Parenthetically, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on November 5, +1990 in Harmelin v. Michigan (No. 89-7272), on the question of whether the +Michigan law requiring a sentence of mandatory life in prison without possibil- +ity of parole for the simple possession of more than 650 grams of cocaine +constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. The only other offenses in Michigan +which carry the same sentence are first degree murder, as well as possession of +cocaine with intent to deliver, and distribution of cocaine. + + + +[Faramir's Forum (Over 18)] Read:(1-150, Current Msg >:20) +rite Public Response, nswer privately +Move to next oard, uit scan, for options. > + +21/150: The war on drugs AND rights Pt3 +Name: Faramir #12 @17458 +Date: Sun Apr 07 00:49:42 1991 +From: Gentle Rain Electronic Forum (Southern California) + + +199/200: Steal this concluding post! +Name: Midnight Tree Bandit #2 @18407 +Date: Thu Jan 10 08:54:46 1991 +From:*The Vaporboard (Virginia) + Part III of III + "IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS + A CASUALTY OF THE WAR ON DRUGS?" + + + Let me skip the Ninth and Tenth Amendments for a moment. The Thirteenth +Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, and the Fourteenth +Amendment, guarantees equal protection of the laws. Those amendments have been +read to prohibit government behavior which continues the badges of slavery -- +the treatment of African American citizens as second class citizens (See City +of Memphis v. Greene, 451 U.S. 100, 126 (1981). When the police get the +license to crack down on suspects as part of the war on drugs, in any community +. They stop people without any cause whatsoever. In what communities do the +drag nets take place? You know the answer. Overwhelmingly, it is in minority +communities. The Los Angeles Times ("Blacks Feel Brunt of Drug War", April 22, +1990, p.1) has shown that this is the case throughout the nation. + + Consider the National High School Senior Survey of the National Institute +on Drug Abuse shows white youth use drugs at higher rates than black youth. +However, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention +reported that minority youth detained for drug offenses increased by 71 percent +between 1983 and 1985. The rate of detention of white youth was stable. This +is typical of how the burden of enforcement of the drug laws is inflicted on +Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans. Even though many more pregnant white +women use cocaine than pregnant Black women, 80% of all of the arrests of women +for endangering their fetus or delivering cocaine to their fetus are of Black +women. + + The spirit of the 13th and 14th Amendments is violated everyday because +the police are carrying out the war on drugs much more heavy-handedly in +communities of color. Equal protection of the law is being denied. + + Returning to the Bill of Rights. + The Ninth Amendment provides that "The enumeration in the Constitution of +certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by +the people." What are those other rights? Those are every other right. + + Now, when we think about rights, let's ask, "where do rights come from?" + Do our rights come from Constitutional amendments? Are those our only rights? +Or does the existence of our rights precede the First Amendment? Wasn't it the +Declaration of Independence that said, "we hold these truths to be self evident +" -- that we are "endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights?" + + Those rights don't flow from Congress. Uncle Sam doesn't give us our +rights. We had our rights before the government was created. + + Consider the right to vote. The Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments to +the Constitution say that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of +race or on account of sex. Did those rights come into existence because white +males suddenly thought it would be a neat idea to give those rights to the rest +of us? Did those rights come into existence because Congress finally decided +to vote for them? No. Those rights always existed. They were not recognized +by the society. But those rights were always there. Was it Black Americans or +women that changed in 1870 or 1920? No, society changed -- it recognized that +a right which existed, the exercise of which was being denied, must now be +guaranteed. Society's recognition of our rights is slow, it evolves. + + I argue that there is a right to use drugs. Last night a few of you drank +alcohol -- a drug. Today, a few of you have used nicotine, a drug. We don't +urine test people to prevent them from using nicotine. We don't lock up the +nicotine dealers. Most of us have had caffeine today, a very powerful central +nervous system stimulant. We drink it in very carefully measured dosages, +usually in common six ounce ceramic cups or ubiquitous styrofoam cups. Coffee +cups are drug paraphernalia. A wine glass, a beer bottle, they are drug para- +phernalia. An ashtray is drug paraphernalia. + + We use drugs in our society legally and illegally to an enormous degree. + + Why are the drug laws violated by tens of millions of our fellow citizens? + Because they intuitively know that they have a right to engage in conduct that +gives them pleasurable sensations even though it is prohibited -- that those +laws are unjust. + + Many of us in this audience, probably a majority, recognize a woman's +right to control her reproductive freedom, to control her reproductive tissues, +to control her womb. How is the right of all us to control our brains any less +? Don't we have a right to control our cerebral tissue? + + To say that exercise of personal control over something so intrinsically +personal as one's brain and central nervous system is not a right reserved +under the Ninth Amendment means that the Ninth Amendment is almost meaningless. + + The Tenth Amendment says that "the powers not delegated to the United +States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States are reserved to +the States respectively, or to the people." + + The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are re- +served to the people. Where is the power in Article I, Section 8 of the Con- +stitution that allows Congress to say, "We declare that your brain is off +limits to you. You cannot use those cells in your brain that opium can affect, +or that marijuana stimulates. Your brain is not really yours to control. The +space between your ears -- that's not really yours to control. We're the +Congress. That's our space. You are prohibited from using your brain in +unapproved ways." Is this a power that the Congress has? If so, where did it +get it and when? + + Let's think about the First amendment broadly for a moment, and think +about the policy that underlies the First Amendment. Ultimately, the First +amendment is designed to guarantee our right to make up our minds. ("Those who +won our independence believed that the final end of the State was to make men +free to develop their faculties . . . . They valued liberty both as an end and +as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to +be the secret of liberty. . . ." Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) +(concurring opinion of Justice Brandeis, joined by Justice Holmes, 274 U.S. at +375). Brandeis defended the "freedom to think as you will and to speak as you +think" as "indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth....." +(274 U.S. at 375).) + + How do our minds work? As you hear me speaking or if you read this, there +are biochemical changes taking place in your brain. That's what's happening. +Your brain is changing chemically. If you remember what I say or wrote, your +brain has been permanently changed. + + In fact, what I'm saying is more dangerous than any drug you can take +-- much more dangerous. You might get angry at your members of Congress for +deliberately or carelessly embracing a policy that systematically degrades your +hard won freedoms and liberties. You might protest or take action and chall- +enge the government. Even though what I'm saying is very dangerous because +it's affecting your brain, and affects your ability to make up your mind about +drug laws, what I'm saying is protected by the First Amendment. + + Do you have a right to listen or a right to read? Even though the First +Amendment doesn't explicitly say "the freedom to listen shall not be abridged, +isn't it obvious that you have a right to listen. If so, in material terms +you have a right to chose to have your brain changed by what you want to listen +to or what you read. + + Two centuries ago the King of England did not try to prevent Americans +from directly using their brains. He did what he could do, which was to punish +seditious speech and treasonous writings -- things which profoundly influenced +the minds of revolutionaries through the chemical changes they caused in their +brains. + + Today, we know how the brain functions as a biological processor of +chemicals. But since Congress has by law acted to intervene in your choice of +brain-effecting chemicals, forbidding you from choosing certain drugs that +millions of Americans desire, we must ask, "What is Congress' constitutional +power for doing this?" + + Congress' legislative powers are set forth in Article I, Section 8 of the +Constitution. The authority to ban drugs is no longer based on the power to +tax, as it was from 1914 until 1970. Congress now asserts its power to forbid +the use of drugs in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C 801; titles II and +III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, Public +Law 91-513.) is based on it's power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce +. (United States v. Scales, 464 F.2d 371,373 (6th Cir. 1972); United States v. +Montes-Zarate, 552 F.2d 1330, 1331 (9th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 947 +(1978).) Now what, pray tell, does that have to do with your brain? + + Congress recognized that if you grew marijuana in your backyard for your +own use, there would be a very strong claim that such activities did not affect +interstate or foreign commerce. Therefore Congress asserted that "local dis- +tribution, and possession, nonetheless have a substantial and direct effect +upon interstate commerce" and declared that it could not "feasibly different- +iate" or "distinguish" purely intrastate activity with respect to drugs from +the interstate or foreign commerce in drugs. Therefore, it claimed jurisdiction +over drugs grown in your backyard, or always possessed by you in local, intra- +state commerce. (21 U.S.C. 801(3),(4),(5),(6)). + + Now, is your brain interstate commerce? Is your bedroom interstate comm- +erce? + + Consider the implications of this expansion of the Congressional power to +regulate interstate commerce. Beginning in 1933, Congress at the urging of +President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asserted an enormously expanded role in +regulating interstate commerce. Conservatives considered it an almost revol- +utionary expansion. Only after a number of deaths and resignations, and the +electoral sweep of 1936 was this enormously expanded claim of Federal power +under the interstate commerce clause upheld by the Supreme Court (NLRB v. Jones + & Laughlin Steel Corp., 301 U.S. 1 (1937)). + + We therefore accepted the expansion of the power of Congress to regulate +interstate commerce to the maximum. Even if an individual's act is trivial, +that is irrelevant if it is a type of act, when cumulated with other similar +acts, might reasonably be deemed by the Congress to have substantial national +consequences. (See, e.g., Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942); Katzenbach +v. McClung, 379 U.S. 294 (1964); Perez v. United States, 402 U.S. 146 (1971)). + + There was also created the theory that Congress could enact prohibitions +to "protect" interstate commerce. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 +excluded from interstate commerce goods made in plants with did not meet Fed- +eral standards for wages and hours of employees. (This was upheld in United +States v. Darby, 312 U.S. 100 (1941): "Congress, following its own conception +of public policy concerning the restrictions which may appropriately be imposed +on interstate commerce, is free to exclude from [such] commerce articles whose +use in the states for which they are destined it may conceive to be injurious +to the public health, morals, or welfare..." (312 U.S. at 114).) In the 1960's +Congress used the interstate commerce power to guarantee civil rights in inter- +state travel and accommodations. (e.g. Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc, v. United +States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964)). + + It is time to consider, where does interstate commerce end? I'm standing +here in this conference center, a facility of interstate commerce. I'm carry- +ing an airplane ticket to Washington. My pocket is full of credit cards, tools +of interstate commerce. However, I spent the night here, I've had a beautiful +hike, I've had a couple of meals here. Am I actually here in Colorado, or am I +still in the limbo of interstate commerce? If I am still in interstate comm- +erce now, when do I leave interstate commerce? Can I ever leave interstate +commerce? (Notably, Justice Rehnquist suggested that "it would be a mistake to +conclude that Congress' power to regulate pursuant to the Commerce Clause is +unlimited. Some activities may be so private or local in nature that they +simply may not be in commerce. Nor is it sufficient that the person or activ- +ity reached have some nexus with interstate commerce." Hodel v. Virginia Sur- +face Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., 452 U.S. 264 (1981) (concurring opinion +at 310). Departing from the post New Deal line of cases he concluded, the +commerce power "does not reach activity which merely 'affects' interstate +commerce. There must be a showing that a regulated activity has a substantial +effect on that commerce." 452 U.S. at 312. (Bold in the original, underlining +added.) So far, no other justices have joined this argument.) + + But if I am in interstate commerce, what about those of you who have not +left your home state to come to this conference. Are you in interstate +commerce? + + If interstate commerce can constitutionally be claimed to be the basis for +anything that Congress wants to regulate, what part of our lives is not reg- +ulatable by Congress? If Congress can use this power this broadly in the reg- +ulation of our brains, then the Federal government is omnipotent and the notion +of constitutional checks and balances is non-existent. + + If our brain is regulatable as interstate commerce, then certainly our +wombs and genitals are too, aren't they, and our blood, our heart, our lips, +our fingers, our eyes, and our ears? Is there any part of us that is not in +interstate commerce? + + I believe that at some point the tissues inside our skin must be totally +outside interstate commerce, or else Congress has unlimited power to tell us to +do whatever it wants us to do. + + It is this, it seems to me, that is the most dangerous heart of the war on +drugs and which strips the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of their meaning. +Essentially the legal basis for the war on drugs depends upon the assumption of +total power by the Congress and the Federal Government to regulate the most +intimate aspects of our lives, the very dreams that we have. And the propa- +ganda arm of the war on drugs has been successful persuading us to unwittingly +surrender this vital power over ourselves to the Federal government. Indeed +the propaganda of the urgency of the war on drugs has been so successful, many +of our fellow citizens consciously believe we must surrender ourselves for the +good of the state. + + Seen in this light, the war on drugs is the corner stone of an as yet +unbuilt edifice of totalitarianism. + + Challenging the war on drugs is the most important issue facing civil +liberties and the preservation of the Bill of Rights. + + You are lawyers. You know that aside from the questions of due process +and constitutionally required criminal procedure, the criminal justice system +is going down the tubes. The American Bar Association issued a special report, +Criminal Justice in Crisis, which found the criminal justice system is being +overwhelmed with drug cases. (CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CRISIS, American Bar Assoc- +iation, Section on Criminal Justice, Special Committee on Criminal Justice in a +Free Society, 1988, p.6.) It functions as an assembly line. No longer does +individualized justice takes place. The attorneys -- prosecutors, defense +counsel, and judges -- are mere mechanics that keep the machine of arrest and +imprisonment functioning. + + I won't discuss today the many serious costs our society is suffering from +undertaking the prohibition approach to the problem of drugs -- the increased +crime, the spread of disease, the economic price of enriching organized crime +by $100 billion per year. I won't analyze our national drug control strategy +to explain how it cannot succeed in stopping the cultivation and shipment of +drugs into the United States. Someone who might be indifferent to the hits +taken by the Bill of Rights, should be alarmed by the problems caused our +nation by drug prohibition because they effect everyone -- in their pocketbook, +in their personal safety, in the availability of quality health care. + + The organized bar, such as the Colorado Bar Association, is one of the +institutions in the society that is sensitive to the Bill of Rights +implications of the war on drugs. Next year will be the bicentennial of the +ratification of the Bill of Rights. Many bar associations are planning programs +to commemorate the Bill of Rights. Now is the time for bar associations to +begin to educate the public about the jeopardy our heritage of liberty faces +from the war on drugs. If the bar fails to do this, who will do it? If no one +does it, then surely the celebration of the bicentennial of the Bill of Rights +on December 15, 1991 will be a hollow exercise. + + It should be obvious that all of these comments do not deny that drug +abuse is not a terribly tragic situation. As is alcoholism. As are 300,000 +annual deaths from tobacco and cigarette addiction. Those are terrible things +too. But we are not going to solve any of these problems by allowing the war +on drugs to make our Bill of Rights into a shattered remnant of the vital +shield it once was. + + End Part III of III + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bufoalv.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bufoalv.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3f0cdab1 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bufoalv.drg @@ -0,0 +1,165 @@ +Forwarded message: +From locklin Wed Apr 7 17:14:58 1993 +Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 17:14:56 -0400 +From: locklin (Lupo the Butcher) +To: locklin +Subject: SmOkIn' ToAdZ + +Doing a bit of research in various alt.drugs files, and some textbooks +I discovered that Bufo Alvarus (Sonoran Desert or Colorodo River Toad) +has a venom in its paratoidal gland that contains from 6-16% of 5-MeO DMT. +Having experienced this (or a related) drugs once before, I was exited at +the chance of obtaining a readily available supply of it. + +After consulting with the local herpetologist, and checking with several +biological supply houses, I discovered that B. Alvarus is a common enough +toad, but not available this time of the year. The price for a B. Alvarus +is generally around $10 plus $25 (US) for shipping. + +Luckily for me, the local pet-shop had three specimins. Since they were +rather exorbitantly priced, I decided to have a go at conning them out of +some venom. I used the story that I was a biochemistry student interested +in certain indole alkaloids present in the venom of Bufo Alvarus. Basically, +I told them the truth. After checking with the management, they gave me the +go ahead. + +Extracting the venom was somewhat problematic. _Venomous Animals and their +Venoms_ gives a procedure where the toad is pressed firmly down with one hand +and the paratoidal gland (behind the "ear") is sqeezed firmly with the other. +A piece of glass is suspended above the toad to catch the viscous venom as it +squirts from the toad. I found this method awkward. The best way (after +breif experimentation) I was able to discover was to hold the toad in one hand, +squeeze the gland with the other, and have an assistant hold some glass in the +firing line of the paratoidal gland. This should be repeated once after the +toad is allowed to rest for 20 minutes or so. You must apply a considerable +amount of pressure to release any poison; I was hesitant in this as I was +afraid I would injure the toads (especially with the manager standing next +to me). Because I didn't apply as much pressure as I should have, I only +obtained 80-100 mg of venom from the three toads. According to _Venomous +Animals and their Venoms_ I should have obtained something more like 400mg +per toad. + +In any case, after letting the poison dry, I scraped it off the glass, +obtaining a fine crystaline substance. I took 1 gram of Harmala seeds +for my experiment (I weigh 160 lbs) and a freind (who weighs 260) took 1.7 +grams of the same substance. We also smoked one MJ cigarrete. +Instead of freebasing the 5-MeO-DMT (as would have been most efficient) we +mixed it with some MJ and smoked it in a pipe. The taste was unusual, but +not intensely unpleasant. +Halfway through smoking the quantity, we stopped. I noticed an odd feeling +and slight buzz from the MJ, the freind noticed nothing. We continued +smoking, and after finishing both noticed some rather extreme effects. + +Objects appeared extremely distorted, colors were intensified and facial +quirks were magnified, giving people a clown-like appearance. Perception +of distance was extremely disorted; objects within arms reach seemed +miles away. Height perceptions were also distorted, one minute I seemed +like a giant compared to those around me, the next minute I seemed a dwarf +in comparison. Light sources provoked an unusual reaction; they seemed +surrounded by moving, prismatic colors. Walking was problematic; the +sidewalk reminded me of the famous films of the "galloping gertie" bridge +in washington state. I felt as if I was surfing rather than walking. +Observations of the facial expressions of the passerbys seemed to indicate +that my manner of walking was no different than that of any of the other +pedestrians that night. My freind (who was, for the record, rather out +of shape) claimed to experience racing heart, but I had no such difficulties. + +After walking for approximately 15 minutes, the intensity of the experience +subsided, and we felt able to go to the bar as we had intended. We were both +rather strongly intoxicated for the next hour, drinking several beers in +that time. Paranoiac feelings, and some mild visual/auditory hallucinations +persisted for approximately 2 hours after taking the substance. + +Conclusion: the venom of B. Alvarus seems to contain the quantities of +5-MeO-DMT that are claimed for it in the various publications. Its use +with harmaline seemed to powerfully increase the already present marijuana +intoxication (unlike LSD, which often has an antagonistic effect with THC), +as well as provoking uniquely powerful visual hallucinations. The steroidal +poisons in the venom _may_ have a toxic cardiac effect when the venom is +smoked, or (more likely IMHO, due to my lack of similar reaction) the +heart-racing may have been due to the effects of the THC intoxication, or +the effects of the 5-MeO-DMT itself. It would probobly be a very bad idea +to ingest this substance orally in conjunction with harmaline as a kind +of animal ayahuasca; the steroidal poisons are doubtless much more harmful +when an orally active dose is taken, due both to the greater quantity that +would be required, and to the lack of steroid pyrolysis in an oral dose. + +Further experiments will be undertaken under different, more controlled +circumstances. + +-Spiney Norman + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an8222@anon.penet.fi +Subject: Smokin Toadz +Message-ID: <1993Jun18.013036.21314@fuug.fi> +Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 01:59:04 GMT + +>Ok, I got a couple of questions and and help or knowledge would be greatly +>appreciated. First of all, what is the percent composition of 5-MeO-DMT in +>the skins of dried Bufo Americanus skins? + +Absolutely none; you want Bufo Alvarus -not americanus. +According to "Venomous Animals and Their Venoms" (highly recommended), the +venom (from B Alvarus) contains 6-16% 5MeO-DMT- the rest is mostly mucus. +As for the whole skin; why kill the toad when you can milk it for its venom? +I recall the skin percentage to be something like 0.3-0.1% by weight (since +this probably includes the venom glands, it really isn't much). +Americanus skin has mostly bufotenin which has never been shown to be +psychedelic below toxic doses. It also contains some adrenal poisons. +Bad idea. Leave them poor little froggies alone! + +>How much would one have to smoke to +>get the "effects"? + +An active dose is 2-5 milligrams. You do the math. + +>Must it be freebased (i.e. smoked in a "crack pipe"), or +>can it be mixed in with a little MJ and smoked through a pipe? + +Either way will work, but freebasing is much more efficient. More will be +pyrolized if you mix the stuff with a burning substance. + +>Has anyone had +>any experience with the skins sold from JLF? + +What the heck would you do with those? Those are not Bufo Alvarus, and hence +contain NO 5-MeO-DMT. All they have are bufotenin and steroidal poisons +related to adreneline. Yukky stuff; the Bufo Marinus skin is potentially +lethal (this is the stuff that young punks in Callifornica are licking & +getting sick from. According to a herpetologist I know, B. Marinus is a +controlled substance in Callie.) + +You want some Bufo Alvarus; Sonoran desert toad; Colorado River Toad. +They sell them in the petstore near my house & there are plenty of other +places you ken get them, but I am not going to tell you where. +Why not? + +Because, if you are not smart enough to find 'em yourself, you should +not even attempt this. Besides; I tell you, you tell someone else, eventually +the gestapo find out and everyone else is PHUCKED for posession of a controlled +amphibian. + +Information brought to you by + +-Technoshaman + + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bust-germany b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bust-germany new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42099da4 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/bust-germany @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +I have a bit of trouble in Germany to keep my drivers + licence.This is because of a story, happend 2!! years +ago. The police suspected me that I `m dealing with drugs +(bullshit), the special forces stopped my car, they couldn `t +find anything, I was doing a piss test (they found THC ) +NOW ( 2 years later ) they asked for a second test ( I had the +driving licence the whole time, nothing happened), and now I was +panicing, because I did not had a clue, how long it is staying +in the blood. +Thanks to your information, I feel much more secure now !!!!! + +Making a piss test, if police have the idea you are stoned, +slowly getting a sort of fashion in here, as well as regular +checks afterwards, if the connect you somehow to drugs (that you +can keep your licence) diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/butter.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/butter.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a35c1ae7 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/butter.drg @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an11488@anon.penet.fi (more Hair than There) +Subject: Cannabutter +Message-ID: <1993May2.025923.7908@fuug.fi> +Date: Sun, 2 May 1993 02:49:40 GMT + +The first step in cooking magical cannabis-laced foods is extracting +the cannabinoids (THC, CBD, and many many more) from the plant matter, +usually in a oil/fat/butter-based solution, since the cannabinoids do +not readily dissolve in water. My best FOAF has a method for doing +this that he has not seen mention of in this forum. He got it from a +little book called _The Art and Science of Cooking with Cannabis_, by +Adam Gottlieb, orignally published in 1974. Gottlieb calls the product +of the extraction `CANNABUTTER'. + +The procedure is actually very simple. He brings a pot of water to a +rolling boil, then puts a small amount of butter in the water. +Quickly, the butter melts, and mixes in with the water because the +whole mixture is at a rolling boil. + +Then he puts the grass in and boils it. (Of course, he separates all +the seeds first so he can plant them in the nearby park.) Now all the +grass is riling around with the water and butter, and get this: The +cannabinoids dissolve into the butter, while most of the nasty flavors +and gook dissolve into the water. He stirs the stuff regularly. After +cooking the grass like this for a while (say, half an hour), his +kitchen really smells incriminating. He strains out the spent plant +matter, squeezes all the juice out of it, and puts the liquid in the +fridge. + +A few hours later, the mixture is cool enough that the cannabutter has +solidified on the surface. It looks kind of scummy, but its just +enchanted butter. He scoops it out and retains it in a bowl or a jar. +The grass-nasty water is thrown out. + +The cannabutter can be used just like butter, in brownies, on garlic +bread, or mixed with honey on your finger! + +Although this method takes longer than the usual saute-n-strain +method, it has several advantages: + +* As explained above, the nasty shit is separated and removed from the + fun shit. + +* You can make stronger cannabutter than by saute-ing, because you can + cook more grass in the same amount of butter, due to the extra + volume of the water. + +* There is no danger of burning the precious, price-inflated, hard and + dangerous to obtain herb, as there is when you saute, because the + water keeps the whole mixture at boiling temperature! + +If I have given any incorrect information, please let me know, so I +can learn. (On Usenet, though, no email please.) + + --- more Hair than There + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +========================================================================== + +oh, I don't think that heating for 1 hour will break down the THC: brownies +and breads are usually baked longer, and they seem just fine ;-) + I suppose that one does want to avoid _extreme_ heat, though... like +open flame ;-) Anyway, I made my butter in a double-boiler, which is sort +of a saucepan full of water, with another saucepan that mates on top of it, +so that the bottom of one covers the top of the other (I went out and bought +a very nice Revereware double-boiler recently, but I digress). So, in the +bottom boiler, you put water, enough, say, that you have only an inch or two +between the water and the bottom of the second boiler. In the second boiler, +put 1 quart of water, 1/4 oz, and a stick of butter. Simmer the stuff over +low heat for a few hours, at least: I waited till it turned brownish. +(the double boiler keeps direct heat away from the stuff, so it's used to cook +heat-sensitive foods such as eggs and butter, without burning them). + Now, once you're satisfied with your mixture of butter, THC, water, and +vegetation, prepare a bowl and something like a funnel lined with cheese-cloth, +or a cheese-cloth bag. You can buy cheese-cloth at the grocery store: it will +catch the vegetable matter, keeping it out of the bowl, inot which you pour +the butter/water mixture. Squeeze as much liquid as possible out of the cheese- +cloth. If you really want to, you could keep the now-hopefully-impotent bud, +but I've always just pitched it. + So. Allow your butter/water to settle and cool (I refrigerate it). +The butter will rise to the top, and can be lifted out, but I usually am not +satisfied with all the particles of butter that remain, so I run the water +through a piece of cheesecloth and try to catch some of it. Anyway, that +green gunk is butter, and you can spread it on your toast, make a sandwich +with it, or cook with it. About two "pats" of butter stone me pretty well, +but your milage may vary. I usually try to disguise the taste with something +like a pepperoni and garlic pesto cheese on rye sandwich, but you tastes +_probably_ vary ;-) diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ca_hempexp.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ca_hempexp.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..56eff163 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ca_hempexp.drg @@ -0,0 +1,381 @@ +From: hempster@crl.com (Alan Silverman) +Newsgroups: alt.hemp +Subject: CA Hemp Expo (long) +Date: 7 Jun 1994 13:03:38 -0700 +Message-ID: <2t2jqq$4an@crl3.crl.com> + + + + +The California Hemp Expo was a tremendous success. + +The Expo was combined with a High Times 25th(?) Aniversary party. +I didn't see a whole of exposure about High Times Magazine +in general, but I guess they were a major sponsor of the event. + +We arrived at 9:30 am and got a great spot by the fountain, +under the grossly trimmed trees that looked abnormally stunted, +yet provided much shade and nice lookouts for those who climbed +them for better views of the stage and expo. The official start +time was noon. It lasted for six hours, at which time the last +of the crowd made thier way through the vendors to find those +last few items they wanted to purchase, but not carry around all day. + +Located in Golden Gate Park, around the fountains between +the band shell, the California Academy of Sciences, and +the Japanese Tea Garden, was the site of one great big party. +My guess is that tens of thousands of people came by. Many knew +of the event ahead of time, but many just happened on it by chance. +The location is always busy with people anyway and the huge crowds, +music, and booths just brought more and more people. +The weather was terrific. It started out cool in the morning, +turned into a nice warm and somewhat windy afternoon, and by the +end of the event, that famous San Francisco fog started to roll in. +That was about the time I think a lot of hemp coats and tops +were sold by many of the vendors. Lots of people were wearing +lots of really nice things made from hemp. I missed JJ, our +favorite hemp importer. She could not make it to the show. +A major client of hers made her a vested pantsuit out of the +fine 10oz summercloth we use, that would have been a showstopper. +The suit is in the high end of retail, costs almost a thousand dollars, +and is sold through an exclusive designer and shop in LA and NY. +I dont know the name of the business, but they must be successful. +They keep coming back for more hemp. They sell only top line styles +made from this fine linen-like hemp fabric. Ohhh soooo nice. + +Attendees were mostly the pot crowd, Deadheads, and alternative +lifestyle folks, but many people from different walks of life +came out of interest. The Chinese tourists, the older folks out +for a walk in the park, the undercover DEA agents (I guess?), +and general public came with open minds and great smiles. +Everyone appeared to have a wonderful time. I saw no fights, +practically no open drug use or drug dealing, no busts, the police stayed +out of the crowds, and the cans and bottles got recycled almost +as fast as they could be emptied. + +The schedule of events included Asphalt Poetry, The Marginal Prophets, +Fungo Mungo, Total Devastation, El Magnifico, DJ Markie Mark, and +of course, Fishbone who's frontman was dressed to kill in his totally hemp +zoot suit!! Wow!!! The sounds were cool. I would have prefered more +of the psychadelic sounds that San Francisco has been known for. +Lots of work went into the stage and sound board and a big hats off to the +crew and volunteers who made this all possible. This was no little +event! A lot of effort went into this and it was most appreciated. + +Speakers included Ngaio Beafun - cannabis comic/event MC; Cannabis +Action Network and High Times Magazine; Business Alliance on +Commerce in Hemp; Families Against Mandatory Minimums; The Libertarian +Party and Forfeiture Endangers American Rights. This writer was +too busy at the vending booth to listen to most of the discussion, +but the crowds were definitely into hearing what needed to be said. + +I have a quote from Jack Herer, hempster extraodinaire: +"Get off your ass, change the laws. + The laws wont change untill you get actively in every + politician's face over and over and over and over again + until they fall!" + +I guess Jack was a little upset that the initiative did not do as well +as he had hoped. There is not a loss yet though. Check this out. + +Chris Conrad, of BACH (Business Alliance on Commerce in Hemp) told +me about a lawsuit that is in the works against the State of California. +The lawsuit, which is on appeal, is based on technicalities regarding +the procedural problems encountered by Jack and the other writers +of the California Hemp Initiative. It seems the word hemp was +replaced with the word marijuana, which not only caused undo +hardships due to wording and raised prejudices, but also caused +major delays in getting the initiative out to the public in time +for this deadline. The suit asks that this issue be added to the +ballot ANYWAY because it was unfairly compromised by the State. +The lawsuit also is based on harrassment which has unfairly +compromised this legitimate and legal attempt to change the laws. +We've all heard stories about real criminals getting cleared of +charges on technicalities. Lets see how this works with the ballot. + +Also regarding Chris and BACH, he is doing a tour across the USA +between August and October. He needs information about events +where he can speak and spread the word. Please contact Chris +Conrad with any information you have. +Voice mail: (213)969-1607 +Fax: (415)898-9563 +Email: HELP HIM! He needs to find a good access email account. +He travels a lot and is wondering if AOL would be a good choice. +He needs a service where he can locally dial into the network +and access his email as well as other Internet type services. + +Chris would also like to hear from the European hempsters as well. +He is planning on another Europe tour. Chris has done a lot of work +with the Hash Marihuana Museum in Amsterdam, which is open every day. + +Jack and Chris practically launched the marijuana legalization +movement through their book, "The Emporer Wears No Clothes". + +There were quite a few vendors there, for sure. I couldn't guess, +except to say, maybe a hundred. Quite a few stragglers were there +who just showed up with a few crafty type items for sale. The biggest +loser was the food concessions. Bummer. More people were asking about +food than almost anything. One enterprising young man set up a grill +and made nasty looking grilled cheese sandwiches for a buck. He had +a huge line of people who were ready to eat almost anything. +My guess, is he made the most money of the day. Some people +just have no class. These things were burnt, dirty, and gross. + +On the food line, one guy had ground up hemp seeds mixed with +organic brown rice syrup. Pretty gnarley, I'ld have to say, but +he was giving away free samples. I think hemp seeds are very +nutritious and have a neat nutty flavor, but they need to be +one of the minor ingredients if you expect public support. +Brownies, granola bars, cookies, and such would be great with +a little ground up hempseed in them. Our collective is seriously +considering some tasty and nutritious snack bars. We have access +to a kitchen, can get the permits, and have more talent between our +members than you can shake a bud at. We're ready and we do trades!! + +Food Not Bombs was on the scene with bagels and breads. +I love those folks! As usual, they sold nothing, but accepted +donations to help the cause of publicly feeding the hungry. +Mayor Jordan of SanFrancisco has publicly been at war with the +homeless and the hungry for quite some time. He claims it is in +the name of the war on crime, but his targets and actions show +that his agenda is bit deeper than that. He seems to attack +those who are trying to help. It's like President Clinton and +the U.N. trying to shutdown trade to North Korea and claiming +it is not an act of war. Hell, what was the Gulf War all about? +It was an act of war to support free trade of the American Oil +Companies, was it not? Editorial off, followup by email please. + +Now, regarding the vending booths, this gets long and will include +a bit of info about everyone I met and talked with. + +Joanne and I (Got It Covered, members of the Redwood Hemp Collective) +arrived on the scene at about 9 am, so we got a nice spot under +a tree near the fountain. The folks from the Cannabis Center and +Hemp Emporium on Haight Street were very instrumental in getting things +set up for everyone. Cheers to them! What a nice setting it was for the +Redwood Hemp Collective. We had an 8 foot table with just about every +product of the cannabis hemp plant available in one form or another. +We had our problems of course, the Cannabis Clothes van broke down +in Novato, so they were quite late getting to the expo and were very +tired and upset by they time they finally arrived, but Candi, in +her infinitely kind and awesome personality, had a wonderful day +showing, talking, selling, and taking orders for her fine custom +clothing. Alan of Hemp Book and Candle had a relapse of a bad cold, +so I handled his lip balms, soaps, candles, creams, paper, etc. +We did a fair amount of sales. It was quite obvious that the +majority of people were looking for those $3 items that were easy +to purchase and carry away as fun memories from the day. +We almost sold out of our tiedyed beanbag frogs at $12 each. +They got hugged and tossed all day. I must have heard, a hundred +times, "Awww gee... I had one of these when I was a kid.... +awe.....how cute......" and never once tired of it or lost a smile. +I did lose my smile once though. Our neighbor had a gong that he +was banging on so much we not only could not hear the band, but +I couldn't hear a voice from two feet in front of me, across the table. +I let out a hardy "HEY!" in his direction. He mellowed out. +I know why they dont let instruments into Dead shows much more. + +Among the other vendors, was California NORML, with an info booth. + +Ganja Gear was pretty cool. This is a husband and wife team +who make fanny packs and bags from hemp. They highlight the +gear with Mudcloth, from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, Africa. +Verrry nice people. They will be at the Health and Harmony +Festival next weekend in Santa Rosa, California. I told them +to call me when they get to town. I live a few blocks from +the Fairgrounds, so we can help them with local logistics. +They said "Gangah Gear is the name. We make hempwear clothes +and bags. We're only working with organic clothes. We're just +getting started but we feel really good about our product." +Nice folks, indeed. This is one of the major things I like +about the hemp industry in general, the awesome people involved. + +The Hayward Hempery, a retail outlet in Hayward California had +a booth with lots of books. They can be reached by phone by +calling (510)JET-WEED. Store hours are Tues -> Sat, 11-7. +The Fourth of July will be the store's 1 yr. anniversary. + +FATEEZ was selling mostly pot related Tshirts. You can contact +them at 150 Linden St., Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94607. +Phone and fax is (510)832-3800. They gave me a cool matchbook. +It is black, and on the front, is the white outline of a skunk +sitting on it's honches, smoking a fatty! Nice design indeed! + +The Hempstead Company, one of the oldest hemp manufacturers +was on hand. Their new business cards are printed on cards +made from 100% recycled hemp fabric. Verrry nice and original. +They are associated with The Ohio Hempery in one form or another. +Products are available through many catalogs, including Real Goods +and The Ohio Hempery. They produce promotional items as well. +Patrick and Chip were on hand to greet and meet the many attendees. +They can be reached at 2060 Placentia B-2, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. +The phone is (714)650-8327, 800-284-HEMP, fax (714)650-5853. + +Kat was doing hair wraps, anklets, bracelets, and beads. +She generally hangs out in Venice, but also likes to play with +the HHH hair wrappers on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley. + +Derek Jones and Sally Hanson, Mind Boggling Beads and Other Arts +With Heart were on hand with some of the most incredible Fimo +beads I've ever imagined. The quarter sized pendant with the +waterfall scene is the most popular seller. The hemp bead is +nice one. We may order a qty of them to make some simple easy +things with hemp twine. These are some truely awesome artists. +They have an evolving inventory and dont carry a true catalog, +but can reached at N. 12 Garry, Liberty lake, WA (509)255-6105. +I would say it is probably safe to order beads from them sight +unseen. The panther was great! They are superb!! + +Hemp Style, The 90's Store for Clothing & More had some nice things. +They are located at 1499 Wagstaff Rd, Suite C, Paradise, CA 95969. +The phone is (916)877-HEMP or 800-939-HEMP. + +LightSpeed Press is one of interest to you campus rats. They have +educational novelties, hemp info, do graphics production. They have +many nice Tshirts as well. It's worth getting a catalog. Some of +the Tshirt designs are very artistic and creative and priced right. +Kelly is trying to find ways to communicate with more campuses. +I suggested the Internet, of course. She has started a group +called "United Campus Coalition". She's been around since the +"Stop The Drug War Tour" and believe we should harvest hemp, not trees. +She will be touring the MidWest and the East, so if anyone can help +her with event information, touring logistics, whatever, please help. +She's very nice and would be fun for you to meet up with. +Write to Kelly Green at Lightspeed Press, 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 469, +San Francisco, CA 94118 or call (415)985-5232. + +On the more spiritual side is Sweetlight Books. They publish books +for people who love the Earth. A catalog is available by mail. +An interesting magazine is Holy Smoke, for people who love marijuana. +It is for people who use marijuana as a sacrament and medicine. +Holy Smoke subscriptions are $12 a year and a single copy is $3. +Contact them at Sweetlight Books, 16625 Heitman Rd, Cottonwood, CA 96022 +or phone them at (916) 529-5392. + +Hemp Connection has many nice articles of clothing. Marie Mills was +a seamstress from way back, but got out of the business. When she +found the hemp cloth, she found a renewed energy to pull her machines +out of storage and build it back up again. She has some nice styles +and colors. She does mailorder and has a catalog or her fiber products. +Write to her at P.O.Box 33, Whitethorn, CA 95589 or call her +at (707)986-7322. + +Bruce Rose, Jeweler, is the one to contact for fine jewelry, +goldsmithing, silversmithing, setting, ring sizing, repair, ear piercing, +design, and gemology. He had some nice pendants. His shop is in +San Leandro, CA. Call him at (510)633-7939. + +Cannabest sent Ellen Kemp. What a pleasant and friendly person she is. +They are in print now of a four color catalog of hemp products. They +rep a lot of stuff and will have some nice offerings. Write to them +at 1536 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93401, or phone them +at (805)543-4213 or 800-227-0510. I'm looking forward to seeing this +catalog. It's going to be chock full of cannabis products, stories, +and information. + +Dont let me forget Two Star Dog! This is Steve and Alan, brothers +importing cannabis products from the orient. They have a full line +of hemp and hemp/cotton blend clothes including farmer overalls, +jeans, jackets, shirts, and lots more. I dont have contact information +on them, but if anyone writes to me I can dig it up through Mari Kane +of Hempworld. They are also creating some American made products. +I bought a bicycle hat from them. You know how hard it is to find +a decent bike hat that doesn't say Campagnolo all over it? This one +had the TWO * DOG logo on the front. That was acceptable to me. +The hat was $10 at the show. I couldn't resist. + +Mari Kane of HEMPWORLD was on hand with her latest publication +which comes out every other month. The latest edition is the +fashion issue. We missed out on this one, but several other +members of the Redwood Hemp Collective have been featured here. +Mari Kane was working on an article for Entrepeneur Magazine +last year when she discovered how big this industry really is. +She discovered, while writing this article on the Hemp Industry, +that the industry does not have a newsletter to keep us all informed. +This was her calling. She has put together a newsletter that will +be the missing link between those of us who take industrial hemp +seriously. The newsletter is published 6 times a year. She has +published four issues since starting last December and hopes +to publish monthly. She asks for news, stories, press releases, +subscriptions, ideas, etc sent to her care of + + HEMPWORLD + P.O.Box 315 + Sebastopol, CA 95473 + (707) 887-7508 phone + (707) 887-7639 fax + email: needs one! + +Subscriptions are $30 per year. +Classifieds run at $1 per word. Display ads are $25 for a credit +card sized at up to $125 for a full page. Inserts available even +if you want to share one with others. + +Mari defines hempster: + +Hemp-(hemp)n. +A tall Asiatic herb cultivated for it's tough fiber and as the +sopurce of Bhang and hashish. - Webster +-ster (ster). A suffix denoting origin of one who does something +with skill or as an occupation. - Webster + +Thus: + +Hempster - (hempster)n. One who uses the fiber of hemp in his +or her occupation. + +Hempsters are numbering in the hundreds and may reach the thousands +by the end of the year. HEMPWORLD will be the official newsletter +of Hempsters and the Hemp industry and will hopefully reach as far +and wide as the hemp industry can grow. + +To those two guys from Berkeley who identified themselves as +not students, but intelectuals, and wore down Mari's ears with +talk about the specifics of the hemp industy, I would like to +repeat her invitation to you and to the readers on the net: +"Write an article! I'll publish it." Keep the story relatively +short and concise and make sure you provide factual information. +It's important that you know what you are talking about and that +you write your story in a professional manner. + +Thank you for bearing with me through all this. The expo and +entertainment was wonderful and I'm hoping we can all get together +and do it again. I think we should have this event again in the +fall and twice again next year. I hope it was a financial success +for CAN and all the others involved in this wonderful event. + +The many volunteers who made this event possible are too many to +list and unfortunately, unknown by name to me, so I'll just say +thank you very much. The party after the hemp expo was for you. +The party was at Trocadero Transfer, 520 Fourth St. @ Bryant +in San Francisco. It started at 8pm and went till whenever. +The party featured Separate Ways, Wicked Mary, New Kingdom, +Wolfpack, DJs Markie Mark, Tony, and Bam Bam. Tickets were +handed out at the end of the expo. Tickets were marked as +Admint One Only, No Invitation..No Admittance, Strictly Enforced. +It was printed on a rainbow colored card to eliminate duplication. +That may be why they were handed out at the last minute too. + +We did not go to the party. It was late, we were dirty, we had +lots of merchandise and cash on us, and didn't feel safe in +that part of the city, so we went on home, stopping at Taco Bell +for a quick pickup, before home, unpacking, eats, showers and bed. +What a day! I'll remember it forever. The Hemp Expo I went to in +San Francisco at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park was not +nearly as big as this, but still hangs kindly in my mind. It was +a launching pad for my involvement in the hemp industry. I'm wondering +how many others got launched today. I'm sure we'll all be reading +about them in future editions of HEMPWORLD! + +Regards, + +-alan + + +-- +Got It Covered Member of the Redwood Hemp Collective. +P.O. Box 14627 Visit our booth at: +Santa Rosa, CA 95472 Santa Rosa Health and Harmony Festival +hempster@crl.com June 11,12 Sonoma County Fairgrounds off Hwy 12 + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cac_growgde.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cac_growgde.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fa2416da --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cac_growgde.drg @@ -0,0 +1,379 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) +Subject: On Cacti (anon) +Message-ID: +Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 04:19:53 GMT + +Fantastic anonymous posting: + + +********************THE CACTUS GROWER'S FILE*************************** + +The following information is in addition to the information contained +in the alt.drugs Natural Highs FAQ. + +Contents: + +1. "TYPES" OF MESCALINE +2. EFFECTS +3. CACTUS SPECIES +4. GROWING FROM SEED +5. CULTIVATION +6. PREPARATION AND INGESTION +7. FINAL COMMENTS: A RECREATIONAL DRUG? + + +"TYPES" OF MESCALINE: Mescaline may be (rarely) obtained in pure form. +Many of the descriptions in the literature, and virtually all scientific +studies, are conducted on this form. Mescaline in the wild, however, +is always accompanied by a host of other alkaloidal compounds. +Most of these, when administered to man in pure form, produce either +no effects, or only nausea and dizziness. However, Andrew Weil +in "The Natural Mind" has this to say: "...this observation does not +mean that these other constituents are inactive in the whole plant. +Their action is to modify the action of the dominant constituent: +to play down some of its effects, to enhance others, much as +harmonic overtones modify the sound of a pure tone to produce +the distinctive timbre of a musical instrument." Thus it may +well be that each of the sources of mescaline should really be +considered separate drugs in their own right. (See the section +on cactus species below for descriptions of the following cacti.) +Peyote contains the largest number of other alkaloids, several of +which do cause unpleasant reactions when administered in isolation. +Some of these are in the nature of a stimulant, and some are more +sedative in action. San Pedro contains a much smaller spectrum +of active alkaloids... the most active of which seems to act +mainly as a sedative in man (drowsiness and slowed heartbeat). +The natural highs faq reports than T. peruvianus may contain +only tyramine, which would mean it represents the "purest" +source of just mescaline. Moreover, the method of preparation +of the cactus (boiling or not) may change the alkaloidal +composition by selectively degrading specific alkaloids. In +my own experience, *extensive* boiling of San Pedro produces +a trip that is mellower, more sedative, and with fewer visuals, +as well as reducing the potency in general (see the section on +preparation). + +EFFECTS: From my limited experience with San Pedro cactus, I can +definitely state that the San Pedro high is very different from LSD +or psilocybin. The emotional impact is closer to MDA. I personally +find San Pedro to be less visual than either LSD or psilocybin, +although others have described pure mescaline as being more visual +than either. There is something of an amphetamine like central +stimulation, coupled with a general physical sense of sedation and +fatigue. For me, the effects are generally characterized by a contrast +of opposites: a simultaneous feeling of stimulation and sedation, of +physical restlessness and fatigue, of increased emotional sensitivity +and emotional inhibition. The effects last longer than for either +LSD or psilocybin, and take longer to take effect. In my experience, +the first significant effects do not occur for over an hour after +ingestion, and the effect gradually intensifies up to the three hour +point or beyond. The plateau is broad and long lasting, and it is +difficult to pinpoint when the effects begin to wear off. It can be +difficult to sleep even 12 hours after ingestion. The effects of San +Pedro can generally be described by "mild" and "mellow", and this is +somewhat dose independent. Although the visual and mental effects do +increase gradually with higher doses, the underlying physical symptoms +seem to increase at a higher rate, so that very high doses may cause a +"toxic reaction" type of trip (by which I mean that the subject +remains focused on uncomfortable physical sensations -- the sense +of having been "poisoned"). All of this description may be specific +to San Pedro cactus, as discussed above. + +PREPARATION AND INGESTION: Regardless of the type of the mescaline, +several sources advise that the ingestion be spaced out over a +thirty minute period. This reduces the potential impact of +nausea. Note: nausea is an intrinsic characteristic of pure +mescaline itself, and so cannot be avoided entirely. In my +experience with San Pedro, nausea is strongest between about two +hours and four hours after ingestion, and largely goes away by five +hours after ingestion. Mescaline containing cactus have an +intensely disagreeable bitter flavor. Some people react more +strongly to this flavor than others. For this reason, many +people may be tempted to "slam it down" as quickly as possible... +but this can lead to more severe nausea. On the other hand, +spacing the ingestion out over a period much longer than 30 minutes +can cause more nausea as the intensely disagreeable flavor is made +even worse by the beginning mental and physical effects of the +mescaline ingested at first. (This is from the personal +experience of a friend who spread it over an hour and a half.) + +I will now describe my own procedure for preparing San Pedro +cactus. I have heard of many methods, ranging from chemical +alkaloidal extraction to just eating it raw, like corn on the cob. +A brief description of the cactus physically: a normal column +of San Pedro is around 3" in diameter, and can be of any length. +The potency can vary widely, depending on growth conditions (see +the section on cultivation), so calibration of the potency by first +trying what is expected to be a small dose is an absolute necessity. +Suggested lengths for one dose range from 3" to over a foot. The +cactus has a tubular core of woody fibers arranged in a ring. Most +of the mescaline is supposed to occur outside of this ring, near the +skin. The skin itself is somewhat like a tough, waxy paper which +tears easily. The flesh is very bitter, with the consistency +of an apple. It is mostly water and can be liquified easily. It is +possible to remove the spines with a knife and carefully peel away all +of the skin, taking care not to peel away any of the flesh directly +under the skin (the most potent part). I find this to be much too +tedious. My method, in short, is to blend the entire cactus, (spine, +skin, and all) and prepare a liquid extract. This extract can +be frozen for later use, although it may be illegal in this form. +(San Pedro is legal to possess, but illegal to consume, in the USA). +The liquid extract can be chilled to ice-cold temperatures before +ingestion, and prepared with lemon juice, both of which make it more +palatable. + +To do this extraction, you need a food processor (ideally) or a blender, +and a strong course mesh filter of some type. Coffee filters are too +fine, and most metal kitchen strainers are too coarse. I use a nylon mesh +bag designed for sprouting seeds and grains -- I find this ideal. You +could probably use some kind of cloth filter (perhaps even an old +shirt would suffice). First, wash the surface of the cactus thoroughly. +Then slice it into half inch thick disks (actually stars). Optionally, +excise the small circular core from each disk. Slice the disks radially, +like a pie, into small wedges. It is *not* necessary to de-spine or +remove the skin of the cactus to do this. These small pieces may now be +liquified in a food processor or blender. You will almost certainly +have to do this in several small batches. For the first batch, you may +need to add a small amount of water to aid in the liquefaction, but +after this just add some of the previously blended liquid. Strain the +resultant broth, again in small batches, and set aside the liquid. Combine +all the solid mass that has been filtered out and set aside. For each foot +of cactus, put 1 cup of water (distilled is probably best) in a large pot, +preferably not aluminum. For each foot of cactus add the juice of two +lemons. Optionally, add one gram per foot of acidic vitamin C (ascorbic +acid) in powdered or granular form (easily obtainable in health food +stores). Heat this mixture to boiling. Now, reblend the the solid mass in +small parts with this boiling liquid. Blend each part for at least two +minutes. This step will convert any remaining mescaline to salt form, +improving its solubility, and bring the last of it into solution. Filter and +combine this with the first liquid, and mix well. If not used immediately, +this mixture should be frozen to avoid decomposition. This method +will result in two to three cups of liquid per foot of cactus. +I strongly advise against boiling this liquid down in an attempt to reduce +the volume, since it is my experience that this will adversely affect +the potency, and may increase the relative concentration of the non- +mescaline alkaloids. I also strongly advise calibrating your brew +for potency. A dose may range from one cup to over three cups. + +Despite the lemon juice, it will be intensely bitter, so chilling it to +near freezing before drinking is probably a good idea. A number of +techniques can help with the taste. I suggest chasing each gulp +with unsweetened grapefruit juice. Alternatively, Adam Gottleib, +in "Peyote and Other Psychoactive Cacti" has this to say: "The Indians... +believe that if one's heart is pure, the bitterness will not be tasted. +Many have found that by not cringing from the taste, but rather letting +one's sesnses plunge directly into the center of the bitterness, a +sort of separation from the offensive flavor is experienced. One is +aware of the bitterness, but it no longer disturbs him...It is not a +difficult trick, but it takes some mental discipline." + +CACTUS SPECIES: Peyote, the traditional source of mescaline, +is a very slow growing cactus which I think is actually illegal to +cultivate or possess in the USA (except for members of the Native +American Indian Church, in certain states). It is native to central +Mexico and southwest Texas, but is so rare as to be an endangered species. +I have no experience with peyote, and the bulk of this file is really +concerned with Trichocereus cacti. + +Trichocereus pachanoi, or *San Pedro*, is a very common landscaping +cactus (not indigenous to the USA though) and is neither illegal +to possess, nor even particularly incriminating since it +is so widespread. It is also one of the fastest growing +of all columnar cacti. It grows fastest in a very sunny climate +with long summers (or under high intensity growth lights year round) +but will grow fairly well in more temperate ares as well. In +areas of the Southwest where cactus nurseries are to be found, it +can often be purchased as a specimen of three feet or more in +height. (One place I know of sells it for $6.50 per linear foot, +and has several hundred feet of specimens in stock). T. pachanoi +is quite easy to identify once you have seen it in person, but verbal +descriptions are probably not adequate to distinguish it from other +Trichocereus species (such things as the "roundedness" or "fullness" +of the ridges, the appearance of the growth cap at the top of the column, +and the exact shades of green are difficult to describe verbally). + +Trichocereus peruvianus is a close relative of T. pachanoi with a higher +concentration of mescaline. It is very rarely found in the USA (not +indigenous and not used for landscaping) and for that reason is potentially +more incriminating than T. pachanoi. It will most likely have +to be grown from seed (see section below). It is very similar to +T. pachanoi in terms of growth rate and robustness. I have personally +never tried T. peruvianus, and it is not clear to me how much more +potent than T. pachanoi it may be. The only studies I am aware +of report that T. pachanoi contains up to 0.1 % mescaline content +*wet weight*, whereas T. peruvianus is reported at 0.8% *dry weight*. +Peyote is reported at around 1.0 % dry weight, so from this we +can infer that T. peruvianus is about as strong as peyote, but +it is difficult to compare to T. pachanoi. Most sources seem +to believe that T. pachanoi is generally less potent than peyote, +but I think this may depend on the method of cultivation of the +T. pachanoi. The mescaline content of T. pachonoi can vary widely +depending on growth conditions. In particular, the conditions +favoring most rapid growth (frequent waterings) do not produce the +highest mescaline content. See the section on cultivation for more +information. + +There are several other species of Trichocereus with mescaline +content comparable to T. pachanoi. Several of them could easily be +mistaken for T. peruvianus, but are less potent and have different +alkaloidal contents. See the natural highs faq for more information. + +GROWING FROM SEED: The main reason for doing this is probably to +obtain T. peruvianus, since T. pachanoi is a common landscaping +cactus and easily obtainable as large specimens. See the section +on species above. You should keep in mind that it will take at +least a year to get a plant large enough for one dose, and +unless you are using year round high intensity growth lights (such +as used for pot cultivation) coupled with an ideal watering and +fertilizing schedule, you can expect to wait two years. Growing +>From seed requires patience, knowledge, and experience. There are +many techniques... if you are going to invest the time required for +this, you should read up on several of them. Egdar and Brian Lamb's +"Pocket Encyclopedia of Cacti In Color" contains a very extensive +discussion of cactus growing in general, and growing from seed in +particular. I do have one immediate suggestion for those of you +growing from seed now: be very careful with the use of fungicides +and other chemicals! In particular, I suspect Daconil, the ingredient +in Ortho multi-purpose fungicide, of inhibiting seedling growth, even +when used in high dilution. A fungicide which I have seen +recommended for use with cactus seeds is *Chinosol*. + +CULTIVATION: +This section is directed at Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro) and +Trichocereus peruvianus. The growth paramaters for these catus +are the same. They are different than most columnar cacti in that +they grow very rapidly, and enjoy a somewhat richer soil mix and +more frequent waterings than most cacti. They are quite hardy, +and will grow successfully in a wide range of conditions (I +have seen very large, vigorous specimens growing unattended in +the back of grass covered lawns, planted directly in the lawn +soil, watered by the lawn's automatic sprinkler system). However, +to achieve maximum growth rates their native environment should +be imitated as closely as possible. The native habitat of these +cacti is the western slopes of the Peruvian Andes, where the soil +is very rich with humus and minerals, rainfall is not too scarce, and +exposure to the sun and wind are at a maximum. I will describe ideal +growth conditions (compiled from personal experience, books, and from +the advice of someone who grows several dozen of them). However, I +should begin by stating that these conditions also produce cacti with +low mescaline content. The alkaloids in these cacti apparently are a +defense mechanism against invading organisms, and increase during stressful +conditions... particularly when the cacti are underwatered. This +is a very gradual response... the mescaline content can take one or more +growing seasons to increase after water starvation has commenced. Thus +one strategy for raising these cactus is to purchase them at the desired +size, and to "starve them out" for a full growing season before harvesting. +If this is the strategy, the following "ideal growth conditions" should +*NOT* be observed since they will contribute to decreases in potency! + +For ideal growth, I have found the following variables to be important: + +Lighting: One of the most important variables. Growth of these cacti +occurs mainly during the brightest months of summer. In locations +where intense, bright sunny days occur for only a few months, they +will not grow rapidly. Growth can be greatly stimulated with high +intensity plant growth lights such as used for marijuana cultivation, +but year round operation of these 1000 watt bulbs can be very expensive. +Also, as the cactus can be quite tall, care must be taken not to burn +the tops of the plants. Ideally, angled lighting from both sides should +be observed to allow full illumination along the entire column. When +underwatering to increase potency, the cacti should be placed in a +less exposed location, with partial shade. If the lighting is too +bright for maximum potency increase (but not for maximum growth) the +cacti will turn a lighter shade of green. This response occurs after +only a few weeks, so adjust the lighting to achieve a darker shade +of green. + +Soil: The cacti should be planted in very porous soil. A typical cactus +potting soil mix is OK, but can be improved by addition of extra pumice. +The more porous the soil mix, the more frequently the cacti will have to +be watered, and the less danger there will be of root rot and other +problems of over-watering. However, the soil mix should also be fairly +rich. I take 3 parts high pumice soil mix (much more pumice than in +Hyponex cactus potting soil) and mix in one part forest compost. +Additionally, I use a lot of plant fertilizer. Cactus are damaged +by high nitrogen contents, so be sure to use a fertilizer with low +nitrogen. Check the label... there are three digits (like 10-7-12) +and the first is the nitrogen content. Use a plant food with the +lowest ratio of this number to the other two. Special catus +fertilizers are available... I use one called "Catus Juice" which +has a 1-7-6 ratio, plus calcium which is a special factor for cactus. +I feed my cactus at the recommended dilution about once a week. +Don't begin this treatment immediately after repotting; let the +roots set in. When attempting to increase potency, this feeding +is not necessary since the cactus will not be receiving water. + +Potting: These cacti like to send out far ranging lateral root systems +near to the surface, so if potted they should be placed in very wide +clay pots. Deep but narrow pots will result in stunted growth. Clay +pots are required for proper drainage. Use of large clay pots is in +many ways preferable to planting directly in the ground, since +the watering, drainage, and feeding can be controlled more precisely. +However, if attempting to increase potency, the cactus can be +placed in small, constricted pots since good growth conditions are not +desired. In any case, repotting cactus should not be idly done since +it shocks the root system and injures the cactus. It is best to +choose a suitable pot and stick with it. + +Watering: When in full growth, the cactus should be watered quite +frequently. The cactus should be watered when the subsurface soil is +not damp to the touch. This will depend on many other factors. At one +extreme, for a cactus in very well-drained, high pumice soil, potted +in porous clay pots, receiving bright full sunlight all day long, in +an exposed, windy, hot location, the cactus can be thoroughly watered +every four days. If fed this frequently, the plant food concentration +should be halved. One way to test soil dampness is to insert a small, +clean redwood stake into the soil. If it comes out with small particles +of sand clinging to it, the soil is still moist and should not be watered. +During dormant winter months, the cactus should be watered much less +frequently, perhaps once a month or so. This will stimulate root +growth and result in faster growth during the hot season. As +mentioned above, when attempting to increase potency, the cactus +should not be watered at all for an entire growing season, and placed +in a less exposed, partially shaded location. + +"Doping": Adam Gottlieb, in "Peyote and Other Psychoactive Cacti" +reports that the mescaline content can be increased by injection +of dopamine, or a mixture of tyrosine and dopa. The treatment +should be done on water starved cactus, and harvesting should +wait for four weeks (for dopamine, or six weeks for tyrosine +and dopa). The book recommends a saturated solution of free base +dopamine in a .05 N solution of HCl. Instructions are to inject at +the base of the plant and repeat again every 3-4 inches up the column +of the plant following a spiral pattern. I haven't tried this +personally... + +FINAL COMMENTS: A RECREATIONAL DRUG? Mescaline containing cactus +produce one, or at most, two doses of mescaline a year (for fast +Trichocereus species -- peyote cactus produces far less). Relative +to other hallucinogens, these cacti can be difficult to obtain unless +one lives in precisely the right area. Preparation of the cactus +is time consuming, and a relatively large quantity of extremely +disagreeable tasting substance must be consumed. The initial +effects are usually accompanied by considerable physical +discomfort. The experience is very long lived and inhibits sleep +for an even longer time, much more so than LSD, thus the +use of mescaline requires setting aside a considerable chunk +of time (typically an entire day, with possibility of fatigue +the next day). These facts may make cactus seem like a poor +choice for a recreational drug... and I would agree with this. +Many other compounds are better suited for recreational use. +But this is also precisely its appeal for me... I have tremendous +respect for mescaline containing cactus. Like the Native American +Indians, I think one can view these "negative" aspects of cactus +as features which are present to insure that it is treated with +the proper respect. To me, the use of mescaline containing +cactus is a rare, and spiritual, event. + +REFERENCES: +===================================================================== +Lamb, Egdar and Brian. Pocket Encyclopedia of Cacti in Colour. + Blandford Press, 1981. ISBN 0-7137-11973. + +Gottleib, Adam. Peyote And Other Psychoactive Cacti. Kistone Press, + 1977. (A small pamphlet available in head shops.) +-- +Bob Cain rcain@netcom.com 408-358-2007 + +Stomp out intolerance! diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cac_growtip.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cac_growtip.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5eb8e25b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cac_growtip.drg @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) +Subject: Re: cactii +Message-ID: +Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1993 16:01:40 GMT + +25u7gardinie@vms.csd.mu.edu wrote: +: I am planning on growing some cactii soon and was wondering if anyone +: out in this virtual land has any experience with growing cactus from +: seed. If anyone does and would like to post any comments or suggestions +: they would be greatly appreciated. I regretably have little experience +: in growing things of this nature and would like to have the best chance +: for success the first time out. If you would rather e-mail me info that +: would be fine. I would even appreciate some advice on books which would +: give me the info I am seeking. Once again thanks in advance. + +I have 26 little T. peruvianus that I germinated from 100 seeds from +... of the jungle. It was quite easy. As a germination bed I used +commercial cactus mix in a 3/8" layer on the bottom of a pie plate that +I could seal with saran wrap. Moisten, apply a half recommended +solution of Ortho Multi-Purpose Frungacide, DACONIL 2787, with a spray +bottle. This need be done once but needs be done. I lost seeds and +seedlings until I did this and my germination ratio would have been +much higher. Sprinkle seeds on wet bed and seal with saran. Open once +a day to air out. Sprouting will occur within a couple of weeks. They +seem to have a remarkably difficult time getting their tap root into +the ground but don't worry, it happens. They will reach 1/2" in +three months or so. I transplanted half into separate containers at +that point and left half in the germinating bed for a total of eight +months. Interestingly the ones left in the germinating bed grew taller +and thinner and overall slightly larger while the transplanted ones +gained more girth. I just transplanted the remainder and moved them +outside at about seven months and the heavy duty noon day CA sun gave +them a pretty serious sunburn, they were turning purple, I moved to +partial shade and they are recovering nicely. I have no idea how long +it will take until sufficient maturity but the fall should tell +something. These little cuties are perfectly legal (as cactii.) + + +Peace, + +Bob + +-- +Bob Cain rcain@netcom.com 408-358-2007 + + "I used to be different. But now I'm the same." + +--------------PGP 1.0 or 2.0 public key available on request.------------------ diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cactus b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cactus new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b96dfbe0 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cactus @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +From: marsthom@coriolis.UUCP (marsthom) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: CACTUS: w. lophophora question +Date: 12 Apr 91 06:45:31 GMT +Organization: Albedo Communications + + + CACTI SOURCES OF MESCALINE + Approximate Percent +Botanical Name Locale Mescaline Content +---------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- +Lophophora williamsii Texas, Chihuahua 1 +Anhalonium lewinii (L. diffusa) Queretaro trace (1% pellotine) +Trichocereus peruvianus Peru 1 +Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro) Peru 0.1 +Trichocereus brigesii Bolivia <0.1 +Trichocereus macrogonus South America <0.1 +Trichocereus terscheckii Argentina <0.1 +Trichocereus werdermannianus South America <0.1 +Trichocereus cuzcoensis Peru <0.1 +Trichocereus fulvilanus South America <0.1 +Trichocereus taquimbalensis South America <0.1 +Trichocereus validus South America <0.1 +Stetsonia coryne Argentina <0.1 +Pelecyphora asilliformis San Luis Potosi 0.00001 +Opuntia spinosor Arizona,Chihuahua 0.00001 +---------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- +From: Shulgin,A.L.,"Chemistry of Phenethylamines Related to Mescaline" + _Journal of Psychedelic Drugs_ Vol.11(1-2)Jan-Jun 1979 + +----------------------- +(this in response for the request for Latin names of psychoactive + cacti, of course.) diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/caffod.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/caffod.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..326ad258 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/caffod.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +From: jooji@eden.rutgers.edu (Jasper O'Malley) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Caffeine Trips and other such niceties +Date: 17 Feb 1995 14:08:47 -0500 +Message-ID: <3i2s7v$eiq@er6.rutgers.edu> + +"And he opened the seventh seal..." + +Just thought you guys be interested in a little bit of excitement that came +my way last night... + +After drinking an entire pot of coffee in less than an hour, around 4 AM this +morning I became completely and utterly convinced that the world was going to +end at exactly 6:11 AM this morning, just before first light. I'm not making +this up. I completely lost my shit in a way that I have never lost it +before. + +I was so freaked out, I wanted to die. Not to kill myself, just +die. I had absolutely no desire to write, speak, eat, blow my nose, kiss, +think or be in general...I wanted to die and I was convinced that when the +world did end in a blaze of hellfire, I was gonna be judged by the +Lord Almighty and burn for eternity. I wrote four pages about it in +my journal as I was hip deep in the shitpool that was a stimulant +overdose induced, acute manic/paranoiac attack that triggered some +sort of neoclassical, metaphysical, socio-religious and philosophical +crisis. + +Needless to say this sucked real bad, and I didn't real start to come +down off this until around 5 in the morning. This particularly blew +'cos I had two labs to finish by today (already late...I only ended up +getting one done), and I didn't feel a hell of a lot of incentive to +expound on the vibrational-rotational modes of carbon dioxide +molecules being that the world was going to come to a screeching halt +and I was hurtling toward that inevitable eternity of suffering and +agony reserved for unrepentant pagans and unbelievers like m'self... + +I fully snapped out of it at 6:20 and now my stomach feels like I +swallowed a pound of Drain-O and pixie stick cocktails... + +If anyone ever tells you caffeine is not a psychoactive drug when +taken in significantly large quantities, spit on their nose. And if +you find the bastard that sprinkled LSD on my French Roast, cut out +his tongue... + +HUGS & KISSES, +Crackerboy O'Brien + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calamus.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calamus.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a0dec80b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calamus.drg @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +From: balld@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Donald the Curmudgeon) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Calamus Root. +Message-ID: <2hguq6$bda@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> +Date: 18 Jan 94 15:21:42 GMT + +I once ate about 4 inches of fresh calamus root. + +It's a stimulant. It's a pretty good stimulant, in fact. I didn't notice +any hallucinogenic effects, but perhaps I needed a larger quantity. + +In any case, it's one of the foulest tasting drugs I've ever consumed. + +-- +*************************************************************************** +***Donald Athelstan Ball Jr. Department of Psychology*** +***donald_ball@unc.edu University of North Carolina*** +***(919)962-4001 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270*** + +============================================================================= + +From: mcscs1cfsi@dct.ac.uk +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Calamus Root. +Message-ID: <1994Jan14.135756.10282@dct.ac.uk> +Date: 14 Jan 94 13:57:56 GMT + +I have been experimenting with calamus root, bought already cut to quarter +smartie size and dried. + +I've tried making tea from it to no avail. Yesterday i gubbed half an ounce of +the stuff. Nothing happened again. + +Allegedly, 10 inces of the root works to provide hallucinagenic effects.... + +Can anyone provide some info??? + +Herbie. + +============================================================================= + +From: jtrichar@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Jeremy Richardson) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Calamus=Vomit, vomit, vomit. +Date: 14 May 1994 20:03:08 GMT +Message-ID: + + +I just wanted to warn everyone about this particular herb. I visited an +herb store last night, and recognized the name "Calamus" on the shelf from +the Legal Highs text. So, being the rash and inept fool that I am, I +bought it, took it home and imbibed it as per the 20th Century Alchemist's +directions. Bad move. + +I drank this *horribly* bitter brew at around 10 o'clock, and experienced +little (if any) of the anticipated effects. However, to my chagrin, at +around 3, I felt ill. And I barfed, barfed, barfed, and for a change of +pace, I vomited. I had my girlfriend call the Poison Control Center to +make sure that I wasn't going to die. We found that Calamus' effects, +instead of euphoric, are a stomach irritant. So, I spent most of the night +cradled around the Porcelain God. +Lesson 1: reaffirmed "don't believe everything you read" +Lesson 2: always check out what you buy, and make SURE that it's gonna do +what it is supposed to. +Lesson 3: if you're gonna poke around the psychotropic section of the Herb +store, and try stuff, call Poison Control first to see if you should expect +bad results. +Lesson 4: there are other, much mellower substances to partake of than +Calamus. +(not to mention tastier) +Jeremy diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calamus.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calamus.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..48a2389c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calamus.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I once ate about 4 inches of fresh calamus root. + +It's a stimulant. It's a pretty good stimulant, in fact. I didn't notice +any hallucinogenic effects, but perhaps I needed a larger quantity. + +In any case, it's one of the foulest tasting drugs I've ever consumed. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I have been experimenting with calamus root, bought already cut to quarter +smartie size and dried. + +I've tried making tea from it to no avail. Yesterday i gubbed half an ounce of +the stuff. Nothing happened again. + +Allegedly, 10 inces of the root works to provide hallucinagenic effects.... + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I just wanted to warn everyone about this particular herb. I visited an +herb store last night, and recognized the name "Calamus" on the shelf from +the Legal Highs text. So, being the rash and inept fool that I am, I +bought it, took it home and imbibed it as per the 20th Century Alchemist's +directions. Bad move. + +I drank this *horribly* bitter brew at around 10 o'clock, and experienced +little (if any) of the anticipated effects. However, to my chagrin, at +around 3, I felt ill. And I barfed, barfed, barfed, and for a change of +pace, I vomited. I had my girlfriend call the Poison Control Center to +make sure that I wasn't going to die. We found that Calamus' effects, +instead of euphoric, are a stomach irritant. So, I spent most of the night +cradled around the Porcelain God. +Lesson 1: reaffirmed "don't believe everything you read" +Lesson 2: always check out what you buy, and make SURE that it's gonna do +what it is supposed to. +Lesson 3: if you're gonna poke around the psychotropic section of the Herb +store, and try stuff, call Poison Control first to see if you should expect +bad results. +Lesson 4: there are other, much mellower substances to partake of than +Calamus. +(not to mention tastier) + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calea.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calea.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8657f3d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/calea.drg @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Calea zacatechichi +Message-ID: +From: marsthom@qedbbs.com (Mark Thompson) +Date: 2 May 93 08:13:47 GMT + +>Someone asked about Calea zacatechichi... + +Beside Willam Bodens book "Narcotic Plants" and Richard Evan +Schultes/Albert Hofmann's book "Plants of the Gods", a good source of info +about psychoactive Mexican plants is the article: + +"Ethnopharmacology and Taxonomy of Mexican Psychodysleptic Plants" +by Jose Luis Diaz, MD published in the Jan-Jun 1979 issue of +"Journal of Psychedelic Drugs" + +Diaz lists Salvia divinorum, Calea zacatechichi and Cannabis sativa +as "cognodysleptics", and Calea zacatechichi is mentioned as being smoked +and taken as a tea by the Chontal Indians in Oaxaca for divination and +oneiromancy (dream induction). + + "Its actions during wakefulness were tested in five subjects after + several inhalations and the administration of an infusion. + With high doses, effects included: sensations of well-being + and light-headedness, difficulty in bringing events to mind, + somnolence, and an intensification of visual imagery, but only + with the eyes closed." + +It isn't clear from the paper whether the psychoactive substance(s) in +the plant have been conclusively identified: + + "A germacranolid called caleicine, the p-hydroxycinnamide ester of + junenol, was isolated from a sample of C. zacatechichi taken from + the state of Veracruz." + + "Other substances with the basic structure of caleicine have been + isolated from the active, as well as the inactive plants provided + by the Chontal curandero; they are now being screened for the + presence of psychoactive compounds. Independently Bohlmann and + Zdero(1977) have reported two new germacranolids in C. zacatechichi. + It should be mentioned that these molecules are terpenes as are the + cannabinols in marijuana." + +Diaz also mentions that there appear to be two varieties (possibly +separate species) of this plant. One is psychoactive and the other +apparently is not. + +------------ +Hope that's useful to someone. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cannabiscbf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cannabiscbf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a6c6f0bf --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cannabiscbf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +From: andersom@spot.Colorado.EDU (Marc Anderson) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: Cannabis increases CBF! +Message-ID: <1993Apr22.203424.9887@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> +Date: 22 Apr 93 20:34:24 GMT + +With all the talk about how bad cocaine is bad because it reduces cerebral +blood flow (CBF)/ glucose expenditure, I bumped into some research that found +cannabis increases CBF in the right and left frontal lobes and the left +temporal lobe. + +This would be a good thing to throw at a drug warrior who claims cocaine is +bad because it decreases CBF. (ask him, "does this mean that cannabis is good +because it increases CBF?" -- of course it doesn't, but it's a good thing to +know anyway..) + +[Mathew, R.J.; Wilson, W.H. (1993): Acute changes in cerebral blood flow +after smoking marijuana. _Life Sciences_. 52(8):757-767.] + +Abstract: + In experienced marijuana smokers, marijuana smoking was accompanied + by a significant bilateral increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) + especially in the frontal regions and cerebral blood velocity. The + post-marijuana CBF increase could not be explained on the basis on + changes in general circulation or respiration. Similarly, the CBF + increase was unrelated to plasma levels of tetrahydrocannabinol and + extracranial circulation. Behavioral changes showed significant + correlations with CBF. CBF and brain function are closely coupled and + therefore it seemed highly likely that CBF changes after marijuana were + closely related to its effect on mood and behavior. + +-marc +andersom@spot.colorado.edu + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/car-visual b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/car-visual new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d750d263 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/car-visual @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +My first trip was the best I've ever had. I dropped at 11:30pm. I started +noticing a change at around 12am. I was standing in 7-11, kinda disoriented. +I turned around and it hit me. The room strated shifting, and the shelves +started beding. 3 of us were tripping. All I remember is that whenever we +wanted to light a cigarette, we'd ask for a light, start laughing and +remember about 1/2 later that we were holding an un lit cigarette. Adam and I +were sitting outside behind a car. the car was on the right side curb. A car +rolls by and he says it's a cop and runs away. I was left sitting there +alone. Now I heard the car, saw the lights, but I didn't exactly see the car. +When I got up to run away. Everything stopped. The sounds went away, and the +lights went away to. I tell thats the biggest most life-like trip/visual I've +ever had. Love Nico Blue@}--->------- diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cat.info b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cat.info new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c2f6c031 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cat.info @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: andersom@spot.Colorado.EDU (Marc Anderson) +Subject: Re: Info on methcathinone +Message-ID: <1993Jul1.222440.8062@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> +Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 22:24:40 GMT + +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- + +[some text deleted -cak] + +medline only has two entries for 'methcathinone', both of which follow: + +- -marc +andersom@spot.colorado.edu + +- ---------- cut here --------- + +AU - Glennon RA +AU - Yousif M +AU - Naiman N +AU - Kalix P +TI - Methcathinone: a new and potent amphetamine-like agent. +AB - The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effect of + N-monomethylation of phenylisopropylamine derivatives on amphetamine- + like activity. In tests of stimulus generalization using rats trained + to discriminate 1.0 mg/kg of (+)-amphetamine from saline, the N- + monomethyl derivatives of 1-(X-phenyl)-2-aminopropane, where X = 2,4- + dimethoxy (2,4-DMA), 3,4-dimethoxy (3,4-DMA), 2,4,5-trimethoxy + (2,4,5,-TMA), and 2-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxy (MMDA-2), did not + produce amphetamine-appropriate responding at the doses evaluated. + However, the N-monomethyl derivative of cathinone (i.e., + methcathinone), like cathinone, resulted in stimulus generalization. + Further studies with this agent revealed that (a) in the amphetamine- + trained animals, methcathinone (ED50 = 0.37 mg/kg) is more potent + than racemic cathinone or racemic amphetamine (ED50 = 0.71 mg/kg in + both cases), (b) methcathinone is capable of inducing release of + radioactivity from [3H]dopamine-prelabeled tissue of rat caudate + nucleus in a manner similar to that observed with cathinone, + amphetamine, and methamphetamine, and (c) methcathinone is more + potent than cathinone as a locomotor stimulant in mice as determined + by their effect on spontaneous activity. The results of the present + study provide evidence for a structural analogy between the + prototypic psychostimulants amphetamine/methamphetamine and + cathinone/methcathinone, and lend further support to the concept that + amphetamine and cathinone correspond in their pharmacological + effects. +SO - Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1987 Mar;26(3):547-51 +DP - 1987 Mar +TA - Pharmacol Biochem Behav +PG - 547-51 +IP - 3 +VI - 26 +IS - 0091-3057 +UI - 87204443 + +AU - Goldstone MS +TI - 'Cat': methcathinone--a new drug of abuse [letter] +AB - [No Abstract Available] +SO - JAMA 1993 May 19;269(19):2508 +DP - 1993 May 19 +TA - JAMA +PG - 2508 +IP - 19 +VI - 269 +IS - 0098-7484 +UI - 93253905 + +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- +Version: 2.2 + +iQBVAgUBLDNkHMUtKvnPICaNAQFfUgH/WRrFv/IMAFRBJTYH93igJSqY+SxTFXxw +YpU005KcJ8DRDEU7Tbmx99rUkvLppDGseLP2Ac8JH8aW9N11L8jVSQ== +=yz0/ +-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- + +============================================================================= + +From: ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu (Eli Brandt) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Homemade cat +Date: 10 Jun 1994 03:51:55 GMT +Message-ID: <2t8o0r$kjb@jaws.cs.hmc.edu> + +In article <135322Z09061994@anon.penet.fi>, Mud Phud wrote: +>I found it to be much, much weaker than meth. The onset is slightly +>slower (nasal route), there is no euphoria/rush, the high is like a +>buzz with some of the heightened concentration and detail perception +>ability, and the effects don't last as long as meth. I had no trouble +>sleeping at night, unlike with a meth high. +> +>My question to the expert chemists in the group is why this might +>be so. The cat refs on hmc seem to indicate that methcathinone and +>methamphetamine should have equivalent or nearly equivalent effects. + +Maybe not. I have some notes comparing cathinone (the active principle +of qat) with amphetamine. Rosecran et al. found that cathinone lacked +DA agonist activity, and showed less disruption of behavior in animal +studies. This is in Harris (ed.), _Problems of drug dependence_, NIDA, +Monograph #27. I don't know whether this generalizes to methcathinone. + + Eli ebrandt@hmc.edu + finger for PGP key. +The above text is worth +precisely its weight in gold. + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catinf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catinf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8cc806ce --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catinf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,585 @@ +From: lamontg@cs.washington.edu +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: methcasidone recipe +Message-ID: <25bp20$ktb@news.u.washington.edu> +Date: 24 Aug 93 00:57:36 GMT + +jcaffey@lonestar.utsa.edu (Jeffrey S. Caffey ) writes: +>Don't know much about it except that it's called methcathione, CAT for short, + +correct. + +>and it contains a strong base (lye, something like NaOH), battery acid, and +>ephinedrine (from diet pills and nasal sprays, etc.). + +it does not "contain" those anymore than water "contains" hydrogen. +ephedrine is the precursor. NaOH and H2SO4 are used in the synthesis +to acidify or basify the solution that you're working with at various +stages -- it doesn't contain NaOH or H2SO4 *PERIOD*. it may "contain" +HCl as a hydrochloride salt, but so does the ephedrine and pseudoephedrine +that you buy over the counter. + +>Of course, I could be +>wrong. That's what I learned from watching, believe it or not, The Today Show +>with Katie Curic. Sounds like you would have to be high to want to get high +>on that shit! + +what you've mentioned here has no relevancy to wether or not you'd want to +get high on it. + +>So how DO you make it?!! :-) + +From: an26424@anon.penet.fi (Badsector) +Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1993 15:20:21 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Methcathinone Info + +Methcathinone ("Cat") / Ephedrone ("Jeff"). +=========================================== + +Initially reported as a street drug in the former USSR as ephedrone +[1]. Reports of the use of "Jeff" leading to "numerous" overdose deaths +were, it seems, covered up by the former Russian authorities. It has been +banned in the USA after several labs were seized in Michigan. It was sold +as "Cat", presumably named after the African shrub Khat (catha +edulis), which contains cathinone [2]. Methcathinone is related to +cathinone as methamphetamine is related to amphetamine, i.e. by +N-methyl substitution. + +Reliable reports of effects in humans are not known to me. A recent short +letter [4] in the Journal of the American Medical Association seems to me to +simply to repeat assertions made in the American popular press. In the letter, +it is said that users describe "Cat" as better than cocaine and meth. +"Typical" doses are described as 0.5-1g and the effects described as lasting +six days. + +This seems to me to be unlikely. What has been reported may well be +equivalent to high dose, methamphetamine abuse on the "speed freak" pattern +and is probably *not* typical. + +Animal studies [2] suggest methcathinone has ED50 of 1.9uM/kg +(0.39mg/kg) , when compared to cocaine's 7.6uM/kg (2.6 mg/kg). This would +make it *more* potent than cocaine by six times in the rat and +suggests the human figure of ten times cocaine potency in the human reported +on USENET as been given on Belgium television is not unrealistic. Indeed, this +would put it in the same range as methamphetamine, which it may well closely +resemble. + +Personal communication suggests it may well be simply equivalent to +methamphetamine. The bottom line may well be that most CNS stimulants +are the same, whether they be cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, +4-methylaminorex or methcathinone. Differing the route of administration is +likely to have more effect. Smoking or injecting such drugs leads to rapid +build-up of the drug in the blood stream and an intense "rush". This route +is more dangerous from a toxicologic point of view and likely to lead to +compulsive use. Occasional oral use in social situations is likely +to be the least harmful. Some people may find CNS stimulants psychologically +addictive. + +Synthesis [1] + +A 2000-mL Erlenmeyer flask, equipped with a magnetic stirring bar, was +charged with methylene chloride (200 mL), acetic acid (10 mL) water (100 mL), +potassium permanganate (2g) and ephedrine hydrochloride (2g). The solution was +stirred at room temperature for 30 min. This was followed by the +addition of sufficient sodium hydrogen sulfite to reduce the +precipitated manganese dioxide. The aqueous phase was made basic +with 5N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and the methylene chloride was +separated. The organic layer was extracted with 0.5N sulfuric acid +(H2SO4). Isolation of the acid layer followed by basification with +sodium bicarbonate and extraction with methylene chloride (50 mL, +three times), removed the product into the organic phase. The solvent +was concentrated by rotary evaporation, followed by column +chromatography through neutral alumina with methylene chloride. +Solvent removal through rotary evaporation produced a colorless +liquid which was disolved in hexane. Gaseous hydrochloric acid was +bubbled into the hexane to precipitate the amine hydrochloride to +produce a 1-g (50%) yield of 2-methylamino-1-phenylpropan-1-one +hydrochloride. + +Ephedrone, like methamphetamine, processes one asymmetric center. +Depending upon the synthetic precursor, l-ephedrine (1R,2S) or +d-pseudoephedrine (1S,2R), the product expected would be d-ephedrone +(2S) or l-ephedrone (2R), respectively. However, depending on the +heat of the reaction or harsh extraction conditions the enolizable +ketone will result in a racemic d,l-ephedrone. + +Synthesis [3] + +A solution composed of 0.99g of sodium dichromate and 133g of +concentrated sulfuric acid dissolved in 4.46 cc of water is added +slowly with stirring to 1.65g of l-ephedrine dissolved in 4.7 cc of +water and 0.55 cc of concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature. +The mixture is stirred at room temperature for an additional 4 to 6 +hours and then made alkaline with sodium hydroxide soloution. the +aqueous mixture is extracted with two volumes of chloroform and then +with two volumes of ether. The organic extracts containing the free +base of 1-a-methylaminoprophenone are combined, treated with an +excess of dry hydrogen chloride and the solvents evaporated. The +residual 1-a-methylaminopropiophenone hydrochloride is stirred with +petroleum ether, collected and purified by dissolving in ethanol and +reprecipitating with ether. m.p. 182-184 o C. + +(1) Zingel, K.Y., Dovensky, W., Crossman, A. and Allen, A., +"Ephedrone: 2-Methylamino-1-Phenylpropane-1-One (Jeff)," Journal of +Forensic Sciences, v. 36, No.3, May 1991, pp.915-920 + +(2) Young, R. and R.A. Glennon. "Cocaine-Stimulus Generalization to +Two New Designer Drugs: Methcathinone and 4-Methylaminorex" +Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 45(1) 229-231, 1993 + +(3) Glennon, R.A., Yousif, M., Kalix, P. "Methcathinone: A new and +potent amphetamine-like agent." Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. +26:547-5451, 1987. + +(3) British Patent, 768,772 (1954). + +(4) Goldstone, M.S., "Cat - Methcathinone - A New Drug of Abuse" Journal +of the American Medical Association v269 no 19 p2508 (letter) 1993 +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +>Of course, I guess the college guy figured out that everything needed was +>right under the counter. Now what's the government going to do? Outlaw +>batteries and drain cleaners? I wouldn't put it past them. + +i really doubt it. + +-- +Lamont Granquist drugz: ftp.u.washington.edu:/pub/user-supported/alt.drugs +lamontg@cs.washington.edu personal: !finger lamontg@cs.washington.edu | more +"Conservative: n. One who admires radicals centuries after they're dead." + +============================================================================= + +From: cooper@hacktic.nl (cooper) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Ephedrine Derivatives +Date: 10 Oct 1993 14:12:39 +0100 +Message-ID: <2991olINNo8m@xs4all.hacktic.nl> + +dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes: +>In article <1993Oct9.200043.25880@news.yale.edu> potter@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Philip G. Potter) writes: +> >It is supposedly easy to make, using Ephedrine Hydrochloride (over the +> >counter stimulant) and other household chemicals. Do anyone have any +> >information on this. + +>You've got to be kidding. You'd need a chemistry lab. + +Well, a chemistry lab and some knowledge _might_ help, but hey, if you wanna +give it a shot, Here's howto: (well, at the end of this post, that is! +Oh this is the end huh?? Ok, here goes: + +I've never tried this synthesis, and I can't be sure baout anything. However, +if your kitchen does not explode, and you have a good time anyway, lemme know. + + Methcathinone + + Preparing the ephedrine/pseudoephedrine solution: + + Method A: + Add enough water to completely dissolve pure ephedrine or + pseudoephedrine. + + Method B: + Wash sudaphed tablets in cold water until most (it's impossible + to get all of it) of the red coating is gone. Put the tablets + in hot water, heat them to boiling, and stir until the tablets + have completely dissolved. Filter off the liquid. + + The amount of water the (pseudo-)ephedrine [I'll call it + ephedrine from now on for simplicity] is dissolved in is not too + important - it should be as little as possible, but at least as + much as the amount of sulfuric acid that is added later (to + insure to that the potassium dichromate dissolves). + To this aqueous mixture add 0.62 grams of potassium dichromate + for every gram of ephedrine in the solution. If you used + sudaphed tablets, figure by the theoretical amount in + solution (number of tablets X content of each tablet). Slowly + add 3ml Sulfuric for each gram ephedrine, stirring as you add + it. + + Let react for 30-60 minutes. The color should go from a bright + red/orange to a dark color (a mixture of green and orange from + the two ionization states of the chromium). + Basify the solution with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution + until you see the solution become a bright green (green with a + white precipitate - the methcathinone). This happens above pH + 8. Try not to add too much hydroxide (if you do the solution + becomes black and there is probably some decomposition of the + methcathinone). + + Extract 3-4 times with naptha (add the naptha, shake it up, + pour off as much naptha as you can - but DON'T get ANY reaction + mixture in the extracts!). Use as much naptha as would equal + about 50-100 percent of the reaction mixture. + + + Quickly add the extracts to 25ml of hydrochloric acid, diluted + 1 part 36% HCl to 4-5 parts water. Shake the mixture, extract + off the aqueous (lower) portion. This is an acid solution of + the methcathinone. [you may want to extract a second time with + HCl to get a slightly higher yield, a 3rd time adds nothing.] + Evaporate the mixture under low to medium heat (preferably + under a vacuum) until it becomes thick. Add acetone and stir + it a little. if the mixture doesn't become white (crystalline) + right away, it hasn't been evaporated enough. Continue + evaporating and adding acetone until it does. Be careful not + to burn the thick mixture (adding acetone helps keep the + temperature down). + + After getting crystals/precipitate, cover the mixture tightly + and put in a freezer for 15 minutes. Remove from the freezer, + filter the crystals off and wash with a small amount of cold + acetone. + [If the crystals are less than white, you may want to purify + them by boiling and stirring them in acetone again, cooling + the mixture and refiltering as described above.] + + The white crystals/powder is methcathinone HCL. I wouldn't + take more than 20mg for a first dose, and I wouldn't take it if + I had a history of heart disease or stroke in the family, or if + I had high blood pressure. Really, really habit forming. Very, + very pleasurable. BE CAREFUL. Don't introduce this stuff to + kids or sell it or I will personally hunt you down. + + NOTES: + This synthesis is very forgiving. Substitutions of potassium + hydroxide for sodium hydroxide, sodium dichromate for potassium + dichromate and similar subsitution will not have an impact. I + wouldn't substitute anything for the sulfuric acid, however. + HCl is used to make the drug salt because it is so easy to + evaporate the excess off. Any method of making drug salts you + are familiar with should be satisfactory. + Ether works a little better than naptha, but it's more + dangerous. I stay away from it. + + +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +--Cooper + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <051314Z09071994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an42976@anon.penet.fi +Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 05:11:24 UTC +Subject: Tips for CAT synthesis + +Through experience I have compiled the following tips for ppl wanting +to do the CAT synthesis. It isn't hard, but the posted synthesis cannot +lead to good results becuase of certain ommisions. I don't know if these +were omitted deliberately as to stop non-chemists from completing it or +whether the author of the original article just forgot. In any case, here +are some things you should be aware of. + +1) When dissolving the ephedrine don't use 'as little amount of water as +possible' as the instructions say. This will lead to a very thick reaction +mixture. When extracting with naphta this thickness will prevent separation +of layers. The naphta will stay in suspension and the naphta that does +separate will not contain high amounts of CAT. This leads to unacceptably +low yields. Use about 10 ml. of water per gram of dissolved ephedrine. Do +not use tap-water, get de-mineralised water. Trace amounts of minerals will +inhibit the reaction. +2) Add the sulphuric acid *very slowly*. If you don't, local concentrations +will get too high, causing the ephedrine to break down. Stir well while +adding the H2SO4. +3) This is the most important omission: The whole reaction mixture has to +be cooled while basifying it with Sodium hydroxyde. The heat developed +during this stage will cause practicaly all the CAT to break down if you +don't. The best way to cool it is as follows: Place the reaction mixture +in an ice-bath 10 minutes before adding the NaOH. Then, just before adding +the NaOH, chuck a handfull of salt over the ice (NOT in the reaction +mixture!) This will cause the temperature to drop another couple of +degrees, ensuring a good cooling. +4) Use a magnetic stirring device troughout the whole procedure. +5) When extracting the CAT from the naphta with the HCl use a 20% +solution in stead of the mentioned 10% (approx.) +6) When evaporating the excess amounts of water (preferably under vacuum) +do not let the temperature exceed 70 degrees C. (approx 150 F.) Again, the +high temperature would cause the CAT to disintegrate. :-( + +If you follow these additional comments, you should be able to have success! + +The anonymous chemist. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + MAKING CAT (METHCATHINONE) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + For a more complete description of how cat is made read "Secrets of Meth- +amphetamine Manufacture" (Third Edition), available from Loompanics Unlimited, +PO Box 1197 Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA. Eye protection is needed and this is +done in a well-ventilated area. AT LEAST a year of college chemistry lab +experience is needed to realize the dangers involved here. This article is for +information purposes only. + + Cat (METHCATHINONE) is made by oxidizing EPHEDRINE, while METHAMPHETAMINE is +made by reducing EPHEDRINE. Cat is best made by using CHROME in the +6 +oxidation state as the oxidizer. Any of the common hexavalent CHROME salts +can be used as the oxidizer in this reaction. Some of these are CHROME +TRIOXIDE (CrO3), SODIUM or POTASSIUM CHROMATE (Na2CrO4), and SODIUM or +POTASSIUM DICHROMATE (Na2Cr2O7). All of these chemicals are very common. +CHROME TRIOXIDE is used in chrome plating. + + First the chemist dissolves EPHEDRINE pills containing a total of 25 grams +of EPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE or EPHEDRINE SULFATE in distilled water. EPHEDRINE +pills usually contain 25mg each of EPHEDRINE so 1000 pills would be needed. +Grinding them up isn't necessary. Let them sit overnight or shake the +solution hard for a while. When they're dissolved bring the solution to a +gentle boil while constantly stirring so none of it burns. As soon as it +starts boiling remove it from the heat and pour through 3 coffee filters +layered together to filter out the unwanted filler crap. Usually it is +necessary to hold the filters like a bag with the liquid that didn't go +through and gently squeeze to get the liquid to go through. The result is an +almost totally clear liquid which is the EPHEDRINE extract in water. Throw the +mush left in the filter away. + + The EPHEDRINE extract is poured into any convenient glass container. Next, +75 grams of any of the above mentioned CHROMIUM compounds is added. They +dissolve easily to form a reddish or orange colored solution. Finally, +CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID (it usually comes as 96-98%) is carefully added. +If CrO3 is being used, 21 ml is enough. If one of the CHROMATES is being used, +42 ml is needed. These chemicals are thoroughly mixed together and allowed +to sit for several hours with occasional stirring. + + After several hours LYE solution (1 part water, 1 part LYE) is very slowly +and carefully added dropwise with strong stirring until the solution is +strongly basic (pH 11 or more). This strong stirring is to make sure the cat +is converted to the free base. + + Next, TOLUENE is used to extract the cat. Usually this is done with a sep +funnel (separatory funnel, which is a flask with a funnel-shaped bottom and +a stopcock (valve) on the very bottom. Sep funnels are used for separating +liquids by opening the valve on the bottom and letting the bottom-most layer +of liquid drain out.) but a regular glass bottle should be fine but using a +plastic cap wouldn't be good. For safety, the bottle would need to be "burped" +often anyway to make sure no gasses build up in it. A large eyedropper-type +tool could be used to efficiently remove the cat layer. A couple hundred ml's +of TOLUENE is added and the container is strongly shaken to make sure the all +of the cat free base gets into the TOLUENE layer. Shake until it resembles +milk (fine suspended globules of TOLUENE within the water layer). Shake really +hard, then allow it to separate. Insufficent shaking will result in poor yield +with some undissolved cat base remaining in the spent sludge layer. The +TOLUENE layer should be clear to pale yellow in color. The water layer should +be orange mixed with green. The green may settle out as a heavy sludge. The +water layer is thrown away and the TOLUENE layer is washed once with water and +then poured into another container. ("Washed" here means that water is added +and the mixture shaken again and separated. The cat free base stays in the +TOLUENE layer because it doesn't dissolve in water. Any remaining +water-soluble impurities are dissolved into the water layer and not the +TOLUENE layer and thus they're "washed" out.) + + The cat free base now must be converted to cat salt (METHCATHINONE HCL). +Here are 2 methods for doing this. + METHOD 1 + ~~~~~~~~ + Dry HCL gas is made and bubbled through the TOLUENE solution to turn the cat +free base into cat salt (METHCATHINONE HCL). A bottle is selected for holding +the gas-producing mixture and a 1-hole stopper will be put in the top of the +bottle. One end of a J-shaped glass tube (about 1/4 inch diameter) is pushed +into the stopper. This glass tube will reach from the top of the gas-producing +bottle down into the bottle holding the TOLUENE-cat mixture. It should reach +the bottom of the mixture. Usually a sep funnel is used to add SULFURIC ACID +to the gas-producing mixture through a second hole in the stopper to keep gas +flowing. If one doesn't have access to a sep funnel it should be possible to +take the stopper out of the gas-producing bottle just long enough to add a +little SULFURIC ACID when it's needed to keep gas flowing. Place 200 grams of +TABLE SALT into the gas-producing bottle. 35% CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID +(reagent grade) is added and they are mixed into a paste. The surface of the +paste should be rough with lots of holes poked into it for good gas +production. About 1 ml of CONCENTRATED (96-98%) SULFURIC ACID is added to the +paste. This dehydrates the HYDROCHLORIC ACID and produces HYDROGEN CHLORIDE +GAS (** DO NOT BREATHE THIS GAS! **). This gas goes out of the gas-producing +bottle through the glass tube and bubbles through the TOLUENE-cat solution +turning cat free base into cat salt. The cat salt should appear as crystals +and after a while the solution should be thick with them. The crystals are +recovered by pouring through a filter. The crystals are then dried by +evaporating the TOLUENE with gentle heat or under a vacuum. Voila. Pure +METHCATHINONE-HCL. + + METHOD 2 + ~~~~~~~~ +That was the "ideal" method. The practical method is to dump the base/solvent +solution into a container, add an amount of DILUTE HCl, shake, shake, shake, +measure pH, if it is greater than 7 (pH above 7 is basic), add more acid, +shake, shake, shake, and check pH again. Keep it up until the pH is low, +staying well below 7 (pH below 7 is acidic), then remove the solvent layer and +keep for reuse. Add BAKING SODA to the water layer a little at a time until it +stops bubbling when more is added. Check the pH, make sure it is 7 (neutral) +or higher. The water is now evaporated away on non-plastic plates or pans and +the dried METHCATHINONE HCL can be scraped off with a razor blade. The +METHCATHINONE HCl has a trace of SODIUM CHLORIDE (TABLE SALT) and an even +smaller trace of SODIUM BICARBONATE (BAKING SODA). The BAKING SODA combines +with the excess HCl to become TABLE SALT. This practical method avoids the +mess of producing HCl gas. HCl is a white gas that burns your eyes and nose +really badly should you breathe it. It converts upon contact with water into +HYDROCHLORIC ACID, so if you don't want HYDROCHLORIC ACID in your eyes, nose, +lungs, don't breathe it! + + Small amounts of TABLE SALT and BAKING SODA in the cat will go unnoticed. The +ideal method can be used if a source of compressed HCl GAS is found. It is +sold in lab cylinders by chem supply houses and is not watched by the DEA. +Just stick on a regulator, affix the rubber hose with a glass extension for +submersion in the solvent, and open the valve to expel the gas through the +solvent to produce PURE cat HCl. + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + SUMMARY + ~~~~~~~ + Ephedrine is oxidized to produce methcathinone. The methcathinone is then +converted to the free base for separation from the rest of the unwanted crap +mixed with it. The free base dissolves in toluene and not in water whereas the +unwanted crap dissolves in water and not in toluene. Since water and toluene +separate into 2 layers the toluene layer containing the cat free base is saved +and the water layer thrown out. The toluene could probably be evaporated +leaving crystals of cat free base which could probably be smoked but I haven't +heard of anyone smoking it nor have I heard of its effects on the human body. +The cat free base is converted to cat salt using dilute hydrochloric acid or +anhydrous HCL gas. Cat salt is soluble in water and not in toluene, just the +opposite of the free base. Using HCL gas the salt produced has no water layer +to dissolve in so it crystalizes out. Using dilute HCL the salt leaves the +toluene layer as before but has a water layer (the water diluting the HCL) to +dissolve in. This water layer is saved and the water evaporated, leaving +methcathinone-HCL. + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + Sources of items: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +EPHEDRINE pills- Sadly, GNC (General Nutrition Centers) corporate stores no + longer carry "Revive" (ephedrine-HCL pills). The franchise stores are selling + what they have left in stock and will no longer carry the straight ephedrine + pills. They will only carry the crap with guaifenesin added. It looks like + mail order will be the only possible source. Anybody ordering through the + mail will probably have their name and address recorded and possibly sent to + the DEA. + +TOLUENE- Available at most hardware stores. One brand is called "Toluol" from + Parks. TOLUENE is also called METHYLBENZENE. + +LYE- Available at most hardware stores. Even Safeway has it. One brand is + "Red Devil Lye" which is used to unclog grease clogs in drains. + +CONCENTRATED HCL and CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID are pretty cheap. When bought + in 2-liter bottles (reagent grade) they're about $20 each. HCl, also called + MURIATIC ACID, is available as a concrete cleaner in most lumber yards. Also + used to adjust pH in swimming pools. H2SO4, aka Battery Electrolyte, + obtainable in quart to 5-gallon size containers from automotive supply + houses. This is a dilute acid which must be concentrated by pouring into + large pyrex containers and boiling the water off for many minutes. It has + reached the point of 98% concentration when the liquid stops boiling and + starts fuming off with the release of white clouds of gas (SO3, SULFUR + TRIOXIDE). Bottle while still hot as conc. H2SO4 is hygroscopic (it sucks + water out of the air and becomes dilute again). DO NOT BREATHE SO3 GAS! It + eats out your lungs, just as HCl GAS does. + +CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE (CHROMIC OXIDE) (CrO3)- Very common oxidizer. Comes in + powder form. Less than $20 for 100 grams. Since it can be recycled, someone + would never have to purchase large quantities of it. Enough to use as a + reagent and a supply to supplement the losses incured during use would be + enough. + +Glass tubing- About $2 per tube (1/4 inch) at chemistry supply outlets. Bent + into different forms slowly and carefully while heating with blow torch. + Glass tubing also used in salt water aquariums. Also for neon signs. Many + sources for glass tubing from veterinary to dairy, from industrial to hobby. + Easy to find if you know how to look. + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + CREDITS + ~~~~~~~ +"Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture" by Uncle Fester was used as a +reference. Information about it is in the beginning of this article. + +Technical assistance was provided by Steve J. Quest. +_____________________________________________________________________________ + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: andersom@spot.Colorado.EDU (Marc Anderson) +Subject: Re: Info on methcathinone +Message-ID: <1993Jul1.222440.8062@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> +Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 22:24:40 GMT + +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- + +[some text deleted -cak] + +medline only has two entries for 'methcathinone', both of which follow: + +- -marc +andersom@spot.colorado.edu + +- ---------- cut here --------- + +AU - Glennon RA +AU - Yousif M +AU - Naiman N +AU - Kalix P +TI - Methcathinone: a new and potent amphetamine-like agent. +AB - The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effect of + N-monomethylation of phenylisopropylamine derivatives on amphetamine- + like activity. In tests of stimulus generalization using rats trained + to discriminate 1.0 mg/kg of (+)-amphetamine from saline, the N- + monomethyl derivatives of 1-(X-phenyl)-2-aminopropane, where X = 2,4- + dimethoxy (2,4-DMA), 3,4-dimethoxy (3,4-DMA), 2,4,5-trimethoxy + (2,4,5,-TMA), and 2-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxy (MMDA-2), did not + produce amphetamine-appropriate responding at the doses evaluated. + However, the N-monomethyl derivative of cathinone (i.e., + methcathinone), like cathinone, resulted in stimulus generalization. + Further studies with this agent revealed that (a) in the amphetamine- + trained animals, methcathinone (ED50 = 0.37 mg/kg) is more potent + than racemic cathinone or racemic amphetamine (ED50 = 0.71 mg/kg in + both cases), (b) methcathinone is capable of inducing release of + radioactivity from [3H]dopamine-prelabeled tissue of rat caudate + nucleus in a manner similar to that observed with cathinone, + amphetamine, and methamphetamine, and (c) methcathinone is more + potent than cathinone as a locomotor stimulant in mice as determined + by their effect on spontaneous activity. The results of the present + study provide evidence for a structural analogy between the + prototypic psychostimulants amphetamine/methamphetamine and + cathinone/methcathinone, and lend further support to the concept that + amphetamine and cathinone correspond in their pharmacological + effects. +SO - Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1987 Mar;26(3):547-51 +DP - 1987 Mar +TA - Pharmacol Biochem Behav +PG - 547-51 +IP - 3 +VI - 26 +IS - 0091-3057 +UI - 87204443 + +AU - Goldstone MS +TI - 'Cat': methcathinone--a new drug of abuse [letter] +AB - [No Abstract Available] +SO - JAMA 1993 May 19;269(19):2508 +DP - 1993 May 19 +TA - JAMA +PG - 2508 +IP - 19 +VI - 269 +IS - 0098-7484 +UI - 93253905 + +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- +Version: 2.2 + +iQBVAgUBLDNkHMUtKvnPICaNAQFfUgH/WRrFv/IMAFRBJTYH93igJSqY+SxTFXxw +YpU005KcJ8DRDEU7Tbmx99rUkvLppDGseLP2Ac8JH8aW9N11L8jVSQ== +=yz0/ +-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catstory.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catstory.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a6815f97 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catstory.txt @@ -0,0 +1,259 @@ +The Methcathinone Project, West Coast. +-------------------------------------- + +I guess it all started when I heard about a new drug craze that had just been +detected in Michigan by the local authorities. I'd say it was somewhere around +the middle of 1993. A year ago I'd been diagnosed with ADHD, also known as +hyperactivity, and I wondered if I couldn't make CAT and use it to help me with +school in the same manner Ritalin and other amphetamines are used. + +I decided to look into the matter - methcathinone sounded like speed. All I +had to go on was that it was made from ephedrine, and that it was named +methcathinone. I could find no other references to the compound. + +One day, by chance, as I was looking up the entry for Phenpropanolamine, the +active ingredient in Dexatrim, I noticed that one of its isomers was sometimes +called cathine. Hmm - that sounds familiar - and being that 'cathine' is an +alcohol of sorts, its ketone complement might just be named cathinone!! Combine +this with the fact that ephedrine is none other than n-methyl cathine, and it +becomes obvious: one simply needs to oxidize the hydroxyl group of ephedrine +to a keytone to produce methcathinone. + +As all things go in organic chemistry, this required a few tries - I was coming +up with a novel synthesis of my own... which would have been much easier had I +knew then what I do now ;) + +My first attempt involved Ephedrine bought at an outrageous price from the +local GNC mart, which incedentially no longer carries them. I extracted the +ephedrine and then added potassium dichromate solution. Nothing happened. Well +shit, this is uncool. I turned around and grabbed a chick who was in my organic +chem class, and asked her - say, what do you use to oxidize a secondary alcohol +if dichromate doesnt work? She suggested potassium permaganate, so I chucked +some in. Soon enough, I smelled something sweet. "Ketones smell sweet, right" I +asked. + +"Yes - almost always" +"Does this smell like a keytone to you?" +"Yes. What is it?" + +I then preceded to diagram the whole damn structure for it. She just looekd at +it and said wow. I've actually gone up to instructors there with the structure +for amphetamine written on a piece of paper with dl-phenylalanine next to it, +and just looked at them and said "how would I make this go to that, i've been +curious about some naturaly processes occuring in some plants" and they give me +a full working synthesis for the reduction of amino-acids. They know so much +method but do not recognize a drug for what it is - I am the exact opposite of +this - full of wonder and questions but never the right answers. + +In any case, I added way to much permaganate, and the solution turned black +when I attempted to dry it. I had a working synthesis, as evidenced by the +odor, but not a GOOD one. Because of the price of Ephedrine, and my lack of +credit cards for mail order, I turned to the popular nasal-decongestant +pseudephedrine for further research - there was tons of it lying around the +house, and it's reletively cheap, ranging from $3 per 100 for really cheap +generic to $14 for brand-name "Sudafed". + +This is apparently where a twist of fate unique to me occured - I ended up +developing a synthesis that apparently will NOT work with ephedrine (I have +only tried twice and both times produced lots of ephedrine) + +I was pleased with permaganate as an oxidizer - it was strong as far as +oxidizers go - and plentiful. vey lab on campus, even the biology labs, had a +shitload of it - entire jars just lying around. I took maybe 50 grams of the +stuff - and to this day have used very little of it. You see, I noticed a +strange thing while I was synthisizing cat... The less KMnO4 I used, the better +the synthesis seemed to work! I ended up using about 1/5th what I needed in +theory to produce optimal results. I'm still not sure why, but I suspect the +solution somehow pulls oxygen out of the air (understandable) and then uses it, +with KMnO4 only initiating the reaction. + +My final synthesis and extraction involved washing the tablets with a paper +towel soaked in PUREFIED WATER (using pure, not tab, water seems very important +here. Mineral water will work, but not tap - I suspect chlorine is somehow +involved in this inhibition of the reaction as I can smell chlorine when I take +a shower) then smashing them in pure water until well mashed, then boiling in a +microwave. I'd remove the boiling solution, and add about 5mL of HCl obtained +from "jasco concrete cleaner" for every 3g of pseudephedrine. I'd stir the +mixture, and then let sit until settled, bringing the top (liquid) layer off +with a turkey baster and discarding the filler. + +To this somewhat red solution, I added KMnO4, already disolved. A rediculously +small amount - it *IS* needed, and the more you use the faster the reaction +goes. I still don't know how much is optimal, but I used a few drops of what +from a mixture i'd made with about .5 Molar concentration. Then I boiled this +repeatedly for 10 minutes in a microwave, and dried the stuff out to a powder. +By doing an 'acetone wash' I was able to get a flaky crystal/powder. The +acetone wash consists of nothing other than pouring acetone over the dried +stuff, swishing around very well, and then discarding the acetone (cat HCl wont +disolve in acetone, at least not very well). The acetone removes the annoying +red color too! + +The resulting powder proved quite addicting to rats when placed in a mixture +with peanut butter, and the rats had a deffinite preference for methcathinone - +consistently choosing methcathinone-laced peanut butter over both peanut- +butter, sugar-laced peanut butter, and pseudephedrine and ephedrine-laced +peanut butter. With some methamphetamine obtained from a semi-reliable source, +I determined that methcathinone was about twice as likely to cause convulsions +per miligram - however the methamphetamine *may* have been 'cut' or merely +amphetamine, etc - in mice. The time had come for a human trial. + +I orally took a dose of about 20mg or so, mixed with orange juice to mask the +annoying alkaloidal taste. In about 30 minutes I felt quite speeded up. Like +I'd taken around 400-600mg of Caffeine when I hadn't had ANY in weeks! Only the +high was more pleasant. Hmm - spiffy - this was not the reaction I had +anticipated - previous experience with both ephedrine and amphetamine had left +me feeling relaxed and ready to pay attention. Methcathinone made me uppity, +and restless. I wanted to party and drive fast all around town, etc. + +I gave some to a friend, who snorted it. This was the first time methcathinone +was snorted in all of california to my knowledge - bear in mind that at this +time the recipe was not on the internet and was selling for over $100 from +person to person - a wholely different and much more difficult recipe it turns +out. + +So I smoked some out of a test tube we had lying around. I simply stuck it in +the bottom of the tube with enough NaHCO3 to neutralize the solution. The +compund dried and began to produce vapors. I stoppered the tube with my finger, +allowing little gas to escape, until the tube was full of vapor and my thumb +was hot. I took a hit - and felt more awake instantly, but not all that great +of an effect. + +Then I snorted some. I think it was at this point that I became 'instantly +addicted.' Users everywhere - everyone I gave it to - seemed to agree - +unlike cocaine, snorting methcathinone is by far the strongest route to your +bodies system (no one was dumb enough to try injecting it, but that'd probably +be stronger yet). + +I never stayed up for three or four days on it, like other people did, but I +think its the ADHD behind that. If I did more than a line or two, it had a +reversing effect, making me just jittery, irritated, and unable to concentrate. +One line worked best - I was more energetic and bouncy, still not really able +to focus my attention, but very hyper and happy. I still managed to screw up my +life, however, and got kicked out of my house and started living in my car, +synthesizing cat wherever I could find a microwave and a hairdryer to dry it. +Eventually I became quite paranoid, and was checked into an institution by my +still unsuspecting parents. + +They listened to me talk, and piss-tested me. Nope, no drugs (methcathinone was +not tested for - they thought I was making speed or a lot of nothing?) and +proceeded to diagnose me as "Schizoaffective Bipolar". They said the next day +I'd be getting Haldol to sedate me, but that I should just go to sleep in a +room. I thought - hey, downers, cool, prescription ones too - and said lemme +have it now. OOPS. -->never ask for antipsychotic medication, it makes you feel +like shit evey time, unless you are psychotic or something naturally <-- + +For the next couple of days, I was really too damn sedated to argue with them +about my condition, nodding out all the time and not being able to even slighly +think. I was too sedated to even realize that Haldol was the cause of the +problem and kept taking it like a meat-head, even though I was admitted on a +voluntary basis (I thought - hey - free food and a bed! I was a total meat- +head) and had the right to refuse medication. Lucky for me, the side-effects of +Haldol and its compliment-drug, cogentin, which is supposed to prevent side +effects, made me totally unable to piss. They had to take me off of it, and +they put me on 'Risperidol', a new, fucking-expensive antipsychotic that is a +miracle-drug for people with schizophrenia, but still useless for normal +people. + +I became lucid once again, and started talking with the doctors. Once I had +totalyl confused the psychologists, and the psychiatrist realized I knew more +about brain-chemistry and chemical receptors than he did, they finally listened +to the cat story. "Oh, he's an addict, and he just had whats commonly called +'amphetamine psychosis'" YEP. + +They kept me on the nut-bin side for another week, just to be safe anyways. It +was the most boring time of my life. Then they took me off of the Risperidol +and sent me over to their rehab-center, across the street. + +I learned a lot about my family there, but no-one knew what I had gone thru, +because, quite frankly, all the speed-freaks were the type who stay up for 5 +days straight (like michigan cat-freaks you read about now) and the few other +people with ADHD there were primarily abusers of downers - typical to ADHD. +I've always found loopholes all my life, and I had to find a stimulant (other +than caffeine) that still fucks up people with ADHD... silly me. + +They put me on Ritalin once they determined I could be trusted with it. I hated +it - Ritalin made me feel drowsy all the time. Every once in a while I stuck +the damn thing under my tounge and then gave it to a woman who was there for +intermitant amphetamine abuse and chronic depression. She loved the damn things +to bits. Of course, she didn't have ADHD either... + +Eventually I got out of rehab, and moved to Oxnard. I stayed cat-free. Then my +room burnt down and I lived in the garage for two weeks. That sucked. After +that, I moved to Ventura. + +And upon meeting a few of my old friends, decided to intrduce them to cat too. +I used it again myself - for two weeks, on a much lesser scale and more +regularly. I decided I would 'control myself'. The funny thing is, I did. very +morning I took a line, and then again in the middle of the day. Of course, +eventually this wasn't enough, but for some odd reason, instead of doing more I +thought that I had screwed up the recipe (I hadnt) and threw the cat away! + +At this point, me and many others observed something startling. Brand-name +'Sudafed' when ground up smells faintly of methcathinone! None of the other +decongestants had this property. Whether this is an accident or not, Burroughs +Wellcome should look into it. On the other hand, maybe that's why people will +pay $14 for sudafed instead of $3 for suphedrine. + +I went into the deepest depression of my life two days later. It lasted about 3 +or 4 days. I mean, I couldnt even move - I was too depressed to eat or even +think about doing something as complicated and involved as say, committing +suicide. I just layed on the couch, to depressed to watch tv, and tried to +sleep. I musta slept about 20 hours a day. Funny, I didnt attribute this to +withdrrawl either, but stopped using cat anyways. It took me about another +week, when I looked back at myself, to realize what had happened. + +I haven't done cat since. Cat is a unique drug, and I hope someone studies its +receptor-binding affinities and its effect on dopamine and serotonin reuptake +so that I may learn why it and it alone had such a dramatic effect on me. A +drug with a similar profile, bupropion, has a tert-butyl group where the methyl +is and a chlorine in the 4 position of the benzene ring... this drug is called +Wellbutrin and I take it for my ADHD now - it seems to be a balance between the +effects of cat and the effects of ritalin. The only thing I regret about +wellbutrin is its smell - which occasionally reminds me of cat. + + + + +Chemical structures: + + _____ _____ OH _____ O + / \ H H H / \ ! H H / \ ! H H + < 0 >--C--C--N < 0 >-C--C--N < 0 >-C--C--N + \_____/ H ! H \_____/ H ! H \_____/ ! H + HCH HCH HCH + H H H + + + amphetamine phenpropylamine cathinone + (dexedrine, benzedrine (also known as cathine (found in the Khat + and adderall contain) and ingredient in herb, commonly used + Dexatrim and many by many Serbians) + decongestant pills) + + H H H + _____ HCH _____ OH HCH _____ O HCH + / \ H H / / \ ! H / / \ !! H / + < 0 >--C--C--N < 0 >-C--C--N < 0 >-C--C--N + \_____/ H ! H \_____/ H ! H \_____/ ! H + HCH HCH HCH + H H H + + methamphetamine pseudephedrine -or- methcathinone + (Desoxyn, Methadrine ephedrine (depending (aka ephedrone, + 'speed', 'crystal' on position of hydroxyl) 'jeff', 'cat') + (Sudafed, Suphedrine) + (Maxilert, Mini-thins) + +there is no legitimate medical use for either cathinone or methcathinone. + + H H + HCH HCH + \ / + _____ O C bupropion (Wellbutrin) + / \ !! H / \ + < 0 >-C--C--N HCH an anti-depressant that smells + \_____/ ! H H kind of like cat, and is useful + / HCH in ADHD because of its ability to + Cl H block dopamine reuptake. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catsyn.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catsyn.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..987dd9f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/catsyn.txt @@ -0,0 +1,609 @@ +From: an26424@anon.penet.fi (Badsector) +Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1993 15:20:21 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Methcathinone Info + +Methcathinone ("Cat") / Ephedrone ("Jeff"). +=========================================== + +Initially reported as a street drug in the former USSR as ephedrone +[1]. Reports of the use of "Jeff" leading to "numerous" overdose deaths +were, it seems, covered up by the former Russian authorities. It has been +banned in the USA after several labs were seized in Michigan. It was sold +as "Cat", presumably named after the African shrub Khat (catha +edulis), which contains cathinone [2]. Methcathinone is related to +cathinone as methamphetamine is related to amphetamine, i.e. by +N-methyl substitution. + +Reliable reports of effects in humans are not known to me. A recent short +letter [4] in the Journal of the American Medical Association seems to me to +simply to repeat assertions made in the American popular press. In the letter, +it is said that users describe "Cat" as better than cocaine and meth. +"Typical" doses are described as 0.5-1g and the effects described as lasting +six days. + +This seems to me to be unlikely. What has been reported may well be +equivalent to high dose, methamphetamine abuse on the "speed freak" pattern +and is probably *not* typical. + +Animal studies [2] suggest methcathinone has ED50 of 1.9uM/kg +(0.39mg/kg) , when compared to cocaine's 7.6uM/kg (2.6 mg/kg). This would +make it *more* potent than cocaine by six times in the rat and +suggests the human figure of ten times cocaine potency in the human reported +on USENET as been given on Belgium television is not unrealistic. Indeed, this +would put it in the same range as methamphetamine, which it may well closely +resemble. + +Personal communication suggests it may well be simply equivalent to +methamphetamine. The bottom line may well be that most CNS stimulants +are the same, whether they be cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, +4-methylaminorex or methcathinone. Differing the route of administration is +likely to have more effect. Smoking or injecting such drugs leads to rapid +build-up of the drug in the blood stream and an intense "rush". This route +is more dangerous from a toxicologic point of view and likely to lead to +compulsive use. Occasional oral use in social situations is likely +to be the least harmful. Some people may find CNS stimulants psychologically +addictive. + +Synthesis [1] + +A 2000-mL Erlenmeyer flask, equipped with a magnetic stirring bar, was +charged with methylene chloride (200 mL), acetic acid (10 mL) water (100 mL), +potassium permanganate (2g) and ephedrine hydrochloride (2g). The solution was +stirred at room temperature for 30 min. This was followed by the +addition of sufficient sodium hydrogen sulfite to reduce the +precipitated manganese dioxide. The aqueous phase was made basic +with 5N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and the methylene chloride was +separated. The organic layer was extracted with 0.5N sulfuric acid +(H2SO4). Isolation of the acid layer followed by basification with +sodium bicarbonate and extraction with methylene chloride (50 mL, +three times), removed the product into the organic phase. The solvent +was concentrated by rotary evaporation, followed by column +chromatography through neutral alumina with methylene chloride. +Solvent removal through rotary evaporation produced a colorless +liquid which was disolved in hexane. Gaseous hydrochloric acid was +bubbled into the hexane to precipitate the amine hydrochloride to +produce a 1-g (50%) yield of 2-methylamino-1-phenylpropan-1-one +hydrochloride. + +Ephedrone, like methamphetamine, processes one asymmetric center. +Depending upon the synthetic precursor, l-ephedrine (1R,2S) or +d-pseudoephedrine (1S,2R), the product expected would be d-ephedrone +(2S) or l-ephedrone (2R), respectively. However, depending on the +heat of the reaction or harsh extraction conditions the enolizable +ketone will result in a racemic d,l-ephedrone. + +Synthesis [3] + +A solution composed of 0.99g of sodium dichromate and 133g of +concentrated sulfuric acid dissolved in 4.46 cc of water is added +slowly with stirring to 1.65g of l-ephedrine dissolved in 4.7 cc of +water and 0.55 cc of concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature. +The mixture is stirred at room temperature for an additional 4 to 6 +hours and then made alkaline with sodium hydroxide soloution. the +aqueous mixture is extracted with two volumes of chloroform and then +with two volumes of ether. The organic extracts containing the free +base of 1-a-methylaminoprophenone are combined, treated with an +excess of dry hydrogen chloride and the solvents evaporated. The +residual 1-a-methylaminopropiophenone hydrochloride is stirred with +petroleum ether, collected and purified by dissolving in ethanol and +reprecipitating with ether. m.p. 182-184 o C. + +(1) Zingel, K.Y., Dovensky, W., Crossman, A. and Allen, A., +"Ephedrone: 2-Methylamino-1-Phenylpropane-1-One (Jeff)," Journal of +Forensic Sciences, v. 36, No.3, May 1991, pp.915-920 + +(2) Young, R. and R.A. Glennon. "Cocaine-Stimulus Generalization to +Two New Designer Drugs: Methcathinone and 4-Methylaminorex" +Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 45(1) 229-231, 1993 + +(3) Glennon, R.A., Yousif, M., Kalix, P. "Methcathinone: A new and +potent amphetamine-like agent." Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. +26:547-5451, 1987. + +(3) British Patent, 768,772 (1954). + +(4) Goldstone, M.S., "Cat - Methcathinone - A New Drug of Abuse" Journal +of the American Medical Association v269 no 19 p2508 (letter) 1993 +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: cooper@hacktic.nl (cooper) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Ephedrine Derivatives +Date: 10 Oct 1993 14:12:39 +0100 +Message-ID: <2991olINNo8m@xs4all.hacktic.nl> + +dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes: +>In article <1993Oct9.200043.25880@news.yale.edu> potter@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Philip G. Potter) writes: +> >It is supposedly easy to make, using Ephedrine Hydrochloride (over the +> >counter stimulant) and other household chemicals. Do anyone have any +> >information on this. + +>You've got to be kidding. You'd need a chemistry lab. + +Well, a chemistry lab and some knowledge _might_ help, but hey, if you wanna +give it a shot, Here's howto: (well, at the end of this post, that is! +Oh this is the end huh?? Ok, here goes: + +I've never tried this synthesis, and I can't be sure baout anything. However, +if your kitchen does not explode, and you have a good time anyway, lemme know. + + Methcathinone + + Preparing the ephedrine/pseudoephedrine solution: + + Method A: + Add enough water to completely dissolve pure ephedrine or + pseudoephedrine. + + Method B: + Wash sudaphed tablets in cold water until most (it's impossible + to get all of it) of the red coating is gone. Put the tablets + in hot water, heat them to boiling, and stir until the tablets + have completely dissolved. Filter off the liquid. + + The amount of water the (pseudo-)ephedrine [I'll call it + ephedrine from now on for simplicity] is dissolved in is not too + important - it should be as little as possible, but at least as + much as the amount of sulfuric acid that is added later (to + insure to that the potassium dichromate dissolves). + To this aqueous mixture add 0.62 grams of potassium dichromate + for every gram of ephedrine in the solution. If you used + sudaphed tablets, figure by the theoretical amount in + solution (number of tablets X content of each tablet). Slowly + add 3ml Sulfuric for each gram ephedrine, stirring as you add + it. + + Let react for 30-60 minutes. The color should go from a bright + red/orange to a dark color (a mixture of green and orange from + the two ionization states of the chromium). + Basify the solution with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution + until you see the solution become a bright green (green with a + white precipitate - the methcathinone). This happens above pH + 8. Try not to add too much hydroxide (if you do the solution + becomes black and there is probably some decomposition of the + methcathinone). + + Extract 3-4 times with naptha (add the naptha, shake it up, + pour off as much naptha as you can - but DON'T get ANY reaction + mixture in the extracts!). Use as much naptha as would equal + about 50-100 percent of the reaction mixture. + + + Quickly add the extracts to 25ml of hydrochloric acid, diluted + 1 part 36% HCl to 4-5 parts water. Shake the mixture, extract + off the aqueous (lower) portion. This is an acid solution of + the methcathinone. [you may want to extract a second time with + HCl to get a slightly higher yield, a 3rd time adds nothing.] + Evaporate the mixture under low to medium heat (preferably + under a vacuum) until it becomes thick. Add acetone and stir + it a little. if the mixture doesn't become white (crystalline) + right away, it hasn't been evaporated enough. Continue + evaporating and adding acetone until it does. Be careful not + to burn the thick mixture (adding acetone helps keep the + temperature down). + + After getting crystals/precipitate, cover the mixture tightly + and put in a freezer for 15 minutes. Remove from the freezer, + filter the crystals off and wash with a small amount of cold + acetone. + [If the crystals are less than white, you may want to purify + them by boiling and stirring them in acetone again, cooling + the mixture and refiltering as described above.] + + The white crystals/powder is methcathinone HCL. I wouldn't + take more than 20mg for a first dose, and I wouldn't take it if + I had a history of heart disease or stroke in the family, or if + I had high blood pressure. Really, really habit forming. Very, + very pleasurable. BE CAREFUL. Don't introduce this stuff to + kids or sell it or I will personally hunt you down. + + NOTES: + This synthesis is very forgiving. Substitutions of potassium + hydroxide for sodium hydroxide, sodium dichromate for potassium + dichromate and similar subsitution will not have an impact. I + wouldn't substitute anything for the sulfuric acid, however. + HCl is used to make the drug salt because it is so easy to + evaporate the excess off. Any method of making drug salts you + are familiar with should be satisfactory. + Ether works a little better than naptha, but it's more + dangerous. I stay away from it. + + +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +--Cooper + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <051314Z09071994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an42976@anon.penet.fi +Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 05:11:24 UTC +Subject: Tips for CAT synthesis + +Through experience I have compiled the following tips for ppl wanting +to do the CAT synthesis. It isn't hard, but the posted synthesis cannot +lead to good results becuase of certain ommisions. I don't know if these +were omitted deliberately as to stop non-chemists from completing it or +whether the author of the original article just forgot. In any case, here +are some things you should be aware of. + +1) When dissolving the ephedrine don't use 'as little amount of water as +possible' as the instructions say. This will lead to a very thick reaction +mixture. When extracting with naphta this thickness will prevent separation +of layers. The naphta will stay in suspension and the naphta that does +separate will not contain high amounts of CAT. This leads to unacceptably +low yields. Use about 10 ml. of water per gram of dissolved ephedrine. Do +not use tap-water, get de-mineralised water. Trace amounts of minerals will +inhibit the reaction. +2) Add the sulphuric acid *very slowly*. If you don't, local concentrations +will get too high, causing the ephedrine to break down. Stir well while +adding the H2SO4. +3) This is the most important omission: The whole reaction mixture has to +be cooled while basifying it with Sodium hydroxyde. The heat developed +during this stage will cause practicaly all the CAT to break down if you +don't. The best way to cool it is as follows: Place the reaction mixture +in an ice-bath 10 minutes before adding the NaOH. Then, just before adding +the NaOH, chuck a handfull of salt over the ice (NOT in the reaction +mixture!) This will cause the temperature to drop another couple of +degrees, ensuring a good cooling. +4) Use a magnetic stirring device troughout the whole procedure. +5) When extracting the CAT from the naphta with the HCl use a 20% +solution in stead of the mentioned 10% (approx.) +6) When evaporating the excess amounts of water (preferably under vacuum) +do not let the temperature exceed 70 degrees C. (approx 150 F.) Again, the +high temperature would cause the CAT to disintegrate. :-( + +If you follow these additional comments, you should be able to have success! + +The anonymous chemist. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + MAKING CAT (METHCATHINONE) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + For a more complete description of how cat is made read "Secrets of Meth- +amphetamine Manufacture" (Third Edition), available from Loompanics Unlimited, +PO Box 1197 Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA. Eye protection is needed and this is +done in a well-ventilated area. AT LEAST a year of college chemistry lab +experience is needed to realize the dangers involved here. This article is for +information purposes only. + + Cat (METHCATHINONE) is made by oxidizing EPHEDRINE, while METHAMPHETAMINE is +made by reducing EPHEDRINE. Cat is best made by using CHROME in the +6 +oxidation state as the oxidizer. Any of the common hexavalent CHROME salts +can be used as the oxidizer in this reaction. Some of these are CHROME +TRIOXIDE (CrO3), SODIUM or POTASSIUM CHROMATE (Na2CrO4), and SODIUM or +POTASSIUM DICHROMATE (Na2Cr2O7). All of these chemicals are very common. +CHROME TRIOXIDE is used in chrome plating. + + First the chemist dissolves EPHEDRINE pills containing a total of 25 grams +of EPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE or EPHEDRINE SULFATE in distilled water. EPHEDRINE +pills usually contain 25mg each of EPHEDRINE so 1000 pills would be needed. +Grinding them up isn't necessary. Let them sit overnight or shake the +solution hard for a while. When they're dissolved bring the solution to a +gentle boil while constantly stirring so none of it burns. As soon as it +starts boiling remove it from the heat and pour through 3 coffee filters +layered together to filter out the unwanted filler crap. Usually it is +necessary to hold the filters like a bag with the liquid that didn't go +through and gently squeeze to get the liquid to go through. The result is an +almost totally clear liquid which is the EPHEDRINE extract in water. Throw the +mush left in the filter away. + + The EPHEDRINE extract is poured into any convenient glass container. Next, +75 grams of any of the above mentioned CHROMIUM compounds is added. They +dissolve easily to form a reddish or orange colored solution. Finally, +CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID (it usually comes as 96-98%) is carefully added. +If CrO3 is being used, 21 ml is enough. If one of the CHROMATES is being used, +42 ml is needed. These chemicals are thoroughly mixed together and allowed +to sit for several hours with occasional stirring. + + After several hours LYE solution (1 part water, 1 part LYE) is very slowly +and carefully added dropwise with strong stirring until the solution is +strongly basic (pH 11 or more). This strong stirring is to make sure the cat +is converted to the free base. + + Next, TOLUENE is used to extract the cat. Usually this is done with a sep +funnel (separatory funnel, which is a flask with a funnel-shaped bottom and +a stopcock (valve) on the very bottom. Sep funnels are used for separating +liquids by opening the valve on the bottom and letting the bottom-most layer +of liquid drain out.) but a regular glass bottle should be fine but using a +plastic cap wouldn't be good. For safety, the bottle would need to be "burped" +often anyway to make sure no gasses build up in it. A large eyedropper-type +tool could be used to efficiently remove the cat layer. A couple hundred ml's +of TOLUENE is added and the container is strongly shaken to make sure the all +of the cat free base gets into the TOLUENE layer. Shake until it resembles +milk (fine suspended globules of TOLUENE within the water layer). Shake really +hard, then allow it to separate. Insufficent shaking will result in poor yield +with some undissolved cat base remaining in the spent sludge layer. The +TOLUENE layer should be clear to pale yellow in color. The water layer should +be orange mixed with green. The green may settle out as a heavy sludge. The +water layer is thrown away and the TOLUENE layer is washed once with water and +then poured into another container. ("Washed" here means that water is added +and the mixture shaken again and separated. The cat free base stays in the +TOLUENE layer because it doesn't dissolve in water. Any remaining +water-soluble impurities are dissolved into the water layer and not the +TOLUENE layer and thus they're "washed" out.) + + The cat free base now must be converted to cat salt (METHCATHINONE HCL). +Here are 2 methods for doing this. + METHOD 1 + ~~~~~~~~ + Dry HCL gas is made and bubbled through the TOLUENE solution to turn the cat +free base into cat salt (METHCATHINONE HCL). A bottle is selected for holding +the gas-producing mixture and a 1-hole stopper will be put in the top of the +bottle. One end of a J-shaped glass tube (about 1/4 inch diameter) is pushed +into the stopper. This glass tube will reach from the top of the gas-producing +bottle down into the bottle holding the TOLUENE-cat mixture. It should reach +the bottom of the mixture. Usually a sep funnel is used to add SULFURIC ACID +to the gas-producing mixture through a second hole in the stopper to keep gas +flowing. If one doesn't have access to a sep funnel it should be possible to +take the stopper out of the gas-producing bottle just long enough to add a +little SULFURIC ACID when it's needed to keep gas flowing. Place 200 grams of +TABLE SALT into the gas-producing bottle. 35% CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID +(reagent grade) is added and they are mixed into a paste. The surface of the +paste should be rough with lots of holes poked into it for good gas +production. About 1 ml of CONCENTRATED (96-98%) SULFURIC ACID is added to the +paste. This dehydrates the HYDROCHLORIC ACID and produces HYDROGEN CHLORIDE +GAS (** DO NOT BREATHE THIS GAS! **). This gas goes out of the gas-producing +bottle through the glass tube and bubbles through the TOLUENE-cat solution +turning cat free base into cat salt. The cat salt should appear as crystals +and after a while the solution should be thick with them. The crystals are +recovered by pouring through a filter. The crystals are then dried by +evaporating the TOLUENE with gentle heat or under a vacuum. Voila. Pure +METHCATHINONE-HCL. + + METHOD 2 + ~~~~~~~~ +That was the "ideal" method. The practical method is to dump the base/solvent +solution into a container, add an amount of DILUTE HCl, shake, shake, shake, +measure pH, if it is greater than 7 (pH above 7 is basic), add more acid, +shake, shake, shake, and check pH again. Keep it up until the pH is low, +staying well below 7 (pH below 7 is acidic), then remove the solvent layer and +keep for reuse. Add BAKING SODA to the water layer a little at a time until it +stops bubbling when more is added. Check the pH, make sure it is 7 (neutral) +or higher. The water is now evaporated away on non-plastic plates or pans and +the dried METHCATHINONE HCL can be scraped off with a razor blade. The +METHCATHINONE HCl has a trace of SODIUM CHLORIDE (TABLE SALT) and an even +smaller trace of SODIUM BICARBONATE (BAKING SODA). The BAKING SODA combines +with the excess HCl to become TABLE SALT. This practical method avoids the +mess of producing HCl gas. HCl is a white gas that burns your eyes and nose +really badly should you breathe it. It converts upon contact with water into +HYDROCHLORIC ACID, so if you don't want HYDROCHLORIC ACID in your eyes, nose, +lungs, don't breathe it! + + Small amounts of TABLE SALT and BAKING SODA in the cat will go unnoticed. The +ideal method can be used if a source of compressed HCl GAS is found. It is +sold in lab cylinders by chem supply houses and is not watched by the DEA. +Just stick on a regulator, affix the rubber hose with a glass extension for +submersion in the solvent, and open the valve to expel the gas through the +solvent to produce PURE cat HCl. + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + SUMMARY + ~~~~~~~ + Ephedrine is oxidized to produce methcathinone. The methcathinone is then +converted to the free base for separation from the rest of the unwanted crap +mixed with it. The free base dissolves in toluene and not in water whereas the +unwanted crap dissolves in water and not in toluene. Since water and toluene +separate into 2 layers the toluene layer containing the cat free base is saved +and the water layer thrown out. The toluene could probably be evaporated +leaving crystals of cat free base which could probably be smoked but I haven't +heard of anyone smoking it nor have I heard of its effects on the human body. +The cat free base is converted to cat salt using dilute hydrochloric acid or +anhydrous HCL gas. Cat salt is soluble in water and not in toluene, just the +opposite of the free base. Using HCL gas the salt produced has no water layer +to dissolve in so it crystalizes out. Using dilute HCL the salt leaves the +toluene layer as before but has a water layer (the water diluting the HCL) to +dissolve in. This water layer is saved and the water evaporated, leaving +methcathinone-HCL. + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + Sources of items: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +EPHEDRINE pills- Sadly, GNC (General Nutrition Centers) corporate stores no + longer carry "Revive" (ephedrine-HCL pills). The franchise stores are selling + what they have left in stock and will no longer carry the straight ephedrine + pills. They will only carry the crap with guaifenesin added. It looks like + mail order will be the only possible source. Anybody ordering through the + mail will probably have their name and address recorded and possibly sent to + the DEA. + +TOLUENE- Available at most hardware stores. One brand is called "Toluol" from + Parks. TOLUENE is also called METHYLBENZENE. + +LYE- Available at most hardware stores. Even Safeway has it. One brand is + "Red Devil Lye" which is used to unclog grease clogs in drains. + +CONCENTRATED HCL and CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID are pretty cheap. When bought + in 2-liter bottles (reagent grade) they're about $20 each. HCl, also called + MURIATIC ACID, is available as a concrete cleaner in most lumber yards. Also + used to adjust pH in swimming pools. H2SO4, aka Battery Electrolyte, + obtainable in quart to 5-gallon size containers from automotive supply + houses. This is a dilute acid which must be concentrated by pouring into + large pyrex containers and boiling the water off for many minutes. It has + reached the point of 98% concentration when the liquid stops boiling and + starts fuming off with the release of white clouds of gas (SO3, SULFUR + TRIOXIDE). Bottle while still hot as conc. H2SO4 is hygroscopic (it sucks + water out of the air and becomes dilute again). DO NOT BREATHE SO3 GAS! It + eats out your lungs, just as HCl GAS does. + +CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE (CHROMIC OXIDE) (CrO3)- Very common oxidizer. Comes in + powder form. Less than $20 for 100 grams. Since it can be recycled, someone + would never have to purchase large quantities of it. Enough to use as a + reagent and a supply to supplement the losses incured during use would be + enough. + +Glass tubing- About $2 per tube (1/4 inch) at chemistry supply outlets. Bent + into different forms slowly and carefully while heating with blow torch. + Glass tubing also used in salt water aquariums. Also for neon signs. Many + sources for glass tubing from veterinary to dairy, from industrial to hobby. + Easy to find if you know how to look. + +_____________________________________________________________________________ + CREDITS + ~~~~~~~ +"Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture" by Uncle Fester was used as a +reference. Information about it is in the beginning of this article. + +Technical assistance was provided by Steve J. Quest. +_____________________________________________________________________________ + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <124353Z31051995@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an267556@anon.penet.fi +Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 12:37:03 UTC +Subject: CAT synth help + +I'm looking for some help with the cat synth posted on hyperreal. +I followed the cat procedure on hyperreal and when I bubbled hcl through +the mix the first time I got white paste that on further drying on a glass plate +turned to a yellow orange oil. Still works great but not as pretty. I think it is +the heat. The second and third attempt at bubbling hcl +through the mix all I got was a milky naptha(I'm using naptha instead of +acetone) +Precipitating the cat has been more succesful for me but the mix never gets +cloudy. I just continue washing out with naptha until I dry it. + + Im no chemist but I follow direction well. However besides the above My yeild is way down. +The first few times I used 1000 30mg +pseudoephedrine HCL pills and only ended up with about 3.5 grams of cat. +Yeild has gotten worse with each attempt. +Anyone who has tried this care to critique my methods + + +1. 1000 pseudoephedrine HCL pills (30mg) disolved in 300ml water. Bring to a +boil,and let settle. Filter off some of the water leaving paste behind. +2. Add more water and repeat step 1. Filter off top and add to already +filtered material until the paste has no bitter taste to it.. +I end up with about 800ml of water. I don't let the temp pass 50c so I don't really +boil the mix. + +2.Add 20 grams potassium dichromate. stirring constantly. +This was hard to come by and unless I mail order it looks like I won't be able to get +any more of this. Someone mentioned photo supply but several calls in the bostonarea left me wondering if it is used for photography at all. None of the people +I talked to had it on thier list. + +3.Slowly add concentrated sulfuric acid. + One method calls for 3ml per gram pseudoephedrine HCL (90ml) + another method says 42ml + I have tried both. +I add this slow enough to keep the mix temp below 50C. + +4.leave this for several hours constantly stirring. It gets very hot from +the reaction. + +5.Put container in ice bath and while stirring slowly add lye until strongly +basic (ph 11) stir this for 1 hour. + +6.add naptha to the mixture in the sep funnel +and shake until my arms hurt ~2 minutes. Let settle and syphon off naptha. +repeat 4 times. + +7.Put naptha in a sep funnel with 200 ml water and shake. Let settle +and pour off water. + +8. bubble hcl gas through the naptha and filter crystals. + +I make my own gas. +00g salt +30%hcl in a wide bottom flask. Slowly drip sulfuric acid into mix. +If i use muriatic acid for this I get many bubbles in the mix that +would eventually bubble into naptha/cat mix if not careful. +reagent grade hcl (harder to get) doesn't do this? + +The first time I did the naptha clouded up and then crystals began to appear +Quite beautiful to watch. I used my vacuum settup to separate crystals and then +set crystals on glass plate to dry. They changed from white paste to +yellow/amber in color and seemed to evaporate to less than half a gram. + +My second and third attempt was even less encouraging. All I got was milky +colored naptha with no precipate. That was another reason I thought heat was +destroying the cat but last night keeping the to 50c or below all I got was +a cloudy mix and after several minutes of bubbling hcl gas through it +there was no precipitate. Very frustrating. + +Early attempts at this step I put the naptha/cat mix in a sep funnel, +added 30%hcl and shook till my arms hurt. Pour off the water/hcl and +evaporate under low heat.The instructions said to wait until it got milky, +put in freezer for 15 minutes, then filter off crystals and wash with naptha. +This was very difficult and time consuming. The mix never got milky and after +eventualy evaporating all the liquid I ended up with a dark colored paste +that would stay hard under heat but as soon as I removed it it became a +sticky paste again. From what I have read, (I have noone to discuss this +with) sulfuric acid will absorb the moisture in the air so I thought +prehaps there was still hcl in the mix and it was absorbing moisture +from the air. I'm only guessing. I would have thought the hcl would have +evaporated with the water/naptha mix leaving only the cat. + +I have talked to two other people on the net but neither do more than ask +questions or agree with my methods. I must be missing something as my +yeild is so low and my results have been poor. + + +Also the cat high is really great. I don't know how much I do. +two small lines every so often until I start to buzz. When I do hit it though +it is a nice buzz. The cat did not give me a rush. I felt powerful, strong, euphoric +over the beauty of life. My mind could focus very well and seemed to be +able to connect abstract thought into coherent patterns. I am learning the +guitar in my spare time and under the influence of the cat I wrote several +songs. Sitting playing my guitar a melody would just leap from my fingers +and the words would pour out as if I were reading it from a script. Nothing +profound but enjoyable emotional music pouring out of me faster than +I could write it down... or was that the mushrooms Im growing... + +Too much and my heart hits the hyway at well over 100bpm. Not to pleasant. + +So the million dollar questions is what am I doing wrong? +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +If you reply to this message, your message WILL be *automatically* anonymized +and you are allocated an anon id. Read the help file to prevent this. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: ralph@inter.NL.net (Ralph Moonen) +Subject: Re: CAT synth help +Message-ID: +Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 13:41:26 GMT + +an267556@anon.penet.fi writes: +>1. 1000 pseudoephedrine HCL pills (30mg) disolved in 300ml water. Bring to a +>boil,and let settle. Filter off some of the water leaving paste behind. + +Boiling will decompose some of the ephedrine. Don't let it boil. +It will dissolve just fine, it just takes alittle longer. + +>3.Slowly add concentrated sulfuric acid. +> One method calls for 3ml per gram pseudoephedrine HCL (90ml) +> another method says 42ml + +42 ml is WAY OVER THERE!!! stick to 3, if it's concentrated. Else add +more. It's not critical, except you should go below Ph 3. (approx.) +Too acidic an environment will decompose your ephedrine and cat. + +>5.Put container in ice bath and while stirring slowly add lye until strongly +>basic (ph 11) stir this for 1 hour. + +Nope. Add lye untill mixture turns brright grrreen. This happens at around +Ph = 8. Adding more lye will do nothing, except make the next step more +difficult. + +--Ralph diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cha.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cha.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b1e7803 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cha.drg @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +From: cha@io.org (Canadian Hemp Assox) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Canadian Hemp Association +Date: 6 Jun 1994 03:07:55 -0000 +Message-ID: <2su3ub$3ii@ionews.io.org> + + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Canadian HEMP Association +------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Who are we? + +A national organization to facilitate and promote the growth of +a hemp industry in Canada. + + + What is Hemp? + +"Hemp is an alternative agricultural crop with significant +economic and environmental benefits for the Canadian +farming and Industrial communities." + + Hemp, isn't that marijuana? + +No. +Industrial hemp is a special low THC version +of the cannabis sativa plant grown for fiber and biomass. +It can not be used as an intoxicant. + + Why Hemp? + +Hemp is an alternative, renewable resource +capable of providing: + 100% Tree-Free paper products. + All of our energy needs through biomass fuel production. + A stronger more durable textile, made from + 100% natural fibers, grown without pesticides. + + How can you help? + +We are a non-profit environmental organization supported by +membership and donations from both the private and +business sector. 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Although it dealt +with ACID and MARIJUANA too much for my tastes, I typed up some EXCERPTS +that I thought you'd like. + + |--########>-- H-Man --<########--| + +pp. 44-46: + +Retrospective studies are risky ways of framing hypotheses; they are fraught +with logical traps known to the ancients, and it is remarkable that men of +science still fall for them. + +The saga of LSD and chromosomes is a case in point, for much of the evidence +was of this retrospective sort. The initial hypothesis, first reported in +1967, was based on the observation that LSD users seemed to have a higher +frequency of broken chromosomes in certain white blood cells (lymphocytes) +than "normal" persons (1). The _New England Journal of Medicine_ gave this +observation great prominence in an editorial titled, "Radiomimetic Effects +of LSD," suggesting that the drug mimicked radiation in its damaging effects +on genetic material. Evidence that was more circumstantial then appeared: +LSD was shown to affect chromosomes of cells growing in test tubes; a few +mothers who had used LSD gave birth to deformed babies. The scientific and +lay press gave all these findings front-page attention. The National +Institute of Mental Health eagerly seized upon and disseminated the new +information in a propaganda campaign against LSD. And, for a few months, +use of the drug appeared to decline. + +But throughout this campaign, a number of facts were overlooked. First was +the total absence of any prospective studies supporting the hypothesis. No +one had tested the hypothesis in a legitimate way -- by looking at +chromosomes before exposure to the drug, giving the drug in a controlled +fashion, and then keeping watch on chromosomes. Second was the known fact +that many things affect chromosomal integrity, among them such common drugs +as aspirin and chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and recent viral infections. No +effort was made to control for these other factors in the clinical cases. +Third was the general problem of tissue-culture studies: cells growing in +test tubes do not behave the way cells do in the body. In addition, the +doses of LSD that caused visible changes in chromosomes of tissue-culture +cells were far higher than the doses living cells get when a person takes +an acid trip. Fourth, chromosomal breaks are seen in cells of all people; +the arguments turned on a statistical difference in frequency, not an +all-or-nothing difference, and the frequency of chromosomal breaks in +lymphocytes seems to correlate more directly with laboratory technique than +with other variables. (The technique of preparing lymphocytes to make +chromosomes visible is complicated and likely to produce factitious +changes.) Fifth, the lymphocyte is one of the only cells in which human +chromosomes can ever be seen under the microscope. Even if the changes were +real, they said nothing about the state of chromosomes in other cells (such +as reproductive cells). In fact, through the whole controversy no one +showed _why_ it was bad to have broken chromosomes in your lymphocytes. It +sounds bad, certainly, but one cannot say that it is bad without making a +number of shaky assumptions. + +All of these logical flaws in the medical arguments against LSD were obvious +in 1967. They do not mean that the hypothesis should never have been +published, but surely it should not have been promoted by the medical +profession, the press, and the National Institute of Mental Health without +more thought. And it is significant that these logical flaws were first +pointed out in the _Berkeley Barb_ and other underground newspapers at least +eight months before the _New England Journal of Medicine_ voiced similar +doubts. The necessary prospective studies were not published until the end +of 1969 (2). Not surprisingly, they failed to demonstrate any relationship +between LSD use and chromosomal changes. They generated very little +national publicity. + +This episode ought to be profoundly embarassing to journal editors and +government scientists. At one stroke it created an irreparable gap between +users of drugs and drug experts. Since 1968 I have not met a single user of +hallucinogens who will believe any reports of medical damage associated with +drugs, and the use of hallucinogens has never been higher. + +(1) M. M. Cohen, K. Hirshhorn, W. A. Frosch, "In Vivo and in Vitro +Chromosomal Damage Induced by LSD-25," _New England Journal of Medicine_ 227 +(1967), p. 1043. + +(2) J. H. Tjio, W. N. Pahnke, A. A. Kurland, "LSD and Chromosomes: A +Controlled Experiment," _Journal of the American Medical Association_ 210 +(1969), p. 849. For a recent review of the whole field, see N. I. +Dishotsky, W. D. Loughman, R. E. Mogar, W. R. Lipscomb, "LSD and Genetic +Damage," _Science_ 172 (30 April 1971), p. 431. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cloud9.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cloud9.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..46270d20 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cloud9.drg @@ -0,0 +1,499 @@ +From: cmullen@ocds.cs.oberlin.edu (Charles Mullen) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Cloud 9 Review +Date: 14 Oct 93 10:25:49 +Message-ID: + +I don't know if all the questions have been answered in regards to cloud 9, +the alleged e substitute. I hardly have all the answers.. But what I do know, +is the following. Friday night two friends of mine tried cloud 9. One of them +was intoxicated from drinking about 6 or 7 beers. The other was sober. The +capsules that cloud 9 come in are huge. They swallowed the capsules and waited. +Within an hour they were both extremely sleepy, yet felt an urge to chat with +people at the same time. It was not in any way comparable to e, according to +both of them. Oh well.... Sorry about the bandwidth if you guys already know +all this. +-- +Spencer Mullen .... OCMR 1555 Oberlin, OH 44074 .... 216.774.1633 + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: coutsoft@cheshire.oxy.edu (Michael Coutsoftides) +Subject: Re: Cloud 9 Review +Message-ID: <1993Oct19.031123.21857@cheshire.oxy.edu> +Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 03:11:23 GMT + + I don't think Clound 9 is GHB... it's a whole lot of organic material. +Ground up herbs and such... it didn't taste salty like GHB... + +M. + +============================================================================= + +From: phase@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Phase) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: cloud-9 +Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 19:15:37 EST +Message-ID: + +graham@cs.montana.edu (Jonathan Graham) writes: + +> A friend of mine said that a couple of days ago, he was reading +> High Times and saw an ad for Cloud-9 by mail order. Does anyone know +> about its effects, side-effects, hazards, problems? He said that it is +> legal, but he wants to know if anyone has tried it and any other useful +> info. Anything that I could pass along to him would probably be most +> appreciated. Thanks in advance. +> +> +> -J. +> + +A friend of mine has purchased and tried Cloud-9. I read the brocure +it's distributers mail out on request, and it's very vague and unspecific, +and it tries to make this herbal placebo sound like a good replacement +for MDMA. Not a chance... + +He bought the caplets from a health food store, for around $10 a piece. +He said it produced a definate warmth sensation, but it was very minimal, +and that a cup of coffe was way more psychoactive. He said it was a total +waste of money, and he wouldn't take it in the future even if it was free. +It's a placebo "sugar-pill". + +At that price, there's far more worthwhile herbs and synthetics to spend +my money on. + +phase@cybernet.cse.fau.edu + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <082302Z10021994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an65129@anon.penet.fi +Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 08:15:12 UTC +Subject: CLOUD 9 + + Well I've heard a lot about people asking about cloud 9. I would +just like to tell you all that I have tried it and didn't notice a thing +once and noticed a little another time. The first time I tried it I went +to a rave and I felt real active and excited. The second time I sat +around my house and felt little more than awake. The people who make it +say that you have to get out and be real active for the stuff to work. +(It supposedly feeds off chemicals already in your body, like adrenaline +and stuff) Thats mainly what I've found. If anyone has any more direct +questions, just email me and I answer all of em. + +BTW, I was talking to someone about it through email and I seemed to have +lost his address, If this was you then send me your address again. +(I think his name was Tom) + + + Bye bye. + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: an056@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gregory Winer) +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Cloud 9 +Date: 4 Apr 1994 17:56:45 GMT +Message-ID: <2npkct$h0a@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> + +[quoted text deleted -cak] + +I've tried it...The experience was VERY similar to a caffine coctail +(caffine and ephidrine) dose. IMHO, It's nothing like "X". Save your +bucks, and buy some no-doze and mini-thins, if you're into that kinda +thing. + +-- +G. Winer =-=-=-= an056@po.cwru.edu + +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <121310Z11041994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an80196@anon.penet.fi +Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 12:04:48 UTC +Subject: Cloud 9 + +> +>In article <98B1Jc3w165w@mindvox.phantom.com>, Thermodynamix (tdx@mindvox.phantom.com) writes: +>>Cloud 9 may be obtained from: +>> Advanced Research 2000 +>> P.O. Box 494490 +>> Redding, CA 96049 +>> (916)223-2000 +>> +>> +>> +> +>Okay so I called. You can order 10 capsules for $120. But before +>I or anyone else does this lets hear some personal testimonials. +>Anyone out there ever try this stuff??????? +> + +Okay, I called some time ago, and obtained the stuff. +My roomate with a friend tried a capsule each. Waited but nothing happened. +I tried two capsules, again nothing happened. + +Did not even feel any stimulant effects ! A cup or two of coffee will +definately be stronger. + +For all those posts with a stiry like : I met such and such at and she/he +couldn't stop smilling .... etc, etc... FOAF said she/he was on +*some new pill* called Cloud ... + +These stories are : a) a hoax to make people on the net get interested + + or + + b) confused reviews since some clubs throw parties + under names like "white cloud", or cloud whatever. + At these usually all dress in pure white ( as opposed + to the pure black of the 80's) and take X and + generally have lots-and-lots of fun. + +So, I recommend to perspective buyers to beware. + +Actually I am surprised +that almost none on the net has relayed any personal tries of this +hoax, of cloud 9 passing as a XTC substitute. On the bright side none has +said anything positive either. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: hawks@benji.Colorado.EDU (andy) +Subject: Re: Cloud 9 +Message-ID: +Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 16:31:50 GMT + +[quoted text deleted -cak] + +There was that front page story in the Colorado Daily you might +(should) have read about two weeks ago...If I remember correctly, of +the four or so people who were willing to share their xperiences with +Cloud 9 bought at Nootrophia or Ground Zer0 in Boulder, one person +just felt sick after taking one or two capsules, one person reported +empathogen-like effects after taking it for three days continuously, +one person didn't notice anything . . . . + +I had been wanting to take it after first hearing about it On The +Hill, and then right after that it's populartity exploded wheen it +started showing up on rave flyers at Wax Trax. Soon after that was +when the Colorado Daily front-page article appeared, and the police +said they were going to do their tests on it and I'm sure the Daily +will publish what the plice want to say about it (if that's worth +anything). Odds are they'll just say "it's a bunch of natural stuff +which you could mostly get at Alfalfa's or Wild Oats market and so any +effects that compare to those of ecstacy are largely psychosomatic." +I would suppose it would be extremely dissappointing to get one's +hopes up for this shit, especially anyone who's had any experience +with any of the designer drugs it's supposed to mirror (but mild +enough to be legal), like ecstacy. TSS. I think the interest in +Cloud 9 is from the same group of people who approach lsd with that "i +would but i want to do it naturally, so i'll do shrooms instead of acid" +mindset, just replace ecstacy with acid and Cloud 9 with shrooms. +But, of course, the parallel is flimsy at best, since not only or lsd +and shrooms fairly different, but ecstacy and Cloud 9 are not even on +tthe same level of intensity with each other. + +Here's a reprint of Nootrophia's flyer on Cloud 9, for what it's +worth. It's vague, promotional, meant to sell the stuff, probably +doing mmore harm than good: + +NOOTROPHIA PRESENTS CLOUD 9 +The Next Level of Conciousness + +o Cloud 9 is a natural supplement, which has a dramatic stimulating + effect. Each capsule is 850 mg. + +o Could 9 is a natural herbal extract formula imported from the high + mountains of Tibett and Siberia. + +o It is 100% organic, legal, safe and is registered as a food + supplement. No, there are no known side efffects. (There are no + claims or refunds of this product). + +o It gives people a natural, safe and fulfilling alternative, which + will improve the scene, [rave scene, if it can still be called + that, I guess] and good health of all Americans. + +o Cloud 9 is currently being sold in the US, UK, France, Australia, + and sooon Tokyo. Nootrophia is proud to offer a new way to aprty + in Colorado. + +"I dig this stuff, it feels like an incredible euphoria! It's +antural, oorganic, and safe. What more could yoou want to improve the +scene?" -F.P. Hollywood Hills, CA + +"The best part about Cloud 9 is you feel great the next day, unlike +the crash X can give you." -B.Z. Sydney, Australia + +"I'm a promoter here in the UK and it's been a pleasure to see people +changing over to Cloud 9 at the events here, we feel that it is about +time for a product l;ike this to come about without harmful side +effects." -P.G. London, UK + +"I was skeptical at first when I heard about Cloud 9, but after +experiencing it I'm a lifetime distributor and consumer." -S.R. +Hosuton, TX + +"I just didn't want to stop dancing. What a great feeling." -M.C. +Denver, CO + + +The Designed Effects Are: + +1) Warm Sensation +2) Energy Rush +3) Creates Euphoria +4) Enhanced male & female sexual responses +5) Enhances all five senses + +There ar no refunds on this product. + +-- + + andy + +============================================================================= + +From: tiffanyde@urvax.urich.edu (Derek Tiffany) +Newsgroups: alt.rave +Subject: Re: Cloud 9 +Message-ID: <1994Apr12.074849.26505@gossip.urich.edu> +Date: 12 Apr 94 09:51:58 GMT + +[quoted text deleted -cak] + +I have talked to about 5 people who have tried it...and no one has ever +gotten anything out of it...that's all I know... + +later days and sunny rays, +-----------------------+---------------------------+------------------------- +Derek Tiffany | TIFFaNydE@urvax.urich.edu | This space for rent +University of Richmond | djt0u@aurora.urich.edu |<= djt{zero}u@aurora... +-----------------------+---------------------------+------------------------- +or just plain derek if you prefer + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.rave +Subject: RE: Cloud 9 +Message-ID: <2oeud0$8dv@carina.unm.edu> +From: xstatic@unm.edu (greggory kevin sandovalotecon) +Date: 12 Apr 1994 13:56:16 -0600 + + + As I mailed kotobi@unm.edu, Cloud 9 is total and complete CRAP! + + I saw an ad for it in Sin and I thought it would be cool to try out, +since I was running a smart bar in the city at that time. I called the info +line and left my name and phone number as requested and recieved a return phone +call at about 8:00 p.m. the following day. I talked to a very nice lady on +the phone and she described her product and how they were looking to find a +distributor for our area, because they didn't have one yet. They offered to +sell us a 100 count bottle for $5 a piece, the 'wholesale' price, I guess. I +thought to myself, "Damn! That's a lot of money!" But we said it was too +expensive and declined her offer. + I receieved another call back with another offer for a 10 count bottle +for $30 + shipping. Some friends and I accepted and recieved the bottle three +days later. We decided to give it a try at the Halloween rave. Well, one friend +got completely sick, flushed and generally irratated. Another got nothing at +all, no 'increases energy, mild euphoria, increased sexual response,' NOTHING! +I took it and was milded irratated, kinda like a niacin flush, and a bit +sick. + Later that week, I opened up one of the capsules I had left to see +what was in it. It looked and smelled EXACTLY like the ephedra that Durk & +andy use in their 'Thermogen Tea' formula. The powder was a fuzzy brown and +smelled vaguely spicey. + My guess is all it is is EPHEDRA and maybe some ginseng or kava kava. +It's not worth $15-$20 a pop, especially when they recommend taking TWO pills. +I suggest locating some Mini Thins and taking some of those before you take +'the legal alternative to MDMA.' Its better and a hell of a lot cheaper! Don't +buy the sale pitch that its a cot effective alternative to Ecstasy. It's a +complete RIP-OFF! You're probably better off buying from the shadey E-dealer +than you are from the Cloud 9 peddler. At least you might wind up with +something good from the dealer!! + + Another alternative I've found that works is 'Happy Camper' available +from any GNC store at the mall. It comes in a nice happy yellow,green and red +bottle of 60. It's got kava kava, gotu kola nut, siberian ginseng, guarana? +and other natural stimulants that really work! Take about two or three and if +like it share with yer friends! A couple of those, a smart drink with +l-phenylalanine and you'll be better off than taking that crap Cloud 9 stuff. + + Spread the word about this product: SAY NO TO CLOUD 9 !!! + + Peace, love & respect, + + Gregg S + DJ Intensity + xstatic@carina.unm.edu + +p.s. massive SHOUT 2 all the 'ardcore Junglistic massives! Hold it down! + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.rave +From: hannon@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (HANNON PADRAIC I) +Subject: Re: Cloud 9 +Message-ID: +Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 06:16:39 GMT + + It took Cloud 9 about a month ago, and except for a BRIEF burst of energy +similair to honey it did nothing, especially at $15 a pop. Take X instead +it definatly is not an alternative or a substitute in any way shape or form. + +Paddy +hannon@ucsub.colorado.edu + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.rave +From: zichi@spot.Colorado.EDU (Yogi) +Subject: Re: Cloud 9 +Message-ID: +Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 09:10:44 GMT + +In article <2oeqv3$5jc@draco.unm.edu>, wrote: +>Hmm..That's interesting. The distributer at the rave was a company from +>Colorado I think, they were called Nootropics. They were passing out flyers +>for Cloud 9 as well as selling it. They also were selling something +>called Yohimbix. They said it was an aphrodisiac (sp?). I'm assuming +>it's yohimbine bark. Anybody have any experience with Cloud 9, Yohombix, +>or any other legal "drug" that is sold at raves? Please reply! +> + + I was at the giveaway in Colorado when Nootropics was first trying +to market the stuff. After taking it, and talking to about another dozen +people at the club, we all agreed that it was EPHEDRINE (white cross). + From reading the other posts on here, I would surmise that this is +happening all over the nation. So, to sum it up for everyone who is +wondering: + + Cloud 9 is BOGUS! Cloud 9 is EPHEDRINE! + +============================================================================= + +From: Dale Shin +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Cloud 9 +Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 14:48:50 -0400 +Message-ID: + +Well, I did it with my friends last thursday. Boy, it was something. +It's not at all like ecstasy though. I tried x once and supposedly it +was more heroin than x so I guess I can't really say. + +I took one dose, which is two capsules of cloud 9. I also took one +capsule of nirvana-6 which is supposed to boost/enhance the effects. I +was very skeptical after reading a post here that described a cup of +coffee being stronger. That is not altogether true, at least with me. +Later we smoked some sticks of tea and so this is cloud 9 together with +the effects of THC. + +We did as prescribed, taking it on an empty stomach. I had lunch at +around one o'clock and took the pill at around six that evening. After +about an hour I started to feel something. First, I could feel a +strange weirdness in my stomach. Not butterflies, but kind of like the +feeling you get when you dose on acid and the first tremors of it affect +your stomach. The whole time I was on cloud 9 I also felt a nervous +tension I also get with acid. Except this was very low key. On acid, +my whole body tenses; my jaw and head especially. Cloud 9 did not do +that but gave a very similar tension emanating from my stomach at a very +low volume. + +If I tilted my head back so I could look straight up at the sky and then +slowly face forward at a normal angle, my whole scalp tingled. Every +time I ran my fingers through my hair it plowed a path of tingling +sensations in my scalp. My other friends felt the same. I liked that a +lot. That was about the only physical sensation I noticed, that and my +stomach feeling strange. Later my stomach started to hurt a little, but +as soon as I started to talk again it went away. Later, the tingles, +which lasted about two hours, went away and then at one point my heart +seemed to beat with irregularity. It felt like my heart was being +overtaxed, kind of like heartburn but no burning sensation. + +My friend took two doses, six capsules in all, and he felt all those +effects in the first half-hour. We were having a carnival at our school +and he felt sick after we rode the pirate ship which goes up and down +really high. I had the greatest time on it though, lifting my hands up +every time we went to the top. My friend though declined from riding +anymore after that. + +We all had strange periods where our stomachs would start to hurt. But +if you keep talking, we found that it went away. You know, get your +mind off it then all will be better. + +In terms of being an ecstasy substitue, nay I say. I did feel like +doing things instead of just sitting around and stuff but everyone else +seemed really beat. And I guess it could feel like the after effects of +an all nighter with coffee and vivarin. I am not going to try this +again. I don't think it's worth $20. In terms of mood, I felt good +however, but that's because I like anything that alters my brain even a +little bit. But if you're expecting some drastic things to happen, +you'll be disappointed. It does give you a light, tense feeling for +about seven hours. + +I told my friends who weren't on it about the tingling scalp and they +just laughed saying it's not worth it. If you like your scalp to +tingle, then this is the drug ( I mean vitamins) for you. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <214308Z05061994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an80196@anon.penet.fi (Xist) +Date: Sun, 5 Jun 1994 21:39:46 UTC +Subject: CLOUD 9? Is this stuff real? + + +ecto@babylon.montreal.qc.ca (Bradley J. Finlay) writes : +> +>I dunno if this is fer real or not. I don't know anyone personally that has +>taken it (you'd have to get it mail order here) but I've read in Project-X +>magazine that some of the staff took it and had various degrees of +>experiences. Everything from a tingling scalp to a small caffeine rush to +>nothing at all. It sounds to me that comparing it to 'e' is a bad idea. +>espresso might be better (and it's natural too!). +> +>ecto + + According to my experiences and friends, CLOUD-9 is as good + as a placebo. + Nothing came on. Absolutely nothing. Not even caffeine-like + effects. Not even a mild stimulation. These are the results of + 3-4 times of taking Cloud-9 myself and independent friends. + All pills came from the same Cloud-9 sealed bottle. + + Try sugar next time, or parsley. Parsley you can smoke. + + Caveat Emptor, or whatever. + + Xist + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/clouds b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/clouds new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e0f879f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/clouds @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +OK, some of you experienced druggies are going to get a chuckle +from this. This is a description of my first trip. I grew up +in a real conservative environment. I always wanted to hallucinate +but I was real scared of LSD. After all, it causes chromosome +damage and a lot of the people that trip on it either jump out of +windows or end up in a permanent psychosis. Some of the lucky ones +that make it through the trip ok suffer from uncontrollable flash backs +for the rest of their life. Pretty scary stuff. + +I never was around people that used psychedelics much. The few times +I had the opportunity, I was unable to find out enough about the +source and quality to put my ignorant self at ease. It seemed like +I was never going to get to have a psychedelic experience. + +Well, I was surfing the net one day and decided to test the reach of +information contained on it. I was trying one exotic topic after +another in Yahoo. I was amazed at the knowledge contained on the net. +I decided to push it to the limit. I asked about psilocybin. To +my amazement, a few indexes to documents came back. I quickly +down loaded them and started studying them. I was astonished to find +out that the spores for Psylocybe mushrooms could be mail ordered +because the spores did not contain any controlled substances. And best +of all, there was no overdose for psilocybin. + +It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what I was thinking! +The net contained bits and pieces of information. I was able to learn +some of the basic concepts for growing shrooms but there was a lot +of uncertainty and contradictions in the information I had. I kept +increasing the depths of my searches on the topics. It eventually +became obvious that my best chance of success lay with Psylocybe +Fanaticus' method. I promptly ordered their Tek Notes and a spore +syringe. + +I followed their directions and had cultures well under way soon enough. +But, I was frustrated with their humidification techniques. They did +not work for me even though I experimented like crazy. My job +involves doing research and development at a high tech. computer +company. I was determined to solve the problem and make it easy for +others with access to the net to succeed. I found a few people on the +alt.drugs news group that had vast mushroom growing experience and they +helped me with advice that got me over some of my initial problems. + +I was going home in a few months on vacation to visit old buddies. +I told them I thought I was going to be able to bring some shrooms +so we could all trip together. They freaked with joy. I have a basic +personality flaw. Anything worth doing, is worth doing to excess. +I didn't know how many shrooms I would need so I figured I had +better grow a couple pounds. I worked out the problems I was +having and simultaneously ramped production. I had a couple pounds +of dried mushrooms by the time I headed north on vacation. + +We were at a friends cabin on the lake when the time was right. I +broke out my stash of shrooms as we prepared to go out on the lake +fishing. Of course I offered some advice about what I thought was +a reasonable first dose, but then I made the mistake of trying to +comfort them with the information that it was impossible to overdose +on psilocybe mushrooms. My friends have my same basic personality +flaw about doing things to excess as I do, except worse. The closest I +can figure, I ate about an eighth of a cup of crushed, dried shrooms and +they all ate about twice that. + +Being the scientific type, I grabbed my cam corder just in case we needed +to document anything and we headed to the boat to go fishing. The +first 25 minutes seemed pretty normal, but then I started to feel myself +coming on. I had done enough research to know that the peak experience +was a good hour away. I kept fishing. Soon I had to put down my pole +and just watch my buddies. I just had way too much stuff going on to +be holding my pole. + +I had heard that the most basic visual experience was how colors became +vibrant while tripping. I kept looking for this, but never noticed it. +I was wondering if we dosed high enough or if I had gone to all the +trouble to grow these damn things and eat those awful tasting +shrooms for nothing. I started to feel a little down. I just stared at +the seat where one of my buddies was sitting. + +Suddenly the seat was alive. I became mesmerize by how the grain +in the wood seats of the boat would not stay still. Every time I looked +at the seat, it would ebb and flow. Too cool! The surface of the +water was even more intense. The patterns formed by the little ripples +and waves were unbelievable. I was frying big time. Even though my +buddies dosed way higher than me, they seemed unaffected. They just +kept fishing and cracking jokes. I was still 30 minutes from peak. + +I was looking across the lake at the far shore. There +were lots of clouds blowing across the sky. I was enjoying just +watching them. Then it happened. It became obvious to me which +clouds were going to break apart into little clouds and which +little clouds were going to combine to make bigger clouds. I spent +a lot of time trying to figure out if I was just imagining this ability +or if I could really do it. I just kept watching the far shore. Eventually +my buddies noticed my fascination with the far shore and I became the focus +of their jokes. They still didn't seem like they were tripping. I +told them about my new found ability. That only encouraged them to make +more jokes. I challenged them to predict which clouds were +going to break apart and which ones would combine. They admitted that +would be impossible. When I told them I thought I could do it, the +jokes really started. + +Naturally, I had to prove I wasn't making up this ability. I started +pointing and telling my buddies which clouds were going to do what. +They were real skeptical at first, but finally I convinced them. One +of them realized that we ought to get this on the cam corder tape or +nobody would believe this had happened. It was a little work to get +the cam cord setup because we were so fucked up, but I got about 5 +minutes of this on tape. This was real valuable in making me a +believer that psychedelics really can expand your mind and give you +insight that you never had before. + +Later that day, everybody commented on how they thought they were the +only one affected by the shrooms. We were all having a good time, but +nobody recognized that the others were tripping hard. I was only at +1/2 the dose my buddies were at, so it's not too hard for me to believe +they were really looped. + +The next day, everybody wanted to trip again. I gave them some advice. +I told them that a person's tolerance builds quickly to psilocybin and +that they would have to dose significantly higher to get the same effect. +Interestingly enough, they all thought they wanted a little less of +an experience. The first trip had tired everybody emotionally and +intellectually. Strangely enough, that day, straight or tripping, I was +unable to repeat my cloud predictions. It seems to have been a one +time experience. Yet, I know and have proof I was able to do it that +one time. It turns out the real life value of being able to predict +cloud behavior is pretty small, but the important point is that +psychedelics can give you insight you would not have had otherwise. + +When we got back to town, all my buddies wanted me to teach them how +to grow shrooms. My buddies are not very scientifically minded people. +I have been trying to get them to use computers and get on the net +for a long time with no success. I did not think I could just explain +the steps and have much probability of them succeeding. I thought about +this problem for a little while. I wanted to write a comprehensive guide +for the people on the net and I wanted to get my buddies on the net. I +could kill two birds with one stone. I told them that if they figured out +how to get on the net, I would have a simple guide there for them to +follow. + +It turns out the previously mentioned guide is available at: + + http://www.paranoia.com/drugs/ + +There is a link on the main page under 'Items of Particular Interest'. +Ultimately, it's supposed to be in the mushroom growers directory. +Check it out, and let me know if you can predict cloud behavior. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cloves b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cloves new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d7d3714 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cloves @@ -0,0 +1,267 @@ +From: v113mg59@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Ronald T Coslick Jr) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: clove cigarettes +Message-ID: +Date: 8 Apr 93 22:01:00 GMT + +Regarding clove cigarettes, grigsby@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Scott Grigsby) +writes: + +> If anyone could provide more information on this, I'd be +>very appreciative! I, too, have been told that cloves were much +>more damaging than cigarettes (someone even told me once that +>one clove was as damaging as a whole pack of say...Camel Lights!) +>I've also been told that they make you cough blood. (Not that +>inhaling any smoke won't, eventually....). Indeed, they certainly +>seem to char my lungs to hell much better than a regular cig! :-) +>But does anyone know for sure? Thanks! +> +> Scott (grigsby@rtt.colorado.edu) + +Hope this helps. + +====== +RoN +v113mg59@ubvms +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Los Angeles Times + March 21, 1986 + SMOKE THICKENS OVER CLOVE CIGARETTE INHALATION STUDY + +By: DENNIS McLELLAN + + The results of an industry-sponsored study, released this week, +on the possible toxic effects of smoking clove cigarettes show that +clove cigarette smoke is no more harmful to laboratory rats than +smoke from conventional cigarettes. + + Scientists not connected with the study, however, caution that a +single study on rats does not provide conclusive evidence that the +pungent-smelling imported cigarettes from Indonesia do not cause +lung damage in humans. + + The independent study, which was conducted by the Department of +Inhalation Toxicology at the Huntingdon Research Centre in +Huntingdon, England, is the first inhalation study made available +to the public on clove cigarettes (or kreteks), which have come +under attack in the past year for causing serious health problems +and allegedly leading to the death of one Orange County teen-ager. + + The British inhalation study was funded by P. T. Djarum and House +of Sampoerna, both of Indonesia, although an industry spokesman +said the laboratory wasn't told who was backing the study. The two +firms are the largest manufacturers of clove cigarettes -- which +contain 60% tobacco and 40% ground cloves. + + Cigarettes 'Vindicated' + + "I think the study shows that clove cigarettes have been +vindicated as far as being guilty of what the critics have said +they are guilty of: that these things are much worse for you than +non-clove cigarettes," said G. A. Avram, executive director of the +Specialty Tobacco Council, an organization representing the major +manufacturers and importers of clove cigarettes in the United +States. + + Avram, who released the results of the 119-page study at a news +conference in Washington, said the study "clearly establishes that +clove cigarettes do not cause acute respiratory distress or +anesthetize the lungs on the test animals." (Eugenol -- the major +component of cloves-- is used as a mild dental anesthetic; critics +of clove cigarette say the eugenol in the cigarettes numbs smokers' +throats.) + + The results of the British inhalation study differ sharply from +those of an as-yet-unpublished study conducted last year by the +American Health Foundation, which shows that eugenol can cause +extensive lung damage and may be lethal to laboratory animals when +administered directly into the lung via the trachea (in contrast to +inhalation studies, in which laboratory animals breathe smoke). + + Another study by the American Health Foundation, however, +supports the findings of the British study: In that, an inhalation +study, there were no acute toxic effects among hamsters exposed to +clove cigarette smoke, according to Edmond LaVoie, associate +division chief of environmental carcinogens at the nonprofit, +independent research foundation in Valhalla, N.Y. + + LaVoie added, however, that "one cannot discount the data +obtained in the intratracheal experiments because there are +limitations in using small rodents in inhalation experiments." The +American Health Foundation studies on clove cigarettes will be +published soon in Archives of Toxicology, a scientific journal. + + In view of the findings in the British inhalation study, however, +Avram maintains that "the burden of proof has shifted and it's now +up to them (clove cigarette critics) to prove there is a problem +with clove cigarettes instead of clove cigarettes being put on the +defensive." + + Robert Phalen, director of the air pollution health effects +laboratory at the College of Medicine at UC Irvine and author of +"Inhalation Studies," a professional reference book, observed that +the inhalation study "is important, but I'd say a single study is +not definitive for something that has widespread use." + + Phalen added that "there's a segment of the population -- +somewhere around 5% -- that have very sensitive lungs. These +people can over-respond to a variety of chemicals when inhaling. +The rat is not a good model for those people." + + Moreover, Phalen said, "You can never, in a small single animal +study, say that something is safe. Let's say clove cigarettes +hypothetically caused one smoker in a thousand to die. You could +never detect that in a study of human beings unless you had tens of +thousands of people and you couldn't detect that level of risk in +a study using less than several thousand animals." + + "The conduct of a single study is suggestive but in no case +convincing evidence one way or the other unless the study is so +designed as to be essentially foolproof and these studies are so +complicated that they rarely can be made foolproof," said Dr. Tee +L. Guidotti, professor of occupational medicine at the University +of Alberta Faculty of Medicine in Edmonton, Canada, who has done +research on clove cigarette toxicity. + + "We can't say anything about long-term health effects from a +single short-term study," Guidotti said. "We do know that the +International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is the +international authority on such matters, has concluded that eugenol +is a possible human carcinogen. The addition of a possibly harmful +substance (eugenol) to an already hazardous product (cigarettes) +can only increase the risk that much further." + + Lawsuits Filed + + In general, Guidotti added, clove cigarettes "have more tar, +nicotine and carbon monoxide than conventional cigarettes." + + "I think it (Avram's assertion that clove cigarettes are as safe +as regular cigarettes) is bunk," said Eric Lampell, attorney for +the two Orange County families that have each filed $25-million +lawsuits against the makers, importers and sellers of clove +cigarettes for supplying their children with what they charge were +"dangerous and defective" cigarettes. + + Anticipating possible criticism over having a vested interest in +a study examining his own product, Avram said the Huntingdon +Research Centre did not know until the study was completed that the +sponsor, Avram's North Carolina law firm, was representing two +clove cigarette manufacturers. + + Avram said two more inhalation studies will be forthcoming soon +from the independent British contract research organization. +"And," he said, "the preliminary indications we're getting are that +they are even more encouraging from our point of view than this +original one." + + Avram was scheduled to present the inhalation study Thursday to +a state Senate committee in Maryland where legislators are +considering a bill to ban clove cigarettes. + Missouri and Utah currently are considering similar bills. +Nevada and New Mexico already have banned the imports, but a +Florida judge declared unconstitutional a 3-week-old law banning +clove cigarettes in that state. + +Reacted 'Hastily' + + The Speciality Tobacco Council maintains that legislators have +reacted "hastily" in banning clove cigarettes "without taking time +to obtain a balanced appraisal on the issue." + + The council was formed early last year in the wake of media +reports on the potential health hazards of smoking clove +cigarettes, which have been sold in the United States since 1970 +but did not become popular until the early 1980s. (Sales of the +imports, according to Avram, have dropped to about half of their +peak of 150-170 million in 1984 as a result of the controversy.) + + Last March, Ron and Carole Cislaw of Costa Mesa filed a +$25-million lawsuit, claiming that the sellers, makers, and +importers of clove cigarettes were, among other things, negligent +in supplying "dangerous and defective" cigarettes. Their +17-year-old son Tim developed shortness of breath shortly after +smoking a clove cigarette and eventually died of respiratory +failure. A second $25-million lawsuit was filed in July by a Buena +Park woman whose 17-year-old allegedly contracted a debilitating +lung ailment after smoking clove cigarettes. + + Last May, the U.S Centers for Disease Control reported 12 cases +of severe illness possibly associated with smoking clove +cigarettes. Symptoms in the 11 patients who were hospitalized, +according to the CDC report, included pulmonary edema (blood- or +fluid-filled lungs), bronchospasm (a constriction of the air +passageway) and hemoptysis (coughing up blood). + + Minor symptoms reported to the CDC included nausea and vomiting, +increased incidence of respiratory tract infections, worsening of +chronic bronchitis and increased incidences and severity of asthma +attacks. Mild coughing up of blood, the report said, has been +reported with particular frequency. Preliminary Results + + The CDC report, however, stressed that a cause-and-effect +relationship between clove cigarette smoking and the patients' +illnesses has not been proved. + + When preliminary results of the the American Health Foundation +intratracheal study were obtained by The Times last June, the +Specialty Tobacco Council labeled the foundation's method of +administering eugenol via the trachea into the lungs of laboratory +animals as an "unsound scientific test." + + "You might regard the intratracheal instillation (method) as a +massive overkill and it does not reflect the smoking of a (clove) +cigarette," said Murray Senkus, a consultant for one of the major +manufacturers of clove cigarettes in Indonesia and a former +director of research and development for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco +Co. + + LaVoie responded by saying, "We gave them (the laboratory +animals) less than one-third the dose of eugenol which is delivered +to the lungs by one clove cigarette: less than one-third the amount +of eugenol in one clove cigarette kills 50% of the animals." + + UC Irvine's Phalen said "intratracheal studies can be useful and +important in looking at the toxicity of something the lung has been +exposed to. However, it is not a definitive method of +administration for something that's inhaled. One of the principles +of toxicology is to expose animal subjects by the same route that +one expects human populations to be exposed." + + In light of the results of the American Health Foundation's own +inhalation study on clove cigarettes, LaVoie said he is not +surprised by the results of the British inhalation study. + + He maintained, however, that "because the rats used in the +(inhalation) studies are obligatory nose breathers -- they by +nature breathe through their nose -- only a very small portion of +the smoke components ever reach or become deposited in the lung. +This is an inherent deficiency of the animal model and I would say +both models (intratracheal instillation and inhalation) do not +mimic the way humans actively smoke." + + More Studies Recommended + + LaVoie said he could not say much about the British study because +he hasn't seen it. "I can say that no two-month inhalation study +using small rodents would convince me that these cigarette products +are safe." + + LaVoie recommends conducting more inhalation studies that are +"longer term and possibly more sophisticated in order to bypass +some of the inherent differences in the inhalation of particulates +observed with small rodents vs. man." + + "I think what they (Huntingdon Research Centre researchers) have +done is an appropriate beginning and I anxiously await both details +on the study and further studies to evaluate just how dangerous +clove cigarettes are," said LaVoie. "Like cigarettes, they do +adversely affect health, we just don't know how severe the degree." + + As Guidotti said, "We'll be going back and forth for years on the +inhalation toxicology." + +(end of article) + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/clrblndlsd.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/clrblndlsd.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e19e93fb --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/clrblndlsd.drg @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +From: jimb@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jim Barrera) +Subject: Re: Blind on lsd (?) +Message-ID: <2B5729D2.11825@news.service.uci.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Date: 15 Jan 93 21:17:06 GMT + +Seer Snively writes: +> If someone who is blind (because of a phyical problem with the eye, no +> brain problems) or who is colour blind took lsd, would they "see" colour? +> +> Does anyone think they would get visuals? Does anyone KNOW (first or 2nd +> hand)? + +Hello. My evil twin(tm) is a green-blind deuteranomal. +Due to the presence of an annoying little recessive gene +on his X-chromosome, the spectral sensitivity of his +middle cones peak at a different wavelength of light +than a "normal" individual. Thus, greens look different +to him, or not like "green" at all... + +He enjoys both hiking in the wilderness and psychadelics, +especially simutaneously. In the wilderness, it's often +useful to be able to spot red objects amidst all the +green (e.g. reddish poison oak leaves in the green scrub +oak). He has found that LSD enhances his perception of +colors, but does not greatly improve his differential +perception of green. While his hiking companions are +constantly pointing out red-tailed hawks, red manzanita +bark, or the poison oak he's currently standing in, he +still has problems picking them out of a green background. + +So when the iodopsin in one or more of the sets of cones +is abnormal, the signals being sent to the brain are +the same, with or without psychadelics. How the brain +on LSD recognizes these signals may be different, but he +hasn't found that the green perception improves. + +But he's continuing the therapy in hopes of improvement... + +As far as *visuals* are concerned, he hasn't noticed any +really special greens that he doesn't see in real life. + +But here's a question: does this hypothetical individual +who is colorblind (total achromat, which is rare) _dream_ +in color? Would he/she know if the dreams were in "color"? +Would he/she know if the hallucinations were in "color"? + +`jimb + +"LSD: not a cure, but good therapy for color blindness." + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cocaineinf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cocaineinf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42b9abc4 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cocaineinf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,247 @@ +From: bell@beethoven.cs.unc.edu (Andrew Bell) +Date: 9 Mar 92 18:35:46 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,misc.legal,talk.politics.drugs +Subject: Re: Legal Cocaine? (WAS Re: Drug legalization) + +In article <1992Mar5.660665.6F0o5@infopls.chi.il.us> zane@infopls.chi.il.us (Sameer Parekh) writes: +> I read in _Licit + Illicit Drugs_ that the people living in the +>Andes who chewed coca leaves to deal with the thin air had no trouble +>stopping use once they moved to a more airy clime. + +People interested in checking further into this might be interested in +a couple of articles about coca leaf chewing: + +------- + +A. Barnett, R. Hawks, and R. Resnick. "Cocaine Pharmacokinetics in Humans." +The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 3 (1981) 353-366. + +"Therefore, on the basis of this new information that has come as a result +of technological development we can conclude with a pratical observation. +The size of the quid of coca leaves that can be comfortably accomodated by +a person is such that it is unlikely that coca chewing, as practiced for +centuries in places like Macchu Piccu, presents the dangers that may result +from the modern forms of recreational use." + +Particularly interesting about this article is that the report came out of +the Division of Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. + +------- + +A. Weil. "The Therapeutic Value of Coca in Contemporary Medicine." +The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 3 (1981) 367-376. + +"I have lived among coca-using Indians of the Andes and the Amazon basin +in Columbia and Peru and have not seen any signs of physical deterioration +attributable to the leaf. I have never seen an instance of coca toxicity. +Nor have I observed physiological or psychological dependence on coca. +Even life-long chewers seem able to get the effect they want from the +same dose over time; there is no development of tolerance and certainly +no withdrawal syndrome upon sudden discontinuance of use." + +------- + + -Andrew Bell +bell@cs.unc.edu + +============================================================================= + +From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) +Newsgroups: uk.misc,soc.culture.british +Subject: Re: Druggies - so they die, who cares (was: Must restaurants provide water?) +Message-ID: <37266@castle.ed.ac.uk> +Date: 14 Jun 93 21:38:49 GMT + +In article <1993Jun14.134030.385@sco.com> charless@sco.COM (charless) writes: + +>the interesting factoids about who the addicts were back in the +>1920's, when heroin use for recreational purposes was still +>legal. + +My grandfather, like many medical doctors of his time (and like Freud) +was a cocaine addict. It caused him no problems at all as far as we +could see, or he reported, and he always claimed that without the +cocaine he would have been an alcoholic. He died at the age of 96, +shortly after his third wife had died on him, and it would seem +because he was fed up with living so long. In those days in Britain +addicts could register with the NHS, and thus there were no black +market profits to be made on illegal drugs, and no pushers. The drug +problems all started when we became sanctimonious about these addicts +on the NHS, kicked them off, and just like the US before us, created +the whole apalling modern drug scene of criminality, pushers, and drug +barons. +-- +Chris Malcolm cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh +44 (0)31 650 3085 +Department of Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh University +5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK DoD #205 + +============================================================================= + +From: dolphin@ziggys.cts.com (Rex Kahler) 619/262-6384 +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Winston Churchill and Cocaine Gum.... +Message-ID: <3VB6Lc7w165w@ziggys.cts.com> +Date: Tue, 10 May 94 22:32:01 PDT + +(from the 8may94 san diego union-tribune) +(xscribed wholly w/o permission) + + + + Experts push legalization of cocaine gum to wean addicts + +By DAN FREEDMAN +Hearst News Service + + WASHINGTON -- Quenn Victoria did it. Winston Churchill in his +youth did it, and millions of peasant farmers in South America +do it. So why not allow it in America? + Why not let people chew on low-potency cocaine lozenges or +gum? + "Millions have used these products, and we have no evidence +of harm associated with it," says Ethan Nadelmann, a professor +at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of International +and Public Affairs. + "It may be less addictive than coffee." + Nadelmann and others who advocate changing the government's +zero-tolerance approach to drugs want to create a weakened +version of cocaine that could be sold over the counter as a +substitute for the hard stuff. + Then potential consumers would have an alternative to crack +cocaine, which is smoked, and high-purity regular cocaine, +which is snorted, the way beer and wine are alternatives to +high-proof vodka. + The idea of marketing cocaine-lite is not making much head- +way at a time when the American public is fearful of crime and +when the crime bill moving through Congress is promising more +prisons and punishment for drug offenders. + But raising the possibility of such a product goes to the +core of the debate over the best way to undercut criminal drug +enterprises. + Nadelmann and others argue that low-potency cocaine might +draw potential customers away from drug-trafficking organiza- +tions smuggling tons of cocaine from South America and violent +street gangs peddling crack. + "If some people want to distill those products down to +something more potent, let them," Nadelmann wrote in an edi- +torial with _Rolling Stone_ Publisher Jann Wenner in the May 5 +issue of the magazine. "But most people won't want to buy it." + However, Herbert Kleber, a psychiatrist and a White House +anti-drug official in the Bush administration, says low-potency +cocaine would not undercut criminal drug gangs because no one +would use it as an alternative. + Now a vice president of Columbia University's Center on +Addiction and Substance Abuse, Kleber calls the idea of a +cocaine substitute "scientifically naive," adding that it +"totally misunderstands the reason why people use and misuse +drugs." + Kleber compares the temptation of low-potency cocaine for +the uninitiated or the recovering addict with his experience +in quitting smoking. + "I smoked for 25 years and if i have just one, I'm back to +two packs a day," he said. "It's the same with low-dose co- +caine." + Dr. Andrew Weil of the University of Arizona medical school +disagrees. + He says the widespread chewing of coca leaves among Andean +peasants suggests that, in low dosages, cocaine is not addic- +tive. + Weil also says that the product is good for treating stomach +ailments and motion sickness. + "It's a shame that we've made disappear from our world a +form of a drug that has a whole bunch of benefits," Weil says. + Watered-down cocaine was common in turn-of-the-century Amer- +ica and Europe. Recently uncovered records in Scotland suggest +that Queen Victoria and her young house guest, Winston Churchill, +consumed cocaine-filled lozenges for sore throats and other +maladies contracted while staying at Balmoral Castle. + At the same time, cocaine was an ingredient of Coca-Cola and +several varieties of patent medicines sold in America. All that +changed in 1914 with the Harrison Act, which banned cocaine +without a prescription. + Drug-law defenders say cocaine was banned because it is +dangerously addictive. + "There are some genies you can't let out of teh bottle," +Kleber says. + Low-potency cocaine differs from regular cocaine powder and +crack in terms of its purity level, and how fast and thoroughly +it alters brain chemistry. + According to Weil, the coca leaf chewed by peasant farmers +in Bolivia and Peru is half of 1 percent pure cocaine. By con- +trast, cocaine smuggled in by traffickers is 50 percent to 60 +percent pure. + The effect of crack is even more intense because it is +smoked and its chemicals reach the brain in seconds. Cocaine +inhaled through the nose takes 30 minutes to be fully effec- +tive. Orally ingested cocaine in lozenges or gum takes an hour, +according to Kleber. + John Gregich of the White House Office of National Drug +Control Policy argues that "the notion you can create a safe +stimulant out of something as addictive as cocaine doesn't +match our experience." + Still, the University of Arizona's Weil notes that decades +of tough law enforcement measures against drug traffickers and +dealers have "made worse what we want to make better, destroying +the peasant society of South America and creating the crack +culture in American cities." + + +***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** + + + +back beneath the waves + D o l p h i n R e x +/s\ + +============================================================================= + +From: Anonymous +Subject: Intranasal Cocaine Administration + + insofar as cocaine use is concerned, i have - after many years of + foolishly self-destructive behavior - discovered a very nice way + to do coke. take a nasal decongestant sprayer bottle, empty it. + take a small amount of powdered cocaine - 1/4 to 1/2 a gram - and + dissolve it in maybe a cubic inch of water. add a drop or two of + vodka or other ethanol. stir it. the cocaine dissolves into the + water, leaving the cut(s) on the bottom, a side benefit i didn't + originally anticipate. pour the solution - a 7% solution, if i may + offer a nickname - into yon vile vial, and apply to your nasal + cavities, judiciously. + + if overfilled, you will get a jet of solution. otherwise, you get a + nice mix of solution and air in a mist that dissolves easily into + your nasal passages, with consequent bodily effects approximately + equivalent to a cup of coffee. this is advantageous for many, many + reasons ... + + (a) no waste. you get exactly what your body can absorb, and + no crumbs clinging to your nasal passages and falling down + your front. you don't get so much that the effect borders + on toxicity, as you do when doing lines. and you can make + a 1/2 gram last up to a week, in this fashion. + + (b) no paraphernalia. this fits nicely into a night bag with + toothbrush or toothpaste, and is bust-free, in the car, on + one's person, at one's desk, or crossing international + borders. no razors, no straws, no mirrors, no 'bullets' or + little brown vials waiting to fall out of your pocket. + + (c) no addictive sequence. it's much easier to forego tooting + when using at this level, and put it aside for the night, + instead of staying up 'til the wee hours. and it combines + with being productive about the same way that coffee does. + ( i have also applied small amounts of methamphetamine in + this fashion, with similar low-impact effects. ) + +It's really a shame that the Establishment doesn't apply itself to teaching +people how to use drugs intelligently and creatively, since, clearly, such +paths to competence and maturity exist. If I had known ten years ago what I +have learned through much reading and thinking, I would have saved myself a +lot of money, and, more importantly, a lot of grief and self-destructive +behavior which I have, fortunately, survived. + +Please perpetuate this information as widely as possible, the better to teach +people how to avoid addictive behavioral sequences while continuing to explore +the realms of awareness in a mature and thoughtful manner. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cocainesyn.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cocainesyn.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..518706e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cocainesyn.drg @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@ +From: jmt0165@u.cc.utah.edu (Jon Taylor) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Cocaine Synthesis +Date: 18 Apr 1994 18:30:40 -0600 +Message-ID: <2ov8ng$dg8@u.cc.utah.edu> + + + Enjoy! + + -Jon + +CUT HERE +/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ +Cocaine Synthesis +Scanned From _Recreational Drugs: A Complete Guide to Manufacturing_ + + COCAINE + + + Although this drug is categorized as a local anesthetic, I have chosen +to put it in with the hallucinogens because of the psycho- tomimetic +effects that it produces. Cocaine is not a phenylethyl- amine, but it +produces central nervous system arousal or stimulant effects which +closely resemble those of the amphetamines, the +methylenedioxyamphetamines in particular. This is due to the inhibition +by cocaine of re-uptake of the norepinepherine released by the +adrenergic nerve terminals, leading to an enhanced adrenergic +stimulation of norepinephrine receptors. The increased sense of well +being and intense, but short lived, euphoric state produced by cocaine +requires frequent administration. + + Cocaine does not penetrate the intact skin, but is readily absorbed from +the mucus membranes, creating the need to snort it. This accounts for +the ulceration of the nasal septum after cocaine has been snorted for +long periods. + + The basic formula for cocaine starts by purchasing or making tropinone, +converting the tropinone into 2-carbomethoxytropinone (also known as +methyl-tropan-3-one-2-carboxylate), reducing this to ecgonine, and +changing that to cocaine. Sounds easy? It really is not very simple, but +with Reagan's new drug policies, cracking down on all of the drug +smuggling at the borders, this synthetic cocaine may be the source of +the future. This synthesis is certainly worth performing with the high +prices that cocaine is now commanding. As usual, I will start with the +precursors and intermediates leading up to the product. + + Succindialdehyde. This can be purchased, too. 23.2 g of +succinaldoxime powder in 410 ml of 1 N sulfuric acid and add dropwise +with stirring at 0¡ a solution of 27.6 g of sodium nitrite in 250 ml of +water over 3 hours. After the addition, stir and let the mixture rise to +room temp for about 2 hours, taking care not to let outside air into the +reaction. Stir in 5 g of Ba carbonate and filter. Extract the filtrate +with ether and dry, evaporate in vacuo to get the succindialdehyde. This +was taken from JOC, 22, 1390 (1957). To make succinaldoxime, see JOC, +21, 644 (1956). + + Complete Synthesis of Succindialdehyde. JACS, 68, 1608 (1946). In a 2 +liter 3 necked flask equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, and an +addition funnel, is mixed 1 liter of ethanol, 67 g of freshly distilled +pyrrole, and 141 g of hydroxylamine hydrochloride. Heat to reflux until +dissolved, add 106 g of anhydrous sodium carbonate in small portions as +fast as reaction will allow. Reflux for 24 hours and filter the mixture. +Evaporate the filtrate to dryness under vacuo. Take up the residue in +the minimum amount of boiling water, decolorize with carbon, filter and +allow to recrystallize in refrigerator. Filter to get product and +concentrate to get additional crop. Yield of succinaldoxime powder is a +little over 40 g, mp is 171-172¡. + + 5.8 g of the above powder is placed in a beaker of 250 ml capacity and +54 ml of 10% sulfuric acid is added. Cool to 0¡ and add in small +portions of 7 g of sodium nitrite (if you add the nitrite too fast, +nitrogen dioxide fumes will evolve). After the dioxime is completely +dissolved, allow the solution to warm to 20¡ and effervescence to go to +completion. Neutralize the yellow solution to litmus by adding small +portions of barium carbonate. Filter off the barium sulfate that +precipitates. The filtrate is 90% pure succindialdehyde and is not +purified further for the reaction to create tropinone. Do this procedure +3 more times to get the proper amount for the next step, or multiply the +amounts given by four and proceed as described above. + + Take the total amount of succinaldehyde (obtained from 4 of the above +syntheses combined) and without further treatment or purification (this +had better be 15.5 g of succindialdehyde) put into an Erlenmeyer flask +of 4-5 liters capacity. Add 21.6 g of methylamine hydrochloride, 46.7 g +of acetonedicarboxylic acid, and enough water to make a total volume of +2 liters. Adjust the pH to 8-10 by slowly adding a saturated solution of +disodium phosphate. The condensate of this reaction (allow to set for +about 6 days) is extracted with ether, the ethereal solution is dried +over sodium sulphate and distilled, the product coming over at 113¡ at +25 mm of pressure is collected. Upon cooling, 14 g of tropinone +crystallizes in the pure state. Tropinone can also be obtained by +oxidation of tropine with potassium dichromate, but I could not find the +specifics for this operation. + + 2-Carbomethoxytropinone. A mixture of 1.35 g of sodium methoxide (this +is sodium in a minimum amount of methanol), 3.5 g of tropinone, 4 ml of +dimethylcarbonate and 10 ml of toluene is refluxed for 30 min. Coo] to +0¡ and add 15 ml of water that contains 2.5 g of ammonium chloride. +Extract the solution after shaking with four 50 ml portions of +chloroform, dry, evaporate the chloroform in vacuo. Dissolve the oil +residue in 100 ml of ether, wash twice with a mixture of 6 ml of +saturated potassium carbonate and three ml of 3 N KOH. Dry and evaporate +in vacuo to recover the unreacted tropinone. Take up the oil in a +solution of aqueous ammonium chloride and extract with chloroform, dry, +and evaporate in vacuo to get an oil. The oil is dissolved in hot +acetone, cool, and scratch inside of flask with glass rod to precipitate +2- carbomethoxytropinone. Recrystallize 16 g of this product in 30 ml of +hot methyl acetate and add 4 ml of cold water and 4 ml of acetone. Put +in freezer for 2l/2 to 3 hours. Filter and wash the precipitate with +cold methyl acetate to get pure product. + + Methylecgonine. 0.4 mole of tropinone is suspended in 80 ml of ethanol +in a Parr hydrogenation flask (or something that can take 100 psi and +not react with the reaction, like stainless steel or glass). 10 g of +Raney Nickle is added with good agitation (stirring or shaking) followed +by 2- 3 ml of 20% NaOH solution. Seal vessel, introduce 50 psi of +hydrogen atmosphere (after flushing vessel with hydrogen) and heat to +40-50¡. After no more uptake of hydrogen (pressure gauge will hold +steady after dropping to its lowest point) bleed off pressure and filter +the nickle off, rinse out bottle with chloroform and use this rinse to +rinse off the nickle while still on the filter paper. Make the filtrate +basic with KOH after cooling to 10¡. Extract with chloroform dry, and +evaporate the chloroform in vacuo to get an oil. Mix the oil plus any +precipitate with an equal volume of dry ether and filter. Add more dry +ether to the filtrate until no more precipitate forms, filter and add to +the rest of the precipitate. Recrystallize from isopropanol to get pure +methylecgonine. Test for activity. If active, skip down to the step for +cocaine. If not active, proceed as follows. Stir with activated carbon +for 30 min, filter, evaporate in vacuo, dissolve the brown liquid in +methanol, and neutralize with 10% HCI acid in dry ether. Evaporate the +ether until the two layers disappear, and allow to stand for 2 hours at +0¡ to precipitate the title product. There are many ways to reduce +2-carbomethoxytropinone to methylecgonine. I chose to design a Raney +Nickle reduction because it is cheap and not as suspicious as LAH and it +is much easier than zinc or sodium amalgams. + + Cocaine. 4.15 g of methylecgonine and 5.7 g of benzoic anhydride in 150 +ml of dry benzene are gently refluxed for 4 hours taking precaution +against H20 in the air (drying tube). Cool in an ice bath, acidify +carefully with hydrochloric acid, dry, and evaporate in a vacuum to get +a red oil which is treated with a little portion of isopropanoi to +precipitate cocaine. + + As you can see, this is quite a chore. The coca leaves give ecgonine, +which as you can see, is only a Jump away from cocaine. If you can get +egconine, then dissolve 8l/2 g of it in 100 ml of ethanol and pass +(bubble) dry HC1 gas through this solution for 30 min. Let cool to room +temp and let stand for another 11/2 hours. Gently reflux for 30 min and +evaporate in vacuo. Basify the residue oil with NaOH and filter to get +8.4 g of methylecgonine, which is converted to cocaine as in the cocaine +step above. + + Below is given a somewhat easier method of producing tropinone by the +general methods of Willstatter, who was instrumental in the first +synthetic production of cocaine and several other alkaloids. After +reviewing this method, I found it to be simpler than the above in many +respects. + + Tropinone. 10 g of pyrrolidinediethyl diacetate are heated with 10 g of +cymene and 2 g of sodium powder, the reaction taking place at about +160¡. During the reaction (which is complete in about 10 min) the temp +should not exceed 172¡. The resulting reaction product is dissolved in +water, then saturated with potassium carbonate, and the oil, which +separates, is boiled with dilute sulfuric acid. 2.9 g of tropinone +picrate forms and is filtered. + + Here are two more formulas devised by Willstatter that produce tropinone +from tropine. Take note of the yield differences. + + Tropinone. To a solution of 25 g tropine, dissolved in 10 times its +weight of 20% sulfuric acid are added 25 g of a 4% solution of potassium +permanganate in 2 or 3 g portions over 45 min while keeping the temp at +10-12¡. The addition of permanganate will cause heat (keep the temp +10-12¡) and precipitation of manganese dioxide. The reaction mixture is +complete in I hour. A large excess of NaOH is added and the reaction is +steam distilled until I liter of distillate has been collected. The +tropinone is isolated as the dibenzal compound by mixing the distillate +with 40 g of benzaldehyde in 500 cc of alcohol and 40 g of 10% sodium +hydroxide solution. Let stand several days to get dibenzaltropinone as +yellow needles. Yield: 15.5 g, 28%. Recrystallize from ethanol to +purify. + + Tropinone. A solution of 12 g of chromic acid in the same amount of +water (12 g) and 60 g of glacial acetic acid is added dropwise with +stirring over a period of 4 hours to a solution of 25 g of tropine in +500 cc of glacial acetic acid that has been warmed to 60-70¡ and is +maintained at this temp during the addition. Heat the mixture for a +short time on a steam bath until all the chromic acid has disappeared, +cool and make strongly alkaline with NaOH. Extract with six 500 cc +portions of ether and evaporate the ether in vacuo to get an oil that +crystallizes readily. Purify by converting to the picrate or +fractionally distill, collecting the fraction at 224-225¡ at 714 mm +vacuo. + + The tropinones can be used in the above formula (or in a formula that +you have found elsewhere) to be converted to cocaine. Remember to +recrystallize the 2-carbomethoxytropinone before converting to +methylecgonine. + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/coleus.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/coleus.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d63de385 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/coleus.drg @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 17:41:35 CDT +From: +Message-ID: <94145.174135U17527@uicvm.uic.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: common everyday coleus + + + didn't see my previous post, so if this is redundant please forgive me. +The following entry was included in a book called "recreationsal drugs." + +"When psilocybin mushrooms are in short supply, and users are willing +to settle for a milder but similar mind excursion, they sometimes turn +to the coleus plant, particularly the species coleus blumei and coleus +pumila. the mazatec indians of southern mexico have been tripping on this +psychedelic mint for years. + +It takes about fifty to severnty large, colorful leaves of the coleus +plant to get someone going. They can be chewed thoroughly and swallowed. +If one prefers, the leaves can also be smoked and steeped in lukewarm water for +for about an hour, after which the liquid is strained and drunk. + +No one is exactly sure what gives coleus its psychoactive kick, but we do +know that only fresh leaves will work. Dried leaves have virtually no +effect. + +While the drug has no really unpleasant or dangerous side effects, some +people do feel a degree of nausea about a half hour after getting it down +But the nausea goes away quickly and is soon replaced by a trippy, +psilocybin-like state, colorful visual hallucinations and patterns, and +telepathic and clairvoyant insights. The entire trip lasts for about +two hours. + +Coleus plants can be purchased legally at most garden centers. Thos with +green thumbs, who aren't too stoned to exercise them, might purchase +some seeds to grow their own." + +has anyone done any experimentation with the coleus plant? + +glen + +============================================================================= + +From: masc0270@ucssun1.sdsu.edu (Christopher Hooten) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: coleus -- hallucinogenic? +Date: 25 May 1994 22:46:17 GMT +Message-ID: <2s0kfp$rve@pandora.sdsu.edu> + +[quoted text deleted -cak] + +I bet you read this in _Recreational Drugs_, didn't you? A FOAF +tried this by steeping the leaves in warm water, and drinking it. +There was little or no effect. However, the same book above lists +that the chemistry may be very similar between coleus and salvia +divinorum (diviner's sage). I have heard you should crush up the +leaves and put them in the side of your mouth for about 15 minutes +to let it soak through your lips and gums (with the salvia divinorum), +so possibly this method might work for the coleus as well. If +anyone tries this, please post the results. + +-- Chris + +============================================================================= + +From: cddugan@ouray.Denver.Colorado.EDU (chris dugan) +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Salvia Divinoram +Date: 26 May 1994 06:40:03 GMT +Message-ID: <2s1g83$ojt@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> + +Alan L. Bostick (abostick@netcom.com) wrote: +: Jody_Radzik@morph.com (Jody Radzik) writes: + +: >I just read that this common houseplant has hallucinogenic properties? +: >Does anyone know about this and if so could you share it with us? Thanx. + +: From GROWING THE HALLUCINOGENS - HOW TO CULTIVATE AND HARVEST LEGAL +: PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS by Hudson Grubber (20th Century Alchemist, dist. by +: And/Or Press; Copyright 1973 20th Century Alchemist): + +: "PIPILTZINTZINTLI +: _Salvina_divinorum_ Epling & Jativa; +: Mint family (Labiatae) + +: "A woody perennial herb 4 to 6 feet tall with square, hollow stems. The +: leaves are dark green, 6 to 8 inches long, with toothed edges. The flowers +: are blue of white on spikes. Only found cultivated by sorcerors in an +: isolated area in southern Mexico. + +: "CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION: It is propagated in much the same manner as +: coleus. It needs a loose, rich soil. It is best grown as a tub plant +: and brought indoors when the weather begins to cool. It may be grown +: outdoors in frost-free areas. This salvia is generally grown from cuttings, +: but I know of one instance in which it was grown from seed. The seed should +: be germinated in the same way as coleus. Cuttings should be taken in +: spring, after the plant has had a lot of sun. Cut 1/2-inch below a node and +: root in no more than an inch of water. A pinch of rootone may be added to +: the water and shaken well to dissolve it. This will help prevent stem +: rot and will stimulate rooting. When the roots are 1/4-inch long, the +: cutting should be potted. Longer roots may be damaged. Plant in a 2-inch +: pot with good potting soil. Grows rapidly after the roots are established. +: I have found that this plant is susceptible to stem rot, if over-watered. +: It is often attacked by aphids, white flies, spider mites and mealy-bugs. + +: "HARVESTING: Harvesting the leaves for use as a hallucinogen should not +: be attempted until one has at least four one-year-old plants. An equal +: number of leaves should be harvested from each plant so that the shock to +: one plant will not be great. Dosage may vary; begin with 10-20 fresh +: leaves. Fresh leaves are used, as the active principle is believed to +: be unstable. Considering the rarity of the plant, the leaves should be +: chewed, because when the juices are expressed much of the active +: principle is wasted." + +: It does not sound from this as if this is a "common household plant." + +: This is the complete entry on the plant from this source. Nothing about +: effects or chemistry, unfortunately. + +: Alan Bostick +: abostick@netcom.com + + Here is the entry under "Pipilzintzintli" in "Legal Highs: A +concise encyclopedia of legal herbs and chemicals with psychoactive +properties" by 20th Century Alchemist, High Times/Level Press, 1973. + +MATERIAL: Leaves of plant found in southern Mexico. Also used for same +effect are leaves of Coleus blumei and Coleus pumila, common house plants. + +USAGE: About 70 large fresh leaves are thoroughly chewed and swallowed +or crushed and soaked in 1 pt. water for 1 hr., strained and drunk. If +osterizer is available leaves may be liquefied in water. + +ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS: Uncertain, believed to be an unstable crystalline +polyhydric alcohol. + +EFFECTS: Similar to psilocybin with colorful vsiual patterns, but milder +and lasting only 2 hours. + +CONTRAINDICATIONS: Some people experience nausea during first half hour; +otherwise no unpleasant or harmful side effects known. + +============================================================================= + +From: Keith +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: coleus -- hallucinogenic? +Date: 26 May 1994 00:28:58 GMT +Message-ID: <2s0qga$keh@marlin.ssnet.com> + +[quoted text deleted -cak] + +At the risk of sounding very foolish, I will admit to having tried Coleus +tea about twenty years ago. The line at the time was that there were +uncharacterized polyols in the leaves responsible for the high. It +*could* have been entirely placebo, but I swear I experienced something +very similar to a mild psilocin dose. Angular repeating geometric +patterns on walls (if I looked for them) and the like. The dose you +mention is about what I tried and I only tried it once. +For what it is worth... + + +--keith + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/colors-theory b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/colors-theory new file mode 100644 index 00000000..815593af --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/colors-theory @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +A transcription of my first LSD induced experience The night of Nov. 10, 1995 {Editor's post-trip comments appear in brackets} {Subject is a male, 19 years of age, and of above average intelligence and literacy} {Note: Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the guilty.} K, W, D and I dropped acid around 6:30 PM in J's room. D and I wanted to take one hit, because we were very afraid of taking too much. {It was the first time for all of us} K and W were fully convinced that they needed between 2 and 3 hits. Eventually W took 3 hits, K took 2 and a half, and D and I took one and a half. We had asked N. what we should do to prepare for our LSD experience, and he said to put on some sturdy boots and to bring a knapsack because we would be doing some traveling, and left the rest to us. It appeared to be {and was} sound advice. To pass the time until it kicked in, we went down to the TV lounge and began flipping through channels, to find something interesting. We began watching some early eighties movie about high school, called _Three O'Clock High_. It was a fairly absurd movie, about some school newspaper reporter geek who was going to do a newspaper article on a new transfer student, who was some kind of punk that had been kicked out of other high schools for fights and drug abuse (leather jacket, long hair, switchblade, etc.). The plot was that the newspaper reporter accidently touched the ruffian's jacket, not knowing that the tough had a reputation built on kicking the shit out of anyone who touches his leather jacket. The movie was fairly amusing, but on the whole it had not much to do with the over-all direction of our trip. When we were about the first hour into the movie, the LSD began to affect us. We were all very giggly and hyper, and were amused to no end by the movie. We laughed and laughed and laughed and essentially used a whole lot of energy in the form of laughter. D and I were absolutely entranced by the movie, and our full attention was focued on the movie and the humor it brought us; W and K, however, seemed to be not as fully into the movie as we were. W became very, very hyper during the movie and began moving his legs and feet back and forth violently, and kept commenting on how his legs were fluctating between 2 inches and four miles long. D and I were mildly annoyed by his extreme hyperactivity because it took some of our attention away from the movie. At one point in time during the movie, some people came in wanting to watch _The Simpsons_, and were not happy about having to miss _The Simpsons_ because we were watching some early eighties movie. At that time I felt very threatened by them (I found out later that D felt threatened also). Fortunately they left and did not push the issue, because looking back now I know that I would have become *very* violently emotional if they had attempted to turn off the movie. {Especially since this was about a half an hour before the peak of the speedy, amphetamine like effects of the LSD} Eventually the movie ended and then, for D and I, the speedy effects began to peak. W and K were outside smoking cigarrettes, and D and I went outside in out traveling clothes, and were waiting for them to finish smoking cigarrettes and began traveling. All of us were going to walk over to C's place together. D and I were absurdly hyper-active, and D began running around and doing forward rolls, and I was jumping around. D and I began to dance on the front steps of our dorm. It began to rain, and D and I stayed out in the rain, while W and K went inside with John. {John is the tripper whose story appears here, titled, _all I can say is, Star Wars relates to absolutely everything_. John was "babysitting" all of us, as it was the first time for all 4 of us.} D and I thought that they were going to get their coats on, but they were really up smoking some weed. It seemed like we waited for them forever, and we were really hyper to start traveling, so we decided to go walk to a stop sign that we could see the front steps from, and then walk back. When we got to the intersection where the stop sign was, {in a queit residential neighborhood} D and I both noticed the the first psychedelic effects (versus amphetamine effects) of the LSD. {This intersection is referred to hereafther as "The Purple Place"} We both noticed that the sky appeared intensely purple. (at the time we did not know it, but this was the most important and defining event of our trip) We were very excited about seeing the purple sky, and we decided that we would just forget about W and K and proceed over to C's place, and meet them there. We went past the row of Frat Houses that lines the street to campus. We crossed the street and walked out onto the grassy mall. The mall is surrounded by dorms and classroom buildings. We then turned our attention to a freshman dorm, Smith Hall. {All the figures in this account were section-mates in Smith Hall during their freshman year} We saw some psychedelic lights coming from O's old room, and we went to check them out. We knocked on the door, but nobody was home. We started walking around Section A. {our old section} We tripped out on our old Resident Advisor's door, since he had all these strange jungle pictures, and we both noticed our clothes were wet, and we were both hot and steamy and it was really hot inside Smith Hall. (this strangely did not affect the direction our trip took) I saw Bob {Freshman} as he was leaving, and he could tell that we were fucked up, because we were acting really weird. I told him we were on acid, and then he left with his friends. D and I then left Smith, when we saw M, D's girlfriend, by the front door. She was working in the Smith dining hall. They were all cleaning up from a formal dinner they gave for some foundation that had given money to the college. We talked to M and told her that we would be at C's place. We then went outside, and a lot of people, apparently from the dinner, passed us. They were all wearing name tags, which D and I thought was really funny. We mocked them as they walked past us. Then we started walking across the grassy mall, and were again tripping out on the purple sky, when we saw this strange green light in front of the Hall for Social Sciences, where there is a security phone. At the time this was of no significance to us, but this was the first time we noticed the color green, which was to play a major role in the rest of our trip. Shortly thereafter, we found a faculty name tag for "J.D." We guessed he was from the dinner, and this was very amusing to us. On the rest of the way to C's house, we role-played. Our premise was that we were faculty members, discussing this strange new phenomenon of the purple sky. We role-played that we were going to give a talk over in Smith Hall, that we were going to be speakers at some formal dinner there, and we were trying to get more grant money for further research. (so we can get more ACID) We got to C's house, and continued our role-play in his presence, and we all had some laughs about the purple sky theory. In the living room of C's flat, we saw Dave Mustaine (no relation), and N., both drinking beer. C was drinking with them, and there was some strange music playing in the background. D and I ceased the role-play, and then we began to notice that the room was not purple, like the purple sky outside, but instead it was primarily green. We heard Dave talk about the video game "frogger," and noticed that that everyone in the room was wearing a green shirt. N, C,. Rick, Dave, and Dave's Girlfriend Gabrielle were all primarily wearing green. D and I began to leave the room to conduct some more research. As we walked downstairs, we saw M, {D's girlfriend} who was also wearing green. {a green sweatshirt} We talked to M, and were fascinated with her purple earrings. We took her back up the stairs, where she started drinking beer with Dave and C. D and I began to notice that the whole room was becoming intensely green. (primarily meaning that we noticed green over all the other colors) Everyone in the room was drinking Moosehead, which is in green bottles, and the bottles were intense green, everybodies' clothing was green, the couch was green, C's psychedelic poster above his phone was intensely green, D noticed that C's Ministry poster was intensely green, and we didn't notice anything but the color green because the intensity of the color was so *strong*. Rick (who was also at C's, hitherto unnoticed) asked D if he could see distortions or shape changes in pictures, but neither of us saw anything change, the only things we could see were the colors and intensity of the colors of things. Then Dave asked D if he could see the face in one of his drawings. We could not see any face but the obvious face on his H.R. Giger {the alien drawin' dude} calender, which everybody could see. D said, "I can't see any face, it's just FUCKING GREEN!" At this point we were becoming frustrated and fairly angry, and the room just kept on getting more and more intensely green. I walked over to where D was talking to M., and we started talking about how FUCKING GREEN the room was! We started losing our shit, and we began talking louder and louder. I held up a two-liter Sprite (R) bottle to show D the intensely green color, and we noticed that the color was why we were becoming nervous and angry. D yelled, "You want to know what our problem is, *THIS* is our fucking problem!" while pointing at the color of the Sprite (R) bottle. We then left the room, and ran away from C's place, out onto the grassy mall. We both felt very violent as we walked outside, and talked about how we were on the verge of breaking shit. However, after we got outside, we noticed the intense purple sky again, and it calmed us down. D lay down on a bridge crossing a stream and stared at the purple sky. We did not understand what was going on. When we walked in front of a women's dorm, we found a purple sign that said, "Womyn's Connection: Gender Education." It was here that we realized that colors could change our mood violently. We then talked about how the colors were changing. For about an hour we walked up and down a street and looked at colors and cars and things, and we noticed that colors were changing our moods. We also began to notice that sound and time could influence the colors, which then influenced our moods. We then picked up the faculty member role play. What we came up with, we call the "Primitive Color Axis Theory" We thought of color as an axis, which can have any angle in three-space, and that at certain orientations the axis would describer the color of events that we saw and experienced as we walked around. {essentially a color axis versus a displacement axis. [whatever that means. Ed.]} We then discovered that sound could affect our perception of color as well, and noticed that sounds could affect the color axis. An example of this was the random and intense noise of C's living room, when it was intensely green. The sound of the room made the green color more intense, and from there we created the idea of a sound axis that affects the color axis. In a similar way, we discussed time and realized how thinking about time intervals could change our perception of color, as well. {A simpler way of thinking about it is this: A memory of a time period earlier in the trip could change the perception of color that they were seeing in the present. ed.} For example, when we remembered how C's room had been intensely green and how green made us feel then, we became irritable and angry in the present, and began to see predominantly green colors. From this we created the idea of a time axis, which could affect the orientation in three-space of the color axis. We sort of solidified this theory a little bit, and also remembered that we coldn't see the purple sky from the window of C's living room. We decided to walk back to C's house. We brought the purple sign we found, to see if bringing a little bit of purple could make the room tolerable. When we got back to C's place, they were watching _Army of Darkness_, and the room was no longer green, it was purple. However, it was not purple because of the purple sign we brought along. We kow this due to the fact that we tried putting the sign outside of the door. The room remained purple. {They hung onto it anyway, as a kind of security blanket. ed.} Then we tried to explain our "Axis Theory" to C., although he did not understand. In trying to explain the theory to him, we solidified it. C became sort of green as he became impatient with us to explain out theories. We tried to explain in ways he could better understand, but it only frustrated all three of us, and he became quite green, as the rest of the room remained purple. Joel appeared {another mutual friend} and he listened intently to us trying to explain our theories, and seriously attempted to understand what we were saying on our own terms. That his to say, he tried to grasp what we said without asking for further explanations. We were very, very comfortable around him, and later D and I agreed that he was by far the purple'est purple dude of the entire night. It was in fact very strange how Purple Joel was- He had a green beer bottle, (just like the rest of them) but it was glowing purple just like the sky. D and I finalized the "Axis Theory" as we sat in C's living room. We sat in the corner talking by ourselves as other people watched the movie. The "Axis Theory" is really what we used to explain how color was changing during our trip. Understanding this, it allowed us to control our trip, instead of having it uncontrolled. We realized that motions in the physical plane did not effect color, so we replaced the displacement axis in 3-space with an emotional axis. From this we visualized four axis- Color, Emotion, Sound, and Time. During our trip, a motion {change in 3-space orientation} in one of these axis would affect all the other axis, and that all the axis interacted. There now follows a catalogue of the ways in which the Axis effect one another. Color Affecting Sound: When we were in C's room the first time, the room was very green, and the sounds in the room alsxo became very annoying and irritating to us. The green intensified the sounds we did not want to hear, intensifying them to such a degree that they became "Green Sounds." These sounds included the annoying music, and the buzz of other conversations. When we were in C's room the second time, it was purple. We noticed that we could easily tune out the loud sounds from _Army Of Darkness_, {C has a home theater system. it rocks. ed.} instead of flipping out on them. We both knew the movie backwards and forwards, and the purple room made the sounds appear as purple and sooting, rather than green and annoying. Color Affecting Time: We went into downtown Tucson, and we saw a bank that was intensely green, we tripped back in time and remembered the "green intensity" of C's living room. Color Affecting Emotion Obviously the intense green color of C's room made us feel negative, our frustrations with C for not understanding, our fear and irritable behavior made green more intense. Sound Affecting Color: The loud noise and music in the room intensified the green colors. Later, any startling, loud, or "out-of-place" noises were referred to as "green sounds." Sound Affecting Time: When we were in downtown Tucson any loud truck would make me trip back in time and see the intense green of C's room. Sound Affecting Emotion: The green noises like large trucks and loud noisy music made us irritable and violently emotional. Conversely, the soft constant sound of the rain was a very purple noise, very soothing and mellowing. Time Affecting Color: Later in the evening, we were able to withstand areas of intense green color by thinking about times other than the present when things were purple. Late at night the halls in our dorm are lit only by green exits signs, {our dorm is a very spooky old house. ed.} but we passed through them by not thinking about the present. The hallways then appeared purple. Time affecting Sound: {Curiously, R did not include a discription of this. We must conclude that these effects would only become apparrent at a higher dosage, or not at all. This is the only sticking point in the theory. ed.} Time Affecting Emotion: D and I would become quite irritable and angry merely by remembering any "green time." Emotion Affecting Color: When D and I were particularly mellow, we could look at things which we knew would appear green under normal circumstances, {outside the confines of the trip} but they would nonetheless appear purple to us. Emotion Affecting Sound: When we were in C's room the second time, when it was purple, the loud noises from the movie did not affect me at all. Emotion Affecting Time Time would seem to pass slower when we were angry, or irritable, that is, in the presence of green. Time would go faster when we were mellow, or in the presence of purple. The time in C's lving room was only about 10 minutes objectively, when it was intensely green, but to D and I, it seem like two hours. Conversely, we stared at the purple sky for objective hours (in the purple place), but to D and I, it seemed like no time at all. ***Narrative resumes here*** The "The Axis" theory provided us with an understanding of how color was changing in our trip, so we could control our trip and have fun without the fear of having uncontrollable "stimulus-response" reactions to green color. We also understood that our trip was much different than K and W's trip, and it appeared to be bad for us to talk to one another. K and W appeared at C's house for a while, and they were very green to us. They were severely harshing our mellow. D and I saw our trip as unfolding as a series of events, and the events that D and I shared deterministicly forced our trip to be about color. These shared events include seeing the purple sky, the role play about the purple sky, notice the intense green overload in C's place, etc. I believe that we had very similar trips because we kept communicating so much. The only really remarkable thing that occured in C's room the first time was that Dave Mustaine (no relation) wanted us to talk to a friend of his from ASU, and we did not want to, because the phone has a flashing green light on it, and he kept putting it in our faces. I had uncontrollable thoughts of rage and destruction as I thought about grabbing the phone and bashing it to pieces with a chair. Dave was the most green right then of anybody all night. We almost lost our shit right then, but we stared at the purple sign we brought in, ignored him, and listened the purple "mellow" sounds of the movie and we returned to purple mellowness. Eventually we left C's place, and walked back to the grassy mall. Two people were walking towards us, and I saw that it was my friend Alex, and a girl I could not make out from a distance. As they walked past us, I *distinctly* saw Allison Jones' face and long hair. After they passed us, however, Derek commented on how he knew that girl from his Japanese History class, and I looked back. I saw a girl with very short hair and who looked unlike Allison. That was my only definite "hallucination" of the entire night. As we were on our way to the grassy mall, we had an intense purple sky trip, and we later saw people kissing by the water fountain, and drunk people laying on each other on the mall. We tripped on the sky for a while longer, talked briefly to Aaron Brady, who was a very purple dude. We then walked into downtown Tucson. As we walked into downtown, our backs began to hurt, but we didn't stop walking, or even slow down very much. All the brightly lit signs in downtown made us notice other colors as well. We saw blinking yellow and red traffic lights, and an intensely yellow Subway (r) sign. We then noticed that the complimentary colors of purple and green have the same effects of green and purple themselves. Yellow was pleasant and happy, while red made us angry and irritable. It seemed that yellow was more happy than purple was, purple was just really mellow; however, we could notice no difference between red and green. Blue and Orange did not affect us at all- It was as if they did not exist. We had never realized the complimentary color scheme before, because we had never (before in this evening) been exposed to bright red or bright yellow colors. With this knowledge we remembered that C's _Apocalypse Now_ poster was intensely red. We walked past a dress shop, and almost lost our shit on an intensely red dress. Similarly, when a person in a red truck in a red hat parked near us, we felt afraid. By this time we had become thirsty, so we stopped at a Pepsi (r) machine. We were elated to see that they had Grape Slice (r) and each bought three cans. We now had a purple beverage as well as our purple sign to mellow us out and protect us if there was trouble. {Grape Slice is now referred to as "The Purple Elixer of Life," Or less formally, "Elixer".} After purchasing the Elixer, we walked around for a while, and eventually returned to C's place. At night, a green light shone in the front room, cast from the digital readout of various electric devices. It was very scary- we almost didn't make it down the hallway to C's room. Nobody was in the living room, so we hung out on the sofa for a while, resting our backs. Eventually, C came home, and we talked with him for a while. He was a seriously purple dude at this time. Finally we had to leave, so we psyched ourselves up, to walk down the hallway again. When we went out in the hall, the readouts had ceased to be green. They now appeared purple, due to the fact that we had prepped ourselves into purple mellowness for the walk down the hall. As we were walking across the grassy mall, heading back towards our dorm, we tripped out on the purple sky. We both saw a face in the clouds, {probably because C had mentioned how he liked to look at patterns when tripping. ed.} D and I did not want to see this face, so we did not concentrate on it. We only wanted to concentrate on colors, so seeing shapes and faces frightened us. We continued walking, and found ourselves in the intersection where we had first noticed the purple sky. {"The Purple Place" in the original manuscript, I paraphrased for clarity. ed.} We stood in the purple place for two hours in the rain, just mellowing on the purple sky and the rain's purple sound. Once there must have been a flash of lightening, because D and I bpth saw it, and I doubt we could have simultaneous hallucinations of the same thing. {If this is so, how could they have had the same trip? A flaw in the theory or just the first intimation of a new development? Stay tuned for the next issue! ed.} Several people that we knew walked past, and they we all seriously purple as well. We then went back to our dorm, and hung out in the lounge resting our backs. After a while we came down and W showed up. We shared our trips, and went to bed around 7 A.M. {the next day, they all noted that though they went to bed at 7, they had trouble falling asleep. This side-effect is covered in the LSD faq here at paranoia.com. ed.} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/columiacok.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/columiacok.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0e023dbe --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/columiacok.drg @@ -0,0 +1,172 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: dash@netcom.com (David Ashley) +Subject: Cocaine story in Colombia (long) +Message-ID: +Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 09:23:56 GMT + +A few years back I went on a trip down south through Mexico, Central America, +and then to Colombia and Ecuador. It was great fun, and a very rewarding +experience. + +In Guatamala I met an English guy named Nigel that had been in Colombia. He +said that he had traveled from England, going to Brazil, then through +various countries, and ending up in Colombia. Nigel told me that along the +route he met locals that became his friends, and often they used Cocaine. +Nigel said he had been afraid of Cocaine, having been brought up in the +typical "drugs are bad" environment. He was afraid that if he tried it he'd +become addicted. Eventually he saw that although his friends used it, they were +not addicted. He tried it, and he liked it. He told me that he used it +daily for a couple of months. I asked him if it was hard to stop. He said it +wasn't. + +Now I left him and I kept heading south. He told me of a place called the +Hotel Miramar in Santa Marta, Colombia. It's east from Cartegena. He said +it's a place where gringos can go and use cocaine, and not really be hassled. +Somewhere along my trip I decided I wanted to try cocaine if I had the +opportunity. + +I made it to Colombia and ended up in Santa Marta. The Hotel Miramar was a +fantastic place because it's a gringo hangout. My spanish was decent but +I could never get close to the natives because it was too cumbersome +talking in their language, and very few Latins speak English. Colombia has +a reputation of being unsafe so not many tourists go there, so if you're +travelling around the country you feel like you're the only gringo. + +So it was nice to meet up with other travellers in the Hotel Miramer. There +were people that stayed there for months or years, and then the others +that would come for just a day or two. I ended up staying there for a month. +I was waiting for mail from home, and also I was enjoying the company of +other travellers. + +During this time I tried cocaine, and decided I liked it. I would snort the +cocaine only. I'd typically use it with other travellers, then a bunch of +people would get together and just talk or hang out. I'd usually start +using it in the early evening, continue over about a 6 hour period, then +I'd stop and go to sleep. I never used it as a pick-me-up in the morning. +I got in the habit of only using it when I already felt pretty good. + +There were other people that used it a lot more--they would keep going for +more than a day or two. I thought this was silly because even though you +don't feel sleepy, you know your body wants to sleep, and I didn't want to +push it. Also there's not much point in using it for longer periods, as +the effect seems to diminish. I would build up a tolerance so that as the +time wore on I'd have to take it more and more frequently (over the 4 or 6 +hour period in the evening). As I say, I'd usually be with other people when +using it and we'd sometimes go out in the night for walks. While in the Hotel +you feel perfectly safe using it, it's not a good idea to carry it around +town with you--you never know. + +I figure that over the month I used the cocaine maybe 15 or 20 times. I liked +the feeling it gave me. It completely eliminates any feelings of inhibition, +so you feel comfortable talking about anything. You also feel fascinated +by what other people are saying, although I would prefer to talk. You feel +really good, like the cocaine is tickling your pleasure center. You feel +energetic. You wouldn't get hungry. + +After a month I decided that the surroundings were getting stale, so I left +to go to a neighboring beach called Park Tayrona. It's a really beautiful +place and a lot of gringos hang out there as well. I didn't do any cocaine +while here but I didn't miss it either. There was no feeling of dependency. +Cocaine was more of something you did when it seemed like a good idea--not +because you felt you needed it. It was something that you'd use when you're +already having a good time--it would kick you up into the next level of +enjoyment. + +There was immeasurable pot available also in Colombia. I used to smoke a +little but didn't really smoke enough to get over the munchy/can't concentrate +stage. Other people constantly smoked the stuff. I never really understood +the allure. I figured that the best time to use it was when you were hungry +and wanted the local food to taste like a king's banquet :^). + +The only problems I had with the cocaine was frequent pain in my nose. +I was told this was because it wasn't pure, or that it was amphetamine and +not cocaine. Over my trip I tried cocaine many more times and it seemed +always a variable experience, depending on where I got it. Also my opinion +of what "good" cocaine was never matched anyone else's. One guy gave me some +of what he said was the best he had ever used in his life, and it had no +effect at all on me. I later decided that what I had called cocaine before +was some kind of amphetamine, and what this guy called cocaine was really +cocaine (pure), and that for some reason it didn't work on me. This guy +used to smoke it also (freebasing) and I tried that several times but never +once had any significant effect, although he was flying. After several +times when someone would tell me "try this, this is the best" and it did +nothing for me, I decided that the substance I had liked before was no +longer available and I stopped testing. + +At no time did I ever feel any withdrawal symptoms. Also I never used it +every single day--I would stop for a day or two after each day or two of +use. And I never used it for a period longer than 6 hours. + +I feel my experience with the drug hasn't been harmful at all. Instead it +destroyed a lot of myths I had absorbed in the United States culture. I +learned that the substance had absolutely no addictive qualities at all. +Then I decided that the biggest problem was since it was illegal down there +as well (at least if you got caught you'd have to pay a bribe to make the +cop go away) you never knew "exactly" what you were getting. The danger of +the drug was never the pure part but what you ended up getting that was +called "cocaine". I believe my experience with the cocaine has improved +me, and I believe everyone (provided they're adults) should have the same +option to experiment. The only improvement I could suggest would be fixing +the situation so you know what you're getting every time, instead of it +being a crap shoot. + +Since Colombia is the source of this stuff, it's certainly going to be +cheaper. I never paid more than $4 or $5 a gram, and typically paid $3. +Of course I believe it wasn't quite as pure because I'd use a gram over +an evening, and from what I've heard about stuff in US that's A LOT. Since +Colombia I've never used any of the stuff. My thinking is I've heard prices +in the US are $100 per gram. At the time I was taking it I felt that it was +barely worth the $4 a gram. There's no way I'll pay 25 or 33 times what I +could get it for down there. + +Pot was also much cheaper. I saw a guy buy perhaps a half pound for something +like $7.00. It's truly a weed, and isn't really illegal. Pot is so cheap you +never have to buy it--it just gets passed around by people that keep their +own supply. + +Wages in Colombia are so low compared to wages here, the locals have to +pay almost the same proportion of their income to buy cocaine as Americans +would have to in the US. I never really saw any evidence of massive +drug addiction in Colombia. Almost 100% of the drug use seemed to be by the +gringos that were visiting. + +I've decided that I believe drugs should be legalized. I believe that +we've all been victims of a horrible propaganda campaign. I believe +it would be much better if drugs were legalized, regulated (for purity), and +also perhaps taxed a little to cover costs of chronic abusers. I believe it +is a good idea to travel, because you find out interesting things, like +perhaps the USA isn't really as free as you might have thought. In Colombia +the police don't really care if you use illegal substances--they just use it +as an excuse to sweat a bribe out of you. They're not interested in throwing +you in jail, they just want some of your yanqui $$$. Yes, the system is +very, very corrupt. + +Colombians were probably my favorite people. The country is beautiful and +the people are very friendly. Although Colombia has gotten a bad rap in +the news, this is unjust. While a few drug kingpins control a lot of the +politics in the country and are ruthless murderers, the Colombian people +are almost entirely very warm, intelligent, friendly people. It is truly +a great country. + +When I came back up through Mexico and went through the border crossing at +Tijuana, I told the officer that I had just flown up from Cartegena, Colombia. +He then checked me out a little more thoroughly than he would have if I'd +only been in Mexico--he checked my drivers licence and then looked at my +backpack in the xray machine. I don't think he had me unpack it. But the +guy said that Colombia wasn't a good place, and the people were screwing +us over. His statement simply is not at all true. + +One other interesting point: As I understand it if I'm outside the +US I am no longer bound by US laws, but must obey the laws of the country +I'm in--but that country enforces them and the US doesn't care anymore. +I was told by Germans that their laws are binding on them no matter where +they are. For example if they get caught in Colombia using drugs and are +punished there, the Colombian government will inform the German government, +and send them home, and when they get to Germany the German government will +then pushish them again. I thought this was rediculous. + +-- +David Ashley +dash@netcom.com + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/communicating b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/communicating new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d6bb3c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/communicating @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +mushrooms + +first time, i was sitting painting trying to just ease into the unknown. +i kept on testing my mind for what was "different", as i tend to do. of +course i thought i was feeling everything when i was feeling not much.. i +was very much trying to control the situation. anyway i didn't really +"let go" the whole time, i felt far away, out of time, struggling. it +sucked. i couldn't say a word, could NOT express my thoughts, and this +sorta confused me. +the whole thing ended up having to do with talking, realising how shallow +it is and how everybody knows everything without talking, or something +like that. +second time was something else. i tried to control it as well, but then +i noticed this triangle on the ceiling from light and it was the first +time i ever "let" myself hallucinate. +that triangle became the central comfort zone i kept going back to, it +was like a mountain or something and was totally beautiful. we sat in +this room the whole time. i went through so much stuff, i cried a bunch +of times and it felt fucking great. i realised communicating was stupid, +and you don't trip "with" somebody (the person kept trying to pull me +into his thing, i kept trying to get him into mine) you are on your OWN, +and that is what is important. that trip was about being validated in +your own mind instead of trying to get it from other people. +i really got deep into myself. it was like changing channels though. +the person i was with changed faces a million times. i mean from +sinister and evil to dying and sickness to godlike, it was crazy. the +weirdest thing was towards the end, i was looking up at the triangle and +the whole trip turned BAD on me, totally, like a bad 60's movie. it was +like it DIED. everything that was beautiful turned ugly, and i kept +seeing it even when i closed my eyes and opened them again. i freaked +out and turned on the light in the room and realised i was AWARE of time, +it freaked me out, i couldn't stand it, because i COULD NOT COMMUNICATE +it to my partner. i calmed myself down by staring at the ugly bad stuff +and facing it, but after that everything seemed freaky like when i would +look at my friend he had these toothbrush bristles growing out of his +face. i stared them down and became him, communicating face to face, +trying to see if we were reading each other's minds or something. after +a while we ate and stared at clouds....it was weird. + +-- rec.drugs.psychedelic diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/courts_d.jud b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/courts_d.jud new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a0a0f439 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/courts_d.jud @@ -0,0 +1,528 @@ +From: rbrennan@aol.com (RBrennan) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: The Courts, the DEA, and Drugs +Date: 30 Dec 1994 19:09:32 -0500 +Message-ID: <3e27fs$qrq@newsbf02.news.aol.com> + +With all of the furor about the DEA online recently, I decided to +compile a short but interesting group of Federal Circuit Court of +Appeals & US Supreme Court decisions addressing the topic of how +the DEA runs operations. The following material contains excerpts +from various court opinions. The actual final legal disposition of +most of these cases as well as the substantive and procedural legal +attacks brought have been edited out. I would also like to point +out that the law changes frequently and may be interpreted +differently by different Federal Circuits and different judges, and +the following material does not necessarily reflect the current law +or the majority concensus. However, for what it's worth, it is +interesting to see how the DEA operates. + +-RBrennan + +"And you thought we had rights in this country!" + + +(Cite as: 476 U.S. 321, 106 S.Ct. 1871, 90 L.Ed.2d 299) + Thomas J. HENDERSON, Scott O. Thornton and Ruth Freedman, +Petitioners + v. + UNITED STATES. + No. 84-1744. + Argued April 1, 1986. + Decided May 19, 1986. + + **1873 POWELL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in +which BURGER, C.J., and REHNQUIST, STEVENS, and O'CONNOR, JJ., +joined. WHITE, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BRENNAN, +MARSHALL, and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined, post, p. ---. + + I + A jury convicted petitioners of charges arising out of +manufacture, possession, and distribution of controlled +substances.S *323 [FN1] The evidence at trial showed that in +February and April 1980 petitioner Henderson, under the alias +"Richard Martin," placed orders with a scientific supply company in +Ohio for chemicals that could be used in the manufacture of illegal +drugs. The orders attracted the attention of the Drug Enforcement +Agency. Agents obtained a warrant from a United States Magistrate, +authorizing installation of an electronic transmitter in one of the +chemical containers. Henderson drove from California to Ohio, +picked up the second order of chemicals on June 24, and headed +west. Agents lost the tracking signal despite their following by +both car and plane, only to receive it later in July from +petitioner Freedman's house near Watsonville, California. A search +pursuant to warrant on July 17 revealed an illicit drug factory. +The last of the codefendants, Peter Bell, was arraigned on +September 3, 1980. + + FN1. The jury convicted all three petitioners of conspiracy to +manufacture and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine +and phenyl-2- propanone, see 21 U.S.C. s 846; petitioners Thornton +and Freedman of manufacture and possession with intent to +distribute of methamphetamine, see s 842(a)(1); and petitioner +Henderson of traveling interstate with intent to promote the +manufacture and possession of methamphetamine, see 18 U.S.C. s +1952(a)(3). + + +(Cite as: 27 F.3d 1035) + UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, + v. +Melvin Glenn NEAL, Ricky Clyde Duncan, Leslie Raymond Jones, +Clifford P.Sutherland, James Glen Pace, Evelyn Austin Graham, +Timothy Wade Green, Jacky Ronald Pace, Gilbert D. Smith, Jimmy +Wayne Joyce, Defendants-Appellants. + No. 90-1957. + United States Court of Appeals, + Fifth Circuit. + July 21, 1994. + Rehearing Denied Sept. 22, 1994. + + Before GOLDBERG, HIGGINBOTHAM, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit +Judges. + + EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: + Defendants Jacky Ronald Pace, James Glen Pace, Melvin Glenn +Neal, Ricky Clyde Duncan, Leslie Raymond Jones, Clifford P. +Sutherland, Evelyn Austin Graham, Timothy Wade Green, Gilbert D. +Smith, and Jimmy Wayne Joyce ("the Defendants") were jointly tried +and convicted of various offenses stemming from a conspiracy to +manufacture, possess, and distribute amphetamine. All ten +defendants were convicted of conspiring to manufacture, distribute, +or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in +violation of 21 U.S.C. ss 841(a)(1) and 846 (1988). [FN1] All ten +defendants now appeal their *1041 convictions. We affirm in part, +vacate in part, and remand in part. + + FN1. Additionally, the jury found Jacky Pace guilty of one +count of aiding and abetting the manufacture of amphetamine, in +violation of 21 U.S.C. ss 841(a)(1) and (2); one count of engaging +in a continuing criminal enterprise, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s +848; multiple counts of investing income derived from a drug +conspiracy, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s 854; one count of aiding +and abetting interstate travel in furtherance of a drug conspiracy, +in violation of 18 U.S.C. ss 1952 and 2; and one count of +conspiring to impede the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of +18 U.S.C. s 371. James Glen Pace was convicted of multiple counts +of investing income derived from a drug conspiracy, one count of +conspiring to impede the Internal Revenue Service, and one count of +using a communication facility to facilitate the conspiracy to +manufacture amphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s 843(b). Neal +was found guilty of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, +multiple counts of investing income derived from a drug conspiracy, +and conspiring to impede the Internal Revenue Service. The jury +convicted Duncan of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, +investing income derived from a drug conspiracy, aiding and +abetting interstate travel in furtherance of a drug conspiracy, and +conspiring to impede the Internal Revenue Service. Smith was found +guilty of five counts of investing income derived from a drug +conspiracy and one count of aiding and abetting interstate travel +in furtherance of a drug conspiracy. + + I + In 1984 and 1985, Jacky Pace operated an extensive conspiracy +to distribute amphetamine. At varying points throughout the +conspiracy's existence, Pace recruited the other Defendants into +his organization. Pace also established a network of phony +corporations ("the JRP group") to purchase the chemicals and +equipment necessary to manufacture amphetamine and to launder the +money he received from his amphetamine operations. Agents of the +Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") and the Texas Department of +Public Safety ("TDPS") apparently learned of Pace's involvement in +the amphetamine trade through surveillance of Metroplex Chemicals, +a Dallas business that supplied chemicals and glassware to +amphetamine manufacturers. + In June 1987, the government brought a forty-three count +indictment charging thirty-one persons with various offenses +arising out of their participation in Pace's amphetamine +distribution ring. The case proceeded to trial in May 1989, but +the district court declared a mistrial because of excessive +publicity. In October 1989, the case again proceeded to trial, and +the jury returned with its guilty verdicts in September 1990. + + +Cite as: 16 F.3d 1223 + UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, + v. + Bud RIGGINS and Donald McVean, Defendants-Appellees. + Nos. 93-5075, 93-5076. + United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. + + Before: GUY and SILER, Circuit Judges; and CHURCHILL, Senior +District Judge. [FN*] + + PER CURIAM. + **1 After a jury trial, defendants were convicted of +conspiracy and attempt to manufacture a controlled substance, in +violation of 21 U.S.C. s 846, as well as possession of triple-neck +round-bottom flasks with intent to manufacture a controlled +substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s 843(a)(6). Defendants filed +a post-trial Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal, which the +district court granted. The government now challenges the court's +decision. Finding that a reasonable jury could have concluded that +defendants' conduct satisfied, beyond a reasonable doubt, the +elements of the charged offenses, we reverse and remand. + I. + In May 1991, Bud Riggins placed an order for ten kilograms of +isosafrole and twenty liters of methanol with Eastman Fine +Chemicals ("Eastman") of Rochester, New York. For numerous +reasons, Riggins's isosafrole order aroused the suspicion of +Richard Hapeman, Eastman's manager of quality assurance. For +instance, isosafrole was, at the time, a chemical found on the +DEA's " 'watch list,' an informal list of chemicals often used +illegally which is published to suppliers." [FN1] In addition, the +order was far larger than standard orders, which typically do not +exceed one kilogram. Hapeman also noted that Riggins did not +appear to be using a business address, and that the business +Riggins had listed, Logan Ag Lab & Supply, had never before placed +an order with Eastman. Furthermore, Riggins initially informed +Hapeman that he wanted the chemicals shipped COD, a request that +Hapeman could not honor given company policy. That Riggins would +decide to initiate dealings with Eastman at that point seemed +particularly strange to Hapeman, especially since, as Hapeman +surmised, Riggins could have sought out other suppliers that were +not only geographically closer to him, but also could offer a +better price. + Dubious as to Riggins's intentions, Hapeman sought and +obtained Riggins's written assurance that the chemicals would not +be used in any food or drug or in a residential setting. Hapeman +also contacted the DEA, notifying the agency as to his suspicions. +The case was then referred to the DEA office in Louisville, +Kentucky. Louisville DEA agents contacted the DEA laboratory in +Chicago and were informed that isosafrole is a precursor to the +manufacture of 3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine ("MDA"), a schedule +I hallucinogen under 21 U.S.C. s 812. + After getting confirmation from Eastman that Riggins had +indeed placed the order in question, Louisville DEA Agent Gary +Tennant decided to make a controlled delivery of the chemicals. +Although a perusal of the local phone book did not reveal a phone +number for either Riggins or the Logan Ag Lab & Supply Company, +Tennant did manage to find a number to call by consulting various +shipping documents. The individual who answered the call, "Don," +instructed that the delivery be made to an airplane hanger on +Riggins's farm in Logan County, Kentucky. + After the isosafrole package had been equipped with a beeper +transmitting device, a delivery for the full amount under Riggins's +order took place on June 10, 1991. A person identifying himself as +Clarence Gamble [FN2] accepted the delivery. As the delivery was +being made, Tennant noticed a "distinctive chemical smell," which +he associated with acetic anhydride, a substance used in the +production of amphetamines. The DEA continued their surveillance +of the area for nearly 40 hours. + **2 On June 11, 1991, the DEA, accompanied by state and local +police, executed a search of the hanger and the surrounding area. +As the investigators arrived on the scene, Riggins remarked: +"[Y]ou are here about them chemicals ain't you." (App. 234.) He +then informed the agents that he had removed the isosafrole and +methanol from the hanger to a residence on the property. At the +time, the residence, though owned by Riggins, was occupied by +Donald McVean, a friend and business associate of Riggins. During +the search of the hanger, DEA Agent Arnold Fitzgerald, much as +Tennant had done the day before, noticed the smell of acetic +anhydride. [FN3] The search did, in fact, uncover acetic anhydride +as well as hydrobromic acid and 11 marijuana plants. Perhaps as +revealing as what the agents did find was what they did not find: +"There was no evidence found indicating the existence of a +legitimate chemical business. "There was no evidence of the +presence of fire safety equipment or use of safety storage +principles." + The agents also searched Riggins's pick-up truck, which was +parked outside the hanger. In the back seat, they found a book +entitled "Drug Manufacturing for Fun and Profit." While the book +did not include a recipe for MDA, it did devote a chapter to the +manufacture of dimethyltryptomine, or "DMT," a controlled substance +manufactured in much the same way as MDA. + The most plentiful source of evidence turned out to be +Riggins's residence, located in a large clearing at a "considerable +distance from any other building" on the farm. While the agents +left the premises to secure a search warrant for the residence, +McVean was permitted to remain inside unattended for approximately +30 to 40 minutes. When the agents returned, [FN4] and immediately +upon entering the residence, Tennant and Fitzgerald detected "a +very pungent and strong smell of ether." [FN5] + A thorough search ensued after the agents ventilated the +residence. In the living room, the agents noted the following +"scattered about" items: Isosafrole--(10) 1 kilogram bottles--full; +(2) 500 milliliter bottles--full and 1/2 full Methanol--(1) 20 +liter metal can--full Ethyl Alcohol--(2) 4 liter bottles--full and +1/2 full Sulfuric Acid--(1) 6 1/2 liter bottle--full and (1) 2 1/2 +liter bottle-- 1/2 full Hydrogen Peroxide 30%--(5) 500 milliliter +bottles--full; (1) 4 liter glass bottle-- 1/2 full Ethyl Ether +(EM)--(10) 1 liter bottles--(9) full; (1) 1/2 full Ethyl Ether +(Fischer)--(1) 4 liter bottle-- 1/2 full Alumina Activated--(1) 2 +1/2 liter bottle--full Toluene--(1) 4 liter bottle--full Formic +Acid 88%--(4) 4 liter plastic bottles--3 1/4 full Formic Acid--(2) +2/5 liter plastic bottles--full Aluminum Metal--(2) 500 milligram +plastic bottles--full Isopropyl 70%--(12) 1 pint bottles--full +(Wal-Mart brand) Isatoic Anhydride--(1) 500 gram bottles--full +Muriatic Acid--(1) 1 gallon plastic bottle--full **3 Chromium +Trioxide--(1) 1 liter bottle--full Sodium Acetate--(1) 25 pound +plastic bottle The agents also discovered (3) 3,000 milliliter +single neck flasks; (1) 1,000 milliliter single neck flask; and +(1) hot plate. + In addition to a Lyman 500 scale, an Ohaus GT 8000 scale and +(2) lab thermometers, a search of the kitchen yielded: Acetone +[FN6] Phosphoric Acid--(1) 2 1/2 liter bottle-- 3/4 full +Raney-Nickel [FN7]--(5) 100 gram metal containers--full (stored in +refrigerator) Chromium Trioxide--(1) 500 gram bottle-- 1/2 full +Inositol [FN8] Empty Gelatine Capsules [FN9]--(2) plastic zip lock +bags containing approximately 420 + In a first floor bedroom, the agents found a computer that was +in the process of printing out documents. These documents, Riggins +and McVean contend, were catalogs that they had intended to send to +companies in the chemical supply industry. A search of another +bedroom netted the agents a loaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson +revolver. The revolver was found on a night stand beside a bed. +McVean apparently had been using the room as his sleeping area. + The agents also searched the attic. The items found there +were particularly noteworthy because they had been concealed behind +a sheet of plywood. Once McVean found out that the hiding place +had been discovered, he said: "[O]h, shit." [FN10] The attic is +where the agents located Riggins's and McVean's most sizable cache: +Hydrochloric Acid--(1) 2 1/2 liter bottle-- 3/4 full Potassium +Dichromate Merk--(1) 1 pound container--full Ethyl Alcohol--(1) 4 +liter bottle-- 1/10 full Acetic Acid, Glacial--(1) 2 1/2 liter +bottle--full Ethyl Acetate--(1) 4 liter bottle-- 3/4 full +Formamide--(1) 1 quart bottle--full Diethyl Malonate--(1) 2 +kilogram bottle-- 1/2 full Phenylacetaldehyde--(2) 250 gram +bottles-- 3/4 full each 1-Bromoethyl Benzene--(1) 100 gram bottle-- +1/2 full N-Butyl Chloride--(1) 4 liter bottle--full Nitric +Acid--(2) 2 1/2 liter bottles--full Titrant Standard Potassium +Hydroxide Alcoholic--(2) 500 ML bottle--full Isosafrole--(3) 250 +gram bottles--full Isonitrosoproprophenone--(4) 1/2 quart +bottles--full Magnesium metal--(6) 500 gram bottles--full Unknown +liquid--(1) 4 liter bottle-- 1/4 full Potassium Permanganate--(2) +500 gram bottles--full Pyridine--(1) 1 one liter bottle-- 1/4 full +Phenylacetyl--(4) 100 gram bottles-- 3/4 full Toluidine--(1) 500 +gram bottle--full Acetyl Acetone--(2) 500 milliliter bottles--full +Carbon Tetrachloride--(1) 500 milliliter bottle--full +Phenylacetonitrile--(1) 1 kilogram bottle--full Methyl Iodide--(1) +100 milliliter bottle--full Chromium Trioxide--(1) 500 gram +bottle--full The attic also produced the following paraphernalia: +[FN11] (3) 5,000 milliliter triple neck flasks, (3) 3,000 +milliliter triple neck flasks, (4) 4,000 milliliter Pyrex beakers, +(1) heating mantel (100 ml.), [FN12] separatory funnels, graduated +cylinders, and condensers. + **4 In March 1992, on the strength of the evidence obtained as +a result of the searches detailed above, a federal grand jury +returned a seven-count indictment naming Riggins and McVean as +defendants. Specifically, the indictment listed several counts +relating directly to the defendants' alleged MDA operation, +including: conspiracy [FN13] (Count 1) and attempt [FN14] (Count +2) to manufacture MDA, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s 846; and +possession of triple-neck round-bottom flasks with intent to +manufacture MDA, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s 843(a)(6) [FN15] +(Count 5). The indictment also contained two firearm charges: the +use and carrying of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. s 924(c) +(Count 3); and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, +[FN16] in violation of 18 U.S.C. s 922(g)(1) & (2) (Count 4). +Finally, the indictment charged Riggins with two other drug-related +offenses: manufacturing marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. s 841 +(Count 6); and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in +violation of 21 U.S.C. s 841(a)(1) (Count 7). + At trial, defendants attempted to portray their operation as +a legitimate chemical supply and produce business, not an illicit +drug manufacturing center. Testimony given during the trial +established that the government tested samples of 10 out of the 41 +substances found as a result of the search. The government's +chemist, Odest Washington, opined that Riggins's farm provided an +ideal setting for a clandestine laboratory because it was well +hidden by trees. As to the chemicals found on the farm, Washington +testified that eight of them could have been used to manufacture +MDA: isosafrole, formamide, formic acid, sulfuric acid, +hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, toluidine, acetone, and +methanol. + Although virtually all of the ingredients to make MDA were +thus present, Washington noted that several pieces of laboratory +equipment vital to the manufacturing process were not. For +instance, the government's search of Riggins's farm did not turn up +a rheostat, a device for regulating temperature. In addition, the +agents could not locate ring stands, clamps, or other apparatus +designed to hold the equipment during synthesis. Finally, +Washington observed that the heating mantle found in the attic of +Riggins's residence would not have fit the 3,000 or 5,000 +millimeter flasks that were also found in the attic. + At the close of the government's case and again, at the close +of all the proof, defendants moved for a judgment of acquittal +pursuant Fed.R.Crim.P. 29. On both occasions, the district court +denied defendants' motions. Subsequently, the jury returned a not +guilty verdict against Riggins on Counts 4, 6, and 7. The jury +did, however, convict both defendants on Counts 1, 2, and 5, and +McVean on Count 4. [FN17] + + +(Cite as 8 F.3d 316) + UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, + v. + Karl HOFSTATTER (92-1836) and Michael Griffor (92-1805), +Defendants-Appellants. + Nos. 92-1805/1836. + United States Court of Appeals, + Sixth Circuit. + Argued June 17, 1993. + Decided Sept. 28, 1993 [FN1]. + + I + In May of 1989 the Drug Enforcement Administration received +information from a chemical company in Connecticut that a +suspicious order had been received from "JAH Company," of Ann +Arbor, Michigan, for the chemical phenylpropanolamine. + The DEA subsequently monitored numerous purchases of precursor +chemicals by defendants Hofstatter and Griffor, ostensibly acting +on behalf of JAH or "Robert Kaye and Company." On one occasion +defendant Griffor was found to have used the name "Michael Edwards" +in picking up a shipment of ephedrine. + On June 20, 1991, agents of the DEA executed a warrant to search +the premises at 712 and 715 East Kingsley, in Ann Arbor, *320 where +the defendants had gone after one of their pickups of chemicals. +At 712 East Kingsley the agents found laboratory equipment and +supplies, including vacuum flasks and a turkey baster, along with +written records of experiments involving the manufacture of +methylcathinone, an analogue of the controlled substance +methamphetamine. In a box with chemicals and equipment was a +notebook detailing the experiments. One entry in the notebook read +as follows: "let some sit for 3 days (less smell) closer to +amphed." Another read "took first sample at 8:00 pm--quality: +(all est. from - 1--+ 10) euphoria (7), speed (6), conversation +(8), smell (2) [FN*] taste (1), jones (4) (one being no jones)." +Taped to the inside covers of the notebook were photographs of Mr. +Griffor and his dogs. Also seized were personal papers of Mr. +Hofstatter and address books containing names of chemical supply +companies and various chemical formulae. In a kitchen freezer +agents found more than a kilogram of phenylpropanolamine solution. +Elsewhere in the house they found chemicals needed for the +manufacture of methylcathinone, cathinone, 4-methylaminorex, and +n-methyl-4-methylaminorex. + There was no toluene (a solvent widely used in making such +substances), but, as noted above, there was evidence that toluene +had been used. + + FN* A note connected to the rating for "smell" read as +follows: "smells as if we did not get all of toluene out but K +insists that we did. I am going to reclean some and find out." + + Mr. Griffor's automobile, which had been used the day before to +pick up ephedrine, was parked in the driveway of 715 East Kingsley. +The automobile was also searched. Inside the car were found two +bags containing personal papers, notebooks, and envelopes in the +name of Mr. Hofstatter. The documents described "khat" (an East +African plant containing cathinone) and methylaminorex (a drug also +known as "rex" or "U4euh," a homophone of euphoria). Formulae for +the manufacture of methylcathinone were found in the car, as was a +Federal Register notice indicating that methylaminorex was to be + scheduled as a controlled substance by the DEA. + The defendants were indicted on charges of conspiracy to possess +listed chemicals with intent to manufacture controlled substances +and controlled substance analogues (count one); possession of +listed chemicals with intent to manufacture controlled substance +analogues and controlled substances (counts two as to Griffor, +three as to Hofstatter, and four, five, and six); conspiracy to +open or maintain a place for the purpose of manufacturing +controlled substance analogues and controlled substances (count +seven), and endangering human life while attempting to manufacture +a controlled substance illegally (count eight as to Hofstatter). + DEA chemist Terry Dal Cason determined that the seized documents +contained 23 iterations of the formula for manufacturing +methylcathinone. Cason testified at trial that the defendants had +the chemicals and the know-how necessary to manufacture +methylcathinone, cathinone, 4-methylaminorex, and +n-methyl-4-methylaminorex. Cason also testified that +methylcathinone has a chemical structure substantially similar to +that of the controlled substance methamphetamine; that cathinone +has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of +amphetamine, which is likewise a controlled substance; that 4- +methylaminorex is a controlled substance; and that +-methyl-4-methylaminorex has a chemical structure substantially +similar to that of 4-methylaminorex. + DEA Agent Mary Sandy testified that while posing as a chemical +supply store employee she had twice sold listed precursor chemicals +to Mr. Hofstatter. She went on to tell the jury that after the +ephedrine purchase on June 19, 1991, agents followed Messrs. +Hofstatter and Griffor to 715 Kingsley in Ann Arbor, where Mr. +Hofstatter removed items from Mr. Griffor's car while it was parked + in the driveway. Through the car window Agent Sandy was able to +see a computer and other items. + The government also introduced evidence that in May of 1987 local +authorities had discovered chemicals, laboratory equipment, +formulae, and small quantities of 4-methylaminorex in a trailer +rented by Mr. Hofstatter in Pasco County, Florida. It would be +fair to infer from this evidence that the trailer had been used as +a site for illicit manufacture of a controlled substance. + The jury found Mr. Hofstatter guilty on all counts in which he +was charged except counts seven and eight. Mr. Griffor was +convicted on all of the counts in which he was charged except +counts two and seven. Mr. Hofstatter was sentenced to concurrent +terms of imprisonment for 96 months. The sentence reflected a +two-level enhancement in Mr. Hofstatter's guideline offense level +because of his having played a leadership role. Mr. Griffor was +sentenced to concurrent sentences of 36 months. Both defendants +perfected timely appeals. + +(Cite as: 955 F.2d 630) + UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, + v. + Wayne Richard ALLEN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. + No. 90-50666. + United States Court of Appeals, + Ninth Circuit. + Submitted Jan. 8, 1992 [FN*]. + + + Before FARRIS, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. + + PER CURIAM: + Wayne Richard Allen appeals the district court's denial of his +motion to dismiss the indictment against him on the ground of +outrageous government misconduct. We affirm. + In 1985, one Charles Hill organized Triple Neck Scientific, a +chemical supply house patronized by Allen and the source of +information that Allen was involved in the manufacture of +methamphetamine. At about the same time, Hill contacted the *631 +local Drug Enforcement Agency office and agreed to supply them with +information regarding customers purchasing chemicals and equipment +used to manufacture methamphetamine. This arrangement enabled the +DEA to initiate an operation spanning some four years to identify +methamphetamine manufacturers in southern California. During that +time, the DEA undertook a variety of actions, including (1) the +purchase of advertising to assist Hill in generating business, (2) +camera surveillance of Triple Neck premises and (3) the use of a +law enforcement officer as an undercover employee of Triple Neck. +The DEA was aware that substantial amounts of precursor chemicals +were being sold during the operation, and it permitted Hill to +retain all funds he received through Triple Neck. + [1] Allen contends that government involvement in the +oversight and manning of Triple Neck Scientific amounted to +outrageous misconduct. We will dismiss an indictment if government +misconduct has been so outrageous that it results in a violation of +due process. United States v. Luttrell, 889 F.2d 806, 811 (9th +Cir.1989), modified, 923 F.2d 764 (9th Cir.1991) (en banc). We +have pointed out that the channel for relief opened by this defense +is a most narrow one. United States v. Simpson, 813 F.2d 1462, +1465 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 898, 108 S.Ct. 233, 98 +L.Ed.2d 192 (1987). + In reviewing Allen's motion to dismiss, we must determine +initially whether the government's conduct was " 'so grossly +shocking and so outrageous as to violate the universal sense of +justice.' " Id. at 1464 (quoting United States v. Ramirez, 710 +F.2d 535, 539 (9th Cir.1983)). It was not. + Unsavory conduct alone will not cause the dismissal of an +indictment. United States v. Smith, 924 F.2d 889, 897 (9th +Cir.1991); Simpson, 813 F.2d at 1464. + [2] The government's consent to and participation in the +operation of a facility for the supply of chemicals used in the +manufacture of methamphetamine does not offend the universal sense +of justice. We must view the question "in light of the limited +range of law enforcement techniques available for investigating +drug manufacturing enterprises." United States v. Smith, 538 F.2d +1359, 1361 (9th Cir.1976); see also United States v. Russell, 411 +U.S. 423, 432, 93 S.Ct. 1637, 1643, 36 L.Ed.2d 366 (1973) +(considering "practicable means of detection" of illicit drug +manufacture and concluding that infiltration and supply of drug +manufacturing rings are "recognized and permissible means of +investigation" that do not offend a universal sense of justice). +Manufacturers of methamphetamine might resort to hundreds of supply +houses in the area to obtain the required materials. Closing any +one of them would have little effect on a manufacturer's access to +others like them. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/crack.info b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/crack.info new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d2a3e77b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/crack.info @@ -0,0 +1,442 @@ + I want first to express my personal opinion that freebasing is +a very bad thing to do for your body and mind. I have seen a few +people hooked on it, and it is not a nice thing to see. I strongly +disrecommend doing it. It is easy to overdose and die of cardiac +arrest. Some people doing freebase will exhibit the same kind of +behavior as those rats whose pleasure centers are electrically +stimulated: they will do it until either the supply runs out, or until +they die. + + The recipes are readily available. In fact, a few years ago, +police officers would go to great lengths explaining how crack was +made when given interviews (at least in Montreal)! There was also an +article in Time a few years ago explaining the procedures. + + I have never tried any of those procedures or smoked freebase, +and will never do it. The information I post comes from a used booklet +I bought a long time ago ("Cocaine Handbook", by Davis). + + Crack is actually a impure form of freebase. Procedures for +both substances are based on the fact that while cocaine hydrochloride +is very soluble in water, base cocaine is almost insoluble. + + freebase: + + mix about 1 g of coke in 10 ml of water in a small vial. +Slowly add drops of ammonia to the solution. A white milky precipitate +will form. Stop adding ammonia when additional drops no longer result +in precipitation. Add 5 ml of ethyl ether, close vial, and shake. The +precipitate (freebase) will dissolve in the ether. Siphon off the +ether with a pipette (ether and water don't mix), and slowly drip it +on a plate. As the ether evaporates, white crystals will form. This is +the evil freebase. Crush the crystals and put under a heat lamp for at +least 24 hrs to let the solvent evaporate. + + ETHYL ETHER IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR IT +CAN FORM PEROXIDES WHICH WILL SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE! ALSO, ETHER CAN +"CRAWL" FROM AN OPEN BOTTLE AND TRIGGER AN EXPLOSION MANY FEET AWAY. + + This is how Richard Pryor almost died. A lot of untrained +people killed themselves doing that procedure, and this is why crack +is now more popular. + +crack: + + mix 2 parts ok coke HCL for 1 part baking soda in 20 ml of +water. Heat solution gently until white precipitates form, and stop +heating when precipitation stops. Filter and keep precipitate. wash +precipitate once with water (this procedure usually omitted in street +product). Dry 24 hours under heat lamp. Voila. The product is much +less pure (there is lots of baking soda left) but the procedure is +safer. + +============================================================================= + +Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 09:21:26 -0500 +From: (anonymous) +Subject: Crack / Rock Cocaine + +Let me first say that this is also freebase. Its not as pure +as the other recipe and has a *much smaller return* than using +ammonia (no one really does the ether part, just ammonia and heat it). + +[previous crack "recipe" deleted -cak] + +After gentle heating, it will float to the top, any excess soda +will precipitate to the bottom. Given that, you'd never filter +it, and the 24 hour heat lamp thing is unrealistic, too. Note that +what you're trying to do is start and sustain a chemical reaction +(bonding the hcl with the base-soda) so as long as the reaction +is happening you don't have to continue heating. + +============================================================================= + +In article <1993Mar4.215558.9171@midway.uchicago.edu> bagg@midway.uchicago.edu writes: + +>I suspect that freebase cocaine is probably not too bad for your lungs. + +After writing this, I bopped onto Medline and yanked the following abstracts +for the sake of thoroughness: + +1. Khalsa ME; Tashkin DP; Perrochet B. + Smoked cocaine: patterns of use and pulmonary consequences. + Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1992 Jul-Sep, 24(3):265-72. + (UI: 93058148) + +Abstract: This article offers a perspective on the use of volatilized + alkaloidal cocaine in its freebase and crack forms and on the pulmonary + consequences of such use. The inhalational route of administration of + freebase and crack cocaine exposes the lung to their combustion products, + raising concern about possible adverse pulmonary effects. A brief + historical review of cocaine and its methods of use precedes the + presentation of data concerning current modes and patterns of use and some + pulmonary complications of crack and freebase use. Results from a + systematic study of a large sample of cocaine users document a high + frequency of occurrence of acute respiratory symptoms in temporal + association with cocaine smoking. No relationship was detected between the + prevalence of acute pulmonary symptoms and identifiable aspects of + techniques of cocaine administration. These results suggest that the + respiratory consequences of alkaloidal cocaine are most likely attributable + to the inhaled cocaine itself, rather than to variable characteristics of + usage. + +2. Oh PI; Balter MS. + Cocaine induced eosinophilic lung disease. + Thorax, 1992 Jun, 47(6):478-9. + (UI: 92358464) + +Abstract: A patient developed fever, bronchoconstriction, hypoxaemia, pulmonary + infiltrates, and serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid eosinophilia on two + occasions after inhaling crack cocaine. Transbronchial biopsy specimens + showed normal lung parenchyma but a dense eosinophilic infiltrate within + the bronchial wall. Both episodes resolved promptly after treatment with + corticosteroids. Eosinophilic lung disease may be a steroid responsive + complication of crack cocaine abuse. + +3. Perper JA; Van Thiel DH. + Respiratory complications of cocaine abuse. + Recent Developments in Alcoholism, 1992, 10:363-77. + (UI: 92270885) + Pub type: Journal Article; Review; Review, Tutorial. + +Abstract: Upper respiratory and pulmonary complications of cocaine addiction + have been increasingly reported in recent years, with most of the patients + being intravenous addicts, users of freebase, or smokers of "crack." The + toxicity of cocaine is complex and is exerted via multiple central and + peripheral pathways. Recurrent snorting of cocaine may result in ischemia, + necrosis, and infections of the nasal mucosa, sinuses, and adjacent + structures. Pulmonary complications of cocaine toxicity include pulmonary + edema, pulmonary hemorrhages, pulmonary barotrauma, foreign body + granulomas, cocaine related pulmonary infection, obliterative + bronchiolitis, asthma, and persistent gas-exchange abnormalities. + Respiratory manifestations are nonspecific and include shortness of breath, + cough, wheezing, hemoptysis, and chest pains. Severe respiratory + difficulties have been reported in neonates of abusing mothers. In the + absence of a cocaine-abuse history, it may be difficult to recognize the + etiological role of cocaine, especially in the absence of needle tracks + pointing to previous intravenous drug abuse and/or negative toxicology. + +4. Ferre C; Sirvent JM; Vidaller A. + [Hemoptysis and pulmonary infiltrates following crack poisoning (letter)]. + Medicina Clinica, 1992 Mar 7, 98(9):358. + Language: Spanish. + (UI: 92261122) + Pub type: Letter. + +5. Tashkin DP; Khalsa ME; Gorelick D; Chang P; Simmons MS; Coulson AH; Gong H + Jr. + Pulmonary status of habitual cocaine smokers. + American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1992 Jan, 145(1):92-100. + (UI: 92117426) + +Abstract: We determined the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung + dysfunction in a large sample of habitual smokers of freebase cocaine + ("crack") alone and in combination with tobacco and/or marijuana. In + addition, we compared these findings with those in an age- and race-matched + sample of nonusers of crack who did or did not smoke tobacco and/or + marijuana. A detailed respiratory and drug use questionnaire and a battery + of lung function tests were administered to (1) a convenience sample of 202 + habitual smokers of cocaine (cases) who denied intravenous drug abuse and + (2) a reference sample of 99 nonusers of cocaine (control subjects). The + cocaine smokers (85% black) included the following: 68 never-smokers of + marijuana, of whom 43 currently smoked tobacco and 25 did not, and 134 + ever-smokers of marijuana (42 current and 92 former), of whom 92 currently + smoked tobacco and 42 did not. The control subjects (96% black) included + the following: 69 never-smokers of marijuana, of whom 26 currently smoked + tobacco and 43 did not, and 30 ever-smokers of marijuana (18 current and 12 + former), of whom 21 currently smoked tobacco and 9 did not. Cases smoked an + average of 6.5 g cocaine per week for a mean of 53 months. The median time + of the most recent use of crack prior to study was 19 days (range less than + 1 to 180 days). After controlling for the use of other smoked substances, + frequent crack use was associated with: (1) a high prevalence of at least + occasional occurrences of acute cardiorespiratory symptoms within 1 to 12 h + after smoking cocaine (cough productive of black sputum [43.7%], hemoptysis + [5.7%], chest pain [38.5%], usually worse with deep breathing, and cardiac + palpitations [52.6%]) and (2) a mild but significant impairment in the + diffusing capacity of the lung.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) + +6. O'Donnell AE; Mappin FG; Sebo TJ; Tazelaar H. + Interstitial pneumonitis associated with "crack" cocaine abuse. + Chest, 1991 Oct, 100(4):1155-7. + (UI: 92006753) + +Abstract: A 33-year-old woman developed acute bilateral pulmonary infiltrates + after the intense use of rock cocaine (crack). She subsequently had + progressive deterioration of pulmonary function to the point of being + ventilator-dependent. Open lung biopsy showed a chronic interstitial + pneumonia with extensive accumulation of free silica within histiocytes + associated with mild pulmonary fibrosis. This pattern of interstitial + pneumonia has not been previously reported in crack users. + +7. Susskind H; Weber DA; Volkow ND; Hitzemann R. + Increased lung permeability following long-term use of free-base cocaine + (crack). + Chest, 1991 Oct, 100(4):903-9. + (UI: 92006781) + +Abstract: The clearance of inhaled 99mTc DTPA aerosol from the lungs is used as + an index of lung epithelial permeability. Using the radioaerosol method, we + investigated the effects of long-term "crack" (free-base cocaine) + inhalation on lung permeability in 23 subjects. Eighteen control subjects + (12 nonsmokers and 6 cigarette smokers) with no history of drug use were + also studied. Subjects inhaled approximately 150 muCi (approximately 5.6 + MBq) of 99mTc DTPA aerosol and quantitative gamma camera images of the + lungs were acquired at 1-min increments for 25 minutes. Regions of interest + (ROIs) were selected to include the following: (1) both lungs; (2) each + individual lung; and (3) the upper, middle, and lower thirds of each lung. + 99mTc DTPA lung clearance was determined from the slopes of the respective + time-activity plots for the different RIOs. Radioaerosol clearance + half-times (T1/2) for the seven nonsmoking crack users (61.5 +/- 18.3 + minutes) were longer than for the seven cigarette-smoking crack users (27.9 + +/- 16.9 minutes) and nine cigarette-smoking crack plus marijuana users + (33.5 +/- 21.6 minutes). T1/2 for the nonsmoking crack users was + significantly shorter (p less than 0.001) than for the nonsmoking control + group (123.8 +/- 28.7 minutes). T1/2 for the cigarette-smoking drug users + was similar to that of the cigarette-smoking control group (33.1 +/- 17.8 + minutes), suggesting a similar mechanism of damage from the smoke of crack + and tobacco. From these groups, one nonsmoker and 11 cigarette smokers + displayed biexponential 99mTc DTPA clearances, indicative of greater lung + injury than found in the usual cases of monoexponential clearance. The + upper lungs of all crack users groups cleared faster than the lower lungs. + The faster and biexponential clearance properties of inhaled 99mTc DTPA + aerosol were the principal functional abnormalities found in all the drug + users. In contrast, 19 of 23 crack users had normal spirometry and gas + exchange. These results indicate that 99mTc DTPA may provide a sensitive + and useful assay to evaluate the physiologic effects of cocaine inhalation + in the lung. + +8. McCarroll KA; Roszler MH. + Lung disorders due to drug abuse. + Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 1991 Jan, 6(1):30-5. + (UI: 91116637) + Pub type: Journal Article; Review; Review, Academic. + +Abstract: Drug-related diseases of the lungs have been noted with increasing + frequency in urban patients. These entities are also being seen in smaller + urban and suburban settings, however. The spectrum of pathology is also + changing coincident with the marked increase in crack cocaine use. The + incidence of abnormal chest radiographs in cocaine users admitted with + pulmonary complaints has ranged from 12% to 55%. Findings have included + focal air space disease, atelectasis, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and + pulmonary edema. Pulmonary complications related to injections of illicit + drugs have included pulmonary infection, pulmonary edema, particulate + embolism, and talcosis. The "pocket shot" places the patient at risk for a + unique set of complications. Radiologists should be aware of this wide + spectrum of pulmonary disease that may be related to this increasingly + frequent social problem. + +9. Smart RG. + Crack cocaine use: a review of prevalence and adverse effects. + American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1991, 17(1):13-26. + (UI: 91247446) + Pub type: Journal Article; Review; Review, Tutorial. + +Abstract: Crack is a potent form of cocaine which results in rapid and striking + stimulant effects when smoked. This paper reviews epidemiological research + on the extent of use as well as reports of adverse effects. Crack is used + by a small minority of adult and student populations but by a large + proportion of cocaine users and heavy drug-using groups. Use does not + appear to be increasing in general populations, but there are no trend + studies for high-risk groups. Crack users tend to be young, heavy polydrug + users, many of whom have serious drug abuse problems. The adverse reactions + to crack are similar to those of cocaine and include effects on offspring, + neurological and psychiatric problems, as well as pulmonary and cardiac + abnormalities. However, two adverse reactions unique to crack have been + reported. One relates to lung infiltrates and bronchospasm. The other + involves neurological symptoms among children living in crack smoke-filled + rooms. There is a need for improved treatment and preventive programs for + crack use. + +10. Forrester JM; Steele AW; Waldron JA; Parsons PE. + Crack lung: an acute pulmonary syndrome with a spectrum of clinical and + histopathologic findings. + American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1990 Aug, 142(2):462-7. + (UI: 90343162) + +Abstract: In this report, we review the hospital course of four patients who + presented with an acute pulmonary syndrome after inhaling freebase cocaine + and compare them with previously described case reports. Two patients had + prolonged inflammatory pulmonary injury associated with fever, hypoxemia, + hemoptysis, respiratory failure, and diffuse alveolar infiltrates. Lung + tissue specimens from both patients revealed diffuse alveolar damage, + alveolar hemorrhage, and interstitial and intraalveolar inflammatory cell + infiltration notable for the prominence of eosinophils. Immunofluorescent + staining performed on one of the biopsy specimens showed a striking + deposition of IgE in both lymphocytes and alveolar macrophages. Both + patients were treated with systemic corticosteroids and rapidly improved. + In contrast, two patients presented acutely with diffuse pulmonary alveolar + infiltrates associated with dyspnea and hypoxemia, but without fever, and + within 36 h of discontinuing cocaine their pulmonary infiltrates and + symptoms had spontaneously resolved. Our report further supports the + finding that an acute pulmonary syndrome can occur after inhalation of + freebase cocaine. Furthermore, the lung injury may respond to systemic + corticosteroid therapy when it is associated with a prominent inflammatory + cell infiltration. + +11. Hannan DJ; Adler AG. + Crack abuse. Do you known enough about it? + Postgraduate Medicine, 1990 Jul, 88(1):141-3, 146-7. + (UI: 90310821) + Pub type: Journal Article; Review; Review, Tutorial. + +Abstract: Crack use has increased dramatically because the drug is cheap, + highly addictive, and easy to use. As a result, an increased frequency of + cocaine-related medical problems has been noted. The effects of crack abuse + on fetal outcome and neurobehavioral development are becoming more + apparent. In addition, the role of crack use in furthering transmission of + sexually transmitted diseases has been documented, and the implications for + AIDS transmission have been speculated on. Crack use enhances social + disorganization, particularly in poor urban areas, where increased child + abuse, neglect, and prostitution are common. Ever present are the financial + incentives to increase the number of crack users. Cocaine was once + considered a drug for the elite, rich, and famous. Crack clearly has + changed that notion. + +12. Tashkin DP. + Pulmonary complications of smoked substance abuse. + Western Journal of Medicine, 1990 May, 152(5):525-30. + (UI: 90273700) + Pub type: Journal Article; Review; Review, Tutorial. + +Abstract: After tobacco, marijuana is the most widely smoked substance in our + society. Studies conducted within the past 15 years in animals, isolated + tissues, and humans indicate that marijuana smoke can injure the lungs. + Habitual smoking of marijuana has been shown to be associated with chronic + respiratory tract symptoms, an increased frequency of acute bronchitic + episodes, extensive tracheobronchial epithelial disease, and abnormalities + in the structure and function of alveolar macrophages, key cells in the + lungs' immune defense system. In addition, the available evidence strongly + suggests that regularly smoking marijuana may predispose to the development + of cancer of the respiratory tract. "Crack" smoking has become increasingly + prevalent in our society, especially among habitual smokers of marijuana. + New evidence is emerging implicating smoked cocaine as a cause of acute + respiratory tract symptoms, lung dysfunction, and, in some cases, serious, + life-threatening acute lung injury. A strong physician message to users of + marijuana, cocaine, or both concerning the harmful effects of these smoked + substances on the lungs and other organs may persuade some of them, + especially those with drug-related respiratory complications, to quit + smoking. + +13. Brody SL; Slovis CM; Wrenn KD. + Cocaine-related medical problems: consecutive series of 233 patients [see + comments]. + American Journal of Medicine, 1990 Apr, 88(4):325-31. + (UI: 90224989) + +Abstract: PURPOSE: Little information describing common cocaine-related medical + problems is available. This study examined the nature, frequency, + treatment, incidence of complications, and emergency department deaths of + patients seeking medical care for acute and chronic cocaine-associated + medical problems. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A consecutive series of 233 + hospital visits by 216 cocaine-using patients over a 6-month period during + 1986 and 1987 was studied. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed to + determine patient characteristics, nature of complications, treatment, and + outcome. RESULTS: Patients most commonly used cocaine intravenously (49%), + but freebase or crack use was also common (23.3%). Concomitant abuse of + other intoxicants, especially alcohol, was frequently seen (48.5%). The + vast majority of complaints were cardiopulmonary (56.2%), neurologic + (39.1%), and psychiatric (35.8%); multiple symptoms were often present + (57.5%). The most common complaint was chest pain though rarely was it + believed to represent ischemia. Altered mental status was common (27.4%) + and ranged from psychosis to coma. Short-term pharmacologic intervention + was necessary in only 24% of patients, and only 9.9% of patients were + admitted. Acute mortality was less than 1%. CONCLUSION: Most medical + complications of cocaine are short-lived and appear to be related to + cocaine's hyperadrenergic effects. Patients usually do not require + short-term therapy or hospital admission. Acute morbidity and mortality + rates from cocaine use in patients presenting to the hospital are very low, + suggesting that a major focus in the treatment of cocaine-related + emergencies should be referral for drug abuse detoxification and treatment. + +14. Wallach SJ. + Medical complications of the use of cocaine. + Hawaii Medical Journal, 1989 Nov, 48(11):461-2. + (UI: 90077816) + +Abstract: There are many serious medical problems that are associated with the + use of cocaine and "crack" cocaine. + +15. Eurman DW; Potash HI; Eyler WR; Paganussi PJ; Beute GH. + Chest pain and dyspnea related to "crack" cocaine smoking: value of chest + radiography. + Radiology, 1989 Aug, 172(2):459-62. + (UI: 89316319) + +Abstract: The chest radiographs of 71 patients who had chest pain or shortness + of breath following the smoking of highly potent "crack" cocaine were + retrospectively evaluated. Nine patients had abnormal findings on + radiographs as follows: atelectasis or localized parenchymal opacification + in four, pneumomediastinum in two, pneumothorax in one, hemopneumothorax in + one, and pulmonary edema in one. Radiographic detection of these + abnormalities was important in the clinical management of these patients. + This spectrum of findings is presented with a discussion of the + pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible. + +16. Cherukuri R; Minkoff H; Feldman J; Parekh A; Glass L. + A cohort study of alkaloidal cocaine ("crack") in pregnancy. + Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988 Aug, 72(2):147-51. + (UI: 88276400) + +Abstract: The recent dramatic increase in the use of alkaloidal cocaine + ("crack") has led to concern about possible deleterious fetal effects + associated with its use during pregnancy. Crack, which is not destroyed by + heating, can be smoked, and delivers a large quantity of cocaine to the + vascular bed of the lung, producing an effect similar to that from + intravenous injection. To describe the association of crack use with + pregnancy outcome, we conducted a retrospective matched cohort study of 55 + women who admitted to the use of crack during pregnancy and 55 + non-drug-using women who delivered during the same period. The groups were + matched for age, parity, socioeconomic status, alcohol use, and presence or + absence of prenatal care. A significantly larger number of women using + crack delivered at 37 weeks or earlier (50.9 versus 16.4%; P = .001). + Crack-exposed infants were 3.6 times more likely to have intrauterine + growth retardation (P less than .006) and 2.8 times more likely to have a + head circumference less than the tenth percentile for gestational age (P + less than .007). Premature rupture of the membranes was 1.8 times more + common in the crack group (P less than .03). Sixty percent of crack-using + mothers received no prenatal care. Abnormal neurobehavioral symptoms were + present in a minority of infants and were usually mild. + +17. Snyder CA; Wood RW; Graefe JF; Bowers A; Magar K. + "Crack smoke" is a respirable aerosol of cocaine base [published erratum + appears in Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1988 Apr;29(4):835]. + Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 1988 Jan, 29(1):93-5. + (UI: 88177036) + +Abstract: The smoking of cocaine base [corrected] ("crack") has emerged as a + significant substance abuse problem. A detailed characterization of cocaine + smoke is a prerequisite for studies of its pharmacokinetics, abuse + potential and toxicity. Model pipes were used to generate cocaine smoke + analogous to that inhaled by human "crack" abusers. Using procedures to + minimize pyrolysis, cocaine base smoke was determined to be 93.5% cocaine + particles with the remainder being cocaine vapor. The average particle size + generated from all model pipes was 2.3 mu which is small enough to ensure + deposition into the alveolar region of the human lung. Although this + particle size is eminently respirable [corrected] by primates, a much + smaller fraction will reach the alveolar region of rodents. Special + generating procedures would therefore be required to expose rodents to + meaningful doses of airborne cocaine that mimic the rapid absorption + achieved by "crack" smokers. + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cracker.plans b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cracker.plans new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0255f46e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cracker.plans @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +From: mangar@softtail.ksu.ksu.edu (Zar the Mad) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Whippet cracker +Date: 22 Oct 1993 02:22:04 -0500 +Message-ID: <2a81msINNat0@softtail.ksu.ksu.edu> + +ceh1@acpub.duke.edu (Charles Eric Horowitz) writes: + +>Anyone know what kind of store would sell a whippet cracker. +>and also, what are these "cold burns" someone told me about. +>THANX + +I don't know about other states, but dispensers are not available in +Kansas. A friend has one, but he is from Missouri and I don't know where he +got his. However, for about $2 you can make your own with PVC pipe +parts from any hardware store. + +All you need is a "T" or "L" pipe with threads in one end, a nail, a pipe +fitting for the cartridge, and some silicon sealant (make sure it says +"food contact surface safe"--you don't want to inhale noxious sealant stuff). + +I put mine together like this: + + ------------------------------- + balloon here --> | | nail | cap this end + | | | + ------------ ------------ + | | + | | + | | <---threads in this end + + + | + | + | + cartridge holder screws in here + + | | <--threaded end + | | + / \ + | | + | | + | | + ------- plug fits in bottom + (you'll have to play with + it a little to get the + correct length for the nail + to pierce the cartridge) + + + +I don't remember which size nail I used, as it was an a variety pack with +all sorts of tacks and stuff. Glue the nail in first with shitloads of the +silicon sealant, and then you can fiddle arount with the cartridge holder part +to get the correct length. The pipe parts are 3/4 inch. If you bring +a cartridge with you to the store you can find the parts easier. A friend +made one with an "L" shaped top part instead, and it works fine too. + +When the whippit comes out, it is VERY VERY cold. Don't get your hands anywherenear the stuff, and don't use METAL pipe for a dispenser or you will burn +yourself and this sucks. + +Hail and kill, +Zar the Mad + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: tmcdonal@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Tom McDonald) +Subject: Re: Whippet cracker +Message-ID: <1993Oct22.164724.13918@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> +Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 16:47:24 GMT + +I too, have a homemade version I made out of PVC pipe. It never occurred +to me that they'd *sell* the crackers as well as the cartridges. My design +is very similar to the one posted, except I used an angle piece instead of +a T. It looks very similar to an asthma inhaler, but won't work like one. +With this design you don't need and sealant either. + +As far as the extreme cold produced - I load the cartridge, screw it in to +the point just before it gets punctured, and fill the area left in the PVC +with water. Hot water works slightly better, but just slightly since the +water turns quickly cold. Attach the balloon, and puncture. Then it's +just a matter of keeping everything facing up so the water covers where the +nitrous comes out. It's a bit of a pain when filling a balloon with more +than one cartridge, but before using this, I had a couple freeze closed +before they were completely empty. It hasn't happened since I started using +the water method. + -Tom + +-- +Okay, one more time. This is your brain. (egg) +This is your brain on drugs. (egg in frying pan) +Any Questions? +"Yeah, can I have mine scrambled?" + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cracker.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cracker.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b076cb6 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/cracker.txt @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I don't know about other states, but dispensers are not available in +Kansas. A friend has one, but he is from Missouri and I don't know where he +got his. However, for about $2 you can make your own with PVC pipe +parts from any hardware store. + +All you need is a "T" or "L" pipe with threads in one end, a nail, a pipe +fitting for the cartridge, and some silicon sealant (make sure it says +"food contact surface safe"--you don't want to inhale noxious sealant stuff). + +I put mine together like this: + + ------------------------------- + balloon here --> | | nail | cap this end + | | | + ------------ ------------ + | | + | | + | | <---threads in this end + + + | + | + | + cartridge holder screws in here + + | | <--threaded end + | | + / \ + | | + | | + | | + ------- plug fits in bottom + (you'll have to play with + it a little to get the + correct length for the nail + to pierce the cartridge) + + + +I don't remember which size nail I used, as it was an a variety pack with +all sorts of tacks and stuff. Glue the nail in first with shitloads of the +silicon sealant, and then you can fiddle arount with the cartridge holder part +to get the correct length. The pipe parts are 3/4 inch. If you bring +a cartridge with you to the store you can find the parts easier. A friend +made one with an "L" shaped top part instead, and it works fine too. + +When the whippit comes out, it is VERY VERY cold. Don't get your hands anywhere +near the stuff, and don't use METAL pipe for a dispenser or you will burn +yourself and this sucks. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I too, have a homemade version I made out of PVC pipe. It never occurred +to me that they'd *sell* the crackers as well as the cartridges. My design +is very similar to the one posted, except I used an angle piece instead of +a T. It looks very similar to an asthma inhaler, but won't work like one. +With this design you don't need and sealant either. + +As far as the extreme cold produced - I load the cartridge, screw it in to +the point just before it gets punctured, and fill the area left in the PVC +with water. Hot water works slightly better, but just slightly since the +water turns quickly cold. Attach the balloon, and puncture. Then it's +just a matter of keeping everything facing up so the water covers where the +nitrous comes out. It's a bit of a pain when filling a balloon with more +than one cartridge, but before using this, I had a couple freeze closed +before they were completely empty. It hasn't happened since I started using +the water method. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/crackerpln.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/crackerpln.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0255f46e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/crackerpln.drg @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +From: mangar@softtail.ksu.ksu.edu (Zar the Mad) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Whippet cracker +Date: 22 Oct 1993 02:22:04 -0500 +Message-ID: <2a81msINNat0@softtail.ksu.ksu.edu> + +ceh1@acpub.duke.edu (Charles Eric Horowitz) writes: + +>Anyone know what kind of store would sell a whippet cracker. +>and also, what are these "cold burns" someone told me about. +>THANX + +I don't know about other states, but dispensers are not available in +Kansas. A friend has one, but he is from Missouri and I don't know where he +got his. However, for about $2 you can make your own with PVC pipe +parts from any hardware store. + +All you need is a "T" or "L" pipe with threads in one end, a nail, a pipe +fitting for the cartridge, and some silicon sealant (make sure it says +"food contact surface safe"--you don't want to inhale noxious sealant stuff). + +I put mine together like this: + + ------------------------------- + balloon here --> | | nail | cap this end + | | | + ------------ ------------ + | | + | | + | | <---threads in this end + + + | + | + | + cartridge holder screws in here + + | | <--threaded end + | | + / \ + | | + | | + | | + ------- plug fits in bottom + (you'll have to play with + it a little to get the + correct length for the nail + to pierce the cartridge) + + + +I don't remember which size nail I used, as it was an a variety pack with +all sorts of tacks and stuff. Glue the nail in first with shitloads of the +silicon sealant, and then you can fiddle arount with the cartridge holder part +to get the correct length. The pipe parts are 3/4 inch. If you bring +a cartridge with you to the store you can find the parts easier. A friend +made one with an "L" shaped top part instead, and it works fine too. + +When the whippit comes out, it is VERY VERY cold. Don't get your hands anywherenear the stuff, and don't use METAL pipe for a dispenser or you will burn +yourself and this sucks. + +Hail and kill, +Zar the Mad + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: tmcdonal@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Tom McDonald) +Subject: Re: Whippet cracker +Message-ID: <1993Oct22.164724.13918@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> +Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 16:47:24 GMT + +I too, have a homemade version I made out of PVC pipe. It never occurred +to me that they'd *sell* the crackers as well as the cartridges. My design +is very similar to the one posted, except I used an angle piece instead of +a T. It looks very similar to an asthma inhaler, but won't work like one. +With this design you don't need and sealant either. + +As far as the extreme cold produced - I load the cartridge, screw it in to +the point just before it gets punctured, and fill the area left in the PVC +with water. Hot water works slightly better, but just slightly since the +water turns quickly cold. Attach the balloon, and puncture. Then it's +just a matter of keeping everything facing up so the water covers where the +nitrous comes out. It's a bit of a pain when filling a balloon with more +than one cartridge, but before using this, I had a couple freeze closed +before they were completely empty. It hasn't happened since I started using +the water method. + -Tom + +-- +Okay, one more time. This is your brain. (egg) +This is your brain on drugs. (egg in frying pan) +Any Questions? +"Yeah, can I have mine scrambled?" + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dangers.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dangers.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ee3bd3e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dangers.drg @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +From: dr303@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jim I. Walker) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: The Dangers Of Psychedelics +Message-ID: <2uqe3r$7mt@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> +Date: 29 Jun 94 00:09:31 GMT + + +just got done typing this out.. +The following is a transcript from _Drugs_And_Behavior_ (Fred Leavit, 1982) +(I apoligize for the screwed up numbers of the references, this is because the +same section of the book looks into other drugs and puts all of the references +to them in the same list, in alphabetical order) + +LSD AND RELATED HALLUCINOGENS + +** Tolerance and Withdrawl + + Tolerance develops rapidly to LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin, and there +is cross tolerance between them. Cross tolerance is not exhibited between +these agents and dimethyltryptamine (DMT); and little is known about the +development of tolerance to DOM (STP). There are no serious withdrawl +symptoms. + +** Adverse Effects + + CHROMOSOME DAMAGE. One of the major concerns about LSD stems from a 1967 +paper by Cohen et al. (29) that suggested that LSD damages chromosomes. Cells +with damaged chromosomes are potentially dangerous to their bearer, because +they may establish cancerous cell lines, and are dangerous to unborn children, +because chromosomes carry the genetic message across generations. + Dishotsky et al. (36) reviewed the results of 68 studies published between +1967 and 1970, that were concerned with the possibility of LSD-induced +chromosome damage. The highlights of their paper are summarized and discussed +below, but without the original references. + The study by Cohen et al., and several studies which followed it, involved +the addition of LSD to cell cultures. There are problems with this approach. +First, the process of culturing cells stimulates them to enter a reproductive +phase which is abnormal for them. Second, cells in tests tubes are extremely +susceptible to chromosome breakage; aspirin, caffeine, water, and changes in +temperature or oxygen pressure are some of the many agents which induce +breakage of the same order of magnitude as LSD. Third, the type of breakage +produced by LSD is different from that caused by known mutagenic or +carcinogenic agents. Fourth, intact organisms have evolved metabolic and +excretory systems to eliminate harmful substances, but these detoxification +mechanisms are not available to cells in test tubes. Thus, cells have +typically been exposed to very high doses for prolonged periods of time. + Only four studies investigated chromosome breakage rates in humans before +and after exposure to LSD. Only one of the studies was positive. Several +studies reported higher breakage rates in users than in nonusers but, as has +already been discussed ad nauseum, such studies do not allow for causal +interpretation. Some unknown factor(s), such as serious childhood illness, +may predispose people to chromosome damage ant to take LSD (see p. 176). One +obvious factor is that LSD users are likely to use many other drugs as well. +An additional problem is that breakage rates have been measured in white +blood cells rather than in reproductive cells. + Dishotsky et al. pointed out that chromosome damage was much more likely +to occur in users of illicit LSD than in volunteers administered known +quantities of pure LSD in laboratories. The probable explanation is that +illicit LSD contains substantial quantities of adulterants (85 and below), and +these may cause breakage. In several cases, breakage rates returned to the +normal range withing months of the last dose. + As is so disturbingly often the case, the research may tell more about +bias in science than about LSD and chromosome damage. Investigators who +reported more than one study tended to report the same findings in each. +Negative findings may have resulted from small sample size or insensitive +testing procedures; for even if LSD affects chromosomes, the effects will not +show up unless tested with proper experimental procedures. There is evidence +that the negative studies used too few subjects; thus, although only five of +fifteen studies yielded statistically significant results,* LSD users had +nonsignificant but elevated breakage rates in 10 of the studies. + +* Statistical significance refers to the probability that observed differences + between two or more groups are due to chance factors. Scientists + conventionally accept research as being statistically significant if the + likelihood that differences are due to chance is less than 1 in 20. If too + few subjects are used, the results will not be statistically significant, + no matter how strong the drug effect (just as , if a two-headed coin is + flipped only four times, the flipper would not be able to conclude on + statistical grounds that the coin is biased). Conversely, if huge numbers + of subjects are used, even trivial differences will attain statistical + significance (which, remember, means only "not due to chance"), but such + results may have little scientific significance. + + There have been studies since the Dishotsky et al. paper. In general, +these show no effect of LSD on chromosomes (42, 81, 111, 122). + +ACUTE PANIC REACTIONS. Not all drug experiences turn out as anticipated. +Acute panic reactions, depression, paranoia, and psychotic episodes occur +with sufficient frequency to make the phrase "bad trip" and important part of +the lexicon of the drug culture. Any potentially enjoyable event may prove to +be a disappointment, as when rainy weather spoils a picnic. But the special +quality of drug-induced bad trips is that they cannot easily be terminated. +Cohen (31) reported that one of 2500 patients taking LSD during psychotherapy +committed suicide; and 0.02% of normal subjects who took LSD experimentally +experienced psychotic reactions of greater than 24 hours in duration. Louria +(82) used the suicide as reason for condemning the therapeutic use of LSD, a +position that ignores the possibility that the suicide rate of patients in +therapy and not given LSD may be higher than one in 2500. + +FLASHBACKS. Flashbacks are sudden and unexpected recurrences of aspects of an +earlier drug experience. In a study of 2256 Army enlisted men, 23% reported +flashbacks from LSD (5% from amphetamine, 1% from marijuana) (132). +Flashbacks have not been shown to be dangerous and, in fact, are often self- +induced. Matefy et al. (87) quoted one user: "I just call it talking yourself +into a flashback.....It's like getting high all over again." + +PROLONGED PSYCHOTIC REACTIONS. Pradhan and Hollister (103) stated that fewer +than 1 per 1000 experimental LSD subjects, and fewer than 2 per 1000 patients +who ingest LSD, suffer psychotic reactions lasting longer than 48 hours. +Approximately two-thirds of those who do suffer such reactions present a +history of psychopathology prior to drug use (11). LSD is often taken in a +last-ditch effort to solve and impending crisis which has proven refractory +to other attempts at solution (46). If the drug does not help, symptoms may +worsen, but not because of the LSD. The data do not justify arguments that +LSD is extremely dangerous "because of its capability to induce attempted or +completed homicide, attempted suicides, or even prolonged psychosis" (82, p. +254). + +CEREBRAL DEFICIT. Some authors have reported permanent cerebral deficit in +LSD users. Others, however, have disputed the findings (1, 144). In any +event, there are no relevant experimental studies, but only comparisons of +users with nonusers. + +** Benefitial Effects + +Many users of LSD wax lyrical about its ability to promote insights into +everyday problems, to enhance creativity, and to provide mystical and +religious experiences. These claims are evaluated in appropriate chapters. + + +REFERENCES + +1. Acord, L. & Barker, D. Hallucinogenic drugs and cerebral deficit. J. + Nerv. Ment. Dis., 1973, 156: 281-283. +11. Blumenfield, M. & Glickman, L. Ten months experience with LSD users + admitted to county psychiatric receiving hospital. NY State J. Med., + 1967, 67: 1849 - 1853. +29. Cohen, M., Marinello, M., & Back, N. Chromosomal damage in human leuko- + cytes induced by lysergic acid diethylamide, Science, 1967, 155: 1417 - + 1419. +31. Cohen, S. Lysergic acid diethylamide: side effects and complications. + J. Nerv. Ment. Dis., 1960, 130: 30 - 40. +36. Dishotsky, N. et al. LSD and genetic damage. Science, 1971, 172: 431 - + 440. +42. Fernandez, J. et al. LSD. . . an in vivo retrospective chromosome study. + Ann. Hum. Genet., 1973, 37: 81 - 91. +46. Glickman, L. & Blumenfield, M. Psychological determinants of "LSD reac- + tions." J. Nerv. Ment. Dis., 1967, 145: 79 - 83. +81. Long, S. Does LSD induce chromosomal damage and malformation? A review + of the literature. Teratology, 1972, 6: 75 - 90. +82. Louria, D. Abuse of lysergic acid diethylamide--an increasing problem. In + Wilson, C. (Ed.) Adolescent Drug Dependence. New York: Pergamon, 1968 +85. Marshman, J. & Gibbins, R. The credibility gap in the illicit drug + market. Addictionsm 1969, 16: 22 - 25. +87. Matefy, R., Hayes, C., & Hirsch, J. Psychedelic drug flashbacks: + Attentional deficits? J. Abnorm. Psych., 1979, 88: 212 - 215. +95. Naditch, M. Acute adverse reactions to psychoactive drugs, drug usage, + and psychopathology. J. Abnorm. Psych., 1974, 83: 394 - 403. +103. Pradhan, S. & Hollister, L. Abuse of LSD and other hallucinogenic drugs. + In Drug Abuse: Clinical Aspects and Basic Aspects. St. Louis: Mosby, + 1977. +111. Robinson, J. et al. Chromosome aberrations and LSD: A controlled study in + 50 psychiatric patients. Br. J. Psychiatr., 1974, 125: 238 - 244 +122. Simmons, J., Sparkes, R., & Blake, P. Lack of chromosomal damaging + effects by moderate doses of LSD in vivo. Clin. Genet., 1974, 5: 59 - + 61. +125. Smith, D. & Mehl, C. An analysis of marijuana toxicity. In Smith, E. + (Ed.) The New Social Drug. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1970. +132. Stanton, M. & Bardoni, A. Drug flashbacks: Reported frequency in a + military population. Am. J. Psychiatr., 1972, 129: 751 - 755. +144. Wright, M. & Hogan, T. Repeated LSD ingestion and performance on neuro- + psychological tests. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis., 1972: 432 - 438. + +-- + __ , , "The suppression of the natural human fascination with +/ \ ' / / altered states of consciousness and the present peril- +|__/_/_/\/\__ _(_(_/ ous situation of all life on earth are intimately and +(_/ causally connected." -Terence McKenna, *Food Of The Gods* + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/datura.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/datura.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83cca6cd --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/datura.drg @@ -0,0 +1,228 @@ +In article <1993Jan27.010801.14907@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mcarney@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael Carney) writes: + + >I'm looking for anyone who has any information concerning the use + > of Jimson weed for it's halucinagenic properties. I have been able + > to find references to it's use by Native Americans in history as + > well as this century, as recently as the 60s. From what I've been + > able to find, this is a powerful drug, so I would like to recieve + > some information from someone who has actually used this drug before + +Jimson weed is Datura Stramonium, a member of the nightshade family. +The active chemicals in Jimson include atropine, scopolamine, and +hyoscamine. The buzz from this family of psychotropic plants is more +like a dilerium with very strong hallucinations than anything else. +Jimson is very poisonous, the buzz couldn't really be described as +recreational, and I wouldn't try it, myself. If you decide to +experiment with it, be *extremely* careful, because just a little too +much could kill you. I have tried smoking a small amount of Datura +Inoxia, and the buzz is interesting, but not overly pleasant. It has +been reported that Datura Inoxia has been added to marijuana for extra +effects, but I don't have any firsthand knowledge of this combination, +since I personally wouldn't even *think* of doing any *illegal* drugs. ;-) +It's possible that Datura Stramonium could be used in the same way, +but I haven't heard or read of anyone trying this. + + +-Alan Harder + ash@math.ams.org + + The opinions expressed above are not the opinions of the American + Mathematical Society. They aren't even my opinions, really, I'm just + borrowing them. + +========================================================================== + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: harris@scorch.apana.org.au (Michael Brown) +Subject: Re: Datura Stramonium +Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 15:17:09 GMT +Message-ID: <1993Apr6.151709.466@scorch.apana.org.au> + +ez026264@hamlet.ucdavis.edu (The God of Apathy) writes: + +|Does anybody know where to get Datura Stramonium seeds or live plants? +|DS is commonly called jimsonweed or thorn apple and it is a native weed to CA, but I don't know where to find it. + + + Actually Datura is one psychoactive that you may be wiser to have + nothing to do with. I shall quote a passage from + Psychedelic_Drugs_Reconsidered , a generally pro-psychedelic + text. + +Anticholinergenic Deleriants. + + These drugs are not usually regarded as psychedelic , although + they have a great deal in common historically, culturally, and + pharmacologically with other drugs taken for their mind-altering + powers. They are called anticholinergic because they block the + action f acetylcholine , a nerve transmitter substance that + controlls the contraction of skeletal muscles and also plays an + important role in the chemistry of the brain. They are called + deleriants because their effects at high doses include incoherent + speach, disorientation, delusions, an halucinations , often + followed by depression and amnesia for the period of intoxication. + The classical anticholinergic delirients are the belladonna + alkaloids: + + These tropane derivatives, the most powerfull and important of + which is scopolamine, are found in differing concentrations in + various plants of the Nightshade Family or Solanaceae, among them + deadly nightshade (Atropa belladona), mandrake (Mandragora + officinarum), black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), jimsonweed (Datura + stramonium, and over twenty other species of henbane and datura. + Of all psychoactive drugs , only alcohol has been in use for so + long over such a large part of the world. For thousands of years + on all inhabited continents the belladonna alkaloids have been a + tool of shamans and sorcerers, who take advantage of the + sensations they evok to leave their bodies, soar through the air, + or change into an animal in their imagination. They also produce + toxic organic symptoms like headache, dry throat, loss of motor + control, blurred vision , and greatly increased heart rate and and + body temperature; death from paralysis and respiratory may occur. + + The belladonna alkaloids are so terrifying and incapacitating - + the physical effects often so unpleasant, and the loss of contact + with ordinary reality so complete - that they are used only with + great caution and rarely for pleasure. For the same reasons, + ironically, they are not regarded as a drug abuse problem and can + be bought in small doses on perscription or in over-the-counter + sedatives and pills for asthma, colds, and motion sickness. + + +END QUOTE + + And Yes Folks , it seems that if you know the the right car + sickness tablets to buy , you can take a fair few and you'll trip + out quite severly . I know of several people that used to swear by + it , untill one got caught by police doing bizzare things and + totaly out of controll in Newcastle. He was arested and when he + went to court he could not convice the judge that car sickness + tablets could do that , so he was done for a more serious drug + offence. +-- + .-------------------------------------------------------------------------. + | Michael Brown at Craggenmoore Public Access Unix | + | Data: (049) 611695 harris@scorch.apana.org.au | + |"Though the names may change each face retains the mask it wore." | + `--------------------------------------------- Peter Gabriel -------------' + +=========================================================================== + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: dacc@cmp-rt.music.uiuc.edu (Andrew C. Crowell) +Subject: Re: Datura Stramonium +Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1993 00:26:45 GMT +Message-ID: + +In article <1993Apr13.193317.1@summer.chem.su.oz.au> morgan_j@summer.chem.su.oz.au writes: +>The following was clipped from 'The Sydney Morning Herald', 13/4/93 +> +>EXPERTS TRUMPET DANGERS OF SHRUB +> +>Brisbane: Chewing the leaves of the ornamental shrub known as Angel's Trumpet +>to get a cheap "high" was a dangerous pastime that could kill, authorities +>warned yesterday. +> +[large section of article deleted] + +> +>Angel's Trumpet is a tall shrub with coarse foliage which owes its ornamental +>value to its white 20 cm long trumpet shaped flowers. In garden books it is +>listed as datura arborea but has recently been reclassified as species +>brugmansia. +> +>One authoritative volume stresses that revision of the name be noted so the +>plant is not bought by mistake. +> +>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +> +> +>While the advice concerning the dangerous properties of datura is probably +>worth heeding, there are some amusing hysterical overstatements. + +Mmmmmaybe. _Brugmansia_ spp. are related to _Datura_, true...but the +"tree Daturas" are not quite the same as far as chemical makeup as what we +all know as Datura. Brugmansias, as a whole group, are _significantly_ +more potent (having a higher and somewhat different alkaloid makeup) than +Daturas of any species. Even Schultes and Hoffman, in _Plants_of_the_Gods_, +treat these as two very different plants, with their own separate sections +in the book. + Incidentially, Schultes and Hoffman also note that neither +_Brugmansia_arborea_ nor _Datura_arborea_ is the correct classification +of this plant. Its proper taxonomic identification is _Brugmansia_aurea_, +which is the most widespread of the Brugmansias in the Andes, where they +are native. + Yes, I'd say this would be some hysterical overstatements if this +were an article on Datura, also. But this is Brugmansia we're dealing +with here...a very different plant. There's also been deaths from it in +the USA in the tropical regions (Florida, and such) because of people +treating it lightly like they might _Datura_stramonium_. It's not a plant +for casual play, in my experience and opinion. + +D.A.C. Crowell +Computer Music Project/School of Music +University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign +(dacc@cmp-rt.music.uiuc.edu) + +============================================================================= + +From: chris@hacktic.nl (chris) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Datura, MG seeds, etc... +Date: 18 Jan 1994 18:31:40 +0100 +Message-ID: <2hh6eaINNs0@xs4all.hacktic.nl> + +sm1968@u.cc.utah.edu (stephen miller) writes: +>: What is the possibility of ending up in a psych hospital from using either of +>: these? +>I have a friend that took a handful at the NV testsite this summer. He +>experienced thre days of intense delirium. On his third day he showed up +>at my doorstep in Salt Lake City and proceded to tell me the story with +>full hyper-metaphoric-spiritual insight detours over the course of about +>three or four hours (it might have been more--the memory, y'know). +>Anyway, this winter he still insists that he has not fully recovered. +> Apparently this is the deal: the seeds are *HEAVY*DUTY* If you +>are seriously into fucking with (remapping) your head in seriously chaotic +>ways--this is your "vehicle" if you think you can survive it (my friend +>probably almost didn't). A much milder version of this trip (one that is, +>so I have heard, relatively safe) can be had by making a tea with the +>leaves. I have not tried this and do not specifically recall anyone else +>who had first-hand experience. My friend threw the remainder of his seeds +>out the window, so perhaps in the spring.... +> Stephen Miller + +I can confirm the validity of the description above from my own experience. +This was from a TEA made out of the leaves of Datura Stramonium. +If you want hallucinations this is your drug. However "you" are not there +to experience them. This stuff takes over completely and irreversibly for +at least 24 hours. Stupidly, I went out while the effects had not yet +fully started. After having been thrown out of a bar, where I was +desperately searching for my briefcase that was suposed to be there someplace +(but which i hadn't even with me ) I found myself in a city that i did not +recognize. I did not remember where I came from , where to go , what do do, +who I was, let alone what I was doing there at this time of night, nor did +I have any clue how to get "home" as far as there was still a conception +of what home might be. There was complete retrograde amnesia: no acces to +any knowledge at all. In the mean time I had encounters with people I knew +, that were able to do a disapearing act. Just by standing behind a light +pole they could make themselves invisible. (This must be the "witches sabbath" +hallucination , which seems recurrent in this type of delirium: the very +very real hallucination of speaking with people). Also I was constantly +hallucinating that I was smoking a cigarette, which whould suddenly disappear +leaving me searching te street , thinking that i dropped it. Witches are +actually shrubs growing in front yards (they live underground, the +branches are the hairs) Lots and lots of little bugs hand each other berries +along branches. I must have walked the same street 50 times back and forth +Wanting to get somewhere , forgetting were i was going to or were i was +in the first place. A small statue of a child alongside the road started +laughing and laughing harder and harder every time i passed, it was a +ridiculous sight to see this idiot come by for the 40th time, even for a +statue. And so on . For 24 hours. It was a really interesting experience, +not a nice one, I could not see straight for a week (due to +anticholinergic parasympatholytic effect of atropine/scopolamine.) + +Only for those who want to be able to say that they tried EVERYTHING. + +chris + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/datura.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/datura.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de60000b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/datura.txt @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +Jimson weed is Datura Stramonium, a member of the nightshade family. +The active chemicals in Jimson include atropine, scopolamine, and +hyoscamine. The buzz from this family of psychotropic plants is more +like a dilerium with very strong hallucinations than anything else. +Jimson is very poisonous, the buzz couldn't really be described as +recreational, and I wouldn't try it, myself. If you decide to +experiment with it, be *extremely* careful, because just a little too +much could kill you. I have tried smoking a small amount of Datura +Inoxia, and the buzz is interesting, but not overly pleasant. It has +been reported that Datura Inoxia has been added to marijuana for extra +effects, but I don't have any firsthand knowledge of this combination, +since I personally wouldn't even *think* of doing any *illegal* drugs. ;-) +It's possible that Datura Stramonium could be used in the same way, +but I haven't heard or read of anyone trying this. + +========================================================================== + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives + +Does anybody know where to get Datura Stramonium seeds or live plants? +DS is commonly called jimsonweed or thorn apple and it is a native weed to CA, +but I don't know where to find it. + + + Actually Datura is one psychoactive that you may be wiser to have + nothing to do with. I shall quote a passage from + Psychedelic_Drugs_Reconsidered , a generally pro-psychedelic + text. + +Anticholinergenic Deleriants. + + These drugs are not usually regarded as psychedelic , although + they have a great deal in common historically, culturally, and + pharmacologically with other drugs taken for their mind-altering + powers. They are called anticholinergic because they block the + action f acetylcholine , a nerve transmitter substance that + controlls the contraction of skeletal muscles and also plays an + important role in the chemistry of the brain. They are called + deleriants because their effects at high doses include incoherent + speach, disorientation, delusions, an halucinations , often + followed by depression and amnesia for the period of intoxication. + The classical anticholinergic delirients are the belladonna + alkaloids: + + These tropane derivatives, the most powerfull and important of + which is scopolamine, are found in differing concentrations in + various plants of the Nightshade Family or Solanaceae, among them + deadly nightshade (Atropa belladona), mandrake (Mandragora + officinarum), black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), jimsonweed (Datura + stramonium, and over twenty other species of henbane and datura. + Of all psychoactive drugs , only alcohol has been in use for so + long over such a large part of the world. For thousands of years + on all inhabited continents the belladonna alkaloids have been a + tool of shamans and sorcerers, who take advantage of the + sensations they evok to leave their bodies, soar through the air, + or change into an animal in their imagination. They also produce + toxic organic symptoms like headache, dry throat, loss of motor + control, blurred vision , and greatly increased heart rate and and + body temperature; death from paralysis and respiratory may occur. + + The belladonna alkaloids are so terrifying and incapacitating - + the physical effects often so unpleasant, and the loss of contact + with ordinary reality so complete - that they are used only with + great caution and rarely for pleasure. For the same reasons, + ironically, they are not regarded as a drug abuse problem and can + be bought in small doses on perscription or in over-the-counter + sedatives and pills for asthma, colds, and motion sickness. + + +END QUOTE + + And Yes Folks , it seems that if you know the the right car + sickness tablets to buy , you can take a fair few and you'll trip + out quite severly . I know of several people that used to swear by + it , untill one got caught by police doing bizzare things and + totaly out of controll in Newcastle. He was arested and when he + went to court he could not convice the judge that car sickness + tablets could do that , so he was done for a more serious drug + offence. + +=========================================================================== + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives + +>EXPERTS TRUMPET DANGERS OF SHRUB +> +>Brisbane: Chewing the leaves of the ornamental shrub known as Angel's Trumpet +>to get a cheap "high" was a dangerous pastime that could kill, authorities +>warned yesterday. +> +>Angel's Trumpet is a tall shrub with coarse foliage which owes its ornamental +>value to its white 20 cm long trumpet shaped flowers. In garden books it is +>listed as datura arborea but has recently been reclassified as species +>brugmansia. +> +>One authoritative volume stresses that revision of the name be noted so the +>plant is not bought by mistake. +> +>While the advice concerning the dangerous properties of datura is probably +>worth heeding, there are some amusing hysterical overstatements. + +Mmmmmaybe. _Brugmansia_ spp. are related to _Datura_, true...but the +"tree Daturas" are not quite the same as far as chemical makeup as what we +all know as Datura. Brugmansias, as a whole group, are _significantly_ +more potent (having a higher and somewhat different alkaloid makeup) than +Daturas of any species. Even Schultes and Hoffman, in _Plants_of_the_Gods_, +treat these as two very different plants, with their own separate sections +in the book. + Incidentially, Schultes and Hoffman also note that neither +_Brugmansia_arborea_ nor _Datura_arborea_ is the correct classification +of this plant. Its proper taxonomic identification is _Brugmansia_aurea_, +which is the most widespread of the Brugmansias in the Andes, where they +are native. + Yes, I'd say this would be some hysterical overstatements if this +were an article on Datura, also. But this is Brugmansia we're dealing +with here...a very different plant. There's also been deaths from it in +the USA in the tropical regions (Florida, and such) because of people +treating it lightly like they might _Datura_stramonium_. It's not a plant +for casual play, in my experience and opinion. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +> What is the possibility of ending up in a psych hospital from using either of +> these? +>I have a friend that took a handful at the NV testsite this summer. He +>experienced thre days of intense delirium. On his third day he showed up +>at my doorstep in Salt Lake City and proceded to tell me the story with +>full hyper-metaphoric-spiritual insight detours over the course of about +>three or four hours (it might have been more--the memory, y'know). +>Anyway, this winter he still insists that he has not fully recovered. +> Apparently this is the deal: the seeds are *HEAVY*DUTY* If you +>are seriously into fucking with (remapping) your head in seriously chaotic +>ways--this is your "vehicle" if you think you can survive it (my friend +>probably almost didn't). A much milder version of this trip (one that is, +>so I have heard, relatively safe) can be had by making a tea with the +>leaves. I have not tried this and do not specifically recall anyone else +>who had first-hand experience. My friend threw the remainder of his seeds +>out the window, so perhaps in the spring.... + +I can confirm the validity of the description above from my own experience. +This was from a TEA made out of the leaves of Datura Stramonium. +If you want hallucinations this is your drug. However "you" are not there +to experience them. This stuff takes over completely and irreversibly for +at least 24 hours. Stupidly, I went out while the effects had not yet +fully started. After having been thrown out of a bar, where I was +desperately searching for my briefcase that was suposed to be there someplace +(but which i hadn't even with me ) I found myself in a city that i did not +recognize. I did not remember where I came from , where to go , what do do, +who I was, let alone what I was doing there at this time of night, nor did +I have any clue how to get "home" as far as there was still a conception +of what home might be. There was complete retrograde amnesia: no acces to +any knowledge at all. In the mean time I had encounters with people I knew +, that were able to do a disapearing act. Just by standing behind a light +pole they could make themselves invisible. (This must be the "witches sabbath" +hallucination , which seems recurrent in this type of delirium: the very +very real hallucination of speaking with people). Also I was constantly +hallucinating that I was smoking a cigarette, which whould suddenly disappear +leaving me searching te street , thinking that i dropped it. Witches are +actually shrubs growing in front yards (they live underground, the +branches are the hairs) Lots and lots of little bugs hand each other berries +along branches. I must have walked the same street 50 times back and forth +Wanting to get somewhere , forgetting were i was going to or were i was +in the first place. A small statue of a child alongside the road started +laughing and laughing harder and harder every time i passed, it was a +ridiculous sight to see this idiot come by for the 40th time, even for a +statue. And so on . For 24 hours. It was a really interesting experience, +not a nice one, I could not see straight for a week (due to +anticholinergic parasympatholytic effect of atropine/scopolamine.) + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/deadshow b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/deadshow new file mode 100644 index 00000000..696f57bf --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/deadshow @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ + My tale of police brutality happened at a Grateful Dead show in +Foxboro, Mass in July of 1989. Sure, lots of people get busted at Dead +shows, and most of them deserve it. I deserved it too. + We'll begin outside of Sullivan Stadium about an hour before the +show. I was with my friend, her father, and a big guy named Dan who +still is a good friend, and is what you would call a "gentle giant" + We're walking in, sipping beers, when all of a sudden Danny pulls out +a bottle of Jagermeister. We looked at each other, and proceeded to +basically chug the bottle down in about 20 minutes. + It's just about showtime when the buzz kicks in. Danny starts +stumbling, and before I know what's going on, I'm the one holding him +up. He's about 6'5", 250, and it was no easy task, in my state. + Anyway, we get him sobered up just as we hear the show beginning +inside, with an accompanying roar from the sold-out crowd. We gave +our tickets, put the stubs in our pockets, and started running for the +gate. + Next thing I knew, I was face down on the concrete. I lashed back +instinctively, and was rewarded with a rude slam to the pavement. +Danny's no where to be seen. + The guy says, "police, motherfucker!!" as he puts on some plastic +handcuffs, and then he searches my pockets. He finds the ticket stub, +holds it up to me, and says "oh, gee, this guy actually had a ticket" to +his cop partner. He then tossed it away, and hauled me to thealready- +crowded police van. + Turns out just as I started running in, some people outside the gate +broke down a fence, and people were pouring in. Wrong place, wrong +time i guess. + At the station, they strung the 165 or so Deadheads they had arrested +for various offences along a pole in the station garage, and made us wait +for about three hours to get processed. As we we standing there, cops +were coming in with confiscated barrels full of beers and sodas, with +shit-eating grins on their faces. one guy actually picked up a cold soda, +opened it, and then turned to us and said "boy, you guys must be pretty +thirsty by now", and then took a long indulgent gulp right in front of us. + Like I said before, loads of people get arrested at Dead shows, and it's +one of a cop's favorite places to do their duty. My experience just struck +me as so incredibly sadistic the way the cops did it all. They were so +proud of themselves, high-fiving each other and exchanging +congratulations for a job well done. + Definitely a learning experience though. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/detectmj.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/detectmj.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a664c3d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/detectmj.drg @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +From: scook@mailer.fsu.edu (Stephen E Cook) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: MJ test info +Date: 10 Mar 1994 16:22:17 -0500 +Message-ID: <2lo329$l16@mailer.fsu.edu> + +In response to questions referring to the time it takes the body to +cleanse itself from detectable urine traces, according to a national +report titled, "Drugs, Crime, and the Justice System", (published from the +Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice): + +Single Use : 3 Days +Moderate Use (4 times a week): 5 Days +Heavy Use (Daily smoking): 10 Days +Chronic Heavy Use: 21-30 Days + +Although do keep in mind that there are many factors that effect the +outcome of the tests (potency of drug taken, testing methods, +metabolism, etc.) so this is just a estimate figure-so be careful out there. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dmtinf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dmtinf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1886f165 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dmtinf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,715 @@ +DMT is Dimethyl Tryptamine = N,N Dimethyl 3-amino-ethyl indole. +It is a powerful hallucinogen, the prototype of this class, and +chemically related to psiloc(yb)in and more distantly to LSD. +Dose: around 60 mg. +Method of ingestion: usually smoked (inactive orally at reasonable doses.) + Can be combined with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) to make it + orally active and increase the duration. + Could be snuffed or or injected. +Duration of action: 2-5 minutes of peak, around half an hour of cruise. +Side effects: Stimulation and tactile hallucination during trip. No + perceivable after-effects. No known long term side effects. May be + some link with schizophrenia, since it has been detected in vivo. +Status: illegal in USA, Australia, most places. +History: is a component of some snuffs used by South American natives. + also used in combination with MAOIs (harmaline etc.). +Availability: Very rarely available from dealers; rarely synthesised. + Available from a range of natural sources. +Psychological effects: A very intense but brief trip, not really + euphoric. Can be frightening because of the sudden onset. + Not really a party drug, rather an interesting experience. + More intense than LSD, but hallucinations and perceptual + changes are of a somewhat different nature. + +(these are only my opinions and recollections) + +Jeremy + +============================================================================= + +There are three issues here which are a little confused: +1) strength in the sense of effective dose, +2) strength in terms of subjective intensity, +3) being a superior hallucinogen in some subjective sense. + +Comparing DMT and LSD, the first is easy. +The effective dose of LSD is around 100 ug, of DMT is around 60 mg, +so in this sense, LSD is a much stronger hallucinogen. + +In terms of intensity, they are difficult to compare. Part of the intensity +of DMT stems from the fact that the onset is virtually instantaneous; +one is taken from feeling normal to the peak of the trip in the space +of a few seconds, and this can be totally disorienting and frightening. +DMT does not have the euphoria of LSD, in fact it can be quite +uncomfortable. Also, the smoking of DMT is quite unpleasant compared +with eating some small object. The types of hallucinations experienced +within the peak of the DMT trip differ markedly from those in the peak +of the LSD trip. This difference is very hard to describe, although +one might contrast the dripping flowing colourful experience of LSD +with the DMT visuals in which everything becomes super sharp to the +point of being ripped into fragments, like placing a photo in a blender. +There is some colour enhancement, but it is more like lightning-bolts +of colour rather than flowing ripples of colour, and colours may +be actually entirely changed and several multiple images seen at once. +The 20-30 minute come-down of DMT is similar in experience and intensity +to a small dose of LSD, however one is likely to be too shattered by +the initial peak to worry about this much. The account Bob posted is +highly subjective and metaphorical (as is this one, I suppose) and I +doubt that many people would experience DMT in the way described there. +However, extending the duration of DMT by the use of monoamineoxidase +inhibitors (Ayahuasca,Yage,etc.) is supposed to be a very intense +experience and could give one time to become more involved in it. +It is possible to lose all contact with the senses and the world +briefly while on DMT, as it is, e.g. from a combination of nitrous +oxide and LSD. Also, psiloc(yb)in seems to have some similarity to +DMT whilst retaining similarity to LSD, in that during the psilocin +experience one can be transported into a different reality, although +one which is still definitely based sensually on this one, and +not be able to remember or understand everday reality. +Other hallucinogenic experiences, e.g. the delerium caused by +anti-cholinergics, might be still more intense than DMT in terms +of being completely removed from traditional reality, but I don't +think anyone would recommend experimenting with these dangerous +substances. + +In terms of which is the superior hallucinogen, it depends on your +taste. DMT is very interesting and extremely intense, but not +necessarily pleasant. LSD has more potential for pure recreation. +Most people would probably prefer LSD as a recreational hallucinogen, +and it would be ill-advised for someone who was not very familiar +with coping with the intensity of LSD to be thrust into the +intensity of DMT. On the other hand, if you don't like DMT, you only +have to hang on for a few minutes, whereas if you don't like LSD +you have to hang on for several hours. + +This is, of course, apart from the dosage, all subjective. + +Jeremy + +========================================================================= + +152.94.1.10 (L`HOMBRE INVISIBLE) writes: + +>INDOLE ETHYLAMINES +>------------------ +>Many plants contains psychedelic tryptamines : + +> Piptadenia Peregrina +> Phalaris Grundinacea +> Mimosa hostillis +> Desmanthes illioiensis +> Arundo Donax +> etc. + +>The DMT/5-methoxy-DMT ... is often located in the roots of the plant + +Depends on the species - some contain it in the leaves or the bark. + +>My question is : +>Is it possible to smoke the plant-material directly or do you have to +>exctract +>it first ?. + +I don't know as much about 5-Me-O DMT as DMT. THere is an important +difference, which is the dose. The former is effective at about +5mg-10mg from memory, the latter at 30-60mg. Thus, it is possible +to obtain sufficient 5-Me-O DMT from smoking some impure unrefined +sources (such as the poison of Bufo alvarius).. +Considering DMT as opposed to 5-Me-O DMT (which is IMHO by far +the more desirable material), and recalling that most people +find the peak of a DMT trip only to last a very few minutes +after smoking (i.e. you have to smoke it all at once, within +a few tokes, to obtain the peak) you can easily calculate the +necessary purity. Let us say, that one is capable of smoking +100mg of material in a few seconds. THis means that a DMT +containing mixture should be at least 30% pure to get sufficient +effect, and a 5-Me-O DMT mixture should be at least 5% pure. +In actual fact, it is not quite as bad as this, because if +you are using a free-base pipe, you can get away with lower +purities because the DMT is quite volatile, so initially, the +smoking process will concentrate the DMT. + +Comparing this to plant matter, which might be e.g. 0.3% DMT, +and you see at once, that you would need to smoke about 10 g +in a few seconds which is unrealistic. Hence, chemical +purification is necessary. + +The alternative is to take the plant source orally in +combination with the hallucinogenic monoamineoxidase +inhibitor harmaline (and related alkaloids). These +are most readily obtained from Peganum harmala +(or Banisteriopsis caapi) and serve to activate and +potentiate tryptamines, increasing intensity and +duration and giving oral activity to DMT. + +> What are the effects (Like the pure stuff (DMT)) ? + +A small amount gives a wierd feeling in the body and some +perceptual change. A larger amount gives strong body feelings +and heavy visual effects , somewhat similar to LSD, but +much more based around geometry, and changes of shape +perception. A very large dose is totally awesome, and +people's responses differ, from catatonia, to screaming, +to total ecstasy. Some people describe it as a religious +experience. Many people find they completely leave our +universe for the duration, which is generally up to 5 +minutes, with residual effects up to half an hour. +B +>Which plant(s) are best suited ? (Highest in DMT) + +There are various possibilities. Since chemical purification +is generally necessary, the plant content is not vitally +important. Most important is supply - the best species +is one which grows locally, and in the US, the best +source is probably Desmanthus illinoensis. + +If you wish to receive instructions on how to chemically +purify DMT from a plant source, and more information about +the effects of DMT, mail me at: + +but do not hassle the owner of this account by replying to +this address. + +Jeremy + +=========================================================================== + +{In article <1992Dec22.212054.16140@shearson.com>, curious@somewhere (Curious Furious) writes: +> +> Hi knowledgeable folks, +> I have a few questions from a FOAF: +> +> 1) When smoking DMT what is the LD50 ? Can it cause a heart attack? +> +Certainly much higher than the amount beyond which one would have +no concept of what a pipe, DMT, oneself, etc. is. Also much higher +than the amount one could get into ones body by smoking before +it was metabolised. I imagine that even if one hooked oneself +to a machine which continously fed oxygen, nitrogen, and DMT +vapour it would still be hard to _physically_ overdose. +As for heart attack, I have no idea. I can imagine being +scared to death (literally). + +> 2) Has anyone tried doing DMT while on MDMA ? Any complications ? + +No idea. However, one of the most striking things about DMT is its +brutalness - the rush from completely baseline to another +universe in about five seconds. Starting off baseline does +little to alter the peak (which tends to override anything) +but alters the severity of the onset. +> +> 3) Has anyone tried doing DMT while on 'rooms? Any complications ? + +Yup - similar to above, except moreso. It takes a large dose +for the effects of the DMT to become visible over the effects of +the trip (likewise for LSD). Also, it is harder to trip on DMT post +psilocybin or LSD, since there is some cross tolerence. + +Some combinations with DMT are worthwhile. A couple of beers +beforehand bluntens and deadens a little which can be very +helpful. A good amount of heads will add to the visual +impact, and a good amount of hash will ad to the wierdness +and otherness. N2O & DMT is interesting, but the combination +is generally intense enough to cause amnesia, and lack of +any kind of regular consciousness for the period of intoxication. + +> +> 4) In the book _Archaic Revival_, Terence McKenna mentions some studies +> that found that DMT is produced heavily while in the deepest stages +> of sleep. Anybody have a reference for that? + +Interesting concept. Like much of McKenna's work, I expect that +the science to back him up is scanty, non-existant, or +occasionally wrong. Makes for a good story, though. +> +> 5) Since DMT is a naturally occurring substance in the human body, +> if a machine was created which could extract DMT from your own +> blood, would that machine be considered illegal? + +My limited understanding of US law suggests that if humans +contain DMT then their entire weight can be counted as DMT +(since the carrier weight can be included) +Such a theoretical machine as you suggest would be covered by +paraphernalia laws? +> +> 6) Can any MAOI be used to render DMT active orally? +> +Lamont is the expert on this, and he says yes. I am not convinced, +and I don't think there is any proper research published on +the subject. Even in the case of the traditional harmaline/DMT +interaction, the scientific data is minimal, and it is surmise +only that the DMT is orally activated by the MAOI effect +of the harmaline and not by some other effect. +I hope someone else will fill in the missing details. +> +> thank you for your time. +> +my pleasure. + +Jeremy + +============================================================================= + +With respect to orally activating DMT with an MAOI, +Dennis McKenna has this to say in his '84 review article in J. Psych. +Drugs 16(4): + +"The potentiation of the behavioral and pharmacological effects of +tryptamine derivatives by MAOIs has been investigated, although +the specific question of the oral potentiation of DMT and other parenterally- +active derivates has apparently not been investigated. The effects +of DMT in human volunteers was assessed before and 3 days after treatment +with the MAOI iproniazid (Sai-Halasz 1963). Patients receiving DMT +at a reduced dose following the iproniazid treatment experienced +none of the visual illusions or disturbances of time and space perception +that typify the symptoms of the drug. They reported only a feeling of +"strangeness." Patients receiving a dose equivalent to that prior +to iproniazid had a two-phase response. The first stage was similar +to the usual DMT effects, but less pronounced: illusions and hallucinations +were present but less colorful and only manifested themselves with the +eyes closed. The second phase was characterized by a persistent feeling +of "strangeness" to which the patients often reacted negatively or +indifferently. Based on these trials, Sai-Halasz (1963) speculated +that the reduced effects may have been due to the higher 5-HT +concentration in the brain due to MAO inhibition, thus mitigating the +5-HT blocking effects of DMT. This speculation was also supported +by the observation that prior administration of 1-methyl-d-lysergic acid +butanolamide, a powerful serotonin antagonist, greatly exacerbated +the psychotomimetic effects of DMT (Sai-Halasz 1962)." + +So, it would appear that the answer to question 6 hasn't been established. +However, some studies (mentioned above) seem to have been done demonstrating +an interaction between MAOIs and DMT. + +Jeremy handled most of those questions better than I could, so I +don't have much else to add. I doubt there have been any deaths +attributable to DMT use. Also, I don't recall endogenous DMT in humans +and Dennis doesn't mention it in his review article so it is either +recent (post 1984) knowledge or it is a misprint by the poster or +publisher and should refer to a related tryptamine. Or maybe it's +another revalation from the self-constructing machine elves. + + --M@ + +=========================================================================== + +This is from _The Psychedelic Guide to the Preparation of the +Eucharist, in a few of its many guises_, as edited by Robert +E. Brown and associates of the Neo_American Church League for +Spiritual Development & the Ultimate Authority of the Clear +Light (1968), 2nd edition (1971) + + +DMT Synthesis + +STEP I + + Using an area of good ventilation or a fume hood, place a +1000 ml two hole roundbottom flask in an ice bath using the +setup in Figure II (you want a wobble stirrer in the top hole +of the flask, and a separatory dropping funnel into the side +entry). Add 400 ml cold anhydrous ether to the flask, in which +60 g indole is then dissolved, using the stirrer. To 100 ml +anhydrous ether in a separatory funnel add 50 g oxalyl +chloride. Slowly drip this solution into the vigorously +stirred indole solution over a period of 10 to 15 minutes. +Continue stirring 10 minutes longer. Allow the precipitate to +settle a few minutes and decant the liquid. Add anhydrous +ether and mix well. When satisfied as to the purity of the +precipitate, leave the golden precipitate in the flask for the +next step, which must follow immediately. Yield is +approximately 100 g. + +STEP II + + Dimethylamine reacts readily with indole oxalyl chloride. +Use about 400 ml ice cold anhydrous ether in the same 2 neck +1000 ml RB flask used in Step I, with the precipitate in it +from Step I. Cool the ice bath further by using salt and ice. +Estimate the weight of the precipitate and use 100 g indole +oxalyl chloride. For this weight of IOC use two entire 50 g +containers of diethylamine since it will not keep if the +container seal is broken. Cool the amine in container much +below 0 C and dissolve 1 part amine in 3 parts anhydrous cold +ether. Amine may be stored in this solution. For use, warm +stock solution to room temperature and use the appropriate +aliquot. Set up the entire apparatus the same as when adding +the oxalyl chloride. Add the amine solution slowly to the IOC +with vigorous stirring. Stir for 1/2 hour after the addition +is complete. Vacuum filter the precipitate, using ether as a +wash. It is better to slurry the ether water with the +precipitate before filtering [method used]. Recrystallise from +hot ethanol or from a 50-50 methanol-benzene mixture. + +STEP III + + Prepare apparatus as in Figure II (1-hole 1000 ml RB +flask set in heating mantle on magnetic stirrer with stir bar +in flask, and condenser inserted into top of flask). Prepare +the indole glyoxyl amide by melting and casting into sticks if +ether is to be used as a solvent. Aluminium foil makes a good +mould for casting pieces that will fit through the condenser. +Also a Soxhlet extractor may be used to add the crystals by +slow solution into the ether. Tetrahydrofluran, if available, +dissolves IGA and the compound is added slowly in the solution +form [method used]. + + To a stirred mixture of 15 g LiAlH4 in 100 ml anhydrous +ether (or THF [used]) slowly add the sticks (or solution +[used]) of IGA until 20 g have been added. Keep the rate of +reaction at a reasonable rate or boil-over may occur [do +say!]. Stir and reflux for 90 minutes after the addition is +complete. Cool in an ice bath and begin to cautiously [do +say!] hydrolyse with chips of ice or a cold solution of +methanol, added through the condenser. When there is no +further reaction, add a few ml extra water and allow to settle +finally and decant the clear liquid into an evaporating +vessel. Filter the residue and wash several times with +ether-methanol or THF-methanol [used]. Evaporate the combined +extracts and if necessary, seed the heavy syrup with crystals +of DMT. With no seed crystals the product may take days or +even weeks to crystallise [weeks]. This crude product is +adequate for smoking [do say!]. In order to purify DMT, begin +after the LiAlH4 has been hydrolysed with methanol. Add 500 ml +satd. Na2SO4 solution, mix and filter. Wash with ether or THF +and neutralise the filtrate with 0.1 N HCl. Extract with ether +in a separatory funnel and neutralise the lower layer with 0.1 +N NaOh, extracting this solution in turn with chloroform. The +chloroform layer is dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, concentrated, +and from it DMT crystallises on addition of petroleum ether. +The mother liquor can be chromatographed on an alumina column +using benzene-methanol in a 99.8 to 0.2 ratio. [This last +purification is quite difficult.] + + +-- +John Collier Email: jcollier@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au +HPS -- U. of Melbourne Fax: 61+3 344 7959 +Parkville, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 3052 + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: Jeremy +Subject: Re: DMT Ingestion Methods +Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 14:53:35 GMT + +DMT is a powerful hallucinogen. No one should take it for granted +or use it lightly. It is also illegal, although natural sources +are uncontrolled. + +In article <1993Jul1.020634.2524@mixcom.mixcom.com> Nathan.Bowen writes: +> Lately, there has been an increasing interest among alt.drugs +>posters concerning DMT in its many forms. I'm finding the many accounts +>of experiences quite intriguing, but I am still pretty thoroughly in the +>dark concerning methods of usage. I believe I understand to a +>reasonable extent the various methods themselves, but I cannot find +>sufficient information on the benefits or drawbacks of them. I seek +>both scientific evidence and subjective reports of the desirability of +>given methods from people who are in a position to know. +> +> In my understanding, eating/drinking is probably the least desirable +>method, in that it requires a monoamine oxidase inhibitor to be active +>orally. + +Each method of ingestion has its own advantages and disadvantages. + +Oral DMT/harmaline is potentially the best method of ingestion +in terms of having a truely profound experience of useful duration. +Coming on to the experience a little more slowly gives the user +some time to adjust and to cope with and explore the altered state. +Oral DMT is probably the only viable route for most alt.drugs +readers, who can obtain the plants but who don't have the necessary +experience and equipment to sufficiently purify DMT for smoking, +and who do not have access to synthetic DMT. +Unfortunately, the liquors produced by boiling up plant DMT +sources may well make the user puke. + + Although an account of a very successful ayahuasca experience +>was recently posted that confirmed the possibility of desirable effects +>resulting from oral consumption, the prolonging effect of the +>preparation involved seems to undermine the highly-acclaimed temporariness +>of the DMT experience (hence the Businessman's Trip). +> +Well, the temporariness makes the intensity bareable when the +material is smoked. The oral experience is gentler, but just +as profound, if not moreso. Smoked DMT is so brutal, and the +effect can be so profound, that after much experience, all I +could say was that I couldn't say anything adequate about it, +and so I gave up on it. + +> The most common form of ingestion, at least among the accounts on +>the 'net, is smoking. There are inherent disadvantages to inhaling the +>gases given off by burning matter, but I don't see any way around it, +>and it seems that smoking is also the most accepted method for a +>pleasurable experience. + +Don't make the mistake of calling DMT pleasurable - that may +or may not be one of its side-effects :). In fact, +apart from the physical, smoked DMT is more likely to be +dysphoric than oral DMT. A single user may have one DMT +trip which is totally orgasmic, and then another which is +totally horrific, and then another that is neither. +Smoking the chemical is particularly unpleasant to the +mouth, throat, and lungs, and some people find it an +impossible task. + + I don't see how, logically, a water bong or +>some such device could be implemented here, but I'm definitely willing +>(and eager) to be proven wrong. +> +Hot DMT vapours are somewhat soluble in water; if you are smoking +the chemical, then mostly what you are getting is its vapour, and +there is little you can do to improve the quality. + +> The other methods that have been mentioned are snuffs (a la the +>native South American rituals) + +The South American snuffs contained various tryptamines. It is +well nigh impossible to get a sufficient dose of DMT from a +snuffed plant source - the concentrations just aren't high +enough. Likewise smoking a plant. The major active in the +snuffs was probably 5-MeO-DMT. + + and injection (for which I can find no +>references). + +Lots of experiments in the 60's. If you have something pure +enough to inject, you might as well smoke it and save yourself +the hassle. Likewise, there is probably little advantage to +snorting the pure chemical over smoking it. + +Jeremy + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: pierre@media.mit.edu (Pierre St. Hilaire) +Subject: Re: DMT Ingestion Methods +Message-ID: <1993Jul1.145039.5758@news.media.mit.edu> +Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 14:50:39 GMT + +> The other methods that have been mentioned are snuffs (a la the +>native South American rituals) and injection (for which I can find no +>references). The snuffs have been reputed as bringing on rapid and +>powerful effects, and that seems to correspond with my knowledge of +>snuffed/injected drugs. I do not, unfortunately, have a sufficient +>amount of information on the safety of these methods. I do understand +>the inherent dangers of sending the material directly to your +>bloodstream, in that any impurities will follow just as easily. Other +>than that, I am fairly in the dark. This is where the bulk of my +>request lies. Are these methods as efficient and desirable as they seem +>at the outset? And, even if they aren't, how do they rank with oral use +>or smoking? Opinions are as welcome as facts, and any reply will be +>greatly appreciated. If I get a large enough response, I'll try to +>compile a FAQ or short informational file of some sort. +> + + My experiences and those of others point to the fact that the +subjective effects of tryptamines vary markedly with the route of +absorbtion. While smoking often results in overwhelming experiences it +is possible to have more psylocibin like effects by snorting or eating +small amounts in conjunction with P harmala seeds. It seems also that +5-MeO-DMT and DMT, whose effects differ considerably when smoked, seem +to "converge" in subjective effects when taken orally. I wonder if +other knowledgeable people on the net could substanciate that last +claim. + + Of all the psychedelics, short acting tryptamines seem to have +the most non linear dose-responses curve. Taking twice a barely active +dose will often result in an intense experience! That is the reason +why you should be very careful when taking them orally. + + I recently found a very interesting and potentially safer way +to use 5-MeO-DMT. The key is to dissolve it in distilled water and put +the solution in one of those nose spray bottles in such a way that +each inhalation will dispense about 3-4 mg (Don't screw up there!). +When taken as a nose spray the effects come on more slowly than smoked +(about 1 min. instead of a few sec.) and the effect is more spread out +in time. The nice thing is that it is possible to very accurately +control the dose, which makes the trip a lot more manageable. Taken in +that manner, the effect can be fairly similar to psilocybin, with the +advantage that it is possible to come down within half an hour. I +guess this method could be used with DMT, but you would probably have +to convert the base into a salt (for higher solubility) since you need a +10x higher concentration of DMT in the solution. + + Pierre St Hilaire + MIT Media Lab + +============================================================================= + +From: hatter@cs.utexas.edu (John Eichenseer) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: DMT extraction +Date: 11 May 1994 13:19:35 -0500 +Message-ID: <2qr7jn$29f@saltillo.cs.utexas.edu> + +>I am trying to extract DMT from Desmanthus illinoensis. + +Ah, good luck, and do post your results... + +> So, what do you think? Will this method work? Is there any +>better way that is easier (this is pretty easy) or more efficient? + +In his book Pharmacotheon, Jonathan Ott mentions experiments in which +he extracted the alkaloids via boiling water. In fact, I think he may +have just strained hot water through the finely ground material, like +making coffee. He did this in order to mix it with an MAOI (harmala +seeds) for oral ingestion. I believe he goes into much more detail in +his latest book, Ayahuasca Analogs. + +Can anybody comment on the viability of this technique? It does seem +even easier than the acid-base extracion, although of course it would +not yield the smokable freebase. + +Just curious, + +jhno + +============================================================================= + +rpascazi@engws3.ic.sunysb.edu (Robert R Pascazio) writes: + +> Has anybody heard stories about Arundo donax (aka "Giant Reed") ? It +> is rummored to contain DMT and other exciting Alkaloids. + +Yes. It contains some DMT, but not very much. Someone told me the other +day that a friend of theirs that is investigating this (solicited samples +from interested parties, and used thin layer chromatography to assay the +root stocks, from what I was told) says there's "little or no DMT" in +Arundo donax rhizomes. + +The paper that first found DMT and a few other indole alkaloids in Arundo +donax (Ghosal) working in India (River Reed is used in Ayurvedic +medicine) also found only trace amounts. You'd have to extract several +kilograms to get a psychoactive dose of DMT. There are also several +cardioactive glycosides and other substances that would produce annoying +side effects if a crude extract were consumed - the effect of Arundo +donax extract on heart muscle (another paper by Ghosal et. al.) gave me +the impression that crude Arundo extracts are potentially dangerous. +You'd have to resort to solvent extraction followed by column +chromatography to extract pure DMT from the roots - a process probably +requiring several liters of solvent just to produce one dose of DMT. + +I'll shell to DOS here and see if I can find my notes about Arundo +donax... + +ok... here's a good starting point if you want to look into this: +-------------------------------------------------------------------- +DMT in Arundo Donax / Giant River Reed +------------------------------------------------------------------- +SMITH TA +"Tryptamines and Related Compounds in Plants" +Phytochemistry, 1977, Vol.16 pp 171-175 + +ABSTRACT: The occurrence of the tryptamines and related compounds in +fungi + and higher plants is listed on a taxonomic basis. Several of +these + amines have considerable physiological activity in higher +animals. + +Gramineae: + Arundo donax L. (Leaf,Flower,Rhizome) [27-30] + Methoxy-N-methyl-Tryptamine + DMT + DMT-Methohydroxide + Bufotenine + DMT-N-oxide + Bufotenidine + Dehydrobufotenine + Gramine + Gramine-N-oxide + Gramine methohydroxide + +[27] OREKHOV AP, NORKINA SS (1937) Zhur.Obsch.Chem. 7,673 +[28] GHOSAL S, BANERJEE PK, BANERJEE SK (1970) Phytochemistry 9,429 +[29] GHOSAL S, CHAUDHURI RK, DUTTA SK (1971) Phytochemistry 10,2857 +[30] GHOSAL S, CHAUDHURI RK, DUTTA SK, BATTACHARYA SK (1972) Planta Med. +21,22 +-------------------------------------- + +Tryptamines in the Graminacea: + +Arundo donax - Giant River Reed +Phalaris arundinacea + + +_A Handbook of Alkaloids and Alkaloid Containing Plants_ +Wiley Interscience, Raffauf QK898.A4 R34 (1970) + + +N,N-DMT GRAM-028A refs:1946, 573 +N,N-DMT-5-MeO GRAM-030A +Bufotenine GRAM-030A refs:1945 +Gramine GRAM-016A + + +573 Aus J. Chem 17:1301 (1964) [Phalaris] +416 Aus J. Chem 19:893 (1966) [Phalaris] + +1946 Dutta,SK;Ghosal,S _Chem.Ind._ (1967) p2046 +1945 Moore,RM; Williams,JD; Chia,J _Chem.Abst._ 68:75704v (1968) + +574 Ghosal,S; Mukhergee,BB _Chem.Ind._ (1965), 793 +575 Morinato,H; Matsumoto,N _Am.Chem._ 692 p194 (1966) + +464 Legler,G; Tschesche,R _Naturwiss_ 94 (1963) + +=============================================================== + +REFERENCES: + +_Tryptamine and related compounds in plants._ SMITH, TA. +"Phytochemistry." vol.16 pp.171-175. (1977) QK861.P45 + +_The Occurrence of Indolealkylamine Alkaloids in Phalaris tuberosa L. and +P. arundinacea L._ , Culvenor,Dal Bon & Smith +"Australian Journal of Chemistry" 1964, Vol.17 pp.1301-4 + +_Heterocyclic Compounds, Indoles, Part 2_ Houlihan, Wiley Interscience, +pg264 + +_Indole alkaloids in plant hallucinogens_ Schultes, Richard Evans +"Journal of Psychedelic Drugs" Jan-Mar 1976 p17 + +_Plants of the Gods_ Schultes & Hofmann + +_Narcotic Plants_ William Emboden + +_Tryptamine and Related Compounds in Plants_ +Terence A. Smith. "Phytochemistry" Vol. 16 pp. 171-175 + +_Alkaloid Bearing Plants and Their Alkaloids_ +US Dept. Agriculture Technical Bulletin No. 1234 (1961) Willaman & +Schubert + +Erspamer _???? Drug Res._ 1961,3,151 + +============================================================================= + +From: rocky.frisco@bgbbs.com (Rocky Frisco) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Ayahuasca....more info ne +Message-ID: <67.15287.706.0N3ED642@bgbbs.com> +Date: 29 Jan 94 02:37:00 GMT + +AA> Thank you everyone who e-mailed me information on Yaje. If anyone +AA> else has more info, I still need it. Please post or e-mail me. I +AA> would especially like to hear from people who have experimented with +AA> Yaje. Did you smoke it or did you drink it? Thanks, Ayleen +AA> a-crotty@uiuc.edu + + I think it's usually spelled "Yage" pronounced Yah-hey. + +See the books "Wizard of the Amazon" and "Rio Tigre" by the late Doctor +Bruce Lamb of Santa Fe NM. (Bruce died during the Christmas Holiday +season of 1992). These are the best resources on the subject and are +written by a fine scientist who tried Ayahuasca and found it to be of +great value. + +-Rock rocky.frisco@bgbbs.com + * RM 1.2 * Eval Day 7 * RoboMail -- The nag nag nag + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dmtrpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dmtrpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ab2005d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dmtrpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,1300 @@ +well i went to Melbourne recently, (so recently i got back yesterday) and +i had the "opportunity" to try DMT. i smoked it as crystals through a +crack pipe, and this is what i can remember: i had 3 and 1/2 maybe 4 tokes +before i couldn't smoke anymore. this took about 20 seconds. everything +around me faded out, and a guy shouting in the distance sounded like he +was shouting from a subway, (echoed). the guy i was with told me to get +up and run around, and when i did that everything started melting and i +lost the outside world completely. i thought that this is what it is like +to be god, i was very scared, there where two sort-of thoughts in my mind: +this is what a bad trip is like, and then i thought if this is a bad trip +then it can't hurt me cause it is all in my mind. then i lost that +thought, and i have sitting in the middle of a great calm. sitting +figuratively, cause i didn't have a body. i opened my eyes, and i +had a glimpse of the outside world, for the breifest instant, and then +it started to move like a living moving escher picture. and it was +completely alien. then i closed my eyes, and i saw these interlocking +frames of gold moving into each other and i was moving into them. i +thought that i had been inside this place for eternity, and i thought that +i was never going back (to where?) i must have still known that there was +somewhere else. i completely forgot words. i couldn't think of what +things were because think of what to call them. yesterday (three days +later), i was still remembering words. the first that i remembered was +mother. but i couldn't remember who she was. i couldn't remember who i +was. and then i slowly came back to reality.(Virtuality) i realised +that i had a body and the thing that i was staring at was my own leg. +i don't think that my Virtuality will ever be the same again. +nothing can prepare you for utter devastation, which is DMT, unless you +take lots and lots of LSD maybe. i have taken that much LSD, cause my DMT +was nothing like. my advice is to take it, with someone you trust in a +quiet, safe place. and just do it man! :) +see ya round the traps, and Don't Eat the Datura! (you have to smoke it) + +-- + The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of + North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information + Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service. + internet: laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80 + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives,alt.drugs +From: mathers@sibelius.trl.OZ.AU (Steven Mathers) +Subject: a DMT trip +Message-ID: <1994Apr20.041644.20786@trl.oz.au> +Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 04:16:44 GMT + +Posting this account for a FOAF..... + +-------------------------- + +I lay back in the couch, feeling nervous anticipation and a little bit +like a lab specimen, with everyone forming a semi-circle around me +except for Jeremy who was 'packing' the pipe for me -- (with +malice and forethought, I now realize :-) + +He held the pipe while I toked, which turned out to be a wise move. +The first toke produced nothing. I held it in for a few seconds and +exhaled, and imediately went to take a second. As I started to draw the +second hit, the effects of the first came down upon me. I felt stunned, +and as Jeremy later accurately described, as if I had hold of a live wire. +Christian was sitting cross legged on the floor in my field of vision, and +a pattern like a single elongated slinky became part of all his limbs +and the rest of his body. He was a spring man. + +I became more disoriented as this picture began to frgament and reality +rapidly started to vanish. From somewhere, Jeremy urged me to take the third +hit (the cad!) and I somehow managed to start to inhale in the vicinity +of the pipe. I was told later that this was a good one, but I didnt feel +as if it was working. In another almost instantaneous jump, it all became +too much and I had to sit upright in the chair. My eyes were said to +have been completely wide open, although I was not aware of it. The last +thing to make any sense was the sudden, surprised exhalation of the final +lungfull of smoke. + +What followed is dificult to describe because Im sure that my brain was +functioning normally enough for me to remember anything during only +a small percentage of the time spent under the influence of the DMT. +During that period I was not really aware of anything that makes sense now, +and Im not sure if it might have made sense at the time, but I doubt it. +Time certainly had no meaning, because although I was spaced for ten +minutes, I only have memories that might cover a few seconds here and there, +and even those seemed to happen simultanesouly in some instances. + +The bits that did make sense enough for me to be aware of them were very, very +strange indeed. DM seems mainly to affect the sight, cognition and hearing. +The only physical sensations I felt were a choking sensation for much +of the time that I was aware, and towards the end of the experience, a feeling +that I had had a bowel movement (I hadn't). It turned out later that I had +merely been hyper-ventilating. + +The visuals, once I had gone from 'springland' to full on space-out, were +not of anything vaguely related to what was in front of my eyes. In fact +it didnt matter if I had my eyes open or closed -- I had to ask if my eyes +had been open or closed during the main part of the trip, and was told +they had been both at various stages. It was mostly intense flashes of +solid pure colours -- no pastels or hues, just wham! I described it to Ronny +as like being inside a cyber-simulation like 'The lawnmower man', only +it had crashed and was throwng garbage at me from all directions. + +Sound had more meaning when I was able to perceive it. At times I actually +caught and understood a few phrases of conversation that was going on +around me. More often though, the wrong buttons in my brain must have been +pushed, because it sounded as if people were speaking random sylables +at me. The nearest I can come is 'Bill and Ben' floblle-obble-lop language +of a digital purity. I later confirmed that the snatches of conversation +I interpreted as English did in fact occur. One was probabaly Jeremy saying +something about choking, which was alarming becuase I felt as though +I was having trouble breathing at the time. Whatever brain processes that +are responsible for locating sound sources were also affected. Sound came +from random directions, and from inside my head. Suprisingly, volume +was not affected, other than for most of the time I was not able to +hear anything. + +If I felt any emotion at all, it was detatched terror, and I was definately +sure that I wanted the experience to end. It was all the more frightening +because it seemed to be going on forever, and yet it was over in an instant. + +My impression is that while LSD and more familiar pschadelics alter the +normal brain activity in some fasion or other, DMT works at a more +fundamental level that alters brain chemistry to such an extent that it +does not function as a thinking brain for a large part of the +time (well at least not for me). Imagine that the part of your brain +responsible for speech is connected to the part responsible for breathing, +and the coordination part to your ears, and visuals to bowels, and that sort +of thing -- completely differently arranged. The resulting state is +distinctly alien, and goes someway to explaining to me what the absolute +limits of psychosis must be before one actually ceases to be able to think. + +After the instant/endless period of total crazinessi, normal cognitive reality +started to come back in waves. The visuals returned back to 'spring land'; +I became aware that I was now laying there with head thrown back, legs spread +and mouth agape. People seemed to be asking me questions. I raised my head +a few times and then let it fall back again as reality waxed and waned. +For the next 5 minutes I gently returned to a shell-shocked state of +normality, accompanied by the now trivial pattern halucinations and +distortions in surfaces like carpet and walls. + +Jeremy asked me just before the first toke if I were ready for the trip, +and I said that I was. Ha ha. He said 'Oh no you're not', and he +was definately right. Completely disregard this whole description because +it cant begin to describe the experience in anything but the most +vague terms. + + +------------------ + +s.mathers@trl.oz.au + +============================================================================= + +From: bkavanaugh@sc9.intel.com +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: dmt experience +Date: 4 Jun 94 18:14:18 PDT +Message-ID: <1994Jun4.181418.1@sc9.intel.com> + +dmt --- isn't that an interesting memory!? + +i had the good fortune of being turned on by someone that i trust +it taste like i was smoking plastic -- very strange +very quickly the trees outside began moving around wildly, as if +i could suddenly see some type of animism +things kinda melted -- i wasn't driving, had little control +as soon as i started to worry, it started to fade away, then was gone +(time for more) + +there was something dark about it that bothered me a great deal, +mostly in a vague, can't put my finger on it way +i know this sounds funny, but it felt like i was tapping into the dark +side of the force (metaphor, not literal) + +all in all a very interesting experience + +not for the faint at heart +or those who fear being out of direct control + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: cmg@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Christian Gersch) +Subject: 2 ayahuasca experiences +Message-ID: <9301421.12997@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> +Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1993 10:51:59 GMT + +This is an informal description of Jeremy's and my attempts at making +and taking ayahuasca Australian style (talk about the dreamtime =). +The first part is my experience with the ayahuasca, and the second +part is Jeremy's experience with a semi-aborted ayahuasca trip followed +by smoking the extract of Acacia Maidenii bark. + +---PART ONE + +On Friday 8th January 1993, Jeremy, another friend (Nick) and I made the +pilgrimage to Mt Buffalo in Victoria to collect leaves of a rare plant +that contain 0.3% DMT. We also had peganum harmala seeds to make the DMT +orally active. Unfortunately, there was no way we could eat enough of +the fresh leaves for any effect, so we decided to head back to Melbourne +to brew and filter them in a vaguely similar way to traditional +ayahuasca. Jeremy will undoubtably post a more accurate and complete +description of our method. We ended up with a glass full of khaki filth +each. Our main concern was getting the stuff down, and holding it down. + +Just before midnight on Saturday we swallowed 3g of ground peganum +harmala seeds (disgusting enough by themselves), and waited between 5 +and 15 minutes, then drank the filthy green sludge. I felt no +significant nausea, although the others were not nearly so lucky. Within +5 minutes Nick had lost everything. Jeremy and I took 2 antacid +tablets, and Jeremy managed to hold out for maybe 10 minutes and then +succumbed to the inevitable. For some reason, perhaps because I ate the +antacid tablets almost straight after consuming the green grime, or +maybe because I waited the longest after swallowing the peganum harmala +seeds before drinking the green sludge, I managed to keep it down for +the longest - perhaps 15 minutes. Just before I brought it up, things +began to get quite weird. Walking felt difficult, things started to look +a little strange, and then I threw up. + +By the time I had finished throwing up the world had changed entirely. +There was some faint neurotic process reminding me to look after my +body, but it was of similar importance to looking after a possession. + +Luckily, Nick had not managed to get any effect, and he guided me into +his living room, where I lay down, eyes open, and began to experience +absolute terror. I was in a completely different universe - it was in no +way similar to reality. Somehow the terror was not unpleasant. The +universe I was in did not have room for pleasant/unpleasant, happy/sad, +etc. There were 3 types of emotion: terror, euphoria, and the baseline +emotion which was like full awareness of the only important universe - +the one I had gained access to - the domain of the spirits/mind/ +consciousness - whatever. + +The visual effects were astounding. I wasn't perceiving things through +my eyes (I didn't have a body), I just knew what my environment was, +and therefore what it looked like. Closing my eyes did not change the +scene in any significant way. There were icons and images of things such +as a stylised eagle - all reminiscent of Inca or perhaps ancient +Egyptian religious art (not that I know anything about Inca or ancient +Egyptian art). These images were always moving and evolving in some kind +way. These images were like decoration for the place I was in. There +were worm/snake like things inside my legs (which were translucent), but +at the time I didn't realise they were my legs. The hallucinations were +in no way similar to LSD hallucinations. These things were real, ever +present and in perfect clarity. The quality of light had changed in some +indefinable way - not more intense colours, but more clear, more real +(the most real) - what I was seeing was pure and unadulterated reality, +not a rough approximation made by faulty perception mechanisms. + +I knew that I, that is, my mind had left my body and was in the +realm of the basic entity of the universe - where consciousnesses +reside when they are not tied to a body on our Earthly reality. +I was aware that this is where spirits/souls reside if their body dies +and probably where they are before you are born. After you are born, it +is still there, but your mind becomes solely concerned with your body, +(until you are released by DMT). I knew that it was possible to enter +this "realm of the gods" without DMT - it just involved losing all +beliefs and constructs. At the time I called it "the realm of the gods" +for lack of any other way to describe it, but this is completely +misleading as the gods were just human consciousnesses/souls/spirits, +and they had no interest in the normal reality - they had not created +it, nor influenced it in any way. The realm of the gods involved +complete exposure and full awareness of the absolute chaos, power and +unboundedness of the universe (not the universe we know, but the one +where consciousnesses exist). + +The first hour was indescribably intense - an unbounded (infinite +does not seem to be enough) number of things were happening at once +and my mind was being exposed to information it could not cope with. +I knew I was insane, and I doubted that I would ever recover. I did +not even know what being sane meant. I could not remember what it was +like to be normal. Most of the this time I was not terrified, but +terror-full, although this terror was not unpleasant (pleasure did +not enter into it) and it did not effect my thinking. It was not bad +or good - it just was. + +During the second hour I spent more time at the baseline emotion, and +some time at the euphoric. The euphoria seemed to be because I had +"seen it all" and come through relatively unscathed - my mind hadn't +been completely unhinged by the experience. I was beginning to feel as +though my mind was now capable of dealing with the onslaught of this +"realm of the souls" - as if I now belonged there. I knew that some +madness is caused by being privy to the "realm of the souls". At this +stage, things had stopped happening so fast and speech became easier +(apparently my speech was mostly coherent all the way through - but I +was sure that my body was babbling in tongues). + +At various times during the 3 hour duration, I had to ask Nick about +myself - it was as if I needed to be reminded of my values and beliefs +and "personality" (of course I couldn't make him understand this and +he could only tell me things that seemed insignificant such as my likes +and dislikes and my history). At one point I wanted to know about my +family (their beliefs, psyches and values). I think this was because I +felt like they had ceased to be important, but I didn't want that to +happen. + +The third and fourth hours after ingestion were spent discussing, in +what seemed like profound detail, the experience with Jeremy - who I +felt had been at the same place as me. By the fourth hour, I was back +on Earth and not really suffering any effects, although I was +extremely shell-shocked, and still believed everything I experienced to +be absolutely real (more real than the rest of my life). Even the next +day this feeling remained, and I spent most of my time reliving, and +trying to deal with my experience. It was obvious to others who knew +me that I was extremely distressed. I knew where I would be when I +died, but I didn't know how I was going to deal with the rest of my +life - this reality seemed so unimportant and trivial compared to the +greater reality I had experienced. + +Today is Monday, and I am beginning to reject the "realm of the souls" +reality in favour of our consensus reality. Yesterday I doubted my +sanity, and could not face another ayahuasca experience, but today +I think I have integrated the experience to a large degree, and hope +to experiment again - to see if I enter the same reality again, or +a different one. + +I would not recommend this experience to anyone with any kind of +psychological difficulties, or anyone not prepared to be terrified +out of their brain. If LSD can trigger schizophrenia in susceptible +people, then ayahuasca almost definitely will. Likewise, I wouldn't +suggest it as a first psychedelic experience. At the time, trying to +compare the experience with an LSD trip, all I could think was that +LSD is just a toy compared with this. LSD seems to just play with +perception and thought, but the ayahuasca experience seems to leave +the mind clear, and create and incredibly real universe of mind +blowing dimensions (it is impossible to explain how real, but it was +much more real than this universe). Maybe DMT seeks out the +"believe this" area of the brain and flicks all the switches, or +perhaps the other reality does exist. Either way, the result can be +extremely disturbing, and easily life changing. + + Christian. + + +---PART TWO + +> I had previously calculated that 25 leaves weighed roughly 20 +> grams when dried, and from the original Journal, that the dried +> material should be 0.3% DMT by weight. Thus, for the three of +> us, we allotted roughly 140 leaves, allowing for losses in the +> grinding and extraction procedures to leave something in excess +> of 100 mg of DMT each. We attempted to break up the leaves using +> various food processors, but this proved futile. We put them +> through a garden mulcher many times until the pieces were quite +> small. The total weight (wet) was around 250 g. +> +> This was boiled in a saucepan with plenty of water, and the juice +> of a lemon. The purpose of the lemon juice was to raise the pH +> slightly and aid the solubility of the DMT. The mixture was +> boiled for a little over an hour, and then strained through +> a coffee filter. The brown liquor was boiled down to a few +> hundred ml in another saucepan. The leaf residue was now +> blended in a food processor to a sludge, to which was added +> more water, and this mixture boiled for a further hour or more. +> It was again strained, but with a cloth since it could not be +> filtered. The resulting khaki liquid was boiled down and +> added to the first extract. More water was added to the residue, +> and it was boiled for a few minutes, strained, boiled down +> and added to the rest. The whole green liquid (around 700 ml) +> was chilled to just above freezing. This was equally divided +> into three portions. +> +> I had little trouble swallowing the 3g of ground Peganum seeds, +> but took several tries to drink the leaf extract, despite +> its being chilled and holding my nose. I threw up maybe +> 10 minutes later, violently, and with very little warning. +> By this stage, I was feeling "wierd" - a little dizzy and +> having a mild trip, although quite different from other +> hallucinogens. I felt somewhat sedated, which I identified +> with the effect of the harmaline. By this stage, it was +> clear that Nick was totally baseline, and that Chris was +> in for a bumpy ride - he was lying motionless on the +> couch describing the god dimension he had entered. +> +> I decided to test out the effects of smoked DMT, the +> alkaloid extract from another plant, Acacia maidenii, +> while under the influence of the activator harmaline. +> I smoked as much as I could before it hit, then ran +> back into the room with Chris and Nick. +> +> What happened next is difficult to describe. I will +> describe it as it seemed to me at the time, without +> claiming that it represents any part of our reality. +> +> The first part of the DMT trip was as normal, i.e. +> massive visuals, strange feeling, etc. Then, as I +> reached the peak, I took off in another direction - +> I was thrown into severe convulsions, with waves +> of power, pain and pleasure, shooting through my +> body, and in and out of my body. I was having a fit +> and screaming and snarling uncontrollably. It was +> an incredible mix of ecstasy and terror. Then I suddenly +> realised what was happening as I was starting to come +> down - I realised that I had summoned a demon from +> another dimension, and that my fit had been caused +> by the demon trying to gain hold of my body. For +> a few seconds, the demon and my body locked - synced +> in space and time, and it was able to speak through +> me: we snarled in a gutteral voice "If there is a demon, +> it is speaking through me now". I was awestruck by the +> sense of evil power - I felt as though I could cast +> power-bolts through my outstreched arms. I decided that +> I desperately did not want the demon to take me over +> and use me as a carrier to deliver its message, so +> I resisted it, and it descended howling into my interior. +> +> I then collapsed exhuasted, crying "the demon! the demon!". +> I grew very cold, and heavily sedated, lying on the floor +> in a blanket. I believed that we were all going to die, +> poisoned by some agent in the leaves we had all eaten. +> I felt the demon bubbling round inside of me, hissing +> and begging to take control of me again. I felt that +> it would overcome me immediately if I let it. +> +> It took about an hour for the post-trip sedation, terror, +> and feeling of illness to subside, whereupon I felt +> comfortable and even entactogenically enhanced and +> euphoric. The possession experience started to seem less +> real. By this stage, Chris had recovered also, and +> we began discussing our experiences. Nick proceeded +> to eat another 3g of P.harmala seeds, and also smoke +> some DMT. His experience was likewise extremely intense, +> and he collapsed for a similar period in a blanket, +> and believed among other things that he was going to +> stop breathing and die. +> +> I experienced some residual tiredness and "spacedness" +> for a couple of days, that may or may not have been a +> result of the experience. +> +> Disclaimer: experimentation with DMT in combination with +> harmaline is obviously fraught with various kinds of danger, +> to body and mind, and should not be entered into lightly +> or under inappropriate circumstances, especially by the +> inexperienced. +> +> Jeremy + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: Jeremy +Subject: Ayahuasca report (long) +Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 16:31:36 GMT + +I am posting this anonymously for a friend. I didn't write it, +and had nothing to do with the experiment. Exact details of +preparation and accurate quantites used are not given, and I +can't provide them. The DMT source was Acacia phlebophylla +and the harmaline source was Peganum harmala. Ayahuasca is a +very potent and profound drug with unknown side-effects and +should not be entered into lightly. + +******************************************************************* + +Here it is... just a small note; thanks for discovering this. I know +you did all your own research and came up with the procedure, and +for that I'm grateful. It was nothing short of fantastic. I'm trying +at the moment to collect DMT trip accounts, so if you have one to add, +let me know please. Or write some up. Whatever. Thanks again. + +=================================================================== + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + DR D.M.T. (OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP REALITY AND LOVE PSYCHADELICS) +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + + I got in contact with Chris through email, then phone. I was very +interested in his ayahuasca experience, and Jeremy, living in Sydney, +was too far away. Chris suggested that we meet somewhere, and his friend +Nick would come along. I picked them up from Chris's place, shook hands, +drove to the Central Club and saw "Inspiral Carpets". He shared some +joints, and talked for ages. We got along fine, so I decided it would +be ok to bring these guys back to my place to try out the ayahuasca +brew, which was sitting in a frozen lump in Chris's backpack. + + At 2:15am on Saturday morning I injested (rather quickly) a heaped +teaspoon of ground harmala seeds, and flushed it down with water. 10 +minutes later, I drank a cup full of the ayahuasca brew, also rather +quickly. 15 minutes later, things got really, really _wierd_. + + The three of us were sitting in the front room at my house. I had +recently changed this room. It's where we kept a spare matress and all +my music gear, and it was the furthest room from where my girlfriend +was trying to sleep. I was told to get comfortable, so I brought in +a bean bag from the living room, and I lay on that. + + I was on the bean bag, describing a dull cramp in my stomach to +Nick and Chris. I glanced over to the curtains, which are a see-thru +material with a floral pattern. They started moving. The flowers on +the curtains seemed as though they were at a different distance from +the material itself. They looked different, almost brighter. The +venetian blinds behind the curtains were breathing. My homemade speakers +(made of chipboard) changed. I noticed that every single object in the +room was made up of one colour only. Nick pointed out that this is +"normal", that all objects seem to have all imperfections removed, so +that the chipboard seemed like Laminex. There was no shading, no shadows, +no scratches, no texture. Just a single colour for every single object. + + The flowers on the curtains were shimmering, the curtains started +breathing, and then they flowed down, onto the floor, just like the smoke +from a spilt bottle of liquid nitrogen flows down stairs. The colour +changes remained until the Closed Eye Visuals (CEV) started. + + I felt as though this was about as much as I could handle at that +moment, and if that trip stopped there and then I would have heaps to +talk about. But no... + + I felt vaguely nauseous, and I didn't want to throw up later because +I didn't know what to expect; my expectations were exceeded even at this +early stage through the trip (about 5 minutes since onset). I forced +myself to throw up into a clear Tupperware container thing. I was very +comfortable at the start of the trip, now my surrounding were uncomfortable, +alien. I fell onto the floor (in a silly attempt to become more comfortable), +and asked the guys if the bucket had been tipped. I was beginning to +hallucinate strongly, and was unsure what was a CEV and what was an Open +Eye Visual (OEV). I began to feel as though I'd lost my body, I didn't +know what it was doing at that time. I felt some bowel movement, and asked +if I'd defaecated. I was still ok, according to the guys, but I thought +it'd probably be best if I went to the toilet, "just in case". + + Things went up a level, it was no longer my house I was in. Everything +felt wierd, I was walking down some hallway thingy but I didn't know where +any of the doors led to. Someone must've got to the bathroom before me +because the light was on, and I went in there. I was now experiencing full +on hallucinations, but I didn't think it was a case of bad timing and +didn't attempt to abort the toilet visit. I had no sense of time at all. + + The bathroom certainly wasn't mine. Yes, there was a basin and a +bath, and there was also a strange door that someone opened for me. +I was only very vaguely aware that I had to do something here. The +hallucinations were pretty heavy before I sat down, somehow I managed to +unzip myself and to drop my trousers, and sit down. Then the universe +changed... + + I left my body sitting on the toilet and was thrown into a universe +where nothing seemed to make any sense. The CEVs were absolutely +outstanding, freeforming, morphing from one complex scene to another. +I went through huge sliding doors, traveled in space vehicles, saw +incredibly complex and insane roads and highways, floating through +a space I could never fully describe. Beings were present, grey munchkin +like things with yellow stripes, and there were snake objects too. +And especially eyes. Peeking out of every bend in the road, off every +snake, under every door. They didn't frighten me, I was just curious to +know what they all were doing, and what they all were seeing. + + These visuals came on with such an incredible intensity it was +simply neuronically impossible to process all of them. I remember +thinking that nothing made sense, so I must've analysed these images +at one point, although I can never remember specifically doing so. +The colours for the CEVs remained the same throughout all of the +trip; striking pinks, grey, vivid yellows, deep dark blues, purple, +red. All tones had terrific contrast. There were no "boring colours", +as I later described to Nick and Chris. Colours seemed to be like +some wierd arcade game. + + My "field of vision" had significantly changed too. When in +a normal state, you can usually only look at one thing at a time. +(for all you mathematitians out there, a rather small number of +steradians make up your major cone of vision). During periods of +CEVs, my field of vision became an entire hemisphere, and my body +(rather, my being) became a point in this crazy universe. The point +didn't have a body, it just floated around in this virtual brainspace. +(and I had a field of vision of 2*pi steradians!!) I could accept input +from this hemisphere, but there was no way I could ever come close to +processing it, it was just too fast, too complex, and too intense. + + In the meantime, my body was trying to have a shit. I don't +know if that eventually happened, but I thought I'd give myself a +wipe anyway. As I turned to go to where I thought the toilet paper +was (I'd opened my eyes at this stage, the CEVs were simply too +intense to comprehend, so I thought I'd go back to them at a later +time, and I wanted to see if I could make any sense, to try and to +work out where I was, I was so disorientated...) I glanced +at our Valhalla poster. What a mess! There were these letter things +all over it, and I could see the words, but I couldn't read. I couldn't +attach any meaning to the lettery things. I decided not to press that +issue any further, so I kept turning towards the toilet paper (on my +right. On the left was the Valhalla poster). Directly in front of me, +however, was a blank, white wall. I stared at this for a while, and +had some hallucination that I could never remember. I finally got to +the toilet paper, but couldn't find the end of the roll. I grabbed +at the paper, clawing at it, but it felt like smoke. I eventually +managed to grab a fistful, and looking down at my hand, I couldn't +see anything, but I knew I had the paper. Somehow. I managed to wipe, +somehow, and while glancing down I noticed my legs had disappeared. +Oh, no, it's ok, there they are. No, they've gone again. How the +fuck am I supposed to wipe when my asshole keeps disappearing!!! +They eventually came back, and somehow my hand completed the task. +I dropped the toilet paper in the bowl, and then, just for the hell +of it, I thought I'd look at my dick. Bad move. + + There he was, all blue and purple, covered in hair that seemed +to be matted in blood, dirty, sick, hairy. He was moving, too. +Aaaaarrgh! I mentioned this to the guys, who were just standing outside. +I heard Chris say "What?!" and Nick replied "He just looked at his dick!". +And they laughed. Which was kind of good in a way, because I found it funny +too, indicating to me that I was ok, even though I was somewhere +else entirely at the time. I don't remember standing up, zipping +up, washing my hands or anything like that. I remember telling +the guys that I wanted my favourite chair, which was in the living +room, but I didn't know where that was. I stumbled down the hall, +and somehow ended up in my chair. + + Throughout most of this time, I was holding onto Nick's hand. +Nick was the babysitter for this trip; Chris had also taken the +brew and was starting to get into it while I was on the toilet. + + I was now in my favourite chair, a single seater couch with +the base removed, so your legs end up straight in front of you. +I had somehow ended up with the clear bucket, now cleaned, in +my lap again, so I didn't have to worry about throwing up on +myself. I didn't have anything to throw up anyway, I hadn't eaten +since 1pm on Friday, and now it was 3am Saturday. + + The room I was in is definately my favourite. Nice, memorable +things on the mantlepiece, a heater, my favourite chair. I'll +start all my trips in here from now on. + + While I'm sitting in the chair, my body disappears again. I'm +back in the other universe. It seems like the entire trip was +alternating CEVs and OEVs. During the OEVs, I realised that I was +supposed to have a body, and I was worried about what it was doing. +I'd grab Nick's hand and ask him what it's up to. "Your body is +fine", he tells me. "Am I breathing?" "Yes." "Have I made a mess?" +"No." "Does Jodie know I'm ok?" (there were sounds of yakking +all through the house, and Jodie was next door, trying to sleep.) +"She's fine. She knows you're ok." I didn't really believe him, +I kept yelling "Jodie! I'm OK! Alright?! I'm OK!!!". + + I spoke to an acid user a while ago (Daniel), and he told me +about a little reference point that he uses, deep in his mind, +which he can pull out any time he feels like things are getting +out of control. During the periods of OEVs, I tried to find that +point. Daniel, on DMT, there is no such thing. When you know for +a fact that you're in your favourite room, in your favourite chair, +and there's all these aliens staring at you, you can't possibly +find a stable reference. As for finding a stable emotional state +deep in your mind, there is none; you have no emotions. Emotions +don't mean anything in amongst the crazy visuals. For example, +while we were all in the front room, before the crazy toilet +episode from hell, I was staring at a red blanket that Chris +had brought along. In a 15cm fold of blanket, I saw an alien +spaceship hanger. I could see way into this, and there were these +little elipsoid aliens, grey, with striking blue eyes and yellow +bands (like wasps, although not menacing by any means) staring out +at me, as if to comically say "What the fuck are you?". If they +could really see me, they'd know I was saying the same thing. +There is no stable reference on DMT. + + Nick's hand was a good one though. Nick has this incredible face, +the sort of face you could throw onto a statue and call art. I spent +a great deal of time looking at his face, I'll never ever forget it. +As a babysitter, he was excellent. He'd been to where I was now many +times, and he knew what I was going through. It was not unpleasant, just +so wierd that if it wasn't for him I may have had great trouble returning. +The babysitter on a DMT trip is so important, particularly if DMT is +the first psychadelic you ever try. I am not going to commit myself +to saying it should be the first psychadelic you should try, it's just +that in the end, it all worked out for me, and I have no emotional +or physical scars to show for it. People who are in the know recommend +against it. I don't know, it's the only psychadelic I've ever tried. + + After quite some time, the visuals decreased in intensity, and I +tried communicating with Chris. Although I was wary that he may well +be where I was during my CEVs, and I didn't think I could communicate +well with him. Eventually, we did, although all he did was giggle alot +and we seemed to spend more time actually working out if we could +communicate than actually communicating. We were both going to be ok, +and Chris was lost in his visuals, so I thought I'd give up on that; +I just told Nick to keep him quiet (we share a wall with our neighbours, +the house is a duplex, and I didn't want any external interruptions, +be them neighbours, police, whatever. I viewed them all as the same, +irrelevant, and interruptions). + + I occasionally tried to keep my own checks on my body. One of the +hardest things was actually trying to figure out of I was breathing. +I couldn't actually feel myself breathing, but there was a vague +sound somewhere that did sound familiar, I equated that to the sound +of my own breathing. Audio had taken the back seat, and all other +sensations (taste - couldn't taste any vomit although I hadn't cleaned +my teeth [now THAT would've been wierd!!!], smell likewise, and I couldn't +feel anything, which is why I had so much trouble trying to do the stuff +on the toilet and also finding the edge of the toilet roll) had gone. +Audio was basically annoying, I couldn't correlate anything between the +audio and visuals, and next time I intend to investigate this further +(ie, some nice, loud Stone Roses might do the trick!). And since +I'd met Nick and Chris that very same night, their voices sounded alien +and distant. I could pick out Jodie's voice very easily, talking in +the hall (interesting to note, the first thing Chris said to Jodie was +"I'm just waiting to throw up"...), but Nick and Chris and my paranoia +made them sound like police, neighbours, outsiders. While they were in +the same room though, they were fine, and comfortable to be with. + + Regarding the OEVs, there was a lot of "seashell noise". This is the +term I've given to the endless visual noise that didn't necessarily +dominate the OEVs, but did take the confusion up a level. The seashell +noise looked like everything had seashells under them. The walls, Nick's +face, my hands. Everything looked as though it was made of a flexible +membrane (single colour, of course), and that there were all these moving +seashells underneath the surface. + + While sitting in my favourite chair, I had the clear container +in my lap, all prepared for anything that may happen. I'd look down at +it, it'd be there for a second, then it would disappear in a flash of +green luminous light, and beyond that I knew there should be things +that should've been very familiar (ie my legs), but weren't. That bucket +was really confusing! But I'd still prefer it over a solid red one that +Chris was yakking into. It was less distracting. + + I found that blank, white surfaces were pretty annoying, because as +soon as I'd look at one the visuals would appear, and then I'd start +off the CEV part of the cycle. It was as though the mind was bored, so +it made up things to fill in the "uninteresting" parts of my field of +vision. + + The carpet at my place was pretty incredible too. It's an antique +looking floral pattern, reasonable complex. I looked at it, and decided +not to look at it again. It was just too much to look at. I can't remember +exactly what happened, or what I saw, but I just remember being overwhelmed +and thinking "yeah, right. Whatever you reckon. I'm not looking at you +again unless you start behaving at least remotely like carpet". + + I guess the only problem with the trip was the amount of giggling +that Chris was doing. It was pretty loud (I thought so anyway, and +seeing as it was 3:30am I didn't want to get anyone to call the cops +etc - although later Jodie told me it was just at the talking level, +but I always thought Chris' yakking was extremely loud, and he seemed +to do it often...). The next trip I have will be at dawn, just as the sun +comes up, or during the day. I wonder how light will change things. We +were confined indoors, with artificial light. How wonderful it would be +to see products of nature (I'm a big tree fan), in their natural light. +I wonder what the hallucinations would be like. + + The visuals themselves were very, very geometric, although like nothing +ever contructed by humans before. Space hangers seemed very common, +although I'm not really a space hanger man. Roads, buildings, wierd +constructions. Those little munchkin things. But throughout the whole +things, not a single element of chaos. No fractals, nothing irregular. +Everything perfect and geometric. I wonder what it'd be like to see +a tree under DMT. Being a fractal person, I'm doing the next trip during +the day, where I can try and interpret nature. + + Nothing short of the most amazing and intense experience of my life +to date. + +=================================================================== + +Jeremy + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: Jeremy +Subject: DMT/harmaline reports (long) +Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 02:05:10 GMT + +I am posting these reports about the effects of oral DMT following +oral harmaline ingestion for a friend. The DMT source was Acacia +phlebophylla, the harmaline source Peganum harmala. I had nothing +to do with the experiments, and so can't answer detailed questions +about them. + +Jeremy + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + ENTER THE DMT ROOM. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + This article describes the visuals seen during 3 seperate DMT sessions +using ayahuasca and harmaline. To date, with the exception of marijuana +and nitrous oxide, DMT is the only true psychadelic I have tried. + + Details of the first session can be found in an article called +"Dr DMT (or how I learned to stop reality and love psychadelics)". The +second session was nowhere near as intense as the first, but did produce +some astounding (and more memorable) visuals. The third session was +done on a small amount of ayahuasca, combined with marijuana and nitrous +oxide. + + The visuals are grouped together in stages of trip intensity. These +are: + + 1. First noticable effects, + 2. Entering the DMT room, + 3. The DMT room, + 4. The DMT universe, and + 5. DMT reality. + +NB OEVs refers to Open Eye Visuals, and CEVs are Closed Eye Visuals. + +1. First noticable effects. +---------------------------- + +(OEVs) + + The first noticable effect of the DMT was an indescribable oddness +in the air. The room looked different, but I couldn't quite put my +finger on it. After staring at near and far objects, glancing back and +forth, I noticed that there were subtle changes in perspective. Whilst +looking at a distant object, objects close to me seemed to move closer, +and when I looked at the objects moving closer, the distant objects moved +further away. + + While looking around the room I also noticed that the lights seemed +brighter. I kept staring into the lights and noticed them moving slightly, +although others in the room insisted that they were still. The total +intensity of the room seemed to be constantly changing, although there +was no natural light (all DMT to date has been taken after 10pm). + + Most of the movement in the room seemed to be out of the corner of +my eye, for instance, I'd look at something on the left side of the mantlepiece +and I was sure the things on the right side were moving, but when I looked +across they'd stopped. + +(CEVs) + + The CEVs I saw were comparable to my marijuana visuals. Geometry +came and went, in the form of moving lines and polygons. There were no +intense colours or definitions, and I couldn't make out any particular +objects in amongst the haze. + +2. Entering the DMT room. + +(OEVs) + + When the DMT effects moved up a level, a colour change took place. +Fine textures (shirt fabric, for instance) were replaced by a single, +flat colour, as though my eyesight was rendered through a computer capable +of only 16 colours. All scratches, dents and marks were removed from all +objects, giving them a new look. The new colours are bright, intense +and exciting to look at. All "boring" colour seem to disappear. + + Objects began shimmering, waving about as if they were made of thin +plastic and moving to invisible air currents. Objects with long, straight +lines would bend. Walls breathed. If I stared at an object, it would +either start breathing or melt into something else entirely. Once I +realised what was happening it would quickly snap back to its original +form, only to start moving again when I resumed staring at it. + + Shadows on the walls seemed to rise up and form three dimensional +plataeus, then disappear again into the wall. I also noticed an effect +where panning my head around the room would result in a flickering of +my vision, as though I was looking through a fractured prism. + +(CEVs) + + The geometry floating around in my head turned into definate shapes. +A corridor was formed, and I had the feeling that I was at one end and +wanted to make it through to the other. Objects formed out of the walls +of the corridor, the corridor spun around with me in it, doors opened +and closed. Roads and corridors have always seemed common in my +DMT trips. There was a definate sense of travel within me, I knew I +was going to go somewhere. + +3. The DMT room. + +(OEVs) + + The subtle changes from reality to the DMT room finally stopped. +Nothing was subtle anymore. Everything was changing. The room was still +recognisable, but everything in it was moving, all the walls were breathing, +and all of this was happening constantly. I'd look at an object, and it +would either move, change or disappear. Objects that were close together +would blend into a new object; first by forming pseudopodia and then by +moving closer together and enveloping eachother with them. + + Objects basically still stayed where they were, and only objects +that were close together tried to form new objects by mating with their +neighbours. I had no control over what was happening, I could only +sit back and watch. I did try to control what I hallucinated, but was +usually unsuccessful with one exception. + + I held a mirror in front of my face and watched my beard magically +lengthen, then shrink back. I tried to make my nose grow longer, and after +a few seconds, I was amazed to see it happen. It didn't grow by more than +a centimetre, but it did happen. + + I asked for several handfuls of pistaccio nuts, which I placed in +my lap. They felt odd to touch. They were soft and smooth, instead of +hard and sharp. I stared at them for a while, and the edges of the shells +turned into mouths, and suddenly I was staring into a collection of +eyeless grinning creatures. I smiled back. They seemed happy. + + My hands fascinated me for minutes. I'd look at them and then realise +that there were objects moving underneath the surface. Large white bone +type objects were rising from the depths of my arm until they were just +under the surface, stretching the skin. The hair on my forearms looked +like sea kelp, moving to invisible currents. A change of perspective +followed that made the hairs on my arm seem two metres long, and I was +staring at real sea kelp, life size, coming out of my gigantic arm. + + My fingers changed in length constantly, and my knuckles moved so +that the part of my fingers that could bend seemed to be changing. + + I looked at the back of my hand, and spread my fingers apart. Webbing +magically appeared and joined the gaps between my fingers, and then the +colour of my hands changed to a deep orange, similar to the colour of +cooked duck's feet. + + As I moved my eyes down my arm, I saw printed circuit board tracks +materialize on my skin, then run down my arm. Underneath the skin I +could see mechanical contraptions that moved everything. + + I found regular geometric patterns almost intolerable by this stage. +I prefered to close my eyes and see geometry there, rather than +open my eyes and experience total confusion. Even though I still realised +where I was, I was too confused by the moving of once familiar objects +to stay in the DMT room open eyed for too long. + +(CEVs) + + The shapes increased in complexity, the rooms got larger and more +crowded with wierd machines and contraptions, and the activity that was +going on seemed to intensify. Things were coming out of "walls" in these +virtual "rooms" with an odd regularity in their timing. + + Amongst a million other visuals, I remember + + - A huge dinosaur made of Lego bricks lift out of the right hand side + wall of a room and melt into the ceiling. + + - An incredibly wierd machine, perhaps as large as a coal excavator, + moving slowly from one side of an enormous building to another, + prompting the quote "Who the f*ck would design something that + looks like that!" Others in the room asked "What?", and I replied + with "A spaceship that looks like Mick Jagger". + + - A being made of chocolate milk drops playing the keys of an invisible + piano. No music or sound occured in any of these visuals, but I did + recognise it as a piano. + + - A cubic room full of black and white tiles, with the corner of each tile + holding an eye. The room changed to some trapezoidal shape, and out of + the far wall came two large cubic objects, still covered in tiles, + with beckoning arms. The two large objects on the far wall split apart + to join with the left and right walls, revealing a door on the far side. + The door opened, but I couldn't go through and this frustrated me at + the time. + + All the visuals seemed real. I felt as though I could reach out and +touch them. Some of the more insane and fun visuals I experienced while +closing my eyes, and watching what the DMT did with the afterimage. + + I looked at Christian (one of the people present while I was tripping), +and then closed my eyes. The afterimage was so real that I thought I +still had my eyes opened. All of a sudden, a small 2 inch square trapdoor +opened up in his forehead, and I could see into his brain. His brain looked +like the red leather of a football (Australian Rules). I knew that the +trapdoor had mechanisms which opened it, and I thought about what mechanisms +(hydraulics, servo motors, whatever) they were. They were not visible, but +I knew where they were and how they worked. + + Another similar visual also involved Christian. In his afterimage, I saw +his lips and face peel away, exposing his teeth and jaw. A circular metal +ring came out of the back of his neck, crossed the front of his face, and +joined with the other side of his neck. The metal ring was similar to +headgear worn by people with braces on their teeth. His teeth +then started snapping out at the ring, withdrawing back into his mouth +like Alien. + + The next time I did this, each of Christian's eyes split into 8, and then +violently bulged out of his head, hanging by their optic nerves, and finally +rested somewhere near his chin. + + Watching "Dark Star" on video was also quite entertaining. I glanced +at the TV, then closed my eyes. All of the objects on the screen at the time +materialised out of the TV image and fell into a black void that lived +somewhere near the foot of the TV trolley. + +4. The DMT universe. + +(OEVs) + + Open Eye Visuals at this stage of the trip were too complicated +and too distracting for me. I am unsure of whether I have ever kept +my eyes open during this period. I don't think I could remember anyway. + +(CEVs) + + As with OEVs, the CEVs at this stage became very difficult to describe +exactly, but I did spend more time in the CEVs when I was at this stage +of a DMT trip. I saw alien beings with elipsoid bodies running around +the insane roads, rooms and corridors that seemed to dominate my visuals. +They were looking at me constantly. I didn't feel threatened by their +presence, I just accepted it and watched them with a curious look. + + At this stage of the CEVs I had completely forgotten that I had a +body. My mind had detached itself from it and become a point in virtual +brainspace. My field of vision increased significantly, and I believe the +reason for not being able to remember a majority of these visuals is that +there was just too much information to remember; it was too detailed, too +intense and was arriving at a frightening rate. + + I have only been at this stage once, and that was during my first +ever psychadelic experience. I intended to place myself here again on +subsequent trips, but never managed to. All I remember from this stage +is the alien beings, staring at me, examining me, and allowing me to +examine them. + +5. DMT reality. + +NB I have never reached DMT reality, but I believe I have an idea of what +it may be like for me. + +(OEVs) + +Forget it. I'm not even going to try. + +(CEVs) + + In the DMT universe, I believe the alien beings exist. I also believe, +and from listening to other people's experiences, that it may be possible +to communicate with them. I can only imagine the next step past +the DMT universe as DMT reality, where you are freed from your body totally +and allowed to roam freely through your visuals, communicating with the +beings you meet. + + One person who took DMT twice was asked by a being during her second +trip "Why did you come back? I let you leave last time." Needless to say +this has given her second thoughts about taking DMT again. + + I find that when I am in the DMT room or universe that +I assume that everyone else in the room knows where I am, and that if +I talk about something that I am seeing then they will instantly +understand. This doesn't happen both ways, of course, so most of the +time I seem like a raving lunatic. I believe it is significant that +I have had "glimpses" of communication with the beings, and with others +in the room, yet on a different level to normal communication. I want +to re-enter the DMT universe and see where I can go from there. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <131312Z10021994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an43543@anon.penet.fi (Graeme Carl) +Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 13:10:00 UTC +Subject: Re: AYAHUASCA!!! + +Rob wrote: +> I've been reading a lot about Ayahuasca lately and must admit that I +> am anxious to experience it...I'm just wondering what kinds of +> experiences (if any) have people on the net had...Is it very difficult +> to find in the US? I have a friend who lives on Hawaii and he says it +> can be found there, but other than that, I've never heard of it in +> the US... + +> Thanks in advance to all those who reply! + +Giday Rob, +Here is an experience a friend of mine had recently, unfortunately this is +not a positive report..... but you asked for it! Read on anyway: + +============Included Message============ +Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 11:37:52 +1100 +From: Stefo +To: Graeme +Subject: Re: dumdideedumdideedumdumdum + +> > Im back from holidays. Im sick of work allready. Checkerboard Blues Band +> > was great last night. Took some acid and went to the zoo then played some +> > crazy videogames. Im tired. +> +> How was the party the other night? + +eggshellant. Band was good...latenight pool volleyball was fun...was a few +chicks to try and chat up -- unsuccessfully... + +Tried the DMT thing on Friday. Still really recovering. It was a disaster. + +Never, repeat, NEVER eat harmaline. Some people might be able to hack it, +but Bear and I were sick as dogs. Its just posion. We might have tripped +had we drank the ayuasca goo earlier... + +events: spend 3 hours preparing the stuff. Drink harmaline goo...not so bad. +just like very strong coffee. Takes a while to work, so we sat around playing +chess, waiting until time to drink the really nasty stuff- ayuasca goo. I felt +pretty ill after about 15 minutes and sort of stoned and trippy. I thought +I would give it a few minutes to settle before drinking the other, but I +just felt worse and worse. I chucked up most of the harmaline and that helped +but I really felt shit. I had a nitrousy buzz going, and trip-o-vision +of a different sort to acid and mushies was going on, and I just felt really +tired and sedated and naseus like after a very heavy drinking session. +One really bad part was that some of the vomit went up my sinuses which is +worse enough at the best of times, but this vomit was composed of half ground +up little seeds which I could feel all though my nose...it burned. I was +blowing seeds out of my nose for aboiut 10 minutes. truly a disgusting +experience. Finally I got sick of it and snorted water to clear everything out. + +Anyway..I was in no mood to face drinking the other slop as I was sure to have +a bad trip, even if I could force down more the goo which supposedly tastes 100 +times worse than the harmaline. I just gave up and had a really unpleasant time +for about the next 5 hours. Threw up again at some stage. Ugh. + +Bears experience was much the same except he heroically downed his ayuasca +even while feeling sick but vomited it back up again 10 minjtes later before +it could have any effect. Christain tried to drink his but was simultanesouly +throwing it up and drinking it at the same time and had to give up. He wasn't +as sick as me and bear on the harmaline, but he has built up quite a nice +aversion to the taste/smell/thought of ayuasca brew that I have built up +on mushies, so ....no go. I am definaitely the same about harmaline now...no +way I could be induced to try that shit again. + +Theory: harmaline is very toxic. I didn't eat the entire day before except +for 6 slices of toast for dinner, and then nothing else the entire day of the +supposed trip. The crap was chugged at 6.30pm, so I must have been totally +empty of food...It must be the harmaline that makes most people chuck. If we +had downed the ayuasca only 5 minutes after the harmaline, then by the time +it was time to chuck the harmaline, we may have absorbed enough DMT to have +tripped - but it would ahve been a bad trip. Imagine trying to snort +vomitous seeds out of your nose while tripping intensely? + +ps. You can stop laughing now, and any "I told you so`s" will be reacted +to with extreme violence... + +Stefo. +======================End of included Message================= + + +Well, there you have it. +Please note that the opinions expressed above do not relect my own +and I have provided this for informational purposes only. + +C' Ya's +Graeme. + ++=======================================================================+ +| The Past is but Memories,! Graeme Carl | +| The Future but Dreams. ! Victoria Australia Earth (mostly) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: a-crotty@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Crotty Aileen E) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: The Ayahuasca Experience +Date: 8 Feb 1994 03:25:37 GMT +Message-ID: <2j70nh$5mr@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> + +[reformatted somewhat -cak] + + I have receive several requests for this, so I decided to post it. If +you have and questions at all, please let me know. I am very willing to +talk about all of this. Names have been changed. + +Three people were involved in the beginning: +Ayleen(me), Madalene, and Gabe. +Five people were involved by the end: +Ayleen, Madalene, Gabe, Matti, and LloydJoel. + + I began the evening by ingesting three sugar cubes coated in a normal +dose of LSD at about 10:00pm. As the trip progressed, we noticed that it +was good and strong, yet somehow subtle. If I thought about trails, I saw +them really well, but if I wasn't thinking about it, they really didn't +exist. Things melted and breathed as usual. We considered it a very subtle +trip on clean LSD. After spending time outside in a garden/arboretum/park +type area, we went to Gabe's room. His room was very messy and it did not +appeal to me at all, butI wanted us to stick together. We smoked some MJ. +LloydJoel came up in conversation and I told Gabe that he and Matti were +tripping on the same LSD that we were. Gabe called LloydJoel and we went +over about 1:30 am. + LloydJoel's room is very small but welcoming an comfortable to me. +Bowls and bongs were being passed, but I didn't erally want any more pot. +Madalene and I were both passing it up. Matti said "Will you smoke some +more if I pack the Hookah?" and of course we said yes because it is an +honor to smoke from that Hookah. + LloydJoel was showing Gabe a bottle of a Yage mixture. Gabe was +going to drink it and asked if we would watch him the next few days and help +him through it. Madelene and I agreed. Gabe decided that it was not a good +time to do it, so they set it aside and proceeded to pact the Hookah. +LloydJoel poured a thick liquid on the MJ and when Matti lit it, it made the +most wonderful crackling sound. I assumed it was just hash oil, knowing +LloydJoel. After about two hits I realized that this stuff was having a +profound effect on me. I took a 3rd and maybe even a 4th and then quit. I +noticed I was getting rather fucked up. Matti said something like "Howz it +goin, Ayleen?" I responded in a cocky way "Oh, it's goin. I'm goin". They +all looked at me. +LloydJoel asked "Are you tripping?" +"Oh yes." I answered. +"Really?" he was suprised +"Very much so. I am really tripping." I said. +The thought that we had smoked the Yage didn't really enter my train of +thought. + Things all came so fast I will try hard to account for all I saw. +LloydJoel says it often comes back to the dancer a little later, but I still +have a lot of things that I have not figured out yet. I started to notice a +body buzz like never before. I was extremely relaxed and a floating feelinf +was all aroung me. I watched LloydJoel A LOT. I guess I just stared at him +for the majority of the time. I couldn't help it. I wanted him to tell me +things. He has studied a lot about why we trip and he knows much about +tripping. I don't know what I wanted him to tell me. I wanted us to +connect, which isn't uncommon in a trip. I am always looking to connect +with people when I trip. + Istared a LloydJoel's hands and moved mine rhythmically thinking I +could control what he did. I don't think I should use the word control, +becasue power was not a part of this. It was a communication. I wanted to +communicate with LloydJoel, but I didn't want to speak. When I trip, there +are often times when I feel as if I should say very little because I feel like +I am speaking foolishly w/jumbled words. This was especially true this night. + I noticed patterns being very mobile and colors were odd. I don't +thinkit's necessarily that they were intensified, but as if I was looking +through some sort of filter, though I don't know what color it would have +been. Odd. It was at this oint that I began to think that perhaps we had +smoked Yage, but Iwas still very unsure & didn't care to think dwell on +that. It wasn't that it was an unpleasant thought, I just didn't care. + I felt like I was the only one experiencing this and just figured it +was because I was the least experienced (Matti, LloydJoel, and Gabe have lost +count by now and I think I found out that Madalene and I are about +equi-experienced meaning about 12 trips). I didn't say anything for words were +such a strain, yet I like it when people asked me questions and I didn't have +to think what to say, I just gave the answer, which seemed to be the truth. +Things get jumbled now. LloydJoel asked me if I was seeing digitally and I +said yes. He asked "When you close your eyes, are the visuals more intense?" +and I said yes. I think his mentioning things triggered them to happen. As +he was saying things, I was letting them happen, thinking about them, then +it felt like they had been going on all night. LloydJoel showed me a CD case +for some reason and I said I had been seeing a pattern that was on the cover +all night. I tried to converse, becasue the question thing was going so well. +It was difficult and I wound up just not saying anything. + I decided to close my eyeas and indulge in in some CEV's*. I feel +that they are 50% of the dance. LloydJoel said for us to breathe though the +third eye in our inner forehead and thee it was. I said "Well sure, that +makes so much sense". because it helped my breathing, and it shows my +inability to express my thoughts well. + My CEV's were weirding me out. I felt like I was falling into a place + where I would be not allowed to return to normal consciousness. This +ppened several times and I would shoot my eyes open, sit up straight, and +say "Okay, now act normal". to myself and I would breathe. Breathing helped +calm me in the beginning, but would then bring me back into a state of +meditation. Keeping my eyes shut was becomming more and more comfortable. + From this point forward, I don't know what LloydJoel said and what my +mind fabricated LloydJoel as saying. I will explain this further in a bit. I +don't know waht would happen, but several times I felt as if I communicated +with LloydJoel w/o talking. This was what I wanted to happen and I was so +excited. I looked at him and said "Why does that keep happening?" He just +shrugged his shoulders and continued to dance / move. The instance of me +asking LloydJoel and his attention to me and his shrugging is all *very +clear*. It is one of themost vivd thing of the whole trip. I just kept +saying how bizarre it all was. + At first I believed that w/o a doubt LloydJoel and I communicated. +I now realize that it probably didn't happen. After the communication +point, my CEV's and OEV's ** were one in the same, which I understand is +common while dancing with Yage. I would see the same thing if my eyes were +open as if they were closed./ I would see the same scene as reality, only +intense things would happen. I didn't know I had my eyes closed sometimes. +That is why I think I may have been CEVing the ESP type thing. + I felt us all connecting as a group on some other plane of existence +where no other matter existed (felt like being on a planet or something, I +don'tknow). LloydJoel mentioned something about all of us being brought +together by tunnels of energy or something. I saw the tunnels and they were +red. But I thought LloydJoel said something about we 6 connecting, ans we +only numbered 5. + We left LloydJoel's room and went to the quiet room where we lay on +a bed in the dark. Madelene was outside and Matti was stillin the bedroom. +From this point on I don;t remember my visuals at all. I remember more +feelings and shit. I thought I would never come down. LloydJoel and Gabe +were very good about reassuring me and I trusted them. As I believed them, +I reminded myself that this was something to fly and dance with. I would +smile and breathedeeply, but eventually I would fall back into the sad +slump. In general, it was a happy trip. The fears of not coming down did +not last long. I thought about my family when I thought about not coming +down. I didn't want to lose them or my friends. And thought it is a sad +thought, it made me happy because Ihave them. My body just wanted to lay +down, so I did. I shut my eyes and the room was dark so there weren't any +scenes of reality to be transformend into CEV's. I don't remember whatI +saw. I was cold. I was also very comotose, so I decidedto go home and lay +in my own bed. Madalene agreed to walk back with me. + I thoughtnI had to throw up when I was home, but it wasn't like nausea, +it was more just a sensation. I tried. I almost forced. Nothing happened. +I told myself I had to stay in bed because I didn't want to encounter people +( I live in a dorm ). It was 7:00 am or so. I lay in bed flying for a while. +I have no idea what I thought about. It was mostly pleasant, I feel, though +I tossed and turned a lot. + I guess I fell asleep for about 2 hours. I am not sure how I figured +out this time, but I remember telling that to people when I entered back into +society at dinner. The entire trip lasted about 17 hours. From 5am to7am it +is foggy. From 7am till 3pm, (or 5pm if you count the sleeping) it is all a +blank except for I remember my rooommate talking on then phone once. + The trip was not bad. On the walk home, I kept telling Madalene +"Yes, I had a great time, but okay, it's time to come down now. The game is +over". This is where my suspicion that we smoked Yage was confirmed by +Madalene. + I think that Yage is a strong drug not only in the sense that it is +intense, but more than that. It is serious and can take the dancer places. +I now know what to expect, though I I can never expect it to be the same. +Thereis an environment created within me that will be the same and I think +it will offer a familiar comfort so I can now explore things while flying. +I guess I had too many uncertainties last time. There WILL be a next time, +and Ayahuasca will take me somewhere. I want to travel. I will travel. + +(sorry this is so sloppy) + +*CEV's are closed eye visuals +**OEV's are open eye visuals + + +Thank you for interest. Questions? +FLY MY FRIENDS! +Ayleen Elspeth diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dobblt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dobblt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e60d0073 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dobblt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +Message-ID: <230311Z26111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an40496@anon.penet.fi (Holden Caulfield) +Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 22:55:37 UTC +Subject: Re: Desirable Blotter Adulterants + +From: Nathan.Bowen +Subject: Desirable Blotter Adulterants +Message-ID: <1993Nov26.142751.3778@mixcom.mixcom.com> + +Nathan.Bowen writes: + +> A few acquaintances of mine have been known to say things +>about how their last hit of acid had "too much strychnine," or to +>say that one shouldn't let acid sit around too long because "it +>decomposes into rat poison." It wasn't too difficult to dispell +>those rumors, at least among the reasonable folk. However, a few +>other myths about adulterants haven't died out. +> +>Another says he can get it laced with heroin. A few people believe +>they have taken blotter laced with PCP. In general, this all +>sounds _very_ unlikely to me, but my stand is based on intuition +>and a sense that there's just not enough capacity on a square of +>blotter for significant "lacing" with anything other than LSD. +> +> Does anyone have any references to respectable studies done +>on this subject? I don't need strychnine information, it's the +>"desirable" adulterants that I'm discussing. Some people _want_ +>their acid "laced with speed", or heroin, or PCP. I don't doubt +>that there are several different strengths of blotter going around +>this area. I would even believe that there are batches in +>circulation that are composed, in some amount, of other LSD-related +>compounds. But I find it hard to be genuinely worried about +>finding blotter that's been dusted with PCP. +> +> Any and all information you can provide would be appreciated. + + +A reference: "The Physician's Guide to Psychoactive Drugs" by David E. Smith +and Richard Seymour. I had it out from the library here recently and can +provide ISBN or publisher if necessary. David Smith is the editor (and +founder) of The Journal of Psychoactive [previously Psychedelic] Drugs, and is +also the founder of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, and pioneer of the talk- +down method of treatment for LSD panic attacks, and is not likely to be +propagating scare stories and urban legends (However, there are a number of +minor mistakes in the book that really shouldn't be made by someone who knows +what they are talking about, for example, "ketamine" is listed among the other +names for PCP, without the fairly important clarification that this is a +different chemical, albeit with similar effects.) + +Anyway, they say DOB, 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine, is potent enought to +be used in blotter form, and has been found in blotter form. The blotters +are described as "golden tiles"- a yellow and white checkerboard design, and +"golden eagles"- a yellow bird on green background, something like that. +I don't recall the area where these were found (or if that was in the book), +the book was published sometime in the early eighties. By the way, I +can remember all this off the top of my head because I had read on this +group that only LSD is active enough to be put on a blotter, so by buying +blotter LSD you didn't have to worry much about substitutes or adulterants, +and so I was very interested when I read about blotter DOB. + +However, the effective, typical dose that Seymour and Smith quote is 1-5 mg. +5 mg sounds high for a blotter, would 1 mg be plausible? I think 1-5 mg also +agrees with what I've read elsewhere. + +It seems to me that someone selling blotter DOB might pass it off as LSD, +simply because LSD is known and accepted. I believe the duration, and +probably other aspects of the trip too are different from LSD, but the effect +is LSD-like in a general sense, or so I read. I would imagine that an +inexperienced LSD user could take DOB and not know the difference. Maybe +DOB is fairly desirable on its own anyway. However, there is a very +undesirable side effect, vascular spasms, I forget the details, but it's +very bad. I can't remember if this is the result of normal doses or +very high doses. Something about one case involving a death ( I think, +but I'll look the book up and get the details as they give them) , another +involving amputation of legs. I have read elsewhere that if the problem +had been correctly treated at first the amputations would have unecessary. +One of them was aware it was DOB, the other thought it was LSD. +I would imagine that people aware of the potential for vascular spasms would +probably not knowingly take DOB. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dowam_meskh.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dowam_meskh.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..69b6d90d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dowam_meskh.drg @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner) +Subject: Re: What is "Dowam Meskh" ? +Message-ID: <1993Jun13.175755.10120@news.eng.convex.com> +Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1993 17:57:55 GMT + +In article <1vflgm$6t@sun.Panix.Com> newsome@panix.com (Richard Newsome) writes: +>In a 19th Century book I found a reference to an Egyptian drug called +>"Dowam Meskh", which the author says he tried in Paris in the 1850's. +>Can anyone identify this? + An arab confection containing mostly Hashish. Theophile Gautier + mentions it in "Le Club des Hachichins". By the way, a number + of Gautier's works are available in english, I recommend them + highly. The folks who regularly read this group would like + his works, Gauthier was rather fond of recreational pharmaceuticals + it seems. ;-) + + +>The author says that the compound is prepared in Cairo, and that he took +>18 grains. In describing his experience he says it "perfectly illuminated me" +>and to write him for more information if desired. + Can't get it in Cairo without risk anymore. . . try Amsterdam + the coffee houses should be able to set you up for illumination. ;-) + But remember as ol' Theo would have said: "Ceci vous sera defalque + sur votre portion de paradis". + + + smg + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dramam.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dramam.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..abf0487d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dramam.txt @@ -0,0 +1,285 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) +Subject: Re: Drammamine Tablets.. +Message-ID: +Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 00:12:54 GMT + +In article <00974979.61C1BA04@pomona.claremont.edu> agaluhn@pomona.claremont.edu writes: +>>It is diphenhydramine, an antihistamine. Sold as an allergy medication, +>>and a sleep aid. +> +>(Description of diphenhydramine experience deleted.) +> +>Actuall, motion sickness pills (garden variety +>Dramamine) are dimenhydrinate. Sorta kinda different from diphenhydramine... + +Dimenhydrinate is the 8-chlorotheophyllinate salt of diphenhydramine. +The only important difference is potency: 50mg of dimenhydrinate is +equivalent to 25mg of diphenhydramine hydrochloride. Same drug. + +It's still stupid to try to get high from overdosing on antihistamines. +It's unpleasant and potentially dangerous. + +-- +Steve Dyer +dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com + +============================================================================= + +From: tiscione@trident.usacs.rutgers.edu (Jason Tiscione) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Drammamine Tablets.. +Message-ID: +Date: 26 Oct 93 00:57:41 GMT + +edith@unm.edu (peter menning) writes: + +>Was talking late one night at a Dennys.. When i overherd someone at the +>table next to us start talking about how he started triping from taking 9 or +>10 motion sickness tabs.. +>I am curious, Is it really true or is it a new U/L? And what would the side >effects be? + +It is diphenhydramine, an antihistamine. Sold as an allergy medication, +and a sleep aid. It's more expensive as a sleep aid, even though it's the +same formulation- I guess they figure people will pay more to be sleepy than +they will to ease up their asthma attacks. Or maybe it's a "sin tax" thing? +Took 250 mg once (a reckless experiment- but 60mg and 125mg on previous +nights didn't seem to do anything- and I was curious) and I didn't like it +at all. +(That's equivalent to ten 25 mg tablets.) There's a feeling like, uh, you're +slipping away from yourself, you can't control what happens to you, etc. +All I wanted to do, for some reason, was read, read, read, but the next +day I didn't remember anything that happened on 20 pages. (Useless.) +Hallucination has been reported but if I recall correctly, they aren't the +kind you'd want to have! (e.g. Thinking someone has been in the room who +hasn't, believing that you have to do chores that you've already done, +thinking that it's Tuesday when it's Saturday, etc.) Not beautiful +spiral patterns on the wall or audio reverbations or anything LSD-ish, so +if you're looking for an "LSD replacement", speaking from personal +experience, I don't recommend diphenhydramine at all. + + Jason + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: HARPETH1@ctrvx1.Vanderbilt.Edu (_VTA9390:) +Subject: Methedrine +Message-ID: <1994Jan18.101339.11371@news.vanderbilt.edu> +Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 10:13:39 GMT + + I've posted this before with no response: Does anyone know what +methedrine is? I guess not. I am assuming that it's some type of meth- +amphetamine analog. A friend says he has access to this drug and intends to +try it soon. I just thought I'd ask one last time for his benefit. + + On a different note, I've seen several postings regarding Jimson Weed +(Datura Stramonium I believe). I was always curious about this plant, but +the effects described sound similar to Gravol (Dramamine), which I HAVE +tried. I for one would class it more as a deleriant than a hallucinogen. +The trip started with a nice stoned feeling, but quickly changed. When +staring at any white object (ceilings, and even cups or cupped hands) I +noticed a strange clear gellatin-like substance that seemed to jiggle and +spread towards me (looked a lot like the alien in the Predator movies). +While doing LSD or psilocybin, I have always been able to tell reality from +hallucinations. This is not the case with Dramamine. Several times I car- +ried on conversations with individuals before discovering they were non- +existant. I saw people and objects that were not there as well. Perhaps the +worst aspect of the trip was the auditory part. I constantly heard my name +being called, and sound is magnified to a very uncomfortable level. Speech +(even from myself) was not only loud and difficult, but VERY slurred. Com- +munication was difficult due to the fact that I would forget what I was talk- +ing about in mid-sentence, and would finish most sentences off by saying "Uh, +nevermind...I forgot." The amount of paranoia that prevailed throughout the +trip was unbearable: especially after I saw my brother rise out of a pile of +clothes in the floor to tell me that my father (who happens to be the head +of a drug task force) was calling me. Maybe all of this was due to the fact +that I was alone for the majority of this experience (nightmare). Definate- +ly a one time experience for me. Not recomended for the weak of heart or +mind. Especially at that dosage: 24 tablets! + + Jamey + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <162302Z02051994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an55866@anon.penet.fi +Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 16:16:18 UTC +Subject: dimenhydrinate + +Hi, + + After seeing the posts on Marezine, I checked out anti-emetics in +general and anti-histamines, and came across the anti-histamine +hallucinogenic tendency. So I got some dimenhydrinate, the local +Rite-Aid variety (cheaper than Dramamine--sp?), and paid four bucks for +two boxes of twelve at 50 mg each. I was going to take them with a +friend, but another friend wanted to split them three ways, so we had +eight apiece (400 mg). We were pretty tired before we took them (about +one in the morning), and especially with the anti-histamine property of +putting one to sleep, we decided to have some coffee. We, being +stoopid, put a hefty amount of Bailey's in our coffee, which I think was +one of the reasons we didn't react much. About forty minutes passed, +and we finally started feeling it. When inquired about my head, I said, +"I think my brain shrunk." It felt very odd--not light, not heavy, just +empty. :) When spoken to, we would have a delay (five to ten seconds) +before we could reply, which started amusing me, but I couldn't seem to +help it. I went to bed about two hours later (had a fun time walking +there, too), and tried to sleep. I thought it was wearing off. The dry +mouth thing was buggin, so I kept some water by my bed. I had a hard +time going to sleep, especially when a couple times I was choking and +found it difficult to bring in air through my throat (as opposed to +through my lungs). I am a MILD asthmatic, and I was just starting to +get sick, so that probably had something to do with it, but my friend +said he started having to _think_ about breathing. I woke up about +seven hours later alive, but with a pretty good headache. I only talked +to one of the other friends, and he said he was still messed up that +afternoon with the delay and stuff. + + I guess I'd try it again, but with no alcohol (I doubt what we had +was a very big factor, though) and more dimenhydrinate (to try to get +the hallucinations). If anyone has tried it under better conditions, +please post (especially whether or not you had hallucinations), and +thanks in advance. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: dmaycrg@netcom.com (David May) +Subject: Marazine +Message-ID: +Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 07:40:48 GMT + +We used to do this stuff in junior high when we couldnt get anything else, +and yes if you take 4 or more you poisen your system and hallucinate badly. +One of my friends thought his dad was his girl friend and tried to do her, +needless to say he ended up in the hospital getting his stomach pumped. And +my other friend thought a gas pump was alive and attacking his car so he ran +over it. It was all captured on video camera, he had some explaining to +do in court. And when I did it I felt like i had aton of bricks dropped onto +my head the next day. Mushrooms or mescaline is much better!!! +-- + dmaycrg@netcom.com + +============================================================================= + +Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 14:26:11 EDT +From: Gordo +Message-ID: <94120.142611DSG119@psuvm.psu.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Marezine trip - Evaluation + +OK, I saw the posts on marezine on the net, and decided to see if they +sold it at the local drug store. Sure enough - they did - $6.09 for +a box of 12. I took 7 of them at 10:45 PM (I wanted to be conservative +since I don't know anyone firsthand who has done this). I went out - +after two hours, the only effect I got was feeling REALLY tired. +(Note - I'm 6 foot, 160lbs, male, with no tolerance to any drug)I +went back home around 1AM, and took 3 more for a total of 10. I +stayed in my room for about 30 min. then went out for a walk. I +wasn't really feeling that tired anymore, and felt dazed. + +As I walked down a dark, quiet, back road listening to the Dead on my +headphones - I saw a glowing white ball. At first I thought it was +a person, then I thought it was an animal. It was about the size of +a basketball, about 70 yards away. It was bouncing up and down and +back and forth. As I got closer - I realized that the halucinations +had begun. I was actually surprised - because after almost 3 hours of +nothing - I was hallucinating. I looked up at the stars - and saw some +really amazing psychedelic patterns twisting and gyrating among the +clounds. It wasn't anything like acid/shrooms - everything was just a +dull white (no colors at all with eyes open) but it was still very +cool. Also it was different because occasionally I would just see big +flashes like a strobe light. The best thing was the way the patterns +worked their way into the clouds - I'd never seen anything quite like it - +I would see the wild geometric patters flying around - then all of a sudden +the would go INTO a cloud - and the cloud would start glowing! And then +the cloud would burst and all the zig zags would come flying out of it +again. + +After a while, I went back and layed in my bed. I could see colorful +paterns with my eyes closed - but not when open. The colors were only +simple red, yellow, green, and blue's, and the line patterns were +not too complex. One cool thing that I could do was concentrate on +some object, for example a soda can - and I could see that object perfectly +clearly - and I would see my hands (this is all with eyes closed) and could +move the object around - I thought that was cool. Then I actually heard +a woman's voice - I knew it was just in my head - but I she seemed to +have a mind of her own. I talked to her - and she came up with these +funny respones out of no where - it made me laugh. Eventually all of +the effects went away - but I could not fall asleep. I did not fall +asleep till around 5 AM. + +Overall, I would say its worth trying once, definitely different. It doesn't +have that "deep thought" thing thats going on with acid/shrooms which is +kind of refreshing in a way, makes it more recreational and less spiritual. + +============================================================================= + +From: an65848@anon.penet.fi (Anonymous) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: marezine : cylizine hydrochloride +Date: 14 May 1994 15:29:58 GMT +Message-ID: <2r2qpm$mv7@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> + +In article <33V5Lc1w165w@qedbbs.com>, aga@qedbbs.com (Peter Dilley) says: +> +>marezine for a one time or possibly short term recreational use has come +>to my attention. +> +>is the active ingredient, cylizine hydrochloride, which i presume is the +>psychoactive substance, listed in any depth in nonprescription drug +>encyclopedias? How is it classified? Does it show up in recreational +>books such as PIHKAL? Is it a tryptamine? +> +>the inactive ingredients in the 50mg tablets are corn and potato starch, +>dextrin, lactose, and magnesium stearate. I am assuming the later is for +>anti spoilage and the rest for building the bulk of the tablet. +> +>the adult prescribed rate of injestion is 1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours, +>not to exceed 4 tablets every 24 hours. what does the recreational +>community use it [amount] : 4 tablets on empty stomach? at what level for +>180-200 pound individuals, or 200-220 pound individuals or 160-180 pound +>individuals. Is the only side effect a supposedly psychedelic effect? +> +>please e-mail me any information that you might have to share on this. +> +>oh, what would this be classified as. Mild psychedelic as in THC +>[cannabis] or Major psychedelic [LSD-25, 'Shrooms (Psilocybin/Psilocin)] +>Or a little over mild, a little under major, or middle? + +Well, I'm a 160 pound individual and I took 9 of the tablets (the box +contains 12, If I remember correctly). It had some hallucinogenic +properties (lights seemed brighter, shadows moved around) but +nowhere near as good as LSD. My thoughts were a little abnormal, +but again, it wasn't as interesting as LSD. However, the side-effects +were quite disquieting. My eyes became very dry it seemed, and I +had to blink often, so even when I saw something cool, I couldn't +concentrate on it. The drug also made me very lethargic at first, and +I wasn't sure whether I was going to pass out or not. This tired feeling +lasted for most of the "trip", and I would wonder into semi-sleep states +where I had something resembling dreams until I understood that I +was falling asleep and snapped out of it. This scared me as I didn't +know whether I had overdosed and this was serious, or whether it +was just a normal side-effect. Anyway, I didn't like almost losing +consciousness. Finally, after about 3 or 4 hours, I tried to go to sleep. +I felt tired, but could not fall asleep. After a while, I started to have +slight muscle spasms in my right arm which occurred whenever I +didn't move for a few moments (definately not conducive to sleeping). +By now I definately wanted the effects to go away. What I'm saying +is that Marezine provided some interesting visuals, greater than +Marijuana, but not as beautiful or interesting as LSD/shrooms, but +the side-effects were definately not worth it. If you think you might be +into this type of thing, you might as well bang your head against a +brick wall until you start seeing spots or somehting; that's about the +level of enjoyment I received from it. Stick to LSD if you can, if not, +get a Robo buzz, but I for one do not recommend Marezine unless +you actually do take it for motion sickness. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dreamfis b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dreamfis new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1f1a74d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dreamfis @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +From: Robert Scott +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Hallucinogenic fish +Date: 8 Nov 1994 13:28:19 GMT +Message-ID: <39nudj$s9j@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk> + +kkalnins@malibu.sfu.ca (Karlis Kalnins) wrote: + +>I heard on the radio last night about a trend with some students +>at some university (What a unique way to set up a 'strange new +>drug' story in the media) were swalowing live tropical fish of some +>variety, and the fish would release a drug when in the stomach that +>was a hallucinogen. Anyone heard about this? More info? +>On the radio, they said (the guy was reading a newspaper article) the +>'kids were turning their brains to cobwebs' and how horrible that this +>was because the fish were not illegal. Please help us, oh mighty +>State! We can't tell what to put in out own bodies unless you outlaw +>what you think is bad! +>Anyways, anyone got any more info? Post. + +O.K. from a book "The Hallucinogens" - Hoffer & Osmond + +'Even a variety of fish produces hallucinations. Roughly (1960) +described the dream fish present near Norfolk island. The inhabitants +stated consuming this fish would produce nightmares. In order to test +this claim, Joe Roberts, National Geographic photographer, consumed +some of the fish, broiled. The next morning he reported "It was pure +science fiction." He saw a new kind of car, pictures of monuments to +mark man's first trip into space. The fish is Kyphosus fuscus, +closely related to the silver drummer caught off New South Wales. +The author, Roughly, also tried the fish and had weird dreams.' + +Rob. + +============================================================================= + +From: jdkirkla@prairienet.org (Justin D. Kirkland) +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Psychoactive Fish etc.. +Date: 2 Dec 1994 02:02:38 GMT +Message-ID: <3blv7u$lnj@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> + +JLF is currently looking for Dreamfish of HI or the Norfolk +Islands. The latin name is Kyphosus fuscus. It was discussed +in Natl Geograhphic in 1960 pg 556. Any information and +specimens would be greatly appreciated and rewarded. Also of +current interest is the Pufferfish aka- Blowfish, Boxfish +Porcipinefish, Globefish, Trunkfish, and Fugu. Also specimens +and information on certain Hawaiin centipedes, AZ scorpians, +various spiders, stingrays and middle eastern ants. +JLF can be reached at JLF, P.O. Box 184-jk, Elizabethtown, IN +47232 USA or the above email address or 1-812-379-2508. +As always, anyone with any new information or specimens of +any form of psychoactive life, JLF may be interested in buying +or trading or may already carry them. +-- + +============================================================================= + +From: sknight@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Sam Knight) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: fish hallucinogens +Date: 9 Nov 1994 10:13:18 GMT +Message-ID: <39q7bu$fb7@styx.uwa.edu.au> + +Guru Gnosis Sahib (gnosis@brahman.nullnet.fi) wrote: +: Karlis Kalnins (kkalnins@malibu.sfu.ca) wrote: +: : I heard on the radio last night about a trend with some students +: : at some university (What a unique way to set up a 'strange new +: : drug' story in the media) were swalowing live tropical fish of some +: : variety, and the fish would release a drug when in the stomach that +: : was a hallucinogen. Anyone heard about this? More info? + +: Yup, a file I happen to have (in Finnish, I'm afraid) has the following +: list of psychotropic fish: +: Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Sergeant major) Pacific Ocean, Africa +: Epinephelus corallicola (Grouper) Pacific Ocean +: Kyphosus cinerascens (Bluefish) Indonesia +: Kyphosus vaigiensis (Brass bream) Indonesia +: Mugil cephalus (Flathead mullet) The tropics +: Mulloidichtys samoensis (Golden goatfish) Indonesia +: Neomyxus chaptali (Mullet) Indonesia +: Saganus oramin (Rabbitfish) Indonesia, West Africa +: Upeneus arge (Goatfish) Indonesia + +: (Halstead, Courville: Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World, +: Vol 2, U.S.Government Printing Office 1967) + +: Other than that, it just states that "nobody is known to have died from +: consumption". No mention of what the active ingredient is or anything. +: I'd venture a guess at either a DMT relative or bufotenin relative, +: which crop up in the venoms of other animals. + + +: -- _ __ +: Jani "Guru Gnosis Sahib" Poij{rvi On the neverending quest /(o\ BRAHMAN +: gnosis@brahman.nullnet.fi for knowledge by identity. \o)/ +3580498797 + +Someone should do an analysis :) +There is also an hallucinogenic catipiller, or so says "chemistry in the +market place" (cant remember the author just now). Unfortunately he doesnt +provide a reference. + +Sam + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drug_pri.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drug_pri.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b3878a64 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drug_pri.drg @@ -0,0 +1,837 @@ + + Price Project Report U.S., June '94 + +This information has been collected through e-mail from a number of helpful +people who contributed data. If your environment isn't listed below or if +you have more information about it, please send your information (as brief +as possible, please) to me (rich@weeds.hacktic.nl). You can send information +anonymous to me in several ways: + +- Charcoal.com: Put an "X-Anon-To: rich@weeds.hacktic.nl" headerline in mail to + (note misspelling!). You can request information +about this remailer with an empty message to . + +- Anon.penet.fi: Put the same headerline in mail to , or +mail to if you can't add headerslines. +Information can be requested with an empty message to . + +- The Cypherpunk anonymous mailers; for instructions please read the file +[soda.berkeley.edu:/pub/cypherpunks/remailer/hal's.remailer.gz]. + +All mail received will be sanitized. You may wish to encrypt mail before +letting it leave your machine; see my .sig if you have PGP. + +This list is posted every month on alt.drugs. The latest list can also be +obtained on ftp.hmc.edu as /pub/drugs/misc/price.report.non-us and -.us. +[note: not dated entries are from before spring '93] + + +Total contributions to the report: 119 + +-Contents- +Alabama: + Birmingham + Fairhope +Arizona: + Buckeye + Phoenix + Tucson +California: + Berkeley + Incline Village area (North Lake Tahoe) + Los Angeles + San Diego + San Francisco + Santa Cruz + South Bay Area +Colorado: + Boulder + Denver +Delaware: + Newark +Florida: + Daytona Beach + Gainesville + Miami + Palm Beach county +Hawaii +Illinois: + Chicago +Indiana; + Portage +Iowa: + Des Moines +Kansas: + Manhattan +Kentucky: + Bowling Green +Maine: + Brunswick + Orono +Maryland +Massachusetts: + Amherst + Boston +Michigan; + Lansing (East) +Minnesota: + Duluth +Missouri +Nevada: + (Incline Village area) +New Mexico +New York: + Brooklyn + Buffalo + New York +Ohio: + Columbus + Oberlin +Oregon: + Portland +Pennsylvania: + Pittsburgh +Rhode Island +Texas: + Austin + Dallas/Fort Worth + Houston +Utah; + Salt Lake City +Virginia; + Washington DC +Washington; + Seattle +Wisconsin: + Madison + Milwaukee + + + State: Alabama +Date: June '94 +Location: Birmingham +Pot: $450 to $500/Quarter-pound; $40-45/Quarter-ounces. Quality: Most of this + pot is the standard stuff....not light, but not dark green, and usually + takes about 3 good bong hits to be stoned for a while... + * Light green fluffy stuff: $170 an ounce, or $50 a quarter ounce. +Acid: When available, $5 a hit, $7 to $10 to the younger people. + +Date: June '94 +Location: Fairhope +Pot: $400/quarter-pound, sometimes a pound for $1200 or so... +Acid: $5/hit. Easier to get than in Birmingham +Shrooms: "So plentiful that there is no market...everyone goes and gets them + themselves...you can pick 2 or 3 pounds of them by yourself in an hour or + so, if you go to one of the better fields..." + + + State: Arizona +Location: Dead Concert, Buckeye Lake +Date: June 11, 1993 +Marijuana: $25/eighth, $45/quarter. Good quality. + Color: Light to middle green + +Location: Phoenix +Date: June '94 +Weed: $250-300/ 1/4 lb, $750/lb. Dark green with very small buds, none bigger then about + 1 inch in length. The smoke is mild, with a quick reponse. High ranges + from intense with visions to mild and depressed. Appears to be a strain of + indica and stavia mixed, or perhaps its the fruits of a stavia and indica + harvest mixed together. Supposedly a import from South America. + * Mexican Weed: $5.00/gram, $15.00 1/8th oz, $25.00 1/4 oz, $40.00 1/2 oz, + $75.00 1 oz, $160.00 1/4 LB, $300.00 1/2 LB, $500.00 1 LB, $8000/20 kilo. + +Location: Tucson +Marijuana: Mexican: $65-$70/oz [June '93] + Low quality: $100/quarter pound [July '93] + + + State: California + +Location: Berkeley +Date: March '94 +Lsd: $750/1000 doses- Orange suns on a yellow background. +[2nd source, June '94] +Lsd: 5 hits $10. "Disappointing quality" + +Location: Incline Village area (North Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada border) +Date: February '94 +Marijuana: + * Mex (shitweed): $25/eight. It's actually better than what the name says. + I got really worked on this stuff. + * Green: $50/eigth. This had some really KIND bud in it- juicy and thick. + The smell was wonderful, and you can get pretty high after three bong + hits. Unfortunetly kind of expensive for me. +LSD: $5 a hit, or about $3 if you buy a lot of it. Quality is unknown. +Mushrooms: $20 for an eight, about enough for 2 people. Quality also unknown. +-Everything else is pretty hard to find. Actually, shrooms and not pot are the + most common and easy-to-get drug around here. + +Location: Los Angeles area +marijuana: $25 a quarter -- mediocre stuff, but it gets the job done. +hashish: $10 a gram. No point of comparison, but it's pretty potent. +[other source August '93] +Marijuana: $60 per oz for decent sens. - dark green, not too seedy. +LSD: $3-5 hit of blotter (Celtic Shields, Suns, Purple Shields, UFOås, Robots) + $ 80-120/sheet (100), $ 600-750/book (1000), $ 5-10/microdot +MDMA: $20 per - Pink, purple, brown, white pressed tabs - usually speedy. + Small white capsules occasionally - very good. $ 7-12 for >100 +2C-B: $10-15 per $5-7 for >100 +Crystal Meth: $20-25 1/4 gram +Shrooms: (rare) $125-150oz. + [2nd source, December '93] +Marijuana: $25-35/Quarter + [3rd source, December '93] +LSD: Strawberries (kind of old) and Celtic shields: $50/sheet wholesale, + $60/sheet if 2nd in line, $100/sheet if not. Shields are uneven in + quality--tends to be either high or weak in quality. A few dud hits per + sheet as a rule. + [4th source, March '94] +Weed: Mex: $20/eigth on the street, $60/ounce from most Mexicans + 'Ganje' Killer dope $60/eighth for *fat* eights. Might be $50-55 for + slightly lesser grade. $320/oz if you can find the right person. "Best + Weed Santa Barbara has ever seen!" High Times quote) +Hash: not too bad quality, ~30/quarter. +Hits/Shrooms: Very hard to find, but average prices ($3-5 'cid, $20/eight + shrooms). +Opium: Be real careful here. There is some shit going around that smells like + Jasmine. I think it's that Black Opium insence found in the back of HT. + It's $20/eighth, but don't waste your money. +*Everything above except for the Kind prices are from around the Venice beach +area. The 'ganje' I've only been able to find up in Santa Barbara, but it's +well worth the trip. + +Location: San Diego +Date: April '94 +Speed: $20 per 1/4 gm, $80 per 1/16 oz +[2nd source, May '94] +Mexican 'dirt' weed: $100/ounce, $15/eighth, $25/quarter +Bud: up to $65/eigth "one or two hits cause you to trip" + +Location: San Francisco +Date: June 93 +Marijuana: + Killer Green from emerald triangle (northern california) ~$60/ 1/8 ounce. + Mexican brown ~$40/ 1/4 ounce, maybe $350-400/ 1/4 pound. +Acid: ~$75/ sheet of 100. +Mushrooms: psylocybe cubensis ~$75/ ounce. +Methamphetamine: $100/gram +MDMA: $150/gram (10 hits) "gone up a lot lately due to rave scene...used to be + $75/gram last year." +U4Euh: (Verbosamine, Intellex, Ice) $125/ gram +2CB: $100/ gram +heroin: $200 gram +cocaine: $75 gram +mescaline: $50 gram +[2nd source, Bay Area, December '93] +LSD: Purple shields $4/blotter, very weak (Suns are stronger, medium) + +Location: Santa Cruz +Date: April '94 +Shrooms: $15/eighth, $25/quarter, $500/half pound. High quality. + +Location: South Bay Area (Mountain View, Cupertino, West San Jose, Sunnyvale) +Date: May '93 +marijuana: +- Green Bud #1: Light green in color. Totally covered in red hairs. Full, + big, mature buds (Some weigh in at 15+ grams each) good smell, great high. + Good availibility. + $60 3.5 grams + $425 1 oz. +- Green Bud #2: Dark green nuggets. Very dense and squishy. Intoxicating + aroma. Burns well due to moisture content (not too dry, not too wet). This + is the one hit shit. It comes around twice a year from Humboldt County. + Very hard to find, rarely available in quantities. + $55 3.0 grams + $400 1 oz. (If you can find someone who can keep this much around) +- Brown Mexican Bud #1: Shitty, shitty, shitty. It looks shitty, smells + shitty, and tastes like burnt dirt. A friend found a rusty screw in a 1/4 + lb. sack. + $20 3.5 grams + $150 1 oz. + $500 1/4 lb. + $1700 lb. + + + State: Colorado +Location: Boulder +Marijuana: + - "Kind Bud": medium to very light, bright green. Orange "hairs" and + white/translucent "crystals". Very sticky and heavy when wet, but + very light and fluffy when dry. Buds are large and shapely (meaning: + recognizable, not crushed, compared to "shwag" Mexican). Usually no + seeds, but if you're lucky :-) you'll get a couple. Not widely + available. "stoned with one hit", "high quality" + [Summer '93]: $50/eighth ounce + [Winter '92/93]: $40/eighth ounce + - "Shwag Bags": dark to medium green and brownish. If brown, it smells + like dirt and will taste even worse. Plant is crushed and a large + portion (sometimes up to 50%, if you really get screwed) of the mass + is comprised of seeds and stems. Color is uniform (no orange hairs) + and there are no crystals. Readily available. + "smoke a whole bowl to get really high" "smoke more harsh" "not fresh" + [Summer '93]: $40-50/quarter ounce + [Winter '92/93]: $30-40/quarter ounce + +Location: Denver +Date: November '93 +Pot mexican commercial: $30-40/quarter, $100-120/oz, $875-1000/pound +Kind buds, super killer: $80-100 a quarter, $3200-3600+ a pound +Hash: $10-20 a gram, $250-325 an oz, $900-950 quarter pound +XTC: $15-25 a hit, $1700-2400/oz. Availability is irregular, quality unknown. +LSD: $2-5 a hit, $70-150 a sheet (100 hits), $700-1000 ten sheets. + Availabilty irregular +Mushrooms: $30-45 a quarter, $900-1100 a pound, $700-800 ten pounds+. + Availability somewhat better than lsd +Heroine (black tar only, no china white powder): $15-20 for a small piece + 1/20 to 1/30 of a gram, $120-180 for a half gram. Availability is good + but must be bought on the street. +[2nd source, December '93] +Marijuana: Good red hair commercial mexican- $90/OZ, $900/5 pounds +[3rd source, March '94] +MJ: 750-1000/pound for commercial mex. to get below $900 you need to know an + importer, preferably a mexican insider. A friend got a pound for $650, but + it was moldy and didn't smell too good. Still stony though. + + + State: Delaware +Location: Newark +Date: July 24th '93 +"Just about anything is available here, nobody seems to have any trouble +finding weed, hash, LSD, speed, coke or crack. MDMA availability seems to +be highly correlated with certain parties where there is little or no +beer and many weird looking people dancing all night that happen about +once or twice a month. Shrooms, microdots that are alledgedly mescaline +(but more likely one of its more potent analogues), ketamine, PCP, +heroin and various pharmacuticals are all available but if you don't +know the right people it might take a week or two to find them. +Alcohol: $1.75 domestics, $2.75 imports, $1.75+ mixed drinks. in a bar +Marijuana: $45-55/quarter, decent stuff, good availability +LSD: $4/hit; Recent brands: Snowmen, plain grey blotter; Availability: fair +MDMA: $20-25/hit "variable, but usually good" +Cocaine: $80/gram last summer for pretty good stuff, I don't keep track + of coke prices because I don't buy it very often. + + + State: Florida + +Location: Daytona Beach [April '94] +Pot: 120-1OZ 60$-1/2 40$-1/4 20-1/8. Sometimes good sometimes not so bad. +Locally grown: 5$ a oz, Really shitty but 2 jays get ya there + +Date: August '93 +Location: Gainesville +Pot - $40 / quarter ounce +LSD - $5 a hit. Just starting to trickle back in after a 6 month drought. +Nexus - $25 / capsule. Only place I know of to get it is a head shop. +Shrooms - "still haven't seen them, only know of one person who has this + summer." + +Location: Miami +LSD: hits $5 each; sheets $135 (white THICK blotter) + +Location: Palm Beach County +Date: February '94 +LSD: Sporadically available. Hard to obtain, we dry out most of the time. + * Orange Sunshine Blotter - $6 a hit. Larger quanities not usually for + sale. Average quality. 8 Hour Trip... + * White Blotter - $5 a hit. Larger quanites not available. Very good, + "clean", and visual. 11-12 Hour trip. + * Pink Flamingo Blotter - $3-4 a dose. FAKE! Blank paper. Don't buy... +MJ: * Basic Mexican Weed: $120 per ounce. Nice, green, and nice pine smell. + * Cheaper variety: $100 per ounce. Older looking and more seeds. Works + fine, tho. +Cocaine: Readily available, price unknown. +Indoles and phenethylamines are not available. + + + State: Hawaii +Speed: $100 1/4 gram, $150 1/2 gram, $400 16th Oz, $700 8/th Oz, $3500-4000 + Ounce. Clear, high-quality white crystal. + + + State: Illinois +Location: Champaign (UIUC campus) +Date: March '94 +MJ: $40 1/4. Beat-up, brown brick buds. Not too much smell. Decent high + considering what the stuff looks like. You'll come down and be sleepy in + an hour. +Shrooms: $25 1/8 $50 1/4. Consistent supply. Type Unknown. 1/16 is good for + about a 5hr trip. + +Location: Chicago +Marijuana: $45/quarter "kicked in right away" "intense buzz" "not very + potent" [north Chicago, Nov '93] +Buds: $50/quarter. Quite potent, one or two bong hits will do ya. Fantastic + smell (unburnt), pretty smooth going down. [north Chicago, Nov '93] + [2nd source, March '94] +MJ: $10/eigth. Shake, sometimes cut with parsley or oregano. Not much good. + [3rd source] +Heroin: $20 bag, about 60-80 mg. Very fine white powder. Cut with sleeping + pills. High quality. Increasing availability. [West, Late February '94] +Acid: $5/hit - blotter paper. "Ant"-acid. Common, but variable type. [North, + Early March '94] +Methedrine: $10 bag. Cut with caffeine. Large physical quantity, so so effect. + Common. [Truckstop, Late February '94] + [4th source, March '94] +MJ: $35 1/8, $70 1/4. Very good quality. Light and dark green, small dense + buds. Rather sticky with good skunky smell. Few seeds & stems, but not too + bad. Good, long lasting high. + [5th source, Hyde Park, June '94] +Marijuana: $40/quarter. Almost all nice, green buds. Nice! + + + State: Indiana +Location: Portage +Marijuana: $45 - 1/4 or $150 an ounce. Mediocre stuff, kinda dry. Hard to come + by lately. [August '93] +[2nd source, October '93] +Marijuana: excellent stuff. Better than what has been available all summer. + Moist, tastey. Stoned from a few hits. Availability is great. Very EASY + to get. $45 1/4, $120 ounce. +LSD: Very good stuff. $3/dose, $90 half-sheet of 50. Availibility is good. + Usually takes a day to get. +[3rd source, 20 December '93- Portage and surrounding cities] +Marijuana: TIGHTLY compressed bud. Dark green, good 'skunky' smell. Strong + hits, one joint gets even the heaviest smoker stoned. Very easily obtained. + Delivered right to your door. $40 a 1/4 oz., and $120 an oz. +Note: Slightly less than an ounce is only a misdemeanor in Indiana! They are +searching a lot of vehicles, lately, so if you have an ounce or more, be +careful, it's a stiff felony! Chesterton, Indiana, or neighboring city just +spent a whopping $10,000 for a drug sniffing dog they now carry around to +search vehicles on the spot. First month's statistics are 5 marijuana busts. Be +warned! + + + State: Iowa +Location: Des Moines +Date: April '94 +Marijuana: 1/8 oz - $25, 1/4 oz - $45-50, 1/2 oz - $85-100, 1 oz - $140-170. + From the sources I've seen, bags are mostly buds, very little shake. Buds + are full of red hairs and have a strong, green odor, usually around 2-3 + inches long. General rule is to get it when shipments first come in, and + you'll end up with the longer buds with very few seeds, but a few big + stems. Very intense high, 1 or two bong hits will send you flying, a + couple bongloads will knock you on your ass. +LSD: $5-6 Everyone says it takes a couple hits to work +Shrooms: $35 for an 1/8 oz., but I haven't seen 'em. Pretty rare. +[They really depend on how well you know the source, and availability. +(Everyone seems to run out at the same time around here)] + + + State: Kansas +Location: Manhattan +Date: 2/14/94 +-All of these readily available- +Mj: -Mexican commercial pressed, $45/quarter, $135/ounce. Average -- typical + mexican weed + -Good skunk bud, $55/quarter, $150/ounce. Very good -- 1-2 hit stuff. +Cocaine (powder): $40/quarter-gram, $250/eight-ball 3.5g. Cut somewhat -- hard + to tell how much +Crank,Speed,Methamphetamine: $40/quarter-gram, $250/eight-ball 3.5g. Less than + 50% pure -- cut with some white vitamin tablet ? +LSD (blank blotter): $5/hit. Average dose -- ~75 micrograms +Mushrooms: $10/gram, $60/quarter. Good shrooms...always fun + + + State: Kentucky +Lockation: Bowling Greene +Date: April '94 +Lsd: $5/hit. Good quality. + + + State: Maine +Location: Brunswick +Date: October '93 +Marijuana: $165-$185/oz. Green and brown, flat compressed buds. Doesn't smoke + all that smooth but does the trick. It is everywhere now, though harvest + is slowing down; prices will rise soon as the supply shifts to out of state + sources. + "kind bud": $45-$55 1/8 oz. Bright green with whitish crystals, nice + nuggets. Haven't gotten a chance to try any, but all reports are that this + is one hit dope. Harder to find. +LSD: Sporadic availibility. Snowmen: $3/hit $150/sheet Plain ol' acid, nothing + special, not particularly speedy but not particularly strong. White Blotter + $4/hit. Got it once, similar to snowmen, couldn't tell the difference. +Shrooms: Come and go, when they are here they are expensive but very good. + $25-$35 1/8 oz. + +Location: Orono +Date: April '93 +LSD: $5/ hit "Quality varies slightly" + Availability "sparce, arid, very undependable" + + + State: Maryland +Date: May '93 +"Nothing but weed available" +Marijuana: $25/eigth, average quality +"Recently got a half of good stuff for $75" + + + State: Massachusetts +Location: Amherst +Date: January '94 +MJ: 30 1/8 oz good, fluffy greed; $50-55 1/4 good, fluffy green; $$25 1/8 oz + for commercail, compact bud. $10 1/4 for leaf. 1 oz. = 130 for good bud; + 1 oz. = 180 for KIND bud (no joke, the real thing) +acid: $3 or $4 for a hit +mushrooms: $25 1/8 oz. $50 1/4 oz. + +Location: Boston +Date: September '93 +Marijuana: ~$25/eighth. Quality varies. Probably good homegrown or maybe + mexican. Seen some california kind but it's pricey. Have seen shitty + shake on sale for $15/eighth. +[2nd source, February '94] +MJ: $75/qtr for good, green, sticky, few seeds, or $250 oz if you buy bulk! + $40/qtr for mexican commercial grade, seeds'n'stems, gets the job done. +[3rd source, March '94] +MJ: 1/8 oz. $25, 1/4 oz. $45, 1/2 oz. $75, 1 oz. $125, QP $375-$450 (depending + upon quality) +[4th source, April '94] +Ecstasy: $20-25 / hit + + + State: Michigan +Date: March'94 +Shrooms: $15-$20/eighth +Acid: $2-3/hit, $120/sheet + +Location: Lansing (East) +Date: November '93 +Marijuana: $25/Eight, $45/Quarter. Good stuff, little red hairs. + + + State: Minnesota +Location: Duluth +Date: November '93 +Marijuana: Generic commericial run of the mill green: $60 per 1/4, $220 per + oz. or $125-175 per oz. depending on who you know. + One-hit-fall-down-and-spasm-wonder-weed $100 per 1/4 or $325 per oz. + depending on who you know. Availability scarce. + + + State: Missouri +Date: Early May '94 +Acid: $5/hit. Blotter w/ Felix the cat print. Quality: "Absolutely AMAZING. I + took three hits of Felix, a couple bong hits, and my world was awash in + tracers and patterns, a veritable overload of visual information. Fairly + mentally disorienting, but not the worst. VERY strong". Sometimes available + in the rave scene. + + + State: Nevada +Location: Incline Village area (North Lake Tahoe) +- see Californian entry + + + State: New Mexico +Date: February '94 +MJ: * tex-mex $100 a z + * local indica $175 a z + * oregon sticky $250 a z + + + State: New York +Date: August '93 +Location: Brooklyn ("Prices apply generally for the whole NY area") +Shrooms: 1/8th $20 +LSD: 1 tab (blotter square) $3 - $5 +Marijuana: 1/8th $30 - $35 + 1/4 $45 - $50 + *the MJ prices are for street quality, ie. its not specially grown and + usually not called anything. sometimes referred to by name such as skunk, + chocolate thai, etc but the credibility is left up to the buyer to decide + *MJ is usually sold in Xbags rather than by weight. In other words you + would get a 20 bag (for $20) and hope that its large. +[other source, November '93] +2CB: $10/hit. Largish gelcaps, white powder inside. Takes effect in about + an hour, very ticklish sensation all over, feels good to be touched, + hallucinations kick in soon after and trip resembles acid thereafter. + Ends abruptly without the sleeplessness or lingering burnt-out feeling + of acid. + +Location: Buffalo +Date: January '94 +Weed: $30 1/8 oz, $55 1/4 oz. do to good, not to big. + $45 1/4 oz shaggy bud (lot's o seeds) +Acid: 1 hit, $5 +Mushrooms (from New York) $50 per 1/4 oz. + +Location: New York +Date: March '94 +LSD: $5/hit + + + State: North Carolina +Date: Early-mid June '94 +Acid: $250/sheet(100 hits) (Felix the Cat; see Missouri entry). Availability: + "Good luck! You'll have to be connected to find it, but it's there!" + + + State: Ohio +Location: Columbus +MJ: Cnd$40-$60[~US$55-$82] +[2nd source, June '94] +LSD: $4/hit, $140/half sheet. Grey paper, medium dosage, nice visuals. + Availability sporadic +MJ: $25/ 1/8, $40/ 1/4. Lots of seeds, but some pretty tight buds as well. + + +Location: Oberlin +Marijuana: Decent quality, $25-$35 per 1/8 ounce. ($25 per 1/8 in a half, + $35 for 1/8 by itself) +LSD: $5 a hit blotter/liquid +Shrooms: $30 an 1/8th. Nice. + + + State: Oregon +Location: Portland +Date: October '93 +Marijuana: $250/oz. - SE Pdx, "Sunnyside indoor green bud" - sensi indica, + sweet, very dry but sticky, short but intense high. + $125/oz. - Seems to be everywhere, Mexican "red hair", grade B+, sativa, + seeds but lots of tight little buds, stoney for the price, "save your + seeds". + $160 - $200/oz. - NE & SE Pdx, "Afghani" hash - mild expansion, nothing + like the "old days" but still works, on the dry side. +[2nd source, January '94] +MJ: $35 1/8 oz of GOOD bud, i mean good. +Mushrooms= $400 1/2 lb. + + + State: Pennsylvania +Location: Pittsburgh +Date: October '93 +Marijuana: 1/4 lb for $515; 1/8th Oz for usually $25, 1/4 for 45, Oz for 150. + Arcata California (home of THE kind bud of the world...): 1/8th for $50, + 1/4 for $90. +[other source, October '93] +Marijuana: Brownish mexican pot (ok stuff, a little stale, gets the job + done): $30/eighth. Northern Lights (killer green.. one hit stuff): + $50/eighth +Acid: $4-5/hit +[another, November '93] +LSD: $5/hit. Orange sunshine blotter. Very strong. +2CB: $10/hit. Largish gelcaps, white powder inside. Takes effect in about + an hour, very ticklish sensation all over, feels good to be touched, + hallucinations kick in soon after and trip resembles acid thereafter. + Ends abruptly without the sleeplessness or lingering burnt-out feeling + of acid. +[4th, 20 January '94] +MJ: 1/2 ounce for $90. Quality ok- all bud/no leaves,though a bit too seedy. + Many busts lately, though availiability is still ok- but due to a new + dealer the quality decreased, not nearly as potent] + + + State: Rhode Island +Date: November '93 +2CB: $10/hit. Largish gelcaps, white powder inside. Takes effect in about + an hour, very ticklish sensation all over, feels good to be touched, + hallucinations kick in soon after and trip resembles acid thereafter. + Ends abruptly without the sleeplessness or lingering burnt-out feeling + of acid. +[2nd source, March '94] +Marijuana: $10/gram + + + State: Texas +Location: Austin +Date: April '94 +Marijuana: + * Commercial Mexican: $25/quarter. Bricked, *very* dry, seedy. Greener than + other recent batches, fewer red/orange hairs. Harsh smoke, lots of cough. + High is somewhat shallow, but has a decent duration. + * Commercial Mexican: $25/quarter. Same source as above, but much lighter + green, damper. Better, smoother toke, fewer seeds and stems. Stonier. + * G9: $90/qtr from the grower, $100+/qtr further down the line. This is + supposedly a (Northern Lights x Skunk #1) x (a whole slew of hybrids). + Whatever it is, it's the most potent smoke I've ever encountered in my + life. Let me repeat that. In my life. It looks like a vivid green and + red thai stick, with very little of the white crystalization seen on + some of the other Kind in town. The sticks are approximately 1 inch wide, + and about 1/2 inch thick. A .25 inch slice from a bud, cut into 4 pieces, + will absolutely fry a half-dozen people. Frighteningly good. + * Afghani Hash Plant: $100/quarter. Beautiful buds, a little loose. Leaves + (when dried) are a lighter green than I'd expected from an Afghani, with + whitish tints in some places, interspresed with brilliant shoots of deep + red and orange. Very energetic, spacey high. + * Green Spirit (Big Bud x Skunk #1): $90/quarter. Intense smell from the + skunk, the dried bud looks like it's been dipped in a sugar glaze there's + so much resin dried on it. High is very spacy, long-lasting (4-6 hours from + 1 bowl) and good to groove on. Still around from last time (when I in- + correctly identified it as Green Vision. I blame the drugs :-). + * Local Skunk Bud, misidentified last time as Jamaican: $75/quarter. This + was grown outdoors locally (allegedly 300+ lbs.). Big fat nuggets of + smooth green smoke, a bargain at the price, especially considering that + it is moderately-seeded. Lots of people are starting gardens from this + stuff. The high is medium duration, but very strong and mellow. If the + seeded bud is this potent, I can't wait to try some of the Sinse from + it... + * Reputable friends have reported seeing unharvested Hindu Kush #3, + Northern Lights #2, Thai Skunk (Thai x Skunk #1), (Haze x Skunk #1), + Skunk #1 and 4-Way (Skunk x NL x NL x Skunk). It sounds like upcoming + months will be Kind indeed here at the home of the the Armadillo. + +Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area +marijuana: "$100/oz or $1050/lb - excellent quality - 2 to 3 toke high" + [2nd source, September '93] +LSD: 50 hits of Mindblaster (paper)/$2.50 per hit "A little on the weak side + for me, 3 hits were okay, will try four next time. Friend said 2 were + definitely not enough." + - 50 hits of Black Dot (paper)/$2.90 per hit "Didn't get a chance to try + this one" + +Location: Houston +Date: Early august '93 +Marijuana: Indica, Huge light green buds and stink really bad. (Not sinse, + had fair amount of seeds)- Incredible killer dope. + US$120 / quarter ounce +[other source, October '93] +Marijuana: Mexican: US$30 a quarter oz. Typical summer mexican buds - mostly + greenish brown flat gnarly looking buds. Fortunately it's usually not too + compressed. Will definitely get you high if you smoke enough... Loaded + with small, smooth, black seeds... very stemmy. Always available unless + it gets REALLY dry (hasn't happened this summer). Buy the kind instead of + this if you can... + - Kind buds: + Thai: US$120 a quarter oz. Was available in august. Outdoor grow kind. No + seeds. Big brownish kinda-dry buds with harsh smoke that tastes a bit like + it has gasoline fumes in it... Gets you quite stoned with only one good + hit though. Overall it's pretty good. + Colombian gold hash buds: US$140 a quarter oz. also available in august. + From same source as the Thai. No seeds. Big light brown (almost beige) buds + with traces of green. Gets you VERY stoned in short order. + Northern Lights: US$100 a quarter oz. was available in September. Local + hydroponic grown... No seeds. Nice sticky dark green "fluffy" buds. + Takes about 5 mins to kick in but gets you nice and high as opposed to + stoned. Wears off rather quickly though (in about an hour or hour and a + half)... :( + Indica!: US$120 a quarter oz. Available in mid october (about a week ago). + Probably outdoor grow skunk buds. Huge fluffy, sticky light green buds. + Very fresh so it's most likely local grow. Moderate amount of seeds. Not + quite as strong smelling or as nice tasting as it has been in the past but + unbelievable nonetheless. One good hit gets you REALLY REALLY high. Two + gets you very stoned. Awesome stuff. You bet I'm saving the seeds. +[3rd source, november '93] +mexican brick : usual winter mex. Small crushed buds, dark green, some red + hairs evident in the shake, stemmy with lots of seeds. Not bad overall for + brick, and at $25/quarter-oz I don't complain. +kind bud#1: very dark green sativa. large dense buds but not very strong + smelling. one or two seeds found. VERY high THC content - one large bong + hit I was mortally wounded, which is unusual... $120/quarter-oz +kind bud#2: exactly the same as #1, from the same source even, but with less + THC. Probably just a different plant from the same stock. Excellent bud + though. +kind bud#3: some weird strain of indica. not as green or strong smelling as + indica usually is. light green buds dappled with red. big and very + lightweight fluffy buds with no seeds and not much stem, so nearly the + entire bag was smokeable. lots of big crystals and very tasty... very + potent and a great deal at $110/quarter-oz +LSD: a clear liquid in a small vial. $5 for a couple of drops on a + sugar-cube. good stuff +[4th source, Southwest Houston, Jan 24, 1994] +MJ: 1/2 lb $400.00, 1/4 lb $250.00, 1/16 lb $80.00- Med. green, compressed, + mexican. + + + State: Utah +Date: October '93 +Weed: ~$110-$135/oz. Killer bud ~$250/oz max. + +Location: Salt Lake City +Date: May '93 +Weed: $25-$50/eigth, fair-extremely good. Availability: constant +Acid: $3-$10/hit, crappy-extremely good. Availability: erratic +Shrooms: $20/eighth. Availability: rare +Mescaline: $10/good dose [1/5 gram]. Availability: rare + + + State: Virginia +Date: June '93 +Marijuana: $50-$80/ 1/4 ounce (good - better) +Acid: $5 a hit (5-10 hits) to less than $1 a hit for more than a sheet +Shrooms: about $60-$90/ 1/4 ounce +"Availability varies widely. Although almost all drugs are available on +demand to some, only crack is avaiable to those without connections. +Those buying off the street are the frequently busted." +[other source] +Weed: $50-$75 1/4, depending on quality. $150 oz normal. +Shrooms: $35-$40 1/4 +Acid: $3-$5 hit, sheets vary widely. + Shrooms and weed widely available, acid flakey. +[other source] +Location: Washington, DC +Date: July '93 +Marijuana: ~$200/ OZ (most common, actually a little expensive). Price most +often depends on WHO is selling. High quality stuff gets around (in small +quantities) but is generally cheaper (~ $100-150 / OZ). Not much "killer" +stuff around. The most common is quite seedy and brown, but the buds are +generally kind. When quality stuff makes it this far it tends to come from +Oregon/N. California and is seedless, green smelly buds. +The $200/OZ stuff can generally be scored in under a month. Everything else +fluctuates tremendously as there are no other regular sources. Price has +been steady for over a year now. Most of this, of course, depends on who you +know... On the street you'll be easily ripped off. +[other source, November '93] +MDMA: $30/hit. White gelcaps. Took a long time to come on, but lasted a long + time. +K: Not sure how much this is going for, but I've seen it going around a lot + at raves, usually just being shared, not sold. +[2nd source, March '94] +MJ: Kind bud, $50 / Eight + + + + State: Washington +marijuana: $40 an eighth, "outstanding" + +Location: Seattle +Date: August '93 +Marijuana: $35/eight; Green, sticky, smelly, doesn't weigh and is of + relatively low quality. Available pretty regularly (but always look for + something better first). (South Seattle area) +Mushrooms: dry, in a baggy, approx 3 grams, $20 (was asking $25, but I only + had a 20 on me, and I saved him from getting nabbed by a cop in an + unmarked blazer. Very potent, a good time was had by all. Purchased at + a concert in Eastern WA, so a repeat performance can not be scheduled. +MDMA: gelatin capsule filled with a white powdery substance $20 a hit. + Available infrequently. Capitol Hill area(Seattle WA) + + + State: Wisconsin +Location: Madison +Date: August 1 '93 +LSD-25 : White blotter (.5 cm square), with picture of a barrel of monkeys + labelled FUN. Very good quality.4 / dose. +Marijuana : Homegrown, good quality. $10 / ~ 1.5 grams. +Nitrous Oxide : Whippits! $7 / 10 carts, $16 / 24 carts, $25 / 4 carts. + +Location: Milwaukee (South Side/Suburban) +Date: October '93 +Pot: $40/quarter, brickweed; potency of 8 (on scale to 10) +Shrooms: Yellow cap(?) $8/gm ($95/oz)... "Good buzz off of 2gms - kind of + hard to get." +Acid: $3-5/hit; quality and features unknown (blotter) +- "Can't find hash, opium (always rare), or XTC anywhere in the milwaukee + area." + +-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- +Version: 2.2 + +mQCNAivX82sAAAEEAMLMJWpye3A5FBqCdLMwDM+IzPwK6PzLod+8wUNZllWvD+wS +1Ao8BYNHE8KjWxX+uV9THt1aRkgImty/VBtamStH8zrMJ40xIddeIlV8rkpgwau6 +hv2tJSdNpRc5BAzny1spgitv6BMF5J1YNMnLcRFGj6LE202F9kkIFFhJlb3nAAUT +tCpSaWNoYXJkIHYuZC4gSG9yc3QgPHJpY2hAd2VlZHMuaGFja3RpYy5ubD4= +=VSSK +-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- + +--- +Please send your local info for the Drug Price report; anonymously by mailing +through a Cypherpunk remailer, Charcoal or rich%weeds.hacktic.nl@anon.penet.fi + +"...(Cocaine) policy and regulations take little account of these conclusions, +just as drug regulations in the past have been based neither on science nor on +sense." - C. van Dyke and R. Byck, "Cocaine", Scientific American, March 1982. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drugfree.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drugfree.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1a6faafa --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drugfree.txt @@ -0,0 +1,268 @@ +From: govegan@uclink.berkeley.edu (Scott Andrew Selby) +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs +Subject: WHY DRUG FREE? (pamphlet) +Date: 14 Apr 1994 21:41:26 GMT +Message-ID: <2okda6$8kt@agate.berkeley.edu> + +This is a new essay to try to explain the various issues involved +with drug consumption. Please e-mail comments on this to me as I +am going to do another draft of it. Both positive and negative +feedback is appreciated (but please be constructive). For a hard +copy to pass out, send a SASE to the address listed at the end of +this file. Thanks. +------------------------------------------------------------------- + WHY DRUG-FREE? + Personal and Political Responsibility in Daily Life + + Recreational drug use is one of the most widespread and +destructive habits facing us today. Much like other matters of +lifestyle, drug use is not contained entirely within either the private +or the public realm, but lies somewhere in between. The +ramifications of the purchase and consumption of a beer and a +cigarette include, for instance, not only obvious harm to the +consumers body, but also tacit financial support of the political +causes to which the given alcohol/tobacco corporation contributes, +often right-wing in nature. The successful election campaigns of +North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms in 1984 and 1990, for +example, were both funded in large part by profits from the alcohol +and tobacco industries, of which the right-wing congressman has +been an ardent supporter.1 There is an element of irony in this; the +drugs that are used in the name of youthful rebellion end up +benefiting the extreme-rightÑ against which the rebellion claims to +be pitted in the first place. + From a health/social perspective things look even worse. +While political setbacks can in the end be overcome, nothing can +be done to bring back the four-hundred thousand people who die +in the United States as a result of cigarette consumption alone +every year, during which hundreds of thousands more fall victim to +other alcohol- and other drug-related deaths. + +HEALTH + Perhaps the most obvious argument against drug use is the +tremendous toll recreational drugs take on the human body. +Cigarettes have been conclusively shown to cause lung cancer; +cancer of the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, bladder, and pancreas; +chronic bronchitis; peptic ulcers; emphysema; and various birth +defects (if consumed by a pregnant woman). Alcohol can cause an +often-fatal cirrhosis of the liver if ingested regularly over a long +period of time, and use by a pregnant woman can cause birth +defects. Marijuana cigarettes, often thought to be harmless, cause +lung-related illnesses at a rate four times that of their tobacco-filled +bretheren, not to mention their user's lessened ability to +concentrate on difficult tasks, the chronic consumer's weakened +short-term memory, impotency for men, and long-term lowered sex- +drive for all users.2 Consumption of LSD can lead to permanent +brain damage, including psychosis and death. And underlying +each drug's long list of individual problems is the fact that almost all +recreational drugs result in physical dependency (even marijuana, +commonly thought in mainstream society to only be +"psychologically" addictive.)3 New drugs continue to be created +whose long term health affects are not yet known - although +immediate health-problems have been linked to some, such as the +draining of spinal fluid by MDMA (Ecstasy).4 + Indeed, those who produce and sell recreational drugs are +guilty of human rights violations on a grand scale. In the name of +money and profits, they knowingly promote use of products that +end hundreds of thousands of lives every year, and harm countless +others. + +SOCIAL RAMIFICATIONS + An individual's drug habit has a profound effect upon the +community of people with which he/she interacts on a daily basis. +According to government statistics, second hand smoke alone is +responsible for the deaths of fifty-thousand Americans each year. +Drunk drivers kill an additional seventy-thousand innocent human +beings during the same time period. In no uncertain terms this +amounts to murder. Are profits more important than human lives? +The answer from the recreational drug business is a resounding +"Yes!" + From an inter-personal perspective, it is clear that while +under the influence of any mind-altering drug, one has decreased +control of one's actions. This affects both the individual and those +around him/her. It is often the main factor in occurrences of assault, +sexual transgressions, domestic violence, and physical abuse in +general. Date rape is often caused by lessened sexual inhibitions +brought on by drug consumption. Unfortunately, a complete list of +social problems exacerbated by drug use is too long to include in a +pamphlet of this length. Even if one personally has never been a +perpetrator in a drug-related incident, one is still responsible for +such occurrences, through drug consumption or support thereof. +Passivity equals compliance. + +POLITICAL ISSUES + It is a travesty that while use of illegal drugs is combated, +consumption of alcohol and tobacco is actively promoted. +Corporations are even willing to lie in order to increase profits. +They consistently deny that the products they make and sell are +dangerous. Cigarette manufacturers, for example, claim that +cigarettes are neither a threat to the consumer's health nor +addictive,5 despite scientific proof to the contrary. Even the United +States government, ostensibly set up to protect the rights of the +country's citizens, have been promoters of the legal drug industry. +Indeed it is only a minority of government officials who have been +fighting the tobacco industry, albeit on a limited scale. + The federal government is not doing much to stop the public +health threat caused by alcohol/cigarette consumption because the +major corporations have the United States Congress in shackles, +which take the form of gifts, contributions, and campaign funds.6 In +the American South, where tobacco is an important industry, +congressmen are virtually forced to support the tobacco +corporations or face expulsion from office come election-time. For +this reason, federal subsidies exist for tobacco growers that insure +them a profit on their crops.7 The corporations placate the would- +be opposition in government with money, which allows them to +manufacture their harmful products unquestioned. + The products and their health-hazards, however, are only +part of the picture. Both in the United States and abroad, +alcohol/tobacco corporations have been well-known supporters of +an ultra-conservative political agenda. Indeed, almost all of the +corporations that manufacture alcohol and cigarettes turn over a +significant portion of their profits to special-interest groups that +oppose civil-rights legislation and social programs. The Coors +corporation, for example, has opposed the U.S. Civil Rights Act, +affirmative action, the Equal Rights Amendment, U.S. labor unions, +and has been guilty of severe environmental damage in Colorado. +Perhaps most conspicuously they are the founders and primary +financial backers of the Colorado-based Heritage Foundation: an +anti-Semitic, racist, anti-civil rights, right-wing think tank.8 Coors is +not alone in its reactionary pursuits. Henry Weinhard's brewery, for +example, has used profits from beer sales to fund Operation +Rescue. + From the perspective of change, drugs only contribute to +maintaining the status quo. Those who are opposed to the current +system often believe that there is something rebellious about +consuming illegal drugs. The reality is that by purchasing and +consuming drugs, they support the establishment which they +dislike so much. Their consumption also minimizes the volume of +their dissent by neutralizing their activist-tendencies. Drug use +fosters an apathetic environment in which people seek to escape +the troubled conditions of this world instead of working to change +them. It is the people who live in the worst conditions, (and thus +have the greatest need to fight for social change), who most often +become drug addicts, a fact which explains the high rate of +alcoholism among the economically-depressed Native Americans, +and a similarly high percentage of drug use among America's +urban lower class. This, of course, pleases those who run the +country: they face no threat of rebellion as long as the +disenfranchised are busily involved with drugs. In 1989, under +President George Bush, the government set up a highly-selective +'War on Drugs', which gave law enforcement officials free reign to +abuse their authority among society's underclass, all the while +promoting the use of alcohol and other legal drugs among the +same sector of society. + Drug production is a waste of environmental resources. It is +unnecessary, unsustainable, and often directly damages the +environment. Food-stuffs, which in sharp contrast are important to +produce, could be grown on the land used to produce the drugs. +Residents of Northern California and parts of Hawaii have +witnessed the virtual destruction of their respective ecosystems +with the large marijuana crops that have taken over their +countryside.9 Coca plants (used in cocaine production) litter vast +tracts of land in Central and South America, as do poppies (used +for heroin production) in various Asian countries. Tobacco +production often involves heavy use of wood, burned in order to +"flue cure" the product. In Eastern Kenya, Pakistan, and heavily- +forested Brazil, the effects of logging for the purposes of this aspect +of cigarette production have already been felt. In fact, it is estimated +that one tree is felled per 300 cigarettes made.10 In addition, +pollution is created with the production of LSD, cocaine, alcoholic +beverages, and heroin. The packaging involved for some of these +substances is often wasteful, especially that of cigarettes, which +involves throw-away plastic products. + Problems in the non-industrialized world brought on by legal +drug corporations as well as illegal drug producers is another +disturbing consequence of the drug business. Tobacco and alcohol +are sold to poor people in developing nations often without any +warnings about negative health-effects, especially horrendous +given the fact that the cigarettes sold there often contain twice as +much tar (the main carcinogen in cigarettes) as do those sold in the +First World.11 Instead of improving their dire conditions, people are +encouraged to spend what little money they have on products that +will make them more like members of the industrialized world. +Cigarettes, for example, are promoted on television and billboards +as a symbol of progress.12 The reality is that with each drink, puff, +snort, and injection, the already-slim chance that the third-world +citizen will ever live in conditions comparable to those of a typical +first-world counterpart begin to disappear. The drain on financial +resources caused by a drug habit is magnified in the case of the +third-world addict. Unfortunately, many of the targeted consumers +do not have the opportunity to make an informed decision about +the products that may eventually kill them. + Legal and illegal drug production in the developing world +affects not only consumers, but workers as well. They are abused +by employers, earning very little money picking cash crops, while +they could instead be making a decent living producing food-stuffs. +The employers, especially those who manufacture and traffic illegal +drugs, often resort to violent means of protecting their industry. In +some countries, most notably Columbia, the result is chaos. With +the money obtained from selling their cocaine, marijuana, heroin, +and other drugs, those involved in the drug trade have created a +climate of corruption and violence throughout the non- +industrialized world, as they have in many economically depressed +areas of the developed world. + +ALTERNATIVES + In the face of a corrupt industry, both in America and abroad, +people must challenge the idea that illegal drugs should be treated +separately from alcohol and tobacco, a distinction based upon the +assumption that only illegal drugs are truly "drugs". This way of +thinking demonizes illicit drugs and at the same time makes licit +drugs appear innocuousÑ hiding the fact that there is no real +difference between the two categories. A prominent proponent of +the legal/illegal mind-set is the "Partnership for a Drug-Free +America", which, in fact, is primarily financed by the alcohol and +tobacco industries. The ideas promoted by this group through print +and television ads bolster the sales of the legal drug industry's +products, maintaining a good public image. They operate on the +assumption that the public is gullible enough to believe that 'drugs +can't be too bad if they are legal'. Much too often, their strategy has +worked. + A change in personal lifestyle can be a slow process, but +luckily there are many effective methods of ending one's personal +drug habit. If you are addicted to drugs and want to quit, you can. +Seek help or counseling if you need it. Build strength to deal with +issues without needing an escape or depending upon a crutch. +Develop friendships that do not depend on sharing drugs to be +able to relate to one another. Make a life-long commitment to +yourself and the world to live drug-free. By being drug-free, one +boycotts both the various industries (legal and illegal) that produce +drugs as well as the actual concept of drug-taking. Awareness and +a change in personal lifestyle are both essential to effecting +political change. + +ENDNOTES +1. (White) pp. 56-69. +2. UC Berkeley Tang Medical Health Center. +3. ibid. +4. ibid. +5. Tobacco Institute: (phone interview, April 1994). +6. (White) pp. 45-71. +7. (Whelan) p147. +8. (Bellant). +9. Humboldt County (CA) Chamber of Commerce (phone interview, +April 1994). +10. (Whelan) p172. +11. ibid. p170. +12. ibid. p169. + +SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/BOOKS TO READ +Booze Merchants: The Inebriating of America M Jacobson, R. +Atkins, G. Hacker. CSPI Books, Washington D.C. 1983 +Coors Connection R.Bellant. Political Research Associates, +Cambridge MA 1990 (Bellant) +Merchants of Death- The American Tobacco Industry L.C. White. +Beech Tree Books, New York, NY 1988 (White) +Smoking Gun: How the Tobacco Industry Gets Away With Murder +E.M. Whelan. George F. Stickley Co. Philadelphia PA 1984 +(Whelan) + + Ask a local librarian for help inter-library borrowing these +books or books on quitting specific substances. Please photocopy +and distribute this pamphlet. For more information or if you want to +help, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: + +Ideal For Living +PO Box 4353 +Berkeley CA 94704-0353 + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drugtest.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drugtest.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f488b448 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/drugtest.txt @@ -0,0 +1,598 @@ + DRUGS OF ABUSE + And Their Detection in Urine + + Ed Uthman, MD [GEnie: E.UTHMAN] + Diplomate, American Board of Pathology + April, 1993 + +HOW DRUG SCREENS ARE PERFORMED + +The aims of the drug screen are to detect the presence of frequently abused +drugs in the urine of human subjects. Drug screens are used for one of +three purposes: + +1) medical purposes (e.g., to monitor a patient's progress in a medical + treatment program for a drug abuse problem the patient has + acknowledged), + +2) legal purposes (e.g., to determine if a suspect had taken controlled + substances prior to some accident or crime), and + +3) medicolegal purposes (e.g., in an employer's drug abuse program aimed at + both preventing drug-related accidents and crimes and identifying and + treating employees with drug abuse problems). + +For medical purposes, laboratories often use simple, less-expensive +methods aimed at identifying specific drugs with which the patient has had +problems in the past. It is not expected that the results of such drug +tests will be used as evidence against the patient in court. If these +results are used as evidence, it is likely that defense testimony will +successfully impugn the evidence. + +For legal and medicolegal purposes, more stringent testing is necessary +to obtain information that will successfully withstand technical criticism +in court. Therefore, drug screens done for these purposes often take a +two-tiered approach. First, there is a screening test done on the subject's +urine. This is usually a sensitive test that may have some discrepancies +in specificity (for instance, some popular over-the-counter cold medicines +may yield a positive amphetamine screen). Only if this test is positive for +one or more drugs is the second, more expensive test performed. Generally +courts will uphold testimony based on a drug test if positive results were +obtained on two separate tests based on different chemical methods. + +AMPHETAMINES + +Examples: amphetamine sulfate, dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), +methamphetamine (Desoxyn, Methedrine). + +Medical uses: Attention deficit disorder (hyperactivity) of childhood, +narcolepsy, obesity (occasionally and for limited period) + +Effects attractive to abuser: Euphoria, increased ability to +concentrate, increased alertness, heightened ability to perform +intellectual and physical tasks, appetite suppression (for weight loss). + +Adverse effects: Insomnia, restlessness, irritability, palpitations, +rapid heartbeat, sweating, dilation of pupils, confusion, psychosis, +convulsions, death. + +How abused: Pills taken orally; solution injected intravenously; +occasionally snorted into the nose in granular form. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 300 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: Up to 30 hours on low dose, 120 hours +on high dose. + +Substances causing false positive results (on initial drug screen only): +decongestants (ephedrine [Vatronol, Efedron], phenylpropanolamine +[Propagest, Sucrets Decongestant Formula, Rhindecon]); "diet pills" +(phenmetrazine [Preludin], phentermine [Phentrol, Tora, Fastin, Obe-Nix, +Obephen, Obermine, Obestin, Parmine, Phentamine, Phentrol 2, Unifast, +Wilpowr, Adipex-P, Dapex-37.5, Ionamin, Phentrol], phenylpropanolamine +[Diadax, Prolamine, Control, Dex-A-Diet, Dexatrim-15, Unitrol, Maximum +Strength Acutrim, Appedrine]; blood vessel dilators (isoxuprine +[Vasodilan], nylidrin [Adrin, Arlidin]). Only confirmatory testing of the +urine will determine if these interfering drugs are present. It should be +noted that some of these drugs, such as phenmetrazine and phentermine, +while not technically amphetamines, have similar abuse potential and +similar adverse effects. + +Phenylethylamine (a product of decomposing, unpreserved urine) may +produce false-positive screens in unrefrigerated, old specimens which have +not been treated with fluoride preservative. + +BARBITURATES + +Examples: Long acting- phenobarbital; intermediate-acting- amobarbital +(Amytal), butabarbital, talbutal; short-acting- secobarbital (Seconal), +pentobarbital (Nembutal). + +Medical uses: Treatment of insomnia (short term only, and avoided +altogether by most physicians), long-term treatment of epilepsy +(phenobarbital), surgical anesthesia. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Sedation, loss of inhibitions, induction +of sleep. Generally, the short-acting barbiturates have more abuse +potential than long-acting types. + +Adverse effects: Agitation, confusion, nightmares, hallucinations, +lethargy, hangover, suppression of breathing reflexes, coma, death. +Physical dependence is well known, and withdrawal effects can be severe and +dangerous, even fatal. + +How abused: Pills taken orally; solution injected intravenously. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 300 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: long-acting 7 days, intermediate-acting +2-3 days; short-acting 1-2 days. + +Substances causing false positive results: None reported. + +METHADONE + +Examples: Roxane, Dolophine + +Medical uses: Treatment of opiate addicts in approved program + +Effects attractive to abuser: Same as opiates (below) + +Adverse effects: Same as opiates (below) but with lesser degree of physical +dependency (addiction) + +How abused: Pills taken orally; solution injected intravenously. + +Period detectable after last dose: 7.5-56 hours + +Substances causing false positive results: doxylamine [Unisom Nighttime +Sleep Aid]. Presence of this substance would be ruled out by confirmatory +testing. + +OPIATES + +Examples: Morphine, heroin, codeine (as found in many prescription cough +medicines, such as Robitussin-AC, and pain medications, such as Tylenol +#3, Phenaphen #3 & #4, Empirin #3 & #4), oxycodone (Percodan), +hydromorphone (Dilaudid), hydrocodone (as in many prescription cough +medicines). + +Medical uses: Relief of moderate to severe pain, treatment of persistent +cough (codeine), treatment of diarrhea. +>>> Continued to next message + + * OLX 2.1 TD * ..What we got here is an ability to communicate.. + +___ Olms 1.60 [PSTB94B4] + +Ä Area: alt.drugs ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ + Msg#: 463 Date: 02-07-95 20:29 + From: Dr_.dan@helix.eskimo.com Read: Yes Replied: No + To: All Mark: + Subj: drug tests 2/4 +ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ +Path: +nic.tip.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nntp.uio.no!ifi.uio.no!sics.se!eua.ericsson. +se!erinews.ericsson.se!cnn.exu.ericsson.se!convex!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!pipex!uu +net!eskimo!helix!Dr_.Dan +From: Dr_.Dan@helix.eskimo.com (Dr. Dan) +Date: 07 Feb 95 20:29:49 -0800 +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: drug tests 2/4 +Message-ID: <03e_9502072146@helix.eskinews.eskimo.com> +X-Mail-Agent: GIGO+ sn 5 at helix vsn 0.99w32 +Organization: helix.uucp =FidoNet/DharmaNet= 206.783.6368 +Lines: 150 + +>>> Continued from previous message +Effects attractive to abuser: Euphoria, sedation. + +Adverse effects: Drowsiness, apathy, confusion, nausea, vomiting, +suppression of breathing reflexes, constricted pupils, physical addiction, +coma, death. + +How abused: Pills taken orally; solution injected intravenously or +subcutaneously; occasionally snorted into the nose in granular form. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 300 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: heroin, 1-4 days; meperidine, 4-24 +hours; morphine, 84 hour minimum + +Notes: This family of drugs undergoes extensive chemical changes due to +the normal detoxification processes of the body. Therefore, the drug +detected in the urine screen may not be the same as that originally taken +by the subject. For instance, both heroin and codeine are converted to +morphine before excretion in the urine. + +Substances causing false positive results: none reported; however, foods +containing poppy seeds (the natural source of traditional opiate drugs) +will produce true positive results when screening the urine of an otherwise +innocent subject. + +BENZODIAZEPINES + +Examples: Diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), flurazepam +(Dalmane), oxazepam (Serax), lorazepam (Ativan), clonazepam (Clonopin). + +Medical uses: Treatment of anxiety disorders, convulsions, and muscle +spasms. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Euphoria, sedation, relief of anxiety, +induction of sleep. + +Adverse effects: Drowsiness, apathy, fatigue, decreased activity level, +dizziness, fainting, impaired ability to concentrate on tasks, +disturbance of vision and hearing, physical addiction. + +How abused: Pills taken orally. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 300 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: around 2-4 days, but depending +greatly on dose. For instance, a single 10 mg PO dose of diazepam may not +ever be detected, but a 5 times daily dose of 10 mg will be detectable for +3-7 days. + +Substances causing false positive results: none reported. + +CANNABINOIDS + +Examples: Marijuana, hashish, hash oil + +Medical uses: Treatment of nausea and vomiting due to cancer chemotherapy. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Euphoria, intensified sensual and +aesthetic perceptions. + +Adverse effects: Paranoia, panic, impairment of memory and ability to +perform tasks, distorted perception of time, physical and psychological +dependence. + +How abused: Smoked in cigarettes or pipe; occasionally eaten as +ingredient baked into confections. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 100 ng/mL or 20 ng/mL (optional) + +Period detectable after last dose: This is highly variable. A one joint +per week user has detectable levels of cannabinoids form 7 to 34 days, +while a heavy daily user may be detected from 6 to 81 days after last use. + +Substances causing false positive results: none reported. A screen +detection cutoff level of 20 ng/mL, requested by some laboratory clients, +may produce false positives due to passive inhalation of marijuana smoke, +but this is controversial. + +At the cutoff level of 100 ng/mL, persons exposed passively to the smoke +of others by virtue of being in the same room with abusers should be +negative on urine drug screen, although more sensitive chemical techniques +(such as gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, which has a sensitivity of +10 ng/mL) may demonstrate the drug in such an individual's urine. + +COCAINE + +Examples: Cocaine hydrochloride is the typical form used by abusers who +ingest the drug by snorting the granular form into the nose; it can also be +dissolved in water and injected intravenously. Cocaine base is available in +a waxy cake form ("rock" or "crack") which is vaporized with a torch and +the vapors inhaled through a tube. + +Medical uses: Used almost exclusively by ear, nose and throat doctors to +produce local anesthesia and control blood loss during minor nasal +surgery. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Euphoria, increased ability to +concentrate, increased alertness, heightened ability to perform +intellectual and physical tasks, sexual stimulation, heightened +sociability, enhanced self-confidence. + +Adverse effects: Restlessness, nervousness, tremor, convulsions, +disturbances in heart rhythm, psychological dependence, myocardial +infarction, sudden death. + +How abused: Snorted, injected, or smoked (see above). + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 300 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: 8-48 hours + +Note: The laboratory detection of cocaine is performed by analyzing the +urine for the presence of benzoylecgonine, a substance produced by the +body's chemical detoxification of cocaine. Continuous conversion of cocaine +to the metabolite occurs in voided, standing urine specimens (even with +fluoridation and refrigeration) unless the specimen is kept at acid pH +(<5). This may give the appearance of a negative specimen "turning +positive" during storage, if the initial level of the metabolite was too +low to trigger the screen in the fresh specimen. In truth, the specimen was +positive all along, of course. + +Substances causing false positive results: none reported; however, some +legal South American herbal teas may contain small amounts of coca leaf +extract, which may trigger a positive test in an "innocent" subject. Please +note that cocoa, cacao, and Coca Cola are all completely unrelated to coca, +which is the source of cocaine. + +METHAQUALONE + +Examples: Quaalude, Sopor + +Medical uses: Once used as a sleeping pill/sedative, now methaqualone is +virtually never used for medical purposes. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Same as that for barbiturates (see above) + +Adverse effects: Same as that for barbiturates (see above) + +How abused: Pills taken orally. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 300 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: up to 90 hours, depending on dose +>>> Continued to next message + + * OLX 2.1 TD * ..What we got here is an ability to communicate.. + +___ Olms 1.60 [PSTB94B4] + +Ä Area: alt.drugs ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ + Msg#: 464 Date: 02-07-95 20:29 + From: Dr_.dan@helix.eskimo.com Read: Yes Replied: No + To: All Mark: + Subj: drug tests 3/4 +ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ +Path: +nic.tip.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nntp.uio.no!ifi.uio.no!sics.se!eua.ericsson. +se!erinews.ericsson.se!cnn.exu.ericsson.se!convex!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!pipex!uu +net!eskimo!helix!Dr_.Dan +From: Dr_.Dan@helix.eskimo.com (Dr. Dan) +Date: 07 Feb 95 20:29:50 -0800 +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: drug tests 3/4 +Message-ID: <03f_9502072146@helix.eskinews.eskimo.com> +X-Mail-Agent: GIGO+ sn 5 at helix vsn 0.99w32 +Organization: helix.uucp =FidoNet/DharmaNet= 206.783.6368 +Lines: 148 + +>>> Continued from previous message +Substances causing false positive results: none reported. + +PHENCYCLIDINE + +Examples: PCP, "angel dust" + +Medical uses: Veterinary tranquilizer; not used in human medicine. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Hallucinogenic effects + +Adverse effects: Lethargy, loss of co/rdination; unpredictable +psychosis, sometimes with criminally violent behavior; death. + +How abused: Taken orally, smoked in cigarette (often mixed with +marijuana), injected intravenously as a solution, snorted into the nose in +granular form. + +Typical urine detection cutoff level: 75 ng/mL + +Period detectable after last dose: 5-10 days + +Substances causing false positive results: Thioridazine (Mellaril), an +antipsychotic drug, has been reported to cause false positive results, +as has the insecticide parathion. + +PROPOXYPHENE + +Examples: Darvon, Dolene, Doxaphene, Profene 65 + +Medical uses: Relief of mild to moderate pain. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Same as that for opiates (see above) + +Adverse effects: Same as that for opiates (see above). + +How abused: Pills taken orally; occasionally injected as solution made +by dissolving pills in water. + +Period detectable after last dose: 1-3 days + +Note: Propoxyphene is technically an opiate and is chemically closely +related to methadone. As a pain-relieving drug, it is two-thirds as potent +as codeine. Although considered something of a minor leaguer in the opiate +world, it is nevertheless a cause of many drug-related deaths (including +that of former football star John Matuszak) especially if used in +combination with alcohol and other drugs. + +Substances causing false positive results: Methadone (see above) at +high, toxic concentrations may cause false positive results. Confirmation +testing will eliminate interference by this drug. + +ALCOHOL (ETHANOL) + +Examples: Beer, wine, distilled spirits + +Medical uses: Rarely, if ever, used for medical purposes. + +Effects attractive to abuser: Release of social inhibitions, euphoria, +sedation + +Adverse effects: Same as that for barbiturates (see above). Also, use by +pregnant women, even in small ("social") amounts may have adverse effect +on the fetus. + +How abused: Drunk in beverage + +Period detectable after last dose: 8-10 hours + +Note: Alcohol is the only drug of abuse (other than tobacco) that is +legal for all adults to use. Illegal use (as in driving while intoxicated) +is defined by the presence of a blood alcohol level of greater than 100 +mg/dL (0.10% by volume) in Texas (lower in some other states). It is +impossible to determine if a subject is legally intoxicated by measurement +of the urine alcohol level. +A blood specimen must be collected for this determination to be made by +a clinical laboratory. + +LIMITATIONS OF DRUG SCREENS + +From a practical viewpoint it is impossible to determine in every case +that a given individual is impaired in the workplace due to drug abuse. +Just as in the case of alcohol, the use of drugs spans a wide spectrum of +behavior, from the occasional recreational user who assiduously avoids +coming to work under the influence, to the hard-core addict whose only +motivation is the acquisition of his or her next dose. Generally the +clinical laboratory is not able to distinguish these two types of +individuals. Such a distinction comes about only by careful evaluation by +professionals specially trained in the psychology and physiology of drug +abuse. The laboratory should be used only as a helpful tool for such +professionals. + +Urine drug screens panels are set up to analyze urine for a variety of +drugs that are known to have high abuse potential and affect task +performance. +To rule out the presence of all drugs that may impair a worker's +performance is not generally allowable within the bounds of cost +containment. Certain drugs which are not usually picked up on routine drug +screens are noted below. If intoxication by any of the drugs listed below +is suspected, it is recommended that the client contact the B&A +pathologist, who will be glad to help determine a strategy as to how the +case should be most efficiently handled. + +Methylphenidate (Ritalin), phentermine (Fastin, Parmine), phenmetrazine +(Preludin), phendimetrazine (Plegine), diethylpropion (Tenuate), +mazindol (Mazanor, Sanorex), benzphetamine (Didrex) and fenfluramine +(Pondimin) all have amphetamine-like effects and abuse potential. Some of +them, such as phentermine, benzphetamine, fenfluramine and diethylpropion, +may not be picked up on routine screens. + +Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA, "Ecstasy") is has been popular in +Houston high schools. Although it is technically an amphetamine, it +requires a special analysis to be identified. + +Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is also chemically related to the +amphetamines, but it is much better known for its profound +hallucinogenic effects. Special analysis is available. + +Meperidine (Demerol) and pentazocine (Talwin) have physiological effects +and abuse potential essentially identical to those of opiates. However, +since they are chemically dissimilar to morphine, they may not show up as +"opiates" on a routine screen. Special analysis is available. + +Barbiturates which are not easily detected on drug screens include +amobarbital (Amytal), pentobarbital (Nembutal), and butethal. The detection +systems used to pick up barbiturates are optimized for secobarbital +(Seconal), which is probably the most important barbiturate in abusing +populations. + +Flurazepam (Dalmane), a benzodiazepine used as a sleeping pill, is not +ordinarily picked up on benzodiazepine screens. + +Glutethimide (Doriden), ethchlorvynol (Placidyl), meprobamate (Miltown, +Equanil), methyprylon (Noludar), and ethinamate (Valmid) are sedative +drugs that can produce dependence and impaired function. Although they may +have some effects similar to those of the barbiturates, they are chemically +unrelated and must be detected with special procedures. + +Hydrocarbon solvents. These are inhaled by glue sniffers to produce a +euphoric effect. Although this seems to be less of a problem socially now +than in previous years, special analysis of hydrocarbons and chlorinated +hydrocarbons is available. +>>> Continued to next message + + * OLX 2.1 TD * ..What we got here is an ability to communicate.. + +___ Olms 1.60 [PSTB94B4] + +Ä Area: alt.drugs ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ + Msg#: 465 Date: 02-07-95 20:29 + From: Dr_.dan@helix.eskimo.com Read: Yes Replied: No + To: All Mark: + Subj: drug tests 4/4 +ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ +Path: +nic.tip.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!sics.se!eua.ericsson.se!er +inews.ericsson.se!cnn.exu.ericsson.se!convex!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!pipex!uunet!e +skimo!helix!Dr_.Dan +From: Dr_.Dan@helix.eskimo.com (Dr. Dan) +Date: 07 Feb 95 20:29:51 -0800 +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: drug tests 4/4 +Message-ID: <040_9502072146@helix.eskinews.eskimo.com> +X-Mail-Agent: GIGO+ sn 5 at helix vsn 0.99w32 +Organization: helix.uucp =FidoNet/DharmaNet= 206.783.6368 +Lines: 97 + +>>> Continued from previous message +Ketamine (Ketalar), chemically related to phencyclidine (PCP), is used +as a general anesthetic but has been abused, often by health care workers. +It must be injected for effect. Analysis is available only through +specialized laboratories, and turnaround time is typically long. + +Designer opiates. These, like meperidine, are synthetic analogues of +natural opiates. Accordingly, their chemical structure may be so alien to +that of natural opiates that they go completely undetected. These are +medically very significant drugs. For instance, 3-methylfentanyl ("China +white") is 3000 times as potent as morphine and has been responsible for +over 100 overdose deaths in California. Another, 1-methyl-4- +phenylpropionoxypiperidine (MPPP), may be contaminated with an unintended +byproduct (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine, or MPTP) which +destroys the substantia nigra of the brain and produces permanent +parkinsonism. + +Adulteration of urine samples with such substances as lemon juice, +vinegar, chlorine bleach, and NaCl has been used to successfully interfere +with detection of cannabinoids. Also, marked overhydration of the subject +(by quaffing large volumes of water) may so dilute the urine that the +concentration of the telltale metabolite falls below the detection +threshold of the screen. + +A WORD ON TEST RELIABILITY + +Published data indicate that a system of drug screening similar to that +used by most laboratories has a sensitivity of 76% and a specificity of +99%. This excellent specificity parameter means that of 100 persons who do +not use drugs, 99 would be expected to test negative by confirmation. This +is certainly an excellent specificity for any medical determination. +However, one should also be aware of another parameter, the predictive +value of a positive test. As applied to drug testing, this figure expresses +the probability that a subject that has tested positively has in fact used +the drug. Although a high specificity, such as 99%, optimizes the +predictive value, a more significant factor is the prevalence of drug use +in the population being tested. The more prevalent the usage of drugs in a +subject population, the greater the reliability of drug testing procedure. +Given the sensitivity and specificity values quoted above, the following +table indicates the predictive value for several levels of drug abuse +prevalence. + +Percentage of tested population | Probability that a given + +using drugs (the prevalence of | subject that tests positive + +drug abuse) | has really taken the drug + + | (the predictive value of a + + | positive test) +______________________________________________________________________ + + 0.1% | 7.1% + 1.0% | 43.4% + 10.0% | 89.4% + 20.0% | 95.0% + 50.0% | 98.7% + +Therefore, in a population with a high incidence of drug use (200 per +thousand), the false positive rate on drug screens is only 5%, while in +a low-incidence population (1 per thousand) the false positive rate on +randomly screened individuals (i.e., those of whom there is no particular +suspicion of drug use) is expected to be a whopping 93%! 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Uthman + + + + CH OH + | 3 | + |____ |____ + / \ /----\ + / \___/ \__ C H + \\ // \\ // 5 11 + \\ // \\ // + ----\ /---- + \___O + /\ :%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%: + / \ : CYBERSOOFIES OF PUGET SOUND : + CH CH :%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%: + 3 3 + + + * OLX 2.1 TD * ..What we got here is an ability to communicate.. + +___ Olms 1.60 [PSTB94B4] diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dtchmdma.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dtchmdma.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..24519bc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dtchmdma.drg @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +From: cooper@hacktic.nl (cooper) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Dutch analysis of Ecstasy(Re: FWD : Analysis of current `extasy') +Date: 3 Feb 1994 12:17:22 +0100 +Message-ID: <2iqmggINNnam@xs4all.hacktic.nl> + +[Excellent analysis of Australian sample of MDEA deleted] + +In a recent visit to the Dutch Drugsadviesbureau (Drugs-advice-bureau) I +was allowed to look into their unpublished samples analysis lists. It was +for me at least an eye-opener. Several hundreds of street samples were listed +with exact contents, along with shape, size and other markers by which to +identify the samples. Basically, there were 4 categories: + +1) It was what it was sold as. +2) There were impurities +3) It was a ripp-off +4) It was pure stuff, but of a different kind that it was sold as. + +Most samples (>75%) fell into categories 1 & 4. That includes MDMA being +sold as MDEA, or vice versa, or MDA being sold as MDMA, or just MDMA being +sold as MDMA. Category 2 only listed impurities being caffeine and a single +case of MDA being mixed in with MDMA. (MDA being the impurity). +The ripp-offs in category 3 where about 50/50 distributed between pure filler +and caffeine (up to 250 whopping mg.) So their conclusion was that allthough +you shouldn't risk being sold caffeine as MDMA, the quality is generally OK, +if you don't mind a little caffeine (40 mg. or so ) added to your MD[ME]A. + +Dosages didn't vary that much lowest I saw was 75 mg. MDMA, highest 165. +MDEA lowest 110, highest 150. So that's for the Dutch market. Anyone got +info for other countries? + +--Cooper + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/duzzy-fuck b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/duzzy-fuck new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21ff831b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/duzzy-fuck @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +here's the scenario....we were at the zoo and tripping like +mother fuckers. we went to see the gophers because we like +small furry creatures, and have you ever seen "12 monkeys"? +because our lives were being ruled by these large fuzzy +animals. fuzzy ducks is all we could think about. duzzy fuck? +she's out like a peanut. a salty peanut. nope. don't smoke +dope. you got a joint? nope. it be a lot cooler if you did. the +screen saver rocked our world. can i tell you that the biggest +houses in the world exist on big bend. especially when your +tripping balls. gotta go get some midnight munchies. later +days. +p.s. i'm sober. this i swear. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dyingpln.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dyingpln.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e55f1526 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dyingpln.drg @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: wmoreno@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (William Moreno) +Subject: Re: Strange Plant Death +Message-ID: <1993May3.190756.1181@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> +Date: Mon, 3 May 1993 19:07:56 GMT + +In article v129qpm9@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Joseph M Kusumoto) writes: +> +>Here is the set and setting: +> +>I have an eight inch plant that was growing like a weed until a few days ago. +>It was started in regular soil from my yard in a two-cup tupperware bowl and +>the entire thing was transplanted a week ago into an 8in potter filled with +>potting soil mixed with perlite. I am using a 150 watt grow bulb about two feet +>from the top of the plant on an 18 hour cycle. It is in a ventilated, 72 degree +>room and is watered daily. Also, when I made the transplant, I sprinkled some +>scotts herb and flower fertilizer (18-11-12) around on top of the soil. +> +>Question: Why is it dying?? Any help would be appreciated. It appears to have +>about 2 days left. +> +> + +There are a few things that may be wrong: +1) If the leaves are turning brown or wilting you may be over fertilizing it. + Solution: Flush the soil of the fertilizer salts with clean water. +2) You may be over watering. The plant's roots need oxygen. + Solution: Don't water as often. It's O.K. for the soil to dry out a little, + just don't let it get to dry. +3) It may not be dying. It may be in shock from the transplanting. + Solution: None that I know. All you can do is wait. +4) The change in the light spectum from natural sun to artifical light can + damage a plant (not getting the spectrum it needs or the spectrum it is + used to). + Solution: Get a different light, or put it back outside. +5) The soil may have a nutrient difficiency other than what is in the + fertilizer you are using. (You will have to describe what the plant + looks like for a diagnosis.) +6) If the light is on 18 hrs, you want to use a vegetive fertilizer instead + of a flower ferilizer. Or, turn down the light cycle to 12/12 (light/dark) + to force flowering (if this is what you want). I do not think this would + kill it, but I could be wrong. + +I hope this helps. + +Will M. +wmoreno@ringer.cs.utsa.edu +Disclaimer: blah blah blah yak yak yak.... + +========================================================================= +| 'Tis an ill wind | He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of | +| that blows no minds. | the pain of being a man. | +| --Syadasti | --Dr. Johnson | +========================================================================= + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dylan-dead b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dylan-dead new file mode 100644 index 00000000..22c990ed --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/dylan-dead @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +July 12 1987 was a beautifully bright and sunny day. MTV had +called 87 the new summer of love. To coincide with this claim +Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead were touring together across +the USA.Outside the show I ingested three cubes of some +powerful LSD. Being an experienced LSD user I was not worried. +Boy did I get my monies worth. By the time I reached my seat at +the rear of the stage in the upper nose bleeds of Giants +stadium I was having massive visual effects.Peoples faces and +bodies were distorting into whatever strange form my mind was +coming up with.About this time the Dead came out and started +jaming.The combination of the music and the Lsd really set my +mind adrift into the cosmos.I mean my mind split into thousands +of multicolored fragments and the universe seemed to rip +open.At the same time a great feeling of unity overcame me with +my fellow concert goers.It was always at this point that i +refer to strapping into my seat for fear of drifting off to +far. That was the point when the music actually became +something visual,patterns forming out the air swirling and +moving almost as if in a tunnel. Finally peaked just as the +concert peaked with Dylan singing Knocking on Heavens Door..I +sincerly felt that God was going to answer.Afterwords I was +speachless , feeling as if Id experienced some kind of +religious conversion. Our government needs to stop oppressing +us with theyre uninitiated laws and customs. LSD will set +anyone free if only for a little while LET US BE!!!!!! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eating.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eating.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..caea73bb --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eating.drg @@ -0,0 +1,237 @@ +From: caedmon@cats.ucsc.edu (Jeffq) +Date: 19 Feb 1993 22:15:12 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating/cooking MJ + + +kap002@acad.drake.edu writes: + +>Hi. I've been reading articles and the like on this newsgroup for quite +>some time. Most of the previous questions I have had have been answered. +>However, I thought of one which has not: When cooking MJ (ie. brownies) does +>the smell of the MJ permeate throughout the kitchen area? I'm asking because +>it's something that I've always wanted to bake, but I like in the dorms and +>the only kitchen area is right in the lobby. Course I'm not looking to get +>busted. Thanks in advance. + +YES IT DOES!!! + +It's about as easy to conceal as baking-chocolate-chip-cookie-fumes on +a cold morning. + +-jq +-- +,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';, +,;';, caedmon@ucscb.ucsc.edu Jeff Ishaq .,;';, +,;';, I am a meatball: Bite me. Guitar withdrawal! .,;';, +,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';,.,;';, + +From: albion@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Craig T Manske) +Date: 21 Feb 1993 07:46:11 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating/cooking MJ + +From article <1993Feb19.125645.1@acad.drake.edu>, by kap002@acad.drake.edu: +> Hi. I've been reading articles and the like on this newsgroup for quite +> some time. Most of the previous questions I have had have been answered. +> However, I thought of one which has not: When cooking MJ (ie. brownies) does +> the smell of the MJ permeate throughout the kitchen area? I'm asking because +> it's something that I've always wanted to bake, but I like in the dorms and +> the only kitchen area is right in the lobby. Course I'm not looking to get +> busted. Thanks in advance. + + It didn't for me. I took an 1/8oz of smoke, chopped it all very fine +until it was all sift, and added it to some Microwave (Not MicroRave, some +other brand) browines and cooked it in the micro for 8 minutes... All I could +smell was chocolate! From there, I went to the Lallapalooza concert in +Milwaukee, and had one in the car 15 minutes from the gate (All this doing a +poilce road check for intoxicants :) )... Anyways, it hit me 20-30 minutes +later, and kept getting stronger and stronger for the next hour. The next +5 hours were great... Seems much more mellow than smoking a number of bowls, +although it was a very strange feeling to not smoke something and just get more +and more stoned. The best part of eating pot brownies is getting a very small +smidgen stuck of a bud stuck between your teeth mixed with chocolate!!!! + + + Rodney + + +From: ab158@Freenet.carleton.ca (David Johnston) +Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1993 23:12:31 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating/cooking MJ + + +In a previous article, treefreeeco@igc.apc.org (Paul Stanford) says: + +> +>No, when cooking MJ brownies, the smell of baking brownies permeates the +>kitchen area. Cook the ganja in butter first, then mix it into the brownies. +>Enjoy in the privacy of your own home. +> +> + I have no doubt this has been stated before, but I might as well +add it to this string as well. + If you fry the dope in butter or oil before cooking with it, you +will alter the kind of high you get. Without frying, you'll be stoned out +of your mind, immobile on the couch for the duration. With frying, you +are stoned out of your mind, running around laughing like an idiot. I +much prefer the latter. + I've been told that this is because the frying dissolves the THC +out of the dope and into the butter, which allows it to enter the +bloodstream faster. Come to think of it, this would seem to suggest that +the effects would be reversed. Any confirmation/denial, anyone? + + Dave + +P.S. My favorite recipe: Open an oreo cookie, and scoop out a small +depression in the icing (yes, I *know* what's in that icing. I try not to +think of it.) + Take a quarter gram of hash, heat it, and crumble it up. Then +heat a bit of butter, about the same amount as the hash you broke up, in a +spoon over a stove element, candle or lighter. When it's melted, add the +hash and stir it up with a toothpick, or something. It will melt. + At this point, if someone comes in, you look like your about to +shoot up. Throws a real scare into Mom! :-( + Pour the mixture into the depression in the oreo, and put the +cover back on. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or so, and chow down. + 1 cookie will do the trick! + Enjoy! + +-- + Dave + +From: an8533@anon.penet.fi +Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 14:57:19 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating/cooking MJ + + +I haven't seen this variation of cooking with MJ on the list, +but it is from a recipe in "A Childs Garden of Grass" that +my friend Ernie used to have back in school. + +Anyways, some FOAF's used to do this to extract the last useability from +sticks, stems and whatever "rubble" is lying around. Of course, you +can do this with any other shake or bud if you so desire. + +Bring 1-2 quarts of water to a boil. +Add 2 sticks of butter. +Add sticks, shake, stems, whatever...thow it all in! +Cover and let boil for 15 minutes. +Pour through a strainer into a bowl. +Put the bowl into the fridge over night. +In the morning, most of the THC laden butter +will have formed a hard layer on the top of the water. +Carefully skim this off and save. +Use this butter in any recipe you desire; my friend +Ernie used to put it on toast! + +A lot of work I know, but this method seems to +enjoy several advantages over frying: + +1) no danger of overcooking or burning because the + water temp won't be much higher than 100C/212F + +2) better extraction of THC because you can cook + it longer without burning; Ernie said you could + even catch a reasonable high from just sticks and + stems. + +3) You can use the butter in any recipe; Ernie was + also a big pesto fan. + +Ernie told me that there was a better version using +alcohol instead of water but that you can't do +it with a gas stove, so he didn't really remember. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind system, any replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +From: df@sdf.lonestar.org (daniel finster) +Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1993 19:38:38 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating MJ + + + +> anyone else want to share their experiences eating? + + Me and a friend, the other week, decided to take the last of our weed +and instead of smoking it, cook it. We fried it for about 10 minutes +in butter, then got out a can of Chili-Mac and dumped it in there, and +added some Velveeta (tm) (couldn't find brownie mix.. didn't want to go +spend money). The Chili-Mac tasted like shit, so we won't be doing that +again... Anyways, There was a show that night at a local music club, +a few bands that we wanted to see (I think it was Brutal Juice, Caulk +and someone else, all local Dallas/Denton bands (If you ever get a chance, +pick up a Brutal Juice tape, they are REALYL good, sortof a hardcore +punk/grunge, with dual strobe lights..)) and I had heard several times +on alt.drugs that when you eat weed, it takes about 3 or 4 hours to +take affect. So by that calculation, we decided to eat it around 3 in +the afternoon, to be nice and stoned at the show. Bad idea--The pot +started taking effect in about 30-45 minutes, and rose +slowly and steadily.. We watched some anime (japanese animation) for a +while, then decided to turn off the sound and put music on (because +the soundtrack on the anime sucked).. That was really cool, of course, +so we played with the TV more, and got out this cheesy porn video +we had bought a while back that basically sucked; on pot it was pretty +cool; though and got us real horny, so we talked about it for a minute +and decided that I'd go outside and wait while he jacked off, then +he'd go outside and wait while I did same. That was cool, also. +Then we decided to put on some noise music (from Japan) and turn on +static on the TV. If you get a chance, pick up _Shinsen Na Clitoris_ +by Masonna and listen to it while watching static on the TV while +stoned, it's like a lightening bolt through your spine. Similar +effects can be gotten from _Emanation Machine R. Gie 1916_ by SPK +(off of _Information Overload Unit_). Anyways, so we sat around +listening to noise and stuff for a while.. and talked about how we +were feeling, and stuff.. around 8 or 9 we started to get REAL tired, +which sucked because we wanted to see the music show real bad.. we +ended up going to sleep and missing it entirely. When I woke +up the next morning, I could _STILL_ feel it a little bit, like 16 +hours after I had ingested it! Overall, I like eating it better +than smoking it, for the most part.. I like being high for the longer +period of time, een when it isn't as intense as it'd otherwise be. + + One interesting thing which maybe someone else on here could tell me +if they experienced this also, several times I felt myself going down +a little bit, then a little later getting even higher than before. +I have never noticed this kind of effect while smoking, it's always +a go-up-till-you-peak,then-coast-down-slowly .. never a rollercoaster +like this. I found it very interesting. Next time I'll get real +brownie mix though. +-- +daniel finster df@sdf.lonestar.org ...!seas.smu.edu!letni!sdf!df + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <184302Z24011994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an66009@anon.penet.fi +Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 18:33:43 UTC +Subject: New way of eating MJ + +A FOAF told me about this: + +Eating really is the best way to injest, but how many people want to whip +up a batch of brownies every time? It just takes too much time. This +recipe, for "Firecrackers", is really easy, and really fast: + +Spread peanut butter thickly on a cracker. Top with perfectly cleaned MJ +(no twigs or seeds, and break up any buds) - about enough for a joint. +Spread peanut butter on another cracker, and put on top of the MJ, peanut +butter side down, so the layers are cracker, PB, MJ, PB, cracker. + +Put on some foil, and bake at 300 for 20 minutes. Let cool and eat. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eatingmsh.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eatingmsh.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..301642da --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eatingmsh.drg @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +From: gavin@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (dan moss) +Date: 19 Feb 93 14:04:29 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating 'Shrooms + +itzenhui@cs.uwp.edu (Steve Itzenhuiser) writes: + +> +> Just wondering. Does putting mushrooms on top of a pizza lessen the +> effect at all, or should we have no problems? +> +> Thanx in advance, +> +> Steve + +Steve, I was wondering that question myself a couple of years ago. + +So, I went out west and picked some (there is some abundance in South +Florida). Then, when I went to work that evening (I was amanager at the +local Pizza Hut), I baked an extra cheese, double mushroom (1/2 and 1/2), +and onion pizza (pan crust). Not only did it taste great, but I found the +buttons on the cash register changing places. + +So, I did the only thing any person would---close up shop early. + +Yes, Steve, you should have no problem. It definitely beats the bitten +routine of making tea and eating sludge. + + +peace, dan + +From: ab158@Freenet.carleton.ca (David Johnston) +Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1993 07:16:43 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Eating 'Shrooms + + +In a previous article, itzenhui@cs.uwp.edu (Steve Itzenhuiser) says: + +> +>Just wondering. Does putting mushrooms on top of a pizza lessen the +>effect at all, or should we have no problems? +> +>Thanx in advance, +> +>Steve +> + This sort of reminds me of my first Dead show. A friend of mune +from Toronto put 1/2 oz of 'shrooms into a taboule (sp?) salad a day +before crossing the border to Buffalo. By the time we got to the border, +the 'shrooms had swelled up and just looked like... well, mushrooms. + So we all pigged out on the floor in Rich stadium before the show. + They worked just fine! + I think the only factor to consider is the full stomach/empty +stomach thing that's a factor in any drug eating. If you eat six pieces +of pizza, with a certain ammount of drug, you'll take longer to get off +than the same ammount of drug on 1 piece. + Hmmm. Suddenly, I'm come over all peckish. I think I'll wander +out to the kitchen and get a snack... + +-- + Dave + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eight-tripping b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eight-tripping new file mode 100644 index 00000000..980ee69c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/eight-tripping @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ + OK this story is about one of the most intense funnest happiest +trip I have had yet. It involves eight people of the name Dylan(me)(17), +Chris(16), Luke(16), Nick(16), Michelle(19), Chasity(16), Brook(16), and +Amy(16). It was a very slow night I was in my home town chilling out +smoking a big fat joint over at my X-girlfriends house getting baked like +any other night. Well we good old Chris wich has pulled alot of cool +things off in this town has a trusty friend in another town call him +with a offer for a new Vitamin-A in town. This acid went for 7$ a hit. +I thought first no fucking way I have had damn good trip for 3$ a hit +before. Well anyway I thought that I would do it since I had a pocket +full of cash and if it wasn't good then I would get some different kind +I had lined up the next day so I wouldn't be totaly depressed about +getting ripped off. So it get's there I look at it and am emidiately +mesmerised by the thickness and the size of this hit. It was called +Alice 'N Wonderland if you ever run across this particular acid or +one called Jesus Christ( GOOD LUCK! ) BUY BUY BUY AND BUY!!! So +among the eight people I am talking about 5 take theirs emidiately. We all split +up in two different cars and go off are own ways. I remember getting +in the car with Chris and Shannon was driving but she was sober, so she +was kinda like our keep us inline person. Well me and Chris haven't +dropped yet when we see the first cop drive by we imediately dropped +due to fear of getting busted. Well I remember Luke in the front seat +he was going on and on about how he wasn't feeling anything and he dropped +like 20 minutes ago when he said that. Well I was getting pissed off +really bad. I thought I got ripped off, not by anyone there or anything +I just felt like somebody had cheated me. I set there thinking that +for about 10 minutes in the back of a car. The next thing I new we +and the other car met up with Brook, Chasity, Tom(the sober driver in that +car),Nick, and Amy well we all got out and bamb I got happy as Luke got +happy I thought hmmmmm did I take a better dose or did luke confinse him +self it was bad. Well we decide to go to a party that was really lame, but +fun going to see the so called party, I remember getting out of the car +and running to the door yelling PARTY PARTY!!! Michelle the girl who +was suppost to have the party answered the door and said the party was +over it was like 12:00 a.m. or something must be a really lame party +I thought without saying good-bye I ran back to the car heading back +to my x-girlfriends house (Karina now Chris's girlfriend at the time) +we get there Karina's mom was in a bad mood everyone refferred to her +as Momma Chris well I would have gone crazy if there were like 16 people +in my house half of them half my age tripping their nuts off because momma +chris is usually the nicest women in the world until she gets mad wich +she did that night, so we split out of there and headed back to the car +were we lost Chris and it was the two cars off again on a wild goose chase +to no place. Well now are numbers are down to seven. I was in the back +seat of Shannon's car and was getting the peak of my life aafter about +two hours of tripping I started to loose my vision and everyone was phrea- +king out. I somehow reamianed pretty calm as so did Chasity and Brook. +Luke and Nick were alright at first but they sort of started getting +scared wich is unusuall for them to get scared wich made me kind of +scared, but then again nothing could measure to the time I did Jesus +Christ and that's what I told my self that night about a million times. +You see Acid is increadible in the way it distorts everything but +still makes it so clear, I think acid is just basically a circle mind fuck +where you keep thinking around and round in circles and you just +have to keep it posotive to get through it and have fun. Ok back to the +story we were all crusing having fun being in retard tripping stage at +this point, so finally we split up one more time and am not able to +find one another's car's so we go to Shannon's house and I light a cig- +erette like it's a candy stick, then walk inside her house with a big +talking parrot and a huge fluffy scary looking dog. This dog looks like +it's nose is in my eye when it was sniffing me. I kinda phreaked and +got up and had a huge nice rush like I just did a big fat line of +uncut peanut butter crank or something and walked very fastly out the +door when I sawl like four people just walking around the yard that +wasn't there I even almost went to go talk to somebody that I thought +i recognized before i caught my self and said hellooo!!!!!!!!!!! Well +i went back inside and tried to avoid the annoying dog, and concentrate +on the talking parrot wich was a very good decision well we got ahold +of the other car by pager wars finally they all show up at Shannon's +house when they get out of the car I immediately get like 4 or 5 different +hugs. Well it just so happens that shannon(the sober person)in our car +has a problem with her car wich means people are stuck at her house +so we come up with a solution cram 7 people in a little red convertable. +HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM let's think about this, well fuck it I'm tripping I +said and don't give a fuck. so my 6ft. 2" body crams in the back of this +car with Brook(A girl I am not attracted to in the sober world but am +in the tripping world somehow) on my lap and chasity squashed up over my +left leg. Well we drive around trying to find a place to go, and that +would be Aaron's house wich I used to hate but like now, and so We enter +the perfect place to trip and chill out talk, talk, talk, visualize, hal- +uncionize, and confinse boy I had to do alot of that that night. I mean +Luke felt like he was a dick to everyone that night I was like no youv'e +been cool your just tripping, and he was going on about how he had been +clowned so bad and everyone wasn't getting along with him, wich I totally +understand that has happend to me multiple times when I tripped so they +(Nick, and Luke) were saying how the trip was wired and it wasn't right +they were kinda scared well I was chilled out and told them the same +thing I told my self the hole night I had doubts, and that was I had +tripped like twice as hard once before and I was fine two days later +after that incedent and eversince, so they got in aa really good mood +and we all just talked and brook wich I guess I liked that night for +god knows why was talking to me and I was like in a trip hipnotic +thing were I liked her or something, well Chasity, Amy, and Brook all +go back to Amy place I think it was and end up calling us and we talked +to them all night on the phone it was the perfect thing to do when you +were tripping, and I had Luke and Nick trying to hook me up with Brook +over the phone (don't get me wrong brook is a nice person as a friend +but i think friends in the real world is all I can see in her) ok well +that went on for like two hours getting no where and so I said fuck it +quit asking her, and felt really really stupid but it was verry funny +at the same time, Well I remember smoking more cigerettes and laughing +and talking about everything and just having the funnest time I ever had +at 4:30 in the morning in an old enemies room. So it got to about six and +I was coming down unfortunately I was still tripping but all peak was +gone. Well I remember coming down relly good and going home the next +day and falling asleep and having the coolest dream ever about me going +to disney world. ?????????? I dunno but that was a hell of a night. Trip- +ping is something that can be very emotional and fun but only if you +treat it right and don't do it to much. I might do it every month or +two for a nice cool party night, but I have seen people that cant add +for a while because they were doing it on a everyday basis. This story +is true and there is alot more to it. Ohh yeah well Chris went home +and talked to Karina all night and did real good by himself be occupied +on the phone for his trip and Michelle was tripping and left the scene +at the beginning wich made her really not part of the story except that +she tripped. I hope you like this lame Biography story. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/end-of-hall b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/end-of-hall new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fe0edf22 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/end-of-hall @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Well it was my first time frying and I was very excited. I was at my friends +watching tv.it seemed as if the trip startted off as it ended. I was sitting on the +couch watching tv when it ended and and I was there when it started. But +I had the most excitement inbetween. After the ACID kicked in we decided to go to +KS bedroom and trip on the strob light for a bit. It turned out that we sat +under that light for 2 hours drawing meaningless pictures of people falling +down waterfalls and Kings smoking joints. But after that we went out back +for a few smokes. and I sat there blowing all my smoke on this one catus, +making it freeze over with my smoke. Since we were close to the coast, it got +ciold and decided to go back into the house. So there I was back in the house +I went to the restroom and got a little lost after I zipped it up. So there i stood at +one end of the hall scared to death, at the other stood the room to where I +had to go. and I could hear all the people in the house breathing, i thought +it was a dragon ready to eat me, SO I booked down that hall as fast as I could. +Finally in the saftey on his room we began to watch some TV (MASH is a trip!)_ +but on every show I watched I saw the same person walk out on the stage and +say hello to me,and walk off +. I dont know why but that seemed to be the coolest. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/enjoy-bad-trip b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/enjoy-bad-trip new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9f841334 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/enjoy-bad-trip @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Myself and two others went round to a friends house last summer to trip as his mother was away for a few weeks, there was also another person there, Andy who wasn't tripping. We each dropped half a mocrdot but within 10 mins I had popped the other half( I do this every time I take half, I'm far too impatient) and within an hour we were all of our little nuts. We sat around for a couple of hours then started to wander the house doing the typical sort of naff trip stuff. At some point we all ended up back in the fgront room, at which point my mates lodger, who lives ther only at the weekends walked in.We all suddenly realised it was Friday and that we should have known he'd be coming. The place was a tip with sleeping bags, bongs and spliff ends all over the place. The lodgwer went fucking ballistic, yelling at us to tidy the place up. We started to tidy and as I was clearing up, not sure if I was doing it right or not my mum phoned, I spent about 5 mins trying to get rid of her as I could barely string together a sentence inn english( she didn't figure it out luckily) and then we all left apart from the bloke whose house it was. Myself and the other innerspace-man, Peter went toward the park, telling Andy we'd see him at Peter's house in about 10 mins. We walked down the road and into the park, by this point the trip had turned really bad and everything that happened was terrifying. We were both feeling and thinking exactly the same thing, I can't explain this I just know it. We sat down under a tree to gather our thoughts. THe conversation went something like this.: "What time is it?" "I don't know, it's Friday." "We dropped them about midday, how long has it been?" "Er.." We were completely incapable of any thing except shitting our pants, everything I looked at splintered in to a million pieces so we decided we had to get to Peter's house, even if his mum was in, before one of us killed the other. It was only about a 1 minute walk but on the way there I was as close as it is possible to be to going to the police station ( about another minute away, conveniently) and turnng myself in so they could put me in a room till I came down. I was afraid I'd gone mad and that the trip wouldn't wear off We got to Peter's house and it was empty luckily, we went to his room and sat ther shitting ourselves. The main problem was that Peter thought his mum would be back any minute so he wanted to get rid of me.He suggested I cycle hom(about3 miles) which I ruled out instantly. We put a Bob Marley CD on in the hope it would take our minds off the very Bad Trip but after about 10seconds we had to take it off, it was too scary. We sat there for about 20 minutes doin gthe same things, me trying to go to sleep so it would wear off and Peter trying to keep me awake, he didn't want to explain to his mum why I was asleep on the sofa in the middle of the afternoon. We were also terrified for the bloke we'd left with his lodger, we figured if we were scared he must have killed himself with Gerald yelling at him. Eventually Andy turned up and sat in the room reading a book, having no idea that we were in absolute hell. I have no idea what we would have done if the 3rd bloke hadn't phoned us and said to come back over. He wasn't having a bad trip at all and couldn't understand why we were. As soon as I knew he was still alive my Bad trip ended and I was enjoying it again. We got back to his house to find he had flooded the kitchen playing with water in the sink(?!) but was ok.While I was having a bad trip it was the most intense experience of my life, pure terror for no reason that didn't seem like it would ever end. To me this is what tripping is all about now, intense emotion and fear. I enjoy bad trips. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ephedrinban.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ephedrinban.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..112f4f60 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ephedrinban.drg @@ -0,0 +1,281 @@ +From: lamontg@u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: DEA cracks down on Ephedrine today +Date: 17 Apr 1994 08:10:50 GMT +Message-ID: <2oqqua$s04@news.u.washington.edu> + +Mark_Farone@sfa.ufl.edu (Mark Farone) writes: +>And your taxes are due, too. +> +>I'm going repost this because it seems pretty bloody important. +>Since I asked for this post, I've found that it really is happening. +>April 15th---Wave goodbye! +> +>Thus you can still probably buy it until November, but it will be very hard +>to find after stores' stocks run out. After that, its on the watched +>chemical list for *any* purchased amount. +> +>What do you think about this? + +Here is the text. I think buried somewhere down in here it states something +which might be interpreted as exempting OTC sales of Primatine Tabs and +such... its pretty vague, though. There's also an amazingly long list +of exemptions which was listed in the Federal Register. I don't know who +makes Primatine, so i didn't check to see if there was an exemption +listed for OTC products... + + +This section is from the document '/ByQuarter/94Q1/94Q1/031794.27'. + +<ARTICLE> +Date="03/17/94" +Citation="59 FR 12562" +Group="" +Type="PROPOSED RULE" +Department="DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE" +Agency="DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA), JUSTICE" +Subject="Elimination of Threshold for Ephedrine" +<HEADER> +DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE + +Drug Enforcement Administration + +21 CFR Part 1310 + +Elimination of Threshold for Ephedrine + +AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Justice. + +ACTION: Proposed rule. +</HEADER> +DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE + +Drug Enforcement Administration + +21 CFR Part 1310 + +Elimination of Threshold for Ephedrine + +AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Justice. + +ACTION: Proposed rule. ++ +------------------------------------------------------------ +SUMMARY: The DEA proposes to eliminate the threshold for ephedrine +under provisions of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act +of 1988 (CDTA) in order to reduce the diversion of ephedrine +to clandestine laboratory operators. This would subject all +transactions involving bulk ephedrine and single entity ephedrine +drug products to the applicable provisions of the Controlled +Substances Act (CSA). + +DATES: Written comments and objections must be received on or +before May 2, 1994. + +ADDRESSES: Comments and objections should be submitted in quintuplicate +to the Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, +DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/CCR. + +FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: + +Howard McClain, Jr., Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, +Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, +Washington, DC 20537 Telephone (202) 307-7183. + +SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ephedrine is the primary precursor +utilized in the clandestine synthesis of methamphetamine and +methcathinone, both potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulants +controlled under the CSA. The public health risks from the abuse +of these drugs are well known and documented. + + Ephedrine is a listed chemical under the Chemical Diversion +and Trafficking Act of 1988 (CDTA) (Pub. L. 100-690). Under +provisions of the CDTA (21 U.S.C. 802(34)(c)), thresholds were +originally assigned to each listed chemical. The CDTA imposes +reporting and recordkeeping requirements for regulated transactions +which meet or exceed these threshold amounts of a listed chemical. + The Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act (DCDCA) of 1993 +(Pub. L. 103-200) was recently enacted and will become effective +on April 16, 1994. This Act amends the CSA to permit that no +threshold be established for a listed chemical via modification +of 21 U.S.C. 802(39)(A) by redefining the term ``regulated transaction'' +as a ``distribution, receipt, sale, importation, or exportation, +or an international transaction involving shipment of a listed +chemical, or if the Attorney General establishes a threshold +amount for a specific listed chemical, a threshold amount, including +a cumulative threshold amount for multiple transactions'' of +a listed chemical. By not establishing a threshold for a listed +chemical, all regulated transactions regardless of size are +subject to CDTA reporting and recordkeeping requirements. + In addition, the DCDCA further modifies the definition of +a ``regulated transaction'' by removing the exemption of those +transactions involving products which are marketed or distributed +lawfully in the U.S. under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic +Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), if these products contain ephedrine +or its salts, optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers as +the only active medicinal ingredient or contain ephedrine in +combination with therapeutically insignificant quantities of +another active medicinal ingredient (21 U.S.C. 802(39)(A)(iv)). +The DCDCA also provides that the Attorney General shall by regulation +remove this exemption for drug products that the Attorney General +finds are being diverted in order to obtain a listed chemical +for use in the illicit production of a controlled substance. + The threshold for ephedrine was originally established as +1.0 kilogram for domestic and import/export transactions, after +internal study and industry consultation (54 FR 31657). The +threshold of 1.0 kilogram of ephedrine base is equivalent to +greater than 48,000 ephedrine 25 mg tablets or capsules. + Thresholds are continuously reviewed by DEA to determine +if they are satisfactory to prevent diversion without overburdening +industry. Current evidence indicates that the threshold for +ephedrine of 1.0 kilogram is not adequate to prevent the diversion +of ephedrine to clandestine laboratory operators. Clandestine +laboratory operators are obtaining and utilizing ephedrine in +quantities much less than the current 1.0 kilogram threshold +in the illicit production of methamphetamine and methcathinone. +The DEA has determined that in order to ensure the maximum effectiveness +of the CDTA in curtailing the diversion of ephedrine, there +should be no threshold for ephedrine. Subsequently, all regulated +transactions of ephedrine are subject to reporting and recordkeeping +requirements of the CDTA regardless of size. + While seizures of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories +have decreased significantly since the passage of the CDTA, +more than 1200 methamphetaime laboratories have been seized +in the United States since 1990. The majority of these laboratories +utilized ephedrine as the precursor. In 1992, greater than 68 +percent of the methamphetamine laboratories seized utilized +ephedrine. A preliminary review of 1993 methamphetamine laboratory +seizure data indicates that ephedrine was the precursor utilized +in approximately 75 percent of these laboratories. + In addition to its use as the preferred precursor for the +production of methamphetamine, ephedrine is also utilized in +the synthesis of methcathinone. The clandestine manufacture +of methcathinone, a methamphetamine analogue known on the street +as ``Cat'', has been identified in the U.S. since 1991, when +five laboratories were seized. Methcathinone was temporarily +placed in Schedule I on May 1, 1992, pursuant to the emergency +scheduling provisions of the CSA (21 U.S.C. 811(h)). Effective +October 15, 1993, methcathinone was permanently controlled in +Schedule I (58 FR 53404). + Methcathinone (N-methylcathinone) is manufactured in clandestine +laboratories via the oxidation of ephedrine. Since June of 1991, +all clandestine methcathinone laboratories seized utilized ephedrine +as the precursor. These laboratories were located in Indiana, +Illinois, Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin. The number of +methcathinone laboratory seizures continues to grow from six +in 1992 to 21 laboratories in 1993. + Methcathinone is usually produced in small batches. Seizures +of illicit methcathinone laboratories indicate that batch sizes +routinely utilize less than 20 grams of ephedrine. The vast +majority of this ephedrine is obtained via the purchase of over- +the-counter (OTC) ephedrine 25 mg tablets sold in bottles of +1000 dosage units or less. + Batch sizes of methamphetamine produced at clandestine labs +can vary greatly. Recent information indicates that methamphetamine +is also produced in small batches via a procedure known as the +``cold process.'' This procedure has utilized quantities of +40 grams or less of ephedrine. + The smuggling of bulk ephedrine and the purchase of OTC ephedrine +tablets are the primary sources of ephedrine utilized at these +clandestine laboratories. Ephedrine tablets make up a significant +portion of the more than 10 metric tons of ephedrine reportedly +seized at clandestine laboratories between 1990 and 1992. This +material may be purchased from several different sources at +below threshold quantities. The purchase of regulated chemicals +from several suppliers in quantities below established thresholds +is a common method of diversion and continues to occur with +ephedrine. + A comparison of U.S. hospital/pharmacy purchase data with +the quantities of ephedrine seized at clandestine laboratories +indicates that the use of ephedrine for clandestine laboratories +is much greater than amounts purchased by these types of distribution +outlets. + Drug products containing ephedrine are used legitimately +to treat asthma and other conditions. They are available as +OTC products from pharmacies, hospitals and other distribution +outlets. Ephedrine products, which are lawfully marketed and +distributed under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and +contain other active medicinal ingredients in therapeutically +significant concentrations, are currently exempt from the reporting +and recordkeeping requirements imposed under the CDTA. Of the +oral OTC products available for medicinal treatment of chronic +asthma, these ephedrine combination products are the products +more frequently dispensed by pharmacies and hospitals. The elimination +of a threshold for ephedrine does not impose any additional +requirements on pharmacies, hospitals or points of distribution +which distribute only those ephedrine products which are exempted. + The Acting Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, +hereby certifies that this proposed rulemaking will have no +significant impact upon entities whose interests must be considered +under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. This +proposed rule only eliminates the existing threshold for which +ephedrine transactions must be reported and records maintained. +It only impacts firms involved with small bulk transfers of +ephedrine or distribution of single entity ephedrine tablets/capsules. +This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action and +therefore need not be reviewed by the Office of Management and +Budget pursuant to Executive Order 12866. + This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles +and criteria in E.O. 12612, and it has been determined that +the proposed rule does not have sufficient federalism implications +to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment. + +List of Subjects in 21 CFR 1310 + + Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug traffic control, Reporting +and recordkeeping requirements. + For reasons as set out above, 21 CFR part 1310 is proposed +to be amended as follows: + +PART 1310-[AMENDED] + + 1. The authority citation for part 1310 continues to read +as follows: + + Authority: 21 U.S.C. 802, 830, 871(b). + + 2. Section 1310.04 is proposed to be amended by revising +the introductory text to paragraph (f); removing paragraph (f)(1)(iii); +redesignating paragraphs (f)(1)(iv) through (f)(1)(xxiv) as +(f)(1)(iii) through (f)(1)(xxiii) respectively; and adding a +new paragraph (g) to read as follows: + +sec 1310.04 Maintenance of records. +* * * * * + (f) For those listed chemicals for which thresholds have +been established, the quantitative threshold or the cumulative +amount for multiple transactions within a calendar month, to +be utilized in determining whether a receipt, sale, importation +or exportation is a regulated transaction is as follows: +* * * * * + (g) For listed chemicals for which no thresholds have been +established, the size of the transaction is not a factor in +determining whether the transaction meets the definition of +a regulated transaction as set forth in sec 1310.01(f). All such +transactions, regardless of size, are subject to recordkeeping +and reporting requirements as set forth in part 1310. + (1) Listed Chemicals For Which No Thresholds Have Been Established: + (i) Ephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical +isomers + (ii) [Reserved] + (2) [Reserved] + + Dated: February 28, 1994. + +Stephen H. Greene, +Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement. + +[FR Doc. 94-6234 Filed 3-16-94; 8:45 am] +BILLING CODE 4410-09-M + + +------------------------------------------------------ +The Contents entry for this article reads as follows: + +Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988; implementation: + Ephedrine; threshold elimination, 12562 +</ARTICLE> + +. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ephedrininf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ephedrininf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cb8fcb77 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ephedrininf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +from: _Drugs and Drug Abuse_, 2nd Ed., by: Cox, Jacobs, LeBlanc, Marshman, +and Fehr, 1987. + + +EPHEDRINE + +Drug Class: CNS stimulant + +Ephedrine is a naturally occuring central nervous system stimulant obtained +from the plant _Ephedra equisetina_. It is now also produced by chemical +synthesis, the synthetic product being marketed in the form of its salt, +ephedrine sulfate; it occurs as a white crystalline powder with a bitter +taste, soluble in water and very soluble in alcohol. Ephedrine is closely +related in structure to methamphetamine, although its CNS actions are much +less potent and also longer-acting than those of the amphetamines. Its +peripheral stimulant actions are similar to but less powerful than those of +epinephrine (also called adrenaline), a hormone produced in the body by the +adrenal glands. + +Ephedrine has moderately potent bronchial muscle relaxant properties, and +therefore is used for symptomatic relief in milder cases of asthmatic +attack; it is also used to reduce the risk of acute attacks in the treatment +of chronic asthma. The typical adult dose range is 30-60 mg taken orally, +three to four times per day, in the form of tablets. Ephedrine in the form +of nose drops is also widely used to relieve nasal congestion associated +with upper respitory tract illnesses. It is also used to treat low blood +pressure, because it constricts blood vessels and stimulates certain actions +of the heart. Common side effects are qualitatively similar to those +produced by amphetamines and are generally milder. Higher doses (overdose) +can cause restlessness and anxiety, dizziness, insomnia, tremor, rapid +pulse, sweating, respiratory difficulties, confusion, hallucinations, +delerium, and (very infrequently) convulsions. The most dangerous symptoms +of overdose are abnormally high blood pressure and rapid, irregular +heartbeat. A dose of ephedrine only two to three times the theraputic +maximum can cause a significant increase in blood pressure. The elderly are +particularly sensitive to overdose, and there have been a few deaths among +such patients. Finally, a number of instances of psychosis, clinically +similar to amphetamine psychosis, have resulted from chronic high-dose +abuse; other effects of chronic abuse have not been adequately studied. + +Tolerance develops to the main effects of ephedrine; however, temporary +abstinence restores sensitivity. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Interesting point to note is that the theraputic dose maximum of 60 mg is +about 2 25mg pills (the common OTC strength), while 'dangerous' amounts +would be 4 or more of the same pills. By the way, if you're going to use +ephedrine more than once or twice, use a mail-order. The OTC prices are +outrageous: 100 pils @ 25mg each should NOT cost more than about $10. + +------------------------------------------------------ + + +Ephedrine is an adrenergic drug that works by stimulating alpha +and beta receptors thus causing the release of norepinephrine. +Alpha and beta receptors exist in the sympathetic nervous system, +(fight or flight) and stimulation causes increased heart rate, +bronchodilation, and vasoconstriction. + +Ephedrine is the oral form of Epinephrine, or adrenaline. It was +once a commonly prescribed drug for asthma, but newer drugs in the +xanthine class have less side effects. + +Ephedrine is related to pseudoephedrine which was designed as a +decongestant with less undesirable effects. + +Ephedra is a Chinese herb that's been used for centuries to treat +asthma. + +Rather than purchasing it through mail order, you might want to +ask the local pharmicist for Ephedrine sulfate in the 100 capsule +bottles as it's much cheaper that way. Though more difficult to find, +ephedrine is kept as a 'behind-the-counter' drug. Legal to purchase +without a Rx, but not put out on display. + +Ephedrine taken with caffeine is a more pleasant stimulant combination +however be aware of the warnings concerning adrenergic drugs, which you +can discuss with someone qualified and licensed to do so. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: misc.fitness,alt.drugs +From: n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglass Del-Vecchio) +Subject: Re: '30 BIGGEST LIES' -- The Third Ten [3/3] +Message-ID: <1994Jan19.194717.16838@henson.cc.wwu.edu> +Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 19:47:17 GMT + +jmccorm@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu (Justin McCormack) writes: +>On another note, it seems I've got a problem of my own. About 3/4 of a +>year ago, I started taking Epherdine. I've worked my way up from getting +>an awesome boost on 2 or 3, to having mild effects with 10 or 12. Yup, +>I've built up a tolerance. +>Are there any alternatives to bringing my tolerance down back to 2 or 3, +>aside from stop taking them alltogether? I've tried stacking it with +>caffine and asprin, and it doesn't seem to have any additional affect. + + There is no other way. Tolerance is the enevitable result +of using it. To reduce the tolerance, you stop using it. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ergotalk.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ergotalk.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ed85a84 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ergotalk.drg @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: dgross@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Dave Gross) +Subject: Excerpt: Ergot Peptide Alkaloid Spectra of Claviceps-Infected Tall Fescue, Wheat, and Barley. +Message-ID: <1994Apr27.010110.2700@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> +Date: Wed, 27 Apr 94 01:01:10 GMT + +I thought some of you might be interested in this: + +Table excerpted from "Ergot Peptide Alkaloid Spectra of Claviceps-Infected Tall +Fescue, Wheat, and Barley" by James K. Porter, Charles W. Bacon, Ronald D. +Plattner, and Richard F. Arrendale. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1987 (35) 359-361. + + Relative Percent Ergopeptide Alkaloids in the Crude Alkaloid Fraction + (Determined by MS/MS) + + alkaloid [Claviceps purpurea grown on] fescue barley wheat + ------------------------------------------------ ------ ------ ------ + ergotamine 35.80 48.96 9.59 + ergosine and Beta-ergosine 26.96 3.77 1.97 + ergonine 0.11 0.14 none + ergovaline 0.30 2.22 0.44 + ergostine 0.85 0.39 0.74 + ergoptine and Beta-ergotine 0.18 0.10 0.17 + ergocornine 2.22 6.86 6.64 + ergocristine 30.65 27.72 75.77 + ergocryptine and Beta-ergocryptine 2.95 9.85 4.67 + + total (PDAB) 0.46 0.92 1.10 + mg/g mg/g mg/g + +-- +***** INTERNET: dgross@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU **** finger for PGP public key ***** +"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who + want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar + of its many waters." -- Frederick Douglass + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ergotclt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ergotclt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1c9fd015 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ergotclt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ + +Here in alt.drugs have been lot of talk about LSD synthesis lately. +I guess as an conclusion it can be said that the synthesis can be +carried out with good chemistry knowledge and laboratory. Then the +problem is where to get lysergic acid derivative for the synthesis. +The full synthesis of the lysergic acid is too difficult. Lysergic +acid amides can be extracted from the seeds of morning glory or +hawaiian baby wood rose, but it is not practical, because the huge +amount of seeds needed to get enough lysergic acid amides for +the LSD synthesis. To my opinion the only feasible possibility is +to cultivate ergot. + +What I would like to know is how difficult it is to cultivate +Claviceps purpurea for example. Is it harder than growing psychedelic +mushrooms? Is the following procedure any good and how hard it is +to carry out? Any constructive comments? + + +Michael Valentine Smith: Psychedelic Chemistry + +From pages 105-107: + +The Culture and Extraction of Ergot Alkaloids + +Make up a culture medium by combining the following ingredients in about +500 milliliters of distilled water in a 2 liter, small-neck flask: + + Sucrose .......................................... 100 grams + Chick pea meal .................................... 50 grams + Calcium nitrate ..................................... 1 gram + Monopotassium phosphate ......................... 0.25 grams + Magnesium sulphate .............................. 0.25 grams + Potassium chloride ............................. 0.125 grams + Ferrous sulphate heptahydrate ................... 8.34 milligrams + Zinc sulphate heptahydrate ...................... 3.44 milligrams + +Add water to make up one liter, adjust pH 4 with ammonia solution and +citric acid. Sterile by autoclaving. + +Inoculate the sterilized medium with Claviceps purpurea under sterile +conditions, stopper with sterilized cotton and incubate for two weeks +periodically testing and maintaining pH 4. After two weeks a surface +culture will be seen on the medium. Large-scale production of the +fungus can now begin. + +Obtain several ordinary 1 gallon jugs. Place a two-hole stopper in +the necks of the jugs. Fit a short (6 inch) glass tube in one hole, +leaving 2 inches above the stopper. Fit a short rubber tube to this. +Fill a small (500 milliliter) Erlenmeyer flask with a dilute solution +of sodium hypochlorite, and extend a glass tube from the rubber tube +so the end is immersed in the hypochlorite. Fit a long, glass tube in +the other stopper hole. It must reach near the bottom of the jug and +have about two inches showing above the stopper. Attach a rubber tube +to the glass tube as short or as long as desired, and fit a short glass +tube to the end of the rubber tube. Fill a large, glass tube (1 inch x +6 inches) with sterile cotton and fit 1-hole stoppers in the ends. +Fit the small, glass tube in end of the rubber tube into 1 stopper of +the large tube. Fit another small glass tube in the other stopper. +A rubber tube is connected to this and attached to a small air pump +obtained from a tropical fish supply store. You now have a set-up for +pumping air from the pump, through the cotton filter, down the long +glass tube in the jug, through the solution to the air space in the top +of the jug, through the short glass tube, down to the bottom of the +Erlenmeyer flask and up through the sodium hypochlorite solution into +the atmosphere. With this aeration equipment you can assure a supply +of clean air to the Claviceps purpurea fungus while maintaining a +sterile atmosphere inside the solution. + +Dismantle the aerators. Place all the glass tubes, rubber tubes, +stoppers and cotton in a paper bag, seal tight with wire staples +and sterilize in an autoclave. + +Fill the 1-gallon jugs 2/3 to 3/4 full with the culture medium and +autoclave. + +While these things are being sterilized, homogenize in a blender the +culture already obtained and use it to inoculate the media in the +gallon jugs. The blender must be sterile. Everything must be sterile. + +Assemble the aerators. Start the pumps. A slow bubbling in each jug +will provide enough oxygen to the cultures. A single pump can, of +course, be connected to several filters. + +Let everything sit a room temperature (25 C) in a fairly dark place +(never expose ergot alkaloids to bright light - they decompose) for +a period of ten days. + +After ten days adjust the culture to 1% ethanol using 95% ethanol +under sterile conditions. Maintain growth for another two weeks. + +After total of 24 days growth period the culture should be considered +mature. Make the culture acidic with tartaric acid and homogenize in +a blender for one hour. + +Adjust to pH 9 with ammonium hydroxide and extract with benzene or +chloroform/iso-butanol mixture. + +Extract again with alcoholic tartaric acid and evaporate in a vacuum +to dryness. The dry material in the salt (i.e., the tartaric acid salt, +the tartrate) of the ergot alkaloids, and is stored in this form because +the free basic material is too unstable and decomposes readily in the +presence of light, heat, moisture and air. + +To recover the free base for extraction of the amide of synthesis to +LSD, make the tartrate basic with ammonia to pH 9, extract with chloroform +and evaporate in vacuo. + +If no source of pure Claviceps purpurea fungus can be found, it may be +necessary to make a field trip to obtain the ergot growths from rye or +other cereal grasses. Rye grass is by far the best choice. The ergot will +appear as a blackish growth on the tops of the rye where the seeds are +and are referred to as "heads of ergot." From these heads of ergot sprout +the Claviceps purpurea fungi. They have long steams with bulbous heads when +seen under a strong glass or microscope. It is these that must be removed +from the ergot, free from contamination, and used to inoculate the culture +media. The need for absolute sterility cannot be overstressed. Consult any +elementary text on bacteriology for the correct equipment and procedures. +Avoid prolonged contact with ergot compounds, as they are poisonous and +can be fatal. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind system, any replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/esy_hokh.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/esy_hokh.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c475c520 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/esy_hokh.drg @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an9383@anon.penet.fi +Subject: Bongineering +Message-ID: <1993Apr6.080548.28107@fuug.fi> +Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 08:03:09 GMT + +This past weekend, some friends and I undertook a "bongineering" project. + +We designed and built a "hookah" -- a multi-user water bong. + +Since the result was very sucessful, I've decided to post the design in +hope that fellow travelers will benefit.... + +Here is an ASCII schematic of the basic design: + + + to user to user + || bowl || + || | | || + || \ / || + |-++-| |-++-| |-++-| + / || \ / || \ / || \ + / || \ / || \ / || \ + / \ / || \ / \ + | _____|___________| || |___________|____ | + | / ________________ || _______________ \ | + | |/ | tubing | || | tubing | \ | | + |----||----| | || | |----||----| + | || | | || | | || | + | || | | || | | || | + | || | |----||----| | || | d2 + | || | | || | | || | + | || | | || | d1 | || | + | || | | || | | || | + \________/ \________/ \________/ + + secondary primary secondary + + + d1 = water depth in main chamber (may be Zero) + d2 = water depth in secondary chambers (d2 > d1) + +This design requires no stoppers or valves -- it uses water pressure +differences to effect a one-way valve. The main requirement is that +the water levels in the secondary chambers are higher than the water +level in the primary chamber. This allows the bong to work even +without every "service station" occupied! + +Starting from this basic design, we actually built an slighlty +enhanced version. It had a total of 4 service stations (i.e. 4 +secondary chambers), as well as well as an extra buffer chamber +between the primary chamber and each secondary chamber. This beast +had a total of 9 2-liter bottles arranged in a diamond pattern! The tubes +from the primary chambers to the buffer chambers to the secondary chambers +were very short, but the tubes from the the secondary chambers to the users +were very long (4 to 6 feet). This allows for mobile or remote operation. + + +Hints: + +1) Use large-diameter (3/8 inch internal), (clear) plastic tubing. + This reduces air resistance and makes sucking easier. + +2) To make the holes in the bottles for the tubing, the following + procedure worked well for us: + Use a hot pointed object to first melt a small hole in the plastic bottles. + (A very small phillips screwdriver held under a lighter for a few + seconds works great.) + Slowly twist a screwdriver/drill/pliers/knife to gradually increase + the diameter of the hole. Stop when the diameter of the hole is + slightly less than the outer-diameter of the tubing. This will allow an + air-tight seal. + + This same technique works for making the holes in the top of the + plastic bottle-caps. + +3) If possible, use even larger tubing for the bowl tube in the + primary chamber. This tube is the primary "bottleneck" for + entering smoke, and the bigger this is, the easier it is to suck. + + +The results were fantastic. At first, the users didn't think they +were getting anything, since the smoke was greatly cooled by the dual +water chambers. As a result, they sucked even harder.... A few +minutes later, they were orbiting Pluto... :-) + +This was definetly a big hit (no pun intended :) with everyone... + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/extractlaa.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/extractlaa.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b48767d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/extractlaa.drg @@ -0,0 +1,207 @@ + +In article <C1JqB4.B3G@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, ewh52488@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Edward Warren Hand) writes: +>Does anyone know about the validity of extracting lysergic acid +>from Hawaiian Wood Rose seeds or Morning Glory seeds. According +>to the Anarchists Cookbook, althought many on this news group +>seem to question the A.C., you can through a simple process. + +1. HBWR and MG seeds don't contain lysergic acid, they contain various +amides of lysergic acid (but not di-ethyl amide). + +2. It can be done. I wouldn't trust the A.C. method, though. It purports +to be a method for converting the stuff into LSD, which it is clearly not. +Although LSD is ~100 times as potent as LSAs, the recommended A.C. dosage +_after_ conversion is nearly double the alt.drugs FAQ recommended dosage. +This indicates it's probably a simple extraction which is 50% efficient. + +3. If your purpose is to ingest LSAs, you might as well eat (or grind and +stick up your butt or chew) the seeds themselves. If you are going to use +it as an LSD precursor, most chemists recommend ergot instead. + +That said, here's an old article I saved on extraction. + +--------------------------- cut here ------------------------------------- +EXTRACTION: + +The method I use is a general one - I copied it from one +used by some scientists to extract mescaline from peyote, but I +have since seen close variations used on many plants. +This procedure is followed, whenever a plant is studied for its +alkaloids. + +A few ingredients and bits of equipment are necessary. +I am a chemist, and have my own chemistry set. I have considered manufacture, +but I find that there are enough interesting things to do just +extracting natural compounds, which is much easier, indeed, possible +in the home. + +You will need: +A few flasks, glass containers, etc. of suitable sizes, depending on how +large a volume you are playing with. +A separating funnel is almost essential - this could be tricky to get without +a little effort. If you don't know, it is an inverted conical flask with a +hole at the top to pour stuff in , and a tap at the bottom to let the stuff +out accurately . It is used for separating immiscible layers. +A vacuum filtration apparatus would be very useful; I did have a bodgy one +rigged up myself, but it was always difficult to use. Some kind of still, +though, is pretty important to have, although conceivably for a once off +you could get by without it, if you don't mind breathing in a lot of solvent. + +As far as still goes it is to recover solvent, and leave goodness as a +residue at the bottom. I use a bit of quickfit I nicked: a round bottom +flask, short column, thermometer on top, and a small condenser... takes +for ever, but don't expect to follow this procedure in anything under a +day. + +Other bits and pieces: +A filtre of some sort is a necessity; preferably a good one, with a vacuum +pump if you are filtring gluggy stuff (cactus is the worst, sticky goo, +e.g., other things like seeds and bark are better). People have been +known to use such devices as coffee filtres, t-shirts, tins with holes +in the bottom (as a filtre press) and so on. Whatever you can scrounge. +A lab buchner funnel, sidearm flask, and venturi pump are ideal. +All this stuff is standard in any chemical lab, regardless of discipline. +(cont'd in part ii) +CTION part ii: + +Chemicals necessary: +The paydirt (obviously) +Some solvents: methanol (lots), and a non polar solvent. Some people use +ether - this is dangerous and doesn't dissolve everything. Your best bet +is probably something chlorinated - I use dichloromethane, although +chloroform will do (don't breath too much - it is fun at first, but ends +up making you feel ill). Drycleaning fluid... petrol.... I don't know +what you have access to. +Dichloromethane is good because it is non-toxic, volatile, and a good +solvent. It has a major drawback: separation is often very difficult +once you have placed your gluggy plant muck in there. The shot is to +use large quantities of everything, and be patient. +You will also need an acid (Hydrogen chloride is good) +and a base/alkali (Sodium hydroxide is good - that way, if you stuff up, +you end up synthesizing salt instead of something nasty.) +Also useful: acid/base indicator paper, boiling chips (porcelain grains) +and activated charcoal - see local chemist. + +The idea is this: +Most fun compounds (the only exception is maybe THC, and alcohol if you count +that) are basic - they contain nitrogen. +So: in general, if you react them with hydrochloric acid, the form a water +soluble chloride. If you react them with dilute base in the aqueous phase, +they go back to being a base, which is insoluble in water, but soluble in +organic non-polar solvents (like CH2Cl2). So, the theory is, that only +a base will go from water to solvent and back to water etc. when changed +from acidic to basic and back to acidic. This gives you a way of removing +all the other crap which is not alkaloid from a sample. That is the theory. +When I do this, if I can get down to some brown or green sludge that I can +throw down or smoke, I am happy with a good days work. Ideally, you should +end up with lovely white crystals, but I think that would require a lot +of time and effort, and indeed a considerable loss of product in the process. + +Procedure: +Get your stuff. +Dry it as much as possible - this makes life easier later on. You will never +get all the water out, but too bad. +Chop it up as fine as possible: a blender comes in handy. +You may wish to chop then dry. A word of caution : try to avoid exposing +your stuff to excessive heat. I dry in low heat oven. Heat and air destroy +good compounds from upwards of 100 degs C. All this bit will depend on +exactly what you are extracting. +Once it is finely divided - powdered if possible, put it in a big container, +and cover it with methanol. +Alternatives to methanol here are ethanol (not as good) and acetone (good +solvent - rips the crap out of anything, but is more reactive - can react +with your actives). + +Now, depending on what your stuff is, you have to let the methanol have time +to remove it all. This is best done by leaving in a quiet warm place for +a few days, even up to a week, and shaking it occasionally so it is mixed. +Some papers recommend solvent extraction (soxhlet apparatus) and refluxing +at the boiling point of the methanol (80 degs or so - I can't remember). +I usually just rely on time to get the good stuff out. +When you are ready (early in the morning), filtre the muck, to give you +methanol+dissolved brown gunk, and a residue soaked with methanol. +The residue still contains a lot of good stuff, so soak again for an hour, +and repeat, and do a third time if you are feeling generous (3 is the +magic number in extraction work). +When you are done, there is another thing you can do finally, if desired: +depending on what your stuff is, mix it up with dilute hydrochloric acid, +1M is appropriate. let stand for an hour, then filtre (this may be very +difficult) That will get the last of the alkaloids out of the substrate. +(continued in part iii) +EXTRACTION part iii + +You now have a methanol-plant stuff mixture, and a dilute HCL-plant stuff +mixture, if you bothered to do that part. +Evaporate the methanol, to leave a small amount of goo. This will contain +water, a bit of methanol, and all kinds of resins and muck, and if you +are lucky, the alkaloids. +If a very quick and crude extraction was all that was desired, then after +stripping the last of the methanol with vacuum if possible, this residue +could be smoked eaten or whathaveyou. I leave that to your discretion. +However, if a cleaner product is desired, the double layer extraction +will need to be performed. +Combine the evaporated methanol gunge with the hydrochloric acid filtrate +if you have any. If you don't then mix the methanol stuff with an excess +of dilute (1M) HCl. Feel free to filtre again at this point. Anything of +marginal solubility here is no good to you. Get the stuff as clean as +possible. Boiling with activated charcoal is another useful trick for +removing gunge. Just boil it up, and filter off the charcoal for a +cleaner brew. +You should now have an acid aqueous solution of alkaloids and water +solubles from the plant. + +Take your acidic solution, and bassify. This is done by mixing in dilute +sodium hydroxide (I use up to 5M to save on total volume. Be careful with +conc NaOH - apart from eating skin, it eats alkaloids) As you mix in the +NaOH, you will see swirls of white precipitate form and redissolve. +Continue until the white swirls stay, and until the solution is quite +cloudy. Indicator paper is necessary to see that the solution is basic. +If you can't get indicator paper, you can make an indicator by boiling +up some purple flowers. The dyes in most flowers go bright red in acid, +and green in strong alkali. Just a drop of dye and a drop of mixture +should tell you what is acid or base. + +The white precipitate is the alkaloids. The more the better. +Next, add equal volume of non-polar solvent (dichloromethane) to the mix. +Place in separating funnel, and shake. Separate. This may be very difficult +or slow. Adding more solvent, more basic water, etc. may help. Adding lots +of salt to the water layer will help break an emulsion. Ideally you want it +do this step 3 times - to extract as much as possible from the water layer +into the organic. I find this part very difficult, and you have to accept +that you will lose quite a lot of material here. It is, however probably +easier with some plants that others: cactus is very difficult, barks and +seeds would be easier. Use plenty of salt, and agitate to separate. +When you have finished extraction, chuck the basic water layer. +The solvent layer is kept, and can be backwashed with salty water for a +cleaner mixture. + +The solvent can now be dried, (using salt or some dry powder, the filtred) +(I don't usually bother with this - the old hairdryer at the end can +remove some last solvent and water) then strip the solvent in a vacuum +to get your final product - some kind of syrup could be expected. +This is super concentrated, but may only be half the strength of the +original. e.g. put in enough for 10 doses of morning glory seeds, get +back 5 doses or more of concentrated alkaloids. +If it is desired to take the process still further, you can do the obvious +thing - mix your solvent layer with dilute acid again and extract back into +water. Acid layer could be evaporated under vacuum to give salts of +alkaloids. Alternatively, if the organic layer were scrupulously dry, +bases could be salted out with some organic acid - a tartrate, oxalate +could be formed. I have never bothered with such things - you would need +a lot of pure extract to be bothered. +The acid-base extraction process can be continued as many times as is +desired. + +If a truly pure product is desired, the only way to go from here is +chromatography. I have never used this at home, and wouldn't think +it was worth the trouble, but there will be papers available on what +was used for a particular extraction case. + +Jeremy +-------end of included article-------- + +Keith Lewis klewis@mitre.org "Mr. Cheap" +I don't dance to music; music dances to me. Email me for my PGP key. +The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ezgar.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ezgar.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0f1a8050 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ezgar.drg @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ +Message-ID: <070311Z27101993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an39827@anon.penet.fi +Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 06:54:15 UTC +Subject: Nomadic, Clandistine, Hydroponic Garden! + +I've been exploring hydroponic gardening lately, and thought y'all might +be interested in hearing about my setup: + + + +Materials -> +1 Footlocker or trunk, bigger is better. +1 Rubbermaid dishpan that just fits on the bottom of the trunk, when the + trunk is turned on its side (this will make more sense in a few minutes, + I used a 12 quart one) +3-4 blocks of FLORAL FOAM (Preferably agricultural grade, as it does not + have preservatives in it, but Oasis will do if it is completely + rinsed/soaked first) +1 Muffin Fan (look in computer surplus stores) +1 50 WATT High Pressure Sodium lamp (Or your lamp of choice) +1 roll of tin foil + +Comments on Cost -> + If you bought all this stuff, it would run about 100 bucks... However, I +got my trunk at a yard sale for $5, had the fan lying around, and through +some creative scrounging on a public bike trail late at night, came up +with the HPS lamp and ballast for free. The dishpan came from a +'Everything's a dollar' store, and foam is cheap... I think I spent $30 +total (including fertilizer, which I will discuss later) + +What to do with this stuff-> + +First, cut the handle off of one end of the trunk, then stand the thing up +on that end. Sitting it on a phone book with the door hanging off the end +makes it much easier to open and close. + +Then install the fan... I put mine on the top of the box, but It could go +in the top back corner if light leakage is important. A good deal of +light will be exiting the fanhole (well, more than anywhere else)... keep +this in mind. I also painted the fanblades white in an attempt to reflect +the light back into the box, but Im not sure if it worked... it probably +isnt necessary. + +Put some intake holes along the bottom of the box, these will be covered +with foil later, so not too much light will be leaking out. + +Cover the entire inside of the box with foil, excluding the fan area, and +where you plan on installing the lamp. I used duct tape to affix it to +the walls/door, and I LEFT IT UNATTATCHED AT THE BOTTOM so air could come +through the intake holes. + +Install the lamp! I put mine at the very top center of the door, with the +bulb sticking straight out, so it enters the rest of the box when the door +is closed. This made it easier to wire, but In the future, I would put it +on the back wall of the box, as less of your room will be illuminated when +you open the thing (it's kind of like opening up the sun). + +Thoughts on Lamps-> + According to Ed Rosenthol (believe him if you want to, ignore him if you + dont) HPS lamps are some of the best growing lamps made, especially when + efficiency is an issue. These lamps give off an amberish glow, and are + often used to light parking lots, bike trails, etc. They operate on a + very high voltage, and require a transformer or ballast to work. Metal + Halide lamps (used in photographic and theatrical lamps) are smaller, and + much whiter, and usually do not require ballast, but they use up a hell of + a lot more energy. + I used a Flurescent to sprout the plants, and switched to HPS after + they had developed 3 sets of leaves (about 48 hours after germination) + This was acceptable. + + +Next, it is time to deal with the foam and plant. I soak the foam +overnight in a nutrient-water mixture (more on that later) after rinsing +it extremely well. Then I cut a brick or 2 into 1" cubes, and plant one +seed in each cube. Planting in foam means you place the sead on the foam, +and push it in with a small wire or something similar, so the seed is +surrounded as much as possible by the wet foam. The cubes are placed in +the dishpan, and 1/2" of water-nutrient mixture is added to the pan. The +foam will suck up water and nutrients as necessary, so it is important to +try to keep the water level at about 1/2". It is better for the water to +be slightly too low (but not dry) than too high. + +The seeds can take as long as a week or 10 days to germinate, do not worry +if nothing happens at first, and it seems that I never get more than about +15% of my planted seeds to sprout. This suggests a fault somewhere in my +system, but I havent identified it yet, no do I especially care. I just +plant a LOT of seeds, and then use the best seedlings for my gardening. +Usually a smoking-buddy or someone will take a free marijuana seedling off +your hands with a minimum of hassle. + +About 3 days after germination, a few pairs of leaves should've formed. +Now is the time to transplant. And transplanting is the glory of foam. +All you need to do to transplant things growing in foam, is put the small +block of foam (with the plant in it) on top of the larger block , and rub +them together a few times. The roots will grow out of the small cube, and +into the bigger one in a matter of days. I managed to find foam in 12" +cubes... cutting these in half gave me 2 pieces of 12"x12"x6" foam, and +each of those can easily hold one plant, probably 2. I personally grow +only one plant in each trunk, but 2 smaller ones are probably perfectly +acceptable. + +Lighting-> + When I transplant is when I turn on the HPS lamp. It then stays on for +24 hours/7days until the plant is 8-15 inches tall. Then it is time to +force flowering. This can be done by giving the plants a 10-16 hour dark +period in each 24 hour day (this should be done using a cheap timer like +people use when they go away on vacation in an attempt to foil burglers) +In a matter of 3 weeks, sex should be apparent on the plants... REMOVE THE +MALES. Keep the dark period constant until it is time to pick, dry and enjoy. + + +A word on water-nutrient mixtures-> + +Floram foam should be totally inert, meaning it does not provide the plant +with ANYTHING except something for the roots to grow in. Thus all +nutrients that the plant would get from the soil MUST be in the water. +Read a few books on hydroponics to figure out what mixture suits you best, +I personally use a liquid plant food that shows on its label an N-P-N +count of 10-15-10. This seems to work fairly well for me. I know people +who use 20-20-20, and quite a few who use different foods during different +stages of growth. Read up on the subject and decide for yourself. + +Anyway, this was not ment to be a 'HOW TO GROW WEED' type of post, but +apparently it has become one (sort of). It was ment to talk about my grow +room, as it was described earlier in this post. I have found that a +single plant can grow to maturity without any trouble in this space, and 2 +smaller plants (forced to flower at about 8 inches, instead of the 10-12 +that I personally use) would probably be ok too. + +This grow room is very portable (unplug it and take it with you) +clandestine (it looks like a trunk to me (not an uncommon thing in a +college dormatory if you are a student), and it can be locked with a +padlock) and effective (trust me!) + +I assume one could grow using standard soil and such in this thing, but I +have had great success with foam, and it is much easier to keep it +watered. Rockwool has been sugested to me as a medium, but I dont even +know where to buy it... apparently it is much like foam in that it is +inert, and transplanting is a breeze. + + +Happy Growing + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ezvapor.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ezvapor.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b1a4d081 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ezvapor.drg @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +Message-ID: <095303Z22051994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an95175@anon.penet.fi (Ned Lud) +Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 09:44:01 UTC +Subject: V*A*P*O*R*I*Z*E*R P*L*A*N*S + + + >>> HEY!!! <<< + + You DON'T need anything fancy to try the very best in advanced smoking + technology ** !!TODAY!! ** Make yer own ... + + B*L*E*N*D*E*R + ========> V*A*P*O*R*I*Z*O*R <======== + + in the time it takes to find the stuff in your kitchen!! + + + DIAGRAM-ORAMA: + ************* + + screw-on + canning jar lid + -----------------> _______ + / \ glass part of blender + / \ <----------------------- + | plant |___ + | matter | | + | | | | + | | |___| frying pan or other + | here | clean metal surface + \_______|_________|_______/ <--------------- + *FLAME* + + +Instructions: 1) Put about 1/4 teaspoon of desired plant material, finely +ground, on a clean, grunge-free frying pan. Spread it out so that it covers +the area beneath the glass part of the blender. 2) Making sure that the +blender glass is resting evenly on the frying pan (so no air gets in), +CAREFULLY turn on the burner beneath the frying pan. NOTE: DO NOT BURN +YOURSELF UP. 3) Slowly turn up the heat under the pan. Soon, white vapor will +swirl up to fill the blender glass. 4) When the vapor is thick inside the +glass -- you shouldn't be able to see through it -- turn off the flame and +CAREFULLY unscrew the canning jar lid, and CAREFULLY put your mouth to the +lips of the now-open-top where the canning lid was. CAREFULLY tip the blender +so that air can enter from below (you may want to use a pot holder) and suck +up the vapor. 5) SIT DOWN. (You'll need to.) Hold the vapor in as long as you +can. 6) Exhale, and begin breathing normally. + +Please use caution when handling the glass blender. Do not burn yourself on +the stove. + +Have fun! + +Ned Lud + + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/face-down b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/face-down new file mode 100644 index 00000000..48b93788 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/face-down @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +I was driving my old beater-car across Rte. 2 in Vermont on my way to the +University of Vermont where I would be starting my second year. Driving +55 mph was not a problem since my car doesn't go much faster, anyway. I +was passing through Plainville, or some town like that, when I saw lights +and sirens behind me. I knew I had not done anything wrong, but my car, +being plastered with every Dead, Phish, and other stickers, it is an easy +target (I guess). Pulling to the side of the road to let the officer +pass, I realized he was also slowing and puling off behind me. UH-OH!!! + +I had nothing of an illegal nature in plain view, but not knowing what +the availability at school would be early on in the semester, I brought a +three week supply of Maine Hydro along with me (personal consumption +only). As I was slowing down, my McDonald's fries dumped off the +passenger side seat from the sudden decelleration. Reaching for them as +they fell I would soon realize to be a mistake. + +"Licence and Registration please." + +I handed both over. + +"Do you know why I pulled you over?" queried the VT state trooper + +"No, sir, I don't" I replied + +"You don't have any contraband in here do you?" + +"No, sir." I said assurredly + +"You have a brake-light out" he said + +(I was thinking, he would only know that my light was out once I started +to slow down, after he was following me with his siren) + +"Are you sure you don't have any weed in here?" he asked again + +"No, sir." + +"Where are you going?" + +"UVM, sir" + +"How come?" + +"I'm a student there. I reached for my Student ID and handed it over" + +I noticed you reached for something when I pulled you over. You're not +hiding anything are you?" + +"Actually, I was startled and my Mcdonalds fries dumped all over the +floor" I gestured to the potato mess on the floor." + +"Driver, exit the vehicle" he said, his mood getting quite stern. +He had me lie face down on the highway while he proceeded to unpack all +the stuff I was taking to school with me, clothes, books, EVERYTHING!!! +All the while, telling me to face front, and that I couldn't watch him +search my car. He ripped a hole in the back seat looking for stuff. +Finally, he came up with a bag of seeds, a brand-new unused protopipe, +and some clean brass screens, still in the wrapper. + +Complying completely, I stayed motionless on the ground, watching all my +clothes drift across the highway as he threw them about. + +He ordered me up to unlock the trunk. (I guess he thought he found the +mother-load) I did so, revealing more clothes and an empty (helium) ;) +tank. "Ohhh, he said, "nitrous, huh? I remember soing this stuff in +school" + +"Well, its just an empty tank" I explained as he tore it out of the trunk +and brought it to his car. "Let me check to see if its stolen" + +It wasn't. I purchased it fair and square. +He gave it back and warned me not to fill it in Vermont, its illegal. + +When he found the Ganja, he put it in his car. I thought for sure I +would be taken with him to the station. Instead, the mutherfucker said, +"I did all that shit in college, too. I'm not going to arrest you, +there's not enough here to make a difference." And he left with all my +weed and gave me a 100 dollar speeding ticket. + +I know I shouldn't complain, I was "lucky" in some people's eyes. Now, +granted, I got off pretty easy (although VERY shaken up), but the FUCKING +COP STOLE MY WEED!!!!!!!!! He even admitted to smoking reefer in the +past as well as doing Nitrous. He knew damn well when he pulled me over +why he was pulling me over and it had nothing to do with a tail-light or +speeding (neither was applicable...I was going below the speed limit and +my lights in back worked fine.) I lost half of my belongings to the +other side of the highway, and the other half was ruined and all messed +up. This ass hole got a brand new protopipe, lots-a-weed and was +probably living the **HIGH** life for the next few weeks. I, in the +meantime was stuck with a fat speeding ticket for not even speeding. He +told me that if I protested the ticket in court, he would produce the +evidence, which I knew was his own personal stash, since he didn't report +any of it. If you're out there, Pig, I have one final word for you: + + FUCK YOU! + + p.s. There's plenty of kind bud in Burlington, VT. Check it out +sometime. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/fam_n2ousr.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/fam_n2ousr.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8a80730f --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/fam_n2ousr.drg @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: jr@dutsh7.tudelft.nl (Jan Remmert Pels) +Subject: nitrous and famous +Message-ID: <jr.747112959@dutsh7.tudelft.nl> +Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1993 03:22:39 GMT + +Hello everybody, + +I promised to send out this list I have, with well known people, using +n2o (nitrous oxide) as a drug. I am sorry, but this list is somewhat +Anglo-saxon-oriented, but what can you expect? The original list was +published in 'The book of lists' by Wallechinsky et al. And it gives +also lists of famous people usingcocaine, hash, morfine, LSD, mescaline +heroine and opium. If anyone is interested, well, let me know or buy the +book. It is a bit old, but still as interesting as an old 'Guiness book +of records'. + +Thomas Wedgwood, 1771-1805, English Physicist +Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English Poet +Robert Southey, 1774-1843, English Poet +Humphrey Davy, 1778-1829, English Chemist +Peter Mark Roget, 1779-1889, Author of 'Roget's Thesaurus' +Samuel Colt, 1814-1862, American Inventor of the Colt .45 revolver +William James, 1842-1910, American Philosopher +Theodore Dreiser, 1871-1945, American Writer and Journalist +Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician (...) +Peter Ouspenski, 1878-1947, Russian descipel of Gudjieff +Allen Grinsberg, 1926-, American Poet +Gregori Corso, 1930-, American Poet +Ken Kesey, 1965-, American Writer + +Well, that's it. Be happy with it and I am not responsible for any +mistakes, that has been made by the authors of the Book of Lists. + + +Jan R. Pels +Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering +Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands +telephone: +31 (15) 784356, telefax: +31 (15) 784452 + +"Life is the way you think about yourself, through the day." diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/famous.n2o.users b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/famous.n2o.users new file mode 100644 index 00000000..72a39980 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/famous.n2o.users @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: jr@dutsh7.tudelft.nl (Jan Remmert Pels) +Subject: nitrous and famous +Message-ID: <jr.747112959@dutsh7.tudelft.nl> +Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1993 03:22:39 GMT + +Hello everybody, + +I promised to send out this list I have, with well known people, using +n2o (nitrous oxide) as a drug. I am sorry, but this list is somewhat +Anglo-saxon-oriented, but what can you expect? The original list was +published in 'The book of lists' by Wallechinsky et al. And it gives +also lists of famous people usingcocaine, hash, morfine, LSD, mescaline +heroine and opium. If anyone is interested, well, let me know or buy the +book. It is a bit old, but still as interesting as an old 'Guiness book +of records'. + +Thomas Wedgwood, 1771-1805, English Physicist +Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English Poet +Robert Southey, 1774-1843, English Poet +Humphrey Davy, 1778-1829, English Chemist +Peter Mark Roget, 1779-1889, Author of 'Roget's Thesaurus' +Samuel Colt, 1814-1862, American Inventor of the Colt .45 revolver +William James, 1842-1910, American Philosopher +Theodore Dreiser, 1871-1945, American Writer and Journalist +Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician (...) +Peter Ouspenski, 1878-1947, Russian descipel of Gudjieff +Allen Grinsberg, 1926-, American Poet +Gregori Corso, 1930-, American Poet +Ken Kesey, 1965-, American Writer + +Well, that's it. Be happy with it and I am not responsible for any +mistakes, that has been made by the authors of the Book of Lists. + + +Jan R. Pels +Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering +Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands +telephone: +31 (15) 784356, telefax: +31 (15) 784452 + +"Life is the way you think about yourself, through the day." +-- +Jan R. Pels +Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering +Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands +telephone: +31 (15) 784356, telefax: +31 (15) 784452 + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-codeine b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-codeine new file mode 100644 index 00000000..721ad86a --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-codeine @@ -0,0 +1,259 @@ +Title : Codeine FAQ +Author : mdh@debug.cuc.ab.ca +Newsgroup : alt.drugs +Last Revision : June 28, 1994 + + +Introduction +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Codeine is a member of the drug class opiates. Opiates +include all naturally occurring drugs with morphine-like effects +such as codeine and all semi and fully synthetic drugs with +morphine-like effects such as heroin and meperidine (Demerol). + + Codeine was first discovered as a natural constituent of +opium in very small concentrations, in the range of 0.7% - 2.5% +by weight. Most codeine found in pharmaceutical products today +is synthetically produced via the methylation of morphine. + + Codeine is available by prescription only in most areas +of the US. Exceptions are seen in some states where codeine can +be purchased over-the-counter (OTC) in products containing a small +dose of codeine. Also in Canada, some codeine containing products +are available OTC in most if not all provinces. With the codeine +available in the US OTC, release forms may have to be signed, +including your name and address, in order to keep track of how +much codeine you are buying. + + The amount of codeine allowable by law in OTC products is +8mg per unit dose of a drug. A example is 325mg of acetaminophen +(a unit dose of acetaminophen) and 8mg codeine per tablet. This +law is used to prevent the excessive use of codeine as one would +have to take doses reaching toxicity of acetaminophen before any +real problems with the codeine administration would occur. It's +the same situation with aspirin. With OTC cough medications, the +highest amount of codeine allowed is 3.3mg/ml. This +concentration is _so_ low that this FAQ will not be discussing +cough syrups as a source of recreational codeine. The tablet +form of OTC codeine products usually also includes 15mg of +caffeine in each standard dose. + + Prescription codeine containing products are usually not +available without another drug included such as acetaminophen. +Rx (prescription) products include the Tylenol w/ codeine series +(#1,2,3,4) containing respectively 8mg, 15mg, 30mg, 60mg of +codeine. Each tablet also contains caffeine in doses of 15mg, +30mg, 30mg and 0mg respectively. Thus Tylenol #4 w/ codeine +(the most desired one) contains 325mg of acetaminophen, 60mg of +codeine and no caffeine. Another Rx product is the 222, 292, +293, 294 series. They are identical to the Tylenol w/ codeine +series, except aspirin replaces the acetaminophen. The Rx +products are good sources of codeine for recreational use except +most of us don't have sources that can obtain these drugs, +therefore this FAQ contains a procedure so that one can easily +obtain large amount of codeine from OTC products. + +Effects and Uses +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Codeine is mainly used as a pain reliever, but is also +used for the relief of a non-productive cough, and as a +anti-diarrheal agent. 120mg of codeine administered SC +(subcutaneously, injected under the skin) provides pain relief +equal to 10mg of morphine administered by the same route. Doses +used to relieve cough or diarrhea range from 5mg to 30mg. + + Codeine is absorbed quickly from the GI tract and it's +first pass through the liver results in very little loss of the +drug. This contrasts with morphine in which over 90% of the drug +is metabolized in the first pass through the liver resulting in a +considerable loss of potency when administered orally. This is +why codeine is a common opiate in the relief of pain, the ease of +oral administration. + + Codeine can be administered by many routes, this includes, +SC, IM (intramuscularly), as an enema, and orally. Note, codeine +can't be administered safely by IV (intravenously) injection as +it can result in pulmonary edema (fluid in lungs), facial swelling +and other life threatening complications. + + Codeine is converted to morphine in the brain. This of +course will result in a positive result in a drug test for the +opiates. It is not known whether or not the drugs heroin, +morphine or codeine can be separately determined on a drug test. +In other words it isn't likely that the drug tester can determine +which of the three above drugs you have taken, he just knows +you've taken one or more of them. + + Note! Addiction to codeine can occur. Tolerance is also +seen with chronic use. Although the withdrawal is minimal with +codeine, it is not a fun time. Please be cautious in your use +of the drug. + + Some common side effects from codeine include drowsiness, +light-headedness, dry mouth, urinary retention (difficulty in +urination), constipation and of course, euphoria. Adverse +effects can include itchiness (common), confusion, nausea and +vomiting. The nausea experienced with codeine is less common +and less intense than that experienced with the stronger opiates +such as morphine. A tip to all those using opiates, lying down +does wonders to the nausea. If you ever experience nausea on +opiates it is different than the commonly experienced nausea as +it is more of a light-headed nausea. Lying down will almost +always relieve the nausea in a couple minutes, which after you +can attempt to stand up again. + + Codeine is a _excellent_ opiate to start experimenting +with. Although the euphoria is not as intense as that +experienced with the stronger opiates, the euphoria can still be +quite intense. It also must be noted that like most other drugs, +some experience is required before the full effects can be +noticed and enjoyed. The best dose to start at is the +30mg - 60mg dosage. That way you won't experience many adverse +effects and you can continue to take this small amount until you +feel the desired effects, after that you can increase the dosage +as you please. Most people settle around the 250mg mark for the +best euphoria, with the least side effects. The best idea is to +take in a situation where you won't become distracted. You can +get yourself into a comfortable position and relax because you +will become _quite_ relaxed. It may take 5 to 20 times before +you can appreciate the effects. The effects are subtle like +marijuana and it takes some time before you come to recognize +them all. + + The LD50 (lethal dose for %50) is 800mg in the average +person. Death from codeine, unlike most opiates, includes +restlessness, seizures and eventually death from respiratory +arrest. + + +Using Codeine +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Again a good dose to start using codeine at is in the +30mg to 60mg range. At this dosage range the adverse effects +tend to be minimal, and the pleasurable effects quite noticeable. +It is usually a good idea to take the drug on a empty stomach, +and if nausea is experienced or you get hungry (not likely) you +can have something to eat. On an empty stomach the effects will +become noticeable within 15 min depending on the dose. With +higher doses the effects can begin in as little as 7 min. The +effects peak at around 1 hr with the experience nearing it's end +at around the 3 - 4 hr point. Again with higher doses effects +may last 4 - 6 hours. + + The effects will usually begin with a slight sedation, +and a feeling of warmth coming over you body. Muscular relaxation +is also quite noticeable. The subjective effects are quite hard +to describe beyond the word euphoria. The sedation associated +with codeine is quite a lot less than that experienced with +morphine or other stronger opiates. A strong feeling of +contentment is usually also experienced. Most people enter +a phase where you become quite content and tend to lose interest +in their surroundings. A heavy feeling in the limbs also +becomes quite noticeable. This will peak at 1hr with the effects +slowly tapering off after 2hr. + + +Codeine Extraction Technique +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Due to the difficulty in obtaining Rx drugs containing +enough codeine to be used recreationally, I have included a +procedure that allows one to extract the codeine from OTC +products to obtain enough of the drug to use recreationally. + + This extraction can *only* be used on OTC products +containing either acetaminophen or aspirin in addition to the +codeine. There is one exception to this rule. Products +containing caffeine can be used with the knowledge that the most +of the caffeine contained in the OTC product, *will* be found +in the finished product. This should not matter to most people, +but to those with problems in taking caffeine, *you have been +warned*! + + The idea behind the following extraction is that +acetaminophen and aspirin (I'll use A/A from now on) are very +_insoluble_ in cold water. Codeine phosphate (the most common +salt of codeine) is very _soluble_ in water including cold water. +The following table explains: + + Solubility (31C water) Solubility (21C water) + +Aspirin 1g / 100 ml 1g / 300ml + +Acetaminophen 1g / 70 ml 1g / 150 ml + +Codeine 1g / 2.3 ml 1g / 0.7 ml +Phosphate + + So as you can see, both A/A aren't very soluble in 21C +water, so if you cool the water to around 10C, the solubility will +drop even further. That way you can dissolve 20 tablets in 50ml +of hot water, cool the water down to 10C, filter the solution and +end up with the same amount of codeine as the tablets contained +but only a fraction of the original amount of A/A. + + It must be noted that because most of the caffeine will +also be in the finished product, using large amount of tablets in +the following procedure will result in large amount of caffeine +in the finished product. For example the use of 20 tablets will +result in about 300mg of caffeine in the finished product +(15mg/tablets * 20 tablets). I personally haven't experienced +any adverse reactions due to this amount of caffeine. Because +of codeine's sedative effects the "jitters" and other adverse +effects of large amount of caffeine are not experienced. + + +The Procedure + +1. Obtain a quantity of tablets containing codeine, check to +see if they contain anything other than codeine, caffeine, +acetaminophen or aspirin. If they do, and you don't know whether +or not it will be a problem, your best bet is not to use them. +Measure out your desired amount of codeine (ex. 64 mg = 8 tablets +* 8mg/tablet). You may want to add 2 extra tablets as it is quite +likely you will lose some codeine in the procedure. As you get +more experience with the procedure you will be able to get +approx. 95% of the codeine extracted. + +2. Measure out some nice hot water, use approx. 40ml / 20 tablets +or more if needed. I would suggest you don't go over 50ml for 20 +tablets. I don't know if the use of boiling water would destroy +any of the codeine but your best bet is not to use it. Use hot +water but not boiling. Make sure the tablets dissolve completely. +Some dissolve on contact with water while others need some help +dissolving by crushing them. Note : not all of the tablet will +dissolve, there are water-insoluble fillers in the tablet and not +all of the A/A will dissolve either(which is what we want). + +3. Place the solution in a cold bath, I just use some ice cubes +in a container of water. Stir the mixture occasionally until the +solution drops to about 15C or lower. You won't need a +thermometer to measure the temperature, just make sure it's +"cold". This will take about 30 min. If you wish to speed this +up, you can use less water to dissolve the tablets, and add ice +chips to cool the mixture faster. Just make sure you don't add +so much ice that you drastically increase the volume of the mixture. + +4. Filter the solution using whatever you have. Coffee filters +work well, but lab filters work the best. Just make sure you +don't end up with obvious solids in the filtered solution. This +will take about 1 hr. You may also want to rinse the solids left +over in the filter with some ice-water to extract any remaining +codeine. + +5. Drink and enjoy! The solution will be _very_ bitter, so I mix +a little Kool-aid powder into the solution. The taste isn't really +bad but it's similar to sucking on a lemon. + +6. Sit back and wait for the effects. Because the codeine is +already in solution it only needs to be absorbed, while codeine +in the tablet form must dissolve before being absorbed. Because +of this, the effects will probably become noticeable within 15min. + +Note : I don't suggest you evaporate the mixture unless you are +willing to wait a while. The Merck index warns that codeine is +sensitive to heat and light. For that reason if you wish to +evaporate the mixture, do it without heat, and shield the solution +from light. + +----- End of FAQ + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-opio.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-opio.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0648829d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-opio.txt @@ -0,0 +1,746 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + + +OPIOID FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FILE +Newsgroup : alt.drugs + +********** Article Separation + + ** Contents ** + +Glossary on terms used in FAQ + +Opioid Info: +Natural (known as opiates): + Morphine + Codeine +Semi-Synthetic (known as opioids): + Heroin + Hydrocodone (Hycodan) + Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) + Meperidine (Demerol) + Oxycodone (Percodan) +Synthetic (also known as opioids): + Fentanyl (Sublimaze) + Methadone (Dolophine) + Propoxyphene (Darvon) + Pentazocine (Talwin) + +Opioid Addiction and Withdrawal + +********** + + The FAQ will use morphine as the standard opioid and base all other +opioids in relation to it. (Kinda like class inheritance in C++). + +********** + +A little glossary to start the FAQ: + +opiate - narcotic analgesic derived from a natural source(opium poppy) +opioid - narcotic analgesic that is either semi or fully synthetic + - also refers to entire family of both opiates and opioids +IM - intramuscular injection +SC - subcutaneous injection + +********** + + ** Morphine ** + +Synopsis + Morphine is naturally occurring substance in the opium poppy, + Papaver somniferum. It is a potent narcotic analgesic, and its + primary clinical use is in the management of moderately severe + and severe pain. After heroin, morphine has the greatest + dependence liability of the narcotic analgesics in common use. + Morphine is administered by several routes (injected, smoked, + sniffed, or swallowed); but when injected particularly + intravenously, morphine can produce intense euphoria and a general + state of well-being and relaxation. Regular use can result in + the rapid development of tolerance to these effects. Profound + physical and psychological dependence can also rapidly develop, + and withdrawal sickness upon abrupt cessation of heroin use; many + of the symptoms resemble those produced by a case of moderately + severe flu. + + Morphine is infrequently encountered in the North American street + drug culture. However, mainly because of its availability in + hospitals, there have been several documented cases of morphine + dependence among health professionals. + +Drug Source + Morphine is isolated from crude opium, which is a resinous + prep of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. + +Trade Name + Roxinal, MS Contin, Morphine Sulfate + +Street Names + "M", morph, Miss Emma + +Drug Combinations + Use of morphine plus cocaine, as well as of morphine plus + methamphetamine, has been reported. However, such combinations + are not frequently encountered. + +Medical Uses + * symptomatic relief of moderately severe to severe pain; + * relief of certain types of difficult or labored breathing; + * suppression of severe cough (rarely); + * suppression of severe diarrhea (e.g., that produced by cholera). + + +Physical Appearance + Morphine is legally available only in the form of its water-soluble + salts. Most common are morphine sulfate and morphine hydrochloride. + Both are fine white crystalline powders, bitter to the taste. Both + are soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + For moderate to severe pain the optimal intramuscular dosage is + considered to be 10 mg per 70 kg body weight every four hours. + The typical dose range is from 5 to 20 mg every four hours, + depending on the severity of the pain. The oral dose range is + between 8 and 20 mg; but with oral administration morphine has + substantially less analgesic potency (approximately one-tenth of + the effect produced by subcutaneous injection) because it is + rapidly destroyed as it passes through the liver immediately + after absorption. The intravenous route is employed primarily + for severe post-operative pain or in an emergency; in this case + the dose range is between 4 and 10 mg, and the analgesic effect + ensues almost immediately. + +Nonmedical + Irregular or intermittent users (who are not substituting the drug + for another narcotic analgesic) may start and continue to use doses + within the therapeutic range (e.i., up to 20 mg). However, regular + users who employ morphine for its subjectively pleasurable effects + frequently increase the dose as tolerance develops. To take several + hundred milligrams per day is common, and there are reliable reports + of up to four or five grams (4000 - 5000 mg) per day. + + +Routes Of Administration + Morphine may be taken orally in tablet form, and can also injected + subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or intravenously; the last is the + route preferred by those who are dependent on morphine. + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Low Doses (single doses of 5 - 10 mg administered by S.C or IM injection in +non-tolerant users) + +CNS, behavioral, subjective: + suppression the sensation of and emotional response to pain; + euphoria; drowsiness, lethargy, relaxation; difficulty in + concentrating; decreased physical activity in some users and + increased physical activity in others; mild anxiety or fear; + pupillary constriction, blurred vision, impaired night vision, + suppression of cough reflex. + +Respiratory: + slightly reduced respiratory rate. + +Gastrointestinal: + nausea and vomiting; constipation; loss of appetite; decreased + gastric motility. + +Other: + slight drop in body temperature; sweating; reduced libido; prickly + or tingling sensation on the skin (particularly after intravenous + injection). + +Duration + 4 - 5 hours + +Dependency Potential + high, continued use results in both psychological and physical + dependency + +********** + + ** Codeine ** + +Drug Source + Codeine is found in opium in concentrations between %0.1 and %2. + Because of the small concentration found in nature, most codeine + found in medical products is synthesized from morphine via the + methylation of the hydroxyl group found on the second non-aromatic + ring. + +Trade Name + There are no commercial name for products containing only + codeine in US. Found under common name of codeine. + Canada does have a codeine only syrup available under + Paveral. Mainly found in combination products. + +Street Name + T-three's (Tylenol #3 w/ codeine), schoolboy, cough syrup + +Medical Uses + * relief of mild to moderate pain + * relief of non-productive cough + * relief of diarrhea + +Drug Combinations + Sold under many name brand products, the most popular being the + Tylenol with Codeine series, the number on the tablet corresponds + to the amount of codeine and caffeine found in the each tablet. + + Tylenol #1 w/ codeine - 8 mg codeine, 15 mg caffeine + Tylenol #2 w/ codeine - 15 mg codeine, 15 mg caffeine + Tylenol #3 w/ codeine - 30 mg codeine, 30 mg caffeine + Tylenol #4 w/ codeine - 60 mg codeine, no caffeine + + note: all tablets contain same amount of acetaminophen (300 mg) + + Fiorinal (aspirin, caffeine, barbital, codeine) + + Many other brand name product combinations. + +Physical Appearance + Tylenol w/ codeine series are imprinted with number on one side and + other side is Tylenol label(McNeil). + +Controlled Substance Status + As a single product codeine is a schedule II controlled substance + in the US. + When combined with other non-controlled substance, and depending + on amount per dose unit, codeine combined products range from + schedule III to V. + Canada has OTC codeine products available if product has no more + than 8 mg of codeine per unit dose. Some US areas may have codeine + preps available OTC, but usually require release form. + As an interesting fact, a travelers handbook noted that Greece has + banned codeine in that country (no idea on what it's status is now) + so be careful when traveling there. + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + Pain relief : 30mg - 220mg oral or equivalent dose SC or IM + + Diarrhea relief : 10mg - 20mg orally + + Cough suppressant : 5mg - 15mg orally + +Nonmedical + Doses can range from 30mg up to 400mg. LD50 for codeine is 800mg in + a average nontolerant person. + At doses of > 250mg adverse effects tend to arise, including intense + itching, flushed skin, dizziness, sedation, nausea and vomiting + +Routes Of Administration + Usually taken orally but can be injected IM or SC. The IV route is + not recommended as reactions such as facial swelling, pulmonary + edema and convulsions can occur. + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + Effects begin at 30mg and tend to mimic those of morphine, except + sedation and euphoria are less intense. + +Respiratory: + same as morphine but less intense. + +Gastrointestinal: + same as morphine but nausea and vomiting are less common and + constipation less severe. + +Other: + alleocodone is a schedule II drug, and when combined + with other non-controlled drugs, is found from schedule III-IV. + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + as a cough suppressant 5mg - 10mg + for pain relief 10mg - 30mg + +Nonmedical + doses are similar to those for pain relief + +Routes Of Administration + Usually taken orally but can be inject via three routes. Unknown if + hydrocodone can be sniffed or smoked. Sniffing is likely possible. + + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + Has similar effects as morphine but less sedation and euphoria + +Respiratory: + Less depression than morphine. + +Gastrointestinal: + Less likely to cause nausea and vomiting than morphine. + +Other: + Hydrocodone is a weaker opioid than morphine but still a effective + opioid with similar potency to oxycodone. + +Duration + 3 - 4 hours + +Dependency Potential + moderately low, much less potential than morphine + +********** + + ** Hydromorphone ** + +Drug Source + Synthetically produced from morphine. + +Trade Name + Dilaudid + +Street Name + Dillies + +Medical Uses + * relief of moderate to severe pain + * relief of severe cough + +Drug Combinations + most commonly used as a single product + +Physical Appearance + usually bought as tablets, or injectable solution + +Controlled Substance Status + Hydromorphone, like most single product opioids, is a schedule II + opioid. + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + for pain relief 1mg - 2mg + +Nonmedical + same as pain relief doses + +Routes Of Administration + Can be administered orally, by three routes of injection, and + by sniffing. Unknown if smoking is an effective route. + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + Hydrocodone has effects similar to morphine, except euphoria is + similar to codeine, nausea and vomiting is quite rare, and + sedation is practically non-existent + +Respiratory: + Hydrocodone depresses respiration minimally. + +Gastrointestinal: + Hydromorphone effects GI tract very little. + +Other: + Although hydromorphone's euphoria pales with other opioids + it's abuse potential comes from the fact the rush experienced + from IV use is very similar to heroin's. + + Hydromorphone is one of the most used opioids in the relief of + pain for the terminally ill. The reasons being it's minimal + side effects, and high potency. + +Duration + 3 - 4 hours + +Dependency Potential + moderately high + +********** + + ** Meperidine ** + +Drug Source + Meperidine is completely synthetic and can be produced with + dichlorodiethyl methylamine and benzyl cyanide. + +Trade Name + Demerol + +Street Name + Demmies + +Medical Uses + * originally found to be useful for muscle spasms but the + discovery of it's analgesic properties has resulted in + it's almost exclusive use for relief of moderate to severe + pain + +Drug Combinations + usually found as a single product, with few combination products. + Is found in combination with acetaminophen in Demerol APAP + +Physical Appearance + Demerol tablets are small white tablets with the name + Winthrop on one side + +Controlled Substance Status + Schedule II substance in US + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + pain relief is achieved with approx. 50mg - 150mg injected + or 200mg - 300mg oral + +Nonmedical + doses similar to those used in medical settings are used in + recreational use. + +Routes Of Administration + orally, three injection routes, and sniffing are possible, + unknown if smoking is possible + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + same as morphine but less sedation, less intense euphoria + +Respiratory: + respiratory depression tends to be less common and less intense + than morphine + +Gastrointestinal: + nausea and vomiting are reportedly common with oral use, but + less when administered via injection + +Duration + 3 - 4 hours + +Dependency Potential + reported to be less than or equal to that of morphine + +********** + + ** Oxycodone ** + +Drug Source + synthesized from codeine + +Trade Name + only found as a compound product combined with aspirin or + acetaminophen. Available in Canada as a single product in + the form of a suppository + +Street Name + Percs + +Medical Uses + * relief of moderate to severe pain + +Drug Combinations + Percodan is aspirin and oxycodone + Percocet is acetaminophen and oxycodone + +Physical Appearance + Percodan tablets are color coded according to quantity of oxycodone + in each tablet, the pink have ~2.5mg and the orange and green having + twice as much + +Controlled Substance Status + Schedule II in US + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + 10 - 20mg oral for pain relief + 5 - 15mg injection + +Nonmedical + Doses similar to those used in a medical setting are used + +Routes Of Administration + Can be administered orally, three injection routes, sniffed + and possibly smoked. + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + Same as morphine but milder. + +Respiratory: + Less respiratory depression than morphine + +Gastrointestinal: + Less constipating than morphine + +Duration + 3 - 4 hours + +Dependency Potential + Moderate + +********** + + ** Fentanyl ** + +Drug Source + Synthetically produced + +Trade Name + Sublimaze + +Street Name + China white + +Medical Uses + Mainly relief of moderate to severe pain and as a surgical + anesthetic + +Drug Combinations + none + +Physical Appearance + Found as a injectable solution, and a transdermal patch + +Controlled Substance Status + Schedule II in US + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + 50ug - 200ug + +Nonmedical + same range as medical use + +Routes Of Administration + can be administered via three injection routes, sniffed and smoked + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + euphoria is less than morphine + +Respiratory: + same as morphine but has potential to cause respiratory muscles + to go into spasm and result in respiratory arrest + +Gastrointestinal: + less constipating that morphine + +Duration + 1 - 2 hours + +Dependency Potential + moderately high + +********** + + ** Methadone ** + +Drug Source + synthetically produced + +Trade Name + Dolophine + +Street Name + Dollies + +Medical Uses + occasionally used for pain relief, but main use is in opioid + withdrawal treatment as a substitute drug + +Drug Combinations + none + +Physical Appearance + found as a fruity solution for oral use, in wafers, and tablets + also found as a injectable solution + +Controlled Substance Status + Schedule II in US + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + 3 - 5mg provides same pain relief as 10mg morphine + +Nonmedical + rarely used non-medically, but doses used are approx. same + as medical doses + +Routes Of Administration + can be injected via three routes, taken orally, unknown if + methadone can be smoked, can be sniffed + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + Oral use provides little euphoria and tends to block opioid + receptors in brain, so commonly used as a maintenance drug + during rehab. + +Respiratory: + Produces little depression in contrast to morphine + +Gastrointestinal: + produces constipation of less intensity than morphine + +Other: + Developed by Nazi Germany during WWII as Germany was unable + to acquire adequate supplies of morphine. + +Duration + first dose last approx. 8 hours and subsequent doses last 18 - 24 + hours. + +Dependency Potential + oral use provides little euphoria so little abuse potential in + that form. When injected, methadone give very similar effects to + morphine so has similar addiction potential. + +********** + + ** Propoxyphene ** + +Drug Source + Synthetically produced with similar structure to that of methadone + +Trade Name + Darvon, Darvon N + +Street Name + none + +Medical Uses + for relief of mild pain + +Drug Combinations + Darvon compound is aspirin and propoxyphene + +Physical Appearance + Darvon N as pink oval pills + +Controlled Substance Status + Schedule III in US + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + range from 50mg - 150mg of hydrochloride + +Nonmedical + similar to medical dose ranges. + +Routes Of Administration + can be taken orally, three possible injection routes, no info + on possible intranasal or smoked administration + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + oral use provides very little euphoria, mild sedation; + at larger doses sedation becomes quite prominent and symptoms + such as staggering and slurred speech become apparent. + +Respiratory: + little respiratory depression in medical dose range + +Gastrointestinal: + little effect on GI tract + +Other: + IV use is reported to give rush similar to heroin; + poor analgesic with standard dose providing less pain relief + than standard aspirin dose + +Duration + 3 - 4 hours + +Dependency Potential + low + +********** + + ** Pentazocine ** + +Drug Source + synthetically produced + +Trade Name + Talwin + +Street Name + yellow footballs + +Medical Uses + for relief of moderate to moderately severe pain + +Drug Combinations + Talwin NX - pentazocine and nalaxone (opioid antagonist) + +Physical Appearance + usually found in orange-yellow tablets + +Controlled Substance Status + Schedule III + +Dosage +~~~~~~ +Medical + 50mg - 100mg for pain relief + +Nonmedical + similar to medical dosage + +Routes Of Administration + can be taken orally, three injection routes, and sniffed + possibly smoked + +Short Term Use +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +CNS, Behavioral, Subjective: + poor opioid, very little euphoria, mainly just sedates and + clouds mind, little recreational use + +Respiratory: + less depression than morphine + +Gastrointestinal: + very little constipation or nausea, vomiting occurs + +Other: + as a opioid agonist/antagonist has potential to cause + psychotic effects such as hallucinations, severe confusion + +Duration + 3 - 4 hours + +Dependency Potential + moderate potential, similar to hydrocodone + +********** + + Opioid Dependence And Withdrawal + + Opioids have specific withdrawal and dependence characteristics +common to all opioids, varying according to the specific drug. All opioids +cause both physical and psychological dependence with prolonged use. + + Depending on the opioid in question withdrawal can become evident +after continued use in as little time as 2 weeks or as long as 2 months. + + Withdrawal is commonly overstated by media and tends to be similar +to bad case of flu. This is due to the fact that most opioid users don't +tend to be able to acquire enough drug to result in severe withdrawal. It +must be noted that physical symptoms may be similar to flu, psychological +symptoms can be quite painful. Depression, mood swings, hypersensitivity +to pain are some common symptoms. Opioid withdrawal DOES NOT endanger life +as does alcohol and other depressant withdrawal. + + +********** + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-opioid-analgesics b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-opioid-analgesics new file mode 100644 index 00000000..906c4e53 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/faq-opioid-analgesics @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +From: mmanzo@mail.sas.upenn.edu (Marco Manzo) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: FAQ list-Opioid Analgesics +Date: 29 May 1994 19:16:02 GMT +Message-ID: <2sapli$nca@netnews.upenn.edu> + + +As suggested in the "Hydromorphone, Oxymorphone" thread, here is a +sort of FAQ-list/summary of the opioid pain killers available in the +United States. + +CATEGORY I. STRONG AGONISTS-- SEVERE PAIN +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +generic name trade name recommended duration Controlled + dosage of action substance + category + +HYDROMORPHONE DILAUDID 2-4 mg. every 4-5 hours Schedule II + 4-6 hours. narcotic +dosages avail: 1,2,3,4,10 mg.tabs +Parenteral (injection) 1,2,3,4 mg./mL ampules + +LEVORPHANOL LEVO-DROMORAN 2-3 mg. every 4-5 hours Schedule II + 6-8 hours narcotic +dosages: 2 mg. tabs; injection: 2 mg./mL + +MEPERIDINE DEMEROL 50-150 mg. 2-4 hours Schedule II + every 3-4 hours narcotic +dosages: 50,100 mg. tabs; +injection: 25,50,75,100 mg. vials + +METHADONE DOLOPHINE 40 mg. every 4-6 hours Schedule II +dosages: 5,10,40 mg. tabs; 24 hours; Narcotic +injection: 10 mg./mL 2.5-10 mg.injection the oral form is used + every 3-4 hours only in detoxification + programs + +MORPHINE SULFATE varies: 10-30 mg. 4-5 hours Schedule II +dosages: 10,15,30 mg. tabs; every 4 hours; Narcotic +injection: 2,4,5,8,10,15 mg/mL 30 mg. controlled + release tablets + every 8-12 hours + +OXYMORPHONE NUMORPHON 5 mg. supppository 3-4 hours Schedule II +dosages: 5 mg. suppos. every 4-6 hours; Narcotic +1, 1.5 mg/mL injection 1-1.5 mg. injection + every 4-6 hours. + +STRONG AGONISTS FOR INJECTION ONLY: + +FENTANYL SUBLIMAZE 0.05-0.1 mg. 1-1.5 hours Schedule II +dosages: 0.05 mg./mL for repeat in 2 hours Narcotic +injection if necessary + +SUFENTANIL SUFENTA 1-30 micrograms/kg. Schedule II +dosages: 50 micrograms injected as needed for Narcotic +per mL in 1,2,5 mL ampules anesthesia + +ALFENTANIL ALFENTA 0.5-3 micrograms/kg./minute Schedule II +dosages: 500 micrograms/mL IV infusion in balanced anesthesia +ampules for injection + + +CATEGORY II -- MILD TO MODERATE AGONISTS - MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +GENERIC NAME TRADE NAME RECOMMENDED DURATION OF CONTROLLED + DOSAGE ACTION SUBSTANCE + CATEGORY + +CODEINE SULFATE OR PHOSPHATE 15-60 mg. every 3-4 hours Schedule II +dosages: 15,30,60 mg. tablets; 4-6 hours (when combined with +30,60 mg./mL for injection acetominophen or asprin + it is a + Schedule III Narcotic) + +OXYCODONE PERCODAN (with asprin) + PERCOCET (with tylenol) +dosages: 5 mg. oxycodone per tablet + 5 mg. every 3-4 hours Schedule II + 6 hours Narcotic + +HYDROCODONE VICODIN,LORTAB 5-7 mg. every 3-4 hours Schedule III +BITARTRATE LORCET, HYDROCET 4-6 hours Narcotic +dosages: either 2.5, 5, or 7 mg. +hydrocodone with either asprin or tylenol + + +CATEGORY III -- WEAK AGONISTS -- MILD TO MODERATE PAIN +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +GENERIC NAME TRADE NAME RECOMM. DOSAGE DURATION OF CONTROLLED + ACTION SUBSTANCE + CATEGORY + +PROPOXYPHENE DARVON 50-100 mg. every 4-5 hours Schedule IV +PROPOXYPHENE 4 hours Narcotic +NAPSYLATE DARVOCET N-50 + DARVOCET N-100 + + +CATEGORY IV -- MIXED AGONISTS/ANTAGONISTS -- MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +GENERIC NAME TRADE NAME RECOMM. DOSAGAE DURATION OF CONTROLLED + ACTION SUBSTANCE + CATEGORY + +PENTAZOCINE TALWIN-NX 50-100 mg. 3 hours Schedule IV +dosages: 50 mg. tablets; every 3-4 hours; Narcotic +30 mg./mL in 1 and 2 mL 30 mg. injection (Pentazocine is mixed +ampules for injection every 3-4 hours with Naxolone [an opiate + antagonist] to prevent crushing + of tabs. for intravenous injection) +OTHER MIXED AGONIST-ANTAGONISTS: + +BUPRENORPHINE BUPRENEX Schedule V +dosage: 0.3 mg./mL ampules for injection. + +BUTORPHANOL STADOL +dosage: 1 and 2 mg./mL vials and syringes for injection +Not a controlled substance because of the strong antagonist efficacy + +NALBUPHINE NUBAIN +dosage: 10 and 20 mg./mL vials and syringes for injection +Not a controlled substance because of the strong antagonist efficacy + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/first-in-3-years b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/first-in-3-years new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd24747d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/first-in-3-years @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +Newsgroups: rec.drugs.psychedelic + +I had my first trip in a little over three years on New Year's eve. I +used to trip a lot, in high school and my first few years of college. +There were two main reasons why I hadn't tripped for so long: 1) about +three years ago I had some bad life experiences that left me severely +depressed, fucked up and isolated and for a while I was just trying to get +my head back together to the point of dealing with daily life. I didn't +really do any drugs for about 6 months, I was up and down all the time +without them. 2) after my mental scene was better, my social scene was +much different then it had been before. I was no longer friends with my +old druggie crowd. I started smoking grass again, occasionally, and +thought that I would maybe do psychedelics again if the opportunity ever +came again. But I didn't ever see it around. + +So I was at this cool party on New Year's eve, and this weird dude with a +nosering and a hockey shirt showed up and started handing out shrooms to +everybody. I don't think I took much, just pinched some out of his bag +and chowed 'em. Maybe a gram, it seemed. I had been drinking and smoking +for a few hours already, and didn't expect to get off all so much. + +A while later I noticed that the whole organization of the party had +changed, from everybody partying in one big room to lots of little groups +spread around the place. I realized that I was starting to tweak a little +and attributed other's actions to the shrooms as well. I became much more +concious of my voice, everything I said echoing back so many possible +meanings. I felt some twinges of panic and had to get away for a bit. I +went down to the basement and tried to collect my thoughts. I didn't want +to fall into any "mind traps" and it didn't take me too long to cool out +and go back up to the party. It made me remember how, many times while +tripping, I have to cross a fuzzy, awkward stage before the trip fully +takes overand I feel the enlightening effects. + +The rest of the night was a blast, mostly spent listening to music in +different people's bedrooms. Crazy shit...Ravi Shankar, Coltrane, +Stravinsky. Had many deep thoughts and felt very good about myself. +Laughed a lot and made some good bonds with people, I think. In the end, +remembered how much fun it was to trip. Gotta do it again soon!! diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/first.wat b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/first.wat new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e4319d3b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/first.wat @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +From: jkevin@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu (Kevin Jernigan) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: first water +Date: 27 May 1994 02:17:36 GMT +Message-ID: <2s3l80$neg@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> + + I drank water for the first time at a party last night, and it was great!! +Some of my friends who do W told me about the experience earlier, but I now +realize that it was beyond my wildest expectations. I was a little bit scared, +at first, because I heard about some of the bad side effects that it can cause. +A few people said they choked on it, and one guy said that he dribbled it all +over his clothes and got them wet. Luckily, none of these things happened to +me. They started passing glasses around to everyone and I decided to take one +The water was very clear in color. They said it was scored from a guy who got +it from a spring in Canada. I don't know whether it was really Canadian +water, but it was definitely good quality, judging by the color. I used +about 500g of it. When I put the glass up to my mouth, and swallowed, the +first sensation I felt was of something wet traveling down my throat. This +sensation started before I had even removed the glass from my mouth. I was +able to acheive the same feeling again, by taking another swallow. As the +trip progressed, I noticed several other things. The W produced a state of +mind that I believe could best be described as a lack of thirst. The trip +didn't last for very long, but I think that it would be safe to say that +the experience gave me some important insights into my consciousness. +Chief among these, is the realization that water can relieve thirst. + + - Kevin +-- + + + + +@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ +! ! +! Kevin AC. Jernigan "It is my weakness and my ! +! absurdity to want to write ! +!jkevin@mercury.aichem at any cost, and to express ! +! myself." ! +! 3331 E. Kleindale blvd. # 5 ! +! Tucson, AZ 85716 -Antonin Artaud ! +! ! +! (602) 881-5069 ! +! ! +! ! +@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/floyd-pigs b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/floyd-pigs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..714a56c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/floyd-pigs @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Acid + When Pink Floyd went on tour in April of 1994, I had a chance to see +them in Houston Tx. A friend of mine gave me some acid and said "don't +worry, it's real good, no strictnine or nothing." So I took it. I +never ,in a million years ,would have thought the acid was that good. I +saw a van full of midgets at the main gate of Rice stadium. Then when I +got inside and actually saw Pink Floyd I lost it. My friend and I just +stood there, paying homage to the immortal Floyd. At one point I +started crying just because it was the happiest moment of my life, Then +the pigs fell diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/forest-bust b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/forest-bust new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d56ab87d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/forest-bust @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +I was busted once for smoking dope... here is the story.. + +me and a friend of mine were in the back of a Medical Shipping building, +smoking some weed. it was his like 3rd time toking up. so, we are +sitting there on the loading dock passin the erlenmyer flask bong I made +in science class. after about 10 minutes of tokin, I saw a cop coming +around the cornere of the parking lot and yelled "PIG, RUN" we took of +runnin towards the front, around the other side of the building. the cop +flew around and drove up onto the grass, jumped out of his car and +started chasing us. I was about 50 feet ahead of my friend, and the cop +was about 50 feet behind him. We were runnin straight for a forest, so we +could hopefully ditch the pig. Luckily, why we were running, my friend +dropped the dope. so, I get into the forest, and turn around to see my +friend trip in a pothole, he gets up and takes off running again, but, +the cop tackled him. I stayed in the bushes and watched as my friend was +getting cuffed.. I then realized that his mom knew he was with me, and I +would have got busted either way, so I turned myself in. I walked out of +the forest and said "Uhhh, officer, I give up ( I was stoned outta my +mind)" when, he swung around and whipped out his gun.. pointing it at me, +he yelled "get the fuck on the ground" so, after he cuffed us both, 3 +more units showed up and searched for the dope my friend dropped. they +found it, luckily we smoked most of it and there was only a dimebag left. + so, we got hauled to the station.. they asked us a bunch of questions, +like where we got the weed from.. I didn't say anything, and my friend +said he forgot who he bought it from.. so, after they gave up on us.. we +called are parents and went home.. to this day, I am on probation for +other shit, but still smoke dope, even tho I got a drug test a 1:00p, +12-12-95, which is actually in about 9 1/2 hours, and my friend is still +smokin dope to this day!!!!! +-- + L8erz... + -=- BuDz -=- diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/freon b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/freon new file mode 100644 index 00000000..706196f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/freon @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: driver@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Steve Dillinger) +Subject: Inhaling Freon = Dont +Message-ID: <driver.737433084@merle> +Date: Sat, 15 May 1993 02:31:24 GMT + + I 'heard' in college that inhaling Freon gave a similar buzz +to Nitrous. So, I tried it. + + For about 2 seconds I had a small buzz. Then my vision became +very very distorted. My depth perception went wild. A wall about 5 feet +from me seemed like it moved from 2 inches from me to 100 miles from me +every second. Then my heart started beating like wild. As I collapsed +to the floor I managed to gasp out- "get an ambulance..." This all +lasted about as long as a nitrous balloon would- say 15-20 seconds. + + I tell you it scared the shit out of me. I would sooner drink +gasoline than do that again. + + So, if you ever 'hear' its cool, trust me, its not. + + Steve Dillinger + driver@merle.acns.nwu.edu + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/freon.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/freon.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..706196f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/freon.drg @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: driver@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Steve Dillinger) +Subject: Inhaling Freon = Dont +Message-ID: <driver.737433084@merle> +Date: Sat, 15 May 1993 02:31:24 GMT + + I 'heard' in college that inhaling Freon gave a similar buzz +to Nitrous. So, I tried it. + + For about 2 seconds I had a small buzz. Then my vision became +very very distorted. My depth perception went wild. A wall about 5 feet +from me seemed like it moved from 2 inches from me to 100 miles from me +every second. Then my heart started beating like wild. As I collapsed +to the floor I managed to gasp out- "get an ambulance..." This all +lasted about as long as a nitrous balloon would- say 15-20 seconds. + + I tell you it scared the shit out of me. I would sooner drink +gasoline than do that again. + + So, if you ever 'hear' its cool, trust me, its not. + + Steve Dillinger + driver@merle.acns.nwu.edu + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gaba.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gaba.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e0bdba49 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gaba.drg @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: ase@genesis.nred.ma.us (Andrew Ettinger) +Subject: GABA, gamma amino butyric acid +Message-ID: <CLx6K8.44z@genesis.nred.ma.us> +Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 05:43:17 GMT + +I read about GABA in _Prescription for Nutritional Healing_, an excellent +info source on amino acids and herbs. Very plainly written. I recommend +it highly. There's a section on Smart drugs, for those so inclined + +GABA has been prescribed as a non-addictive alternative to Valium and +such, in combination with Inositol and B-3. Being strung about 20% too +high, I figured I'd give it a try. First thing I obeserved? It's costly +in the dosages recommended by the book. I found a place to order the +GABA, inositol, and B-3 seperately, reducing daily dosage cost to about +$2. No way I'm packing capsules, so I just pop 2 GABA (900 mil), 2 B-3 +(1 gram), and about 2 ts of inositol (2 grams or so) The numbers seem +large, but the book recommends this twice a day. + +Results: Plenty of chill. I seem less annoyed by shit. I sleep like a +log, and (?!) remember my dreams. A book on Lucid Dreaming should be an +interesting experiment to run concurrently. Combined wiht Pot? I dunno, +I smoke infrequently. Alcohol seems slightly magnified. + +A buddy of mine takes a lesser dosage of GABA in combination with a +medium dose of antioxidants, per the same book, as a Smart drug. He +reports quicker on-your-feet thinking. 'Course, his story is as anecdotal +as mine. + +A posting here regarding addictive properties and long-range probs with +this regimen netted only one reply, by a guy who sounded reasonable, but +called himself a generalist and said he was not a pharmacist or chemist. +He thought GABA might have some addictive qualities because (I'm fuzzy on +the exact wording) a chemical similarity to Xanax, the prescription tranq. + +Any comments or suggestions? If you experiment with this regimen, post +back to me on your experiences, willya? I'm way curious. Thanks! + -Andy + ase@genesis.nred.ma.us + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/galanga.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/galanga.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ffb46aa3 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/galanga.drg @@ -0,0 +1,217 @@ +This is copied w/out permission from the book Plants of the Gods: +(Schultes/Hoffman)<- yes, the Hoffman + +Kaempferia galanga is used as an hallucinogen in New Guinea. Throughout the +range of this species, the highly aromatic rhizome is valued as a spice to +flavor rice, and also in folk medicine as an expectorant and carminative. +A tea of the leaves is employed for sore throat, swellings, rheumatism, +and eye infections. In Malaysia, the plant was added to the arrow poison +prepared from Antians toxicaria. +This short-stemmed herb has flat-spreading, green, round leaves measuring +3-6 in. (8-15 cm) across. The white flowers (with a purple spot on the lip), +which are fugacious, appear singly in the center of the plant and attain +approximately 1 in. (2 1/2 cm) in breadth. +Beyond the high content of essential oil in the rhizome, little is known of the +chemistry of the plant. Hallucinogenic activity might possibly be due to +constituents of the essential oils. + + +another place in the book said this: +common names: +Galanga +Maraba + +There are vague reports that Galanga is employed as an hallucinogen in New +Guinea. + +The highly aromatic rhizome is valued locally as a condiment, a tea from the +leaves is employed in folk medicine. + + + +Please let us know what you find out if you try this. +p.s. +I would not try this, although it appears the natives eat it to flavor +their rice, so it is probably safe to try. + +->- Chris Hooten (chooten@atlas.sdsu.edu) + +=========================================================================== + +>I've bought powdered galanga (or galangal) at oriental markets and +>"fancy gourmet imports" shops, and used it as a spice. It tastes +>something like ginger, very nice. + +Yes well after reading the thread on Friday, I went straight to my local +asian shop and asked for "Tom Yum" curry, the little asian chappy said +"Orrr Yaaaa, we have, we have" and promptly lead me to a shelf with various +Tom Yum products. After peering at them for a while, I could not find any curry. +So I set about reading through the ingrediants on the packets. Sure enough all +of them contained "Galanga", so I began to ponder which of them had it in the +highest concentration, when all of a sudden I noticed that the little asian +chappy had been watching me reading all the contents on the packets. +He came over to me and said. +"You wan Galanga, righh?" +"Yaaas Yaaas", I said, and followed his scurrying pace down to the back of the +shop where he revealed a shelf full of the stuff. +There was at least seven different brands, all of them offering either powdered +or chopped roots. Some of them where only sliced into 5mil thick round slices. +(Obviously designed for major consumption I thought!) +Anyway, I grabbed a big bag of powder (for 67 cents) and took it up to the +cash register. The asian chappy chuckled and said: +"Have a goo Evenin - heh heh heh" + +When I got Home I promptly made up some rice and put a heaped tablespoon of the +stuff into it. It is highly aromatic, but its taste is quite mild even at the +"heaped tablespoon" level. + +I started to feel light headed almost straight away! At first I thought It was +a sort of stonedness, but there seems to be a suttle difference. The best way +I can describe it is that it gives your eyes a sort of "Trippa-Vision" similar +to the effects of LSD a day after you have taken it. But the effects on the +mind are harder to define. "Liteheaded" is about the closest word for describing +it. It seems to shut down distractive thought, as does MJ, but there is a lack +of the mellow feeling which is associated with MJ. There is more of a harshness +to it, and of course, it is nowhere near the intensity! + +A few days later, I doubled, then trippled the dosage. But The circumstances +underwhich It was taken made close analysis difficult. Suffice to say that there +seemed to be a distinct tolerence built up when taken on successive days. + +Anyway by the look of how much is left in the packet, there will definitly be +more experimentation on my part. + +Morgoth. + +=========================================================================== + +After reading the postings of experiences concerning Galanga, I went down to +the local asian grocery, and asked the clerk about the root. I got a +similar response to other people's stories... The clerk grinned, laughed, +and led me to the Galanga. They did not have powdered galanga, just the +root, so I bought two oz. and ground it myself, using a coffee grinder. + +I mixed about 1/4 cup in a cup of OJ and downed it. I noticed very little +effect, but I seemed a little anxious and irritable. It was so slight that +I almost suspect it was a placebo effect. However, starting about an +hour later and lasting nearly a day, I was wired. I felt very vibrant +and energetic. Sort of like a large dose of caffine without the shakes +and negative effects. + +Kinda fun, I guess. I hesitate to think of it as a "drug". I guess I re +cannot be certain whether or not the exerience was truely +attributable to the galanga or not, but I plan to try it on a regular +basis. + +qpoirqpowurqpouwrpowurpowurpoquwrouwqepoiuwqepourwopurqpouwroiuwrwuwqrwourwru +d _Jim_Evans_of_The_University_of_Washington_ r +r Cows are beautiful, sincere and sacred. Kiss a cow and be a good citizen. e +eqweiourqwpourqwpoiuropwurpowuropwurowquropwqiuropiwquropwquropiwuropwqowuruw + +============================================================================= + +From: dead@netcom.com (John Anderson) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Galanga Injestion +Message-ID: <deadCGxLMC.5xH@netcom.com> +Date: 23 Nov 93 06:20:35 GMT + +Mistakedly, I replied to the original poster of this thread through email +(via anon.penet.fi). I am now posting my reply to his question +concerning galanga. Here goes: + +--------------------------------------- + +> I eat galanga all the time. I was first introduced to it when I started +> getting into Thai cooking. Galanga (also called "Laos") is used +> extensively as a spice throughout Tropical Asia. +> +> Forget the dried or powdered stuff, get fresh! It is available in Asian +> grocerys all over Dallas, so it can't be that hard to come by. It looks +> much like ginger with a translucent skin. It costs around 2.50 to 6.00 +> dollars a pound, and that goes a LONG way - it's potent! +> +> I often make a spicy chicken soup, and through in about 10 slices of the +> fresh stuff (the receipe calls for 5). It's DEFINITELY psychoactive! I +> experience quite a buzz within 10 minutes of finishing a bowl. I agree, +> it's somewhat like marijuana - but I really like it. I make the soup +> often for friends and all have experienced the buzz - some quite +>intensely. + +Excellent, thanks for the tip. I had some last night in my rice, but I +didn't use quite enough for the effects to be noticable. For me it takes +about two heaped tablespoons to get the effect. (into a cup of rice) +Unfortunately any more than this and it gets too strong to eat! + +> If anyone's interested, I post the receipe (apart from the psychoactive +> properties it's quite delicious!) + +Yes do that! I'm sure there would be heaps of interested parties, +including +myself <-; + +> One final note: I have found other interesting things in Asian grocery +> stores, like betel nuts (including FRESH frozen ones at one store), +> assorted inhalents, and bizzare bottled herb & vitamin drinks. + +Inhalents?? interesting, I have noticed all the herb drinks but never +thought much about them. Ever tried any? + +----------------------------------------------- + +Well, the inhalents are not as exciting. They're all pungent smelling +concoctions based on volatile oils like camphor or eucalyptus. + +Like I said, I'll post the galanga soup reciepe as soon as I get a chance +to dig it up. There's also a file on galanga at ftp.hmc.edu. + + -John +-- + dead@netcom.com + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <140302Z17121993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an41618@anon.penet.fi +Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 13:54:34 UTC +Subject: Galanga "trip" I finally got round to buying some galanga yesterday + +UKP 1.60 per pound). Got home and chopped up about 2oz of the stuff (after +peeling) and wanting to keep an empty stomach (just in case :) simply fried it +gently in oil before eating it. I rapidly came to regret this decision - it +tastes more than anything like pine sap with quite a woody texture. Yuk. + About half an hour after finally forcing it down I had to catch a bus. +Standing by a main road in the dark I realised that the headlights were +building up strange trails - the "morning after tripping" comparison seemed a +good one. Felt quite mellow - like a voice whispering "Go on, relax..." but +not forcing it. Faint but definite physical tingles - plus, galanga's +comparable in heat to fresh ginger, and my stomach may well have felt strange +due to that. + Some two and a half hours in things were getting better. All physical +symptoms had subsided and I could get "acid lights" to come on by staring at +something for four or five seconds, with comparable distortions to, say half +an average trip (maybe 50-60ug). My resistance to dope was very high, as when +tripping, and I felt myself in a good mood, smiling bemusedly at people rather +than talk to them. + I was still "up" nearly six hours after dropping and a goodish amount of +dope. Eight fingers of scotch later this didn't seem to be a problem any more; +I staggered off to bed feeling rather pissed and got to sleep fairly easily +(c.1.30 am). Trails were pretty good last night; they've now faded. I'm tired +(5.5 hours sleep) and slightly disoriented (and not inclined to work much) but +otherwise ok. + +Summary: All the above for about 60 cents, so one can hardly complain. I +intend to try it with acid - the dope resistance could get irritating if one +wished to get stoned. Galanga more lived up to my (fairly low) expectations. + +Hope that helps. + +M. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/galanga.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/galanga.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8a69d38 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/galanga.txt @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +Kaempferia galanga is used as an hallucinogen in New Guinea. Throughout the +range of this species, the highly aromatic rhizome is valued as a spice to +flavor rice, and also in folk medicine as an expectorant and carminative. +A tea of the leaves is employed for sore throat, swellings, rheumatism, +and eye infections. In Malaysia, the plant was added to the arrow poison +prepared from Antians toxicaria. +This short-stemmed herb has flat-spreading, green, round leaves measuring +3-6 in. (8-15 cm) across. The white flowers (with a purple spot on the lip), +which are fugacious, appear singly in the center of the plant and attain +approximately 1 in. (2 1/2 cm) in breadth. +Beyond the high content of essential oil in the rhizome, little is known of the +chemistry of the plant. Hallucinogenic activity might possibly be due to +constituents of the essential oils. + + +another place said this: + +common names: +Galanga +Maraba + +There are vague reports that Galanga is employed as an hallucinogen in New +Guinea. + +The highly aromatic rhizome is valued locally as a condiment, a tea from the +leaves is employed in folk medicine. + +=========================================================================== + +>I've bought powdered galanga (or galangal) at oriental markets and +>"fancy gourmet imports" shops, and used it as a spice. It tastes +>something like ginger, very nice. + +Yes well after reading the thread on Friday, I went straight to my local +asian shop and asked for "Tom Yum" curry, the little asian chappy said +"Orrr Yaaaa, we have, we have" and promptly lead me to a shelf with various +Tom Yum products. After peering at them for a while, I could not find any curry. +So I set about reading through the ingrediants on the packets. Sure enough all +of them contained "Galanga", so I began to ponder which of them had it in the +highest concentration, when all of a sudden I noticed that the little asian +chappy had been watching me reading all the contents on the packets. +He came over to me and said. +"You wan Galanga, righh?" +"Yaaas Yaaas", I said, and followed his scurrying pace down to the back of the +shop where he revealed a shelf full of the stuff. +There was at least seven different brands, all of them offering either powdered +or chopped roots. Some of them where only sliced into 5mil thick round slices. +(Obviously designed for major consumption I thought!) +Anyway, I grabbed a big bag of powder (for 67 cents) and took it up to the +cash register. The asian chappy chuckled and said: +"Have a goo Evenin - heh heh heh" + +When I got Home I promptly made up some rice and put a heaped tablespoon of the +stuff into it. It is highly aromatic, but its taste is quite mild even at the +"heaped tablespoon" level. + +I started to feel light headed almost straight away! At first I thought It was +a sort of stonedness, but there seems to be a suttle difference. The best way +I can describe it is that it gives your eyes a sort of "Trippa-Vision" similar +to the effects of LSD a day after you have taken it. But the effects on the +mind are harder to define. "Liteheaded" is about the closest word for describing +it. It seems to shut down distractive thought, as does MJ, but there is a lack +of the mellow feeling which is associated with MJ. There is more of a harshness +to it, and of course, it is nowhere near the intensity! + +A few days later, I doubled, then trippled the dosage. But The circumstances +underwhich It was taken made close analysis difficult. Suffice to say that there +seemed to be a distinct tolerence built up when taken on successive days. + +Anyway by the look of how much is left in the packet, there will definitly be +more experimentation on my part. + +=========================================================================== + +After reading the postings of experiences concerning Galanga, I went down to +the local asian grocery, and asked the clerk about the root. I got a +similar response to other people's stories... The clerk grinned, laughed, +and led me to the Galanga. They did not have powdered galanga, just the +root, so I bought two oz. and ground it myself, using a coffee grinder. + +I mixed about 1/4 cup in a cup of OJ and downed it. I noticed very little +effect, but I seemed a little anxious and irritable. It was so slight that +I almost suspect it was a placebo effect. However, starting about an +hour later and lasting nearly a day, I was wired. I felt very vibrant +and energetic. Sort of like a large dose of caffine without the shakes +and negative effects. + +Kinda fun, I guess. I hesitate to think of it as a "drug". I guess I re +cannot be certain whether or not the exerience was truely +attributable to the galanga or not, but I plan to try it on a regular +basis. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +> I eat galanga all the time. I was first introduced to it when I started +> getting into Thai cooking. Galanga (also called "Laos") is used +> extensively as a spice throughout Tropical Asia. +> +> Forget the dried or powdered stuff, get fresh! It is available in Asian +> grocerys all over Dallas, so it can't be that hard to come by. It looks +> much like ginger with a translucent skin. It costs around 2.50 to 6.00 +> dollars a pound, and that goes a LONG way - it's potent! +> +> I often make a spicy chicken soup, and through in about 10 slices of the +> fresh stuff (the receipe calls for 5). It's DEFINITELY psychoactive! I +> experience quite a buzz within 10 minutes of finishing a bowl. I agree, +> it's somewhat like marijuana - but I really like it. I make the soup +> often for friends and all have experienced the buzz - some quite +>intensely. + +Excellent, thanks for the tip. I had some last night in my rice, but I +didn't use quite enough for the effects to be noticable. For me it takes +about two heaped tablespoons to get the effect. (into a cup of rice) +Unfortunately any more than this and it gets too strong to eat! + +> If anyone's interested, I post the receipe (apart from the psychoactive +> properties it's quite delicious!) + +Yes do that! I'm sure there would be heaps of interested parties, +including +myself <-; + +> One final note: I have found other interesting things in Asian grocery +> stores, like betel nuts (including FRESH frozen ones at one store), +> assorted inhalents, and bizzare bottled herb & vitamin drinks. + +Inhalents?? interesting, I have noticed all the herb drinks but never +thought much about them. Ever tried any? + +----------------------------------------------- + +Well, the inhalents are not as exciting. They're all pungent smelling +concoctions based on volatile oils like camphor or eucalyptus. + +Like I said, I'll post the galanga soup reciepe as soon as I get a chance +to dig it up. There's also a file on galanga at ftp.hmc.edu. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +UKP 1.60 per pound). Got home and chopped up about 2oz of the stuff (after +peeling) and wanting to keep an empty stomach (just in case :) simply fried it +gently in oil before eating it. I rapidly came to regret this decision - it +tastes more than anything like pine sap with quite a woody texture. Yuk. + About half an hour after finally forcing it down I had to catch a bus. +Standing by a main road in the dark I realised that the headlights were +building up strange trails - the "morning after tripping" comparison seemed a +good one. Felt quite mellow - like a voice whispering "Go on, relax..." but +not forcing it. Faint but definite physical tingles - plus, galanga's +comparable in heat to fresh ginger, and my stomach may well have felt strange +due to that. + Some two and a half hours in things were getting better. All physical +symptoms had subsided and I could get "acid lights" to come on by staring at +something for four or five seconds, with comparable distortions to, say half +an average trip (maybe 50-60ug). My resistance to dope was very high, as when +tripping, and I felt myself in a good mood, smiling bemusedly at people rather +than talk to them. + I was still "up" nearly six hours after dropping and a goodish amount of +dope. Eight fingers of scotch later this didn't seem to be a problem any more; +I staggered off to bed feeling rather pissed and got to sleep fairly easily +(c.1.30 am). Trails were pretty good last night; they've now faded. I'm tired +(5.5 hours sleep) and slightly disoriented (and not inclined to work much) but +otherwise ok. + +Summary: All the above for about 60 cents, so one can hardly complain. I +intend to try it with acid - the dope resistance could get irritating if one +wished to get stoned. Galanga more lived up to my (fairly low) expectations. + +Hope that helps. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gardenpln.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gardenpln.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b5d7096c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gardenpln.drg @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +From: burchell@cats.ucsc.edu (Jeff Burchell) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Hydroponic Garden Plans. +Date: 21 May 1994 02:20:13 GMT +Message-ID: <2rjr4t$2ad@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> + +I wrote this one up last night... someone wanna stick it in the archives? + + + +----------------------------------------------------- +- How to Build Your Own Nomadic, Hydroponic Garden - +- On a Limited Budget - +----------------------------------------------------- + +Written, Maintained and posted occasionally to rec.gardens and alt.hemp +by Jeff Burchell (burchell@cats.ucsc.edu) + +Introduction: + These are plans to make a fairly portable, and very inexpensive + water culture (advanced hydroponic) system. These plans only + explain how to make the garden itself, and do _not_ explain how + to use/maintain it. If you plan on using this garden, you should + get yourself a good book on hydroponics, and look it over + (especially the parts about what nutrient solutions to use, your + garden vareity Miracle-Gro won't do the trick). + +Disclaimer: + I am intentionally leaving out those parts about plant + nutrition, light cycles, etc. so as not to appear to be writing + a guidebook for growing marijuana. It is also to make you seek + out _another_ source of information so your knowlege of + hydroponics comes from more than just this file. I do not grow + marijuana, and never have. I'm just a high-tech home gardener + with information to share. If you are caught growing marijuana + while using the system described herein, don't even think of + running to me, I didn't tell you to grow marijuana. In fact, + I'd suggest planting a crop of cherry tomatoes, which can be + fooled into producing fruit indoors year round, and is a very + easy plant to start hydroponics with. + + + + + +Materials: + + 1 5-10 gallon bucket + 2 Pieces of PVC or ABS pipe, 8-10" long, 5" or greater diameter. + 4 Caps for PVC/APS pipe ends. + 1 waterpump capable of about 50 Gallons Per Hour (you will need + a bigger pump if you choose to make this a larger system) + 4' of hose that will fit the waterpump (often 3/8") + 1 TEE joint (or Y-splitter) that fits the water hose + 4 clamps for the water hose (one for pump to hose, and 3 for + hoses to TEE fitting.) + 1 Airpump, airstone, and some airline from a fish tank. + 1 Can White epoxy based spray paint + 1 Can Black Epoxy based spray paint + + 1. Everything must be made light tight. Paint all hoses, the + bucket, the PVC/ABS (which will be called PVC from now on) + and the lid of the bucket with a layer of black paint. Let + it dry overnight, and then cover it with a layer of white + paint (to make it reflective, and reduce the temperature of + the nutrient solution). + + 2. Take each of PVC pieces and drill a 1" hole in the side, + about one inch from the end. Then epoxy the caps onto the + ends of the PVC. + + 3. Drill the inlet/outlet holes (these should be located on the + caps of the PVC), See diagram + +------ 1" hole + V here + ------------------------------ ---- + Outlet ---> | | + hole | | + | | + | | <-- inlet + ------------------------------------ hole + + The inlet hole should be as low as possible (as close to the + wall of the PVC), and the outlet hole should be as high as + possible) + + 4. Now cut two 5" holes in the sides of the bucket (close to the + top), and epoxy the PVC in place, so about 2" of pipe (and + the outlet hole) are inside the bucket, and the 1" hole is + facing straight up. + + _ _____|_ _|_____ _ + (_________ _________) <- inlet hole + | | + | | + | | <-Bucket + |======| + + 5. Place the airstone in the bottom of the bucket, and find a + place for the airpump. If you are planning an indoor garden, + with enriched CO2 in the air, then the pump should be OUTSIDE + of your enclosure. The idea of the pump is to dissolve + oxygen into the nutrient solution, and not to dissolve CO2. + CO2 can kill rootsystems. If you are growing outside, or not + enriching CO2, then the pump can sit anywhere. + + 6. Place the waterpump in the bottom of the bucket (assuming it + is a submersible one) and attach a hose to it. long enough to + reach the top of the bucket. Cut a hole in the lid of the + bucket for this hose to go through. Then attach the TEE + fitting to the hose. Now attach hoses to the free ends of + the TEE, and run them to the inlet holes on the end of the + PVC pipes. Use clamps on the TEE fitting and on the pump + itself, but use epoxy to attach the hoses to the PVC. This + seal must be completely water tight. Let them dry for 24 + hours. + + 7. Put some water in the bucket and turn on the pump. What + should happen is the PVC pieces will fill with water, and + then when they are full, they should begin to continuously + drain out the outlet holes, and back into the bucket. If you + are getting leaks anywhere, fix them immedately. If water is + coming out of the 1" hole on the top of the pipe, then either + your pump is too strong, or your outlet hole is too small. + Fix one or the other. + + 8. Empty the system (hint, remove the hose from the pump to + drain the arms), and replace the water with some form of + hydroponic nutrient solution (look in a hydroponics book for + details on what exactly to use, or visit a gardening store, + and ask) + + 9. Place your plants into the system. The best way I have + found to do this is to take a 1 1/8" garden hose and cut a + 1" tube off of one end. Then slit the tube down one side. + Wrap the stem of your plant (just above the roots) with + polyester fluff (available at aquarium stores, for stuffing + into external water filters) and then wrap the garden hose + around the fluff. Then force the hose into the hole at the + top of the PVC arm. People also have used rubber stoppers. + + 10. Turn on the air/water pumps, and let your garden grow. + +Comments: + This is obviously just a small setup, but these plans can + easily be modified for much larger systems, using longer pieces + of PVC, or more than one pair of arms, and a larger bucket to + hold the nutrients (I've seen one made with a 55 gallon drum, + and 8 seperate arms, each holding 4 plants) + + I personally use this setup indoors (under a skylight in my + apartment) to grow 2 cherry tomato plants. What you do with + your own garden is your own business, and Obviously I can't be + held responsible if you choose to grow anything illegal. + +Starting Seeds: + + This system is not for seeds. Either purchase small plants, or + start your seeds in a pan of vermiculite, flooded with 1/2 + strength hydroponic nutrient fluid. When they are about 4-6 + inches tall, they are ready to be moved to the system. Remove + them gently from the vermiculite, using clean water to get + every last chunk off of the roots. Then wrap the stems in + polyester fluff and garden hose (see above) + +-- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Jeff Burchell burchell@cats.ucsc.edu toxic@phantom.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/german-trip b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/german-trip new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d6897534 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/german-trip @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +Newsgroups: rec.drugs.psychedelic + +Once, somewhere in Southern Germany, my friends and I consumed purple haze +by smoking it in a water pipe and drank dried psilocybin mushrooms in a +herbal tea. We then proceeded to have a barbeque outside of our downtown +dorm in an old rustic courtyard built almost 300 years ago. An old German +woman cried out haggardly from a neighboring courtyard window something in +German that it was forbidden to grill in the courtyard because of the +horrendous smell it would give off (this was amazing because we were +cooking GERMAN sausages). I responded to this old woman in the usual +sarcastic, but quiet and collective, tone that she should just go ahead +and call the police, if she didn't have anything better to do with her +time than to make young peoples' lives miserable. Well, she did. We lived +just around the corner from the Polizei station, which also had windows +facing into the courtyard. The commander of this police branch had heard +everything from his window, as it turned out, and came out of the police +station about 10 minutes later. + +As he was pacing across the courtyard to the other side to the car (just +20m away from our bbq grill), the old woman in the window screamed out to +him about us grilling in the courtyard to which the commander responded +that it was not forbidden for us to grill there, IF we had met all the +regulations for grilling in a courtyard. They exchanged a few rows with +each other and the commander said that he would deal with the situation +promptly. + +We, as American exchange students in Germany, had no idea what regulations +needed to be met, and our German friends there weren't much help either. +We just wanted to eat our Wurst and drink a beer in peace and enjoy the +weather and sparse garden in the courtyard. He then came over to us and +began to question us in a secret service style: "Name? Wo wohnen Sie? Was +studieren Sie?" To which, we all answered honestly, but with not a little +fear. He then proceeded to tell us about all the rules and regulations for +grilling in a small downtown courtyard (water source within 20m or so, +bucket of sand, and grill 20m or so away from any cars or flammable +materials; all of which was built into the courtyard as part of the fire +department regulations, it turned out) and warned us not to be too loud or +too long with it. + +After some time, we offered him a Wurst on a roll with mustard, to which +he kindly refused, but he did decide to take us up on our offer of good +German beer. He drank his beer with us for about 20 minutes and told us +about his family and his student days, reminisced about his travels to +California and the Grand Canyon. I knew the whole time that he knew we +were tripping off of our kites, but also noticed that he didn't give a +damn. His parting words were these, "Enjoy it now while you're young and +keep your cool about things, or else you will turn out to be like that old +bitch in the window up there." He then got into his police car and headed +out towards somewhere. We ate our Wurst, smiled up at the old woman in the +window as we were leaving (she continued to watch us the whole time we +grilled), and then went down into an old cellar which is sound proof, +turned on the Doors at full volume, smoked some more weed, turned off the +glaring overhead flourescent light and arranged small candles on the floor +and acted like we were airplanes landing on a runway. We danced a little, +talked a lot, and we didn't hurt anyone. Well, I guess not anyone, except +the pride of the old bitch who didn't get her way. + +I have met him several times walking out of my dorm and always stopped and +chatted with him a little. To my surprise, I learned that I was actually +dating his German daughter! We ended up marrying and he showed me the +ropes on how to get a German license for legally growing marijuana at +home. Now we are all happy. + +(Warning: many folks say that drinking alcohol with psilocybin mushrooms +can be dangerous. We knew this, and adjusted our drinking of beer to only +0.5 liters per person. The rest of the time we drank water and herbal tea +and basically did the things that healthy young people do. This story is +full of truth and embellishment, so don't believe everything you read.) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ginkgo.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ginkgo.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c7fc0197 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ginkgo.drg @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +From: spedge@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mary Ann Mertens) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Gingko Biloba +Date: 29 Oct 1993 01:54:58 GMT +Message-ID: <2apt5iINNfac@uwm.edu> + +From article <mcu5j9INNl7l@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, by james@cadillac.Eng.Sun.COM Jack Mahanglin, Esq.: +> I've been taking Gingko as a vitamin supplement and have noticed a marked +> increase in the level of intensity I am able to think. It's supposed to +> be a "smart" drug, but I didn't realize the effects were so apparent. Supposedly, + + From Smart Drugs and Nutrients: + + GINKGO BILOBA: A Nootropic Herb? + +Ginkgo biloba is the oldest species of tree known, dating back 300 years. +Extracts from the leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree have been used by Chin- +ese medicine for thousands of years. European physicians write over 1.2 +million prescriptions per month for it. Ginkgo biloba is used to improve +cerebral circulation, mental alertness, and overall brain functioning. + +More than 34 human studies on ginkgo have been published since 1975, show- +ing that ginkgo works by increasing blood flow throughout the body and +brain. Ginkgo increases the productions of adenosine triphosphate (ATP, +the universal energy molecule). It also improves the brain's ability to +metabolize glucose, prevents platelet aggregation inside arterial walls by +keeping them flexible, improves the transmission of nerve signals, and +acts as a powerful antioxidant. + +Ginkgo biloba leaf is effective for people with symptoms of reduced blood +flow to the brain and extremities. It has been shown to be helpful with +many of the complaints of the elderly such as: memory loss, slow thinking +and reasoning, depression, dizziness, ringing in the ears, headaches, and +senile macular degeneration (a major cause of blindness). + +One study even shows significant improvement in people who have both Park- +ingson's and Alzheimer's disease. In this study 25 people w/ Parkingson's +disease and signs of Alzheimer's disease were given ginkgo extract daily +for one year. They were tested with standard tests, clinical evaluations, +and a new computerized EEG. The scores improved significantly. + +CITE: Funfgeld, E.W. "A natural and broad spectrum nootropic substance + treatment of SDAT - the gingko biloba extract". + from Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, 1989, 317 + (pp 1247-1260) + +One study does not prove that Gingko biloba is efficacious in the treatment +of these diseases. However, ginkgo is safe, inexpensive and easily obtain- +ed, and people with Parkingsons and/or Alzheimer's might consider experi- +menting with it. + +PRECAUTIONS: No negative effects have been reported in the literature even +in very large quantities. + +DOSAGE: Most research has been done with a gingko biloba extract which con- +tained a 24% concentration of flavinoid extract. At this strength, the +usual dosage is 120-160mg per day taken in three divided doses. However, +many gingko products are lower in potency, and may require dosages as high +as 1000mg per day. Three to six months is probably needed to evaluate the +results. + + + Your welcome. Buy the book, (and their sequal, smart drugs II): + +"Smart Drugs and Nutrients" by Ward Dean & John Morgenthaler (1990) +ISBN# 0-9627418-9-2 ($12.95) + +"Smart Drugs II" by Ward Dean / John Morgenthaler / Steven Wm. Fowkes (1993) +ISBN# 0-9627418-7-6 ($14.95) + +SD2 covers totally different material than the first book: + Deprenyl, Melatonin, Milacemide, Nimodipine, Phosphatidylserine, + Pregnenolone, Ondansetron and Zatosetron. + +The first book has almost everything else you've ever heard of: + Pyrrolidone types (Piracetam, Oxiracetam), Hydergine, Vasopressin, + Fipexide, Vinopocetine, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Centrophenoxine, + Choline, AL721, DHEA, DMAE, Gerovital GH-3, Ginkgo, Ginseng, + Idebenone (CoQ10), Phenytoin (dilantin), Inderal, Vincamine, etc. + +(and yes, I know Ginkgo is spelled "gingko" a dozen times in the above +transcript - sue me, I was baked) + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gleaf_nw5_1.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gleaf_nw5_1.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c129a606 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gleaf_nw5_1.drg @@ -0,0 +1,1134 @@ +From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.hemp +Subject: GREENLEAF NEWS ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol5#1 +Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 19:09:28 -0500 +Message-ID: <Ry3NTUw.instforhemp@delphi.com> + + *********************************************************** + THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT + OUR PUBLICATION + "The Greenleaf News" + is Now FOUR YEARS OLD!! + *********************************************************** + + In the Following threads you will find the articles that appear + in our special Fourth Anniversary Issue (Vol 5#1 May/June 94). + + Would you like be able to distribute some of the most Current +Hemp Information? 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WE NEED MATERIAL, +got an idea call us 612-222-2628. @ZEND + ************** + IN THIS ISSUE + ************** + HEMP IN PRISON + CANADIAN HEMP + GLOBAL HEMP REPORT + EDITORIAL + COMPANY BIO'S + SUSPECT HEMP + INDUSTRY COMEBACK + GOVERNMENT HEMP + WEED IN HER GARDEN + 9.3 MILLION PLANTS + COMMUNICATE OR DIE + INSTITUTE JOINS IFAI + INTERNET HEMP SITES + CANNABIS TO BE LEGAL + GIF CATALOG + BILLION DOLLAR CROP + FARMERS LOOSE $$ + INSTITUTE GETS CHECK + MN GOV CANDIDATE + TBS PROGRAM HEMP + **************************** + IN MINNESOTA YOU USED TO GO TO PRISON AND PROCESS HEMP! + By John Birrenbach + Founder, The Institute for Hemp + In the past few years the State of Minnesota has provided +millions in funding for our state historical societies upgrade. + As another part of the upgrade they incorporated a computer +system called PALS database. + One day I connected to the system and soon found myself +confronted by a massive collection of data relating to the stateUs +vast history of hemp cultivation. As many as 43 records composed of +single books, including The Emperor and Hemp Lifeline, to files +measured better in cubic feet. + I began to examine descriptions of files for the boxes of +information that they have on file and found an interesting entry #14 +1887-? Hemp and twine industry Records, Minnesota State Prison. A +little further and I found entry #22 1892-? Miscellaneous records, +Minnesota State Prison. + Curious, you bet I was. Who would have known that in Minnesota +the prisons had records pertaining to hemp. I dug a little further +for a more detailed description of the files. + In a few seconds the computer responded with: Minnesota State +Prison (Stillwater). TITLE: Miscellaneous records, 1892-1972. +DESCRIPTN: 2.8 cu. ft. (3 partial boxes). SUMMARY: Daily account book +(1892-1895); cashbooks (1901-1916) and receipts (1911-1914); records +of rope stock purchased (1924-1932) and twine manufactured (1898- +1910, 1932-1972); photographs of the rope and twine factory showing +equipment, products, and personnel (1930s-1950s); and hemp and twine +conference minutes (1911-1920). The latter detail twine sales, +expenses, and contracts. I queried the computer regarding the second +entry and the computer responded with: Minnesota State Prison +(Stillwater, Minnesota). TITLE: Hemp and twine industry records, 1887- +1939. DESCRIPTN: 1.7 cu. ft. SUMMARY: Financial and production +records of the prison's hemp and twine industry, including sales +accounts, monthly breakdowns of costs, monthly production +comparisons, and related data. SUMMARY: The twine sales journals +(1887-1902) and the sales record (1895-1901) cover the same period, +but different sales are recorded in each. The journals contain more +information. The cost statements and comparisons (1919-1939) give +extensive monthly cost and production statistics. The daily account +book (1892-1895) records expenditures and receipts. SUBJECT: Twine +industry--Minnesota. SUBJECT: Hemp industry--Minnesota. + These entries intrigued me so I decided to make the 3 minute +trip to the State Historical Archives. Once there I requested the +boxes containing the information on the Prison systems Hemp industry. + Contained in boxes of information was every detail of the +Prisons Hemp industry. The documents detailed everything from how +much hemp fiber was purchased, to +Jings with the warden that +detail production to problems with different fibers. They also had +some very remarkable photos of the various machines and prisoners +handling and processing hemp fiber in to one of two lines of hemp +twine made at the prison. + The material is so voluminous that a detailed account of the +figures will have to wait for future articles. But from the material +I have already digested it was very profitable for the prison to have +a hemp twine factory, although they did have a riot in the factory in +the late 1800Us that is well documented. + I guess I am still in awe that in Minnesota at least you could +have gone to prison and process hemp and now you go to prison for +processing hemp. + @ZEND + ***************** + ***************** + CANADIAN GOV. WANTS TO ALLOW HEMP FARMING + 21-MAR-1994 13:33 + OTTAWA, March 21 (UPI) -- A Canadian government spokesman said +Monday that proposed legislation being considered by Parliament will +allow farmers to grow cannabis, or hemp, for commercial purposes +after a 50 year ban. + Health department spokesman Bruce Rowsell said under the +proposed legislation, farmers would only be allowed to grow forms of +hemp that contain virtually no THC, the hallucinogenic chemical in +cannabis. + Rowsell said farmers would be required to have a license to grow +the crop, which can be harvested to make rope and paper products. + He said farm groups lobbied the government to let them grow hemp +as a way of replacing tobacco and other crops. + Rowsell said farmers in the United Kingdom, France and eastern +Europe are allowed to grow hemp crops that contain less than 0.3 +percent THC, and that is + the standard that will be used in Canada. + The clearance to grow hemp is contained in a wider package of +changes to Canadian narcotic control laws currently before +Parliament. + Rowsell said Parliament has not yet dealt with the proposal to +allow farmers to grow hemp, and said he didn't know if there would be +opposition to it. + @ZEND + ****************** +GREENLEAF NEWS cont... + ******************** + GLOBAL HEMP REPORT, + Is a Shortage of Hemp on the Horizon + By Eric Steenstra & + Steve DeAngelo + Mar 31, 1994 + Surging demand has combined with the agricultural crisis in +Eastern Europe to create the most severe shortage of the modern hemp +era. Inability to obtain local sources of raw material has forced +manufacturers of hemp products to import hemp supplies from ever more +distant locales. In Hungary, a primary source of hemp textiles and +cordage for the insatiable Western European and North American +markets, factories long ago wiped out in-country supply of raw +material. When this occurred the Hungarian factories sent buyers to +Rumania to secure a new source of supply. Sources in Rumanian yarn +and textile factories now report all domestic supplies of raw +material are exhausted. Rumanian factories are presently locked in +fierce competition with Hungarian buyers to secure hemp supplies +imported from places still further to the east such as the Ukraine, +with prices for line rising to $ USD 900/tonne. + The recent renaissance of the hemp industry coincides with the +collapse of the Soviet empire and the dismantling of centrally +planned economies throughout the hemp basket. Hemp growing, like all +commercial agricultural efforts, requires fairly large commitments of +capital. Even an only medium-sized hemp processing plant requires +several million dollars worth of raw material to operate at full +capacity for one year. Prior to the fall of communism, state planning +agencies arranged for the growing and supply of all agricultural raw +materials, including hemp. + The collapse of communism has touched off a general agricultural +crisis throughout Eastern Europe. The basic problem is that nobody is +willing or able to invest capital in crop production. Once pre- +collapse raw material supplies are exhausted, as has recently +happened with hemp, factories either find new sources of supply or +shut their doors. In Hungary, the dismantling of the state-run Hemp +Trust led to the closure of 12 out of 16 plants which previously +operated. + General reluctance to invest in crop production has been +exacerbated in the hemp industry by a wide-spread perception that +rising demand for hemp is the result of a fashion trend which may +pass by the time crops are harvested and processed. In Hungary, the +first among Eastern European countries to feel the effects of the +hemp renaissance, relatively long experience has led to increased +confidence among investors and several reports suggest Western +investors may be preparing to commit to crop production. However, +further East, where the pre-collapse supplies are just beginning to +run out and where the hemp renaissance has yet to have its full +impact , the agricultural crisis will continue to be an obstacle to +securing adequate supplies of hemp for the foreseeable future. + The best hope for increased hemp production may lie to the West +rather than the East. England legalized hemp production in 1993, and +Canada followed with the announcement on March 21st of this year that +it would legalize cultivation of low-THC cannabis as a fiber crop. +Products manufactured from English hemp are beginning to hit the +international market. + Countries around the world are scrambling to cash in on the hemp +boom, with the European Community paying its farmers a $250/acre +subsidy to grow hemp. But back in the U. S. where it all started the +government still stubbornly refuses to even allow its farmers to grow +hemp. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (drug +czar's office), the US government does not recognize the distinction +between drug and non-drug varieties of cannabis. It is this +distinction which allows the EC countries to grow hemp. Subsidies and +licenses are granted only if approved low-THC strains are cultivated. +NDCP was unable to provide the reasons behind a policy which so +obviously denies US citizens a share of the ever-growing market for +hemp. + The effects of the hemp shortage are being felt world-wide. One +dismayed US importer recently lost a consignment of hemp textiles on +the docks of China. The shipment was just short of being loaded on +the ship when Chinese suppliers informed him it had instead been sold +to other buyers, who presumably offered a better price. Such +incidents do nothing to calm the nerves of business people already +worried that US concern over human rights in China may lead to trade +sanctions. + The hemp renaissance is making inroads but at the same time +causing shortages that may force the United States government to make +changes to allow the cultivation of hemp to fill the need by American +business. @ZEND + ***************** + ***************** + EDITORIAL + This time of year is always special to me. It not only marks my +birthday but it also marks the anniversary of my relationship with +the commercial applications of Cannabis Hemp. + This year marks my fifth year of involvement in the re- +establishment of Commercial Hemp and the fourth year for the +Greenleaf News and The Institute for Hemp. + I have come a long way in the past five years. From an initial +reading of The Emperor to today I am continually amazed at the many +possibilities of utilizing Cannabis Hemp for commercial products. +From the production of Paper to Composite Board to Oils for +lubrication and inks the number of products just seem to be endless. + We have certainly come a long way in these past five years. +ThatUs not to say that it hasnUt been a rocky road, but I think that +some valuable lessons have been learned and the way is clearer now +than it has ever been since WWII. + Looking to the future I am very optimistic for at least some +additional experiments to be conducted on Commercial Cannabis this +year. I also expect to see additional experiments leading to full +scale production in the United States in coming years. Commercial +Hemp farms across the United States are just a few short years away. +It took the English over ten years to get hemp. Hopefully we won't +have to wait much longer. + Hemp for Victory + John Birrenbach + @ZEND + ********************** + ********************** + COMPANY BIOGRAPHY + In this column you'll find information about the various hemp +companies that are doing business in Hemp. + + Headcase + 150 Bay St + Jersey City NJ 07302 + Owners Mitch & Jill Cahn + Sale Director: Ben Adams + Phone: 201-420-5900 + FAX: 201-420-7101 + Headcase, formerly NJ Headcase, has been in operation since July +of 1992. Now employing over 25 people they manufacture hats, bags and +wallets out of hemp cloth. + + Hemp Traders + 2130 Colby Av #1 + Los Angles, CA 90025 + Owner Lawrence Serbin + Phone: 310-914-9557 + FAX: 310-478-2108 + Hemp Traders is a Import Export Company specializing in +Hemp/Cotton blends & 100% Hemp Cloth. In operation since January of +1993, Hemp Traders now employs 2 people. + + Acts Testing Labs Inc + 25 Anderson Rd + Buffalo, NY 14225 + Owner Dr. Angelo Fatta + Telephone: 716-897-3300 + Fax: 716-897-0876 + Locations in USA, Hong Kong, France, Canada + Founded in 1973 Acts Testing tests many different products +including textiles, toys, electronics, Health & Beauty, Chemical & +Environmental testing. Over 300 employees at four locations world +wide. + + Cannibiz Co. + PO Box 272 + Occidental CA 95465 + Owner: Dave Barsky + Phone: 707-874-3449 + FAX: 707-874-2974 + Founded in March of 1994, Cannibiz Co is marketing a variety of +different hemp products in their retail catalog. + + CB Trash + 109 Commercial Dr + Bozeman, MT 59715 + Owners: Chris Bakken + Curtis Johnson + Phone: 406-587-3020 + FAX: 406-585-7808 + CB Trash is a multi-dimensional company that has its own line of +Boots made from Hemp Fabric. + ******************* + ******************* + What to do When You Suspect A Hemp Product Is NOT. + by John Birrenbach + March 23, 1994 + When attending an event such as a trade show or the like, and +you find a company that is selling a hemp product what do you do? +Every new company or product must be treated as SUSPECT!! + FIRST: + DO NOT APPROACH ALONE, HAVE A WITNESS!! + You should obtain copies of as much of their advertising mat- +erials as possible. They should be willing to provide you with +catalogs, flyers, and promotional materials. Take one of everything + that is offered for free + SECOND: + You should obtain samples of their products. + If the company is selling non-hemp products we will need to test +the products that they are selling. If they know that we are on to +them it may be difficult to obtain samples for testing. + THIRD: + As your final step you should ask the person who is tending the + booth several questions: + What Type of Hemp is your product made out of? + Can you provide me with the results of tests, for Hemp content, + on your products? They may not have them available but give them +a place to send you copies. + FOURTH: + DOCUMENTATION- + Document everything that took place in writing and have your +witness do the same. Document as much of the conversation as +possible. Document you impressions of the peopleUs honesty and +integrity and any other items you can think of. Better to have to +much info than not enough. + FIFTH: + REPORTING - + Send us Copies of your documentation and the materials you +obtained from them. Always maintain copies for your records. + REMEMBER- - Every Hemp product should be considered suspect +until proven otherwise. In the case of a legitimate company who is +proud of selling Cannabis Hemp products you will find that they can +provide test results from a commercial lab upon request. Some will be +in shock when you tell them that Hemp is Marijuana, and will be +honest right away in an effort to not be linked to DRUGS. Others will +try to evade the subject and not be willing or able to provide such a +test. + @ZEND + ************************************* +IF YOU WOULD LIKE WHAT YOU READ HERE AND WOULD LIKE +TO GET A GREENLEAF NEWS SUBSCRIPTION, +OUR RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: + U.S. CANADIAN FOREIGN +1 yr $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 +2 yrs $35.00 $45.00 $55.00 +PUBLISHED 6x PER YEAR JAN MARCH MAY JULY SEPT NOV + PAYMENT IN U.S. FUNDS. VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!! +SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + PO BOX 65130 + ST PAUL, MN 55165 +OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628 +***************** +GREENLEAF NEWS cont... + ******************** + +============================================================================= + +From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.hemp +Subject: Re: GREENLEAF NEWS ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol5#1 +Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 19:26:09 -0500 +Message-ID: <Z0xtTKx.instforhemp@delphi.com> + + *********************************************************** + THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT + OUR PUBLICATION + "The Greenleaf News" + is Now FOUR YEARS OLD!! + *********************************************************** + + In the Following threads you will find the articles that appear + in our special Fourth Anniversary Issue (Vol 5#1 May/June 94). + + Would you like be able to distribute some of the most Current +Hemp Information? Have a bunch of people that you need to get +information about the current state of the Hemp Industry? + + THE ANSWER IS THIS ISSUE OF + THE GREENLEAF NEWS + to recieve a bundle (Approx 200) of our *SPECIAL EDITION* + 8 page tabloid filled with over 20 articles and + Company Bio's. We will ship you some for cost of postage + ($10. in the U. S. & $25. to Canada (Yes, WE SHIP TO CANADA!!!) + See Below for Payment Details + ********************** + IF YOU WOULD LIKE WHAT YOU READ HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A + GREENLEAF NEWS SUBSCRIPTION, OUR RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: + + U. S. CANADIAN FOREIGN + 1 yr $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 + 2 yrs $35.00 $45.00 $55.00 + + PUBLISHED 6x PER YEAR JAN MARCH MAY JULY SEPT NOV + + PAYMENT IN U. S. FUNDS. VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!! + + SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + PO BOX 65130 + ST PAUL, MN 55165 + OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628 + +@ZEND +GREENLEAF NEWS cont... + ******************** + HEMP INDUSTRY MAKING A STRONG COMEBACK + By Jack Herr, Acts Testing Inc + In the past year, test requests for hemp content in fabrics, +garments, and accessories has gone from a mere trickle to a steady +stream. This would indicate the hemp industry in North America is +growing rapidly. As with many enterprises, the larger it gets, the +more scrutiny it invites from the government and consumers. +Therefore, it is imperative that proper testing be performed to to +ensure that both you and the consumers get what is paid for. This +keeps everyone happy and makes your business profitable and trouble- +free. + ED* Jack Herr works for Acts Testing Labs a company that provides +testing of fabrics for fiber content. He formerly of US Testing in +NJ. + @ZEND + ********************** + ********************** + GOVERNMENT INFO ABOUT WORLD WAR II HEMP + By John Birrenbach + Chuck Cox of RMight As Well InfoS has uncovered some very +interesting documents from the Department of Agriculture. These +documents cover the entire War Project to reestablish hemp as a +necessary war resource. + Included in the over 300 pages of information are Press Releases +and articles from newspapers. An interesting editorial from a New +York Newspaper that criticizes the Department of AgricultureUs lack +of knowledge about hemp. + Among the many pages information can be found out about the +entire project. From a listing of the cities where hemp mills were +located to the amount of acres of hemp produced in individual regions +everything seems to be present. I have even noticed a mention of a +movie to be released called RHemp for VictoryS. + The Material is so extensive that it may take months if not +years to decipher and digest the material. If you would like a copy +of the material I suggest that you write: + Chuck Cox C/O Might As Well Info PO Box 403, Altoona, PA 16601 +for more details. + @ZEND + ********************** + ********************** + WEED IN HER WILDFLOWER GARDEN COULD GO UP IN SMOKE + STAR TRIBUNE (MS) - Wednesday, September 1, 1993 + By: Jim Klobuchar, Staff Writer + An anonymous neighbor bellyached to the city inspector's office +about Katherine Howard's unruly wildflower garden in south +Minneapolis a few weeks ago. Quarantine the weedy eyesore, the +vigilante wailed. + The suspect gardener groaned in the face of this ambush attack +on her artistry. Katherine Howard did make a concession. All right, +she said, her experimental garden between the street and sidewalk in +front of their house did not exactly pose a threat to the University +of Minnesota Arboretum. It wasn't the second coming of the Hanging +Gardens of Babylon. + But eyesore? Well . . . '' + Neighbor, the vigilante didn't know the half of it. + The other half of it was supplied by a Minneapolis police +officer on Monday after a casual examination of Katherine's +misbegotten little jungle on 36th Av., off the Crosstown. + There they were: three stems with the familiar spread leaf tops. +Cannabis sativa, the infamous plant of the *hemp*, a. k. a. +marijuana. + There it stood, brazen and illegal, not far from the timeless +surf of Lake Nokomis and the echoes of Minnehaha: a patch of pot, +rising side by side with Katherine Howard's bachelor buttons and +morning glories. + How do you plead, sister? + ''I'm clean. I don't have a police record. I've never even +jaywalked. I have no idea how the marijuana seed got in there. Could +they send me into the black hole? '' + The gardener was mixed up. I had to correct her. A black hole is +a phenomenon in space. The ''hole'' is solitary confinement in a +penitentiary. Either way you're in deep pits. + She didn't show a preference, but I said she was probably safe +as long as she didn't have connections with the mob. + The mystery, though, clings. How did the reefer weed get into +Katherine Howard's wildflower garden, and is this something for the +Delta squad? + If it was going to happen to anybody, Katherine Howard was a +probable candidate. She is one of those people who needs a manageable +amount of daily bafflement in her life. She feels deprived when the +world spins according to plan. For instance, let's say you or I +bought a canister of perennial wildflower seeds at the Lyndale Garden +Center. What happens then is we would spend the summer shamelessly +admiring our craft in creating gorgeous fields of wildflowers. + Katherine Howard, on the other hand, made a mess. She called her +favorite patsy on the newspaper to report. She said she had +accidentally committed a high crime or violated some commandment, and +she wanted to come clean. + ''I think I planted some marijuana, '' she said. + I gave her the journalist's version of the Miranda warning. +''Anything you say, '' I said, ''could probably be misinterpreted or +disorganized. '' + ''It goes back to last year when the city repaired the street, +'' she said. ''They had to tear up the sod in my boulevard. That's +the little stretch of green between the street and sidewalk. How do I +know who owns it? Either we own it or the city owns it, but I call it +my boulevard because it is. I put up a sign asking the city crews not +to resod this spring because I wanted to plant wildflowers. Other +people have done that. Well, I went down to the Lyndale Garden +Center, and I bought a canister of wildflower seeds and broadcast +them in this boulevard patch. + ''After a while, things started coming up. It wasn't very +glorious. To be honest, it looked weedy and unkempt, although there +were some flowers in there for sure. One day Alice from the city came +through and said a neighbor had complained that my garden was +unsightly and maybe I ought to trim it up. I didn't claim it looked +very pretty, but I said wildflowers ought to have a chance in life. + ''Alice said this sounded reasonable to her. A few weeks ago a +friend of ours came over, and the talk got around to the wildflower +garden. He said, 'Oh, I see you got your own little plot of grass in +there. ' He said he didn't mean grass grass but marijuana grass. I +went to my flower book and there was a picture of the marijuana +plant, and the leaves looked exactly like mine, something like a hand +with three large leaves in the middle and two smaller ones on the +ends. But I thought marijuana plants were supposed to be tall, like 5 +or 6 feet. '' + I said they probably didn't start out in life standing 6 feet +tall. + ''That's right. A couple of weeks later they were head and +shoulders above the other plants. I think it's the real grass, +although I've never ever had a . . . what do they call it? '' + They used to call it a joint, I said. + ''What should I do? '' + I said I'd call a cop. I said the precinct station would +probably have an in-house expert. She called. The Third Precinct +found an expert, who made his rounds after Katherine had left for her +physical therapist job at a nursing home and her husband had gone to +his accounting office. When she got home, the suspect weed had been +uprooted. The cop made positive identification. It was the real +grass. + Dick Dwyer had to have some theories. Dwyer is the president of +Lyndale Garden Center in Richfield. ''Any ideas? '' I asked + ''There are just a few things that could have happened, '' he +said. ''We get this maybe once a year out of all the stuff we sell. +Some kid could have been playing around when it was packaged by the +manufacturer. I don't see how it could have happened here, because +most of those canisters are sealed. Or somebody could have tossed +some grass seed into the garden. I'm not surprised to hear her garden +didn't do well. Awful summer for a lot of gardeners. '' + Certainly not the fault of the seed. + ''Certainly not. '' + It's still a mystery. The cops are playing it close. They say +they don't want to go public with the street value of Katherine +Howard's homegrown grass. @ZEND + **************** + GREENLEAF NEWS cont + **************** + 9.3 MILLION HEMP PLANTS ERADICATED IN WISCONSIN: MARIJUANA GROWS +ALL OVER + St. Paul Pioneer Press + THURSDAY, August 5, 1993 + By: Associated Press + MADISON, Wis. - A program to destroy wild-growing marijuana may +have reduced the amount of the weed growing in many parts of +Wisconsin, the state Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday. + About 9.3 million plants were found and removed in the first six +months of 1993, compared to 22 million plants at the same time last +year, figures showed. Last year, 35 million uncultivated plants were +destroyed. + The drop occurred in spite of a predicted bumper crop of +marijuana due to the summer's excessive moisture, said Jerry Doll, a +University of Wisconsin-Extension researcher. + Jim Haney, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office, +said recent years of eradication are ``starting to pay off'' but +``there probably are fields out there that are very healthy and very +strong. '' + ``But in the last couple of months, reports suggest that fields +in the past that have had very large crops seem to have small crops +this year, and it isn't the weather. The weather is conducive to +growing marijuana, '' Haney said. + One of those areas of heavy growth may be Dane County, which +received more than 15 inches of rain in June and July. + The Dane County Narcotics Enforcement Team already has harvested +about 4 million wild pot plants this year, compared to slightly more +than 5 million for all of 1992. + *Hemp* , the plant from which marijuana is extracted, was grown +throughout Wisconsin in the early part of the century as a cash crop +for making fabric, rope, sails and cellophane tape, officials said. + The statewide eradication program, which is sponsored the U. S. +Drug Enforcement Agency, uses local authorities and the National +Guard to destroy the weed. + Haney said the program, which relies on tips from the public to +find wild-growing marijuana, also locates and investigates indoor +growing operations. He said 169 indoor growing operations were seized +last year. + Editors Note: It can easily be computed that the state of +Wisconsin has destroyed a valuable resource worth $80 per ton of +stalks + @ZEND + ***************** + ***************** + COMMUNICATE OR DIE + GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT ! + by John Birrenbach + The Institute for Hemp + In years gone by movements were lead and won on the basis of +their ability to communicate with others. Today again we see those +movements that are best able to communicate their positions are the +ones that are successful. + How does a person get their message out. + Well there is always the old ancient time tested method of Rword +of mouthS. You tell one person and then they tell another until +everyone knows. The only problem is that each teller usually +embellishes or changes the story and distorts the information. This +mode of communication is the slowest and least reliable. + Luckily a printing press was invented so that you can print +flyers and papers that give the details of your cause and keep the +facts straight. This is a time tested and honored method of +communicating with the masses. Unfortunately the number of people +that can be reached is limited by the number of people who take your +information and the amount of information you can afford to print. + With the invention of radio the mode of communications changed. +By now there are only a very few people on the planet who can not be +reached by radio broadcasts. But there is a problem with radio in +that once it is broadcast only those that are listening to your +station at that time can hear your message. The other problem is that +the cost of air time for most stations is a little high (even $6. per +30 sec spot adds up over time). + In the early 1900Us the invention of the telephone and then +television again allowed the modes of communications to change. But +the same problem associated with the radio is a draw back to using +television but with the cost doubled or tripled at even the smallest +station. + The telephone on the other hand is a door way to not just voice +communications but also to an impressive stream of other information. +A telephone is so much more than just a means of talking to another +person some miles or feet away. It can also make it possible to send +letters or information directly to another person by means of fax +transmissions. I found that I can send a one page fax to anyone +anywhere in the United States for less than the cost of First Class +postage (ie 29"). Another thing the letter is there right now, not +tomorrow, not the next day, not NEVER, right now!!. An ability to +send and receive letters with a fax machine is one of the most +important means of communicating today. + The telephone is also a means of sending digital information as +well. By this I mean computers connecting to computers. There is +virtually an unlimited amount of information that can be found by +connecting with computers. Several of the articles found in this +issue were downloaded from various computer networks. Just the other +day I connected to Compuserve and found that in the Midwest there had +been over 619 stories that contained the word hemp in them. The +leader was the RLexington Herald - LeaderS with 111 stories, followed +closely by the Chicago Tribune with 107. I was glad to see that +Minneapolis and St Paul were the next followers with 47 and 44 +stories respectively for a total of 92 for our metro area. + Computers talking to computers is not the only means of +utilizing the modem for communicating your ideas. By connecting to +various local, national or international computer BBSUs (Bulletin +Board Systems) you can talk with other people as well as deposit and +retrieve articles and information of all sorts. + There is an ever growing number of people with access to +computers. At work or at home people all over the world are +connecting together with their computers and exchanging information. +Until a few years ago only those with large pocketbook or a +corporation could afford computers. Now you can purchase a Used Mac +or IBM complete with software, modem, and Hard Drive for less than +$1,000. This may sound like a lot of money but, if you wish to +communicate your position or ideas to the world and get feedback from +others that are interested in your ideas then you MUST be able to +communicate in ALL the modes of communication, or at the very least +as many of them as possible. + I predict that the Theme for the Nineties will be RCommunicate +or DieS. + @ZEND + **************** + **************** + INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + JOINS INDUSTRIAL FABRICS ASSOC INT. + Jan 7, 1994 + The Industrial Fabrics Association International (I. F. A. I.) +has over the past few months invited The Institute for Hemp to join +its ranks as an affiliate organization. + The Institute for Hemp is proud to announce today that it is +officially joining I. F. A. I. + I. F. A. I., a St Paul based International Industrial Fabric +Trade Association, is one of the most recognized Fabric Trade groups +in the world. Founded in 1912 IFAI is made up of over 1900 members. +I. F. A. I. is known world wide as a resource of valuable information +on the 1,000Us of uses for Industrial Fabrics. + The Institute for Hemp, a St Paul based International Hemp +Information Company, is one of the most recognized organizations in +the field of Cannabis Sativa Hemp. Founded, by John Birrenbach, in +1989 The Institute for Hemp is known world wide as a resource for +accurate information about the laws, farming, & utilization of +Cannabis Hemp for Commercial products. Producers of the Worlds First +and Largest Mail Order Catalog devoted to Hemp products and +information. Other Noted Accomplishments: First Company in the U. S. +to receive conditional permission by the state of Minnesota to +cultivate Hemp for Commercial purposes, Defeated Bill in Minnesota +Legislature that would make Hemp Bird Food, Rope, Cloth, etc.. +illegal, Quoted in Newsweek and other media publications and +telecasts. + For More information please call: The Institute for Hemp, 612- +222-2628 + @ZEND +********************** +IF YOU WOULD LIKE WHAT YOU READ HERE AND WOULD LIKE +TO GET A GREENLEAF NEWS SUBSCRIPTION, + OUR RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: + U.S. CANADIAN FOREIGN +1 yr $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 +2 yrs $35.00 $45.00 $55.00 +PUBLISHED 6x PER YEAR JAN MARCH MAY JULY SEPT NOV + PAYMENT IN U.S. FUNDS. VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!! +SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + PO BOX 65130 + ST PAUL, MN 55165 +OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628 + *************** +GREENLEAF NEWS cont... + **************** + + + +From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.hemp +Subject: Re: GREENLEAF NEWS ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol5#1 +Date: Thu, 21 Apr 94 19:30:33 -0500 +Message-ID: <ZWyMTs5.instforhemp@delphi.com> + +GREENLEAF NEWS cont... + ******************** + INTERNET HEMP SITES + By John Birrenbach + As part of the information superhighway you can find interesting +information about hemp. Files about hemp are help in what are called +FTP, Telnet, or Gopher sites. + There is are numerous Frequently Asked Questions that are +maintained by this group. The first two ftp servers and the first +gopher server keeps copies of all the FAQs. + Best 2 sites: + hemp. uwec. edu in pub/drugs/marijuana and pub/drugs/hemp + ftp. hmc. edu in pub/drugs/marijuana + FTP SITES: DIRECTORY: + ftp. hmc. edu /pub/drugs + hemp. uwec. edu /pub/drugs + flubber. cs. umd. edu + /other/tms/drug. politics + wiretap. spies. com + /Library/Fringe/Pharm + nic. funet. fi + /pub/sci/neural/alt. drugs + potemkin. cs. pds. edu + /pub/politics/drugs + GOPHER SERVERS: LINKS TO FOLLOW: + hemp. uwec. edu 4. drugs + wiretap. spies. com + 12. library -> 7. Fringe -> + 4. Pharmacol... + TELNET: + LOGIN AS: + hemp. uwec. edu gopher + For those of you who have Internet access and know how to use it +then this makes complete sense. For those that donUt I suggest that +you get a book called RThe Internet Complete ReferenceS by Hahn & +Stout. + @ZEND + ***************** + ***************** + Cannabis to be + Legal for Hemp + Globe and Mail: March 21, 1994 + MONTREAL - The federal government will decriminalize the growing +of cannabis - or hemp - for commercial purposes, Montreal La Presse +reported yesterday. + Health Minister Diane Marleau made the announcement in a letter +sent last week to the Quebec anti-prohibitionist league, the +newspaper said. + In the letter, Ms. Marleau said "once Parliament has approved +the law, my department will have the authority to put in place a +structure to issue licenses for the growing of cannabis, depending on +the level of THC. " + THC is the hallucinogenic agent in cannabis. + The commercial exploitation of cannabis to make hemp has been +legal for several years in a number of European countries, including +France and Spain. Hemp is used in the manufacture of rope and paper. + "This is a victory for the Quebec committee for the promotion of +hemp, " said Pierre Cloutier, a spokesman for the group. + He described hemp as a remarkable plant that produces a strong +cord and high-quality tissue. He said the plant could be cultivated +successfully in southern Quebec and Ontario. - CP. + Courtesy: Alain M. Gaudrault <amgaudra@ccnga. uwaterloo. ca> + Date:23 Mar 1994 21:34:36 GMT + @ZEND + ***************** + ***************** + CANNABIS HEMP + ON THE INFO SUPERHIGHWAY + CATALOG & INFO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET + Feb. 15, 1994 + The St Paul Minnesota Based Institute for Hemp is announcing +today that you will be able to get a Catalog of Hemp products and +information through the Global Information Superhighway or the +Internet. + John Birrenbach, founder The Institute for Hemp, said RThis is a +catalog that can be viewed by anyone on their home computer. Both +IBM( and Mac( versions will be available on the computer networks. S +Adding RAll you need to do is download it and open it up, its all +there Pictures, Product Descriptions, Order forms everything!! S + Using the GIF( format (Graphics Interchange Format(, developed +by Compuserve() the files are smaller and easily transmitted via +computer modem. + John Birrenbach, said RWe are really excited by the opportunity +to expand the marketing of Cannabis Hemp products to the 20 million +people worldwide that access the Information Superhighway. S Adding +RI really like the idea of it being a TOTALLY ECOSAFE way to send +catalogs, NO PAPER is used. We are also saving about $2.5 million in +printing and postage costs. I think that this is really the wave of +the future for Mail Order Catalogs. S + The RFirst of its KindS version is in Black and White but future +versions will be in full color. In the package people will find +Pictures and descriptions of Books, Videos, Hemp Products, and Other +Educational Materials. + For more information please call The Institute for Hemp @ 612- +222-2628 @ZEND + ***************** + ***************** + BILLION DOLLAR CROP + Popular Mech 1938 + Thousands of tons of hemp hurds are used every year by one large +powder company for the manufacture of dynamite and TNT. A large paper +company, which has been paying more than a million dollars a year in +duties on foreign-made cigarette papers, now is manufacturing these +papers from American hemp grown in Minnesota. A new factory in +Illinois is producing fine bond papers from hemp. The natural +materials in hemp make it an economical source of pulp for any grade +of paper manufactured, and the high percentage of alpha cellulose +promises an unlimited supply of raw material for the thousands of +cellulose products our chemists have developed. + It is generally believed that all linen is produced from flax. +Actually, the majority comes from hemp--authorities estimate that +more than half of our imported linen fabrics are manufactured from +hemp fiber. Another misconception is that burlap is made from hemp. +Actually, its source is usually jute, and practically all of the +burlap we use is woven by laborers in India who receive only four +cents a day. Binder twine is usually made from sisal which comes from +Yucatan and East Africa. + All of these products, now imported, can be produced from home- +grown hemp. Fish nets, bow strings, canvas, strong rope, overalls, +damask tablecloths, fine linen garments, towels, bed linen and +thousands of other everyday items can be grown on American farms. Our +imports of foreign fabrics and fibers average about $200,000,000 per +year; in raw fibers alone we imported over $50,000,000 in the first +six months of 1937. All of this income can be made available for +Americans. + The paper industry offers even greater possibilities. As an +industry it amounts to over $1,000,000,000 a year, and of that eighty +per cent is imported. But hemp will produce every grade of paper, and +government figures estimate that 10,000 devoted to hemp will produce +as much paper as 40,000 acres of average pulp land. + One obstacle in the onward march of hemp is the reluctance of +farmers to try new crops. The problem is complicated by the need for +proper equipment a reasonable distance from the farm. The machine +cannot be operated profitably unless there is enough acreage within +driving range and farmers cannot find a profitable market unless +there is machinery to handle the crop. Another obstacle is that the +blossom of the female hemp plant contains marijuana, a narcotic, and +it is impossible to grow hemp without producing the blossom. Federal +regulations now being drawn up require registration of hemp growers, +and tentative proposals for preventing narcotic production are rather +stringent. + However, the connection of hemp as a crop and marijuana seems to +be exaggerated. The drug is usually produced from wild hemp or +locoweed which can be found on vacant lots and along railroad tracks +in every state. If federal regulations can be drawn to protect the +public without preventing the legitimate culture of hemp, this new +crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry. + Popular Mechanics Magazine can furnish the name and address of +the maker of, or dealer in, any article described in its pages. If +you wish this information, write to the Bureau of Information, +inclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope. (offer made in 1938, +repeated calls to Popular Mechanics in the Late 1980's early 1990's +have yielded no information about the machine featured.) + @ZEND + ******************** +GREENLEAF NEWS cont... + ******************** +LACK OF CANNABIS HEMP CROP COSTS FARMERS +$200 BILLION INCOME IN 1993 +LOSSES FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS EXCEED $1 TRILLION!! + Jan 1994 + It is being reported by The Institute for Hemp that the U. S. +Prohibition of Commercial Cannabis Hemp has cost the US Farmers a +crop worth in excess of $200 Billion Annually. + John Birrenbach, Founding President of The Institute for Hemp, +stated RThe value, to the U. S. Farmers, of Commercial Hemp for the +production of U. S. paper products is over $40 Billion annually. When +you add up the other products like Fuel for cars and trucks, fiber +for cloth and ropes, cooking and lubricating oils, food source for +people and animals, Plastics the losses exceed $200 Billion Annually. +S + John Birrenbach said RWith countries like France, Nepal, Spain, +Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, China, Italy, and England among the +dozens of other countries allowing the cultivation of Commercial non- +drug types of Marijuana it doesnUt make any sense to continue to deny +U. S. Farmers a shot at the worlds most profitable and desirable +crop. S + Birrenbach added RIn the next year we are going to see a real +concerted effort to bring Commercial, Non-drug, Cannabis Hemp back to +the American Farmer. There are a number of large companies very +interested in making a variety of products from domestically grown +Cannabis. Plans for products like Construction Materials, Paper, Oil +products and fiber products made in the U. S. are being thoroughly +examined. S + If you would like additional information on The Institute for +Hemp, Commercial Non-Drug Cannabis, the many legal products made from +Cannabis Hemp please feel free to call: The Institute for Hemp, at +612-222-2628 + @ZEND + ******************** + ******************** + Institute Sells Hemp Products & Info to US Justice Dept + JANUARY 26, 1994 + The Institute for Hemp is announcing that they have just +received a check from the U. S. Justice Department for a Purchase +Order filled in Mid December 1993. + The purchase order, for hemp products and information, was filed +by a member of the staff of Sandstone Federal Corrections Institute +located in Sandstone Minnesota. The order consisted of the following: + 1 Return of the History of Cannabis + 1 Reefer Madness Video + 1 Chef Ra Escapes Babylon Video + 1 Emperor Wears No Clothes + 1 Hempen Hanky + 1 Hemp Cord, 1lb roll + John Birrenbach, Founder & President of the Institute for Hemp, +had this to say RI think that it is really great, there is such a +desire for accurate information about the Cannabis Hemp Plant that +the requests are even coming in from the Federal Prison systems. S +adding RIt shows me that we are really providing a much needed +service. S + @ZEND + ****************** + ****************** + CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR LIKES COMMERCIAL HEMP + April 4, 1994 + Tony Bouza, a leading DFL (Democratic) Candidate for Governor of +Minnesota, announced on Monday April 4, on KSTP-AM 1500 Jessie RThe +BodyS VenturaUs talk show, that he was PRO HEMP for commercial +applications. + As Jessie Ventura set up the call Mr Bouza exclaimed RI think +the potential of hemp is absolutely unexplored and John is right! S + As the caller, John Birrenbach of the Institute for Hemp, +explored the possibilities of hemp with Mr Bouza He added RYou can +burn it for fuel, yea John your on to something this is one of the +little know stories of modern American Life your on to something stay +with it. S Adding RWeUre on the same page. S + Mr Bouza added, RAlright, if they (referring to the callers) are +all going to be like John I am in good shape. S + Mr. Bouza is a major contender for the DFL nomination for +Governor of Minnesota. Mr. Bouza has a long history of tough law +enforcement and can in no way be considered soft on crime or drugs. + Tony BouzaUs Biography: + Born in 1928 in Spain from humble roots, immigrated to Brooklyn +NY in 1937. Drafted to U. S. Army in 1950. Joined New York City +Police Dept in 1953 where he was promoted 13 times in 23 years and +achieved the position of Asst. Chief Inspector & Commander of all +Bronx Forces. He became head of New York City Transit Police in 1979. +Became Chief of Minneapolis Police Department in 1980 which he held +for 9 years. Appointed Head of Minnesota Gaming Commission in 1989. +Mr Bouza is also a Husband, Father, Teacher, Author, Columnist, & +Noted Speaker. + FOR MORE INFO CALL + Tony Bouza for Gov. + 612-823-6833 Voice/Fax + 1-800-HEY-TONY + @ZEND + ******************* + ******************* + TBS Show on Hemp Airs + April 4, 1994 + On Sunday April 3, 1994 Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) +SuperstationUs program RNetwork EarthS included in its half hour +program about environmental issues a segment about the commercial +applications of Cannabis Hemp. + The program focused on the use of Cannabis as a material to +manufacture composite building materials manufactured by C&S Lumber +of Harrisburg OR. During the program they showed Hemp composite board +exceed the strength of composite board made from Pine Trees. They +also showed the segment host Peggy Knapp in a RTug-O-WarS using only +a small sample of Cannabis fiber. + The program also featured a number of other products and +companies that can be made from hemp including Ice Cream made from +Hemp Seed and Clothing made from Cannabis Cloth. + RHemp for VictoryS Gets It's First International Airing + The program also included clips from the United States +Department of Agriculture film RHemp for VictoryS. The program showed +clips of American Hemp, grown in Minnesota and Wisconsin, being +examined and harvested as a part of the World War II war effort. + This is the first time any major media has aired RHemp for +VictoryS in the United States. Many U. S. media outlets have been +given the opportunity to air this unique film. 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VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED!!! + + SEND PAYMENT TO: THE INSTITUTE FOR HEMP + PO BOX 65130 + ST PAUL, MN 55165 + OR CALL OR FAX 612-222-2628 + +@ZEND + + +BYE NOW!!!!!!!!! +JOHN + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gor_growgde.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gor_growgde.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c429503 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gor_growgde.drg @@ -0,0 +1,223 @@ +From: mrosing@igc.org +Date: 21 Sep 91 16:36:00 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Hemp Growers Guide (and comments) + +[some comments deleted for brevity -cak] + + Gorrila Growers Guide + (for beginners) + + The purpose of this guide is to help beginners supply +themselves with hemp using standard items from hardware stores. If +enough people grow their own, trafficking in hemp will be eliminated +and quality will greatly improve. + + To start you need a small space - a closet roughly +60x150x200 cm (that's 2x5x6 ft for the archaic). Cover the walls, +ceiling and doors with aluminized mylar (if you can find it) or +aluminum foil, shiny side out. This saves light for the plants, +ideally, the only light absorber in the room is plant. (Mirror tiles +are an option for the really rich). + + The next step is to put lights in the room. Fluorescents +are the cheapest and most readily available. Shop light holders will +hold two 120 cm (4 ft) bulbs. Each bulb is rated at 40 watts. 5 sets +of shop lights will give 5 or 6 plants enough light for good results. +That's a total of 10 bulbs or 400 watts. The type of bulb does not +really matter, wide-spectrum grow bulbs if you can get them are great +but regular shop lights work fine. + + If the closet is already warm, some ventilation is required. +Space under the door and an equivelent 10 square cm (~4 sq in) hole +out the top of the closet is adequate. Alternatively, you can leave +the door open a couple of cm and put aluminum foil along the wall near +the door to prevent too much light leak. Do not let the room +temperature get over 35 C (95 F) as this hurts growth. Optimal +temperature is 27-30 C (80-86 F). Less than 21 C (70 F) is too cold +for good growth. + + Vertically mounting the lights is best as this provides +light to the entire plant. Putting one in each corner and one over +head will also work well. Use bricks or 2x4's to raise the lamps off +the floor, or use the hangers to hold the shop lights up on the wall. + + If you know how, buy sockets, boxes and 3 wire cable (14 +gauge or better) and build an extension cord for all the shop lights. +The boxes can also sit on the platforms holding the lights up or can +be tied up above the floor. If you have a water accident you don't +want your electrical components to be involved - it could kill you. +If you don't know how and don't have any friends who do then buy the 3 +ft extension cords with 3 sockets on the end. Use one socket to plug +in the shop light and another for the next extension cord. + + The reason for doing all this is for the timer you'll need +to put on the lights and because most shop lights only come with a 6 +inch cord. Once your room is set up it should seem BRIGHT since the +walls are all mirrors. + + Now we come to the planting. Rockwool is the best medium +but is not universally available. Potting soil mixed with pearlite, +lava, sand or styrofoam in a 50% soil - 50% lava (or whatever) works +best. Hemp grows best in sandy or loose soil, the roots need lots of +air as well as water. For detailed instructions get a book (see High +Times ads), but hemp is a weed which will pretty much grow anywhere +with enough light and nutrients. + + Plant 10 to 15 seeds at a time. If you get clones you can +start with 5 since more plants will be light starved in this small a +space. Keep the light on 24 hours a day if possible. The first stage +of growth is called vegetative. Water the plants twice a day during +this time. About 12 hours apart is best but a few hours either way is +ok. Feed the plants once a week with a 15-10-10 plant food or a +standard "Miracle-gro" product from any K-mart. Again, to do better, +get a book. + + When the plants are about 60 cm (2 ft) high you can go into +the flowering stage. To do this set a timer for 12 hours of light and +12 of dark. If you've left the door open for ventilation, close it +during the dark period. The darker the plants are the better. Reduce +the amount of water by half, watering near the time the lights come +on. After a few weeks the plants will begin to differentiate. The +males produce "balls" with pollen and the females produce feelers at +nodal points (stems and branches). + + For the best sinsemilla you want to cut out the males before +they release pollen. If you want more seeds this is not necessary. +Reduce the number of plants down to the best 5 females. Use the rest +in brownies or cookies. The leaf has too much vegetable matter to +smoke but will work fine for eating. + + The entire cycle takes about 4 months. Usually 4 to 6 weeks +in vegetative stage, 2 weeks to differentiate and another 8 weeks to +flower. Harvest when the large sun leaves begin to yellow and drop +off. + + To harvest, cut all the leaf off and let dry on a flat +surface. Trim the leaf down near the buds and hang the buds to dry +for about a week. This part can get fairly stinky so you may need +ventilation to the outside or a room deoderizer. For faster results +use a microwave oven. + + Get a corn cob pipe from your local *drug* store and enjoy +your efforts. This method with get you 2 - 4 lids of pure sinse. In +the same space a pro can get four times as much but who cares? This +bud's for you! + +************************************************************************* + +Patience, persistance, truth, reality: mgr@anhep2.hep.anl.gov +Dr. mike UUCP: uunet!pyramid!cdp!mrosing + bitnet: cdp!mrosing%labrea@stanford + +============================================================================= + +From: an18826@anon.penet.fi +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Here is some good advice for marijuana growers +Message-ID: <020302Z24081993@anon.penet.fi> +Date: 24 Aug 93 06:58:00 GMT + +Someone wanted me to forward this to the net anonymously... Don't know why +they didn't do it themselves... + + I agree with the article -- growing marijuana is not only + a great hobby, but a terrific way to avoid the expense and + iffy quality of black-market weed. You don't know what + shit they spray on Mexican dope plantations, and you probably + don't WANT to know! + + Anyway, I had a few comments to add to the gorilla guide, + to make some corrections and/or expansions on instructions + which might not be too clear to the beginner. + +From: Mike Rosing <mrosing@igc.apc.org> + +>To start you need a small space - a closet roughly 60x150x200 cm (that's +>2x5x6 ft for the archaic). Cover the walls, ceiling and doors with +>aluminized mylar (if you can find it) or aluminum foil, shiny side out. +>This saves light for the plants, ideally, the only light absorber in the +>room is plant. (Mirror tiles are an option for the really rich). + + Actually, flat white paint works almost as well as these + high-tech methods. Use something cheap: put your money + into things like lights that are really important. + +>The next step is to put lights in the room. Fluorescents are the cheapest +>and most readily available. + + Not to mention the coolest. This is the real advantage + of fluorescents for the closet grower. For the professional, + expensive metal halide and high-pressure sodium lights give + more light for less electricity. But these lights are + overkill, and too damn hot, for the amateur closet grower. + +> Water the plants twice a day during this time [vegetative growth]. About +> 12 hours apart is best but a few hours either way is ok. Feed the plants +> once a week with a 15-10-10 plant food or a standard "Miracle-gro" product +> from any local discount store. Again, to do better, get a book. + + You probably don't need to water quite this often, and you + can probably get away with feeding more often than once + a week. I water once a day or once every other day, feeding + with every or every other watering. The key is to use a + high-nitrogen plant food during vegetative growth, and a + low-nitrogen plant food during flowering. + +> when the plants are about 60 cm (2 ft) high you can go into the flowering +> stage. To do this set a timer for 12 hours of light and 12 of dark. If +> you've left the door open for ventilation, close it during the dark +> period. The darker the plants are the better. After a few weeks the plants +> will begin to differentiate. The males produce "balls" with pollen and the +> females produce feelers at nodal points (stems and branches). + + The plants will stop lengthening almost entirely shortly + after you shorten the light cycle (within a week or two), + so my advice is not to cut the lights until the plants + are just about as tall as you want them to get. It's hard + for the beginner to tell male and female pre-flowers apart + at first. The "feelers" discussed above look like two tiny + white hairs. + + Note that things should be dark through the entire dark + cycle. Turning on the lights even for a moment can prove + to be too much of an interruption. (I don't know this + from personal experience, but I've seen in repeated in + enough books/articles on the subject to consider it + good advice). + +> For the best sinsemilla you want to cut out the males before they release +> pollen. If you want more seeds this is not necessary. + + Most of the time, marijuana separates into male plants + and female plants. Sometimes, though, you end up with + hermaphrodites. Most growers seem to have an antagonistic + relationship with hermaphrodites, but not me. I think + they're wonderful. Here's why. When I have a hermaphrodite + female, and it pollenates itself, all of the seeds from + that pollenation are guaranteed to be female. A batch of + female seeds is the best thing you can ask for as a grower. + +> The entire cycle takes about 4 months. Usually 4 to 6 weeks in vegetative +> stage, 2 weeks to differentiate and another 8 weeks to flower. Harvest when +> the large sun leaves begin to yellow and drop off. + + Vegetative growth will be longer if you grow your plants + larger than two feet tall. The large sun leaves may start + to yellow and drop off even before you start to flower + the plant, so this isn't the best indication. When the + hairs on the female plants are mostly dried up (with wet + white or red hairs distinctly in the minority) it's about + time to harvest. You don't want to harvest too early, or + you'll miss out on the most flower growth and most THC + production. + + But enough of this... Go buy a book. "Marijuana Growers + Insiders Guide" is very good, and available from many mail- + order outlets (see High Times) and even bookstores. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/graemecrl.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/graemecrl.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d825d08d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/graemecrl.drg @@ -0,0 +1,1179 @@ +Message-ID: <184302Z09111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an43543@anon.penet.fi (Graeme Carl) +Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 18:34:01 UTC +Subject: EXPERIENCE: Level Definition and Intro + +Greetings a.d'ers, + +The Following Series of Posts relates my attempts at +describing some of the more notable of my experiences with +psychoactives. In just over seven years I have "tripped" around 60 +times. During this period I have been paying careful attention to the +effects of various dosages and have come to the conclusion that the +dosage-response curve for both Psilocybin (mushrooms) and LSD is +non-linear. This non-linearity is different from person to person but +the essential shape of the graph is consistent. The following ascii +diagram is an attempt to portrey this information: + + 5 I ooooooooo + I + 4 I ooooooo +L I +E 3 I ooooooo +V I +E 2 I ooooooo +L I + 1 I ooooooo + I + Iooooo______________________________________ + 0 2 3 5 13 20 +40 + D O S A G E (in Fresh Mushrooms) + +I have scaled the X-axis in mushrooms, since this is a known +quantity, whereas attempting to scale it in terms of micro-grams of +LSD would not be possible without accurately knowing the dosage +contained in paper trips. (Yes I can hear many of you proclaiming that the +dosage uncertainty of mushrooms is much higher..... but read on!) +The essential shape of the graph is all I want to get across here, +since the actual dosage varies from person to person sometimes by +a factor of two. + +Unfortunately the variation of LSD content in trips is very wide, but for +a while, there was quite a few consistently strong trips going around called +"Clear-Lights" (This was about 5 years ago) I would guess that two of these +would place most people near the realms of level 5. In terms of trips available +at the moment, I would guess that 4 or 5 would be necessary. All this is purely +subjective of course. + +The mushrooms in question are: + +**** +Psilocybe Subaeruginosa (Victoria Australia) +CAP: Up to 5 cm in diameter, + conical when young but later + convex and umbonate, edge + inturned when young, smooth, a + pallid biscuit brown when dry + but darker when wet. +STEM: To 10 cm long, rather slender + but often a little swollen + at the base, somewhat mealy + above, with a cobweb-like veil + when young, which sometimes + leaves a trace of a superior + ring, but this is often + lacking, whitish with grey stains + and often blotched and + greenish blue. +GILLS: Adnate to adnexed, deep, + close, pallid smoky brown + becoming blackish. +SPORES: Purplish brown in print, + ellipsoidal, with a germ pore, + 10-15 x 5-9 um. +SMELL AND TASTE: None. +DISTRIBUTION: Solitary or in groups on soil + in forests. ACT, NSW, SA, + Tas., Vic. + +Gutzman and Watling (1978) suggested that this +species consists of four very closely similar +species, which differ in the characteristics of +the cystidia on the gills. (See Gutzman G. and +Watling, R. (1978) 'Studies in Australian +Agarics and Boletes. I. Some species of +Psilocybe', Notes from the Roy. Bot. Gard. +Edinburgh 36, 199-210.) +**** + +On a personal note: They do have a faint but distinctive mushroom smell, and +eating them raw really lets you know how bad they taste! + +In order to further standardise the dosage for testing, large numbers +of mushrooms were picked (300-600) at a time. These were then +dried at a constant temp, crushed and mixed to ensure they were +homogenous. This was done to avoid the sometimes vast differences +in potency that exist between single mushrooms. + +The following list is my attempt at explaining the various levels and +how to recognise them. I felt that Shulgins "3 plusses" system was designed +more for measuring the general level of effect, rather than specifically +locating ones' consciousness on an accurate scale and hence I felt it +necessary to define the following: +Note that this is only an experimental "pigeon holing" of my own 60 or so +trips from 1986 to the present (October 1993) + +Level 1: + This level produces a mild 'stoning' effect, with some visual + enhancement (ie. brighter colours etc) Some short term memory + anomalies. + Left/right brain communication changes causing music to + sound 'wider' + ["El cheapo" paper trips or 2 or 3 mushrooms] + +Level 2: + Bright colours, and visuals (ie. things start to move and breath) + some 2 dimensional patterns become apparent upon shutting eyes. + Confused or reminiscent thoughts. Change of short term + memory leads to continual distractive thought patterns. Vast + increase in creativity becomes apparent as the natural brain + filter is bypassed. (*) + [3 - 5 mushies] + +Level 3: + Very obvious visuals, everything looking curved and/or warped patterns + and kaleidoscopes seen on walls, faces etc. Some mild hallucinations + such as rivers flowing in wood grained or 'mother of pearl' surfaces. + Closed eye hallucinations become 3 dimensional. There is some confusing + of the senses (ie. seeing sounds as colours etc.) + Time distortions and `moments of eternity`. + Movement at times becomes extremely difficult (too much effort required) + [5 - 13 mushies] + +Level 4: + Strong hallucinations, ie objects morphing into other objects. + Destruction or multiple splitting of the ego. + (Things start talking to you, or you find that you are feeling + contradictory things simultaneously) Some loss of reality. + Time becomes meaningless. Out of body experiences and esp type + phenomena. Blending of the senses. + [13 - 20 mushies] + +Level 5: + Total loss of visual connection with reality. The senses cease to + function in the normal way. Total loss of ego. + Merging with space, other objects or the universe. + The loss of reality becomes so severe that it defies explanation. + The earlier levels are relatively easy to explain in terms of + measureable changes in perception and thought patterns. + This level is different in that the actual universe within which + things are normally perceived, ceases to exist! + Satori enlightenment (and other such labels) (**). + [20 - 40 mushies] + +Notes to the above: + +* In order for the human entity to survive, it must learn from an early + age how to shut out (or filter) the masses of information reaching the + brain. This process of selective filtering allows us to become centred + on a single thought. (Imagine being completely aware of all the signals + coming into your body at the one moment, imagine being aware of every + square inch of your skin and how it felt. Imagine being eternally + aware of your tounge in your mouth, that itch on the end of your nose + or the sound of the airconditioning hissing softly in the background. + I believe that tripping brings back those awareness that have been shut + out ever since we were three. + + Have you ever noticed children walking into a shopping mall? If you + notice next time, they appear to be tripping, staring wide eyed at all + the amazing colours, walking along looking up at the ceiling and + and watching themselves in the mirrored surface. As childred age, they + gradually learn to shut out the onslaught of information, they no + longer seem to notice the world as their younger siblings do! By the + time adulthood is reached, these sensations are even lost to memory. + Perhaps this explains why so many first time trippers, seem to feel + a strange sense of familiarity, a feeling that the trip reality is + somehow more real than their straight reality..... + +** Satori enlightenment, instant Zen, Nirvana etc etc. You may find many + of these Eastern terms used in conjunction with Ergo derivative drugs. + In my (humble) opinion, true Zen enlightenment is reached only when + the ego has been completely overcome, only when the 'ox' has been + tracked, tamed and ridden back to town. This, unfortunately cannot be + achieved in the altered reality of the tripping universe. + The 'flashes' of Satori which may be experienced by the fortunate + whilst tripping, are perceived as momentary periods of absolute peace + and calm, periods where for a short time, the ego is so diffused, + that the mind is no longer enslaved by many of the passions that + normally arise. + + I dont believe that true enlightenment can be attained by the use of + drugs, but I do believe that exposure to such experiences can be very + valuable indeed, and may provide the encouragement for further study + that otherwise may not have been attainable. + + +I have spent the majority of my trips at levels 3 & 4 and have now +achieved level 5 twice! The first instance was mostly spent in level +4, but I had a few flashover experiences, where I jumped +momentarily up to level 5 then down again. This state occurred with +a dosage equivalent to 20 large fresh mushrooms (It was actually 40 dried +mushrooms which has about the same potency) + +Two days ago I consumed the equivalent of 30 fresh mushrooms +(60 dried or about 12 grams of dessicated mushroom) This dosage caused +me to spend about 3 hours of real time (years and years of subjective +time) inside level 5. + +In the following series of posts I will attempt to relate some of my +experiences to you and classify them in terms of the Levels I have defined. +I have attempted to be as objective as possible, hence the reason for the +somewhat "clinical" style of the first two documents. + +Those of you wishing to "jump to the good bits" should read the post on +LEVEL 5 or 'Journey out of the Universe' + + +Please comment on the above theories. I will be interested to hear your +opinions and criticisms. + +Anyway, I hope you enjoy this series..... + +Read on: + +Graeme. + ++=======================================================================+ +| The Past is but Memories,! Graeme Carl <an43543@anon.penet.fi> | +| The Future but Dreams. ! Victoria Australia Earth (mostly) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <192406Z09111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an43543@anon.penet.fi (Graeme Carl) +Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 19:22:28 UTC +Subject: EXPERIENCE: Level 2-3 + +The following story could be classified as existing near the boundary +of level 2 and level 3 since the majority of the experience exists in +level 2 but there are a few flashovers into level 3. + +The style of writing was reflective of my science course at the time. +Please excuse me referring to myself as "The Subject" but it made for +a good laugh. <-; + + + "Mushies in the Evening" + +12/06/89 A Study of the effects of a Psilocybin induced state. + +10/06/89 Late Saturday Evening + 1:40am consumption + 2:10am still no obvious effects noticed, although some +tightening of the skin about back of the head could be felt. + 2:25am At this stage the subject was quite positive of a change +in his perception of reality, walking felt different, although there +seemed to be only a minimum impairment of ability. There was some +degree of change to the sense of balance. A very significant +reduction in the concentration span was observed. The brain seemed +to be constantly distracted by an influx of new sensations. Each time +the mind was distracted by something, the subjective time spent +observing the new event was small, since the mind would very +quickly become absorbed in some new and completely different +event. + Walking around attained a new quality. It seemed that the way +the balance information was used, was entirely new, although still +able to function effectively. Some time was spent just walking +around in a circle to experience the new feel to walking. + Sitting in the living room, looking through the bar/servery to +the kitchen, a wall hanging could be observed to be moving relative +to the servery window. After placing a bottle on the edge of the pool +table, The plain curtains on the wall billowed continuously out +towards the table. + The patterns on the curtains covering the main windows, +appeared to move up and down in waves, relative to the curtains. The +cushioned chairs appeared to breath slowly in and out. The rate and +timing of this breathing was independent to that of the subjects. + Viewing the faces of other people in the room, the subject +observed red and green glowing lines crossing their faces +horizontally but following the contours of the face. One of the other +participants in the room was wearing glasses, the rims of which +glowed intensely red as though they were red hot, and the subject felt +he observed fire in the persons mouth. + When the subject tried to drink, he found that his arm and the +cup felt much lighter than they ought to be and he kept lifting the +cup too high to place in his mouth. It was as if something kept +pulling the cup up too high so that it reached the subjects nose +instead of his mouth. This was intensely humorous, making the act +even more difficult to perform whilst laughing. + The subject noticed that his arms feeling very light and +seeming to have a life of their own, when told to reach for +something, they reached out at a great speed with no additional effort +needed on the subjects part. This continually surprised the subject +causing him to repeatedly pull his arm back. + In one of the back rooms there was a pillow which had a +pattern of black dots on a white background. When viewed it seemed +as though all the dots were swimming about relative to each other on +the pillow. When a hand was placed in front of the pillow in the field +of vision, the pillow's pattern could be faintly seen on the back of the +hand as if the spots on the pillow had leached through the hand. + The wall paper in the bathroom was a complex pattern of many +colours, to the subject it seems as though the overall colour changed +from red to deep purple and through orange and green. The subject +also saw the white part of the pattern as being a glowing red colour, +similar to the shade viewed on the faces of other people. + When viewing the pool table again the subject could see sparks +emanating from the points of the ball pockets and arcing down to the +floor. When one of the cues was picked up and held behind the +head so that it was out of view, the surface of the cue felt as though it +formed part of a hoop. Running the fingers along the cue produced +the feeling of a curved surface of radius one meter. + When one of the other participants picked up a cue, it appeared +to the subject that the person had picked up only one end of the cue, +the rest of the cue followed slowly, such that the cue moved from an +'S' shaped stick slowly back to a straight line. + During the session, there was a portable CD player playing +music. The subject reported an extra quality of liveness to it and an +increased spatial quality to it. Just purely listening to the music gave +the subject far more enjoyment than usual, the sound seemingly +flowing through him such that it could be felt. The subject also +observed that the music could be seen emanating from the speakers +as a sort of brownish flow of powder, although the subject seemed +puzzled by the fact that the powder flowed out of the speakers as two +parallel streams rather than in the direction that the speakers were +facing. (The speakers were positioned such that they pointed along +the sides of an equilateral triangle. One particular track which is +about one and a half to two minutes in duration seemed as though it +lasted about twenty minutes of subjective time. + When venturing outside for the first time, the subject became +fascinated by the stars and stood staring at the sky for some time, the +subject noticed some extra stars which winked in and out of +existence, although this was not what was so interesting. The +transfixing part of the experience was the strange indescribable +feeling associated with viewing the sky and the surrounding horizon. +(The subject felt that he was unable to further define his experience +at this point) + When viewing the lights of a distant town, it appeared, to the +subject, as if the lights were joined together by blue lines. The +subject found great pleasure in exerting himself by briefly running as +fast as he was able, he commented that his body did not seem to +respond as it normally would, since there was no obvious quickening +of the breath or perspiration after the exertion. + Every object viewed seemed new and strange, each having new +and unique properties, for example the texture of a stick absorbed the +subjects full attention for a few seconds, briefly interrupting his plan +to walk down some stairs. + The subject attempted to do some writing and found that the act +of writing was very different, almost as if someone else was moving +the pen. The writing was fast and untidy. Some of the things written +were: + "I am writing this to prove I can whilst the table moves beneath +the letters." + "I don't know why I wrote this" +At the suggestion of another participant he wrote: + "I don't want to write <expletive>, so I wont! <EXPLETIVE>!" +Some patterns were drawn, with an explanatory message added next +to one which read: + "The underlying pattern of the universe. If you look closely +enough at anything, you will eventually see this pattern." +The pattern consisted of three rows of circles, each row offset such +that each of the circles of the next row touched two circles in the +previous row. The subject saw this pattern in everything, it was most +clearly visible with the eyes open and with a dim light present in the +room. + On the servery table where the writing had taken place, there +was also a serving tray with a mother of pearl base. To the subject, +the surface of this base appeared to flow like a slow liquid. + Whenever the subject closed his eyes, he was presented with a +dazzling array of colours and patterns. Most of the patterns were of a +repetitive nature, resembling mandalas. The predominant colours +were red and green and the predominant patterns were formed from +circles and octagons. Some of the patterns consisted purely of lines, +in some of the patterns, the lines consisted of square chains (all chain +links had curved corners) Some of the patterns were three +dimensional, consisting of the same basic pattern, but forming peaks +and valleys. All of these patterns had the components continually +moving relative to each other and the two colours swapping slowly +between adjacent components. + When listening to the music with the eyes closed, the patterns +and shapes moved in time with the music, and new sounds in the +music brought forth new shapes and objects in the images +experienced. + When going outside for the second time the 'underlying pattern +of the universe' could be clearly seen as green lines on the surface of +some small red pieces of metal. The subject decided to walk into the +darkest part of the yard in order to test his sense of fear. This attempt +was defeated by a sudden distraction. A piece of rope was tied +between a tree and the fence at eye level, the subject then proceeded +to experience the sensations associated with placing the rope +between his teeth and tasting it and supporting his weight with it. He +was convinced at one stage that there was a piece of dew on the rope +which "stayed together" when placed in his mouth, such that he was +able to move it around with his tongue. This entire experience was of +such an intensely sensual nature, that the subjects awareness was +confined totally to an act of raw sensation. + 4:30 Approximate end of significant effects. +sleep was attempted and eventually achieved after watching closed +eye images for around half an hour. + +11/06/89 Sunday Morning + 10:30am Awakened, to find all effects gone, except for a slight +image of the recurrent pattern on the retina. The subject reported +that an attempt at a recurrence of the effects using self-hypnosis was +met with only a very limited success, a slight increase of the visual +perception of the pattern was achieved with relative ease, although +further effects could not be achieved at that point in time. + +13/06/89 Tuesday Evening + 11:00pm Whilst in a lightly hypnotised state and listening to a +track from the CD which had been playing on the 10th a strong +'flashback' occurred. The subject experienced the same feeling of +strangeness, and was able to observe the furniture in his room +breathing. The curtains were his main object of study, since they +appeared to be moving in waves, as though there were a wind +blowing them, the curtains seemed to be moving a total of ten to +fifteen centimetres from their natural position with a period of +around four seconds. The total effect of the movements experienced, +seemed greater in intensity to those noticed on the 10th, although +during the 'flashback' there was almost no detectable light patterns. +Standing up and moving around produced the same, although +somewhat less intense, feeling of strangeness. There was also a +marked decrease in the concentration span and memory, with the +subject forgetting why he had decided to get up and walk to the other +side of the table. +The effect latest around five to ten minutes. + +14/06/89 Wednesday evening + 11:30pm The flashback sensation re-occurred with the subject +able to mentally force some of the visual experiences. The subject +noted that the main difference between the drug induced images and +the normal 'dream like' images is that the drug induced images seem +to originate in the eye rather than in the mind and that the patterns +were more line and circle oriented and glowed with a light of their +own, in contrast to visions and images produced previously using +meditation techniques, which appeared as though illuminated by an +external source. + +The Long Term Effects Observed: + The learned response: It was observed that the brain learned to +attain some degree of these effects at any time and that these effects +could be accessed via methods normally taken to access functions +beyond conscious control. This fact appears to explain the +occurrence of uncontrollable "flashbacks" in the average person. + With further research into attaining these flashbacks, it was +found that a certain degree of effortless duration to the effects could +be achieved. When manipulating the mind in a particular manner, it +was found that all the usual symptoms appeared, but that the sudden +ceasing of these symptoms was not attainable. This may be +explained by the possibility of the brain learning to produce +chemicals mimicking the effects of the drug, or by the brain +chemistry altering in a manner which would normally take the drug +to induce. This effect was strongly observed when the subject was +once again placed in the presence of other participants consuming +hallucinogens. The subject found that for a minimal effort, he could +achieve the same effect as previously attained with the drug, but +without consuming anything. This second incidence was reported by +the subject as being more intense than the original consumption. +Interestingly during this second incidence the subject noted several +new phenomenon which he later observed under the influence of +pure LSD. These being mood shifts associated with changing music. +Also the visual effects were not as noticeable, with the 'underlying +pattern of the universe' being almost totally absent. This was offset +by a series of intense colour and spatial distortions exactly the same +as those covered in the partner to this document (LEVEL 3). + In all three episodes the subject noted that during the +experience, he felt very relaxed, and in fact under LSD his pulse +gave a reading of 60 with normal blood pressure. + + +Graeme. + ++=======================================================================+ +| The Past is but Memories,! Graeme Carl <an43543@anon.penet.fi> | +| The Future but Dreams. ! Victoria Australia Earth (mostly) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <200533Z09111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an43543@anon.penet.fi (Graeme Carl) +Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 20:02:09 UTC +Subject: EXPERIENCE: Level 3-4 + +The following account could be classified as a Level 3 trip with a +few flashovers into level 4: + + "LSD in the Afternoon" + +A study of the effects of the intake of one "Window Pane". +22/07/89 13:30:00 Intake. + The Subject was one of eight people, all taking LSD at the +same time. The dosage took the form of a small red slice of gelatine +called a "window pane". This was dissolved on the tongue. The +subject noticed a slight but unrecognisable taste. + After approximately six minutes the subject claimed to be able +to observe some small effect, although none of the other participants +noticed anything for around twenty to about thirty-five minutes. + The initial effects took the form of slight apparent movements +in stationary or fixed objects such as curtains flowing and benches +and walls breathing. + The subject then proceeded to ring a friend and get him to +come over at around three O'Clock to drive some of the participants +around in his car. + The intervening time was spent observing and communicating +with the other participants. + At three O'Clock the friend arrived and the subject went with +him on a twenty minute drive. During the journey, the subject +noticed a severe perceptual distortion of time, space, velocity and +acceleration. To the subject it appeared as though the car decelerated +impossibly slow at traffic lights. The speed of the vehicle did not +seem to be as fast as it actually was and the subject felt that cars +turning into the street were coming close to crashing into him. This +feeling did not involve any portion of fear. In fact the exact opposite +was true. The subject felt that a crash would be a most interesting +experience, although he did not wish it upon himself. + Once the car stopped at the lights the subject began to feel a +little uneasy, and kept telling the traffic lights to hurry up and +change. The subject was quite talkative and spoke readily to his +friend about how great the 'trip' was and how amazing everything +was. After some time the subject became uneasy about being on his +own with someone who was not tripping, and repeatedly asked the +driver if they were nearly back yet. The subject lost all ability to +determine his whereabouts. He recognised landmarks but could not +place where they were in his mind and would not have been able to +navigate his way. Once back at the house the subject was greatly +relieved and suddenly felt that he wanted his friend to leave. He +worried for a bit about how to tell him that he wanted him to go and +would have used a simple statement like "Can you go now!" but +found that he could transfer his wishes easier just by saying goodbye +and waiting for his friend to leave before returning into the house. +This worked and the friend drove off, without any hard feelings. + Throughout the experience, the subject noted that colours were +far more vivid than usual, the difference between colour brightness +being greatly expanded. Also noted was the apparent increase in the +difference between colours. Reds becoming more different to +yellows than they usually were and so on. + Once again entering the house, the subject mingled with the +other participants. + To the outside observer, the participants seemed to be +constantly distracted and amazed by things which normally would be +boring and uninteresting, seemingly finding something in these +objects hidden from the perception of the onlooker. It is interesting +to note that the 'extra' details and qualities perceived by the +participants were constant from one person to another, ie. they all +saw precisely the same extra details and occurrences simultaneously, +even those consuming the drug at a different starting time to the +others. + At this stage the subject moved into the bathroom, noting on +the way that the wall in the hallway was distinctly curved, bulging in +the middle out into the hall. Once in the bathroom the subject gazed +at his own reflection in the mirror, noting to himself how ordinary it +seemed, whilst still watching, he then gazed into his own eyes and +felt a curious sinking feeling. The subject had previously been +warned about looking into ones own eyes in the mirror by one of the +other participants, so was hesitant to pursue this activity further. At +this stage the subject was just on the verge of leaving the mirror +when he noticed a curious change in the appearance of his skin. It +seemed to go a greyish colour and to assume a mottled appearance. +Shaking his head and blinking to get a clearer view, the subject then +proceeded to observe himself age with incredible rapidity. The +reflection grew old before his eyes, the hair became long, wispy and +grey, the beard turned a whitish grey colour and increased in length +to around three feet long. The skin on the face became incredibly +aged and full of very deep wrinkles. The eyes lost their brightness +and became sunken sallow pits, the pupils shrinking from their +previously dilated condition, to small beady pinpoints. Looking +away from the mirror for a couple of seconds and then back again +restored the normal appearance. + Moving into the kitchen, the subject looked at the clock on the +wall, it appeared to have every aspect twisted and distorted, for +example, the time seemed ludicrous and the subject had to ask every +one to see if the clock told the correct time or if it had stopped or not, +secondly the second hand seemed to take around three minutes to +traverse one second as marked on the face of the clock, and thirdly +the clock itself seemed to protrude about half a foot from the wall. +(compared to an inch or so as it should have) Afterwards the subject +claimed that time had no meaning. It not only stopped but ceased to +exist, things still happened but inside no frame of time reference. It +was quite possible to think about some object for what seemed like +an eternity whilst watching it suspended in mid air as it dropped to +the floor. It became possible to observe a stop start motion of an +object under the influence of gravity. + At this stage the subject was given a piece of candle to walk +around with, many of the other participants felt that they needed +some object to carry around with them during the experience and +they naturally assumed that the subject would as well. The candle +seemed very odd and had an almost fluid plasticity about it. At one +stage the candle seemed to blob down such that the ends came +almost together and the middle bulged out and sat upon the hand as +if the candle were actually a rubber balloon filled with water. The +surface of the candle felt positively slick and it felt quite strange to +manipulate the candle in the hand. It was almost as if the hand +belonged to someone else or that some one else was moving it for +the subject by remote control. + The subject was then offered a piece of sausage which had been +cooked and he was surprised that there was actually some possibility +that a question of eating the sausage could arise. + The sausage felt very strange in the mouth, there was a distinct +distance to the whole affair, as though the mouth and sensations +actually belonged to someone else. One of the other participants, +watching on felt sure that the subject had been inadvertently eating +the candle rather than the sausage and told him so. This rather +disturbed the subject since he was not completely sure that he had +not been. At this point an independent non participant was brought in +to adjudicate the situation, and it was decided that the subject had +not been eating the candle after all and it was in fact just the +imagination of the other participant. + One of the other sensations noticed by the subject was the fact +that the mouth and face felt very odd. The part of the cheeks where +they meet the cheek bone seemed continuously numb and the teeth +felt distant and as if they belonged to someone else. The subject also +reported that he felt that his mouth was physically lower down and +distant from his eyes. + The subject felt that things seemed to be more real than normal, +since he could see more detail and further into any object viewed. + Most of the participants had moved into the kitchen and were +engaged in tasting and smelling things. The subject noted that smells +did not seem distorted but only much more acute. Drinking water +was quite an experience and the subject spent some time indulging in +the sensual experience of swallowing, feeling the way the water +caressed his throat. The water itself tasted strange, as if it had many +other undiscernible tastes mixed in with it. The most striking thing +about it was the way it flowed in the mouth and down the throat and +the way the water felt as it was run over the hands. The subject then +tried drinking some straight cordial, this, he claimed, tasted like a +fine wine. + During the experience there was a complete change in the way +sounds were heard. The ear seemed to hear sounds impossibly +compressed, with the loud sounds and the soft sounds being heard +with equal volume simultaneously. At one stage the subject was +listening to the music from the CD player inside a separate closed +room and noting how perfectly the treble was coming through the +wall, as if the wall was totally transparent to the sound. Also there +was a distinct loss in the ability to distinguish sound directionality, +this was most likely partially due to the compression of the sound +volumes. The compression itself was not absolute, there was still +loud and soft sounds, and the subject noted that his hearing gradually +seemed to adjust to the new mode of perception such that sound +directionality slowly became apparent again, though this did not +reach its former level. + The loss of the meaning of time meant that the subject had no +reference plane in which to place the results of his decisions. Before +initialising the change of state, the subject had decided to attempt +two things whilst in the state, these being to attempt at some stage to +mentally reverse the effects of the drug and try to force his +perception back to normal, and the other being to attempt to enter a +state of meditation. This decision was all very well when +experiencing the understanding and knowledge of the concept of +time. The loss of time meant that the subject understood that he had +wanted to attempt these two things but he had no way of deciding +when he should do them. This caused him some worry and he +contemplated at one stage the idea of deciding an exact time in +which he would attempt them, but then thought the better of this idea +since he realised that he would be forever coming out and checking +the clock on the wall to see if the time had arrived yet. The attempt +eventually occurred when the opportunity for seclusion arose, the +subject proceeded to an empty room and lay on the bed and was +immediately presented with an amazingly vivid array of +kaleidoscopic colours and shapes he quickly sunk into a deeper state +although found that self hypnosis was almost impossible to achieve. +The subject continued to sink into a deeper state and found that this +meditation had the effect of narrowing the consciousness and +allowing a more concentrated train of thought to arise. At this stage +the subject noted that his mind had split into a considerable number +of parts (possibly around twenty pieces) all of these parts being +almost identical. Whenever the body did something it was only some +of these parts which did the initiation of the action, whilst all of the +other parts looked on and observed, occasionally placing comments +into the field of thought. The subject found that he could not reverse +the effects of the drug although he could synchronise his mind to a +stage where he could easily hold a train of normal thought. This +effect was held by the subject for approximately fifteen minutes until +discussion with one of the other participants caused a lapse in +concentration leading to a return of unsynchronised parallel thought. + Returning to the lounge room the subject proceeded to play +some music which normally would have been heard to have a fast +tempo, this music seemed incredibly slow to the subject, the distance +between the beats seeming to take around four times as long as +usual, and when the vocals came in the voice was distinctly slowed +and slurred. The subject also felt that the pitch was lower than usual +and he proceeded to sing along at the slow speed with one of the +other participants in a mocking manner. The track being played +quickly reverted back to what was being played before by general +consensus. + One of the things occupying the subjects mind was the problem +of whether or not he should be feeling hungry or not. The subject +reasoned that he should try to eat food at around the times he +normally would, but he felt no desire of food intake whatsoever. +Another basic function which was distorted was the ability to know +when urination was required. The subject felt that he might need to +urinate, but he was not sure. He eventually went to the toilet to find +out and he discovered when he got there that he did need to go after +all. The subject noted that thinking about the act made it impossible, +in order to perform the act he had to think of something else and +allow his subconscious to perform the actions as if it were an act +normally excluded from conscious control. + The subject distantly heard someone talking about going to the +local shop to buy some food and drink. Pricking up his ears, he +instantly rushed out to give his order. After he and the three others +had finished deciding what they wanted, they suddenly discovered +that there was no-one to go to the shop except themselves. The four +of them then proceeded to walk to the shop, since driving was +completely out of the question in their given states. It seemed to take +forever to get to the shops, with many pauses along the way to +observe items of interest along the side of the road in peoples front +gardens. + Upon reaching the shops, the subject looked into one of the +windows and observed that one of the shop owner's eyes had come +loose from his head and was following his progress past the shop by +sliding along the side of the proprietors head. This was viewed by +the subject as intensely amusing, since the shop owner has badly +turned eyes under normal circumstances + Entering the fish and chip shop was an experience in itself +everything in the shop moved and shimmered and the subject found +he had to restrain himself from staring at things and try to look as +normal as possible. There was around five other people in the shop, +and the participants had to keep putting off the shop owner with +"we're still thinking" each time he asked for their order. It was very +hard to decide what items should be purchased and what quantities to +get. After the order was made the participants were presented with a +numbered ticket, and they found that they had to continually keep +checking the ticket to make sure that their number was not being +called. Two of the participants could not keep themselves from +laughing and eventually had to leave the shop. To the subject it +seemed that the shop owner felt that they were laughing at him +because of his turned eye, although he seemed to be used to people +laughing at him and accepted it with an air of persecuted defeat. +Back at the House: + One of the other participants was keen on attempting to swap +bodies with the subject. The two sat opposed with joined hands and +proceeded to stare into each others eyes. The subject noted that the +others face became more and more defined, eventually assuming +incredible detail. Also observed was the fact that the other persons +head kept changing shape and the skin kept altering in hue. The +other person was a nineteen year old girl with very light blue eyes +and hair medium in length. The subject noted that he did not feel the +sinking sensation as strongly as he had when looking into his own +eyes or into one of the other male participants eyes. After a short +time the subject seemed to loose feeling and control over his +shoulders and it seemed that when he tried to move them that the +other persons shoulders moved. This did not surprise the subject at +the time and he continued to stare into the eyes of the other person. +At this stage there was a sudden shift in the colour of the +surrounding room and the subject found himself staring into a third +eye which had appeared in the exact centre of the girls forehead. +This new eye was of a distinctly darker colour and did not possess +the usual attributes associated with eyes, such as lashes and lids. The +new eye seemed different from the rest of reality in that it was not +clearly defined and seemed more deeply sunken in the head. Staring +into this eye produced the sinking feeling ten time easier than staring +into the normal eyes, and the subject forced himself to look away. +Into his field of vision came several other of the participants, each +having a dark spot in the centre of their foreheads. The subject was +surprised and thought that he must have been going cross-eyed in +order to be able to perceive this other eye. He then proceeded to test +this theory by forcing himself to see another eye on the girls head. +This induced eye was in the centre of the forehead and looked totally +different to the darker eye. Also bits of the bridge of the nose +distorted its appearance. The subject then noted that by going cross +eyes he had forced himself to see two of the darker eyes as well. +Breaking the hand contact with the girl the subject noted that the +darker eye flashed out of perception. + At this stage it was early morning the following day and many +of the participants were beginning to 'come down'. The subject +seemed able to observe this in the other participants. He felt that +there was some unique sense which allowed him to see glowing lines +connecting all of the participants who were still included amongst +those in the state. The subject sat opposite a VCR and TV which +were currently displaying a computer generated kaleidoscopic image. +Above the television was a large colour picture of a forest into +which, the subject felt, a part of him went wandering. Shortly after, +the tape reached the end and the images abruptly cut off. The subject +felt that this left a piece of him cut off inside the picture. + Once of the other participants had brought a number of small +tin bells of different sizes and tones. When these were rung, the +subject noted that different coloured lights could be seen to emanate +from the bells. + The last participant to consume the drug, decided that he had +come down and was about to drive home. Interestingly enough this +precise situation came up last time and resulted in the individual +tripping while driving home and relating later that it had felt like he +was in a large spaceship flying over long white lines. The subject +and two other individuals had decided to go to the local Seven +Eleven store, all three feeling as though they were on the way down. +Reaching the car it was decided that they could be dropped off at +Seven Eleven. The car journey was absolutely fascinating. Riding in +the car gave the participants the feeling that they were riding in a +large, immensely strong and sturdy machine of incredible weight. +The journey seemed abnormally smooth. + Reaching the shop the driver had decided that he was still +tripping. (As expected) The shop was amazingly vibrant and vivid. +At this stage the subject found that situations were far more +manageable and he could safely sit inside his own perception of +reality without anyone being the wiser. + The two men running the shop appeared incredibly grey and +dreary and seemed to be less real than the shop itself. After +purchasing several items, the participants proceeded to hop back into +the car. At this stage the driver was not so keen on going home and +instead decided to go for a drive along the freeway. The further he +drove the more intense his trip became but he assured all present that +he was quite capable of driving and that driving was easy. The car +reached speeds of up to 140 Km/h at which point the driver switched +off the headlights and drove for a short distance with them off. The +subject was busy observing the amazing colours and spatial quality +of the sky and the lights in the distance and felt slightly concerned +about the driver only somewhere in the back of his mind. + The subject noted that when the car left the freeway that the +lane into which the car moved seemed to be about a quarter the +width of the cars body. Also noted was a curious effect of blue +lightning playing about the reflectors implanted in the road. + Upon returning to the house, the subject proceeded to lie +between the two speakers in the lounge room and listen to some +synthesised music. (Shadowfax) This had the effect of bringing the +subject to full intensity where the complexity and clarity of the +images observed with the eyes closed reached a maximum. At this +stage the subject felt that a part of his conscious left his body once +again, this time not entering a picture but rather to wander through +the house observing the appearance of each of the rooms. The +subject noted that his point of observation hovered somewhere near +to the ceiling such that he looked down onto everything. In this state +the colour intensification was at its maximum, whole rooms +appearing to be an intense purple. Later on the subject had +commented to another participant that he had been visiting purple +rooms. The subject also noted that he heard the voices of the other +participants strongly within the music, even though the others were +in a closed room on the other side of the house. +At the eighteenth hour into the trip, the subject decided that he +should sleep, although he felt that he could happily continue +'tripping' for another two hours at the least. + + +Graeme Carl. + ++=======================================================================+ +| The Past is but Memories,! Graeme Carl <an43543@anon.penet.fi> | +| The Future but Dreams. ! Victoria Australia Earth (mostly) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <200304Z09111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an43543@anon.penet.fi (Graeme Carl) +Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 19:54:54 UTC +Subject: EXPERIENCE: Level 4-5 (Read This!!) + +Well, this is it, the last in this series of Posts. I hope you have +all enjoyed reading these. (I certainly have enjoyed writing them ( +and experiencing them, for that matter)) + +The following trip was experienced by myself two days ago and can +be classified as a Level 5 trip. I have decided to switch to "First +Person Singular" in order to portrey some of my feelings and +sensations. I don't believe that it is possible for me to remain +objective about an experience which goes so far beyond the +explainable. Any impressions portrayed by this document can only +be dim shadows of the incredible alter-reality of the experience. + + "Journey out of the Universe" + + Myself and five acquaintances decided it was time for another +trip. All of us decided that we would exceed our usual amount and +dare to move into the realms of the unknown. I had three times my +usual dosage of dried mushrooms, the others increasing their doses +by a factor of a half. + The house was new to me and I purposefully decided not to +explore it until things were really moving. It was an old +weatherboard house and was mostly dark and cold. The living room +was small but it had a crackling fire burning in the fire place which +cast flickering shadows on the peeling paint walls. There was several +candles burning on the mantle piece above the fire place and the six +of use ceremoniously downed our dried mushies at "T minus 0 +minutes" (around 8:00 pm) + I had brought my video player over and a "Trippatronics" tape +which I had created by editing bits from hundreds of MTV video +clips together along with exerts from various computer graphics +documentaries. Sid put one of his CD's into the CD player in the +adjoining room. It was something by "The Art Of Noise". I found +myself seated in a large beanbag facing the fire, with the TV on my +right at 90 degrees to my field of vision. I wasn't too interested in +being able to see the screen since I had watched it countless times +before whilst tripping. + Someone looked at a clock and announced that it was 8:10 pm, +I quickly calculated that things would be settling back to normal at +around 1:00am in the morning. + We all sat around, not saying much. The couple that owned the +house were not that well known to me so I was a little concerned +about tripping with them, but not too much. + Ten minutes later at 8:20 I noticed something jump out from +the TV screen and sail through the air towards Melony, she seemed +not to notice. Ah Haaar. The trip begins. I usually notice the onset +before everyone else so I wasn't too worried about seeing things this +early. + At this stage I decided that I needed to take a leak, so I got up +to go in search of the toilet. The kitchen was to my right and from +there I could glimpse the toilet door open through the adjoining +laundry. I wandered through the laundry, feeling myself move into +level 1. Once I was in the toilet I reached level 2. I closed my eyes +for a second to check. First there was nothing, then a couple of +seconds later the familiar two dimensional patterns appeared. +Opening my eyes revealed that the toilet was already beginning to +expand. The dimensions of the little room had suddenly doubled. I +quickly relieved myself as I pondered the rapidity at which the trip +was advancing. + Back in the lounge I sat in the beanbag again. + BANG! Things started getting really WEIRD! + The fire became an animated city, Buildings and Cars could be +clearly seen shimmering within the flames. Highways of tiny +vehicles made their way along the grains of the logs. Several of +participants began to "piss themselves laughing" at various things +and I joined in, laughing so hard all else became invisible. I noticed +that each time I laughed, the trip became more and more intense, +although whilst laughing, I could perceive nothing. Sid and Mel +were really getting into laughing. Mick and Carol, wandered out the +back door of their house, conceivably to investigate the garden. Sid +and Tim wandered to the lounge where the stereo was playing. Mel +seemed still infected with hilarious laughing and giggling, she +amused herself by watching some of the video. I was very quickly +moving into deeper and deeper realms of strangeness. The beanbag +vanished and became an incredibly comfortable wicker chair and I +was just pondering how comfortable the headrest was when I realised +that I had placed my hands behind my head and it was them +supporting my head not the imaginary chair. At this stage I launched +into uncontrollable shivering. "God it was cold" it seemed that the +temperature had dropped by at least five degrees. I had to keep +stopping myself from tensing my entire body against the cold. My +jaw was chattering mercilessly and I wished that these amphetamine- +like effects did not occur with psychoactive drugs. Eventually they +faded and vanished. + I was deep into Level 4 at this stage, time had ceased to have +any meaning. I watched holes open up and close in the floorboards. +The room kept expanding and shrinking and the fire became a +swirling blue vortex into which images from the TV were being +sucked. I closed my eyes. And the image remained, it actually got +clearer, so I opened my eyes again. No difference! I closed my eyes +and held my hands in front of my face. I could see them lift up in +front of me, but they were strangely warped and I could see the fire +through them. + Carol came back into the room and curled up into a ball in front +of the fire. A few of the others wandered in and out of the room +making various comments and then igniting more of the infectious +laughter. I was busy laughing uproariously and observing the +universe splinter and shatter with each cycle of the laughter. It +seemed as though the energy released from the laughing caused my +vision to fracture and fragment. + I noticed that Carol was in a strange mood, she seemed almost +angry and upset about all the laughing, she remained motionless and +dark beside the fire. Mel broke into another fit of helpless laugher +which gradually sounded stranger and stranger. Carol took this +moment to exclaim aggressively to her "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT!!!" +"ARE YOU QUITE RIGHT THERE!!!" This seemed to quieten Mel +down a bit, but she seemed to draw in upon herself like a frightened +rabbit. + The music was weird and unrecognisable. Sid had only +intended on letting the first two tracks play before the CD was +changed, but no one had remembered to change it. Suddenly things +started changing. + Mel seemed to be getting into trouble. Her eyes had widened in +fright and horror and she was making exclamations like "Oh no!, +NO!" and starting to shout with horror. Something was wrong. +Simultaneously my own universe jumped and flickered into new +heights of weirdness. Things were morphing uncontrollably now. It +became very difficult to work out what I was actually looking at. +I kept thinking "Damn! my eyes have stopped working". +Mel became more and more disturbed. Something in me started to +realise she was launching into a bad trip, and this something decided +that the most obvious answer was to change the music. I stood up. Or +I tried to. My legs leaped to the standing position, but they had +become detached from the rest of my body which was still resting in +the bean bag. I looked at my legs in surprise. I could clearly see the +backs of my legs and the top of each of them ended in a stump. Slowly the +rest of my body floated up and came to rest in its usual position. My +legs did not seem to re-attach properly and as I walked out of the +room, they seemed to be a couple of steps ahead of me. I found the +door into the lounge room and moved into the darker room, I saw +Tim seated by the stereo, at least I think it was Tim. The only way to +describe what my eyes saw is to compare it to the scene in +Lawnmower Man where one of the protagonists had broken up into +tiny marble sized pieces which were buzzing around like flies and +formed the approximate shape of the body. Tim's eyes were separate +from his body and I could see air gaps around them and I could see +the chair through him. The chair itself had broken up into pieces, +some of which were protruding through Tim. The vision was too +bizarre, so I looked away to increase my chances of coping. + Mel had started screaming by this point, the screams got louder +and more frequent, until it reached the stage where she was +continually screaming her lungs out. It sounded like someone was +"Axe Murdering" her. I listened for a moment to the screams and the sheer +horror contained within them. The fear and horror became real and tangible. +It solidified as a material object, some sort of mental snake which started +slithering towards the centre of my being. +I shuddered and purposely distracted my line of thinking into the practical. +Part of me started to realise that the Police were going to be called. +Another part of me remembered that I was going to change the music. +Finally I reached the point in space where the CD player was supposed to be, +but when I looked in the direction I thought it existed, my eyes had started +refusing to work again. The masses of swirling colours and shapes and +perspectives that I saw was definitely not a CD player. +With great concentration I managed to get the CD player to coalesce +into a Level 4 image and I bent down toward it in order to change the +CD. Halfway to the CD player the universe ceased to exist..... + There remains almost no way in which I can describe what +happened at this point other than to say that I had reached Level 5. +Everything changed and became unrecognisable. When I say +Everything, I do not just mean objects and people and self, but The +Universe Itself became undone. There was no-longer anything in the +ordinary sense. It was like being in an amazingly comfortable chair, +but not existing at the same time. Vision, Smell, Hearing and Taste +all became meaningless. They did not just disappear, but they ceased +to have ever existed. Time melted into nothingness. I did not +perceive time, but looking back later I can say that the subjective +experience must have lasted literally years. There was no point of +reference, I could no longer distinguish anything even slightly +recognisable, although something somewhere could contemplate a +great many somethings. It was not me. It was not anything like +thought or perception. It was not anything which could be described. +It is extremely difficult to even remember much about it but to say +that it was so different to anything that it defies explanation! + Woah, suddenly I was back, and I was still in the act of +bending down towards the strange mess of colours I thought must be +the CD player. I wondered who I was and why I was there. I struggled with +remembering, but I could not make sense of it. I had no idea about anything. +I knew I was tripping but that was about it. Whose house was I in? Who am I +tripping with. Did I drive here or did someone else. What was happening. I +really had no idea. This somehow disturbed me. But not too much. I recognised +a Tim-like entity swimming around in my vision and exclaimed to it, +"What's Happening?" and I meant it from the depths of my soul. + Tim didn't seem to know either. The CD player pattern made itself +obvious again and I realised that I was changing the music. My hand was still +reaching for the CD player. Another thought occurred to me. +"What do I do when I get there?" I could barely see the damn thing, +how am I going to operate it? At this point I turned to Tim for help. +"I need to change the Music", "Why?", Tim was enjoying it thoroughly and +had not yet noticed the trauma in the next room. I explained the situation +to the weird looking floating creature somehow, and between the two of us +It only took about "6" hours to manage to change it. The CD player +was new to both of us. It seemed to have way too many light and +numbers. The buttons had something marked on them, but we were +beyond being able to read. We resorted to randomly pushing buttons +until the required result was achieved. + The new CD was some classical guitar (Vivaldi) But after a few +minutes it became apparent that this was not going to help. Mel +continued screaming at the top of her lungs. + At this stage, her boyfriend Sid had found her and was trying to +comfort her. I was convinced that another change to the music might +help. I ended up changing the CD again, several eternities later, to +"White Winds" by Andreas Vollenweider, this seemed to have the +desired effect after a while. Mel seemed to be responding to Sid's +efforts at bringing her back to stable grounds. She related afterwards +that she had completely lost track of reality to such a degree that +she was afraid that she was going mad. All the normal anchors of reality +had vanished one by one until there was nothing recognisable left. She became +horrified that she was going to remain there forever. Sid told me later that +he was watching her face, and slowly the expression on it would change and +start to become distant, if he didn't immediately say something to her that +she could grip with her mind, then she would withdraw and start screaming. +Once she had reached this point, no amount of talking or touching could get +through to her. + My trip was still getting stronger, part of me was still worried +that the neighbours were going to call the police, and another part of +me was completely unconcerned and was in fact enjoying itself +immensely. By this stage my body had disappeared, I no longer had +any sensation of comfort/discomfort my eyesight was beginning to +malfunction again. I could no-longer see anything of meaning. One +moment I would be looking at something, then it would dissolve into +a mass of swirling colours. The rooms of the house were beginning +to move around and merge with each other. I decided that I needed a +glass of water, so some part of me got up and went to the kitchen, +leaving the other part sitting up against an electric oil heater. Moving +through the halls of the house was completely weird. Parts of the +walls, arches and ceiling protruded down into the hallway and passed +through my body as I walked along. At one stage I walked through a +wall and felt it open up and then coalesce behind me. Once in the +kitchen part of me filled a glass, then I split into two again, one +staying in the kitchen, the other walking back to the first body. I was +now in three places at once. One in the kitchen, one in the hall, +holding the glass, and the other sitting with Tim in the lounge. From +this point onwards I again moved into Level 5 for some 3 hours of +real time (I think!) + Tim said something to me and I raised my eyebrow, it detached +and floated off behind my head, I went to look at it out of the corner +of my eye, but the eye came away from my head and floated off +towards the eyebrow. Weird. I flicked my tongue around inside my +mouth, and my head seemed to detach itself above my jaw, my +tongue flopped helplessly about on top of the throat and lower jaw +like a fish out of water. My upper head continued floating upwards +and slowly bobbed around so that I could look down my own throat. +My body looked like the lower half of a decapitated buddha sitting in lotus +position up against the heater. + After a while I stood up next to the heater and drifted in and out +of the universe. For most of the time I had no Idea that I was +standing. Mel was still breaking out into fits of screaming +occasionally and at times I was so completely out of reality that I had +to ask Tim, "What's happening?" I had no idea who or where I was, +only that something was happening, the details of which I was +unsure! He seemed to be in a similar state and responded with a +shrug which separated his body into about twenty more pieces. + Level 5 became the dominant state, with momentary flashes of +Level 4, where suddenly the Universe would flicker back into view +for a moment and I would realise that I was standing up or sitting +down or more importantly, that I existed. + Slowly the flashes of Level 4 became longer and longer. Tim +said to me that He thought things were getting more normal. I replied +that I didn't think they were (I didn't want them to) Eventually I had +to concede, but I told him that we wouldn't be back to normal until at +least 1:00am, he then replied that it was in fact 1:10am. Whoah!!! + Things gradually became more and more normal as I sank into +the familiar morphy land of Level 4, then I dramatically dropped to +Level 3. The drop was so sudden, that I exclaimed, "What happened? +Something has changed!" + The final stages of the trip were long and slow. Mel had found +reality again, although she and Sid looked completely drained. To +my trippy eyes they looked as if they had aged ninety years, their +faces were long and drawn and Sid's face looked like something out +of the trenches in Pink Floyd's "The Wall" + Once we were down far enough, we drove home. The car +journey, as usual, was interesting and I was glad it was the middle of +the night and I didn't have to cope with any traffic. + +CONCLUSION: + I have noticed, that the various types of trips coincide with the +levels I have described to a reasonably high degree. The jumps +between these levels are usually distinct and obvious and when I +have consumed a dose which is close to the boundaries of one of the +Level transition states, the resultant trip is not a gradual merging of +the two states, but more like a ping-pong jumping between the two +states. The "Flashover" point is quite obvious with a striking change +in the observed reality. + Most of the trips I have experienced have been clearly at one +particular level and in one instance I consumed an amount of weak +dried mushroom (just the stems) , the result of which was no +noticeable effect. After a couple of hours had elapsed with no effect, +I consumed a further amount (approximately 1/10th of the original +dose) at which point I was propelled into Level 1. (ie I had consumed +enough to cross the Level 0 - Level 1 boundary) + To me this is proof of the existence of a threshold effect. It also +coincides with a number of recipients of "weak" paper trips reporting +that they did nothing, whist others having the same dose reported +getting Level 1 or 2 phenomena. It would seem that for the former +recipients that their jump to level one dose is somewhat higher than +for the latter. + On other occasions I have noticed that (for me) the difference +between 1.6 and 2.0 grams of freshly dried mushrooms produces no +discernible difference, but that 2.1 launches me into a Level 2 trip. In +the first instance, the extra 0.4 grams was effectively wasted. + +I hope this information is of interest. I have tried to remain as detached +as possible, and have consulted many FOAF's for their opinions on my "Level" +theories, most agree, but of course this type of evaluation can only be +subjective. + +Graeme Carl. + ++=======================================================================+ +| The Past is but Memories,! Graeme Carl <an43543@anon.penet.fi> | +| The Future but Dreams. ! Victoria Australia Earth (mostly) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gravbongfaq.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gravbongfaq.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad685ef7 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/gravbongfaq.drg @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@ +Message-ID: <221412Z30111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an53943@anon.penet.fi (Mary Jane) +Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 22:08:58 UTC +Subject: Gravity.Bong.FAQ + +Here is an article I hope readers feel is helpful, in response to all +the discussion about gravity bongs, how they work, and how to make them... + +********************* BEGIN ARTICLE ******************** + +THE GRAVITY BONG: + + I am a senior mechanical engineering student. My specialty is +design and prototyping. I have worked for several companies +learning how to prototype, and this comes in really handy for some +of my "other" projects. Here is a pretty simple one... + + I was introduced to the gravity bong by a friend. He told me +the full name as described to him was the "Afghanistan Gravity +Bong". We were sitting around one night and decided to try one +out. + + While I could go into detail concerning the mechanics of the +bong's operation, I don't think that is really necessary. The +reason it is called a "gravity bong" and not something else is +this is what someone called it, that is how they described it to +their friends, and now it is an accepted term for the following +setup. I have observed some people on the net arguing about +gravity vs. pressure vs. whatever. If you have comments like this +as a result of this description, I refer you to: +alt.engineering.geeks. The type of argument I have observed would +have been halted a long time ago by declaring a "TECH TIME OUT !!" +at our school. Take a hit man. I feel better now having said all +that, so... on with the important stuff... + + +GRAVITY BONG OPERATION: + +STEP 1: + Place the bottomless bottle into a water source such as a +bucket of water, sink, bathtub, larger bottle, fishtank (just +kidding), etc...When the bottle rests on the bottom, the mouth +piece should be above the water level enough to grip the bottle. +I'm not sure if warm or cold water is best, or even if it makes +much difference seeing as the smoke is not bubbled through it. + +STEP 2: + Pack the bowl and place it on the mouth of the bottle. + +STEP 3: + SLOWLY!! draw the bottle out of the water, while lighting the +bowl. The herb should really burn and the smoke will look +intimidating. Stop when: a)the herb is all ash (preferable), or +b)when the bottom of the bottle is still an inch or so below the +water level in the bucket. Begin preparing yourself for a huge +hit. + +STEP 4: + CAREFULLY remove the bowl without letting the bottle move +downward (up a little is o.k., but don't lwt the bottom come out +of the water), exhale deeply, and place your mouth over the +opening. Inhale quickly and completely, allowing your head to +move downward. Try not to drink any bong water as this kind of +sucks! (although its like learning to swim, it's bound to happen a +little). + +STEP 5: + Don't cough and hang on tight! + + + + + PACKED + BOWL >> $$ + I I I\/I +BOTTLE >> / \ BOTTLE >> / \ + / \ / \ + | / \ | | / \ | + |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| + |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| + |~~~~|~~WATER~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~WATER~~~|~~~~| + |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| + |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| + \__________________/ \__________________/ + BUCKET BUCKET + + Step 1 Step 2 + \/ = BOWL + % $$ = HERB + LIGHTER __ *% ** = LIGHTER FLAME + >> |__|@** + $$ SUCK + /\ I\/I || + || / . .\ || I..I + || /. . . \ || /. . \ + || /. . . . \ \/ /. . . \ + |. . . . . | /. . . . \ +BOTTLE >| SMOKE | |. . . . . | + | . . . . .| | . . . . .| + | |~~~~~~~~~~| | | |~~~~~~~~~~| | + |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| + |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~| + |~~~~~~~WATER~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~BONG~~~~~~~~| + |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~WATER~~~~~~~| + |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| + \__________________/ \__________________/ + BUCKET BUCKET + + Step 3 Step 4 + +THE DESIGN: + +FIRST TRIAL: + First, a 2-liter bottle and a suitable bucket were obtained +from the apartment. I cut the bottom off the 2-liter bottle and +set it aside. I was able to find a couple of screw on caps, one +of which was of the metal variety. I cut a rough hole in each, +and glued them together, with the cup sides facing out. Into the +side with the metal cap, a piece of screen was placed and fit real +nice. We were forced to build this little thing because we didn't +have a bowl handy. + This worked o.k., but quite a bit of air flowed in for the +quantity of herb which was consumed. Also, it was a pain to +unscrew the cap after lifting the bottle. Overall, we all ended +up having a great time and the first trial was still a success. I +leave this historical description in here because: a)this may be a +good enough system for you, or b)you are also in a pinch for +something right away as we were! + +SECOND TRIAL: + Having decided the activity was fun enough to warrant further +development of the gravity bong, and having access to a machine +shop, I designed a bowl just for this purpose. This incorporates +a nice sized burn chamber (approximately = to 5 bat hits from a +small bat), a small screen, and an o-ring seal to prevent air from +passing anything but the burning herb. It drops out a pretty +hefty ash after each hit. + Here is a horizontal sketch of my gravity bowl design: + + FITS ___ + IN ____O| \ _______ + BOTTLE >> / \__________/ _____| + | |+ + |-----------------------/ + << SCREEN +HOLE >>>> |-----------------------\ + + | __________ |+____ + \____ / \_______| + O-RING >> O|___/ BURN + CHAMBER + + You could make the dimensions to whatever you think may work +best. I put a 1/4 in. hole through the bowl, with a 3/8 dia. burn +chamber that is .400 in. deep. It fits nicely inside a 35mm film +canister for storage and TRANSPORTATION to parties (no plans to +build more, though several friends have already tried begging!). + This new bowl works very well and burns quite efficienty, +filling the bottle with dense smoke. The only change I have made +to the apparatus is to offer the option of a milk jug in place of +the 2-liter bottle, with a plastic adapter atached to the jug +which makes the mouth the same size as a 2-liter bottle. + I built my setup some time ago, but the other day someone on +the net mentioned using a tuba mouthpiece. Not a bad idea. Also, +people have said they used aluminum foil with holes poked in it. +The point is to get a lot of burning done without using an overly +large volume of air. + +TRIAL THREE: + This has not been done yet, but the plan is to design a multi- +user setup using a larger water bottle (like the Poland Springs). + +TIPS: + +To get really wacked, breath back into the bottle, allowing it to +rise back up to the beginning of step 4, and inhale again. Do not +however, deprive yourself of too much oxygen. I used this method +and took a full minute to take the hit, breathing in and out, and +was immediately wacked, staying that way for several hours from +one hit! + +Have a "Gravity Party" with many friends - lotso fun! + +Some people like to push the bottle to the bottom, and then +inhale. While this does act to push the smoke into your lungs +(kind of like breathing in a balloon), I don't really feel it is +any faster. If you try this, don't displace so much water that +the bucket overflows. + +If it is your first time trying the system, do some trial runs +without packing the bowl and lighting it. This is a must for a +first time user from the point of view of risk reduction (won't +chance losing precious smoke). + +********************* END ARTICLE ******************** +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/green-wolfman b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/green-wolfman new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ee8dffa --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/green-wolfman @@ -0,0 +1,400 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs.psychedelics + + I remember my first year at university... I had a very good +friend Cory that I would study with from midnight to about 6 or 7 in the +morning every night. During the wee hours of the morning we would take +study breaks and debate philosophy or argue moral issues for fun. We +became very open about our ideologies and eventually one night I said, +"You know what I've heard so much about, but never tried? I've always +been curious about hallucinogens..." My friend replied that he too was +curious about these drugs and that he'd be interested in setting up a +'scientific experiment.' He was in his third year of bio/psych and I was +just starting my psychology degree. So it started.... + We researched the many hallucinogens for the next two months. I +spent hours in the library reading and visiting friends to interview them +about their personal experiences. Feeling comfortable with our choice, I +returned to my home town to find some acid (the drug we had decided +upon). My friends had all said that a half hit would likely do for my +first time and that if after an hour I had only minimal effects I could +always ingest another half tab. I ended up buying 5 hits total for me +and my friend. I thought, "hey, if it's weak we're better off having +extra and who knows, maybe we'll really like it and want to have some +more around." + We had planned to drop on the Friday evening and had set up +several perceptual experiments that we wanted to perform. It was +Thursday and I had been studying all day and night. I popped by Cory's +dorm room to say 'hi' only to find that Cory too had had a brutal study +day. He turned to me with a great big smile and said, "want to do it +tonight?" "Sure!" I replied. So, we started our tape recorder and +pulled out our journal book for the night. + Journal entry #1, "12:01am first dose - 1/2 tab each, haven't +eaten recently." From what we had both heard, the expected onset time +would be 20-30 minutes, so we waited... 10 minute mark, nothing. 15 +minute mark, get ready! 20 minute mark, nothing yet, should be soon! 25 +minute mark, still nothing but get ready! 30 minute mark, nothing... 35 +minute mark nothing... 40 minute mark, still nothing... "Hmmm," I +thought, "this should have started to affect us by now... Well, I have +been carrying this stuff around for a week in my jacket wrapped in +tinfoil; perhaps the agent has been partially leeched out and the tabs +are weak..." + So, at this point we made what was still a somewhat rational +decision...we would increase our dose by one more tab each. It seemed +logical, if the drug was too weak to affect us we should increase our dose. + 50 minute mark, nothing. 60 minute mark, nothing, this stuff +should have started ages ago! My friend thought that we had been ripped +off, but I doubted that my old school friend would have done such a thing +(especially since he had tried the same batch of acid with positive +affect). 70 minute mark, nothing.... So, at this point we made a +decision which to today I still can not see the rationality of...we +decided to take the rest of the acid. A total of 2 1/2 hits each and we +had never touched the drug before in our lives. + We moved from the dorm room to the kitchen to sit and talk. The +nice thing about this area of the dorm (known as the 'cell') is nice +because it has only 3 rooms, a bathroom, and a kitchen and is sealed off +from the rest of the residence for privacy. So we sat in the kitchen +eating chips and pop, when all of a sudden my friend Cory point to the +pop can and exclaimed, "Oh my god Greg! Put the pop can down and look at +it!" I set the pop can down on the table and looked, the can started to +breathe...in and out, smaller then larger. "Cool!" I thought....then, +"Shit! We've taken 2 1/2 hits each and it's starting to kick in...better +hold on!" The kitchen was the best place to be...so many small and +interesting things to look at. + We went to the sink that had little droplets of water in the +bottom of it. By 'unfocusing' our attention, we could cause strange +effects to occur. The sink became this rushing current of rapids pouring +down into the drain. A blink of the eyes and it was the sink again... + There was a poster around campus that week for a band known as +Anonymous... It was a picture of a punk rocker's face with really +strange shadings that had obvious done with pencil. There happened to be +one of these posters printed on green paper on the kitchen wall. We +watched the poster for a moment. The hair on the top of his head +receeded and disappeared while the shading on the face became more +pronounced turning the face into that of a 'wolfman.' This is how our +experiment became coded as 'The Green Wolfman Experiment." The face +cycled back and forth between that of the punk rocker and the wolfman, +back and forth like the waves on the shore. + The kitchen was full of such wonders. The doors on all the +shelves buldged inward and outward. The hairs on our arms interweaved +continually and the hairs on our legs grew straight out. The once plain +walls were full of intricate little patterns as was the carpet just +outside the door...as though some person had come by and impressed these +patterns into their surfaces. I was somewhat disappointed though... I +moved my hand back and forth in front of my face...no tracers... I had +heard so much about tracers and I had none (but then again, I was only +experiencing the onset of my first half hit...). + It just so happened that the residence was having a formal that +evening and people were milling around the floors providing a good cover +for the two of us; if we acted strange, we could always have replied +that we had had too much to drink. Cory's eyes lighted up and he +exclaimed, "I want to get socially interactive! Let's go out to the +party and talk to people!" I was a little nervous about this and really +wanted to just stay in the kitchen; however, he convinced me and out we +went to the party... + Wouldn't you know the first person we started to talk to was the +person in charge of the entire residence system! Surely this was not the +person to talk to while we were so affected by acid. Eventually Cory +became confused by something she had said so we found a corner, sat down, +and went back over the tape recorder to straighten things out. + TV! I wanted to see the TV! So we went to the TV room and I +watched the television for about 5 minutes but there was nothing special +about it. This was rather disappointing, I had hoped that the television +would have warped or characters would have behaved differently or atleast +something. I started to talk to a friend sitting next to me on the +couch. As we talked, I was staring at his eyes...they were huge and +angular...much like those in Japanimation. I couldn't break my gaze at +his eyes until suddenly he blinked...and his huge eyelids came down and +back up in what seemed to be a series of still photographs taken +milliseconds apart. I complimented him on the largeness of his eyes and +then excused myself. + Cory and I sat down in a hallway of the residence, it was time to +try our time perception experiments. A friend of ours, Sean, had sat +down next to us to chat (but had no idea what we were up to). The +experiment was as follows. Person A would have the watch, pen, and +journal. Person B would have to estimate the elapse of 30 seconds by any +means possible to them and tell person B when that time had elapsed. +Person A would then right down the elapsed time and ask person B how much +time they estimated had actually passed. I was first to be person B and +Cory was first to be the recorder. + "Ok, start....now!" Cory said. "1 and... 2 and... 3..", I +thought but was then distracted. "I'm sorry Cory," I appologized, +"there's no way I can do 30 seconds... We've got to cut it down to 10 +seconds..." "No, keep going Greg, you can do it..." "No, seriously, +there's no way I'll make 30 seconds..." Cory smiled, "I'm still timing +you!" "Stop! Stop! Now!" I shouted. Cory looked at the watch and +wrote down the elapsed time. "What's your estimated time?" Cory asked. +"Oh my gods! Atleast 5 minutes have gone by!" I exclaimed. Cory shot +me a strange look, wrote down my time, and said, "Actual time...11 +seconds..." + Cory didn't believe me, he thought I was just pulling his leg. +So he became person B and I became the recorder. "Ok, start....now!" I +said as the second hand reached 12. Cory started to talk to our friend +Sean. They talked and talked. All of a sudden Cory looked alarmed and +turned towards me, "Stop! Stop! Oh no! I forgot all about the +experiment!" I wrote down the actual time and asked him for his +estimated time. He replied, "Oh man! Atleast 15 minutes have passed +by!" I grinned, "Actuall time: 15 seconds!" The time dilation was +fantastic! I had never experienced anything like this before in my +life...but there was more to come still as only the first amounts of acid +had been absorped into my system. + My visual field was vibrating. Full of patterns. Everything was +patterned...and vibrating. I went to the washroom and as I came out Cory +was talking to a friend of ours. As she walked away, Cory turned to me +and said, "Look! She has a metal plate in her forehead!" I looked and +sure enough there it was...a Frankenstein metal-plate forehead! We +laughed... But I was becoming aware of an apprehensive feeling...I +wanted to go somewhere... Maybe the kitchen... Maybe the dorm room... I +just felt like we had to go somewhere... Somewhere better. Anyways, we +were sitting on the floor of the hallway with Sean debating about at +exactly what time we had taken what "dose" and Sean became curious. +"Dose? Dose? What did you guys take?" he asked. I looked at Cory and +he at me. Cory replied, "LS...." "....D" I finished. Sean said, +"Ohhh..." At this point Cory and myself became worried thinking that we +had upset Sean or that perhaps we shouldn't have told him. But Sean +turned to us and said, "Guys, it's just that we're in a hallway by the +doors of people's rooms!" Cory and myself looked up in surprise and sure +enough that's where we were! Our bubble of perception had become so +small and concentrated on what we were doing that we had forgotten where +we were and that we should be careful with how loud we talked about what +we were doing! Sean merely smiled and laughed...he then became our +ground man for the night. + Things were getting pretty intense at this point, we had +plateaued at a very high peak of the drug's effect. Where there had been +no tracers before, they were everywhere! When I moved, everything in my +field of vision blurred off with tracers like looking between two +mirrors. I felt I had to go somewhere, it was winter and I figured some +cold air might do us good. We went out into the snow and marvelled at +all the patterns in the snow. We watched two trees that grew and grew up +to the highest reaches of the sky. A friend had said to go and look at +stoplights, saying that the lights would change to different colours. We +decided against going off campus since the drug's affect was so great and +we didn't know what to expect. After all, I didn't want to pass out and +be found in a snowbank some days later! + We went back in and returned to the dorm. I was unable to write +and unable to focus on one thing for too long due to all the patterns in +my head. Not only that, but my thoughts had become lightening fast and +branched out from one another...I would have one initial idea and that +idea would have five sub-ideas...those five sub-ideas would have +sub-ideas of their own and so on! An infinite and parallel labyrinth of +active thoughts all perceived at incredible speeds. All these +perceptions were very overwhelming. I turned to Cory, "Tell you +what...we've seen what we've come to see and we've done one of our +experiments... Let's call it a night aand crash out..." Cory agreed and +he tossed me a sleeping bag as he hit the top bunk. + I layed there on the floor. My mind racing and spinning...lost +in the eddies of perception and thought. Time was dilated now to an +unimaginable extent. I looked at the bottom bunk where Cory's room mate +was sleeping...He was a Jehovah's Witness and actually kept Watch Tower +magazines under his pillow... The moonlight was coming in through the +window and struck his head, giving him the impression of having a halo +about him. I laughed, even through my current state of stress and +anxiety, at the contrast between the peacefully sleeping JW and me +tripping out of my mind on the floor mere feet away. + I layed there for what seemed like hours. I couldn't sleep, I +wasn't tired in the least. It was as if the actual mechanism for sleep +had been removed from my system. Sleep just did not exist. I looked at +Cory on the top bunk and thought, "That lucky bastard! Probably asleep +right now and away from all this stuff..." I quietly called out, +"Cory?" And the response came back, "Yeah?" Apparently he was in the +same boat I was. + We returned to the kitchen. The acid was in full-blown affect +now. During the week I had had a pain in my chest that had been with me +for a few days (probably a bruise from sparring). My body-perception was +normal from my head down to my shoulders but then my body narrowed down +to an infinitely thin point at this point in my chest, flowed down about +three feet, curved around behind my back and up over my shoulder where it +then flowed off into infinity. My body just kept flowing down through my +chest and off into infinity through this strange curved pattern. I had +also lost the comfort that one normally has of one's body. It was as if +my body no longer existed...that warm cozy cloak I had worn for all my +life was now gone....leaving emptiness...void...nothing... This gave me +great feelings of insecurity and distress. I explained to Cory that I +wished I could wrap myself up in a great big comforter or perhaps put a +ballon inside my side and inflate it so that I could feel the reassurance +of my body again. In times of stress, one can always retreat to one's +body and hug one's self for comfort...for me this was gone. + As I was washed over by my perceptions and thoughts, I discovered +I had lost another form or retreat and comfort. Whenever you are +stressed or overwhelmed you can always close your eyes. Away from the +world and safe in the warm darkness or fleshy colour (if it is a sunny +day or if a light is near by). I was overwhelmed and closed my eyes to +escape all the visuals for a moment. But when I closed my eyes, it was +still all there! Even more so somehow! I realized that I was here for +the full-haul on this trip... It was obvious that the drug didn't affect +the outside world reaching my retina, it was affecting my brain's +processing of the visual information and my other internal processes. +There was no escape...but that was ok...we had prepared ourselves so well +that we knew we were on a drug and that in a few hours it would be gone. +All we had to do was wait out the intensity. + At this point, my space-time perception had become greatly +affected. The best way to explain it is like this.... Imagine that +space-time is an infinitly long cord going infinity far in both +directions (past and future). Now, imagine our perception as an +infinitly thin plane cross-secting this cord at any given point. Our +plane of perception moves an infinitly small amount of distance in an +infinitly small amount of time in a forward direction along this cord of +space-time--thus being virtually continuous. What happen to me is that I +took a 'chunk' of this space-time cord and sliced it into five sequential +slices. I was aware of my normal visual field, but I was also aware of +an infinitly large blackness reaching out in all directions (visual). It +was upon this infinite blackness that I placed these first first slices +of space-time chronologically with the first on the left movig across to +the most recent on the right. I then took the next 'chunk' of space-time +and sliced it again into five sequential slices and overlaid these upon +the original five. The first five 'clicked' back one position but I was +still aware of them. I then kept taking more and more chunks or +space-time as time passed and kept overlaying them upon the groups of +five that were accumulating. These five groups clicked away and trailed +off infinitely away from me and upwards as they got farther moved from +myself. Points of interest here were that I was simultaneously aware of +1) my normal perception, 2) my current five chunks of time, 3) all +previous slices, and 4) this special infinite space in which I was +perceiving space-time. As well, if one experiments with the edge of the +visual field by moving your hand past the edge of your eye, you will +notice that your hand gradually fades as it loses acuity and finally +disappears from perception. However, all my slices of space-time had +definate edges on them...like freeze-frames from a television show. They +were square screens showing reality. + Sean had come into the kitchen again and said 'hi.' He had just +finished brushing his teeth in the kitchen sink when Cory came up to him +trying to explain the rushing water effect in the sink. As Cory was +intensely focused upon the sink and his explanation Sean reached around +and turned the water on full-blast. Cory stumbled back from the sink +shaken... "Oh wow! Don't do that man!" Cory shook, "It's like somebody +whispering, 'come here... come here... I want to tell you a secret...' +And then shouting as loud as possibe into your ear except with your +entire sensory/perceptual system." We all had a good laugh over that. +But overall it was too intense...I sat back in a large chair... + I turned to Sean and asked him to turn the lights off in the +kitchen in an attempt to settle my perceptions... As Sean was about to +do this Cory argued no, leave them on... We then got into a fun-spirited +debate to see who could get Sean to turn the lights off or leave them +on. Finally I said, "Look Sean, the lights are doing me more harm than +they are doing Cory good...turn them off..." Sean agreed to this. But +before he could act, Cory stood up and said, "No man! I want to get +things loud in here! I want to get my stereo and play some loud +music... Or get a really loud band in here!" "Oh!" I thought amongst my +perceptual rollercoaster, "Stereo... Band... Music... Loud..." There +was just so much happening that I thought I could just be perceptually +sea-sick, I thought, "yeah, you know...I could just be perceptually +sea-sick with all that is happening...in fact I think I will...I think +I'll puke..." So I stood up, walked over to the garbage bin, vomited and +sat back down in my chair. + Sean and Cory looked over at me nervously, "Are you ok?" "Yeah." +I responded. "Would you like some water?" "Sure..." Sean brought me +some water and I had a sip. It was now that we were experiencing the +suggestability that can be found in this state. At one point I used the +expression of something "splitting in two." When I used that phrase, +Cory felt his body actually split in two. + There was also an emotional aspect to the experience. Shortly +after this Cory stood up and said, "Oh my god! I've got an assignment +due Monday! What am I doing here on acid! I going to fail my course! +And my girlfriend is going to be here tomorrow! What if I'm not back to +normal!" He then caught himself being swept up in all this emotion and +smiled realizing its irrationality... He was almost finsihed the +assignment and had another three days to finish it and his girlfriend +would not be here until well after the drug wore off. He explained his +emotions as the worst possible gut-dropping feeling in the world, as if +he had just killed his family. We laughed over this and all the odd +perceptions and behavior we had experienced. + Sean disappeared for a minute and came back, "Hey guys! There's +overturned furniture up on 3rd floor! Want to go up and look at it?!" +Cory wanted to go, but I wanted to stay put. Cory asked if I would be OK +on my own and if he could go. We looked at each other straight in the +eyes then in what was perhaps the most emotional experience of my life. +I could have hugged him. In the middle of all these temultuous +perceptions, we were the only two people on the entire Earth who were +sharing and aware of them. It was a bond of friendship we have never +lost, even to today. Cory left me with the tape recorder and they turned +out the lights leaving me in my chair with my leather university jacket +over me. + Where once there had been no effects from the drugs, that was all +that existed then. All of a sudden the doorbell to the outer door rang, +"Shit..." I thought, "I'm in no condition to be interacting with people +right now." So I stayed in my chair. The door rattled and then someone +opened it with their keys. I heard people walking towards the kitchen +from the outer door, two guys and a girl. They stopped at the kitchen +and smiled in at me, "You look like your pretty comfortable there!" +"Yeah, had a bit too much to drink tonight so I think I'll just crash +here..." I replied as the world swirled within and without me. "Ok, well +sleep tight!" she laughed and they left. + At this point in the trip I became something that I can not put +into words... I became atemporal. I existed without time...I existed +through an infinite amount of time. This concept is impossible to +comprehend without having actually perceived it. Even now in retrospect +it is hard to comprehend it. But I do know that I lived an eternity that +night... + Eventually Cory returned and asked, "How long was I gone?" I +replied, "I couldn't honestly tell you if my very soul depended upon +it..." And I was honest. He could have been gone 3 seconds, 15 minutes, +hours, days, months, or years...I had no idea. All I knew was that he +was the best sight that my eyes had ever seen at that moment of my life. +We decided to try crashing out again for awhile and returned to the dorm +room. + As I laid on the floor I thought, well, I came into this with a +philosophical/scientific purpose, I might as well keep work at that +goal. So I started to analyse me speeding and labyrinthing thoughts. I +had two theories based upon the correlatory nature of my thoughts (A is +like B, B is like C, D is like F, etc...) : 1) perhaps this was a +process that was always occuring in my brain looking at all different +avenues of logic or possibility before choosing the most appropriate. +All these hundreds of lightening fast related thoughts were a natural +process that I was only now aware of by means of the drug I had +ingested. Or, 2) perhaps this was a dysfunction in my brain due to the +drug and was created soley by the drug interaction. + So I decided on another experiment. I would take two random +things and see how this system correlated them. I chose 'the world' and +'a loaf of bread.' My brain thought of thousands of correlations (they +both have a crust, they are both soft in the center, they both have +things living on the outside of them, etc...). I wish I had been able to +right to record more than these few that I can remember to see if they +all made sense the next day. However, I was in no condition to write... + I laid on the floor for ages waiting the drug out. Finally, my +perceptions went from 'clicking' along to a short moment of continuous +perception, and then back to clicking. Eventually the moments of +continuous perception became longer and longer and the 'clicking' moments +shorter and shorter. I was almost completely back to my normal +perceptions. But, I could still force visual effects to occur by +unfocusing my attention to make the ceiling buldge and breath. I called +over to Cory and he was at the exact same stage and also just as wide +awak as I was. We got up and I went home to grab a quick shower. An +hour later we met for breakfast. We both ordered huge amounts of food +but barely touched our plates. We spent most of the morning talking over +the experiences of the night before. + We were surprised by the absolute parallel of our two trips +(perceptions, duration, cycles, etc.). But then again, we had both gone +in with alot of research time put in, both had the same attitude towards +'the experiment,' had similar body structures, were in the same +environment, and had taken the same amounts and batch of LSD at the same +times. There were only the more extreme space-time effects that were +unique to myself. + Later I went back to my home town and my friend asked me about +the acid trip and how much we had taken. When I told him we had taken 2 +1/2 hits each he was shocked. He said, "Greg, you guys didn't take 2 1/2 +hits of acid each, you took 5 hits each. I've been doing acid for years +and I've never had acid that strong before!" Cory and myself had a +retrospective laguh over that one... + As I walked home after my breakfast with Cory, I just took the +world in... All the sights and sounds of the early morning, and the +feeeling of my body and mind. I was glad to be back to reality... I had +gone beyond the experiences of my life and beyond the experiences of all +my friends who had done acid for years just hours ago. I was glad that I +had gone so far, it gave me enough insight into myself and the world that +I could think a lifetime just on the one evening's experiences. It was +impossible to understand reality and our perception of it without having +a contrast to our 'normal' reality. I now had that. And enough insight +to make my entire lifetime philosophically worth while. In the midst of +my extremely intense trip I promised myself that I would never do acid +again (altough a couple of days later I found myself pondering what it +would be like to take a smaller dosage!). But I have never regretted my +experience... + +G. + +(Sorry about the length, I hope this will be of use to some people +interested in the acid experience and what the pros/cons can be of it. I +neither encourage or discourage drug use...I only say to those who ask me +about drugs that if they are really interested in trying a drug to go out +and learn about it first and know what they are getting into. Learning +about the drug is also an important mental preparation that can add much +mental support in the middle of a trip. If you understand something +strange, you will not be afriad of it.) diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/growmj.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/growmj.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3d1112d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/growmj.drg @@ -0,0 +1,291 @@ + +In article <C0vw8B.23F@udecc.engr.udayton.edu>, mmaryo@udecc.engr.udayton.edu (Michael J Maryo (U)) writes: +>closet, a tad smaller than the one stated in the FAQ file. Anyway, he just +>started his little weed farm a few days ago and is wondering how long it will +>take for things to start happening. He is a bit impatient, so I am trying to + +Two weeks or so for the seeds to sprout. But soil is not the best sprouting +medium. Try a moist paper towel folded around them. Be sure it stays +moist. + +>get some facts to keep him at it. :) Also, his seeds are apparently what he +>called "red bud" seeds. Are these any good, or does that even mean anything? + +Large, mature seeds are best. From what I understand "red bud" is pretty +mature. + +>Also, he has them planted in two pots, one with regular "potting" soil (god +>I love that word, "pot"), and the other with some kind of soil made for +>cactus plants, which is kind of sandy. + +Either should be good. The roots need both air and water, so be sure your +soil has good drainage. + +>walls (in the closet) are covered with aluminum foil. He has some Miracle- +>Grow plant food (liquid), but I told him not to use it until I ask if it is +>a good idea. Is it? Has anyone out there ever had success with growing? + +A high nitrogen fertilizer (such as Miracle Grow) is great for the +vegetative phase, but may inhibit flowering if continued into the floral +phase. What else is there to say? Follow the directions on the bottle. +14-24 hours of light for the vegetative phase, then once they get big cut +back to 9-12 hours to make them flower. Get a book with illustrations of +what male and female buds look like, and throw out the males as soon as +they differentiate (unless you want to make seeds). + +>am quite interested in hearing any stories or comments on successes/failures. + +All my stories are the ones I've read in "High Times". Pick up a copy. + +Keith Lewis klewis@mitre.org "Mr. Cheap" +I don't dance to music; music dances to me. Email me for my PGP key. +The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer. + + +============================================================================ + + +In article <1992Nov25.024723.5353@seq.uncwil.edu> session@seq.uncwil.edu (Zack C. Sessions) writes: +>aoo@po.CWRU.Edu (Akinwale O. Olugbile) writes: +> +>Germinate your seeds first. One way I have done it to place them about an +>inch or two apart between several layers of paper towels in a flat pan. +>Keep the paper towels moist. Kep the plan in a non-cold place. Doesn't +>need to be really hot, just not cold. Viable seeds should be 1 to 2 +>inch long sprouts in a week or two. Then plan the sprouts. +> +>-- +>Zack Sessions + + Key point here, and one that can't be + stressed enough - KEEP THE PAPER TOWELS + MOIST !!! + +--- + jdw%sniff.wfo.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com + + +I've a FOAF who carefully germinates his seeds in moist paper towels +(totally dark, warm place, towels constantly wetted, drop of bleach per +towel to fight mold), carefully transplants them to rockwool as soon as the +tip appears out of the crack in the seed (do *not* let them get "an inch or +two long"; this makes transplanting without killing the seedling difficult), +making sure he puts the seed in pointed tip up, then eventually to the +next step up of rockwool size, then eventually to a rock bed for hydroponic +growing. + +Another FOAF sticks them in water-soaked pots of soil, 1/2" down, point up, +and keeps them in a warm dark place, wetting the top twice daily. Then he +just moves them under plain old cool-white flourescents, and they are never +transplanted. + +FOAF #1 has decided to go with FOAF #2s germinating and starting technique. +Both were getting comparable results with the two methods (at least for +germination; #1 has a halide set-up and more space). For example: FOAF #2 +just had five babies born yesterday, starting with five seeds. The babies +are doing fine, and will never suffer transplantation. + +Two more tips: +A Russian study showed that seedlings with at least 4" of soil to grow the +tap root were more likely to go female. The source I'm quoting says "This +may be why some farmers get female/male ratios as great as 80%/20%." + +Seeds do not last forever, although they can last years if kept in a light- +tight container. If you use either method above and get >50% germination, +get some better stock. + +UCSD doesn't share these views. Hell, I bet they don't know a thing +about tomato farming. + + +============================================================================ + + +I recently saw a *very small* indoor garden that used 4 common shop lights. + +The gardener was using two 12" x 4' shelves attached to adjacent basement +walls. They were remarkably discreet and almost entirely above eye level. +Above both shelves he had suspended a pair of 4' shop lights, which ran +parallel to the shelf, right next to each other. In these lights he used +both regular ol' 40W fluorescent tubes and the more expensive "grow lights". +The decision of which to choose was solely an economic one. Fluorescent tubes +can be found for a buck or two while the purple grow tubes can be rather +pricey. + +The wall and ceiling above the shelves were covered with heavy duty aluminum +foil. Also hanging above the shelves, right above the edge, were several +homemade blinds. These "blinds" were simply a black sheet of vinyl and a white +sheet of vinyl which were attached a 4' piece of wood. The wooden strip had +then been fastened to the ceiling. The white vinyl hung to the inside and was +able to reflect light back onto the plants while the black vinyl hung to the +outside, making the whole set-up practically invisible. When he needs to +water, etc. the vinyl is rolled up by hand and tied with a short piece of cord. +And it can be held in its unrolled position rather nicely by a few strips of +velcro. + +The ends of the shelves used a different homemade set-up. Using more vinyl +shades would have suffocated the plants. Instead, he cut a piece of cardboard +to fit the opening and into the top portion of this cardboard he cut a hole. +The inside of the cardboard was covered with aluminun foil and the outside was +painted black. Velcro was attached to the cardboard, the shelf and the ceiling +so that this panel could be easily attached and removed. Next, he hung two +small fans from the ceiling. (the clip fans cost him $6.00@ and were his most +expensive purchase) One fan hung on the outside of his little grow house and +one on the inside. One fan blew fresh air into the house and the other blew +air out. + +On one of these shelves the lights were kept on 24 hours each day. Here he +germinated and grew his herbs to the budding point. The other shelf was +magical! The lights were cut back and his crop was allowed to reach maturation. +It was so simple! It was so beautiful! It was so small! It was so inexpensive! + +A setup like this could work almost anywhere. + +Stop participating in organized crime. Grow it yourself! + +============================================================================ + + + +> In article <1993Jan25.063528.16779@fuug.fi>, an2509@anon.penet.fi writes: +> >I've tried to start cannabis seeds several times, using the suggestions +> >offered in alt.drugs (germinate between wet paper towels, keep them warm, etc.). +> >I've gotten about 5 or 6 seeds to the point where the shell of the seed opens +> >and a small white shoot pushes out of the crack. But the seeds seem to dies +> >upon transplanting to soil. Is it probably just a bad batch of seeds (all of + +Seed germination, be it with cannabis seeds or any kind of seeds, is a +delicate art. + +The warm paper towels system works well, but I'd keep them in paper towels +until you have a bit more sprout than just a small white shoot. I would +wait until the shoot is a little more than 1/4" long. + +When you transplant them into potting soil, use commercial potting soil +that has been well dampened before hand. Mixing a bit of peat moss into +the damp soil might be helpful. + +Pot your seeds close to the surface -- I usually lay the seeds on top +of an almost full pot, press the shoots _lightly_ into the soil, and +then just sprinkle some more potting soil on top. Then water; all the +soil should be kept damp, but not wet, at all times. + +Something I've found helps seeds in the trnasition from paper towels +to soil is to cover the pot with plastic wrap and put it in a sunny window. +Poke a few pinholes in the wrap so that air can get in, and check it +daily. Keep the soil damp -- this is crucial. Cannabis in particular +*loves* water. Don't drown it, and if it starts molding leave the +plastic off the pot for a bit, but keep it damp and warm and moist. + +Once your shoots start up to where they're pressing against the wrap, you +can leave the wrap off. But again, keep the soil wet -- even one day dried +out can kill all the shoots. + +Hope all this helps; I've only grown pot once, but I'm a chronic +gardener, and much of the same rules apply. + + +-- +********************************************************* +Laura Lemay lemay@netcom.com +writer of trifles in shadows and blood +********************************************************* + +============================================================================ + + + +Plants (and mj in particular) respond to different wavelengths of light +differently. The optimum wavelengths for chlorophyll production and +photosynthesis occur in the red and blue ranges, so any light in the middle +of the visible spectrum is good for vegetative growth. In short, ordinary +fluorescent lights work great; most incandescents are crappy because they +put out too much infared (wastes energy, produces heat) and not enough blue. + +It has been suggested that THC is produced as a defense against short +wavelength ultraviolet light (UV-short). This would explain any truth to +the rumor that the best ganga is grown at high altitudes. As far as I know, +no studies have been done. Other botanists speculate that THC is merely an +insect repellant. Even so, the photochemical potential of UV-short cannot +be ignored. + +Here are some spectral density graphs (simplified to ASCII) +from _IES Lighting Handbook_ + + 250| Cool White (fluorescent) + | | + 200| | | **** + | | |****** +Power 150| | ******* +(mw/10nm | | ******* + /lumen) 100| | | ********* + | | | ******************* + 50| | | |********************** + |********************************** + +------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ + 300 400 500 600 700 800 + <--UV Blue Green Red IR--> + Wavelength (nm) + + + + 250| | Daylight (fluorescent) + | | + 200| | | + | | | | +Power 150| | | ** +(mw/10nm | | ****| **** + /lumen) 100| | | ************* + | | | **************** + 50| | |**|******************* + |******************************** + +------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ + 300 400 500 600 700 800 + <--UV Blue Green Red IR--> + Wavelength (nm) + + + + |Incandescent Lamps (including tungsten-halogen) + | ********* + | ***************** +Relative | *********************** +Power | *************************** + | ******************************* + | *********************************** + | *************************************** + | ******************************************* + |*********************************************** + +------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ + 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 + <--UV Blue Green Red IR--> + Wavelength (nm) + +[This is presumably for 3000 K incandesents. Higher temperatures would +produce this same black-body radiation spectrum shifted to the left. Of +course, you would then need UV protection. There are fluorescents available +that simulate *only the visible portion* of 6000-7000 K black bodies. Why +anybody would use incandescent light for growing when these efficient +fluorescents are available is beyond me.] + +Mercury and metal halide lamp spectrums are concentrated in a few "spikes" +distributed through the visible spectrum. They would probably work fine for +photosynthesis. + +The low-pressure sodium is pretty much a single spike in the yellow; high +pressure sodium has spikes from green to red (not much blue). + +No regular lights put out significant UV-short, otherwise they would cause +skin cancer. UV-short lights are designed into special box-type devices +(such as EPROM erasers) for safety. If you do elect to experiment with +UV-short, do not allow any humans or animals in the room when the light is +on. Please post the results of any such experiment to alt.drugs. Inquiring +minds want to know. + + +-- +To post anonymously to alt.drugs send a message to ap.4151@cupid.sai.com. +All lines after a line containing only "--" will be stripped. +Remember: These articles are anonymous, but not secure. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/h2shoot.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/h2shoot.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..85dfb5e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/h2shoot.txt @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ + + Being on heroin is exactly the same (albeit more powerful) as being on +pain pills like Vicodin, Percodan, MS-Contin, etc. It gives a pleasant +feeling of well-being just like being high on pain pills: warm, drowsy, +a tiny bit itchy. The only way to get anywhere near one's money's worth +is to shoot it (unless one comes across snortable stuff like China White, +almost-pure powder heroin). Smoking it is a terrible waste which, by the +way, isn't done by putting on top of buds and hitting it with a direct +flame. It's done by "Chasing the Dragon": it's put on aluminum foil and +heated from the bottom and allowed to run down the foil if possible while +inhaling the smoke. From personal experience, the user can be on heroin +for a few days straight ( a quarter-gram or so per day ) and stop cold- +turkey with no symptoms of physical withdrawl whatsoever. Staying on it +for periods longer than this is playing with fire. What is a good dosage +of heroin for a beginner to start with? Purity of street drugs can vary +so much that it would be dangerous to give an estimate. The first time +the user tries it he or she should start out with a teeny, tiny bit and +go up from there until the user gets an idea of what a good dose is. +Personally, it's a good idea to always inject half of the dose and wait +a minute ( leaving the needle in ) to see how it feels and then inject +the rest. +************************************************************************** +This information is only for people who are mature enough to respect the +dangers involved with injecting heroin. These dangers include physical +and mental addiction and the possibility of contracting a terrible +disease like AIDS or hepatitis if the user doesn't take the time to be as +sanitary as possible and NOT SHARE NEEDLES. +-Alcohol swabs are available in a box of about 100 for $2 at Safeway. +-A commonly used syringe is the U-100. It is 1CC which is divided into 100 + "units". +-The bottom of a soda pop can is commonly used as a "spoon" to dissolve + the heroin in because it is curved inward like a spoon. The bottom is torn + off of a can as close to the bottom as possible. +Procedure: + The "spoon" is thoroughly cleaned with an alcohol swab. In this example +black tar heroin is used. In my area a $15 chunk is about the size of 2 +tic-tac candies side-by-side and works just fine. It has no smell exept +for a faint smell of vinegar. It comes wrapped in plastic inside a tiny +balloon. A chunk is placed in the spoon. The syringe is used to suck up +about 50-75 units of water and squirt it into the spoon. The spoon is +then heated from the bottom with a lighter to make it dissolve better. +The plunger can be pulled out of the syringe and used to stir the heroin +solution. The end of the plunger should be clean before putting it back +in the syringe. A piece of cotton is rolled into a ball a little bigger +than a tic-tac. It is a good idea to clean one's fingers with an alcohol +swab before rolling the cotton. The cotton is dropped into the heroin and +it puffs up like a sponge. The tip of the syringe is pushed into the +center of the cotton and the plunger is slowly pulled back until all of +the heroin is sucked in. This cotton is necessary to filter out any +particles and such in the heroin solution. The area on the body chosen +for injection is thoroughly cleaned with an alcohol swab. I think the +spot on the bend of the arm is so commonly used because it's so darned +easy to get the needle into the vein properly. The needle is placed +almost flat on the skin so it doesn't get wiggled around too much. The +needle is inserted so it goes down the length of the vein and not across +it. Going across it just makes it way too easy to accidentally poke +through the other side or pull out. Holding the syringe almost flat +against the skin after the user feels the needle is deep enough in keeps +the syringe from accidentally being jostled around and the needle being +pulled out or pushed through the side of the vein. + Now for the tricky part. The user has to make sure that the needle is +in the vein before injecting. If the heroin is injected when the needle +isn't in the vein the heroin will just form a big heroin blister which +takes hours and hours to get absorbed by the body. Usually it will burn +while it's being injected if it's not going in the vein. This is one way +to tell if it's not going in the vein. The user should also keep a close +eye to see if a blister is forming. When the needle is inserted the +plunger is pulled slowly a tiny bit to see if blood comes in. This shows +that it's in the vein. Sometimes when the plunger is pulled, only a slow +trickle of blood comes in and the rest is air. With practice it's easier +to tell if this trickle indicates a good enough insertion into the vein. +Injecting a tiny bit of air ( about an eighth-inch ) with the heroin is +harmless but if the user is nervous about this the syringe could be tilted +so the air floats to the other end. From personal experience a quarter- +inch (about 10 units) of air being injected with heroin is harmless +but there's no need to make a habit of injecting air. With a little +practice the user can be pretty sure the heroin is going in the vein +without first checking for blood but still checking for a burning feeling +where it's being injected or a blister forming. + When trying heroin for the first time the user, of course, starts out +with a tiny bit to see how his or her body reacts to it. As with pain +pills sometimes the stomach gets queasy when the body isn't used to it. +In the case of an overdose the only thing I know to do is to keep the +person up and walking around to keep the heart going. If medical +attention is needed I'm pretty sure the paramedics use a drug called +"narcan" which blocks the effects of opiate narcotics like heroin. + +============================================================================= + +Date: Wed, 01 Mar 95 13:54:53 -800 + +Right im not going to put any returns in here because it's +causing great problems, the document I would like to request +that the document 'How to Shoot' that can be found in the opiates +section on Hyperreal.com be ammended so that in the part about +sharing needles it also says about sharing water, the water that +sits in the 'spoon' that the needle is cleaned in. Even if +you use different needles if you use the same water the AIDS virus +can still be transfered from needle to needle. I point this out +only because the point of this article is obviouly as an informative +piece intended for people who want to shoot up (safely) if it +is merely intended for casual interest I really dont know if it's +waranted, but that is up to you I suppose, well I hope this letter +arrives in one piece, + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/halasind.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/halasind.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32525be6 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/halasind.drg @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an13187@anon.penet.fi (H-Man) +Subject: mdma article #6 +Message-ID: <1993Jul4.031728.24999@fuug.fi> +Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1993 17:50:56 GMT + + The Pink Sheet 1992; 54(29): T&G-11-T&G-12 + + July 20, 1992 + +SECTION: TRADE & GOVT. MEMOS + +LENGTH: 483 words + + TEXT: + HALLUCINOGENS POSE NO GREATER RISK THAN OTHER INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, FDA's +Drug Abuse Advisory Committee agreed at its July 15 meeting. Summarizing the +committee's discussion, FDA Pilot Drug Staff Medical Officer Curtis Wright, MD, +said: "I have not heard . . . any discussion of risks involving these compounds +that we do not routinely face with every new drug we put through the IND +process." + + The committee was asked to assess problems that might be associated with +allowing research to be conducted with hallucinogenic drugs. Wright said FDA, +in the last few years, automatically has put IND applications for +hallucinogenic drugs on hold, taking from months to years to respond to +investigators regarding their protocols. + + Wright told the group: "We are coming to the committee because we are going +to have to deal with the issue of hallucinogens . . . because drugs of this +class are likely to be explored as potential therapies or modifiers of the +effects of a variety of agents, including cocaine." FDA's reluctance to approve +IND requests for hallucinogens stems from several concerns, Wright explained, +including the potential for diversion of controlled substances by researchers +and patients, and animal data indicating that selective serotonin agonists, +such as substituted amphetamines, can permanently alter the serotonin pathways. + + While committee members and consultants agreed that the potential +long-lasting neurologic changes caused by these drugs are of concern, they +concurred with Wright's comments that the harm caused by these agents "is +outweighed in most cases by the knowledge to be obtained or by the therapeutic +benefit to the patient." Wright said that all neurologic or psychological risks +"need to be addressed in evaluation of the protocol." + + Synthesizing the comments of the committee and consultants, Wright said: "I +have heard great concerns by almost every speaker that the usual standards of +research must be followed: that there must be meticulous attention to questions +of patient selection, informed consent, [and] monitoring." He remarked: "I +haven't heard anything that leads me to believe that this is a qualitatively +different kind of research than the rest of the research we do with other +agents." + + In closed session, the committee considered an IND protocol submitted by +University of California at Irvine researcher Charles Grog, MD, for the +selective serotonin agonist methylenedeoxymethamphetamine ( MDMA, commonly +known as " Ecstasy" ) for use in psychotherapy and pain relief of terminally-ill +pancreatic cancer patients. + + + Patients in the proposed protocol would receive 1.5-2 mg/kg MDMA every two +to four weeks. MDMA, synthesized and purified at Purdue University, is one +of the hallucinogenic drugs that has been found to be associated with +neurotoxicity (alteration of the serotonin-producing neurons) in rodents and +primates. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/harmalarpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/harmalarpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a2a5fbfd --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/harmalarpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +No/no. I did about 7 grams of Syrian rue seeds last weekend. Never again. It +did produce some interesting visuals, and a narcotic (yes, I know it's not +really a narcotic, but it felt like it) effect. It also produced the worst +nausea and vomiting I have ever experienced in my entire life. Awful is the +only word to describe it. The next day I was still somewhat sick and very +groggy. Has anyone had a GOOD experience from moderate/large dosages of Syrian +Rue seeds? Was the nausea because of the harmaline, or due to other things in +the seeds? + +============================================================================= + +From: jah@clinet.fi (Jani Heinonen) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: harmala questions +Date: 30 Jun 1993 20:18:45 +0300 +Message-ID: <20shtlINNsn6@clinet.fi> + +Jeremy writes: + +>Three grams of ground seeds has proved quite adequate. Less would +>probably also work. <30 mg of harmaline should also do the trick. +>I think a psychedelic dose of harmaline is around the 200 mg mark, +>so maybe up to 20g of seeds could be eaten for the full effects + +A FOAF once chewed approximately 10 grams of harmala seeds. The full effects +started within half an hour of ingestion, with occasional feelings of +weightlessness and a peculiar enchanced and distorted perception of sound. +He lay on his bed, eyes closed, and was immediately immersed in a visual +fantasy starting with floating eyes (;-), one of which eventually swallowed the +psychonaut and threw him into The World of Spirits(tm). The visionary and +auditory quest continued for quite a while, during which our brave +experimenter had an alarmingly high pulse and was seriously contemplating +whether stroke or cerebral haemorrhage comes first. + +The body load was so horrible that he was unable to write down his experiment +by any means, and any movement was extremely painful. He was nauseated but +did not expel the contents of his stomach, although it probably would've been +better if he had - the seeds don't digest too well. He was also completely +unable to sleep during the whole night. The experiment started at around 8 pm. +(post mortem?) + +As for the trip, it was very much like how Ayahuasca is often described. +Perhaps this knowledge affected the course of our apprentice ayahuascero's +voyage. Anyway, there were e.g. eyes-closed visions of the Amazonas, with +sparkly fireworks in the sky. The statue of a hawk-headed deity, accompanied +by a section of Revolution 9 (on the auditory side) appeared. No jaguars, +however. ;-) There was very little, if no synesthesia and visual distortions +were limited to a blurred vision and very strong tracers. Emotional effects +were very profound and he encountered an extemely critical inner voice pointing +out how he had neglected and mistreated the people around him. There was +also a sensation that could be best described as "cognitive feedback" and which +is often felt during high fever. He felt telepathic contact with the late(?) +curandera Maria Sabina and some people, supposedly Americans, who had +permanently crossed the river Styx as a result of Ayahuasca experiments. +This was probably influenced by a net article describing a butane huffer who +saw spirits of people who had died from said indulgence. + +Well, that's about it. It doesn't make much sense and there's no logical +or chronological continuum, but considering the circumstances, it's an +adequate sum-up of my friend's experience. He might have left something out +or thrown in an after-fancy, as this happened almost a year ago. + +By the way, he had not eaten or drunk anything which could've interacted +with the alkaloids, so they were fully responsible of the dangerous +sympathomimetic side effects. I advise excercising some caution before +chewing up a bloody ounce of the stuff. As to DMT, comparing my friend's +experience with the Ayahuasca one, I'd say that the only difference is +the level of visual effects and perhaps the combination being more "unreal". +-- +Jani Heinonen Finger or mail for PGP 2.2 public key +jah@clinet.fi + +============================================================================= + +From: msclito@eskimo.com (Gary Bense) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: P.harmala+P.cubensis +Message-ID: <CnL924.8K2@eskimo.com> +Date: 1 Apr 94 16:13:11 GMT + + +I just saw this article in an old issue of the Entheogen Review and +thought some would find it interesting... + +Combing P. harmala with P. Cubensis + + You asked me to tell you when I knew the results of my proposed +experiments with P. harmala and P. cubensis. I have since found that one +gram of harmala extract more than doubled the effects of two grams of +cubensis. That is, subjectively, the experience was at least as strong +as previous five gram doses - a true example of "less is more!" The +experience was qualitively different also - colors seemed not quite as +vived, though more patterns were pronounced; I was physically almost +unable to move for two or three hours (making shamanistic work all but +impossible), and the trip lasted at least two hours longer than expected, +with a long slow decline after the peak. Be careful, though - I +unthinkingly drank a cup of coffee the next day and quickly developed a +splitting headache. This was possibly the effect of MAO inhibition, +since I practically never get headaches of any kind. Best luck with The +Entheogen Review. + -J.G. CA + + Does anyone have any info on Peganum harmala? I have a lot, but +I think a FAQ is needed..... ANyone? ANyone? + + + Mescalito Ted + +============================================================================= + +From: murple@ukelele.gcr.com (Murple) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: P.harmala+P.cubensis +Date: 4 Apr 1994 14:13:43 -0400 +Message-ID: <2nplcn$t8n@ukelele.gcr.com> + + +Actually, its funny that I just saw Ted's post....as I was just about to +make a post of my own concerning a harmala + psilocybin trip I took last +night. + +I began by crushing up 2.5 grams of harmala seeds, and swallowing them - +qui]it{ a disgusting taste... I waited about 30-45 minutes for them to +digest (and to see if i would throw up) before eating my shrooms. I felt a +slight queasiness in my stomach, but not desire to yack, so I ate the +shrooms (about 30{45 mins after the harmala, like I said). +After eating 1.5g of shrooms (from a previous trip out of the same bag, i +knew them to be quitt({ potent shrooms), the trip began abo{t 20 minutes +after taking them. It came on more gradually than a pure shroom trip. The +trip itself was different than just plain shrooms. Its not really a +describably difference...it seems to open a different (but similar) door +in the mind. Physically, it felt different to. For example, although it +was about 70 degrees outside, it felt to be about 40 d{grees.... When I +walked, I felt somewhat drunk - I wasn't stumbling, my coordinatio{ seemed +fine...but there was that same sense of vertigo that you feel when walking +around drunk.{ +Hallucinations were quite different. I remember looking at Venus and not +being able to decide if it was a star or a plane, because it kept moving. +Inside, colors seemed different, but not in the intense way caused by +plain shrooms - they seemed somewhat eartier, and I found myself attracted +to browns, greys, black, and dark reds - quite different from the +attraction to bright colors caused by pure psilocybin. +As{far as MAO inhibition... I was drinking cocacola all night (caffeine) +and ate a cheeseburger at mcdonalds (cheese & meat), but felt no{side +effects...h{wev{r, I do not recommend {ating alot of{ no-n{ foods,{because +althouh s{all quantities can be OK, chowing down on cheeses and alcohol or +yeast or meats could cause problems. Keep it simple, if you decide to trip +with harmala. (You probably wont feel very hungry anyways). +About halfway through the trip, i ate another gram of harmala, to prolong +the trip. It did seem to work...as the trip lasted about 6 hours total +(other trips from the same bag of shrooms, but with no harmala, lasted +only 3-4 hours). The come-down was very very slow, and the peak was quite +long as well. +My thought-patterns were also{different than they usually are while on +shrooms or LSD. But like I said, th{ differences are very hard to +describe...they are subtle, but they add up to produce a quite distinct trip. +For one, it seemed like a less "freaky" trip. It was very intense, but +there was no sense of panic at all. I would probably feel OK going out to +dinner with my parents while being on this combination - the harmala +really seemed to add a calming aspect to the trip. It also seemed to be +less personal of a trip. Rather than a dive into the subconscious mind (as +with LSD/shrooms), it seemed to be a dive {nto what Jung called the +super-conscious Mind - th{ mind of humanity as{a whole. xDt(Alot of the +things I usually end up thinking of while tripping never crossed my +mind...and alot of things I have never thought about while tripping were +quite prominent in my mind last night. +Harmala is quite legal, and quite easy to get through various mail-order +botanical companies...I highly recomme{d anyone who i]uses shrooms or DMT +try mixing some harmala with the shrooms/DMT. It's incredible - like +tripping for the first time. And I like the doors that it opened in my +mind. I feel like this trip did a lot of good for me. + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hash1.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hash1.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8a81b086 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hash1.drg @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +From: chris@xs4all.hacktic.nl (chris) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Anyone know how to make HASH? +Date: 23 May 1994 17:07:17 +0200 +Message-ID: <2rqgr5INNbo0@xs4all.hacktic.nl> + +menache@uclink.berkeley.edu (David Douglas Menache) writes: + +>Can anyone tell me precisely how to make hashish? Ingredients and the +>process. I sure would appreciate it. Thanks + +>Please e-mail direct if possible. menache@uclink.berkeley.edu + +Yes I actually did it myself in Moroocco some 20 years ago: + +Get a LOT of female plants that have grown all the way and may even contain +seeds. Make sure they are absolutely dry by hanging them in a shed for +some weeks. Now take off All the leaves that are bigger than 1/2 inch. +You end up with just a stem with some buds sitting on it. +Now strip off the buds into a container. +(BTW, Hash (moroccan style) consitsts EXCLUSIVELY of the pressed grains +of raisin that are sitting on top of tiny raisin glands that are most +abundant on the leaves surrounding the seeds, or flowers. when the plant +is dry this raisin hardens to form a very small particle, called "pollen" +which is not actual pollen however.) +So now youve got all the clean buds start crushing them over a kitchen sieve +(mesh size about 0.5 mm). The seeds and stems will stay on top of the sieve. +"Grind" the leaves gently through the sieve. You end up with a sort of +powdered leaves. Be sure that the thin skins that surround the seeds are +included in this result, because they contain most of the raisin glands. +You may repeat this process using a sieve with an iven smaller mesh size. +(0.25 mm). Then take a cloth with the appropriate "mesh size" and rub +the powder you have already got over this cloth. In the ideal case, only +the finestt particles pass through the cloth and will ill consist only of +tiny grains of raisin. Now take this powder and wrap it into a sheet of +kitchen plastic foil. Now press this "package" between a few logs of wood. +The result is a sheet of hashisch. If the sheet falls apart again +you've got too much leafy stuff in between the raisin. Try a cloth with a +smaller mesh size the next time. This procedure is only advised when you +have so much weed to spare that you don't possibly smoke it all in a year. + +Good luck + +Chris + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hbwrrpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hbwrrpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..04572349 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hbwrrpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,770 @@ +I saw the posting about the Hawaiian Baby Rosewood seeds, and Wanted to throw +in my two cents... + + Last night, two of my friends and I decided to try Hawaiian Baby +Rosewood seeds. We went to the local head shop and got ten each, took them home +and set out to remove any coating. We had heard/read that we should take +anywhere from 6-15 seeds each, and after consulting with the clerk, who we +knew, and had done them on several occasions, we settled on 8 each, expecting a +fairly decent trip. + We got them home and scraped off all of the coating to the best of our +ability, and then washed them off. We were carefull to remove all of the +coating, scraping off the coating and part of the shell with x-acto knives. +(Realizing that we'd still get part of the coating, but still wishing to keep +it to a minimum.) + After scraping and washing, we crushed the seeds up and placed them +aside for later. 'K' and 'G' had to work, so we were going to do them when they +got off. + Around 9pm 'K' and 'G' came over and we downed the seeds. I had not +eaten for about 6hrs, 'K' for about 3, and 'G' had just eaten. + After 15 min. I had started to feel the effects. The onset was like +being dizzy, or groggy after having just gotten up. In about 20 min, K started +to feel the same effects while G just felt sick to his stomach. This feeling of +groggyness persisted until 10:30, when I proceeded to throw up violently. K +said he was feeling fine, and was beginning to have what he termed "A really +mellow trip" G still only felt sick. + I felt much better after my episode, but was still feeling drained, so +I decided to leave K and G and go to bed. This is what they told me happened to +them. They went to get something to eat around 12:30 (when I went to bed). they +walked around in some woods near where we live, and said it was pleasant. Quite +like a very mild trip, then around 2:00, they split up and went home thinking +it was over. + When G got home (about 2:30) he said he became violently ill, and lost +everything he had eaten the entire day. He then tried to go to sleep. + K said he went home and tried to sleep, but found himself peaking, +experiencing a dizzying trip with very intense tactile, and visual +hallucinations. He got up from bed and ended up wandering over to G's house +without putting on any additional clothing (wearing only bed-shorts) and then +sitting on his steps crying. G didn't experience this sort of peak at all, and +found that he was able to calm K down by talking him out of it. (K said +afterwards it was like he imagined a bad trip being like. We have done acid on +*many* occasions together, and have *never* had a bad experience with acid). +After G talked him down, they both managed to sleep, and awoke today feeling a +little hungry, and just generally groggy. + Meanwhile, I had gone home, still feeling a bit queasy, and decided +that I needed sleep more than anything, so I laid down (at 12:30 or so) and +tried to sleep. I managed to get to sleep okay, my stomach still aching a bit, +and slept fine until 3:30. + At 3:30 I awoke in the midsts of the most intense trip I have ever +experienced. My thoughts were totally random and I was experiencing *intense* +visuals from the moonlight shadows in my room. I managed to stand up, and found +that so incredibly difficult that I had to lay back down. My roomate then came +out of his room to go to the bathroom, and I found this to be more than I could +take... His image against the shadows in my room through me into some really +wild hallicinations of wolves and various creatures devouring my flesh. In +addition to the visuals, I was getting *major* tactile hallucinations from my +sheets. My skin felt like I was being tickled everywhere, and was in the throws +of a major orgasm. (Not unpleasant mind you ;) However it was a bit too intense +for my tastes. I had several hallucinations of animal images, combined with the +urge to run. I contemplated running over to see K and G and if they were having +this stuff happen too, but when my roomate appeared, I was too scared to move +much. I found it extremely difficult to diferentiate between reality and my +hallucinations. (I didn't like this aspect of it at all. When I trip on acid, I +usually find that, even though I do hallucinate, I am still conscious of the +fact that they are only hallucinations. On the seeds I really couldn't tell.) + After laying there hallucinating I fell asleep. I don't know how long I +was hallucinating, I was really not interested in timing it either. Around 10, +I woke up, and my stomach really hurt. (could have been the seeds, could have +been the vomit...) I managed to get something to eat and return to sleeping for +a while. I woke up again at noon, feeling well rested, but a bit groggy. I've +been in that same groggy state all day. + + Overall, I'll say that it was worth the experiment to satisfy my +curiosity. However, I will not be trying these things again. Ever. First, I +have a no vomit rule about drugs... that's why I gave up drinking. Second, I +didn't find the peak as thrilling, or as fun as LSD. I still think Acid has the +most bang for buck, and give much more pleasurable feelings while peaking. +Perhaps the dose was just too high, but based on the feelings in my stomach, I +think I'll just stick to good ol' LSD and MJ. + + + -D +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +========================================================================== + +I recently tried a new route of administration for Hawiian Baby Wood Rose +seeds. Why? Eating works fine, except for the unfortunate side effect that my +stomach is so tight I don't want to eat, drink, or move. + +I tried the enema method recommended by a previous poster. It was +dissappointing. I ground ten seeds and blended them for an hour in distilled +water. Then I filtered the sludge out and used a home enema kit to put the +brown juice up my ass. I left it there for about ten minutes. About half an +hour later, I felt a little something like a trip, but it quickly went away. + +So what is my new method? Chewing -- like tobacco. I chewed six seeds without +spitting or swallowing for 15 minutes, then gagged and spit them out. I +tripped about as hard as I would expect from eating four seeds, but with much +diminished side effects. After the first hour I felt like drinking beer and +dancing (the don't-move period lasts three hours if I swallow the seeds). + +My next experiment is to treat them *exactly* like tobacco, using a spittoon. +Maybe I can chew them that way for 30 minutes or more. They are fairly cheap, +so doubling the quantity is not a problem. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind system, any replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. + +============================================================================ + +From: an18826@anon.penet.fi +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds -- Revisited With Amazing Results! +Message-ID: <1993Apr27.182833.16787@fuug.fi> +Date: 27 Apr 93 18:25:29 GMT + +Some of you may remember that I posted a description of a rather ho-hum +Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seed (HBWS) trip a couple of weeks ago. Last night, +a friend and I decided to make another attempt, with an increased dose, though +aware of the warning that + + high dosages are not advisable -- beyond a certain level, + experience so far has shown a tendency for limbs to get + bluish + -- Psychedelics Encyclopedia + +I soaked twenty seeds in hot tap water for two to three hours, then (despairing +of ever finding a mortar & pestle) smashed the seeds to a pulp with needle- +nose pliers and added more water to the seeds & water in a tupperware +container. I then vigorously shook the container. The water (strangely, +since the seeds are brown & white) turned pond-scum green, with lots of seed +chunks settling to the bottom. + +I poured this mixture into two glasses, being careful to add the same +proportion of pond-scum-water:seed-chunks to both glasses. My friend downed +the mixture in one big gulp, getting some more water to wash some of the seed +chunks from the side of the glass. I took it much more slowly, and returned +for water a couple more times so I could get the seed chunks down. + +My friend and I are both tall, thin men in our twenties. I'm about 6'2", he's +perhaps an inch or two taller. I weigh about 170 lbs, he is probably in that +area -- maybe 10-20 pounds more. I say this for dosage reasons. We're tall +fellows -- if you're 5'6" and weigh 130, you probably won't need as many seeds. +(Note of warning: If you're pregnant, or think you might be, don't use HBWS +or other ergot-type hallucinogens unless you know /exactly/ what you are +doing. These drugs can cause uterine contractions and may cause miscarriage) + +To cut to the chase -- the trip was a "10" for both of us. We've both +experienced many LSD trips, and between the two of us have sampled the delights +of MDMA and psilocin/cybin. The HBWS trip ranked up there with the best. + +It started soon but with a long slope. As an illustration, an LSD trip might +be described like: + + ^_ + / --___ + / ----_____ + / ------_______ + / --------_________ +- t ------------|------------------------------------------------------- + 30 min. + +with a quick peak that's very intense, and then several hours of slowly +returning to consensus reality. The HBWS trip was more like: + + + __-____ + ____--- -----______ + ______----- -------________ +- t ----------------------------|--------------------------------------- + 3 hours + +Also, the peak was much less intense. Overall, much much less visual and +audio and other sensory hallucinations than with LSD. Visuals were mostly +forced for diagnostic reasons, audio was great, but not LSD-profound. + +But the mind-food -- the intellectual games -- were amazingly good. And the +real bonus is that conversation is very easy (on LSD, I often find that I get +lost in that enormous jungle of symbols between the beginning of a sentence +and it's terminating punctuation mark, making linguistic communication with +other people a real chore at times). I could talk and form sentences and +such with no more difficulty than usual (and in fact, I felt that my ability +to do so was even heightened -- my friend commented at one point that "I have +an idea, and the words just /come/! It's incredible!"), but I had much more +to talk about than usual. + +Based on my previous experience, we expected a short trip with little mind- +blowing. We took the brew at about 7:00PM and were up until 4:30AM talking +almost non-stop metaphysics with two other people who were completely sober. +I'm still feeling the effects now, at about 11:00AM. At 4:30 I settled down +to sleep and was pleasantly surprised to find that sleep came easily and that +the sleep was deep and very satisfying. (On LSD, I find it very difficult to +get to sleep until I have come way down from the trip). + +If you enjoy LSD, I strongly urge you to give this stuff a try. "...of the +jungle" sells HBWS at 11 seeds for $2.50, or 100 for $10.00. T.A.E. sells +'em at $25 per 1/2 oz., $40/oz., $110/4oz. and $450/lb. If the ones you get +are crusty on the outside, like maybe the inside of a walnut shell, you should +crack this pod open and just use the smooth seed inside. I suspect that the +outer coating is what causes nausea in some people. + +______________________________ +Excerpts from my earlier post: +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +=========================================================================== + +An experience with Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (Argyreia nervosa) Seeds. +=================================================================== + +I found myself ahead on a writing deadline and with nothing to do on a +Tuesday afternoon, so I decided to experiment with Hawaiian Baby Woodrose +Seeds. Although I had eaten a large meal the night before, I had had nothing +to eat during the day, and so I hoped to avoid the nausea that had been +reported by some users. This nausea is attributed either to the seeds +themselves, or to coatings supposedly put on seeds by seed companies to +discourage this sort of thing, depending on who you talk to. A third +suspicion of mine was that people were more likely to try morning glory seeds +than HBWR seeds, and that it takes a whole lot more of the former to feel any +effects, and that it was the sheer quantity of the seeds that was causing +nausea in these people. In any case, I'm writing this at about 2:05PM and +will find out shortly... :-` + +HBWR seeds, like morning glory seeds, contain such nicely active ingredients +as d-lysergic acid amide and d-isolysergic acid amide (a.k.a. ergine & +isoergine) which are close relatives of your old friend and pal (can you +believe she's 50?) d-lysergic acid diethylamide (a.k.a. LSD). According to +Peter Stafford's "Psychedelics Encyclopedia" (3rd Expanded Edition, pp. 98-99): + + "Lysergic acid amides are quite concentrated in the seeds + of this ornamental, much more so than in psychedelic + morning glories. Four to six seeds (the contents of one + or two pods) are the equivalent of 100 to 150 Ipomoea + morning glory seeds and will produce a full-blown experience. + The result is generally more tranquil than what is induced + by LSD. While LSD is perceived by most users as having + stimulant effects, to which a few people are particularly + sensitive, the botanical sources have more of a slowing or + depressant effect. Some users complain that they have had + a hangover, which has been characterized by Emboden as + possibly involving `nausea, vertigo, blurred vision and + physical inertia.' More often, however, these seeds have + invigorated their users, leaving them feeling as though + they had been on vacation afterwards." + +Stafford recommended (with Morning Glories) that "seeds should be ground to a +flour before use; it's also a good idea to soak them in water -- the +psychoactive components are soluble -- and then to strain the liquid through +cheesecloth. The amides of value are in the liquid, which is ready for +consumption." I did not follow this advice directly -- I soaked the whole +seeds and put them in a blender. + +I was also unable to find motion sickness tablets at the supermarket, and so +am not testing out another piece of advice that was given to me -- take +some dramamine before the seeds to reduce nausea. + +Also mentioned by Stafford was that "high dosages are not advisable -- beyond +a certain level, experience so far has shown a tendency for limbs to get +bluish" (perhaps by the same gangrene-producing effect as that produced by +the ergot fungus in `ergotism'). I decided to look out for this effect as +best as I could. + +1:30 PM -- I covered six seeds with hot tap water in a small bowl. +1:50 PM -- I poured the seeds and water into a small food processor and + chopped the seeds as well as I could. It was a bit like chopping + up small, soft rocks. I then added some orange juice, a few + frozen cherries, raspberries, and strawberries, and blended for + another minute or so. +2:00 PM -- I began to drink the resulting mixture, and I packed a small + bowl of marijuana to smoke to combat possible nausea. My hope was + that the effects of the marijuana would have vanished by the time + the HBWR seeds began to work their wonders. +2:15 PM -- I am nicely high and reaching the bottom of my psychic smoothie. +2:25 PM -- I am very high and have finished off said smoothie. +2:45 PM -- Wow, that was great dope. No nausea yet. +3:10 PM -- Got munchies; had some soda crackers. No nausea or other ill + effects. Still feel pleasantly high. I cannot tell at this juncture + whether this is just good dope or whether HWBR are starting up. +3:45 PM -- At this point I am experiencing nothing that I cannot plausably + attribute to lingering marijuana effects. +4:00 PM -- By now, I would have expected the marijuana effects to have + just about ended. I'm experiencing mild visual distortions (walls + breathing) and some tactile enhancement (carpet between my toes feels + nice). Nothing like a "full-blown experience" yet. Also, there is + very minor auditory enhancement, and some of those LSD leg jitters + (wanting to keep time to some beat about 4x/second). +4:30 PM -- Became sleepy, started to doze off during "Voodoo Chile." Was + awakened by bass guitar shaking my left foot. Still no nausea or + ill effects, but I'm most definately stoned. Sort of like LSD, but + without the early rush. More like what LSD would be like if you + missed the first four hours. Either that, or I'm just starting the + climb. +5:05 PM -- No increase in effects. If this is all there is, I'm not too + impressed. +5:30 PM -- Doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I just feel mildly strange + and slightly uncoordinated. +6:00 PM -- Still slightly stoned. Ate vegies and bread and cheese. Not much + happening. I think I'll try a few more seeds next time and see how + that works. This must be one of those "physical inertia" trips... + Oh well, better luck next time. +7:35 PM -- Am almost completely down. In retrospect, it wasn't completely + unexciting, and with the right set and setting might have been very + nice. Very mellow, though. Not too much going on. Much less + auditory effects than I would expect from LSD or marijuana. No limb + bluing, no nausea. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <195303Z05091993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an33895@anon.penet.fi +Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1993 19:46:38 UTC +Subject: HBWR seeds: story and advice + + Well, yesterday a FOAF and his friends had their first +experience with Hawiian Baby Wood Rose seeds, which my FOAF later +dubbed "The wacky russian rulette of acid". Four people ate the +seeds, three of them tripped, each with varying degrees of intensity. +They had some wisdom that they thought I should pass on to the net. + + One thing to keep in mind is that these seeds are naturally +growing botanicals and due to each plants idiosyncracies one cannot +reliably estimate how much LSA one is ingesting by the number of +seeds you eat. One of my FOAF's friends ate three seeds and had a +typical mild acid trip (intense colors, trails, and mild +synthenesia). Another one had nine seeds and got absolutely no +effect. Two others ate nine and had moderate trips, one good and one +not so good (more later). My FOAF had twenty seeds and had the most +intense trip of his life, including phantom music, very intense and +dramatic synthenesia, and occasional withdrawls from reality, where +his normal vision was completely obscured by intense patterns and +colors... kinda scary sometimes. As you can see, your milage may +vary. + + No one got physically ill as a result of taking the seeds, +although one of my FOAF's friends admitted, after eating the seeds, +that he thought he might be coming down with the flu. STUPID! Twice +during the evening he began to feel nausiated and dizzy, and when he +did, he correspondingly reported having "uncool" experiences and went +off by himself for a while. This morning he is down but suffering +from the flu. + + Although the seeds have a reputation as being "weak" acid, my +FOAF would not recommend that they are eaten by the unexperienced +user, since they had such a wide range of effectiveness. Getting +acid with a reliable mic count would be a better way to go at first, +to add a bit more control to the already unpredictable activity of +dropping. + + That's all for now. I hope this is of use to someone. I've +learned much from alt.drugs, and it's good to return the favor! + + Happy tripping! + Jake +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <222302Z22111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an18826@anon.penet.fi +Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 22:13:47 UTC +Subject: A powerful HBWS experience + + Yet another Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seed Experiment + (or how I learned to loathe myself and respect ergot alkaloids) + +Date: 22 November 1993 (the day after) + +Here's the situation, kids; see if you can find where I went horribly, +tragically wrong: Several weeks ago, over a period of a couple of months, +my lover and I of four and a half years broke up, I lost my job and +subsequently my home, and had a brief fling which punched holes in my +reputation and self-image. + +Still managing to convince myself that I was the free-spirit, untouched by +the illusionary material world, I put on a happy face et cetera. A few days +ago, however, I started to dwell on thoughts of self-doubt, worry, mild +paranoia, and depression. + +Drum roll please. + +So I thought I'd take a psychedelic drug and see if that helped to put things +back in perspective. + +WRONG! What, was I out of my mind? Lesson number one in the psychedelic +universe: Don't use a psychedelic drug as a mood-lifter, to escape bad +feelings, or to make a bad situation better. It don't work that way. + +The pharmacological details: A couple of days prior to the experiment, I +ground up fifty Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (Argyreia nervosa) seeds in a mortar +and pestle, and put the resulting powder into gel caps. There were about +3.5 seeds per gel cap, with even potency across all of the gel caps. + +Part of the motivation for my experiment was to test the potency/toxicity of +the seeds taken in this manner. I had taken ten seeds, cracked in water, +and had a terrific trip; and I had taken twelve seeds in a similar way and +been wracked with nausea, stupor, and a generally bad time. + +So I took two capsules, what I expected to be about 2/3rds of a real dose. +My notes follow (indented) with comments (not indented): + + 1 PM - two caps + +I had also been taking ginseng fairly regularly for the previous week or two, +and I don't know how these two drugs might have reacted. What I believed I +had been noticing from the ginseng were the following symptoms: a) increased +creativity, b) more alertness without caffeine jitteryness, c) slight paranoia. +Of course any of the above could also be the result of a placebo effect, or +of the emotional turmoil in my life. + +I was not taking any other drugs at the time. I had smoked a good hunk of +weed the previous afternoon. + + 1:30 - slight runs, tight bridge of nose + +The slight runs were slightly loose bowels, I included them in my notes +without knowing whether or not they represented the first symptoms of nausea. +In the aftermath, I'd say that it was just coincidence. The tight bridge of +nose was one of those bells that goes off in my mind and says to me, "remember, +you just took a psychedelic and here it comes!" + + 1:35 - tight top of head + +Similarly. + + 1:45 - stomach grumbling + +This was probably caused more by the drug, but I'm not sure. There wasn't +much nausea (thank God) at all this time. A little bit hit me at one point, +but nothing in itself particularly bothersome. + + 2:40 - very slight nausea twinge, some peripheral visual + distortion[, ] cold feet + +There is the nausea I was talking about. By "twinge," I mean that it was +noticable, but not lasting. A moment would come and I would say, "gee, I +feel kind of sick to my stomach," but then it would go away. Could be +explained by just the psychedelic coenesthetic fuzziness, but I don't think +I was tripping that hard yet. Cold feet was a "just in case" marker for me. +Stafford's "Psychedelics Encyclopedia" mentions that ergot alkaloids like +those in HBWS and MGS can at higher doses cause the limbs to turn bluish. +(See: ergotism). So far this hasn't happened to me, but I try to be alert +for the effects. It was a chilly day, and my feet were propped up, so I think +it was not a drug effect. + + 2:50 - More tummy rumbles. + 3:00 - Take 500 mg C - folklore + +I'm two hours into the dose and not getting much out of it but some slight +peripheral vision fuzziness and motion, and a weird overall feeling. So I +try to augment the trip with Vitamin C. I have no idea if this works or not, +but it's everpresent acid folklore, and it's harmless as far as I know. + + 4:15 - Tired, amotivational[, ] Somewhat trippy. + +I think the trip started right about here - three hours and fifteen minutes +after taking the powdered seeds. That's something I should stress right off +the bat about HBWS - the curve is very very different from that of LSD. On +LSD, you accelerate quickly to the peak (within an hour or two of taking the +drug), and then spend another couple of hours or more at the peak before +sliding slowly down to baseline. + +With HBWR, you spend the first three to six hours just climbing to the peak, +and then a shorter time falling back to baseline. I don't think I reached the +peak until six or seven at night - five or six hours after taking the +capsules. Quite a long ride, with none of the "it's all downhill from here" +sense that you get if things get confusing on acid. + + 6:00 - emotionally depressed + - No, make that fucking despondent + +By this time things had started to go bad. I tried all of the traditional +things to swing things around: Went to the bathroom, made some food, took a +walk in the fresh air, turned on more lights, changed the music. Nothing +worked. + +I was feeling the beginnings of what would be a very panicked depressive +episode. Nobody loved me, even the people I thought were my friends were +really annoyed with me and talked about me behind my back, my pretensions +had become such an integral part of my self-image that seeing them shattered +was destroying my identity. I felt that if people knew who I really was, they +would be disgusted or frightened and run away, and so I had to wear a mask, +which of course was another way of keeping people at a distance from my real +self, so there was no way I could win... + +Whew. It was bad, folks. Going for a quick-paced walk helped, but only by +keeping my mind busy thinking about route and traffic lights and whether or +not it was going to rain. Overall the mood was still bad. I stopped by a +donut shop to get a chocolate-covered devil's food donut with chocolate chips. +Chocolate is another of my temperamental mood-lifters that I've kept in my +bag of acid trips for that rainy day when I need it. But the wisdom of this +decision didn't stand up; I thought that when I crashed from the sugar high +things would just be that much worse. So I tossed the donut away. + + 7:00 - Still depressed - some anaesthesia - pinches don't + hurt as much as they should. Tripping at about + maximum so far, but wish it would stop. + +I should note at this point that there is a history of depression in my +family, my younger brother is taking medication for depression, and most of +the women on my mother's side of the family seem to have had some sort of +breakdown in their past. So far, except for a period of bad depression in +adolescence (which could have just been adolescence, of course), I've escaped +in terrific shape. My mood has been generally good, and my psychedelic trips +have been 95% wonderful. + +But, after a few hours of this nonsense, I was convinced that my bad mood and +such over the previous days was part of a spiral into mental illness and that +I was going straight to the funny farm. I was exhibiting a lot of the signs +of a panic attack and severe depression, and I wasn't sure how much I could +attribute to the drug, and how much was just me. + +Remember that I had taken what I thought was 2/3rds of a good dose of HBWS, +which I translated as about 2/3rds again of a reasonable dose of LSD. In +other words, about half a hit: small potatoes for a veteran tripper. + +The anaesthesia I'm talking about was kind of interesting. At one point, I +pinched the web of skin between my thumb and finger, and although I could +feel the pain, it didn't seem to mean anything to me. So I pinched harder. +Sure enough, the pain increased slightly, but it still didn't mean anything +to me. So I pinched as hard as I could. Still, no injury I could get +excited about, although there was clearly some tissue trauma. + +Two things of note: One, this may have been an effect of the drug, and if so, +is a new one to me. Two, severely depressed people sometimes engage in self- +mutilation, and this may have been an inkling of that for me. + + 7:22 - Niacin + +At this point I remembered another bit of folklore - the "niacin abort." I +decided to give it a try. I took one 100 mg tablet of niacin. I don't know +if it did any good or not. + +A little after this point - I was alone in the apartment, and had been alone +through the whole trip - I called a very good friend and trip buddy, telling +him that "I'm having a bad trip and I can't get out." I felt very ashamed, +because one of my own rules for drug taking is that I can't use drugs to put +obligations on other people. But my friend was happy to help me out, and was +a soothing voice and a shoulder to lean on when I really, really needed one. + +By this time, I felt like a raving nut. I would prop up my face in my hands, +then cover my mouth with my hands, then bite my fingers, then rub my nose, +then rub my hands through my hair, then rub my eyes, then bite my thumbnail, +then lean my chin on my hand - all in the course of a couple of seconds. I +thought that I probably sounded like that woman in the diner in the movie +"Slacker." ("You shouldn't. You should not. You should't. You shouldn't. +You shouldn't traumatize a woman sexually. You shouldn't. You should not...") + +Except that my dialogue was at the same time more coherent and more troubled: +"I feel so alienated. I look at people. I look at them talk. I look at +people talk and I can't understand them. I mean I understand what they are +saying, and I know what the words mean, but I don't understand the transaction +that's taking place. I don't know the rules. I try to talk, but people look +at me and expect me to say more and I don't know the rules. I look at people +and I don't understand. Nobody knows who I am. I can't understand them. I'm +trying to say I feel alienated. Like I'm not one of them. They're doing +something when they talk and it's not in the words and I can't understand what +it is." + +I mean, really, really, bonkers call the men in the white suits stuff. Most +of the above was in reference to a party I went to the night before where I +didn't know very many of the people in attendance. They had social conventions +in common, and shared interests (Star Trek and the Rocky Horror Picture Show) +that I did not share with them, so in a way it was as though I'd landed on +another planet. But my feelings of alienation had been extrapolated to include +the whole human race. + +It was bad. I have new understanding for the tales of people who took acid +and committed suicide. For a long time I thought of these tales as drug war +propaganda or coincidence. Now I have a little more understanding of how a +pre-existing depression could be catapulted into a state of absolute hopeless- +ness under the influence of a psychedelic. + + 9:10 - Coming down finally. + +And rapidly, too. The whole coming-down time seemed to take about fifteen +minutes. One minute I was babbling nonsense and biting my fingers, the next +minute I'm sipping tea and putting some Paul Simon on the CD player. Perhaps +the niacin took effect, or maybe thats the unfamiliar HBWS curve again. + +What lessons can the readers of alt.drugs get from my tale of woe? HBWS did +not give me a bad trip. HBWS gave me a powerful trip that was bad because of +the soil the seeds were planted in: an emotionally troubled mind. HBWS is +powerful juju. It's not a poor substitute for the real thing; it IS the real +thing. My recommendation: Do not trip on a psychedelic drug if you're in a +bad mood, depressed, or suffering from some sort of emotional turmoil. And, +finally, think twice about tripping alone. + +Personally, I'm going to stay away from drugs, ginseng, chocolate, and +concentrated sugar for a couple of weeks at least, just to do an evaluation +of where my head's at and make sure I'm not falling prey to the family curse. +I feel much better this morning (last night I was sure I'd never recover), +although a bit apprehensive. I'm going to treat psychedelics in a much more +reverent fashion from here on out, and tread more lightly on my mind. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: popeyeti@access1.digex.net (Pope Electric Yeti) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Baby Hawaiian Woodrose +Message-ID: <2idggt$t2g@news1.digex.net> +Date: 29 Jan 94 11:15:41 GMT + +I had a really bad trip on these once, good at first, like being drunk +with trippy visuals.Then everything started to spin and I got sick. I +became really scared and convinced that I was going to die. I had to go +to a friends house to chill out when it was all over. Never again... +Spend your money on good blotter or 'shrooms, but you *really* might want +to stay away from this one.... + +Anybody else have this kind of experience? + +Pope. + +============================================================================= + +From: 25u7gardinie@vms.csd.mu.edu +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: My HBWR experiences +Date: 1 Feb 1994 01:11:21 GMT +Message-ID: <009795F5.D1B78320@vms.csd.mu.edu> + +I have been following the thread on HBWR and felt it about time to +share my own experiences in the area. By no means am I refuting anything +already said, I am only offering my own experience for consideration to +those willing to listen. I like the seeds. I have had rather nice +experiences with them and will continue to use them from time to time. +The worst physical side effect I have had from them was stomach cramping +and that was without dramamine. The method I have used with the seeds is +fairly simple. I grind up the number I am going to ingest and then soak +them in water for an hour or two. Then I drain the water so as to seperate +the seed matter from it. I toss the seed matter away (I don't remember +where, perhaps Jonathon Ott, I'll check, but anyways, I remember reading +that the alkaloids responsible for much of the toxic symptoms are not water +soluble and therefore will remain in the seed matter). Anyways, the +resulting drink I am left with I ingest over 30-45 minutes. This also +seems to reduce the bad effects. The only part I find annoying is the +lethargy, but that seems to be overcome by setting as I have had many +enjoyable walks while under the effects although the first few steps took +one hell of a lot of will power. I would suggest though that anyone +interested in exploring these start out with a small amount and work their +way up. A previous poster mentioned 20-30 seeds. I personally would never +take that many seeds, at least not at this point in time. my max currently +is about 13 or so. My first time was with 8 or 9. Well, hopefully someone +found this to be of some value. + +============================================================================= + +From: ceh1@acpub.duke.edu (Charles Eric Horowitz) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: HBWS, works for me! +Message-ID: <2j90ik$sl@news.duke.edu> +Date: 8 Feb 94 21:35:16 GMT + +After not reading for a while, I tried to catch up +with the news and read several negative posts concerning +Hawaiin Babay Woodrose Seeds, so I thought Id relate +my experience with them. First off, my one time with +them (Havent really had 8 hours to blow on them), +about 2 weeks ago had some litigating circumstances +which could have effected them. First I had only +2 hours of sleep the night before, and second I took +8 of them(with the white fungus coating scraped off) +at about midnight. About 3 minutes after completely +chewing them, I began feeling really slow and lazy, +and got pretty hot and uncomfortanble(i had not taken any dramamine). I got +the dry heaves a few times, but since I hadnt eaten in +hours, I was OK. After about 40 minutes of this hot, +nausious(sp?) really lazy feeling, with no trippy results, +I said, forget it! and went to bed. About an hour and a half +later I woke up feeling like I was on a boat in a hurricane. +My equilibrium was completely out of whack, so I got up to get +some water. When I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror, +I saw that my pupils were the size of the entire iris, so guessing that +the seeds had worked, I stepped back about a foot and began to stare at +myself to see what would happen. + Unfortunately, I had taken my lenses out to go to sleep so I was now nearly +blind, however, sure enough, I began to warp and twist and invert into myself. +I also noticed at this point that the dizzy feeling was gone and now +I actually felt rather euphoric. I noticed that the walls were breathing +rather gently. I spent the next few hours experimenting and pretty much +determined that I could will what would happen(i.e., I could stare at +my hand and make my fingers grow really long, etc). I spent a few minutes +talking to the ceiling(those circular light holes sure look like mouths, +especially when their breathing). I only got to talk to one person that night +and the floor was breathing, and he kept rising and falling about a foot and a +half up and down, rather amusingly. Anyway, by four or so I began feeling +really tired so I tried to go back to bed. Unfortunately I couldnt stay +asleep for more than a few minutes at a time as anytime I laid down, that +dizzy, off balance feeling returned, yet whenever I stood or sat, I felt +really close to euphoria. Finally got to sleep at about 8, and didnt wake +up until 3 or so, and felt really strung out the rest of the day. + +Im hoping that next time I try these, its with sleep, and dramamine and +a little earlier in the day, but overall I rather enjoyed the exp. +CHUCK + +============================================================================= + +From: lewis@aera2.mitre.org (Keith Lewis) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Woodrose seeds from T.A.E. report +Date: 18 May 1994 19:23:43 GMT +Message-ID: <2rdq00$jv5@linus.mitre.org> + +Two different shipments of HBWR seeds from the same source, two years apart. + +#1 (then): Seeds were light brown and had concave spots with a very hard +shell. ~150 mg. + +#2 (now): Seeds are dark brown and *hairy*. They are almost double the +size (~275 mg). Convex, with an equally hard shell. + +What's the deal? Were the old ones immature? What about potency? +These new things scare me! + +--Keith Lewis klewis@mitre.org PGP key available. +.. pH balanced for your decisions, your life. -- Proctor & Gamble +The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer. + +============================================================================= + +From: weeleaze@eos.ncsu.edu (WILLIAM E ELEAZER) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.hemp +Subject: Baby Wood Rose Tried +Date: 22 May 1994 23:13:30 GMT +Message-ID: <2roouq$maa@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> + + Well I sent off to T.A.E for some Baby Wood Rose Seeds + and they convinced me to get the sample kit which + consisted of maybe 200 hemp seeds (precooked), about + 25 each of Wood Rose and Baby Wood Rose seeds. A friend + and I rubbed the hairs off of 8 Baby Wood Rose seeds, + ground them to a pulp in a mortar and pestle, split it in + half, mixed it with a cup of coffee and drank the mix. + We had to spoon out the grit ( the ground Baby Wood Rose Seeds) + out because it all sunk to the bottom. When I did this + it tasted exactly like what really good blotter tastes like, + but the taste went away pretty quickly. There was no + ensuing trip. Anyone have any comments? + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hemp_his.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hemp_his.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1c2c661 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hemp_his.drg @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: A SHORT HEMP HISTORY, The Story you were never told in school +Date: Thu, 24 Mar 94 23:45:17 -0500 +Message-ID: <BKzMBmd.instforhemp@delphi.com> + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +CANNABIS HEMP HAS A VERY LONG HISTORY OF HUMAN USE +The History you Were never Told. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +By John Birrenbach, Founder +The Institute for Hemp + +The World History of Commercial Cannabis Hemp or Marijuana +Cannabis Hemp has a history that goes back to pre-historic time. +Cannabis Hemp has been found in Tombs dating back to 8,000 B. C. + Hemp Travels The World: + 1. 8500BC China 2. 1000BC India + 3. 500BC Africa - Asia 4. 500AD Europe + 5. 1495 N America 6. 1545 S America + 7. 1992 Australia 8. 1993 England + Cannabis use can be documented as far back as 2700 BC (1) in +ancient Chinese writings. These writings tell us that cannabis was +used by the Chinese for a variety of uses. These included fiber, oil, +and as a medicine. By 450 BC history tells us that hemp was being +cultivated in the Mid-East region. From Afghanistan to Egypt hemp was +cultivated for its fiber and drugs. It appears that hemp was first +introduced into Europe around 500-1000 AD. It is known that hemp was +in wide cultivation in Europe by the Sixteenth century. It was +cultivated for its fiber and its seed. The seed was cooked with +barley and other grains and eaten. In 1537 Dioscorides called the +plant Cannabis Sativa, the scientific name that stands today as its +true name. He noted its use in "the stoutest cords" and also its +medicinal properties (2). Hemp was introduced into Chile about 1545 +(3) where it was grown for fiber. Hemp was introduced in New England +soon after Puritan Immigrants settled, noting that it grew "twice so +high"(4). In Virginia the early legislature passed many acts to +promote the hemp industry. Before the revolution hemp seems to have +flourished in the area around Lancaster PA. Hemp was first grown in +Kentucky in 1775 (5). In 1802 two extensive Ropewalks were built in +Lexington Kentucky. There was also announced a machine that could +break "eight thousand weight of hemp per day"(6), a huge quantity for +the time. Hemp spread to other states including Missouri by 1835, +Champaign IL by 1875, Nebraska by 1887, California by 1912 (7), +Minnesota by 1880 (8), Wisconsin and Iowa by the early 1920Us. The +cultivation of hemp was stalled by federal action in 1937 by the +imposition of a heavy tax on producers known as the Marijuana Tax +Act. By 1940 the US government reduced the tax so production could +take place during WW II. After WW II, with the heavy tax, cultivation +declined until 1968 when the last legal crop was grown in Minnesota +(9). + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Footnotes: + 1 Yearbook of the Dept of Yearbook of the Dept of Agriculture, L +Dewey, Pg. 296, 1913: + 2 Dioscorides. Medica Materia, li bri sex, pg 147, 1537; + 3 Husbands, Jose D, US Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant +Industry, Bulletin #153, pg 42, 1909; + 4 Yearbook of the Dept of Agriculture, L Dewey, pg 291, 1913; + 5 Moore, Brent. A study of the past, the present and future of +the hemp industry in Kentucky, p 16,1905; + 6 Michaux, Andre, Travels to the west of the Alleghenies, pg 152, +1805; + 7 Yearbook of the Dept of Agriculture, L Dewey, pg 293, 1913; + 8 Schoenrock Ruth, Hemp in Minnesota During the war time +emergency, pg15,1966; + 9 Robinson, Bob Dr., Hemp experimenter at U of MN 1960-1968 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Uploaded by John Birrenbach, founder of the Institute for Hemp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hemp_src.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hemp_src.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4d880e89 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hemp_src.drg @@ -0,0 +1,181 @@ +From: Zed <LopezE@rpi.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.hemp,alt.save.the.earth +Subject: Re: Hemp Products I Want +Date: 21 Sep 1993 08:20:48 GMT +Message-ID: <27mdh0$33r@usenet.rpi.edu> + +[text deleted -cak] + +The current Co-op America Quarterly offers these numbers for hemp +clothing and material: + +Acton & Company 510-843-6741 +Coalition for Hemp Awareness 602-988-9355 +Exotic Gifts 707-725-9798 +Hempcat Production 414-964-6685 +Ohio Hempery 800-BUY-HEMP + +Co-op America is at + +1850 M Street NW, Suite 700 +PO Box 18217 +Washington, DC 20036 +800-424-2667 +202-872-5307 + +Standard disclaimer: I have no relation to any of the above (save that +I'm a member of Co-op America). + +Zed +-- +LopezE@rpi.edu PO Box 698 Piscataway, NJ 08855 + +============================================================================= + +From phz@cadence.com Wed Sep 19 08:20:22 1990 +From: phz@cadence.com (Pete Zakel) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: HEMP related products +Date: 14 Sep 90 21:22:13 GMT + +"The Emperor Wears No Clothes" by Jack Herer + + $12.95 + $2.00 shipping (U.S.) + Access Unlimited + P.O. 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Shultz + + L.A. Times 6 Nov 1989 + (from photocopy in The Emperor Wears No Clothes) + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..160510ea --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,208 @@ +From: bmasel@igc.org (Ben Masel) +Date: 8 Mar 92 03:30:00 GMT +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs +Subject: Re: Book burning + + +REPOSTING: + +The following two responses are abstracts of papers presented at +the First European Conference on Industrial Uses for Agricultural +Crops, held at Maastricht, The Netherlands last November. I hope +to have the full papers soon, and will post when available. + +ben + +CHARACTERISATION AND PROCESSING OF ANNUAL CROPS +(ESP. HEMP) FOR PULP AND PAPER + +MARIE-JOSE DE SMET + +AGROTECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ATO-DLO, +HAAGSTEEG 6, 6700 AA WAGENINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS) + +Hemp is a nonwoody annual plant containing two types of cellulose +fibers, of which one type originates from the bark, and the other +from the wood part of the stem. These fibers have different +physical properties and chemical composition. The long flexible +bast fiber which occurs in high proportion has long been used for +textiles and ropemaking. Both fibers can be used in the +preparation of pulp, paper, and probably numerous other products. +An important characteristic of the pulping of hemp compared to +wood is the treatment neccessary to produce pulp is milder. + +These and other data have raised the possibility of new approaches +to pulp manufacturing that overcome the serious environmental +problems created by the pulp and paper industry and of developing +energy efficient processes. + +The production of pulp and paper from hemp consists of various +operations. Preliminary production steps are the seperation of +bark and wood and if storage is required drying or ensiling. The +numerous steps are: pulping, bleaching, waste-water treatment, and +the basic operations in papermaking. All these tasks are being +studied and optimized. The pulping process we have focused on are: +thermomechanical and chemo- thermomechanical pulping, alkaline +extraction, organosolv pulping, and biopulping. + +The results obtained are promising and indicate that pulp and +paper can be prepared from hemp using clean processes and that +substantial energy savings can be achieved. Different qualities of +pulp and paper can be produce dependent on the pulping process. + + +__________________________________________________ + +VARIATION OF HEMP (CANNABIS SATIVA) FOR STEM YIELD AND STEM +QUALITY RELATED CHARACTERS + +E.P.M. De Meyer + +CPO, P.O.Box 16, 6700 Wageningen, The Netherlands + +The feasibility of the production of cellulose by means of the +annual crop Cannabis Sativa is being studied in the Netherlands. +This paper deals with one of the basic steps of the project, the +establishment of a Cannabis collection and the characterisation of +the populations with respect to yield and quality. + +Until now varieties of domesticated Cannabis are selected for the +production of either phloem fibers or narcotic resin. Both groups +are represented in the collection, as well as a third group +consisting of spontaneous populations. The complete collection +contains about 160 more or less distinctive populations. After +evaluation, selected populations will be used in a breeding +programme. + +The dry matter production of cannabis plants depends primarily on +the legnth of the inductive photoperiod which determines the +duration of the vegetative period at a certain latitude. The +harvest index - the fraction of the main stems of the total dry +matter - depends on plant habit traits like degree of branching +and internode legnth. A summary of the variation for vegetative +growth will be presented in relation to stem growth parameters as +measured in a field experiment. + +The optimal quality properties of cellulose pulp varieties of +Cannabis are still under study but it is already clear that the +available fiber varieties only partially meet the requirements. + +Alternative sources of raw materials for paper pulp production are +usually compared with the main source at present which is conifer +wood. A comparison of Cannabis fiber dimensions and conifer wood +dimensions will be presented. Only the fraction of secondary +phloem fibers is similar to conifer fibers. Almost no variation +has been detected for the length of the relatively short wood +fibers of Cannabis, which hampers attempts to improve the quality +of the xylem fraction by means of breeding. The phloem fibers are +considered to be the most valuable components of the stem. A quick +method to estimate phloem fiber content was developed and results +of the evaluation of the collection with respect to fiber content +will be presented. Also a method to estimate the amount of primary +and secondary fibers within the total fraction of phloem fibers +will be discussed. + +------------------------------------------------------------ + +Ben Masel, Director WI NORML bmasel@igc.org 608-257-5456 + +911 Williamson St, Madison WI 53703 + +i didn't put politics in the gutter, i found it there. +------------------------------------------------------------ + +============================================================================= + +In the early part of the 1900s the US Farm Bureau had +a department for fiber investigations. + +One report is as follows: + + +In the literature of the fiber producing plants of the +world the word hemp appears frequently, applied oftentimes +to fibers that are widely distinct from each other. The +word is usually employed with a prefix, even when the +true hemp is meant, as manila hemp, sisal hemp, Russian +hemp, etc. In this article will be considered the hemp +plant proper, the Cannabis Sativa of the botanists, which +has been so generally cultivated the world over as a +cordage fiber that the value of all other fibers as to +strength and durability is estimated by it. + +The Sanskrit name of the plant is bhanga; in Hindostan it +is called ganja; the Arab name is kinnub, from which, +doubtless, its Latin name cannabis, is derived; in Persia +it is known as bung, while in China it is chu ts-ao, +and in Japan, asa. + +Its native home is India and Persia, but it is in general +cultivation in many parts of the world, both in temperate +and more tropical climes, though only in Russia and Poland +in large quantities for export. + +French hemp is much valued, but the finest quality comes +from Italy, and is fine, soft, light colored, and strong. +Hemp, though grown throughout India, is little cultivated +for its fiber, although Bombay grown hemp "was proved to +be superior to Russian." + +Hemp is largely grown in Japan for the manufacture of +cloth. This industry is very old, as prior to the +introduction of silk weaving it was the only textile +fabric of the country. + +Its cultivation is an established industry in the United +States, Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois being the chief +sources of supply, though the culture has extended as +far north as Minnesota and as far south as the Mississippi +Delta, while California has only recently become +interested in its growth. + +Formerly large areas were devoted to the cultivation of +the plant in the United States, and thirty five years +ago nearly 40,000 tons of hemp was produced in Kentucky +alone, while now the figure has diminished due to +imports of Philippine manila and jute. + +Kentucky hemp is used successfully not only for rigging +of vessels and for twines and yarns and bagging, but +it is also spun and woven into cloth, just as today +it is manufactured into fabrics in portions of +Brittany. + +Soil Selection + +As in Brittany, so in Kentucky, limestone soils, or the +alluvial soils such as are found in the river bottoms, +are best adapted to this plant. The culture, therefore, +is quite general along the smaller streams of Brittany, +where the climate is mild and the atmosphere humid. + +In Kentucky the best lands only are chosen for hemp, +and the most favorable results are obtained where there +is an underlying bed of blue limestone. In certain +portions of the State, Shelby County for example, it +is claimed that a finer and tougher fiber is produced +than in other sections, and this is thought to be +due to a mixture in the soil of a whitish, oily clay. +As a general rule, however, light or dry soils or +heavy, tenacious soils are most unfavorable. + +Hemp is not an exhaustive crop. A recent report states +that in Kentucky a grower in virgin soil sown to hemp +can be followed with this crop for fifteen to twenty +years successively; sown then to small grain and clover, +it can be grown every third year, without fertilizers, +almost indefinitely. + +In New York, it is customary to apply barnyard manures +as there it is considered essential to put the soil +in good fertility to make a successful crop. + + +-- +Capt. Kirk: let's head for that planet, third from the sun, it + looks promising.... |-) + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinst.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinst.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..180c16da --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinst.drg @@ -0,0 +1,1051 @@ +From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.hemp +Subject: INSTITUTE: HEMP FOR PAPER REPORT**MUST READ** LONG +Date: Wed, 16 Mar 94 20:46:28 -0500 +Message-ID: <p84OAy8.instforhemp@delphi.com> + +[somewhat reformatted -cak] + +This is a report prepared by The Institute for Hemp that re-examines +USDA Bulletin #404. +Thanks +John +******************************************* +******************************************* +An Institute for Hemp +SPECIAL REPORT #B +A Report on The Use of Cannabis Hemp as a Source of Raw Materials in the +Production of Paper: +American Grown Hemp Can Supply our Paper Needs. + +CONTENTS: + +Purpose or Intent of this report + +The History of Paper-making + +The Production of Hemp +Composition of Hemp Hurds pg 6 +Summary Pg 7-8 + +The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Purpose of Original Study pg 10 +Factors Justifying an Investigation pg 11 +Character of Material pg 12 +Operations Involved pg 13-15 +Description of Test pg 15-16 +Comparison of Test with Practice pg 17-20 +Physical Properties of the Paper pg 20-21 +Conclusions pg 21-22 + +Conclusions from the Report + +References & Resources + +Purpose of this Report + + The intent or purpose of this report is to evaluate the current +potential of using hemp as a source of raw materials for the production of +paper. + + In the preparation of this report it was evident that sections on +the history of paper making, and the production of hemp be included, and as +such the three reports are presented together. + + +John Birrenbach Founder The Institute for Hemp + +HISTORY OF PAPER MAKING + Since it is not the intent of this report to give a detailed history +of paper making, I provide this short synopsis, with notes as to the use of +hemp, of the paper making processes history. + Since the earliest time man has used things upon which to record his +ideas. From drawing in caves to the use of tree bark and now paper, man has +sought to record his ideas so that they may be preserved. + The first, generally regarded, preparation of paper from plant +fibers is about 500 BC 1. + The use of hemp fibers is noted in 105 A.D. in an announcement by +Ts'ai Lun to the Emperor of China. 2 + During the next 1,700 years many different materials were used to +make paper. With the advancement of modern textile manufacture the use of +scraps, mainly cloth and fiber textiles, for the production of paper became +the norm. + In the early 19th century the need for a sustainable source of raw +materials to make paper was necessary. Until the 19th Century the paper +used was in limited supply, the paper was only manufactured in areas were +textile mills were present. 3 + In 1863 the first claim of making paper from wood is made by +Augustus Stanwood and William Tower in Gardiner Maine. With the invention +of the wood pulp process the decline and the eventual end of recycled rag +paper was certain. 4 + By the mid 20th Century the use of tree paper had become the norm, +and the use of other materials in paper production is labeled as specialty +papers. It is also clear by the early 1900's that the use of trees for +paper production is only a transitional material at best as tree production +can not be sustained. 5 + In the early 1980's environmental groups bring pressure on the U. S. +Government and companies producing paper from trees to stop the practice. At +the same time the use of recycled paper, and the search for an alternative +source of raw materials capable of supplying the U. S. with its paper needs +continues. Conclusion: + The use of trees in the production of paper is only a recent +development. 6 The pressure from environmentalists and the public against +the use of trees to make paper is not likely to be reduced, but rather +increased. + The use of recycled paper can not supply the United States with its +paper requirements. + The need to find an alternative crop that can safely produce paper is +imperative. + +Production of Hemp + + As it is necessary to discuss the production of hemp as it relates +to the production of hemp hurds, the raw material sought for the purpose of +this report, I include a short synopsis on the production of hemp and its +processing into the basic raw materials the plant produces. This synopsis +is necessarily short as the purpose of this report is to discuss the use of +hemp hurds as a paper-making material, not the cultivation and processing of +hemp. For more information on the cultivation and processing of hemp it is +suggested that you obtain copies of The Institute for Hemp Reports #A, C, & +D for detailed information on The Laws, Cultivation Techniques, and +Processing Techniques respectively. + To understand the production of hemp it is necessary to understand +the plant itself. + The plant Cannabis Sativa L., is composed of a main stalk that can +grow to a height of over 18 feet, a root structure that can reach a depth of +over 2 feet. Extending from the main stalk are leaves and branches, on the +branches grow leaves and flowers. The plant is naturally dioecious (7), but +in some varieties there is a monecious or dual sexing is present. 8 + The stalk of the plant Cannabis L. is composed of a woody inner core +surrounded by an outer bark composed of fiber. The outer bark contains the +fiber commonly separated and used in the production of rope, cloth and other +fiber products. The woody inner core contains a small percentage of short +fibers. 9 + During the decortication, or fiber separation, process the inner +core is broken into small pieces, these small pieces are called Hemp Hurds. +These hurds correspond to shives in flax. 10 + Hemp is commonly grown in a variety of manners depending on the end +use of the hemp. If hemp is grown for seed it is commonly grown in rows +approx. 1-2 feet apart, similar to corn, this allows for branching and +maximum seed production. If hemp is grown for fiber it is generally grown +in rows as close together as 2-3 inches. 11 The hurds from hemp grown for +any reason may be used as a raw material for the production of paper. 12 + Ideally hemp cultivated for paper would be grown in a manner +consistent with that of fiber production. By cultivating hemp in this +manner the largest volume of hemp hurds would be collected. Additionally by +cultivating hemp in this manner the fiber would then be available for sale +to textile manufactures. + During the previous 5,000 years Hemp Hurds, with the exception of +some relatively obscure uses, were basically a useless and uncollectible +material that was commonly left in fields or burned for fuel. 13 In this +report Hemp Hurds are considered to be of value for the production of paper. + +The Composition of Hemp Hurds The inner surface of the hurds usually bears a + layer of pith, consisting of thin walled cells nearly spherical or +angular, but not elongated. They are probably of little value for paper, +but they constitute less than 1 per cent of the weight of the hurds. The +principle weight and bulk consist of slender elongated woody cells. The +outer surface is covered with fine secondary fibers composed of slender +elongated cells, tougher than those of the wood but finer and shorter than +those of the hemp fiber for commerce. 14 + +RETTING Nearly all the hemp previously cultivated in the United States was + dew retted. This would no longer be the case. In almost every +instance of modern commercial hemp cultivation retting is now conducted in +ponds. Hurds from water-retted hemp are cleaner and softer than those from +dew retted hemp, (15) and are therefore, more highly sought by the textile +industries. Additionally water-retted hemp hurds should also be of a more +uniform nature and more highly sought by the paper maker. It can be assumed +that a retting process designed for maximum paper production could be +invented. + +YIELDS Yields of hemp production world wide range from a low of 5 tons to a + high of 10 tons of hemp stalk per acre. Percentages of fiber vary +from 12-30%. This leaves approx. 70-87% Hurds remaining as a source of raw +materials in the production of paper. 16 + Yields of Hemp hurds are between 7,000 - 17,400 lbs per acre. 17 This +becomes a sizable amount of materials that could be used in the production of +paper. + These yields have increased from less than 2.5 tons of hurds per +acre when the original study was conducted by the U. S. Department of +Agriculture. 18 + +SUMMARY + + Many of the problems associated with the processing of hemp that +were outlined in the U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin #404 have been +overcome with the advance of technology. 19 + The major drawback to using hemp hurds as a source of raw materials +was the collection process. During the period before the original report was +prepared, there was little use of mechanical decorticators. 20 This made +collection of the hemp hurds nearly impossible. This is no longer a problem +since the invention of many specialized machines that can process tons of +hemp per day. 21 These facilities could be located centrally for the ease of +collection of the raw materials produced. + Presently there is very little use for hemp hurds. With exception +to the production of particle board or methanol fuels and farm bedding there +is no use for hemp hurds other than paper production. + Currently there is no supply of hemp hurds in the United States. To +supply all the raw material necessary to provide paper, the United States +would need to cultivate some 10-12 million acres of hemp. This would +produce the necessary 54. million metric tons of raw material necessary to +produce virgin paper each year. 22 Considering that the United States has +some 1 Billion acres of Farm Land, this is approx. 1% of the available Farm +Land to provide all the paper produced, in the United States, from trees on +an annual basis. 23 + Shipment of hemp hurds could be facilitated by the construction of +paper mills near the decortication mills. The Decortication mills in turn +could be located close to the fields where hemp is cultivated. The proper +installation of hemp cultivation in selected areas could facilitate the +shipment of raw materials to the processing facilities. + Cultivars of hemp with little, 0.01% Tetra-Hyrodocannibinol, or no +psychoactive substances have been engineered. 24 This alone should be +incentive enough to begin cultivation of hemp on a commercial scale. + If the proper laws were introduced so that farmers, like those in +France, Italy and Spain, could cultivate low potency varieties of hemp many +farmers would take advantage of cultivating hemp. 25 + Currently the major Cannabis crop still grown in the United States +is commonly called Sinsemilla Marijuana, or seedless marijuana. This +material is highly prized on the illicit drug market because of its seedless +nature and high potency. With the introduction of large scale commercial +cannabis cultivation the pollen produced by these non-psychoactive plants +would pollinate the illicit marijuana, thus producing seed and reducing its +value on the illicit drug market. The seed, collected by the illicit +grower, would produce a lower potency marijuana than that of the previous +generation from which it was collected. This would in effect cause the +eradication of outdoor grown marijuana in the United States at the same time +adding a valuable farm crop and reducing the destruction of the forests. + + Clearly with the re-introduction of hemp as a farm crop all paper +used by the United States in a given year could be grown by the American +farmer. In addition by cultivating an additional 1-2% of the farm land we +could establish ourselves as the provider of pulp for paper to a +considerable size of the portion of the world. This would reduce the +current trade deficit experienced by the United States. + + It is clear from the evidence available that the cultivation of hemp +is a simple matter. In the traditional farm belt of the Midwest, hemp +requires no fertilizers, herbicides, irrigation, pesticides or complicated +cultivation or harvesting techniques. 26 As such hemp would be comparably +cheaper to cultivate than corn, and require less physical care to reach a +harvestable crop. It can be assumed that with the state of current +technology that in comparison to other crops hemp would be an inexpensive +crop to cultivate. 27 + + It can also be assumed that given the current state of technology +that it would be relatively inexpensive to process the crop into the three +(Hurds, Fiber, & Seed) raw materials that can be produced from hemp. 28 + +The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp Hurds + + Prior to the preparation of this report I discovered that several +companies in Europe, and the United States, still manufacture paper from +hemp. 29 I also discovered that several countries in the former Eastern bloc +are actively considering hemp as a substitute raw material for paper +production. 30 + + Unfortunately there is little published scientific work on the +subject. While it is quite clear that paper production from hemp is +continued to this day little technical detail about its production can be +uncovered. As such the only work I am able to cite from is The U. S. +Department of Agriculture Bulletin #404. + + Since the only definitive published work is the U. S. Department of +Agriculture bulletin, and since this work is extremely technical I have +copied the important material, and added comments to them as needed. + +The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp Hurds by Jason L. Merrill, Paper-Plant +chemist, Paper-Plant Investigations First Published Oct. 14, 1916 By the U. +S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin #404 + + Since Hemp Hurds are to be treated in this report as a raw material +for the manufacture of book and printing papers, the qualities, supply, +probable future, and cost of the material will be considered in comparison +with wood, with which it must compete. There seems to be little doubt that +the present wood supply can not withstand indefinitely the demands placed +upon it, and with increased scarcity economy in the use of wood will become +imperative. This effect is already apparent in many wood-using industries, +and although the paper industry consumes only 3 per cent of the total forest +cut, it is probable that it will be affected through this economy. Our +forests are being cut three times as fast as they grow, and as wood becomes +more expensive paper growing and reforesting will receive more attention. +Thus, naturally, a balance will be established between production and +consumption, but as this condition approaches its limiting values the price +of wood may rise to such levels that there will be a demand for other raw +materials. + The use of waste paper in conjunction with chemical wood pulp has +increased to enormous proportions, and it is probable that the increase will +continue. Although it is a cheaper raw material than wood, it is reasonable +to suppose that as the wood supply decreases and the price of wood pulp +advances, the price of waste paper will advance somewhat proportionately. 31 + + It is quite clear, from the considerable amount of research +conducted, that the United States Department of Agriculture understood, in +the early part of this century, that the availability of wood as a source +for paper production would become limited or no longer desired. 32 As such +they undertook studies, like this and others, because in their words 'a +knowledge of other raw materials may be imperative." 33 Ed. + + In view of these conditions it is advisable to investigate the +paper-making value of the more promising plant materials before a critical +situation arises. To be of substantial value the investigations should +include not only a determination of the quality of pulp and paper which the +material is capable of producing, but should embrace a consideration of such +relevant factors as agriculture conditions, farm practice, assembling +conditions, transportation, and probable future supply. + Certain cultivated plants seem particularly promising because in the +harvesting of the regular crop that portion which might be utilized for paper +manufacture necessarily is either wholly or partially assembled. To this +class of plants belong corn, broom corn, sorghum, sugar cane, bagasse, flax, +Hemp, and the cereal straws.34 + +Factors Justifying an Investigation of Hemp Hurds Hemp Hurds form a crop + waste, in that they necessarily are produced in the raising and +preparation of Hemp fiber, and their present use and value are comparatively +insignificant. 35 + + The factors that justified the investigation of Hemp Hurds in 1916 +are no longer valid, as the production of Hemp was discontinued, on a large +scale in the late 1940's, and entirely by the late 1960's, and Hemp Hurds +are no longer a farm waste. 36 Hemp Hurds are no longer considered of little +value. In fact the Hurd of the plant could be used to manufacture many +products from Methanol fuels to Non-Wood Particle Board. When properly +considered the Hurd from the plant may be the most valuable part of the +plant. 37 + The factors that justify its re-investigation today are on a +different scale of need and importance. The main factors justifying the +re-investigation of alternative raw materials for the production of paper +are: Primary is the need for a rural development plan that adds billions of +unsubsidized dollars into the farm economy. Secondary is the need to halt +the wholesale destruction of the remaining old growth forests, as is evident +in the material available through other organizations. Tertiary to this is +the need to reduce the pollution caused by the production methods currently +employed in the manufacture of paper products. Ed. + + Without doubt, Hemp will continue to be one of the staple +agricultural crops of the United States. The wholesale destruction of the +supply by fire, as frequently happens in the case of wood, is precluded by +the very nature of the Hemp raising industry. Since only one yearUs growth +can be harvested annually the supply is not endangered by the pernicious +practice of overcropping, which has contributed so much to the present high +and increasing cost of pulp wood. The permanency of the supply of Hemp +Hurds thus seems assured. 38 + + It is quite clear that the people at the Department of Agriculture +in the early 1900's felt that Hemp was going to continue to be a staple crop +in the United States. Unfortunately the U. S. Department of Agriculture did +not foresee the establishment of a total ban on the crop in 1937. 39 It is +also clear, and stated many times in this bulletin, and elsewhere, that with +the 'increased use of the machine brake' Hemp use as a raw material in +general would be increased. 40 Ed + +Character of the Material + + No reliable data were secured as to the proportion of bast fiber in +the total shipment of 4 tons, although two hand separations of small +representative samples gave results averaging 8 per cent. ... Since the +length of the ultimate Hemp wood fiber averages 0.7 mm., it is natural to +assume that the bast fiber would tend to increase the strength of the paper +produced from the Hurds. 41 + From the pulp-maker's standpoint the great irregularity in +thickness, length, and mass of the woody pieces militates decidedly against +economy in pulp production. The smaller pieces reduce by chemical treatment +sooner than the larger fragments and are thereby overtreated, which results +in a lower yield of cellulose fiber and a product composed of undertreated +and overtreated fibers, the production and use of which are not satisfactory +or economical. It probably would be found more satisfactory, therefore, to +screen or sort the Hurds and treat the various sizes separately and +differently. 42 + + It should be noted that it appears that the Hemp Hurds used in this +test were collected from hand broke dew retted Hemp. Hemp that has been +pond retted and broke by machine will have a greater uniformity than that +which was discussed in this report. 43 The material, produced by pond +retting and machine braking, should be considered highly prized for paper +cooking as it would have a great deal of uniformity of size and moisture +content. Ed. + + Associated with the Hurds was a small quantity of chaff and dirt +composed chiefly of sand, soil, particles of Hemp leaves and flowers and +other extraneous matter. The sand and soil were present because of the +practice of placing the stalks in the field, and the butts of the stalks +being in contact with the soil. It is a simple matter, however, to remove +the chaff and dirt by sieving, and this practice was followed in most of the +paper tests conducted with this material. 44 + + The technologies of the mechanical harvesters and braking machines +have eliminated this problem 45 & 46. Hemp, after cutting, does not come in +contact with the soil thus avoiding any contamination, which would result in +the need for sieving. Further the employment of pond retting and +centralized mechanical braking would assure that the Hemp Hurds would be +clean of foreign material. Ed. + +Character of the Tests In the tests described in this bulletin, the + Department of Agriculture employed a rotary digester of its own +design, comprising a shell 5 feet 5 inches in length by 4 feet in diameter, +capable of holding about 300 pounds of air-dry Hurds. It is believed that a +test of this size is large enough to give satisfactory results and that the +results are susceptible of commercial interpretation, while at the same time +they are sufficiently small for complete control and afford fiber yield +figures which are both accurate and reliable. Two such rotary charges gave +enough fiber for one complete paper-making test. 47 Operations Involved In +A Test + A complete test on Hurds comprises seven distinct operations, and +the method will be described, operation by operation, in order in which they +were conducted. + Sieving - The Hurds for the first test were not sieved to remove +sand and dirt, but the resulting paper was so dirty that sieving was +practiced in all subsequent tests. The Hurds were raked along a horizontal +galvanized - iron screen, 15 feet long and 3 feet wide, with 11.5 meshes per +linear inch, the screen being agitated by hand from below. Various amounts +of dirt and chaff could be removed, depending on the degree of action, but +it was found that if much more that 3 per cent of the material was removed +it constituted chiefly of fine pieces of wood with practically no additional +sand or dirt; in most of the tests, therefore, the material was screened so +as to remove approximately 3 per cent. It became apparent that a finer +screen would probably serve as well and effect a saving of small but good +Hurds. 48 + + The sieving of the Hurds would not be required as the currently +employed methods in the handling and braking of Hemp stalks eliminate +contamination, as such this operation is eliminated. Ed. + + Cooking - Cooking is the technical term for the operation by which +fibrous materials are reduced to a residue of cellulose pulp by means of a +chemical treatment. In these tests about 300 pounds of Hurds were charged +into the rotary with the addition of a caustic-soda solution, such as is +regularly employed in pulp mills and which tested an average of 109.5 grams +caustic soda per liter, or 0.916 pound per gallon, and averaged 85 per cent +causticity. 49 + + In the manufacture of Hemp Hurd paper you do not use acids As such +the pollution created with the production process could be reduced. Ed. + + Determination of Yield - For determining the yield of cellulose +fiber the stock in the drain tank was washed with water until free from +waste soda solution, when, by means of a vacuum pump communicating with the +space between the bottom and the false perforated bottom, the waste was +sucked from the stock leaving the fiber with a very uniform moisture content +throughout its entire mass and in a condition suitable for removing, +sampling, and weighing for a yield determination. 50 + Washing and Bleaching - Washing and Bleaching were performed for the +purpose of bleaching the brown-colored cooked stock to a white product, +since it was regarded as highly probable that the fiber would be suitable +for book-paper manufacturer. .. The bleaching powder used was estimated to +contain 35 per cent of available chlorine, as this is the commercial +practice, and the amount required was calculated to the bone-dry weight of +the unbleached stock. .. In these tests it was desirable so to cook the +Hurds that the consumption of bleach would be over about 10 per cent of the +fiber. 51 + + It should be noted that chlorine bleach is not the most desired +substance to use in bleaching Hemp, as it destroys the fiber, hydrogen +peroxide is the desired bleaching agent. Hydrogen peroxide is an +environmentally safe chemical. During the use of chlorine bleach many of +the dangerous pollutants like dioxin are produced, with the use of hydrogen +peroxide these materials are not produced, while at the same time providing +an adequate bleach for the paper. Ed. + + Furnishing - Furnishing is the operation of charging the beating +engine with the desired kind or kinds of fiber in the proper proportion and +amount and the adding of such loading and sizing agents as may be +necessary. As shown in the record of results, the furnish in these tests +consisted of Hurd stock alone and a various proportions of Hurds, sulphite +fiber, and soda fiber. + Beating - Beating is that operation concerning which the paper +makers often say Tthere is where the paper is really made,U and although the +statement may not be literally true it contains a great deal of truth. It +is the operation whereby the fibers are separated from each other, reduced +to the proper lengths, and put in such a physical or chemical condition that +they felt properly and form into a satisfactory sheet. .. It is during +this operation that the loading and sizing agents are incorporated and the +whole furnish is tinted either to produce a satisfactory white or the +desired color. 52 + The term Tpaper making,U as used in this publication, means the +operation of forming the finished sheet of paper from stock which has been +furnished and prepared in the beater. In these tests a 30 inch Fourdrinier +machine of regular construction was used, a machine which often is used for +the production of paper for filling regular commercial orders. The machine +is designed to cause the water suspension of fibers to flow on to a +traveling wire cloth, whereby the water drains away. More water is removed +by passing the wet sheet though a series of press rolls, after which the +sheet is dried on steam-heated drums and passed through polished iron rolls, +which impart a finish to the sheet. A Jordan refining machine was employed +in conjunction with the machine to improve further the quality of the fiber, +and a pulp screen was used in order to remove course and extraneous +materials from the fiber. 53 + +Description of Tests The nature of each complete paper test and the + dependence of each operation on the others were such that it does +not seem advisable to submit the results of the seven tests in tabular +form. The numerous cooks, however, which furnished the pulp for the paper +tests are presented in Table I in all essential detail. 54 + + Since the initial cooks and runs were contaminated and improperly +run the results are omitted from this report. Ed. + + Run No. 141 was made from the stock of cooks Nos. 308 and 309 in +practically the same manner as run No 140. The stock ..., made into a +furnish of 14.7 per cent of sulphite and 85.3 per cent of Hurd stock, loaded +with 14.9 per cent of clay, sized with 1.26 per cent of resin size ... The +stock acted well on the machine and produced a sheet of better quality than +any preceding, with the exception of the color, which was due to using too +small a quantity of blue. 56 + + Run No. 144 was intended as a duplicate of run No. 143. Stock from +cooks 317 and 318 was given a medium brush and washing for one hour and a +further medium brush of one hour, bleached with 11.4 per cent of bleach, and +made into a furnish composed of 15.5 per cent of sulphite, 35.5 per cent of +soda poplar, and 61 per cent of Hurd stock, loaded with 21.4 per cent of +clay, sized with 1.17 per cent of resin size, hard brushed for one hour, +tinted by the expert colorer of the company, and pumped to the stock chest. +The stock acted very well on the machine, which was speeded to 75 feet per +minute, with the Jordan refiner set at a medium brush. The sheet is as +good, if not better, than that of run 143, and it is also a good +illustration of the extent to which proper tinting will enhance the general +appearance of a paper. The poor appearance of the samples of previous runs +is due largely to lack of proper tinting. Various degrees of whiteness, +however, are demanded by the trade. 57 + + After running several runs of paper the operators were able to work +out the bugs in the process and produced Run Nos. 141 - 144. Clearly had +they had the material and the funding, additional runs could have been made +that may have showed an improvement on technique. Despite the problems +encountered during the process the results of the finished product were very +favorable. Ed. + +Comparison of the Tests and Commercial Practice + + In work of this nature and on this scale it is practically +impossible to arrive at a cost of figure which would be susceptible of +commercial interpretation, and in the preliminary publication nothing will +be attempted beyond a comparison of the process used with the Hurds with +that process commercially applied to poplar wood. The process last used +with the Hurds should not be regarded as final, satisfactory or most +suitable, as it has been shown that progress was being made up to the +conclusion of the work. + + In comparing the method of using Hurdss with the method of handling +poplar wood, a difference is apparent on the delivery of raw material at the +mill. Ordinarily, poplar is received at the mill in the form of logs about +4 feet in length, which may be stored in piles in the open. Hurds very +likely would be received baled, and it would seem advisable to store them +under cover for the following reasons: (a) Baled Hurdss would probably +absorb and retain more water during wet weather than logs of wood, thereby +causing excessive dilution of the caustic liquor; (b) prolonged excessive +dampness might create heating and deterioration unless the Hemp were +properly retted; (c) wet Hurdss could not be sieved free from sand and +chaff. Should further work show that the first two reasons need not be +taken into consideration, the third objection might be overcome by sieving +the Hurdss before baling. Even then, it is probable that baled Hurdss +stored in the open would accumulate and retain considerable dirt from +factory chimneys, locomotives, and wind. Checked pulp wood exposed in the +open invariably suffers from these causes. 58 + + The real comparison in the modern handling of Hurdss to wood should +be clarified. With the invention of pond retting, the machine brake and +centralized processing the paper mill would be only a small part of a larger +enterprise involved in the cultivation and processing of the Hemp crop. The +paper mill could in effect govern the processing of Hemp in the retting and +braking facilities to meet the demand of the paper mill. Thus the storage or +contamination problem would not affect the efficient production of paper. +Ed. + + In the preparation of the raw material for the digesters there is +likewise considerable difference between Hurdss and poplar wood. The former +apparently requires only a moderate sieving to remove sand and chaff, which +operation doubtless would require only a small amount of labor and the +installation of simple machinery of low power consumption. In preparing +poplar for digestion, the 4 foot logs are chipped by a heavy, comparatively +expensive chipper of high power consumption, after which the chips are +sorted by sieving, the large pieces being rechipped. There would be a +noteworthy difference in the installation, operating, and depreciation costs +of the two equipments, and this difference would counterbalance to a +considerable extent the difference in cost of raw material storage. 59 + + It appears that in the initial processing of the raw material that +the processing of Hemp would be an easier matter than that of logs. Since I +have previously addressed the storage and contamination factor these are no +longer a contributing factor. The result is that Hemp processing for paper +over tree logs is a net gain, in favor of Hemp, at this point of the +processing. Ed. + + The weight of Hurdss which are capable of being charged into a +rotary is a decidedly unfavorable factor. The weight of a cubic foot of +Hurdss varies somewhat with the proportion of bast fiber, but averages 5.4 +pounds, which, compared with a cubic foot of poplar chips at 8.93 pounds, +represents a digester charge of 60.5 per cent of the weight of a poplar wood +charge, or, in terms of fiber capacity, the Hurdss charge would yield 38.6 +per cent as much fiber as the wood charge. The Hurdss upon being baled for +transportation may be broken and crushed to such a degree that the weight of +the charge may be increased, and it might be found possible to increase the +charge weight by steaming or by the employment of tamping devices. This +small weight of charge constitutes one of the most serious objections to the +use of Hurdss in paper manufacture. 60 + + This is the only serious objection to the use of Hurdss for an +existing paper manufacturer. With the production of new paper mills and the +use of slightly larger rotaries this problem could be eliminated. +Regardless, this reduction in production is not a major consideration even +for the current paper manufacturer. Ed. + + The yield of total fiber obtained from the Hurdss may be placed at +35 per cent of bone dry fiber calculated on the bone dry weight of Hurdss +used, or 33.1 per cent of air dry fiber calculated on air-dry Hurdss. The +yield of bleached fiber was not determined in this preliminary work, but may +be safely estimated as 30 per cent, which is low when compared with a yield +of about 47 per cent of bone-dry bleached fiber from bone-dry poplar wood. +It is believed quite possible that satisfactory cooking conditions may be +found which will give a higher yield than was obtained during these tests. +The stock should be classified as easy bleaching, and 11.4 per cent of +bleach is a satisfactory figure, although a little high. 61 + + While the yield of fiber is somewhat reduced, this appears to be a +problem that can be overcome. The classification of 'easy bleaching' is a +very positive consideration as the cost of bleach is a major consideration +in the use of a raw material for paper production. Again the use of hydrogen +peroxide, which can not be used in the production of tree paper, as a +bleaching agent is another significant factor in the reduction of pollution, +a hidden cost of production. Ed. + + As to beating cost, in the last two and most satisfactory tests the +total washing and beating time was three hours, which may be about an hour +more than ordinarily is used in making papers of this grade, although the +practice varies to a considerable extent. + In regard to furnish, there is such a diversity of practice that it +is difficult to make a comparison, but if the Hurds stock can be produced as +cheaply as soda-poplar stock, the furnish used in these last two tests should +be regarded as satisfactory to the book and printing paper manufacturer. + The finish of the paper was not all that might be desired, but that +was almost entirely due to the calender stack available for the work, which +composed of nine light rolls, many of which were about 6 inches in diameter +and which had not been reground for some time. From a small test on a large +calender stack it was readily shown that the paper produced is capable of +taking a satisfactory finish. + This comparison, satisfactory in many respects, develops two factors +which are decidedly unfavorable to Hemp Hurds, namely, raw material storage +and digester capacity, and they must be taken into full account in +considering the paper-making value of this material, although it should be +recognized that investigation may result in the material improvement of +these conditions. Moreover, it is not at all improbable that further +investigation would develop more satisfactory treating conditions and more +suitable furnish compositions, and the belief in this possibility is +strengthened by the fact that material progress was being made at the +conclusion of this work. 62 + + The only serious factor reducing the economic viability is the +storage and processing problems that were overcome in the late 1930's (63) +and improved upon since. 64 Thus we could say that 'material progress was +made' after the conclusion of this work in 1916, in regards to storage and +processing. Ed. + + Calculations on the raw material and acreage for a permanent supply +for a pulp mill producing 25 tons of fiber a day from 300 days per annum or +7,500 tons per annum, give the comparison between Hurdss and wood shown in +Table II. 65 + + The most important point derived from this calculation is in regard +to areas required for a sustained supply, which are in the ration of 4 to +1. Every tract of 10,000 acres which is devoted to Hemp raising year by +year is equivalent to a sustained pulp - producing capacity of 40,500 acres +of average pulp-wood lands. In other words, in order to secure additional +raw material for the production of 25 tons of fiber per day there exists the +possibility of utilizing the agricultural waste already produced on 10,000 +acres of Hemp lands instead of securing holding, reforesting, and protecting +40,500 acres of pulp wood land. 66 + + This is the most significant results of these tests. Every 10,000 +acres of Hemp, in 1916, could replace 40,500 acres of trees 'of average +pulp-wood lands.' It must be remembered that in 1916 the average yield was +below 2.5 tons of mature stalk. Currently world wide production is at a +minimum of 5 (metric) tons to a maximum of 10 tons of stalk per acre. 68 +Given that all other factors remain constant that means that the mill, sited +as, needing 10,000 acres of Hemp or 40,500 acres of trees would now only +require 2,500 to 5,000 acres of Hemp or the same 40,500 acres of trees. +This changes the ratio of Hemp to trees from 1:4, in the original study to a +low of 1:8.1 or to a high ratio of 1:16.2. This is supposing that the +ability of sustained production of pulp can be maintained, which according +to current information can not be done. Hemp on the other hand is an annual +sustainable crop. 69 Ed. + +Physical Properties of the Papers Produced + + Samples of paper produced in the seven tests were submitted to the +Leather and Paper Laboratory of the Bureau of Chemistry. The report of that +bureau on its tests is given in Table III. 70 + There is no system of numerically recording the general appearance +and Tlook throughU of a paper, but it can be stated that only papers Nos. +143 and 144 are satisfactory in these respects, the other sample being more +or less thickly specked with shives. The general character and tests of +these papers correspond very closely with No 1 machine finish printing +paper, according to the specifications of the United States Government +Printing Office, which call for a sheet not exceeding 0.0035 inch in +thickness, strength not less than 12 points, free from unbleached or ground +wood pulp, and ash not over 10 per cent. The strength factor of such papers +is about 0.28. The ash should not be over 10 per cent for this grade of +paper, but in spite of the larger amount used the physical tests are +sufficiently high. It is to be noted that the physical tests of samples +Nos. 138 to 142, inclusive, are higher than Nos. 143 and 144 in which 23 per +cent of soda poplar was used, which shows clearly that Hemp Hurd stock +imparts strength and folding endurance to a greater extent than does +soda-poplar stock, but will produce a somewhat harsher and stronger sheet and +one of higher folding endurance. Undoubtedly, there is more dirt in the +samples than would be tolerated by the trade, but this was expected since in +this preliminary work the raw material was sieved by hand screens instead of +by automatic machines which would sieve more thoroughly. 71 + + It appears from the tone of the report that even though the paper +produced may be somewhat out of standard that these standards may be +regarded as only a guide for perfection in paper. It is also clear that the +testers were impressed by the characteristics of the paper produced. Ed. + +Conclusions + + There appears to be little doubt that under the present system of +forest use and consumption the present supply can not withstand the demands +placed upon it. By the time improved methods of forestry have established +an equilibrium between production and consumption, the price of pulp wood +may be such that a knowledge of other raw materials may be imperative. 73 + Semicommercial paper-making tests were conducted, therefore, on Hemp +Hurds, in cooperation with a paper manufacturer. After several trials, +under conditions of treatment and manufacture which are regarded as +favorable in comparison with those used with pulp wood, paper was produced +which received very favorable comment both from investigators and from the +trade and which according to official test would be classed as a No. 1 +machine-finish printing paper. 74 + + The conclusions drawn by the author of the U. S. D. A. report are +significant in that paper of the highest quality was produced using Hemp +Hurds. Provided that improvements were made in the production and handling +of the crop the use of Hemp as a paper making material seemed to be a very +viable alternative. + The accuracy of the conclusions drawn in this report can be noted in +a 1917 report to the U. S. D. A. in which is quoted "Because of the scarcity +of raw materials for paper making and the increased tonnage of Hemp Hurds, +the matter was placed before a large paper company, with the result that the +entire year's output of a Hemp braking mill has been contracted for by a +commercial firm. The Hemp braking mill from which this supply of Hurdss +will be obtained is the largest of its kind in the United States and was +installed largely as a result of this investigation in 1916. It is +anticipated that further expansion in this direction will take place in the +next few years." 75 Ed. + +CONCLUSIONS TO THE ENTIRE REPORT: + + Since the dawn of time various materials have been used for the +production of paper materials. 76 + Currently the main raw material used to produce paper is wood logs. +77 Current public knowledge and opinion is such that the use of wood for the +production of paper is hazardous to the environment. This opinion is not +likely to change in the near future. As such the need to search for an +alternative is imperative. + There are many farm crops that could be used to manufacture paper. +Plants like flax, cotton, kenaf, corn and others have a proven potential to +make paper.78 Unfortunately these other materials have major drawbacks. +Either the crop does not produce enough raw material, collection is +impossible, or use of the crop is environmentally unfriendly. Cannabis Hemp +on the other hand has none of these drawbacks, it is easily cultivated, +produces large volumes of suitable material, and is environmentally +friendly. 79 + Currently Hemp is not an alternative to the use of wood logs, for +one simple reason; the cultivation of Hemp is restricted to such a degree +that even the cultivation of non-psychoactive cultivars is not economically +possible on the scale necessary to have an impact as a source of raw +materials for the production of paper. 80 With the removal of the laws that +restrict the cultivation of non-psychoactive cultivars of Hemp the United +States could eliminate the use of wood-logs in the production of paper. + The United States has the potential to produce enough Hemp to supply +our paper needs. By placing only 1-2 per cent of our 1 billion acres of +available farm land to Hemp cultivation we could eliminate the need to +process wood-logs into paper, and add a valuable export commodity to reduce +the U. S. trade deficit. + + The introduction of Hemp to the farm economy would have many +beneficial elements. + +PROFITS: + + The most beneficial element would be the addition of the most +profitable farm crop cultivated in the United States in the last 100 years. +In reports to the Department of Agriculture farmers typically reported that +they had profits of 100-300 per cent over cost. 81 Most of the profit was +made in that the farmer of old processed the crop to fiber. Today the +farmers would be a caretaker for the crop and have little involvement in the +processing, as such the profit range may not be as high as once was. This +is not to say that Hemp will not be a profitable crop, actually Hemp will +probably be the most profitable crop available to the American farmer. + The cost of cultivation when compared to other crops would be +considerably less. Hemp is a plant that when planted requires little or no +care. 82 Fertilizers, Herbicides, Irrigation, and other methods of caring +for crops are not applicable to Hemp. As such the equipment, and chemicals, +necessary to cultivate the crop are limited in scope and cost. 83 Hemp in +effect should be one of the cheapest and easiest crops to produce. + +RURAL DEVELOPMENT + + Currently the United States is in need of a rural development plan. +The use of some new, or expansion of existing, agricultural crops will need +to be an integral part of this plan for it to succeed. 84 + Hemp as a farm crop is a rural development opportunity. With the +expansion of an industry the size of the Hemp industry comes with it a shift +in the rural economy in a positive manner. + Billions of dollars will be added to those areas that cultivate Hemp +as a source of paper. It can be estimated that the farms that cultivate +Hemp will enjoy the addition of between 15-30 billion dollars annually. +This does not account for the additional income, generated in the rural +economy, from the construction of the facilities that process the crop, the +mills that make the paper or the support industries that spring up. + Hemp as the tool of a rural development plan will assist in the +revitalization of the rural farm economy without the need for government +subsidies or aid. + +EMPLOYMENT + + With the introduction of Hemp, a new farm commodity, will come the +opportunity for thousands if not millions of jobs in the rural economy. +These jobs will range from the medium wage seasonal work to high paid +industrial work. The entire spectrum of jobs will become available in the +rural economy. + +REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT AID + + The use of Hemp in agriculture will add billions to a sector of +our economy that is in desperate need for assistance. With the addition of +Hemp to the farm economy those farm areas that cultivate Hemp will have a +reduced need for government subsidies or aid. + + In conclusion. + + It is apparent from the material presented that the need for the +re-introduction of commercial Hemp cultivation as a source of raw materials +for paper production is desirable. + + It is also clear that the cultivation of cannabis for commercial +uses can be done so without the production of psychoactive substances. + + Clearly the introduction of commercial Hemp cultivation would be a +valuable tool in a rural development plan, and assist in stopping the +decline of the American farm economy, with a highly probable reduction of +current government subsidies. + +FOOTNOTES: Foot Notes for Paper Report + + 1 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943, +pg. 465 + + 2 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943, +pg. 466 + + 3 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943 + + 4 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943, +pg. 565 + + 5 USDA Bulletin #404 Hemp Hurds as a paper-making material + + 6 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943 + + 7 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + + 8 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + + 9 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 2 + + 10 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 1 + + 11 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + + 12 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 2 + + 13 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 3-4 + + 14 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 2 + +15 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 3 + + 16 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 3 + + 17 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + + 18 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 3 + + 19 U.S. Patent Office Patent #2,127,157; #2,108,56; 2,197,683 + + 20 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 3 + + 21 U.S. Patent Office Patent # 2,197,683 + + 22 U.S. Department of Natural Resources Information Office Information on +Trees used in Paper Production for the year 1990 + + 23 U.S. Department of Agriculture Information Services, 1991 + + 24 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + + 25 Letters From Midwest Farmers to The Institute for Hemp, 1989-1992 + + 26 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + + 27 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + + 28 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + + 29 Phone Interview with Representatives of Kimberly Clark, 1991 + + 30 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + +31 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 7 + + 32 U.S.D.A. Bulletins # 72, 82, 159, 309, 322, Publications relating to +materials for paper making + +33 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 25 + +34 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 7-8 + +35 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 8 + + 36 Phone Interview with Prof Bob Robinson, U of MN Hemp Experimenter, +retired, 1991 + + 37 The Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer, 1992, Chapters 2, & 9 + +38 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 9 + + 39 Marihuana Tax Act, 1937 + +40 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 25 + +41 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 11 + +42 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 12 + +43 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 2 + +44 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 12 + +45 U.S. Patent Office Patent #2,127,157; #2,108,56; 2,197,683 + +46 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + +47 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 13 + +48 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 13 + +49 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 14 + +50 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 14 + +51 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 15 + +*52 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 15 + +53 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp + +Hurds, 1916, pg. 20-21 + +58 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 21 + +59 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 21 + +60 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 22 + +61 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 23 + +62 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 23 + +63 U.S. Patent Office Patent #2,127,157; #2,108,56; 2,197,683 + +64 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + +65 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 23 + +66 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 24 + +67 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 24 + +68 Letters From Prof Goloborodko, Director, All Union Bast Crops Institute, +Glukov Ukraine + +69 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + +70 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 24 + +71 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 24 + +72 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 24 + +73 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 25 + +74 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Jason Merrill, The Manufacture of Paper from Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 25 + +75 Report from the Bureau of Plant Industry to the U. S. Department of +Agriculture, 1917 p. 155 + +76 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943 + +77 Paper-making The History & Technique of an Ancient Craft, D. Hunter 1943 + +78 U.S.D.A. Bulletin #404, Lyster Dewey, The Production and Handling of Hemp +Hurds, 1916, pg. 3 + +79 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + +80 21USC802 Controlled Substances Act, 1972 + +81 Letters from Farmers to the U.S. Patent Office Agriculture Office, 1800's + +82 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + +83 U.S.D.A. Motion Picture "Hemp for Victory", 1942 + +84 FARM AID, Concerts 1989-92 + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinstfaq.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinstfaq.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..718c709c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hempinstfaq.drg @@ -0,0 +1,212 @@ +From: Institute for Hemp <instforhemp@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: INSTITUTE FOR HEMP **FAQ** +Date: Thu, 24 Mar 94 23:43:45 -0500 +Message-ID: <JI6tpYR.instforhemp@delphi.com> + + ******************************************************** + ****** What is The Institute for Hemp all about? ****** + ******************************************************** + ****** Four of the most commonly asked ****** + ****** questions about The Institute for Hemp ****** + ******************************************************** + The Institute for Hemp + PO Box 65130 St Paul, MN 55165 + Tel/Fax: 612-222-2628 + E-MAIL + INTERNET instforhemp@delphi. com + Compuserve: 72064,1766 + Fidonet: Institute for Hemp or John Birrenbach + + Many people have asked "What is The Institute for Hemp all About? " + + The Institute for Hemp is an Educational, Development Company +whose end goal is the Re-establishment and Maintenance of Cannabis +Hemp as a Commercial Crop for a source of raw materials in the +production of consumer products. + + The second question most often asked is "What is the Institute doing + to achieve its stated goal? " + + The Institute for Hemp compiles, researches and supplies +information about Hemp's Commercial applications. Each day The +Institute fields questions and fills requests for information about +the many different commercial applications of Cannabis. Our motto is +if we don't know the answer we more than likely know who you should +contact. + The Institute for Hemp encourages the Re-establishment of +Cannabis hemp as a farm crop. As the first Organization in the United +States to attempt to obtain permits for the cultivation of Cannabis, +and, as the first in Minnesota to obtain State Permission to +cultivate Cannabis for Commercial applications in over 25 years, we +have the knowledge to help people get involved in the permit process. +The goal of this is to help to bring hemp back as a Farm crop. + The Institute for Hemp encourages the development of Cannabis +Hemp based products and businesses. We bring together entrepreneur +Hemp Industrialists with the importers or producers of hemp raw +materials so that additional products are made from hemp. Also we +notify many retailers of the new Cannabis Hemp products that are now +available. We assist hemp manufacturers to advertise, market, & +Develop new Hemp products. + The Institute for Hemp encourages the development of educational +materials. The Institute for Hemp works with many different +organizations around the world in the development, and or refinement, +of accurate educational materials. Part of our work is the +development of the first Video since "Hemp for Victory" on the +commercial uses of Cannabis. Since that video we have developed over +a dozen other educational videos, some we offer for sale others are +designed for Cable TV broadcast. + The Institute for Hemp produces and maintains the worlds First +and Largest Mail Order Catalog devoted to Hemp products and +Information. In 1989 we printed the First Hemp Mail Order Catalog, 4 +pages containing Videos, Hemp products and Books. The next catalog +will have grown to over 24 pages and contains almost all of the legal +hemp products available, books, videos, and other educational +materials. In addition several pages are being devoted to Flyers +about hemp (we encourage duplication & distribution). The only thing +that you'll not find in our catalog is references to "Getting High". +We have painstakingly designed this catalog so as to be able to go +into the hands of the most avid "Drug War" Supporter. + The Institute for Hemp encourages the Media to do responsible +stories about the commercial applications of Cannabis. In the past +four years we have conducted interviews with Print, Video, & Audio +media from across the country. From KSTP-TV to Newsweek from National +Public Radio to Pulp & Paper Magazine we have assisted many media +representatives in getting the story of hemp out to the American +Public & Industry. + The Institute for Hemp responds to Legislative attempts to +further restrict the Hemp Industry. In March of 93 we responded to +the State of Minnesota's attempt to re-define the word marijuana so +as to exclude the currently legal products. In three days we rallied +support from The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, The Hemp Seed +Importers, & Major Bird Food Manufacturers in order to put a halt to +the bill. We were successful in stopping Minnesota from enacting +legislation like that which was passed in Kentucky a year earlier. + The Institute for Hemp responds to Media stories about Hemp. When +ever we hear of a story about hemp that contains inaccuracies we +contact, and encourage others to contact, the publisher and author +and make them aware of their inaccuracies. On the same note when ever +we find a reporter that has gotten the story correct and does a good +job we respond in a positive manner. We try our best to stop the +Media disinformation campaign against the Hemp plants commercial +applications and reward those that get it right. + The Institute for Hemp protects the Hemp Consumer. In the past +few years we have seen an increase in the number of companies trying +to Utilize the term "Hemp" to market their Non-Hemp Products. To halt +this and make it easier for the consumer to confirm Cannabis content, +this year, we developed the IFH( Certification program. We work with +the manufactures of hemp products and have experts in the +identification of Cannabis and other plants examine claimed hemp +products for Cannabis content. If the examination is positive for +Cannabis we offer, for a nominal fee, Unique IFH( Real Seals for +placement on their True Cannabis Hemp products. With the use of our +unique seals (a Green Leaf with Red Check and words Certified +Cannabis), The IFH( Certification Program allows the consumer to +instantly see that a product contains Cannabis Hemp. + + The third most asked question is "How do I join? " + + First The Institute for Hemp is not a membership or volunteer +based organization. The Institute for Hemp is funded solely through +the sales of materials in our catalog and the occasional donations +and loans from friends. The Institute for Hemp considers anyone who +is working toward the Recommercialization of Cannabis as an affiliate +of sort. Anyone who calls requesting information will get what they +need, either the information or where to find out how get it. The +Institute for Hemp does publish a newsletter every other month called +"The Greenleaf News" with a years subscription for only $20. + + And Finally the fourth most asked question "What can I do? " + + First educate yourself and your friends about the value of hemp. +Then write letters to your representatives in Washington DC, and +State legislature and tell them what you think should be done. Write +letters to the local News Media, send letters to reporters asking +them to look at the story. If they need questions asked that you +can't answer send them our way. 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For example, many heroin deaths are +caused by an allergic reaction to the street mixture of the drug, while +30 percent are caused by infections. + +Decriminalization and proper regulation would lower these deaths markedly. + +Of course, LAPD Chief Darryl Gates has said that casual drug users should +be executed for "aiding the enemy in time of war." +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: grigsby@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Scott Grigsby) +Subject: Why opium causes constipation +Message-ID: <CL1Fz1.2Jn@cnsnews.Colorado.EDU> +Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 02:23:24 GMT + +Well, I bugged all of you to tell me why opium causes constipation. +I hadn't received a reply, so while on my way to class today +I stopped at the library (and never quite made it to class. The +library has that effect...). When I got home, I found that someone +had sent me a reply, confirming what the library told me. So here's +what I found out (you're dying to know, aren't you?): + +The gastrointestinal tract contains many opioid receptors (gamma, +kappa, and sigma, I think), to which the opiods bond (duh). +The rest I'll copy from this book (I forgot the title, but the +authors (of this chapter) are T.H. Bewley and A.H. Ghodse): + +"There is a decrease of motility with increase in tone of the central +part of the stomach. There is an increase tone in the first part +of the duodenum... Digestion of food in the small intestine is +delayed where propulsive contractions are markedly decreased. The +action on the small intestine is thought to cause about a quarter +of the total constipating effect. In the large intestine, +propulsive peristaltic waves in the colon are diminished or +abolished after morphine. Delay in passage of contents causes +dessication of feces. Anal sphincter tone is augmented." + +So that's it. + +Scott +-- +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\__________/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Scott Grigsby ///-///-/// The cut worm forgives the plow. + \\\-\\\-\\\ -Blake + grigsby@rtt.colorado.edu ///-///-/// + +============================================================================= + +Date: Thu, 17 Mar 1994 11:56:17 +1300 +From: Brandon Hutchison <hutch@CIVL.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ> +Subject: Re: natural history of opiate addiction +Sender: "Academic & Scholarly discussion of addiction related topics." + <ADDICT-L@KENTVM.BITNET> +Message-id: <01HA1QDIZ2W68WYYFD@ymir.claremont.edu> + +On Tue, 15 Mar 1994, ROB ANDERSON wrote: +> > If those causes consisted of gunshot or stab wounds,accidental +> > overdose,hepatitis,HIV, etc then I would suggest you are +> > looking at the "unnatural" history of opiate addiction as these deaths are +> > generally a consequence of prohibition +> > +> +> I think that this is an oversimplification. BTW, could you please +> explain to me why you think that "accidental overdose" is generally a +> consequence of prohibition? + +I don't think this is oversimple. Was it the CATO institute that +estimated that 80% of the deaths associated with opiates would not have +occurred under a legal regime? + +Accidental overdoses can occur when the dose taken is greater than what +one is used to. (excuse me for stating the obvious) +How much heroin is in a given illicit sample is usually quite variable. +Depends on how often its been cut, where it came from etc. + (excuse me again for stating the obvious) + +If a batch of stronger stuff gets out onto the street then there is likely to +be an increase of ODs. This happened last year in the New York area and +eastern Canada, so I read in our papers. + +It seems paradoxic to some people, but the greater the purity the safer +the stuff is, though consistency is obviously the critical factor. Under a +legal regime, such problems would be solved. Overdoses, while not eliminated +would be substantially reduced. + +Here 's a little article I picked up which discusses these issues... + +Copied from p.56 (Box 5-1) of 'Drugs and Behavior' by William A. McKim. + +One of the greatest risks of being a heroin addict is death from heroin +overdose. Each year about one percent of all heroin addicts in the United +States die from an overdose of heroin despite having developed a fantastic +tolerance to the effects of the dr ug. In a nontolerant person the +estimated lethal dose of heroin may range from 200 to 500 mg, but addicts +have tolerated doses as high as 1800 mg without even being sick[1]. No +doubt, some overdoses are a result of mixing heroin with other drugs, but +appear to result from a sudden loss of tolerance. Addicts have been killed +one day by a dose that was readily tolerated the day before. An +explanation for this sudden loss of tolerance has been suggested by +Shepard Siegel of McMaster University, and his a ssociated, Riley Hinson, +Marvin Krank, and Jane McCully. + +Siegel reasoned that the tolerance to heroin was partially conditioned to +the environment where the drug was normally administered. If the drug is +consumed in a new setting, much of the conditioned tolerance will +disappear and the addict will be more like ly to overdose. To test this +theory Siegel and associates ran the following experiment[2]. + +Rats were given daily intravenous injections for 30 days. The injections +were either a dextrose placebo or heroin and they were given in either the +animal colony or a different room where there was a constant white noise. +The drug and the placebo were giv en on alternate days and the drug +condition always corresponded with a particular environment so that for +some rats, the heroin was always administered in the white noise room and +the placebo was always given in the colony. For other rats the heroin ways +given in the colony and the placebo was always given in the white noise +room. Another group of rats served as a control: these were injected in +different rooms on alternate dates, but were only injected with the +dextrose and had no experience with th e heroin at all. + +All rats were then injected with a large dose of heroin: 15.0 mg/kg. The +rats in one group were given the heroin in the same room where they had +previously been given heroin. (This was labeled the ST group.) The other +rats, the DT group, were given the he roin in the room where they had +previously been given the placebo. + +Siegel found that 96 percent of the control group died, showing the lethal +effect of the heroin in nontolerant animals. Rats in the DT group who +receieved heroin were partially tolerant, and only 64 percent died. Only +32 percent of ST rats died, showing t hat the tolerance was even greter +when the overdose test was done in the same environment where the drug +previously had been administered. + +Siegel suggested that one reason addicts suddenly lose their tolerance +could be because they take the drug in a different or unusual environment +like the rats in the DT group. Surveys of heroin addicts admitted to +hospitals suffering from heroin overdose tend to support this conclusion. +Many addicts report that they had taken the near-fatal dose in an unusual +circumstance or that their normal pattern was different on that day[2]. + +[1] Brecher, E. M., & the editors of Consumer Reports (1972). _Licit and +illicit drugs_ Mount Vernon, New York: Consumers Union. + +[2] Siegel, S. (1982). Drug dissociation in the nineteenth century. In F. +C. Colpart & J. L. Slangen (Eds.), _Drug discrimination: Applications in +CNS pharmacology (pp. 257-262). Amsterdam: Elsevier Biomedical Press. + +Brandon Hutchison,University of Canterbury, Christchurch + New Zealand +(Long 172deg35min00sec,Lat43deg31min13sec south) + +============================================================================= + +Subject: Re: death sentence for drug users +From: den0@quads.uchicago.edu (funky chicken) +Date: 13 May 91 02:50:05 GMT + +In article <1991May12.131321.4087@elevia.UUCP> alain@elevia.UUCP responds +to my claim that heroin "IS reasonably safe and a lot of fun" by writing: + +> Considering that my only source of information on heroin +> is the Voice of Daddy Knows Best, and his little brothers +> in propaganda, I can safely say I know fuck all about it. +> I will not necessarily assume that their lie means heroin +> is safe and fun. Since you said this, can you please tell +> us more, and document it please? + +Sure, Old Man. I assume that the provocative part of my statement concerns +its safety and I will therefore not discuss the issue of whether heroin +is fun. + +Let me first qualify my provocative statement by saying that heroin use +CAN BE reasonably safe, if used in a smart manner. Heroin in itself seems +to pose no real health problems, even when it is used for long periods of +time. G. Dimijian in "Contemporary Drug Abuse" (in _Medical Pharmacology: +Principles and Concepts_ ed A. Goth, p. 299) describes an 84-yr old +physician who had been a morphine addict for 60 years and seemed to have +no mental or physical problems from the addiction. In general, it seems +that middle-class heroin/morphine addicts are no less healthy than the +general population (see D. Musto and M. Ramos (1981) "Follow-up Study of the +New England Morphine Maintenance CLinic of 1920," _New Eng J Med_ 308(30): +p. 1075-76; J. Ball and J. Urbaitis (1970) "Absence of Major Medical +Complications among Chronic Opiate Addicts" in _The Epidemiology of Opiate +Addiction in the United States (eds J. Ball and C. Chambers), p. 301-6.) +There may be some problems associated with long-term controlled use of H, +but they aren't well documented and they are certainly not comparable to +those associated with either tobacco or alcohol. + +So where do the health problems of heroin come from? Primarily from the use +of needles, the presence of adulterants in the drug, the poor nutrition and +health care associated with the hard core addict liife-style; and the +violence associated with said life-style. Before I discuss these, we should +note that all of these factors except adulterants are controllable by the +user. The many "chippers" (that being the term for non-addicts who use +addictive drugs in a controlled fashion; see, for example N. Zinberg and +R. Jacobson's (1976) "The Natural History of 'Chipping,'" _Amer J Psych_ +133(1): p. 37-40.) who avoid injections (usually by "chasing the dragon" +ie smoking it) have few problems. + +Let's start with needles. There are two reasons to use needles: it gives +a bigger rush, and it makes more effective use of the drug. This second +reason is, of course, only a consideration because the drug is expensive +and difficult to get. The problems with needles are that you inject a +lot of crap into your body (adulterants and dilutants), you run the risk +of infecting yourself with something (HIV or a Hepatitis virus), and +you wreck your veins and skin. Most IV Heroin users are constantly +plagued by irritated, infected skin. Hey, you inject talc into your skin, +that's what you get. Even the quinine (which is believed to have originated +in heroin during an outbreak of malaria among addicts) can cause +numerous health problems (there's a large literature on the problems of +adulterants and dilutants in heroin and cocaine). + +The life-style that an addict leads is generally pretty unhealthy as well. +Often, addicts don't get an adequate diet. Vitamin deficiencies are not +uncommon. Constipation caused by a combination of poor eating that the +effects of the drug on the bowels can lead to haemorrhoids. Chest +infections seem pretty common too, especially among cigarette smokers. +Then you've got the problems of trafficking in the (potentially) violent +underworld. Joe and Leishman (et al (1982), "Addict Death Rates During +a Four-Year Post-Treatment Follow-up," _Amer J of Public Health_ 72: +p. 703-9.) found that 28% of deaths among addicts were from violence (17% +were from natural causes, and 44% were drug related). + +So, it would seem that if one had clean heroin from a reliable source +and avoided the IV route, there'd be few health problems. Potential +problems would arise from becoming addicted and becoming unproductive +or from accidentally ODing. It seems that "Chippers" avoid addiction +by setting strict limits on their use ("I'll only do it on weekends" +being a common limit). In the lab, it takes a couple weeks of 3 shots +a day before one gets withdrawl symptoms. So, if you avoid hanging +around hardcore addicts, it is not that hard to avoid an addiction. +The existence of non-addict users shouldn't be surprising. It is only +because of silly people like Anslinger and Henry Giordano (head of the +FB of Narc, who testified that anyone who used H more than six times +would become an addict). Admittedly, controlled heroin use is +difficult to locate, since the users stay out of trouble to the best of +their abilities. However, if we look at who has used heroin daily +(a nice substitute for the vague notion of 'addict'), we find substantial +numbers of regular users who have never taken H on a daily basis (see, +for example, J. O'Donnell's (1976) "Young Men and Drugs," _NIDA Res Mon_ 5, +p. 13, where only a third of the users taken from a cross-section of +American males had ever used H daily). In fact, considering the small +amount of H in street samples, it is a wonder that users can even +become true addicts. (As a side note, many of the people who present +themselves or are presented by the Feds to clinics are not physicially +dependent on cocaine, heroin, etc.) D. Waldorf's _Careers in Dope_ +provides examples of H addicts who have held employment for long periods +of time. So, even addicts can hold down jobs. Dr. William Halsted, +a great surgeon and one of the founders of Johns Hopkins was a +morphine addict. Surprise surprise, they aren't all the domestic version +of Viet Cong, despite what the Man tells us. + +Overdose is a probably largely due to people not knowing the purity +of their H, the presence of adulterants which act in conjunction +with the H, and addicts misjudging their tolerance. Using non-IV +routes probably reduces the chances of ODing. R. Gardner (1970) in +"Deaths in UK Opioid Users 1965-69" _Lancet_ 2: p. 650-3 found that +26 of the 42 accidental ODs recorded happened after a period of +abstinence, so maybe 60% of ODs are from misjudging tolerance. +Since abstinence is often forced, I can only imagine that most ODs +could be avoided entirely by proper measures. + +Oddly enough, British addicts, who get clean heroin, have about as high a +mortality rate as Americans who shoot street shit (see T. Bewley et al (1968) +"Morbidity and Mortality from Heroin Dependence, 1: Survey of Heroin +Addicts Known to the Home Office," _Brit Med J_ 23 March: p 725-26). + +Tolerance is a funny thing. Addicts have been known to die from their +second shot of the day after dividing their daily amount into three +piles. It would therefore seem that their tolerance had been reduced since +the first shot. Someone conjectured that tolerance was partially a matter +of place-conditioning and that addicts who shoot in a particular gallery +get conditioned so that their body begins to gear up for a shot when +they go their and that therefore they have higher tolerance there. When +they shoot up someplace else, their body isn't ready and they OD. + +Before I quit typing, I'll say something about the myth of "pushers." +John Kaplan (1983), in his excellent book _The Hardest Drug_, points +out the numerous holes in this myth. The idea of the "pusher" is that +a dealer tries to get people hooked through free samples so that +he can have a helpless and reliable market for high-priced drugs. +This model works pretty well for cigarette companies. However, it +is totally off the mark with respect to H sellers. To begin with, as +Big Bill Burroughs has documented, the model is empirically wrong +since there is no clear distinction between users and sellers. Most +users sell to their friends, making a little profit. In the social +network of users, some will sell on a large scale, but typically not +for a long period of time, as it is a hassle. The only real organization +in drug dealing is at the higher levels where the drugs are purified, +smuggled, and cut. Furthermore, ignoring empirical facts, the image +of the pusher is pretty unsound. It only makes sense to spend time +hooking people if you plan on selling to them for a long time and they +will not be able to go elsewhere. Neither condition tends to be true. +Addicts are notoriously unreliable customers. Furthermore, as I have +already mentioned, it is difficult to get hooked on H. Addiction is +rare within the first 6 months of H use. (See Kaplan, p. 27). So, +you'd have to be giving out samples for a while before you had an +addict customer. Finally, associating with non-addicts is the surest +way to get busted. Dealers stick to themselves; they don't hang out +on play grounds. + +Anything I left out that should be discussed? + +>William "Alain" Simon +> UUCP: alain@elevia.UUCP + +--Matt Funkchick + + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: jerry@teetot.acusd.edu (Jerry Stratton) +Subject: Heroin and Alcohol +Message-ID: <1993Nov12.233608.15609@teetot.acusd.edu> +Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 23:36:08 GMT + +Thanks to Lamont for providing the pointer to this study. Here are some +highlights from it: + + THE ROLE OF ETHANOL ABUSE + IN THE ETIOLOGY OF HEROIN-RELATED DEATHS + Ruttenber, A. J., Kalter, H. + D., and Santinga, P. + Journal of Forensic Sciences, + Vol 35, No. 4, July 1990, pp + 891-900 + +p. 891 +"Our data suggest that ethanol enhances the acute toxicity +of heroin, and that ethanol use indirectly influences fatal +overdose through its association with infrequent +(nonaddictive) heroin use and thus with reduced tolerance to +the acute toxic effects of heroin." + +[Ruttenber, A. J. and Luke, J. L., "Heroin-Related Deaths: +New Epidemiologic Insights," Science, Vol 226, Oct 5, 1984, +pp 14-20] "found that blood ethanol concentrations in excess +of 1000 mg/L raised by a factor of 22 the odds of a heroin +user experiencing a fatal overdose." + +"The concomitant use of heroin and ethanol is well +recognized and considered dangerous..." + +"The phenomenon of combining ethanol and opiate use and the +resultant toxic effects were noted as early as 1881 +[Hubbard, F. H., The Opium Habit and Alcoholism, Barnes, New +York, 1881, pp 3-14]." + +Possibilities examined: + 1. Ethanol and heroin act additively or + synergistically on the central nervous and + respiratory systems, producing cardiopulmonary + arrest that is more often fatal than that + produced by heroin alone. + 2. Ethanol interferes with the metabolism of + heroin, prolonging toxic effects. + 3. Ethanol consumption is commonly associated + with infrequent (nonaddictive) use of heroin, + [Greene, M. H., Luke, J. L., and Dupont, R. + L., "Opiate 'Overdose' Deaths in the District + of Columbia," Medical Annals of the District + of Columbia, Vol 43, #4, April 1974, pp 175- + 181] which results in reduced tolerance to + acute toxicity of heroin. + +Decedents with toxicological evidence of drugs other than +heroin/ethanol were excluded from the study. + +p. 895 +"We determined that HE [High Ethanol] decedents had +significantly lower blood morphine concentrations than LE +[Low Ethanol] decedents and identified a significant inverse +correlation between concentrations of ethanol and morphine +in the blood. These findings suggest that there is a dose- +response relationship between consumption of ethanol and the +acute toxicity of heroin. However, blood ethanol +concentrations explained only 11% of the variation in blood +morphine concentrations, indicating that additional factors +are probably involved in the etiology of fatal overdose by +users of heroin and ethanol." + +"There is no evidence from our study that ethanol interferes +with the metabolism of heroin." (This is in response to possibility +3.) + +p. 897 +"Our data suggest that decedents who consumed large +quantities of ethanol before death also had used heroin +infrequently in the days before death." + +"Data presented here and in other studies [Ruttenber, A. J. +and Luke, J. L., "Heroin-Related Deaths: New Epidemiologic +Insights," Science, Vol 226, Oct 5, 1984, pp 14-20; and +Kalter, H. D., Ruttenber, A. J., and Zack, M. M., "Temporal +clustering of Heroin Overdoses in Washington, DC," Journal +of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 1, Jan. 1989, pp. 156- +163.] indicate that fatal heroin overdose can be influenced +by the toxic effects of other drugs and by other risk +factors and is not merely the consequence of injecting +unusually high doses of heroin. Our results suggest that +simply discouraging the practice of drinking and injecting +heroin may not be effective in preventing fatal overdose. +Combining chronic ethanol abuse with infrequent +(nonaddictive) heroin use should also be discouraged. Since +fatal overdoses are commonly associated with ethanol use, +public health measures directed towards those who use both +drugs may help reduce the incidence of these deaths." + +"Address requests for reprints or additional information to +A. James Ruttenber, Ph.D., M.D. +Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control +Centers for Disease Control +Mail Stop F-28 +Atlanta, GA 30333" + + +Jerry Stratton +jerry@teetot.acusd.edu (Finger/Reply for PGP Public Key) +------ +"You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a + reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating + the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle + for independence." + -- C. A. Beard + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.drugs +From: jerry@teetot.acusd.edu (Jerry Stratton) +Subject: Re: Heroin OTC pre-1914 ? +Message-ID: <1993Nov18.180240.20847@teetot.acusd.edu> +Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 18:02:40 GMT + +civl097@csc.canterbury.ac.nz writes: +>I am looking for references or quotes that indicate that heroin, or +>preparations using it were available over-the-counter in the pre-Harrison +>Act days. + +Opium and Morphine were certainly available OTC. I don't know if heroin +was available OTC, but the Harrison Act folks seemed to think it was: + +From Brecher, Licit & Illicit Drugs, Ch. 8, p. 49: + +The patent-medicine manufacturers were exempted even from the licensing +and tax provisions, provided that they limited themselves to "preparations +and remedies which do not contain more than two grains of opium, or +more than one-fourth of a grain of morphine, or more than one-eighth of +a grain of heroin... in one avoirdupois ounce." (5) +(5) Public Law No. 223, 63rd Cong., approved December 17, 1914 + +Jerry Stratton +jerry@teetot.acusd.edu (Finger/Reply for PGP Public Key) +------ +"They play Paranoia seriously. What more can I say?" + -- T. Kelly +============================================================================= diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/heroin.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/heroin.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2ed6417a --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/heroin.txt @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Path: +ddsw1!panix!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipe +x!uunet!iat.holonet.net!clafave +From: clafave@iat.holonet.net (Christopher R LaFave) +Subject: >> How to shoot heroin << (revised edition) +Message-ID: <CzK445.8xr@iat.holonet.net> +Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access System: 510-704-1058/modem +Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 08:12:03 GMT +Lines: 74 + +This information is only for people who are mature enough to respect the +dangers involved with injecting heroin. These dangers include physical +and mental addiction and the possibility of contracting a terrible +disease like AIDS or hepatitis if the user doesn't take the time to be as +sanitary as possible and NOT SHARE NEEDLES. +-Alcohol swabs are available in a box of about 100 for $2 at Safeway. +-A commonly used syringe is the U-100. It is 1CC which is divided into +100 + "units". +-The bottom of a soda pop can is commonly used as a "spoon" to dissolve + the heroin in. The bottom is torn off of a can as close to the bottom as + possible. +Procedure: + The "spoon" is thoroughly cleaned with an alcohol swab. In this example +black tar heroin is used. In my area a $15 chunk is about the size of 2 +tic-tac candies side-by-side and works just fine. It has no smell exept +for a faint smell of vinegar. It comes wrapped in plastic inside a tiny +balloon. A chunk is placed in the spoon. The syringe is used to suck up +about 50-75 units of water and squirt it into the spoon. The spoon is +then heated from the bottom with a lighter to make it dissolve better. +The plunger can be pulled out of the syringe and used to stir the heroin +solution. The end of the plunger should be clean before putting it back +in the syringe. A piece of cotton is rolled into a ball a little bigger +than a tic-tac. It is a good idea to clean one's fingers with an alcohol +swab before rolling the cotton. The cotton is dropped into the heroin and +it puffs up like a sponge. The tip of the syringe is pushed into the +center of the cotton and the plunger is slowly pulled back until all of +the heroin is sucked in. This cotton is necessary to filter out any +particles and such in the heroin solution. The area on the body chosen +for injection is thoroughly cleaned with an alcohol swab. I think the +spot on the bend of the arm is so commonly used because it's so darned +easy to get the needle into the vein properly. The needle is placed +almost flat on the skin so it doesn't get wiggled around too much. The +needle is inserted so it goes down the length of the vein and not across +it. Going across it just makes it way too easy to accidentally poke +through the other side or pull out. Holding the syringe almost flat +against the skin after the user feels the needle is deep enough in keeps +the syringe from accidentally being jostled around and the needle being +pulled out or pushed through the side of the vein. + Now for the tricky part. The user has to make sure that the needle is +in the vein before injecting. If the heroin is injected when the needle +isn't in the vein the heroin will just form a big heroin blister which +takes hours and hours to get absorbed by the body. Usually it will burn +while it's being injected if it's not going in the vein. This is one way +to tell if it's not going in the vein. The user should also keep a close +eye to see if a blister is forming. When the needle is inserted the +plunger is pulled slowly a tiny bit to see if blood comes in. This shows +that it's in the vein. Sometimes when the plunger is pulled, only a slow +trickle of blood comes in and the rest is air. With practice it's easier +to tell if this trickle indicates a good enough insertion into the vein. +Injecting a tiny bit of air ( about an eighth-inch ) with the heroin is +harmless but if the user is nervous about this the syringe could be +tilted +so the air floats to the other end. From personal experience a quarter- +inch (about 10 units) of air being injected with heroin is harmless +but there's no need to make a habit of it. With a little practice the +user can be pretty sure the heroin is going in the vein without first +checking for blood but still checking for a burning feeling where it's +being injected or a blister forming. + When trying heroin for the first time the user, of course, starts out +with a tiny bit to see how his or her body reacts to it. As with pain +pills sometimes the stomach gets queasy when the body isn't used to it. +In the case of an overdose the only thing I know to do is to keep to +person up and walking around to keep the heart going. If medical +attention is needed I'm pretty sure the paramedics use a drug called +"narcan" which blocks the effects of opiate narcotics like heroin. + + + + + +-- + _ + __ | __ | ` __ __ clafave@holonet.net + | | __| ~|~ __|| ||__| Beaverton, Oregon USA + |__ |_ |__| | |__| \/ |__. GO BLAZERS! + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hmp_frnc.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hmp_frnc.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42847e52 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hmp_frnc.drg @@ -0,0 +1,296 @@ +From: davidson@homer.cs.unc.edu (Andrew Davidson) +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.drugs,talk.environment,sci.environment +Subject: Hemp paper in France +Date: 24 Feb 91 22:22:42 GMT + +The following article appeared in British journal New Scientist, November +13, 1980. It's pretty long, but there are some great facts in it. The +initial Anslinger quote actually appeared under a photo later in the +article. Reprinted without permission. Typos are mine. + +----------------------------- Begin Article ----------------------------- + +NO MARIHUANA: PLENTY OF HEMP + +French farmers are doing well out of the growing market for hemp fibres. +British farmers could face 14 years in jail if they followed suit. + +by Tim Malyon and Anthony Henman + +"Now this hemp is the finest fibre known to mankind, my God, if you ever +have a shirt made out of it, your grandchildren would never wear it out. +You take Polish families. We used to see marijuana in the yards of +Polish families. We'd go in and start to tear it up and the man came out +with his shotgun, yelling: 'These are my clothes for next winter.'" +-- Harry J. Anslinger, former Commissioner, US Federal Bureau of Narcotics + +Eight thousand hectares of EEC-subsidised cannabis growing in France -- +it seemed inconceivable. Our source of information, however, left little +doubt as to its accuracy. The neat scientific pamphlets of the +Federation Nationale des Producteurs de Chanvre (FNPC) could hardly be +accused of pandering to the pot culture. Anxious to confirm the fact at +first hand, we hopped on the early morning train out of Paris's Gare +Montparnasse, and two hours later were met in Le Mans by the research +officer of the FNPC. It was early in September, just as the harvest was +getting into full swing. With a justified pride in his achievement, our +contact showed us out to the experimental fields, where acre upon acre of +the French type of monoecious hemp(with male and female flowers on the +same plant) vied with the trial introductions of five-metre dioecious +plants (only one sex per plant) from Italy, and thick-set Lebanese bushes +of the kind normally used for producing hashish. Apart from these latter +plants -- a mere dozen or so, grown exclusively for "comparative +purposes" -- we were assured that the rest of the crop had been subject +to selective breeding which reduced the levels of THC -- the psychoactive +ingredient of cannabis -- to virtual insignificance. On collecting a few +"female flowering tops" and smoking them in Paris later that same +evening, we were forced to concede the truth: French hemp is useless as +a drug plant, and the smoking of even large quantities of it succeeded in +giving us a mild but irritating headache... + +Hemp's history in the service to human culture is as long as it is +diverse. The Neolithic "Yang Shao" culture of China (4000 BC) is +believed to have used the long fibrous strands on the outside of the +cannabis stalk for rope and cloth. According to Professor Hui-Lin Li, an +economic botanist at the University of Pennsylvania, cannabis seeds, rich +in protein, "were considered, along with millet, rice, barley and +soybean, as one of the major grains of ancient China". The first paper +was made of hempen rags, while the earliest pharmacopoeia in existence, +the Pen-ts'ao-Ching, states that "the fruits of hemp...if taken in excess +will produce hallucinations [literally seeing devils]. If taken over a +long term, it makes one communicate with spirits and lightens one's +body." Writing in the 5th century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus +describes how the Scythians would purge themselves after funerals by +inhaling the smoke of hemp seeds thrown onto hot stones. "The Scythians +enjoy it so much that they howl with pleasure..." Linguistic evidence +indicates that in the original Hebrew and Aramaic texts of the Old +Testament the "holy anointing oil" which God directed Moses to make +(Exodus 30:23) was composed of myrrh, cinnamon, cannabis and cassia. + +PRECIOUS PLANTS + +Up to the middle of the last century France alone was cultivating more +than 100,000 hectares, whilst so precious was the plant in Tudor England +that Queen Elizabeth I exacted a bounty of 5 gold sovereigns on any +farmer who did not cultivate it. The reason for such a penalty was +simple: hemp fibre is the strongest vegetable fibre known to man, and +can be grown easily and in a single six-month cycle from April to +September. Before the introduction of tropical sisals and Manila hemp, +it was essential for the rope and canvas (the very word derived from +cannabis, according to the OED) used to outfit the Navy. An American +commentary on the 1764 Hemp Law governing importation from "His Majesty's +colonies into Great Britain" notes the necessity to "render their mother +country independent of certain northern powers (mainly the Baltic States) +upon whom her former dependence, for a supply of naval stores, has been +frequently very precarious". + +This strategic aspect of cannabis as a basic fibre source reappeared for +a short while during the Second World War. In the wake of Pearl Harbour +and the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, the US was cut off from its +supplies of Manila rope and twine, and made considerable efforts to +revive its by then sagging hemp trade. Planters' manuals were rapidly +reprinted, and the estimated area under cultivation increased from 585 +hectares in 1939 to 59,500 hectares in 1943. By 1946 the total had +dropped back to 1950 hectares and the industry was on its way to +extinction in the industrial West. + +A number of factors combined to bring about this state of affairs. The +production of high-quality hemp fibre is a labour-intensive business. +The hemp stalks must be dried in the field, then transported to a +"retting pit" where they are left in water for several days to start the +process of separating the fibre from the woody core (known as hurds) of +the stalk. The retted plants are then taken back to the farm to be dried +out in building similar to hop oast houses. The stalks are passed +through what is essentially a large mangle separating fibre from broken +hurd. The hurds are then shaken out, and after "scutching and heckling" +(a process of cleaning and separating individual strands) the long, +strong fibres are ready for spinning and weaving. In a pre-industrial +society, the bulk of this work could be carried out during the winter +when farmers had little to do. With the importation of cheap tropical +fibres and the demise of the sail, however, such labour-intensive work no +longer proved financially viable. A mechanical hemp "breaker" was +introduced in the early 1900s, but it had arrived too late to save a +trade which by then was having to cope with international cannabis +prohibition and a new image for the plant, from essential crop to +assassin of youth. + +Synthetic textiles also helped hasten hemp's decline, as so, too, did the +19th century introduction of the chemical woodpulping process. As +already mentioned, hemp textiles were one essential source for rag paper. +After the Second World War, for instance, Robert Fletcher and Sons, the +paper manufacturer owned by the Imperial Tobacco Group, bought up large +stocks of Nazi concentration camp uniforms made from hemp, which it +converted into paper. Since then, Fletchers has stopped using textiles +for paper because it is almost impossible to obtain them free of +synthetic materials which wreak havoc on the machinery. It now imports +raw hemp fibres from France. + +For, curiously enough, as wood-pulp paper replaced rag paper and hemp +textile products disappeared from the market, a new process was being +developed in France that used the raw hemp fibres for the production of +high-quality, strong papers. The fibre is extremely resilient and ideal +for the manufacture of cigarette paper, which must combine high tensile +strength with extreme lightness. Fibre for paper is cheaper to produce +than fibre for textiles, because it needs neither to be as long nor of +such high quality. Paralleling the growth in the consumption of illicit, +high-THC forms of cannabis, the new hemp cigarette paper industry was +launched in the early 1960s in France, and established its present +prominence in the halcyon years between 1967 and 1971. Statistics show a +decline in the area of French cannabis sown for textiles from 1084 +hectares in 1961 to 147 hectares in 1968, the last year for which +official records of this type of cultivation exist. In contrast, areas +dedicated to paper production increased from 61 hectares in 1961 to 3181 +hectares in 1968, peaking at 10,595 hectares in 1977. + +The growth of this new market for the pant in France was accompanied by a +radical restructuring of the economics of the hemp business. Though a +few farmers grow the crop principally for the sake of the subsidies they +receive (1405 francs per hectare last year), the bulk of current +production comes from mechanised concerns with high levels of +productivity. One of the great advantages of hemp for farmers lies in +its use as a rotation crop, breaking up the soil with its deep root +system and also eliminating weeds, thus leaving the land ready for the +direct sowing of a winter wheat crop before the arrival off the first +frosts. An enthusiastic response to this potential has brought about the +large-scale introduction of hemp into areas where it was not +traditionally cultivated, and in Bar-sur-Aube, for instance, 200 km +south-east of Paris, a flourishing cooperative has been established to +represent the interests of part of the new hemp agribusiness. There, 93 +farmers helped finance their own breaking mill which 1978 was processing +2500 hectares of hemp. + +SREAMLINED MECHANISATION + +A certain amount of trade secrecy surrounds the exact mechanical +processes involved in "breaking" the dried hemp stalks and separating +bast fibre -- the phloem fibres, most suitable for paper production -- +>from the woody hurds. The director of the Bar-sur-Aube cooperative +politely refused us saying that as he sold 20 per cent of his product to +England, he did not wish to encourage "English competition". The De +Mauduit mill likewise refused to receive us, even though the FNPC +intervened in our behalf. + +Their reticence is understandable. It is streamlined mechanisation in +the breaking mills which has made the production of crude bast fibre for +paper much more cost-effective when undertaken on a large industrial +scale. Not surprisingly this new system has led to an ever-increasing +centralisation of the hemp business. Various small mills were involved +in the early 1960s, but in the past decade the field has narrowed to two +major concerns, besides the Bar-sur-Aube cooperative. One is the +relatively traditional Job cigarette paper company in Toulouse, and the +other the giant De Mauduit factory in Quimperle, which has prevailed over +all its competitors in the main hemp-growing areas of central and +north-eastern France. Its aggressive business acumen -- De Mauduit is +actually a subsidiary of the US paper multinational Kimberly Clark who +makes Kleenex tissues -- is based upon a fine understanding of the +profitability of the trade: French farmers receive 435 francs per tonne +for the dried hemp stalks and De Mauduit charges 2500 francs for the +prepared bast paper fibre, for which the British paper maker ends up +paying L650 per tonne. De Mauduit's treated paper fibre, hemp pulp +board, costs an astonishing 6500 francs per tonne. + +Since the break mills have a virtually monopoly, the FNPC in Le Mans is +looking for ways of diversifying the market for the hemp its members +produce. Research is being undertaken into the possibility of including +a proportion of hemp in various courser grades of paper, including +wrapping paper, as a means of increasing strength. Some printing paper +manufacturers, including the company that produces the glossy pages of +Paris Match, are considering introducing a proportion of hemp into their +paper pulp. So far the only indication that British companies other than +Robert Fletcher and Sons are actively researching hemp's paper potential +comes from the Manchester University's Department of Paper Science, which +refused to divulge information on recent work in this area because of +what information it had was a "trade secret". + +Further potential for hemp in paper manufacture involves utilising the +plant's woody core, the hurds. While the average fibre yield per hectare +is approximately 185 kg, fully two-and-a-half tonnes of hurds are +produced from the same area. These are now being sold for animal bedding +and for producing building boards with good sound-proofing properties. +As far back as 1916, however, the US Department of Agriculture carried +out a number of semi-commercial tests on the use of hurds for paper +production and concluded: "After several trials, under conditions of +treatment and manufacture which are regarded as favourable in comparison +with those used with wood pulp, paper was produced which received very +favourable comment both from investigators and from the trade and which +according to official tests would be classed as No. 1 machine finish +printing paper." Not only could hemp hurds compete with wood pulp on +cost and quality, but they were also found to be far more economical in +terms of land use. "Every tract of of 10,000 acres which is devoted to +hemp raising year by year is equivalent to a sustained pulp-producing +capacity of 40,500 acres of average pulp-wood lands." Despite a 1977 +Italian study which found that this usage remained commercially viable, +paper companies are apparently disregarding the potential for hurds, even +though paper production from hurds is much less polluting than from wood +pulp. Hemp hurds contain on average 4 per cent lignin, as opposed to +18-30 per cent in wood, and it is the effluent resulting from washing out +the lignin that causes the most pollution in the chemical pulping +process. + +Some thought is now going into researching non-paper applications for +hemp products. At present seeds (farmers receive 10 francs per kg; +average yield is 50 kg/ha) have a limited use, being sold mainly as +animal feed, bird food and anglers' bait. However, cannabis seeds +contain 30-45 per cent high protein oil, which is edible, or may be used +in future in paint production. + +The French hemp industry is of course entirely disregarding cannabis' +textile potential, despite the fact that in Brittany some small farmers +still produce hempen sheets and other hard-wearing cloth for their own +use. We were informed in France that the production of the high quality +fibres required for textiles remains prohibitively costly and that rope +and sacking are imported from Eastern Bloc countries where labour costs +remain lower. Scottish hemp fibre importers obtain a large percentage of +their material from Poland. According to our research, the finest hemp +cloth has always been produced by the Chinese and Italians, and +Yugoslavia, India and Japan are still producing hemp textiles, the latter +in combination with synthetic fibres. + +What might be the future for revitalised hemp fibre industry in the UK? +Certainly, the British paper-makers could not but welcome any attempt to +undercut prices they pay for imported hemp, but in order to achieve this, +considerable capital must be invested in British breaking mills. +However, what is possible of more interest than the now established use +of fibre for high quality paper is the future of hemp fibre in textiles. +Given careful preparation, high-quality hemp cloth can be produced in +Britain that is both comfortable and more durable than any other natural +textile. A hemp/wool mix was once widely used in France, being known +generically as berlinge. Demand is growing for durable natural fibre +products where the public will pay a somewhat higher price for a superior +product. Certain clothing manufacturers in the US have expressed an +interest in hemp jeans (Levi Strauss's original jeans were made from +hempen sailcloth), while the outdoor equipment industry is also returning +where possible to natural fibres, and hemp might be ideal in, for +instance, specialist mountaineering backpacks. Given the mess in which +the British textile industry finds itself, such innovative ideas could +well bear fruit, particularly if the technology can be developed from the +existing machinery in the linen industry to keep the cost of preparing +weaving quality hemp fibre within reasonable limits. + +All this, of course, presumes a more sensible government attitude to +British cultivation laws. (Cannabis stalks and seeds are already legal, +and can be safely imported.) While international law governing cannabis +cultivation makes a specific exemption for industrial uses, no such +exemption exists in British law, and growers must obtain their official, +low-THC seed directly from the FNPC, informing the Ministries of Health +and Agriculture of their intentions. Such a model could easily be +introduced into this country in conformity with the Common Agriculture +Policy. Since the rapid expansion of the French industry furnishes proof +of profit potential, British farmers might be justifiably annoyed at +being threatened with a 14 year jail sentence for growing a plant, +generously subsidised by the EEC on the continent, from which their +French neighbours are making good money. Or perhaps Her Majesty's +government should sue the EEC commissioners for conspiring to aid and +abet a criminal offence? + +------------------------------ End Article ------------------------------ + +Freedom, +Drew + + +-- +Drew Davidson \\ HELP FULLY INFORM JURORS! TELL A FRIEND: +davidson@cs.unc.edu \\ As a juror, you have the right to vote NOT GUILTY + ** LEGALIZE TRUTH ** \\ if you believe the law broken is unjust or wrongly +* FULLY INFORM JURORS * \\ applied, regardless of the facts of the case. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hmpplane.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hmpplane.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a9a13e7c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/hmpplane.drg @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive +From: Robert G Halvorson <norml@henson.cc.wwu.edu> +Subject: Hemp Aircraft Proposed +Message-ID: <1993Jul16.195452.25668@mont.cs.missouri.edu> +Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1993 19:54:52 GMT + +---------- Forwarded message ---------- +Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 17:20 GMT +From: "Gerald X. Diamond" <0003281350@mcimail.com> +To: "Wayne Smith, Gerri Dawson, Kevin Keyes etc" <norml@henson.cc.wwu.edu> +Subject: Suggestion for dissemination over INTERNET to your list of NORML + +Gerald X. Diamond 535 13th Av.E.No.106 Seattle WA 98102 +Tel:206-324-3523 MCI-Mail 328-1350 July 13, 1993 + + Seattle Entrepreneur Seeks: + -------------------------- + FUNDING FOR HEMP AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT + =============================================== +Ted Pong of Seattle has offered to build an airplane from cannabis fiber +and to fly it himself at public events such as air shows. This will +demonstrate graphically the usefulness and strength of hemp fiber. The +engine will be fueled by alcohol derived from hemp stalks. + +The idea is not original. Fifty years ago, Howard Hughes launched the +widespread commercial use of plywood when he built his "Spruce Goose", a +remarkably airworthy 8-engined airplane. During World War II, the Japanese +"Zero" fighter did the same: it was built largely of bamboo and high- +strength natural fabric. The lightweight plane easily outmaneuvered many +heavier, faster all-metal aircraft. + +Pong estimates that a high-performance airplane can be built mainly from +resin-bonded hemp fiber board and structural members for under $100,000. +He is seeking comments from the hemp community on this proposal. + +Interested? Please reply to: Gerald X. Diamond at MCI-Mail 328-1350, +or by snailmail to the address above. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/holland b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/holland new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9ca1e036 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/holland @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +From tukki.jyu.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!hagbard!eru!bloom-beacon!mintaka!olivea!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!usc!coriolis!marsthom Sun May 19 19:14:38 EET DST 1991 +Article: 9740 of alt.drugs +Path: tukki.jyu.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!hagbard!eru!bloom-beacon!mintaka!olivea!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!usc!coriolis!marsthom +From: marsthom@coriolis.UUCP (marsthom) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: News from Amsterdam? +Message-ID: <19T521w164w@coriolis.UUCP> +Date: 18 May 91 07:49:23 GMT +Organization: Albedo Communications +Lines: 165 + +I've been contemplating a trip to Nederlands for a while, and +decided to pick up some canned information. The only travel book +I found that wasn't completely obsessed with hotels and old +buildings was _THE REAL GUIDE: AMSTERDAM_ which I ran across in +a Crown Books franchise near Los Angeles. They also carry the +_Routledge Dutch Dictionary_ in paperback. I've also found +copies of Dutch newspapers at some of the more fanatically +massive newstands in the area. + +----------------------------------------------------------------- +Relevant excerpts from: + + _THE REAL GUIDE - AMSTERDAM (The Guide for the '90s)_ + +by Martin Dunford and Jack Holland, published by Prentice Hall Travel. + +------------------------------------- +POLICE TROUBLE - AND A NOTE ON DRUGS + +You're unlikely to come into much contact with Amsterdam's +police force (Politie), a long-haired, easy-going bunch driving +miniature patrol cars. Few walk a beat, and in any case +Amsterdam is one of the safest cities in Europe. Bar-room +brawls are highly unusual, muggings uncommon, and street crime +much less conspicuous than it is in many other capitals. + +Nonetheless, it's always a worth taking precautions against +petty crime: secure your gear in a locker when staying in a +dorm; never leave any valuables in a tent; and if you've brought +a car, remove the tape deck and park in a well-lit, public place +if you can't find a parking lot. As far as personal safety goes, +it's possible to walk anywhere in the city center at any time of +day or night - though women might get tirred of being hassled if +they walk through the red-light areas alone; see p. 16 for more +on women and sexual harassment. + +If you're unlucky enough to have something stolen, you'll need +to report it to a police station and get them to write a +statement for your insurance company (in the unlikely event that +your policy cover such incidents; see 'Health and Insurance' +section above). + +The police emergency number in Amsterdam is 22-22-22. + +----- +DRUGS + +Some residents claim that the liberal municipal attitude toward +the sale of drugs has attracted all sorts of undesirables to the +city. This is partly true, but the "cleaning up" of the Zeedijk, +once Amsterdam's heroin-dealing quarter, seems to have made open +trafficking less frequent and the city a safer place. + +Amsterdam has sanctioned the sale of cannabis at the Melkweg and +Paradiso nightspots, and at many coffee shops, since the 1960's. +It's also acceptible to smoke in some bars, but since many are +strongly against it, don't make any automatic assumptions. If in +doubt, ask the barperson. Purchasing, transporting, or consuming +cannabis products elsewhere is inadvisable. Although busts are +rare, legally you're allowed to possess only 28 grams for +personal use. Bear in mind, also, that while there's a lively +and growing trade in cocaine and herion, possession of either +could mean a stay in one of The Netherland's lively and growing +prisons. For drug-related problems, the Drug Advice Center, +Keisergracht 812 (Mon.-Fri. 1:00-3:00pm; phone: 23-78-65), +offers help and advice. + +------------------------- +COFFEE SHOPS AND TEA ROOMS + +As with bars, there are two types of Amsterdam coffee shops: +those whose principal business is the buying, selling, and +consuming of dope, and the more traditional places that sell +neither dope nor alcohol but do serve sandwiches or a light menu +for lower prices than you'd pay in a full-fledged restaurant; +some offer pastries or chocolates. + +The so-called "smoking" coffee shops are easy to identify: +brightly lit, with starkly modern furniture and an accent on +healthy food, they're about as far from the cozy Dutch 'brown +cafe' as it's possible to get. Smoking dope is the primary +pastime (all sell a range of hash and grass), and most also have +video (loud) music, and a selection of games from baccarat to +pool; they're open roughly from late morning/midday until around +midnight. They are currently booming, and the major Amsterdam +chains - The Bulldog, Prix d'Ami, Fancy Free - seem to be +opening new branches all the time: they may be identified by a +cannabis-leaf sign and a slogan claiming that they serve the +best quality goods on the Amsterdam dope scene. For real dope +heads there's the Hash Info Museum (p93) which survives despite +crackdowns. For more on dope see p.12. + +--------- +"SMOKING" + +Basjoe, Kloveniersburgal 62. Dark and convivial coffee shop. + +Biba, Hazanstraat 15. In a street of coffee shops, this is one + of the best. + +Bon Ami, Brouwersgracht 137. Very loud music. + +The Bulldog, Leidseplein 13-17; O.Z. Voorburgwal 90; O.Z. + Voorburgwal 132 Helkveld 7. The biggest and most famous of the + coffee-shop chains, this has come a long way from its pokey Red + Light district-dive origins. With a main branch housed in the + former police station on glitzy Leidseplein (the "Palace"), the + Bulldog has now reached the height of - and commerical success. + The dope they sell comes in neat little brand-labeled packets + and the Leidsplein branch has a large cocktail bar, coffee shop, + juice bar, souvenir shop, and a GVB ticket counter. + +Extase, Oude Hoogstraat 2. Part of a chain run by the initiator + of the Hash Info Museum. Considerably less chichi than the big cheeses. + +Fairy Nuff, 2e Laurierdwarstraat 1b. Small and quiet, + with a low-key atmosphere. + +Fancy Free, Martelaarsgracht 4; + Haarlemmerstraat 64; Leliegracht 6. Slick plush, and commerical, + very much in The Bulldog mold. + +Goa, Kloveniersburgwal 42. A member of the Extase chain (see above) + +Grand Prix, Reguliersdwarsstraat 29. Once part of the Prix d'Ami outfit, + and little changed since. Grasshopper, N.Z. Voorburgwal 59. One of + the city's more welcoming "smoking" coffee shops, though at + times overwhelmed by tourists. + +Haussmann, Singel 485; Zieseniskade 2. White, modernistic coffee + shop with more than a hint of soulessness + +Pie in the Sky, 2e Laurierdwarsstraat 64. Beautiful + canal-corner setting, great for outside summer lodging + +Prix d'Ami, Haringpakkersteeg 3; Nieuwendijk 239. + Super-entrepreneurial Amsterdam chain, but with little of the + character of its rivals. + +Roma, O.Z. Achterburgwal 162. Red Light district smoker, par of + the Extase/Goa concern. + +Rusland, Rusland 16. One of the first Amsterdam coffee shops, + and a cramped and vibrant place that's a favorite with both dope + fans and tea addicts (43 different kinds). A little worse for + the recent extension, but still a cut above the rest. + +Siberie, Brouwersgracht 11. Set up by the former staff of + Rusland and notable for the way it has avoided the + over-commercialization of the large chains. Very relaxed, very + friendly, and worth a visit whether you want to smoke or not. + +So Fine, Prinsengracht 30. Long-established, coffee shop, big + on atmosphere at night with good food and music. a pool table, + and a video room. + +------------------------------- + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/inhalant.dangers b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/inhalant.dangers new file mode 100644 index 00000000..450fa32c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/inhalant.dangers @@ -0,0 +1,1710 @@ +From: tomkaye@galaxy.galstar.com (Tom Kaye) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Inhalant dangers/Info +Date: 5 Mar 1995 22:13:24 GMT +Message-ID: <3jdd25$d1o@mercury.galstar.com> + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Inhalant Dangers +Date: 26 Feb 1995 01:01:51 -0500 +Additional reading materials + + +This is posted to help inform those who are curious about the +dangers of inhalants. + +"The Breath of Death" + +"Killers of the young" + +Tom Kaye RPh. +Tomkaye@galstar.com +Compuserve 76074.207 +Phone 918-455- 9450 + + + +Research +Publication # 129 +National Institutes on Drug Abuse +1992 +Charles S. Sharp +Neal Rosenburg M.D. +5600 Fishers lane +Rockville, MD 20857 + +Additional info +Cathy McIntyre +c/o International Institute of Inhalant abuse +fax: 303-788-1860 +Phone: 1-800-832-5090 +Mention my name Tom Kaye and they will give you full coorporation. + +The key points to instil to kids are: +1. Inhalants are different from other drugs. +2. Inhlants rank numer 4 in popularity for use +3. Inhalants cause then most body damage when compared to all the other drugs. +4. Inhalants may kill the first time when used. +5. There are over 1400 inhalant products that kids can use to + get high. + + + + + + + +*****ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD***** + + +Esmail A Meyer L Pottier A Wright S +Deaths from volatile substance abuse in those under 18 years: results + from a national epidemiological study. + +In: Arch Dis Child (1993 Sep) 69(3):356-60 + +The epidemiology of deaths from volatile substance abuse (VSA) in + those under 18 years that occurred in the UK from 1981-90 is + described. The analysis of deaths is based on a national register, + which has information obtained from a regular survey of coroners, the + Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, and a press clippings + agency. Altogether 605 people under 18 died from VSA during this + period. Seventy per cent of deaths occurred between the ages of 14 + and 16. The largest number of deaths were attributed to butane gas + lighter refills. There was a large north-south gradient in age + specific mortality ratios (Scotland 180, south east England 87) and + nearly four times as many deaths occurred in social class V compared + with social class I. Deaths from VSA are an important and preventable + cause of deaths in those under 18. Strategies aimed at prevention + should include measures to reduce experimentation, intervention to + reduce socioeconomic deprivation, and health education campaigns + aimed at schools and parents. + +Institutional address: + Department of Public Health Sciences + St George's Hospital Medical School + London. + + +*****ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE***** + + +Cartwright TR Brown ED Brashear RE +Pulmonary infiltrates following butane 'fire-breathing'. + +In: Arch Intern Med (1983 Oct) 143(10):2007-8 + +Rapidly progressive bilateral pulmonary infiltrates occurred in a 19- + year-old man following an unusual hydrocarbon abuse. The acute + illness was the result of a "trick" known as "fire-breathing." Fire- + breathing involves filling the oral cavity with butane gas, from an + ordinary butane cigarette/cigar lighter, and exhalation of the + volatile vapors over an open flame producing a flame-throwing effect. + Because of the pulmonary toxic reaction, this activity could have a + serious or even fatal outcome. + + +*****BMJ***** + +Anderson HR +Increase in deaths from deliberate inhalation of fuel gases and + pressurised aerosols [letter] + +In: BMJ (1990 Jul 7) 301(6742):41 + +[No Abstract Available] + +(REFERENCE 4 OF 25) +93006467 + +Esmail A Anderson HR Ramsey JD Taylor J Pottier A +Controlling deaths from volatile substance abuse in under 18s: the + effects of legislation [see comments] + +In: BMJ (1992 Sep 19) 305(6855):692 +[No Abstract Available] + +Institutional address: + Department of Public Health Sciences + St George's Hospital + Medical School + London. + + +*****EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA***** +Linden CH +Volatile substances of abuse. + +In: Emerg Med Clin North Am (1990 Aug) 8(3):559-78 + +Substances that are inhaled for the purpose of recreational self- + intoxication include aliphatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alkyl + nitrites, aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers, and ketones. All have the + ability to cause asphyxia, arrhythmias, cardiovascular depression, + neurologic dysfunction, and mucosal, pulmonary, and skin irritation + following acute exposure and permanent neurologic damage with chronic + exposure. The acute effects of alkyl halides and alkyl nitrites also + include carbon monoxide poisoning and hepatorenal toxicity, and + methemoglobinemia, respectively. Chronic exposure to aromatic + hydrocarbons and ketones can result in liver, kidney, and bone marrow + injury; myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, metabolic acidosis, and electrolyte + abnormalities are further complications of chronic aromatic + hydrocarbon inhalation. + +Institutional address: + Department of Emergency Medicine + University of Massachusetts Medical Center + Worcester. + + +*****JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE***** + + +D'Costa DF Gunasekera NP +Fatal cerebral of edema following trichloroethane abuse. + +In: J R Soc Med (1990 Aug) 83(8):533-4 + +[No Abstract Available] + +Institutional address: + Department of Medicine + General Hospital + Kettering + Northants. + +*****JAMA***** + +King GS Smialek JE Troutman WG +Sudden death in adolescents resulting from the inhalation of + typewriter correction fluid. + +In: JAMA (1985 Mar 15) 253(11):1604-6 + +Inhalation abuse of various toxic agents continues to be a + significant health problem among the younger segment of our society. + We describe four cases of sudden death in adolescents associated with + recreational sniffing of typewriter correction fluid occurring during + the period 1979 through mid-1984. The solvents used in most of these + fluids, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichloroethylene, are known to + induce potentially fatal arrhythmias. Sniffing typewriter correction + fluid poses a significant and underappreciated danger to the lives of + these abusers. School health officials, public health departments, + and law enforcement personnel should be alerted to the need for + surveillance of this type of activity. + + +*****LANCET***** + +(REFERENCE 8 OF 25) +89158540 + +Gunn J Wilson J Mackintosh AF +Butane sniffing causing ventricular fibrillation [letter] + +In: Lancet (1989 Mar 18) 1(8638):617 + +[No Abstract Available] + + +*****NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE***** + +Siegel E Wason S +Sudden death caused by inhalation of butane and propane [letter] + +In: N Engl J Med (1990 Dec 6) 323(23):1638 + +[No Abstract Available] + +*****SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL***** + +Wegener EE Barraza KR Das SK +Severe frostbite caused by Freon gas. + +In: South Med J (1991 Sep) 84(9):1143-6 + +We have reported a case of severe frostbite due to direct exposure to + liquid Freon gas (monochlorodifluoromethane), a fluorinated + hydrocarbon widely used as refrigerants, propellants, and industrial + solvents. The patient was treated for severe third- and fourth-degree + frostbite to the hand. The severity of the injury was apparently the + result of direct through-and-through injury from exposure to the + liquid (boiling point -40.5 degrees C) and a possible systemic + vasoconstrictive effect on arterial smooth muscle due to inhalation + of Freon gas. + +Institutional address: + Department of Surgery + University of Mississippi Medical Center + Jackson 39216-4505. + + + + +*****ARUKORU KENKYU-TO YAKUBUTSU ISON JAPANESE JOURNAL OF ALCOHOL STUDIES***** + + + +Tohhara S Tani N Nakajima T Tsuda E +[Clinical study of butane gas abuse: in comparison with toluene-based + solvent and marihuana] + +In: Arukoru Kenkyuto Yakubutsu Ison (1989 Dec) 24(6):504-10 + (Published in Japanese) + +We reported 2 cases of patients who abused butane gas, toluene-based + solvent and marihuana. They showed different signs in the each + substance, respectively. Butane gas was easier to make visual + hallucinations and distorted perception of body form, and was less + potent and addictive than toluene-based solvent. Spontaneous laughter + and the most amotivational state were characterized by marihuana + intoxication. Alteration of auditory perception that simple music + sounded wonderful was also experienced. Furthermore, the above + symptoms were thought to change by the order of taking the substance. + Therefore, it is needed to examine the order of the use of drugs and + clarify differences of symptoms in abuse among drugs, respectively. + +*****BURNS***** + + +Scerri GV Regan PJ Ratcliffe RJ Roberts AH +Burns following cigarette lighter fluid abuse. + +In: Burns (1992 Aug) 18(4):329-31 + +Seven patients with burns associated with butane cigarette lighter + fluid abuse, in a group setting within an enclosed space, are + presented. In all patients there was a reluctance to admit that + butane vapour was in use as an intoxicant immediately prior to the + injury. It is obvious from the circumstances of these injuries that + the hazardous nature of cigarette lighter fluid is not fully + appreciated. Since the resultant injuries are usually minor (all + patients recovered spontaneously with conservative management, the + hospital stay averaging 2 days), it is probable that many more occur, + but do not present to accident departments as the victims are wary of + repercussions should they admit to intoxicant vapour abuse. In view + of the medical sequelae that can follow butane inhalation, burns unit + staff should be aware of the problems, their recognition and + treatment. + +Institutional address: + Nuffield Burns Units + Stoke Mandeville Hospital + Aylesbury + Buckinghamshire + UK. + + +*****CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES***** + +Russe BR McCoy CB Barton JE +Recent findings concerning inhalant use. + +In: Chem Depend (1980) 4(1-2):113-26 + +[No Abstract Available] + + +*****HUMAN TOXICOLOGY***** + + +Marjot R McLeod AA +Chronic non-neurological toxicity from volatile substance abuse. + +In: Hum Toxicol (1989 Jul) 8(4):301-6 + +1. Most of the evidence for chronic non-neurological toxicity from + volatile substance abuse is derived from case reports. 2. Factors + important in assessing these reports are the marked variations in + exposure conditions and in the composition of the products abused. 3. + In a young and otherwise healthy population, any chronic organ + toxicity arising from VSA has to be gross in order to become + clinically apparent. This may partially explain the relatively low + incidence of reporting. 4. Toluene and the chlorinated hydrocarbons + 1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichloroethylene can cause permanent + damage to the kidney, liver, heart and lung, in certain volatile + substance abusers. + +Institutional address: + Department of Anaesthetics + Kings College Hospital + Denmark Hill + London + UK. + + +Ramsey J Anderson HR Bloor K Flanagan RJ +An introduction to the practice, prevalence and chemical toxicology + of volatile substance abuse. + +In: Hum Toxicol (1989 Jul) 8(4):261-9 + +1. Volatile substance abuse is largely a teenage practice; it is + estimated that in the UK 3.5-10% of young people have at least + experimented and that 0.5-1% are current users. 2. The products + abused are many and varied but only about 20 chemical compounds, + notably toluene, chlorinated solvents such as 1,1,1-trichloroethane, + fuel gases such as butane and aerosol propellants, are commonly + encountered. 3. The acute hazard varies with the compound, product + and mode of abuse. Mortality in the UK is now about 100 per year, + from all social classes, 90% of whom are male. 4. Chronic toxicity is + difficult to assess, partly because of the diversity of products + abused. However it is clear that some long-term abusers suffer + permanent damage to the central nervous system, heart, liver and + kidney. 5. Toxicological analysis may be relied upon for confirmation + of diagnosis, providing attention is paid to the kinetics of + excretion and stability in the sample. 6. Responses include codes of + practice for the sale of products and educational strategies; + legislation has also been enacted. There is little evidence that any + of these measures have made a significant impact on the problem. + +Institutional address: + Chemical Pathology Laboratory + St George's Hospital Medical School + Cranmer Terrace + London + UK. + + +*****JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION***** + + +*****JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE***** + +Tauber JB +Instant benzol death. + +In: J Occup Med (1970 Dec) 12(12):520-3 + +[No Abstract Available] + + +*****PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA***** + + +Cohen S +The hallucinogens and the inhalants. + +In: Psychiatr Clin North Am (1984 Dec) 7(4):681-8 + +The hallucinogenic drugs represent a recurrent outbreak pattern with + each generation or two seeming to rediscover their ego-dissolving + effects. The inhalants produce a short-lived intoxication with + certain volatile solvents affecting specific organ systems. + + +*****TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY***** + + +Bruckner JV Peterson RG +Evaluation of toluene and acetone inhalant abuse. II. Model + development and toxicology. + +In: Toxicol Appl Pharmacol (1981 Dec) 61(3):302-12 + + + Center for Substance Abuse Prevention + Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration + U. S. Public Health Service + U. S. Department of Health and Human Services + --------- + for more information or assistance, contact .... + + The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information + P.O. Box 2345 + Rockville, Maryland 20847 + 1-800-729-6686 + + + + National High School Senior Survey + ---------------------------------- + + PERCENT WHO EVER USED + +CLASS OF 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 + +Marijuana/Hashish 58.7 57.0 54.9 54.2 50.9 50.2 47.2 43.7 40.7 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Inhalants 12.8 13.6 14.4 15.4 15.9 17.0 16.7 17.6 18.0 +Inhalants Adjusted* 17.7 18.2 18.0 18.1 20.1 18.6 17.5 18.6 18.5 + Amyl/Butyl Nitrites 9.8 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.6 4.7 3.2 3.3 2.1 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Hallicinogens 12.5 11.9 10.7 10.3 9.7 10.3 8.9 9.4 9.4 +Hallicinogens Adj** 14.3 13.6 12.3 12.1 11.9 10.6 9.2 9.9 9.7 + LSD 9.6 8.9 8.0 7.5 7.2 8.4 7.7 8.3 8.7 + PCP 6.0 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.8 3.0 2.9 3.9 2.8 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +*Inhalants ajusted for underreporting of amyl and butyl nitrites. +**Hallucinogens adjusted for underreporting of PCP. + + + + PERCENT WHO EVER USED +CLASS OF 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 + +Cocaine 16.0 16.2 16.1 17.3 16.9 15.2 12.1 10.3 9.4 + Crack NA NA NA NA NA 4.6 4.8 4.7 3.5 + Other Cocaine NA NA NA NA NA 14.0 12.1 8.5 8.6 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Heroin 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 + Other Opiates 9.6 9.4 9.7 10.2 9.0 9.2 8.6 8.3 8.3 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Stimulants 35.6 35.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA + Stimulants Adj* 27.9 26.9 27.9 26.2 23.4 21.6 19.8 19.1 17.5 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Sedatives 15.2 14.4 13.3 11.8 10.4 8.7 7.8 7.4 5.3 + Barbiturates 10.3 9.9 9.9 9.2 8.4 7.4 6.7 6.5 6.8 + Methaqualone 10.7 10.1 8.3 6.7 5.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Tranquilizers 14.0 13.3 12.4 11.9 10.9 10.9 9.4 7.6 7.2 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +*Stimulants adjusted to exclude inappropriate reporting of +nonprescription stimulants. + + + + PERCENT WHO EVER USED +CLASS OF 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 + +Alcohol 92.8 92.6 92.6 92.2 91.3 92.2 92.0 90.7 89.5 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Cigarettes 70.1 70.6 69.7 68.8 67.6 67.2 66.4 65.7 64.4 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Term "Ever Used" refers to use of substance at least one time. + +This information was supplied by the U.S. Depratment of Health +and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, +and Mental Health Administration. Revised January, 1991. + +These numbers were gathered in annual nationwide surveys +conducted for the National Institute of Drug Abuse by the +University of Michigan Institute for Social Reseach. The 1990 +survey involved more than 15,000 seniors from public and private +schools. + +The above data refer to use not under a doctor's orders. + + +*****AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE***** + + +Haverkos HW Dougherty J +Health hazards of nitrite inhalants. + +In: Am J Med (1988 Mar) 84(3 Pt 1):479-82 + +[No Abstract Available] + +Institutional address: + Clinical Medicine Branch + National Institute on Drug Abuse + Rockville + Maryland 20857. + + +*****BIOCHEMISTRY***** + + +Gadella TW Jr Moritz A Westerman J Wirtz KW +Enzymatic synthesis of pyrene-labeled polyphosphoinositides and their + behavior in organic solvents and phosphatidylcholine bilayers. + +In: Biochemistry (1990 Apr 3) 29(13):3389-95 + +A method is reported for the synthesis of pyrene-labeled analogues of + phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (Pyr-PIP) and phosphatidylinositol + 4,5-biphosphate (Pyr-PIP2) from sn-2-(pyrenyl- + decanoyl)phosphatidylinositol (Pyr-PI) using partially purified PI + and PIP kinase preparations. Phosphorylation of Pyr-PI and Pyr-PIP + was extensive (more than 50%) provided that the ATP concentration was + high and that stabilizing agents such as sucrose and polyethylene + glycol were present in the incubation medium. Pyr-PIP and Pyr-PIP2 + were isolated by chromatography on immobilized neomycin. The identity + of the products was established by thin-layer chromatography, UV- + absorption spectroscopy, and spectrofluorometry. The pyrene + excimer/monomer fluorescence technique revealed that, in contrast to + Pyr-PI, Pyr-PIP and Pyr-PIP2 formed clusters in organic solvents. By + use of the same technique for model membranes, it was shown that in + phosphatidylcholine bilayers the collision frequency of the three + fluorescent phosphoinositides decreased in the order PI greater than + PIP greater than PIP2. Addition of Ca2+ at concentrations above 0.1 + mM increased the collision frequency of Pyr-PIP2 and, to a much + lesser extent, Pyr-PIP; Ca2+ had no effect on Pyr-PI. + +Institutional address: + Centre for Biomembranes and Lipid Enzymology + State University of Utrecht + The Netherlands. + + +*****CANCER RESEARCH***** + + +Armstrong RW Armstrong MJ Yu MC Henderson BE +Salted fish and inhalants as risk factors for nasopharyngeal + carcinoma in Malaysian Chinese. + +In: Cancer Res (1983 Jun) 43(6):2967-70 + +We conducted a case-control study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma among + Malaysian Chinese to test inhalants, salted fish consumption, and use + of tobacco, alcohol, and nasal ointments as risk factors for the + disease. Interviews with 100 cases and 100 controls indicated that + salted fish consumption during childhood was a significant risk + factor (relative risk, 3.0; p = 0.04); childhood daily consumption of + this food item compared to nonconsumption carried a relative risk of + 17.4 [95% confidence interval = (2.7, 111.1)]. Occupational exposure + to smokes (relative risk, 6.0; p = 0.006) and to dusts (relative + risk, 4.0; p less than 0.001) was also significantly associated with + nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The two risk factors (consumption of salted + fish and exposure to smoke and/or dust) were independent of each + other. There was no association between nasopharyngeal carcinoma and + tobacco, alcohol, or nasal ointments. + +Institutional address: + School of Public Health + University of Hawaii + Honolulu. + + +*****JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY***** + + +Wallis KT Azhar S Rho MB Lewis SA Cowan NJ Murphy DB +The mechanism of equilibrium binding of microtubule-associated + protein 2 to microtubules. Binding is a multi-phasic process and + exhibits positive cooperativity. + +In: J Biol Chem (1993 Jul 15) 268(20):15158-67 + +The mechanism of binding of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) + to taxol-stabilized microtubules (MTs) was examined through Scatchard + analysis of equilibrium binding and by immunoelectron microscopy. We + demonstrate the following. 1) Binding is a cooperative process as + indicated by sigmoidal binding curves, prominent humps in Scatchard + plots, and an all-or-none response in binding during ligand + titrations. At high tubulin/MAP2 ratios, the Kd for noncontiguous + binding (5-25 microM) is estimated to be 100-1500 times greater than + that predicted for contiguous binding, suggesting a high degree of + cooperativity. 2) Cooperativity is indicated independently by a + highly clustered or patchy distribution of MAP2 on MTs as revealed by + immunoelectron microscopy. 3) The binding of truncated constructs of + mouse MAP2 protein suggests that a domain of MAP2 conferring + cooperativity is located in or near the MT binding site near the + carboxyl terminus. We speculate that in the cell, cooperativity may + generate MTs with uniform biochemical properties and contribute to + the segregation of MAPs in neuronal cell processes. + +Institutional address: + Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy + Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine + Baltimore + Maryland 21205. + + +*****JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY***** + + +Spigelman MK Zappulla RA Johnson J Goldsmith SJ Malis LI + Holland JF +Etoposide-induced blood-brain barrier disruption. Effect of drug + compared with that of solvents. + +In: J Neurosurg (1984 Oct) 61(4):674-8 + +The intracarotid infusion of the anti-neoplastic compound, etoposide, + has been shown to exert a dose-dependent effect on blood-brain + barrier (BBB) permeability. Etoposide, however, is formulated in a + complex solvent solution containing alcohol, Tween 80, polyethylene + glycol 300, and citric acid. To investigate the contribution of the + solvent solution to BBB disruption, the authors studied Sprague- + Dawley rats after the internal carotid artery infusion of the solvent + solution with and without the addition of etoposide. Experiments were + performed at four doses of drug and/or solvent. Disruption of the BBB + was evaluated qualitatively by the appearance of the systemically + administered dye, Evans blue, in the cerebral hemispheres and + quantitatively by the ratio of gamma counts of the technetium-labeled + chelate of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) in the + ipsilateral:contralateral hemisphere. Significant barrier opening was + obtained in all four groups of animals infused with solvent plus + etoposide. In the corresponding groups of rats infused with the + solvent solution alone, BBB disruption was markedly lower. Only in + the group infused with the largest dose of solvent was the + hemispheric ratio of 99mTc-DTPA significantly different from saline- + infused animals. Each of the groups with solvent plus etoposide had + 99mTc-DTPA ratios significantly different from the control group. + Intracarotid infusion and subsequent BBB disruption were well + tolerated by the animals receiving either solvent alone or solvent + and etoposide. Disruption of the BBB secondary to the intracarotid + infusion of etoposide is primarily caused by the drug itself and not + by the solvent solution. + +Institutional address: + Department of Neoplastic Diseases + Mount Sinai School of Medicine + New York + New York. + + + + +*****ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY***** + +(REFERENCE 6 OF 22) +88291911 + +Haverkos HW +Kaposi's sarcoma and nitrite inhalants. + +In: Adv Biochem Psychopharmacol (1988) 44:165-72 + +[No Abstract Available] + +Institutional address: + Clinical Medicine Branch + National Institute on Drug Abuse + Alcohol + Drug Abuse + Rockville + Maryland 20857. + + +*****AKAD WISS***** + + +Horn KH +[LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS WITH CARCINOGENIC + INHALANTS] + +In: Akad Wiss (1978)(2):52-62 (Published in German) + +Animal inhalation studies with chemical carcinogens or cocarcinogens + are reviewed and their relevance to cancer induction in humans is + discussed. Current inhalation techniques are not completely reliable + due to the short life span of the test animals (eg, rats and Syrian + golden hamsters) and the long observation periods needed to + approximate human exposures. With the development of more + sophisticated inhalation equipment, more positive results may be + obtained with definite carcinogens. Another difficulty with the + inhalation method is the evaluation of a positive result; ie, whether + a substance such as ferric trioxide is carcinogenic, cocarcinogenic, + or causes cytopathological conditions that promote development. + Intratracheal intubation and implantation techniques are more + accurate in the production of respiratory tract tumors, and they are + useful in screening possible carcinogenic inhalants. The system + application method is adequate only when testing a known carcinogen + whose activity (po or sc) is organ-specific in the test species. + However, this technique is useful in that the exact dose can be + applied and the synergistic and/or cocarcinogenic properties of the + test substance can be ascertained. To relate respiratory tract + carcinogenesis in man to animal experiments will require the + perfection of application techniques and the identification of more + suitable animal models. (61 Refs) + +Institutional address: + No affiliation given + + + +*****AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE***** + + +Park RM Silverstein MA Green MA Mirer FE +Brain cancer mortality at a manufacturer of aerospace + electromechanical systems. + +In: Am J Ind Med (1990) 17(5):537-52 + +Standardized proportional mortality ratios and mortality odds ratios + were calculated for 583 deaths between 1950 and 1986 among employees + who had worked for at least 10 years at a facility manufacturing + missile and aircraft guidance systems. There was a statistically + significant excess of brain cancer proportional mortality (PMR = + 16/3.8 = 4.2, p = .0001). Among hourly employees, 12 brain cancer + deaths occurred for 2.7 expected (PMR = 4.4, p = .00005). The PMR for + brain cancer increased from 1.8 (p = .45) among hourly workers with + less than 20 years to 8.7 (p = .000003) in those with more than 20 + years employment. Work in "clean rooms," where gyroscopes were + assembled, was associated with the brain cancer excess but did not + fully account for it. Among 105 deceased hourly women, all three + brain cancer deaths occurred among gyro assemblers working in clean + rooms, and the risk increased with duration in clean rooms. Although + the proportion of brain cancer deaths among hourly men with clean- + room experience was similar to that for women, only three of the + seven male brain cancer deaths occurred in this group. The suspect + agents include gyro fluids and chlorofluorocarbon solvents. + +Institutional address: + Health and Safety Department + United Auto Workers International Union + Detroit + MI 48214. + + +*****ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES***** + + +Zimmerman HM +PRODUCTION OF BRAIN TUMORS WITH AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS + +In: Ann N Y Acad Sci (1982) 381:320-324 + +This contribution constitutes a summary review of 40 years of work in + the experimental production of gliomas in mice with the chemical + carcinogens 20-methylcholanthrene, benzpyrene, and 1,2,5,6- + dibenzanthracene, all three aromatic hydrocarbons. Frequent notation + is made of the pertinence of the experimental results to the glioma + problems in man. (Author abstract) (17 Refs) + +Institutional address: + Montefiore Hosp. and Medical Center + 111 East 210th St. + Bronx + NY + 10467 + + +*****ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY***** + +( +Dahl AR Lewis JL +Respiratory tract uptake of inhalants and metabolism of xenobiotics. + +In: Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol (1993) 33:383-407 + +The combined impact of new research regarding the dosimetry of + inhalants, discussed in early paragraphs of this review, and the + rapidly developing knowledge regarding the location and substrate + specificities of the enzymes responsible for xenobiotic metabolism + should soon lead to new insights into the causes and prevention of + cancer and other diseases of the respiratory tract and may provide + insight into the design of drugs used in the treatment of respiratory + tract disease. Among the developments to be expected within the next + decade are the following: 1. The issue of extrapulmonary versus + intrapulmonary activation of lung prodrugs and protoxicants will be + resolved by validation of the different dosimetries predicted for + highly lipophilic inhalants compared to less lipophilic ones. 2. The + possibly complex roles of P450 isozymes 1A1 and 2D6 and other forms + in the causation of human lung cancer will undoubtedly be better + understood in the next few years. 3. Interspecies comparisons of + respiratory tract enzyme activities--both activating and detoxicating- + -will lead to improved use of laboratory animals as models for + expected toxicological and pharmacological effects in humans. 4. The + potential role of nasal uptake and metabolism in causing brain + disease will be established or denied experimentally. 5. The complex + relationships between host factors--such as hormone levels and the + presence of inflammation--and metabolism-mediated toxicity will + become clearer. 6. As new research results continue to illuminate the + complexities of the interactions of xenobiotics with respiratory + tract tissue, clues as to how best to administer drugs via the + respiratory tract and understanding of changes in disease patterns-- + such as the recent shift in sites for lung cancer--will follow. + +Institutional address: + Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute + Albuquerque + New Mexico 87185. + + +*****BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY***** + + + +Juorio AV Yu PH +Effects of benzene and other organic solvents on the decarboxylation + of some brain aromatic-L-amino acids. + +In: Biochem Pharmacol (1985 May 1) 34(9):1381-7 + +The intraperitoneal administration of benzene produced marked + increases in mouse striatal concentrations of beta-phenylethylamine, + p-tyramine and, to a lesser extent, m-tyramine. Similar increases + were observed in rat striatal p- and m-tyramine. The subcutaneous + administration of benzene dissolved in sesame oil increased mouse + striatal p-tyramine but did not change m-tyramine. Benzene + administration to mice pretreated with p-tyrosine produced marked + increases in mouse striatal p-tyramine as well as in m-tyramine. The + statistical analysis of the results indicated that the treatment + produced an interaction that led to an increase in the concentration + of both the p- and m-isomers of tyramine. The administration of + benzene to m-tyrosine-pretreated mice increased striatal m-tyramine + but p-tyramine was not increased. The treatment produced no + potentiation in the formation of p- or m-tyramine. Of the other + organic solvents given, pyridine produced the most marked effects. + Its administration increased the concentration of both p- and m- + tyramine in the mouse striatum. Treatment with toluene, chloroform, + carbon tetrachloride or isoamylalcohol produced moderate increases in + mouse striatal p-tyramine while toluene, dichloromethane or + isobutylalcohol also increased m-tyramine. These increases in brain + beta-phenylethylamine, p-tyramine and m-tyramine may play a + contributory role in the human toxicity of benzene and some of these + organic solvents; these toxic effects could be exacerbated after + ingestion of foodstuffs containing the aminoacids phenylalanine or p- + tyrosine or for those under treatment with a monoamine oxidase + inhibitor. + +Institutional address: + Psychiatric Research Division + Saskatchewan Health + Saskatoon + Canada. + + +*****CARCINOGENESIS***** + + +Moser GJ Smart RC +Hepatic tumor-promoting chlorinated hydrocarbons stimulate protein + kinase C activity. + +In: Carcinogenesis (1989 May) 10(5):851-6 + +Various chlorinated hydrocarbons, many of which are known hepatic + tumor promoters, have been evaluated for their ability to stimulate + protein kinase C (PKC) activity in vitro. Chlordane, kepone, + toxaphene, heptachlor, 2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane, + the polychlorinated biphenyl Aroclor 1254, aldrin, 2,2-bis(4- + chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (DDT) and gamma- + hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) were the most potent stimulators of + PKC activity. Of these compounds, chlordane was the most potent + organochlorine pesticide. Chlordane (100 microM) stimulated mouse + brain PKC activity in the 10(5) g supernatant to a maximum velocity + equal to that obtained when the enzyme was maximally stimulated with + the skin-tumor-promoting phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13- + acetate (TPA). Chlordane concentrations as low as 1 microM + significantly stimulated PKC activity. Chlordane-stimulated PKC + activity was calcium-dependent, and in the presence of exogenous + calcium, chlordane-stimulated PKC activity was at least 5-fold + greater than in the absence of added calcium. In contrast, the + addition of calcium only minimally affected (less than 30% increase) + the TPA-stimulated PKC activity. Concentrations of TPA and chlordane + which maximally stimulate PKC did not produce an additive effect on + PKC activity. Chlordane- and TPA- stimulated PKC activity was + phospholipid-dependent and could be inhibited by quercetin, a known + inhibitor of PKC activity. Chlordane in the presence of calcium also + stimulated mouse epidermal and hepatic PKC as well as purified rat + brain PKC. These results demonstrate that a wide variety of + chlorinated hydrocarbons, which are considered hepatic tumor + promoters, stimulate protein kinase C activity in vitro. + +Institutional address: + Toxicology Program + North Carolina State University + Raleigh 27695-7633. + + +*****CRITICAL REVIEWS IN TOXICOLOGY***** + + + +Dahl AR Hadley WM +Nasal cavity enzymes involved in xenobiotic metabolism: effects on + the toxicity of inhalants. + +In: Crit Rev Toxicol (1991) 21(5):345-72 + +A decade ago, the ability of nasal tissues to metabolize inhalants + was only dimly suspected. Since then, the metabolic capacities of + nasal cavity tissues has been extensively investigated in mammals, + including man. Aldehyde dehydrogenases, cytochrome P-450-dependent + monooxygenases, rhodanese, glutathione transferases, epoxide + hydrolases, flavin-containing monooxygenases, and carboxyl esterases + have all been reported to occur in substantial amounts in the nasal + cavity. The contributions of these enzyme activities to the induction + of toxic effects from inhalants such as benzo-a-pyrene, + acetaminophen, formaldehyde, cocaine, dimethylnitrosamine, ferrocene, + and 3-trifluoromethylpyridine have been the subject of dozens of + reports. In addition, the influence of these enzyme activities on + olfaction and their contribution to vapor uptake is beginning to + receive attention from the research community. Research in the next + decade promises to provide answers to the many still unanswered + questions posed by the presence of the substantial xenobiotic + metabolizing capacity of the nasal cavity. + +Institutional address: + Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute + Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute + Albuquerque + NM. + + +*****KOKYU TO JUNKAN. RESPIRATION AND CIRCULATION***** + + + +Inoue M Homma Y Kawakami Y +[Inorganic inhalants as one of the etiologic agents in idiopathic + interstitial pneumonia] + +In: Kokyu To Junkan (1985 Dec) 33(12):1423-33 (Published in Japanese) + +[No Abstract Available] + + +*****MUTATION RESEARCH***** + +Groschel-Stewart U Mayer VW Taylor-Mayer RE Zimmermann FK +Aprotic polar solvents inducing chromosomal malsegregation in yeast + interfere with the assembly of porcine brain tubulin in vitro. + +In: Mutat Res (1985 May) 149(3):333-8 + +A number of aprotic solvents which had previously been found to + induce mitotic aneuploidy in yeast were tested for their effects on + re-assembly of twice recycled tubulin from pig brain. Some of the + solvents which were strong aneuploidy-inducing mutagens in yeast + slowed down tubulin assembly in vitro at concentrations lower than + those required for aneuploidy induction. Ethyl acetate, methyl + acetate, diethyl ketone and acetonitrile fell into this category. + Other strong aneuploidy-inducing agents like acetone and 2- + methoxyethyl acetate accelerated tubulin assembly. Non-genetically + active methyl isopropyl ketone and isopropyl acetate both accelerated + assembly, whereas methyl n-propyl ketone and n-propyl acetate were + weak inducers of aneuploidy and slowed down the rate and extent of + assembly. Those chemicals which slowed down the assembly rate also + reduced the extent of assembly. Most chemicals which accelerated + assembly also led to an increased extent of assembly, with the + exception of isopropyl acetate. At the higher concentrations, + however, a maximum assembly rate was reached which was followed by a + slow decline. Although a perfect correlation between effects on the + induction of chromosomal malsegregation and the interference with + tubulin assembly in vitro was not seen, the experiments with tubulin + were carried out using this class of chemicals because some of them + strongly induced mitotic aneuploidy under conditions which suggested + tubulin to be the prime target. The lack of a perfect coincidence + might be due to species differences between the porcine brain and the + yeast spindle tubulin, or the test for aneuploidy induction may have + been negative because the concentrations required for an effect on + yeast tubulin may be greater than the general lethal toxicity limit. + Bearing this reservation in mind, the results suggest that the yeast + aneuploidy test has a considerable predictive value for mammalian + mutagenicity. + +Institutional address: + Institute for Zoology + Technische Hochschule Darmstadt + Federal Republic of Germany. + + +*****NIDA RESEARCH MONOGRAPH***** + + +Newell GR Spitz MR Wilson MB +Nitrite inhalants: historical perspective. + +In: NIDA Res Monogr (1988) 83:1-14 + +There are important reasons for considering nitrite inhalation as a + factor in the development of AIDS-related KS in young male + homosexuals. These are (1) the pharmacologic properties of amyl, + butyl, and isobutyl nitrites, which are toxic; (2) the mutagenic, + teratogenic, and carcinogenic products resulting from metabolism of N- + nitroso compounds; (3) the potent carcinogenicity of N-nitroso + compounds in 39 different animal species; and (4) the deleterious + effects of volatile nitrites on human lymphocytes both in vitro and + in vivo. Specifically related to this epidemic, there are additional + reasons for pursuing the connection between nitrite inhalation and + development of KS. These include: (1) the timing of the production + and sales of volatile nitrites for use as recreational drugs and the + subsequent outbreak of the AIDS epidemic (7 to 10 years); (2) the + extensive use of nitrites among male homosexuals; (3) the virtual + universal history of nitrite use by young male homosexuals in whom KS + has developed during the past 3 years; and (4) the age group in which + KS is developing is consistent with a cohort initially exposed 7 to + 10 years ago. + +Institutional address: + Department of Cancer Prevention and Control + University of Texas + M.D. Anderson Hospital + Houston 77030. + + +*****NORDISK MEDICIN***** + + +Hansen L +[Organic solvents--an increasing problem in the occupational + environment] + +Organiske oplosningsmidler--et voksende arbejdsmiljoproblem. + +In: Nord Med (1982 Dec) 97(12):299-301 (Published in Danish) + +[No Abstract Available] + +Institutional address: + Frederiksberg hospital + DK + Kbenhavn. + + +*****TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LAEGEFORENING***** + + +Loberg T Lberg T +[Clinical neuropsychological investigation and personality assessment + in alcohol abuse] + +Klinisk neuropsykologisk undersokelse og personlighetsvurdering ved + alkoholmisbruk. + +In: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen (1990 Feb 28) 110(6):721-4 + (Published in Norwegian) + +In Norway, clinical neuropsychology is approved as an exclusive + speciality in psychology. Clinical neuropsychological assessment is a + well-proven method for which thorough validation studies and + international norms are available. The method has a clear application + in the assessment of dysfunctions and resources of alcohol-dependent + inpatients. Cross-national comparisons show that neuropsychological + findings are fairly consistent for alcohol-abusing individuals. A + neuropsychological frame of reference is essential for secondary + prevention among important groups. Some areas of central interest + include alcohol and drug abuse among the elderly, occupational + exposure to solvents, impulsiveness and violence, residual Attention + Deficit Disorders, HIV/AIDS conditions, and other neuropsychiatric + conditions. + +Institutional address: + Hjellestad-Klinikken. + + +*****TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY***** + + +Juchau MR DiGiovanni J Namkung MJ Jones AH +A COMPARISON OF THE CAPACITY OF FETAL AND ADULT LIVER, LUNG, AND + BRAIN TO CONVERT POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS TO MUTAGENIC AND + CYTOTOXIC METABOLITES IN MICE AND RATS + +In: Toxicol Appl Pharmacol (1979) 49(1):171-178 + +Preparations of S-9 fractions from the fetal brains of rats displayed + a high capacity to convert 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene to + metabolites mutagenic to Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA-98, + TA-100, and TA-1538. The same tissue was only minimally active or + inactive in converting benzo(a)pyrene or N-2-fluorenylacetamide to + mutagenic metabolites. Fetal brain tissues of mice were virtually + inactive with respect to the bioactivation of each of the three + procarcinogens but fetal pulmonary tissues of mice produced mutagen- + generating activities that were five- to nine-fold above background + with respect to 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene. Fetal hepatic and + brain tissues of mice also catalyzed the conversion of each of the + three promutagens to cytotoxic intermediates, but this phenomenon was + not observed with fetal hepatic or brain tissues of rats. Analyses + with high-pressure liquid chromatography demonstrated that brain + tissues of fetal mice were very active in converting 7,12- + dimethylbenz(a)anthracene to oxygenated metabolites, whereas the + fetal brain tissues of rats were only minimally active. The + chromatographic patterns observed also indicated that different + metabolites were formed in the presence of S-9 fractions from rats + vs. mice. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that the + previously observed species difference in susceptibility to + transplacental tumorigenesis by polycyclic hydrocarbons is related to + differences in target organ biotransformation of these compounds. (21 + Refs) + +Institutional address: + Dept. Pharmacology + Univ. Washington + Sch. Medicine + Seattle + WA + 98195 + + +*****TOXICOLOGY LETTERS***** + + +Ikeda M +Public health problems of organic solvents. + +In: Toxicol Lett (1992 Dec) 64-65 Spec No:191-201 + +Selected topics of public health importance in toxicology of organic + solvents are reviewed. Organic solvents are commonly used as mixtures + rather than individual solvents, except for the case of degreasers. + Nevertheless, toxicity of mixtures remain mostly to be studied. Among + the solvents in general, toluene is apparently the most popular. + Narcotic effects are common with all solvents (independent of + chemical structure) at high concentrations, and result in an + increased incidence of various CNS-related subjective symptoms at + concentrations in excess of current occupational exposure limits. + Chronic toxicity, teratogenicity and carcinogenicity seems to be + related to a given chemical structure. Among the recently reported + effects are blindness of "sniffers" by methanol inhalation and + teratogenicity of ethylene glycol derivatives in experimental + animals. In environmental health, pollution of ground water as well + as the general atmosphere by chlorinated hydrocarbons has provoked + serious public concern. In addition, emission of certain chemicals + including chlorofluorocarbons is recognized to deplete ozone in + stratosphere, which may result in human health effects. + +Institutional address: + Department of Public Health + Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine + Japan. + + + +Haverkos HW Dougherty JA +HEALTH HAZARDS OF NITRITE INHALANTS + +In: Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, + VA as NTIS/PB89-125496, 126 p., 1989. + +Contents: Nitrite inhalants: historical perspective; Fate and + toxicity of butyl nitrites; Acute toxicity of nitrite inhalants; + Indications from animal and chemical experiments of a carcinogenic + role for isobutyl nitrite; Toxicity of inhaled isobutyl nitrite in + BALB/c mice: systemic and immunotoxic studies; Altered T-cell + helper/suppressor ratio in mice chronically exposed to amyl nitrite; + Effects of nitrites on the immune system of humans; Deliberate + inhalation of isobutyl nitrite during adolescence: a descriptive + study; Nitrite inhalants: contemporary patterns of abuse; and + Epidemiologic studies-Kaposi's sarcoma vs opportunistic infections + among homosexual men with AIDS. + +Institutional address: + National Inst. on Drug Abuse + Rockville + MD + + +Horn KH +[LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS WITH CARCINOGENIC + INHALANTS] + +In: Akad Wiss (1978)(2):52-62 (Published in German) + +Animal inhalation studies with chemical carcinogens or cocarcinogens + are reviewed and their relevance to cancer induction in humans is + discussed. Current inhalation techniques are not completely reliable + due to the short life span of the test animals (eg, rats and Syrian + golden hamsters) and the long observation periods needed to + approximate human exposures. With the development of more + sophisticated inhalation equipment, more positive results may be + obtained with definite carcinogens. Another difficulty with the + inhalation method is the evaluation of a positive result; ie, whether + a substance such as ferric trioxide is carcinogenic, cocarcinogenic, + or causes cytopathological conditions that promote development. + Intratracheal intubation and implantation techniques are more + accurate in the production of respiratory tract tumors, and they are + useful in screening possible carcinogenic inhalants. The system + application method is adequate only when testing a known carcinogen + whose activity (po or sc) is organ-specific in the test species. + However, this technique is useful in that the exact dose can be + applied and the synergistic and/or cocarcinogenic properties of the + test substance can be ascertained. To relate respiratory tract + carcinogenesis in man to animal experiments will require the + perfection of application techniques and the identification of more + suitable animal models. (61 Refs) + +Institutional address: + No affiliation given + + +Lange WR Haertzen CA Hickey JE Snyder FR Dax EM Jaffe JH +Nitrite inhalants: patterns of abuse in Baltimore and Washington, + D.C. + +In: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse (1988) 14(1):29-39 + +Nitrite inhalants, as drugs of abuse, have received a new prominence + in the literature since their use has been associated with Kaposi's + Sarcoma and possibly other manifestations of acquired + immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Changes in patterns and prevalence + of use have not been investigated since the onset of the AIDS + epidemic. We have examined the abuse patterns of nitrite inhalants + (poppers) in several different groups. The use of poppers among drug + abusers in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. metropolitan area has + remained constant over the past 5 years, with the prevalence of use + being approximately 11% for recreational drug users and 22% for heavy + abusers. Self-reported use by a homosexual group had decreased over + the same time period. Sixty-nine percent of the homosexual sample had + experience with nitrities, but only 21% had used them in the 6 months + prior to being surveyed. The mean interval since last use was 25 + months, and since peak use, 4.1 years. Among substance abusers, + nitrites appear to be a drug whose use starts late, with the mean age + of first use being 25.6 years compared to 14.6 years for glue, 17.6 + years for marijuana, and 18.5 years for heroin. We found both + heterosexual and homosexual groups utilize nitrites primarily to "get + high," but homosexuals more often use them during overt sexual + activity. Experience with amyl nitrite was much more prevalent than + that with the butyl derivative in both populations. We conclude that + the prevalence of nitrite abuse among drug users has not changed as a + result of the AIDS epidemic, but such use appears to have decreased + within the homosexual community. + +Institutional address: + Addiction Research Center + National Institute on Drug Abuse + Baltimore + Maryland 21224. + +Dahl AR Lewis JL +Respiratory tract uptake of inhalants and metabolism of xenobiotics. + +In: Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol (1993) 33:383-407 + +The combined impact of new research regarding the dosimetry of + inhalants, discussed in early paragraphs of this review, and the + rapidly developing knowledge regarding the location and substrate + specificities of the enzymes responsible for xenobiotic metabolism + should soon lead to new insights into the causes and prevention of + cancer and other diseases of the respiratory tract and may provide + insight into the design of drugs used in the treatment of respiratory + tract disease. Among the developments to be expected within the next + decade are the following: 1. The issue of extrapulmonary versus + intrapulmonary activation of lung prodrugs and protoxicants will be + resolved by validation of the different dosimetries predicted for + highly lipophilic inhalants compared to less lipophilic ones. 2. The + possibly complex roles of P450 isozymes 1A1 and 2D6 and other forms + in the causation of human lung cancer will undoubtedly be better + understood in the next few years. 3. Interspecies comparisons of + respiratory tract enzyme activities--both activating and detoxicating- + -will lead to improved use of laboratory animals as models for + expected toxicological and pharmacological effects in humans. 4. The + potential role of nasal uptake and metabolism in causing brain + disease will be established or denied experimentally. 5. The complex + relationships between host factors--such as hormone levels and the + presence of inflammation--and metabolism-mediated toxicity will + become clearer. 6. As new research results continue to illuminate the + complexities of the interactions of xenobiotics with respiratory + tract tissue, clues as to how best to administer drugs via the + respiratory tract and understanding of changes in disease patterns-- + such as the recent shift in sites for lung cancer--will follow. + +Institutional address: + Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute + Albuquerque + New Mexico 87185. + + +Dahl AR Hadley WM +Nasal cavity enzymes involved in xenobiotic metabolism: effects on + the toxicity of inhalants. + +In: Crit Rev Toxicol (1991) 21(5):345-72 + +A decade ago, the ability of nasal tissues to metabolize inhalants + was only dimly suspected. Since then, the metabolic capacities of + nasal cavity tissues has been extensively investigated in mammals, + including man. Aldehyde dehydrogenases, cytochrome P-450-dependent + monooxygenases, rhodanese, glutathione transferases, epoxide + hydrolases, flavin-containing monooxygenases, and carboxyl esterases + have all been reported to occur in substantial amounts in the nasal + cavity. The contributions of these enzyme activities to the induction + of toxic effects from inhalants such as benzo-a-pyrene, + acetaminophen, formaldehyde, cocaine, dimethylnitrosamine, ferrocene, + and 3-trifluoromethylpyridine have been the subject of dozens of + reports. In addition, the influence of these enzyme activities on + olfaction and their contribution to vapor uptake is beginning to + receive attention from the research community. Research in the next + decade promises to provide answers to the many still unanswered + questions posed by the presence of the substantial xenobiotic + metabolizing capacity of the nasal cavity. + +Institutional address: + Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute + Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute + Albuquerque + NM. + + +Inoue M Homma Y Kawakami Y +[Inorganic inhalants as one of the etiologic agents in idiopathic + interstitial pneumonia] + +In: Kokyu To Junkan (1985 Dec) 33(12):1423-33 (Published in Japanese) + +[No Abstract Available] + + +Newell GR Spitz MR Wilson MB +Nitrite inhalants: historical perspective. + +In: NIDA Res Monogr (1988) 83:1-14 + +There are important reasons for considering nitrite inhalation as a + factor in the development of AIDS-related KS in young male + homosexuals. These are (1) the pharmacologic properties of amyl, + butyl, and isobutyl nitrites, which are toxic; (2) the mutagenic, + teratogenic, and carcinogenic products resulting from metabolism of N- + nitroso compounds; (3) the potent carcinogenicity of N-nitroso + compounds in 39 different animal species; and (4) the deleterious + effects of volatile nitrites on human lymphocytes both in vitro and + in vivo. Specifically related to this epidemic, there are additional + reasons for pursuing the connection between nitrite inhalation and + development of KS. These include: (1) the timing of the production + and sales of volatile nitrites for use as recreational drugs and the + subsequent outbreak of the AIDS epidemic (7 to 10 years); (2) the + extensive use of nitrites among male homosexuals; (3) the virtual + universal history of nitrite use by young male homosexuals in whom KS + has developed during the past 3 years; and (4) the age group in which + KS is developing is consistent with a cohort initially exposed 7 to + 10 years ago. + +Institutional address: + Department of Cancer Prevention and Control + University of Texas + M.D. Anderson Hospital + Houston 77030. + + +Haverkos HW Dougherty JA +HEALTH HAZARDS OF NITRITE INHALANTS + +In: Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, + VA as NTIS/PB89-125496, 126 p., 1989. + +Contents: Nitrite inhalants: historical perspective; Fate and + toxicity of butyl nitrites; Acute toxicity of nitrite inhalants; + Indications from animal and chemical experiments of a carcinogenic + role for isobutyl nitrite; Toxicity of inhaled isobutyl nitrite in + BALB/c mice: systemic and immunotoxic studies; Altered T-cell + helper/suppressor ratio in mice chronically exposed to amyl nitrite; + Effects of nitrites on the immune system of humans; Deliberate + inhalation of isobutyl nitrite during adolescence: a descriptive + study; Nitrite inhalants: contemporary patterns of abuse; and + Epidemiologic studies-Kaposi's sarcoma vs opportunistic infections + among homosexual men with AIDS. + +Institutional address: + National Inst. on Drug Abuse + Rockville + MD + + +Title: Dangerous inhalants are increasingly popular among adolescents. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Subjects: Teenagers_Drug use + Solvent abuse_Research + + +Gasoline, felt-tipped pens, deodorants and nail-polish remover are gaining +popularity among young people -- as drugs. Inhaling, sniffing or, as it's +called on the street, "huffing" chemical substances is an easy, cheap and +legal way to get a quick high. But many treatment professionals don't seem to +know it. "This is one of those phenomena where people on the street are often +more knowledgeable than so-called experts in public health and drug +treatment," says Dwight B. Health, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology at Brown +University. + +Fully 29 percent of street youth said they sniffed, according to a recent +study by the Addiction Research Foundation. Thirty-nine percent cited +inhalants as "major problems," second only to crack. Inhalants give users an +initial euphoria that may include light-headedness, exhilaration and sometimes +hallucinations. Some users experience a sense of empowerment, which can result +in dangerous behavior. The first inhalation often wears off in just a few +minutes, but most users breathe deeply and repeatedly for longer periods and +often concentrate the material in a plastic bag or other container. + +Sniffing inhalants + +While under the influence, the user may experience drooling, sneezing, nausea, +coughing, hypersensitivity and progressive lack of coordination. The chemicals +in inhalants can block the nasal passages and coat the lungs. Long-term +effects include weight loss; frequent nosebleeds; sores in the nose, mouth and +throat; and damage to the liver, kidney and bone marrow. Depression is common +among users, but whether it is a symptom of the inhalant or a condition that +precedes drug use is not certain, Heath says. + +Irritability, paranoia and hostility are other emotional hazards of sniffing + +Citation: The Addiction Letter, August 1993 v9 n8 p1(2) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Title: Dangerous inhalants are increasingly popular among adolescents. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Subjects: Teenagers_Drug use + Solvent abuse_Research + +Gasoline, felt-tipped pens, deodorants and nail-polish remover are gaining +popularity among young people -- as drugs. Inhaling, sniffing or, as it's +called on the street, "huffing" chemical substances is an easy, cheap and +legal way to get a quick high. But many treatment professionals don't seem to +know it. "This is one of those phenomena where people on the street are often +more knowledgeable than so-called experts in public health and drug +treatment," says Dwight B. Health, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology at Brown +University. + +Fully 29 percent of street youth said they sniffed, according to a recent +study by the Addiction Research Foundation. Thirty-nine percent cited +inhalants as "major problems," second only to crack. Inhalants give users an +initial euphoria that may include light-headedness, exhilaration and sometimes +hallucinations. Some users experience a sense of empowerment, which can result +in dangerous behavior. The first inhalation often wears off in just a few +minutes, but most users breathe deeply and repeatedly for longer periods and +often concentrate the material in a plastic bag or other container. + +Sniffing inhalants + +While under the influence, the user may experience drooling, sneezing, nausea, +coughing, hypersensitivity and progressive lack of coordination. The chemicals +in inhalants can block the nasal passages and coat the lungs. Long-term +effects include weight loss; frequent nosebleeds; sores in the nose, mouth and +throat; and damage to the liver, kidney and bone marrow. Depression is common +among users, but whether it is a symptom of the inhalant or a condition that +precedes drug use is not certain, Heath says. + +Irritability, paranoia and hostility are other emotional hazards of sniffing +solvents. Mental confusion and fatigue can forebode tremors and brain damage +in heavy users. And repeated breathing can result in seizures, unconsciousness +and death from heart failure, suffocation or accidents. Deep sniffing can kill +even first-time users, says Heath, adding that sniffing is a favored way of +committing suicide among young people in some communities. + +As with a lot of other drugs, regular use raises tolerance, and greater +amounts are needed to achieve the same effects. Young people rarely become +physically addicted to inhalants, with full-blown withdrawal symptoms if they +stop inhaling; but psychological dependence, or craving, is common, says +Heath. + +"The dangers are real and serious," he says. What worries him most is the lack +of attention the danger of inhaling solvents gets. "Although this is a drug +threat that is imminent, it has hardly been publicized, even during this time +of governmental overreaction to alcohol and other regulated substances," he +says. "Part of the reason is that the threat comes from unregulated +substances, highlighting the fallacy of our long-misguided emphasis on +attempting to curtail supply rather than addressing demand. The irony is that, +unlike so-called controlled, or hard, drugs, many [inhalants] are toxic in +dosages that are commonplace, with fatal outcomes not uncommon." + +While the use of inhalants is a one-time experiment for many young people, +others fall into habitual use. These regular users tend to be poor, do badly +in school, and come from unstable families. Until recently, it was a problem +known only to a few public health officials for its prevalence among Inuit, +Native American, Australian Aborigine and homeless Central and South American +children. + +"In much the same way that AIDS was long ignored because it appeared to be +blacks and homosexuals who were most involved, sniffing may long have been +ignored as a curious affliction among populations who themselves have tended +to be ignored," Heath says. "But now we know that sniffing is not restricted +to marginal populations." + +Researchers are beginning to pay attention to the problem of solvent-inhaling, +and they are finding that more and younger children are involved than they +imagined, Heath says. The peak years -- eighth to 10th grades -- were first +included in a survey of U.S. drug use in 1991, by which time the number of +high school seniors who had experimented with inhalants had increased to 18 +percent, from 12 percent a decade earlier, according to the University of +Michigan's Institute for Social Research. + +"In anthropological terms, it is interesting to see this as an instance where, +contrary to the usual finding, a pattern of behavior that characterized +populations that were marginal in many senses -- geographically remote, poor, +with cultures that are often depreciated -- diffused upward or inward from the +periphery to the center, from folk to urban culture, and from various +frontiers to the metropoles," Heath says. "In terms of public health and +social welfare, it is important to be alerted to a set of risks that few +practitioners had thought about before." + +Heath says there's no data to support the World Health Organization's +assertion that solvents are a stepping stone to other kinds of drug use. "As +is so often the case, they are addressing an issue that has big importance to +a few people, but they're coming at it from an inappropriately ethnocentric +pre-judging perspective," he says. "We need not concern ourselves with +imagined consequences when the real and immediate risks of abusive inhaling by +vulnerable young people are considered." + + +Citation: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, August + 1993 v9 n8 p1(3) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Title: Dangerous inhalants are increasingly popular among adolescents. + (includes related article on symptoms) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Subjects: Aerosol sniffing_Physiological aspects + Teenagers_Drug use + Solvent abuse_Demographic aspects + + +Gasoline, felt-tipped pens, deodorants and nail-polish remover are gaining +popularity among young people -- as drugs. Inhaling, sniffing or "huffing" (as +it's called on the street), chemical substances is an easy, cheap and legal + +Press <CR> for more (? for help) ! + +way to get a quick high. But not all treatment professionals seem to know it. + +"This is one of those phenomena where people on the street are often more +knowledgeable than so-called experts in public health and drug treatment," +says Dwight B. Heath, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology at Brown University. + +Fully 29 percent of street youth said they sniffed, according to a recent +study by the Addiction Research Foundation. Thirty-nine percent cited +inhalants as "major problems," second only to crack. + +Quick high + +Inhalants give users an initial euphoria that may include light-headedness, +exhilaration and sometimes hallucinations. Some users experience a sense of +empowerment, which can result in dangerous behavior. + +The first inhalation often wears off in just a few minutes, but most users +breathe deeply and repeatedly for longer periods and often concentrate the +material in a plastic bag or other container. + +While under the influence, the user may experience drooling, sneezing, nausea, +coughing, hypersensitivity and progressive lack of coordination. The chemicals +in inhalants can block the nasal passages and coat the lungs. Long-term + +Press <CR> for more (? for help) ! + +effects include weight loss; frequent nosebleeds; sores in the nose, mouth and +throat; and damage to the liver, kidney and bone marrow. Depression is common +among users, but whether it is a symptom of the inhalant or a condition that +precedes drug use is not certain, Heath says. + +Irritability, paranoia and hostility are other emotional hazards of sniffing +solvents. Mental confusion and fatigue can foretell tremors and brain damage +in heavy users. And repeated inhaling of these substances can result in +seizures, unconsciousness and death from heart failure, suffocation or +accidents. Deep sniffing can kill even first-time users, says Heath, adding +that it is a favored way of committing suicide among young people in some +communities. + +As with a lot of other drugs, regular use raises the user's tolerance, and +greater amounts are needed to achieve the same effect. Young people rarely +become physically addicted to inhalants, with full-blown withdrawal symptoms +if they stop inhaling; but psychological dependence, or craving, is common, +according to Heath. + +"The dangers are real and serious," he says. What worries him most is the lack +of attention the danger of inhaling solvents gets. "Although this is a drug +threat that is imminent, it has hardly been publicized, even during this time +of governmental overreaction to alcohol and other regulated substances," he + +Press <CR> for more (? for help) ! s + +Citation: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, August + 1993 v9 n8 p1(3) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Title: Dangerous inhalants are increasingly popular among adolescents. + (includes related article on symptoms) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Subjects: Aerosol sniffing_Physiological aspects + Teenagers_Drug use + Solvent abuse_Demographic aspects + +Gasoline, felt-tipped pens, deodorants and nail-polish remover are gaining +popularity among young people -- as drugs. Inhaling, sniffing or "huffing" (as +it's called on the street), chemical substances is an easy, cheap and legal +way to get a quick high. But not all treatment professionals seem to know it. + +"This is one of those phenomena where people on the street are often more +knowledgeable than so-called experts in public health and drug treatment," +says Dwight B. Heath, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology at Brown University. + +Fully 29 percent of street youth said they sniffed, according to a recent +study by the Addiction Research Foundation. Thirty-nine percent cited +inhalants as "major problems," second only to crack. + +Quick high + +Inhalants give users an initial euphoria that may include light-headedness, +exhilaration and sometimes hallucinations. Some users experience a sense of +empowerment, which can result in dangerous behavior. + +The first inhalation often wears off in just a few minutes, but most users +breathe deeply and repeatedly for longer periods and often concentrate the +material in a plastic bag or other container. + +While under the influence, the user may experience drooling, sneezing, nausea, +coughing, hypersensitivity and progressive lack of coordination. The chemicals +in inhalants can block the nasal passages and coat the lungs. Long-term +effects include weight loss; frequent nosebleeds; sores in the nose, mouth and +throat; and damage to the liver, kidney and bone marrow. Depression is common +among users, but whether it is a symptom of the inhalant or a condition that +precedes drug use is not certain, Heath says. + +Irritability, paranoia and hostility are other emotional hazards of sniffing +solvents. Mental confusion and fatigue can foretell tremors and brain damage +in heavy users. And repeated inhaling of these substances can result in +seizures, unconsciousness and death from heart failure, suffocation or +accidents. Deep sniffing can kill even first-time users, says Heath, adding +that it is a favored way of committing suicide among young people in some +communities. + +As with a lot of other drugs, regular use raises the user's tolerance, and +greater amounts are needed to achieve the same effect. Young people rarely +become physically addicted to inhalants, with full-blown withdrawal symptoms +if they stop inhaling; but psychological dependence, or craving, is common, +according to Heath. + +"The dangers are real and serious," he says. What worries him most is the lack +of attention the danger of inhaling solvents gets. "Although this is a drug +threat that is imminent, it has hardly been publicized, even during this time +of governmental overreaction to alcohol and other regulated substances," he +says. "Part of the reason is that the threat comes from unregulated +substances, highlighting the fallacy of our long-misguided emphasis on +attempting to curtail supply rather than addressing demand. The irony is that, +unlike so-called controlled, or hard, drugs, many [inhalants] are toxic in +dosages that are commonplace, with fatal outcomes not uncommon." + +Not just their problem + +While the use of inhalants is a one-time experiment for many young people, +others fall into habitual use. These regular users tend to be poor, do badly +in school, and come from unstable families. Until recently, it was a problem +known only to a few anthropologists and public health officials for its +prevalence among Inuit, Native Americans, Australian Aborigines and homeless +Central and South American children. + +"In much the same way that AIDS was long ignored because it appeared to be +blacks and homosexuals who were most involved, sniffing may long have been +ignored as a curious affliction among populations who themselves have tended +to be ignored," Heath says. "But now we know that sniffing is not restricted +to marginal populations." + +Researchers are beginning to pay attention to the problem, and they are +finding that more and younger children are involved than they imagined, Heath +says. The peak years -- eighth to 10th grades -- were first included in a +survey of U.S. drug use in 1991, by which time the number of high school +seniors who had experimented with inhalants had increased to 18 percent, from +12 percent a decade earlier, according to the University of Michigan's +Institute for Social Research. + +"In anthropological terms, it is interesting to see this as an instance where, +contrary to the usual finding, a pattern of behavior that characterized +populations that were marginal in many senses -- geographically remote, poor, +with cultures that are often depreciated -- diffused upward or inward from the +periphery to the center, from folk to urban culture, and from various +frontiers to the metropoles," Heath says. "In terms of public health and +social welfare, it is important to be alerted to a set of risks that few +practitioners had thought about before." + +Heath says there are no data to support the World Health Organization's +assertion that solvents are a stepping stone to other kinds of drug use. "As +is so often the case, they are addressing an issue that has big importance to +a few people, but they're coming at it from an inappropriately ethnocentric +pre-judging perspective," he says. "We need not concern ourselves with +imagined consequences when the real and immediate risks of abusive inhaling by +vulnerable young people are considered." + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/isomrize.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/isomrize.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..52a77d2e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/isomrize.drg @@ -0,0 +1,518 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: mtymp15@staff.tc.umn.edu (51pmytm) +Subject: Re: Good method for isomerising CNB to THC? +Message-ID: <mtymp15.738787683@staff.tc.umn.edu> +Date: Sun, 30 May 1993 18:48:03 GMT + +In <1ualkiINNr50@clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk> maupb@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr J L Saunders) writes: + +>Hi there. I've heard about isomerising, and wondered if there are any good +>methods out there. I haven't been able to find it in any of the FAQs. If it is +>covered in detail in an FAQ could you point me to where I can find it? + +Here is one from the archive: + +From: bprofane@netcom.com (Gert Niewahr) + +Isomerization: This method is out of "Dr. Atomic's Marijuana +Multiplier," one of those early 70's doper pamphlets. This process +assumes you have pure hash oil to begin with. + +"Dissolve the hash oil in absolute ethanol or pure methanol in the ratio +of one gram extract to ten grams solvent. There must be no water in +this solution, as the next step is the addition of one drop of 100% +sulfuric acid per gram of extract. Add the acid slowly, drop by drop, +stirring slowly and completely, with a long glass stirring rod. Place a +Pyrex pot containing the extract-alcohol-acid solution into the +refluxing apparatus and reflux for two hours. The acid will not +evaporate and will remain in the Pyrex pot. Allow to cool. Take the +cooled solution, pour with an equal volume of water and 1/2 volume of +petroleum ether into the ether-extraction apparatus (separation funnel). +Allow to settle, and drain the ether extract layer. This leaves an +ether-extract-acid mix from which the acid must be purged. To +accomplish this, pour the ether-extract-solution into four volumes of 5% +sodium bicarbonate solution (1 gram bicarb. in 20 grams of water). This +will neutralize the acid, releasing CO2 and leaving a solution of sodium +sulphate. Allow this to settle into layers, then drain the +ether-extract layer. Mix the ether-extract solution with an equal +volume of pure water and let it separate. Drain off the ether-extract +layer. Evaporate the ether and what remains is hash oil in which all of +the cannabinoids have been converted into THC." + +Oh my, having just typed all this in, I thought to check my copy of +"Cannabis Alchemy" for a method. Not only does it concur with this +method of isomerization, it has lots of whiz hints on fractionally +distilling hash oil to get an ultra-pure product. It also claims that +if you convert THC to its acetate, it becomes very potent and +psychedelic. Yow. + +=-=end cut=-= + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <163302Z02101993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an13252@anon.penet.fi (the Objectivist) +Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1993 16:28:12 UTC +Subject: FILE: Isomerization + + + + A Treatise on the Alchemical Method of Isomerization + of Tetrahydrocannabinol, and the Extraction and Purification thereof + Version 2.4 + Oct 02 1993 12:14:31 AM EST + + + Disclaimer + ~~~~~~~~~~ + +I am not a trained chemist. You probably aren't, either. I am not responsible +for your actions, and you are not responsible for mine. + + Overview and Theory + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The threefold object of this procedure is to extract from the vegetative +material of the cannabis plant a crude oil, to further purify this extract, +and finally, to rotate the molecules into their most pharmacologically active +form, the delta-9 isomer of THC. In the first step, the inert plant material +that remains is calcined (alcohol burned away and ashes cooked over low heat) +so that the Salt component of the plant is left behind. In the final step, an +acid is used to perform the actual molecule rotation (isomerization), and the +Salt (ashes) from the first step are added. This accomplishes two things: The +acid remaining in the solution is neutralized, and the Salt is once more +reunited with the Essence of the plant to produce a true alchemical +Manifestation. + +Whatever your opinion of alchemy and belief, or lack thereof, in its validity +as a scientific discipline, the process I offer here for your use is tried and +true. If all safety precautions are taken and you invest patience and care in +your efforts, the procedures are quite safe, and the results well worth the +time and energy. + +For further reading on the subject of alchemy: + + Atwood, A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mastery, 1850 + Hitchcock, Remarks on Alchemy and the Alchemists, Boston, 1857 + Waite, Lives of the Alchemystical Philosophers, London, 1888 + " The Occult Sciences, London, 1891 + Bacon, Mirror of Alchemy, 1597 + S. le Doux, Dictionnaire Hermetique, 1695 + Langlet de fresnoy, Histoire de la Philosophie Hermetique, 1792 + " " Theatrum Chemicum, 1662 + Valentine, Triumphal Chariot of Antimony, 1656 + Redgrove, Alchemy Ancient and Modern + Figuier, L'Alchimie et les Alchimistes, Paris, 1857 + + Gold, D., Cannabis Alchemy, date unknown + + +Why Bother Doing All This? +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Cannabis has been used for thousands of years as one of the mildest, safest, +and most effective substances available for use in both recreational and +social relaxation, and as an organic treatment of many medical conditions. +However, when any plant material is burned, harmful smoke is produced +containing carbon monoxide and many other carcinogenic and toxic compounds +such as benzopyrene, benzanthracene, the nitrosamines (also found in bacon), +hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxides, acetaldehyde, toluene and phenol. + +The female flowering tops of cannabis have been shown to contain less than +one-third the total "tars" than equivalent amounts of tobacco. and of +twenty-nine areas of the lung, only the large air passageway is irritated more +by cannabis than by tobacco. Cannabis also has a positive or neutral effect on +most other areas of the lung, and most of its negative impact upon the +respiratory system in general can be eliminated by use of a pipe which filters +the smoke through water before inhalation. However, there are still many times +when a person either cannot, or does not wish to, smoke. One example can be +found in the fact that cannabis can be excellent therapy, both medically and +emotionally, for persons with HIV, yet inhaling cannabis smoke increases the +risk of a fatal infection in the lungs, especially when the cannabis has been +improperly cured and dried and aspergillus fungus is present (note that this +fungus poses little or no health risk to persons with normally functioning +immune systems). The ingestion of purified THC is a much safer alternative in +such cases, having no effect whatsoever on the lungs if taken orally and +negligible effects on the lungs when vaporized and inhaled. Despite its +current verboten status in society at large, enough people have chosen to use +cannabis for one reason or another that I feel this information will find an +appreciative audience. + +Keep in mind that when THC is ingested through pyrolysis (burning and +smoking), only half of it is assimilated and used by the body. Ingesting +(eating/drinking) the hemp in a form that the gastrointestinal tract can best +deal with results in more THC being absorbed, but this has the possibility of +unknown effects via decarboxylation. In addition, it is difficult to precisely +gauge dosages when ingesting THC directly without the benefit of experience. +With vaporization, that THC which would have been burned and wasted becomes +available for whatever its intended effects. This is of great economic +advantage, given hemp's current artificially inflated market price. Also, the +smoker may easily titrate the doses (that is, easily self-administer them, at +whatever speed is best) until the desired effect is precisely achieved. + +Finally, remember that this is a *VERY* time-consuming process. Make sure you +can either stay awake for as long as it takes, or have friends to work in +shifts. Obviously, the more solvent you have to boil off, the longer it will +take. Always assume it will take longer than you think. It's best to not rush +around, to ensure that you can take all the time you need to work on this at +the slow, steady pace it requires. It's not strictly necessary to do all the +stages immediately following each other -- you can take breaks in between +stages -- but it helps to keep your mind focused. + +Now, with all the formalities concluded, let's begin. + +Initial Extraction +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In a previous version of this file, I recommended ethyl alcohol as the +menstruum (solvent) for the initial extraction. However, after further reading +and experimentation, I now recommend acetone instead of alcohol. THC's +solubility in acetone is, it would seem, much greater than with any other +solvent (except for petroleum ether, which we use in stage 2 to purify this +first-stage oil). The reason? Alcohols are too water soluble for the best +possible purity, and too many other non-psychoactive materials remain in the +finished oil. In the interest of brevity, and to save wear and tear on your +obedient typist's fingers, it's your own responsibility when reading the +following to substitute "acetone" wherever you see "alcohol" used. + +Fill a large pot with water, and heat to boiling. Place in the water a glass +jar filled with loosely packed, cleaned female flowers of cannabis. (Male +flowers and even leaves may be used, but only if there is no other +alternative.) + +Add sufficient solvent to completely cover cannabis. Solvent may be any +alcohol of 95% or greater purity (i.e., rubbing alcohol works), but ethyl +alcohol is best, as it is non-toxic and will not harm you if you "screw up". +My personal recommendation is either 99.99% laboratory alcohol, or, since this +is damn difficult to acquire, Everclear 190 proof grain alcohol. 151 proof rum +isn't the greatest, but if the others are too hard to acquire, this may be +your only option. + +MAKE SURE THAT THE SMALL GLASS JAR IS HELD IN PLACE SOMEHOW! Otherwise, when +enough of the solvent boils away, the jar will be light enough that the water +pressure will tip it over, and then you will be extremely unhappy (and +possibly unlucky enough to witness a gigantic ball of flame lighting up your +kitchen, and maybe even yourself). A set of rubber lab grips attached to a +heavy base works nicely. + +Place a watchglass over the top of the jar so that the alcohol will be +constantly recirculated instead of boiling off, and keep water at a gentle +boil for three to four hours. Let everything cool, and strain all liquid +thoroughly from the plant fibers. + +Place fibers in a cast iron skillet. Ignite the alcohol to burn it off, and +while you continue with the extraction of the essence, keep a very low flame +under the ashes of the fibers for one hour, stirring them occasionally. If you +have an assistant, it's best to have them stir the ashes while you keep +working with the essence. + +To remove the alcohol, you need an accurate thermometer. Set up the system the +same way as before, but this time, do not cover the jar. Place thermometer in +jar and heat the essence to 220F. Keep a small mirror held over the jar. When +the mirror stops fogging up -- i.e., no more steam -- enough of the water has +boiled away. IMMEDIATELY turn off the heat and remove the jar from the hot +water (don't forget to wear gloves!). This is crude extract, and can contain +anywhere from 10 to 50 percent THC. + +It's perfectly all right to use this oil any way you like. But you can do +better. + + +Purification Stage +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +To further extract and purify the essence, petroleum ether must be used as the +solvent. USE ONLY ELECTRIC HEAT WITH A QUICK SHUTOFF SWITCH, AND DON'T LET +OPEN FLAME ANYWHERE NEAR YOU! Petroleum ether is one of the most explosively +flammable things in existence, so treat it accordingly -- keep the container +in the freezer at all times unless you actually need some. + +Dissolve the crude extract from the previous step in 5 times its own weight of +ether, amd add to this volume an equal volume of water. Both the water and the +ether must be as cold as possible. Close the holding container TIGHTLY, and +gently shake up and down. Uncap to relieve pressure buildup, re-cap, and +repeat until you're sick of it. Set it down somewhere cool and safe, where it +won't get knocked or vibrated, and let it settle into layers. This will take +about a half hour. + +(The bottom layer consists of alcohol, water, tars, and minor resins. The next +layer up is the emulsion layer, and the top layer is the ether extract which +is holding the THC in suspension.) + +Now you need to blow the bottom two layers into another container, which is +easy to do if you set up the first container as a bong. Attach a tube to where +the bowl would normally go and hang the other end in the sink. Very gently, +blow into the tube where you would normally inhale. MAKE SURE THE BOTTOM END +OF THE TUBE THAT EXTENDS DOWN INTO THE CONTAINER IS *ALL* THE WAY DOWN TO THE +BOTTOM! Otherwise, you will blow all the good stuff into the sink, and you +will be very unhappy. Just watch the water level, and don't blow too hard. +Don't try to get every last drop; just get as much as you can without getting +too close to the ether-THC layer. + +If you like, add more ether and water and repeat this stage. When it's +purified enough for your taste, cook the ether extract in the double boiler at +104F to evaporate the ether, again making sure to hold the extract jar in +place. + +This being the next step up from crude, I guess you'd call this resulting +sticky stuff "forty-weight", or something like that. And, as before, it's +perfectly fine to stop here. Read on for the gory details on the final +stage...because you know you can do better. + + +Isomerization +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This stage rotates all the existing lesser cannabinoids and cannabinols into +THC, and all the existing THC into the most active isomer, delta-9-THC. This +step involves the use of sulfuric acid, so I shouldn't have to remind you to +wear long rubber gloves, don't inhale its fumes, DON'T TREAT IT CASUALLY +BECAUSE IT CAN EAT HOLES IN LOTS OF THINGS, INCLUDING YOU. + +Dissolve the extract in 10 times its own weight in ether. SLOWLY, add one drop +of sulfuric acid for each gram of extract, stirring with a glass rod. Heat as +in the initial extraction, with the jar covered by a watchglass. Cook two +hours, stirring occasionally, and allow to cool. + +Mix the solution with an equal volume of cold water and one-half its volume of +cold ether, and repeat the shaking and separation steps. Take extract and +slowly add the calcined ash from the first extraction. Stir it all in, and run +the solution through filter paper to strain the ash sediment out. Check for +any remaining acid by adding a small pinch of sodium bicarbonate (baking +soda). If the solution fizzes, keep adding bicarb very slowly until fizzing +stops. + +Add fresh water and ether, shake and separate. Cook at 104F until the ether is +evaporated. Voila! You now have essence of cannabis, which can contain +anywhere from 85 to 99 percent THC. + + + +Expected Yield and Consumption Methods +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In general, you can expect to produce about one ounce of oil per pound of +cannabis. Depending on the potency of the individual plant, of course, this +amount can vary greatly; however, the potency of the finished essence will +always be of the highest possible. + +To use the oil in cooking, thoroughly mix it into a fat or oil. Examples: sour +cream, olive oil, milk. For best results, the resulting mixture should be +GENTLY heated before adding it to the rest of the food. Example: mix oil with +butter over low heat, and use as regular butter in cookies, etc. + +To "vaporize" the oil, place it on a metal surface (tinfoil works, too). Heat +the surface, and inhale the vapors through a tube. For best results, build a +"vaporizer" machine with an enclosed area so as not to waste the vapors (plans +can be found in back issues of _High Times_ magazine). Actually, it doesn't +REALLY "vaporize" in the strict technical meaning of the word, but I'll assume +noone cares about atmospheric pressures and such. + +The oil can even be mixed with crude cannabis and smoked in a cigarette, and +although half of the potency is lost due to the burning, it's still fun, and +tastes wonderful. My preferred method of doing this is to use a long, thick +needle and heat it with a lighter for about 3 seconds. Wait just a second +before dipping it into the essence -- if it's too hot, the oil will vaporize +on contact and be wasted. Don't dip it in too far at first until you get the +hang of working with this stuff; it has a very unique consistency and +behavior, and it sticks to damn near anything. + +Lay a cigarette paper (preferably Modiano; these have the lowest content of +"residue" materials) out flat, holding it down with your fingers at both +sides. "Paste" the oil onto the paper with the needle, putting a nice, even +coat over as large an area as you can get without smudging your fingers (leave +a little unncoated space near each edge so you can roll it without getting +your fingers covered in oil). Roll your cannabis in the paper as you would +normally. + +Before smoking the rolled cigarette, place in a LOW warm oven (100-125F) for +five to ten minutes to melt the oil. This will not only distribute it more +evenly by soaking into the cannabis, but the heat will bring the taste and +potency to its peak potential. Smoke while still warm. + + +Dosage +~~~~~~ + +For an average cannabis user who smokes perhaps once or twice per day, 3 or +4 drops of the essence, either eaten or vaporized, will be quite sufficient +for an enjoyable "high" of four to five hours. For a novice user, 1 or 2 +drops will usually be quite enough. Individual idiosyncrasies are always +present, and no two people will need the same amount, nor will they be +affected the same way. Some rare individuals may experience paranoia and +psychotic reactions to cannabis, and such individuals would be well advised +to discontinue its use. But on the whole, cannabis is a safe and enjoyable +pleasure to be enjoyed in moderation, like anything pleasant in life, and +truly lives up to its reputation as it has for thousands of years. DEA Judge +Francis Young in September, 1988, called it "in its natural form, one of the +safest therapeutically active substances known to man." May it continue to +be enjoyed as long as life exists on Earth. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu (Sol Lightman) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: FILE: Isomerization +Date: 2 Oct 1993 16:46:39 GMT +Message-ID: <28kb9f$nsp@nic.umass.edu> + +A shorter description of the procedure is available in +``Marijuana Chemistry'' by Michael Starks. ISBN 0-914171-39-9 + +Brian + +-- +The University of Massachusetts at Amherst | _________,^-. +Cannabis Reform Coalition ( | ) ,> +S.A.O. Box #2 \|/ { +415 Student Union Building `-^-' ? ) +UMASS, Amherst MA 01003 verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu |____________ `--~ ; + \_,-__/ +* To find out about our on-line library, mail a message with the +* pattern "{{{readme}}}" contained IN THE SUBJECT LINE. +* You will be mailed instructions; your message will be otherwise ignored + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <055302Z19121993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an58614@anon.penet.fi +Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 05:46:37 UTC +Subject: Hash Oil Isomerization + +Apologies if this question has been answered before, +but my newsreader tends to miss a lot of postings. + +Treatment with acid, according to my understanding, does not cause +isomerization of THC, but converts the cannabidiol to delta-9-THC. Since +cannabidiol represents a significant proportion of the cannabinoids in +extracted plant material, making this conversion can make a big +difference in the potency of the product. + +In the dim, dark, distant past I have treated extracted plant materials +with 0.05% HCl in ethanol by refluxing for 2 hours. I have never done a +controlled study to determine if this was doing any good, but I can +verify that it certainly doesn't do any harm. + +Pertinient references (for completists): + +Mikes and Waser, Science (172), 1158-1159, June 11, 1971 (see +references in footnote 8). + +Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, (v60, n10), 1433-1457, Ocotober, +1971 (see esp p1440). + +Hope this is a help. + +G + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.hemp +From: andy@eng.tridom.com (Andrew P. Klenzak) +Subject: Isomerization (was Re: HASH OIL TASTES LIKE SH*T) +Message-ID: <CI74FJ.62p@tridom.com> +Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 20:18:54 GMT + +In article A8644wk@asb.com, max.fordham@asb.com writes: +> +>NE>>Have you folx heard any of "isomerization" of hash oil? Supposedly, +>NE>>treating hash-oil with dilute HCl acid under certain circumstances +>NE>>allows conversion of some weak/non-psychoactive THC's in the oil to the +>NE>>more potent delta-9 THC. In some cases, it is reported to increase +>NE>>potency by 3-5 times, depending I guess on the ratios of weak THCs in +>NE>>the original material. Something about "isomeric rotations of +>NE>>the THC molecules" or something.... Anybody interested, I'll give ya +>NE>>some references as to where to find info on thee process next time... +> +>NE>Yes very interested!! Tell me more! Tell me more! +> +>OK, now that I have my copy of "Dr. Atomic's Marijuana Multiplier" in +>front of me, I see that he used Sulfuric acid, not HCl. Isomerization +>coverts cannabidiol and weak THCs to yer favorite #9. Anywhere from +>double to 5 times original potency. + +per Cannabis Alchemy, + +Cannabidiol + | + | Heat and + | H+ (from the acid) + | + \ / + +Delta-9 THC (using formal numbering) +Delta-1 THC (using monoterpenoid numbering) + | + | Heat and + | H+ (from a stronger acid acting longer) + | + \ / + +Delta-6 THC (aka Delta-8 THC -- depends on the numbering system used) + + +This Delta-6 THC is a higher-rotating form of tetrahydrocannabinol. +D. Gold (author of Cannabis Alchemy) suggests that the higher-rotating +forms "are more potent than the low-rotating and produce a higher, +more psychedelic and spritual effect." He notes a study done by +Mechoulan (1970) which showed little difference between the +pharmacological effects of Delta-9 and Delta-6. I'll leave it to +the reader to experiment for him/herself. + +The "rotating" spoken of here refers to the relative positions of +the double bonding in the THC molecule. [chemists out there feel +free to chime in...] + +The first reaction, Cannabidiol --> Delta-9 THC, is, I think, what +is generally referred to as isomerization. This can occur in an +absolute ethanol solution with .05% HCL boiled for 2 hours (the +"hash" oil is in solution in the ethanol, obviously). The +increase in potency you'll get depends on the relative amounts of +Cannabidiol and THC in the original oil. If there were 1 part +THC and 1 part Cannabidiol, then you might expect a doubling of +potency after isomerization. + +The second reaction, Delta-1/9 --> Delta-6/8, is an additional step to +get the allegedly more potent higher-rotating form of THC. It requires +more vigorous conditions. D. Gold notes that in a toluene solution +with p-toluenesulfonic acid for 10 hours at 100 degrees C there is a +90% conversion rate of Delta-1 to Delta-6 (the THC/hash oil is in +solution in the toluene). + +Gold also gives a discussion about producing THC acetate, which he +says has *twice* the potency of regular THC. It's very involved, +and potentially hazardous... + +>Instead, I would recommend either/or/both _Cannabis_Alchemy_(CA) by +>Gold, approx.US$12.95(prices from an old catalog from '92), or better +>yet, _Marijuana_Chemistry_(MC), by Starks, for about US$19.95. +> +>I've "paged through" CA, and it was reasonably detailed, etc, though, +>from what I have heard, the higher price of MC is well justified by the +>great thoroughness. + +I haven't seen Marijuana Chemistry, but CA is not real heavy into the +theory and chemical conversion steps, but does include a few pertinent +references/citations and lots of practical how-to advice and instructions. + +It's the holidays folks -- go ahead and order them BOTH and do some fun +reading. You'll most assuredly learn something. + +Andy + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/it-290.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/it-290.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf9c6edc --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/it-290.drg @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: ppennane@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen) +Subject: Re: IT-290???? +Message-ID: <1993Jun3.135727.22274@klaava.Helsinki.FI> +Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1993 13:57:27 GMT + +In article <1993Jun2.142946.8690@news.media.mit.edu> pierre@media.mit.edu (Pierre St. Hilaire) writes: +> IT-290 is an anticholinergic drug related to scopolamine and +>the other tropane alkaloids found in solanaceous plants. + +No. IT-290 (alfa-methyl-tryptamine): + + + // \ /\ NH2 + // \ ____/ \ / + | || || | + | || || | + \\ /\ / CH3 + \\ / \ / + N + H + +Oral dosage 30 mg. + +Source: +Mckenna, Dennis J. & Towers, G.H.N. 1984. Biochemistry and Pharmacology of + Tryptamines and beta-Carbolines: A Minireview. J Psychoactive Drugs 16(4). + +-- +Petrus.Pennanen@helsinki.fi Everything is perfect forever. + We are one. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/jesus-christ-trip b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/jesus-christ-trip new file mode 100644 index 00000000..71dfff5e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/jesus-christ-trip @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +I'd like to relate one of my most powerful trips to date to you people out there. Last weekend, two mates and I picked up some acid that was called 'Jesus Christ'. The sheet had a huge, detailed picture of Jesus on the cross on it, and the detail of the drawing was incredible. I dropped a half at about 2 o'clock in the arvo, and about an hour later I was frying beyond belief. This stuff was _strong_. I sat down in a comfortable chair on my mate's porch, and simply stared over the neighbourhood. I simply could not believe how powerful this trip was. It was like someone was injecting me with power beyond my wildest dreams. I looked at my hands and saw a huge display of constantly changing heiroglyphics which seemed Aztec or Incan in origin. I remember thinking 'I could have the answer to those lost civilizations here in my hand.' I spent 4 hours sitting on that porch not talking to my mates, (who were too fried to notice.) just journeying out to places I had never even known existed. Eventually the sun went down, and the trip subsided a little, so I went back inside, and we smoked some primo buds to complement the trip nicely. After that, the trip seemed a little more casual, but that peak is definately something I'll definately remember forever, as it took on hugely mystical qualities. I hope to get a few more of these type of trips, as I have a lot of uncharted territory to explore in the realm of my mind... -- rec.drugs.psychedelic \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/jock-ambient b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/jock-ambient new file mode 100644 index 00000000..54331ee7 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/jock-ambient @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +From: Tainted Torture + + +This last weekend, my friend Vik's parents went away, so me, him, and one other kid +decided to drop some acid and bug out all night...we had 3 tabs of some decent acid, +and one tab some some super-duper A++ shit that i scored the week before, so me and +my friend Vik split the strong shit and the other kid, Kiran took one of the other +tabs...What i didnt know was that this jock-type kid was coming over to sleep there +for the night for some reason...After about an hour, Kiran was off in Dimension X, +while me and Vik were just getting jittery, which we later dubbed "Half-tab +Syndrome"...Then jock-boy came over with two quarts of beer for himself, acting like +some kind of fucking ebast parading around with the bottles...By this time, we were +starting to beam pretty hard, and the trippy thoughts were rampaging through my +head...needless to say, the all too common spectacle of the dumb jock running around +with his beer was pissing me off...Then i asked him if he wanted a tab...He said we +wouldn't take it, but if we slipped one in his beer, he wouldn't +complain...Jesus...how much more obvious can one make it that you want to try it but +are too scared...After another half hour or so, me and Vik were well into the trip, +giggling like little kids and checking out the aztecian patterns in the grass...When +we went back into his room, we saw a buzzed jock-boy slobbering over a porno...This +set us off, and for about 20 minutes we were making jokes and laughing at the +intensity that the jock was staring at the magazine...Then, as i was walking into +the kitchen, mr. jock tackled me and put me into a wrestling hold...Now this was to +him all in fun, because we have been friends for many years...But it is not the best +thing to do to a tripping person...he stayed on me for a few minutes, and then +looked down and smiled a full-toothed grin at me...Yikes...his mouth looked about 6" +big and full of fangs...So i promptly freaked out...He stayed there, watching my +other two friends telling him to get the fuck off of me...and then, with his alcohol +addled brain, he turns to me and asks what my friend just said...AS IF I COULD +FUCKING HEAR HIM...It became clear to me how evil alcohol really is...Eventually, +Kiran took his beer and started drinking it, causing him to get up off of me and +hops on top of him...Eventually jock-boy leaves to try to fuck some girl, taking all +of the respect i had for him with him on the way out...After he left, it had been +about four hours and we were all coming off of our peaks, so me and kiran split a +tab, and the fun began...after it hit, we slipped on the Download cd, and listened +to a song or two on his parents stereo...I have never heard such beauty and depth in +music in my entire life...it was a religious experience...Then we went for a walk +around the block, because it was fairly chilly out, and all 3 of us enjoyed the +chilly weather while tripping...we glanced over at some trees in the park across the +canal from the neighborhood, and the trees slowly danced in the wind, transforming +into various animals that played and barked in the sky...Going back into the house, +we decided to go off on the music scene, me playing my trance cds on the big stereo, +Vik playing some rock on his stereo, and Kiran putting some ambient stuff on Vik's +sister's stereo...It was amazing, walking through the house and hearing various +music with the rooms...After a few hours, jock-o came back, disappointed, because he +didn't get any "nookie"...Aww...poor guy...So he promptly crashed on the couch and +began snoring...around this time, me and vik decided to go into the park by his +house and check out the trees on the nature trail...Trees are evil...I had the +scariest experience of my life walking through the forest...The ferns seemed to be +huge, evil insects reaching out to eat me...We rounded a corner that usually had two +rocks through which you could see vik's house, but that night, something big had +fallen there...and i mean BIG...i flicked my lighter to investigate the mess, and i +saw i huge mass of plant matter, which turned into writhing, chattering insectile +creatures, some of which appeared to jump at me and Vik...We ran the hell out of +there and walked around a bit for an hour or so to calm down and talk about the +experience...Walking back into the house, we checked his mailbox, and found two +boxes of cds...It was perfect...They were all nice, chilled out cds...Perfect for +coming down, so we finished up a cheech & chong movie we had been watching earlier +that night...A really bad one, at that, but Timothy Leary was in it, so it was worth +the $3.50...We took some benadryl, and slipped on Orbvs Terrarivm, one of the cds in +the mail and drifted off into a peaceful sleep...All in all a good night.. + +-- +R.I.P. - ... August 1995. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/joint b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/joint new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fa256914 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/joint @@ -0,0 +1,188 @@ +From news.funet.fi!sunic!mcsun!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ysub!psuvm!psuecl!hogbbs!chamelio Tue Apr 23 12:23:06 EET DST 1991 +Article: 8889 of alt.drugs +Path: jyu.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!mcsun!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ysub!psuvm!psuecl!hogbbs!chamelio +From: chamelio@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (chamelion) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Psmoke.txt +Message-ID: <NgDT14w164w@hogbbs.scol.pa.us> +Date: 22 Apr 91 16:39:34 GMT +Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, Lemont PA +Lines: 174 + +Here's the requested file on smokeing mj. + Marijuana Smoking Guide + + By: Reefer Man and the Chamelion + +Warning:Smoking pot is illegal in the united states. Marijuana is +chemically not addictive, but CAN be psychologically addicting. Do +not smoke pot when you are working with dangerous equiptment. When +smoked, pot lasts about 4-5 hours. However, it is detectable in the +blood stream for 14-30 days. Marijuana is about 5 times as harsh as +cigarette tobacco on your lungs. On the other hand, not many people I +know smoke a pack of pot everyday. Enjoy the T-file!! + + I recently realized that there aren't any GOOD files out +here on smoking Ganja, so I decided to write this. Enjoy. + +Joints: + +I hope you don't need instructions on how to roll a joint. I +personally don't use them very often, unless I'm in a very +casual place and have a lot of shake on me. They are very +wasteful, but there's nothing like smoking a joint while listening +to Bob Marley. If your not a skilled roller, you can pick up +automatic rollers at your local tobacco shop. You can even use +dollar bills as joint paper. + +Bowls: + +Probably the best way to smoke. There are many, many different +ways to make them. If you aren't to creative then just buy +a pipe. Bowls are great because they are easy to carry and conceal. + + The only tip I have to give you is to make sure you have a +metal screen in it or you'll waste a lot of shake. + + Here are a few interesting improvised bowls I have seen + lately: Take a 12 ounce aluminum can, drink the contents and + rinse out. Lay it on its side and take a 1-3 cm hardback book + and press it in the center so you have a indentation about half + way down. Use a pin to poke a lot of small holes into the + indentation. Put the weed on top of the holes, light it and suck + through the hole where the tab was. Recently I was fooling + around with sticks and trying to make bowls out of them. I found + that if you use a stick 1 1/2 - 2 cm in diameter it works best. + Cut it off at your desired length (the shorter it is the easier + it is to drill and conceal (mine is 7 cm long)). Use a 1/2 cm + or smaller) drill bit to drill down the center. Leave one end + closed. Use about a 1 cm drill bit to drill a hole from the top + down until it reaches the other hole. Shove a screen down there, + paint it, carve it, stain it... do whatever you like to + it. + +Water Pipes (or bongs): + +A water pipe is a complex bowl that cools down and filters the +smoke, allowing you to keep it in your lungs longer. + _____ +Diagram: > ----.\ ____ + / || \ / <------ bowl + / __||____||___ + / /__||____||___\ + pipe | || || | + | || | + |^^^^^^^^||^^^| <------ water line + | || | + | | + | | + \_____________/ + + As you can see it is not that complex. You need some sort +of jar (any type of material is ok) with an air-tight seal. Drill +two holes into the top and insert two tubes (also of any material, +but the more heat resistant, the better) of different lengths. +Attach a bowl to the top of the longer tube. Any bowl +will do, just make sure the opening is on the bottom and it has a +fine screen. Fill the bottle with water, so the longer tube is +under water and the shorter one isn't. Fill the bowl with some +fine weed, light and suck from the shorter tube. Due to pressure +differences the smoke is pulled through the water (you'll hear +the bubbling) and cooled. You can usually get two hits where you +could normally get one because the chamber fills with smoke. You +can improvise a lot of the bong and still have it work. Be +creative. + +Gravity bongs: + +With one of these contraptions you can get an extreme amount of +concentrated smoke in your lungs at once. + +Diagram: ____ + \ / <)))))) bowl + || + / \ + / \ + | / \ | + water line )))))> |^/^^^^^^^^\^| + | | | | + | | | | + | | | | + | | | | + \____________/ + + Start with a 3 liter bottle of your favorite drink. Drink +it. Get a 2 liter bottle of another drink. Drink it. Cut the +top off of the 3 liter using an exacto knife, right where +it starts to slant up. Throw out the top. Cut off the bottom of the +2 liter right above the black thing on the bottom. Remove the cap +and drill a small hole in it. Now, scrape out the plastic inside the +cap. Place your bowl over the opening, and tape it down to make a +seal. Fill the 3 liter with cool water to the top, leave about an inch +free so you don't spill water. Before you put on the cap, place the 2 +liter bottle in the 3 liter, letting it slide slowly down. Put on the +cap (with attached bowl), place the screen in the bowl, and fill with +pot. You don't need that much, overdoing it just wastes the stuff. +Place your lighter over the bowl, and light it, while slowly lifting +up the 2 liter bottle. This creates a vacuum inside the 2 liter bowl, +which draws the flame into the bowl, and the smoke into the bottle. +Go slowly, and remove your lighter. Keep pulling up, and the vacuum +will keep the pot burning. Once the entire bottle is filled up (being +carefull not to go to far), carefully unscrew the cap. Place your +hand over the mouth of the bottle, to stop smoke from comming out. +Breathe out almost all your air, and then place your mouth over the +bottle. Slowly push the 2 liter bottle down, forcing all the smoke +into your lungs. Make sure you don't go down to far and get water in +your lungs, it's the worst. If you have decent pot, you should get a +major high pretty quickly, you will only need about 2 hits. Warning : +It's not possible to O.D. on pot, but if you are inexperianced, this +much pot will bring you to a very high peak, to the point where you +loose many of your senses, and find it hard to speak or understand +anyone. It has the possibility of being a bad experiance. On the +other hand, it can be a truly great experiance. + +Eating Weed: + + I'm not to sure about this one (never tried it), though I've +learned a lot about it. Take a good amount and put it in some +water to let it soak for a couple of minutes. Microwave the mush +for about 5 minutes (or until it gets dry again). This will +break down the cell wall to aid in digestion. It will probably +take an hour or two to take effect. There are many other ways of +eating pot, on crackers, brownies, etc. The main difference is that +you will not peak as high, but will be high for much longer, around 8 +hrs. + +How to beat the drug testing: + +1. Drink lots of fluids. +2. Urinate and perspire often. +3. If suprised, empty the nearest water cooler. + +If going to a test: + +1. Have a friend fill a Bard Dispoz-a-Bag Drainage Bad, and tape it to +your abdomen. Run the tube down to your fly. The piss must be fresh. +2. For women, a urine filled condom or vanilla extract bottle inserted +into the vagina can work wonders. +3. Distract the distributor, or bribe him. +4. If your really fucked, add toilet water to your sample, or a few +draino crystals to lower your pH. + +After you've been tested: + +1. List over the counter drugs medications which are cross-reactive, +such as Advil, Nuprin, Motrin, or Mydol. + +Remember: Using drugs at work is wrong when you are operating heavy +equiptment, or are responsable for people's lives. + +PS2- Caught by your parents? Don't admit it! There's no way they can +prove your st0ned, just say you feel sick!. + + L8r, Reefer Man + Chamelion +Hello's to King Quark, Westhaus, Student First Step, Electric Monk! +Legalize it! + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/joy-and-pain b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/joy-and-pain new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9fb7b016 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/joy-and-pain @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +I had taken acid a few times before. A guy was staying at my girlfriend's +(share) house, named Andrew. He was travelling Australia (where I live). I think he +was a Canadian who had known one of the house members in New Orleans. I suppose the +acid came from Canada, but at the time I assumed it had come from New Orleans, +about which I have romantic notions. He had brought it over in a glass vial around +his neck. He then must have poured it onto recycled brown notepad paper. In +exchange for a gram of dope, he gave me two trips, each about 2cm sqare. (The +experienced will recognise that this is big. I didn't fully appreciate this..) + +I had had fun on acid before, and was interested in what would happen if I took a +lot. My friends have called me a drug pig, but I like to think of myself as an +explorer. So anyway, I decided to take both these trips at once. + +A strangely relevant episode had occured earlier on the day that I decided to take +them. I had to go to the unemployment office in a distant suburb. Because of road +works, the bus had been rerouted, and the bus stop moved. Because of this badly +publicised state-of-affairs, I was stuck in a stinking hot unhospitable place for +several hours. I felt lost and stranded. + +At the time I was living with my mother and stepfather. I decided to take advantage +of the fact that my mother was away for the night. Normally she would have been +checking in on me, but my stepfather left me to myself. + +I took the trips, as always anxious that they might have little or no effect. +Things started getting pretty wierd pretty soon. I cannot really describe it all in +any proper order, so I'll just elate random fragments. + +The universe was a mass of swirling multicoloured atoms, all swirling ferociously +around a central point in an orbit reminiscent of escher's three-looped moebius +strip. I was but one atom among these. And since all atoms are indistinguishable, +it didn't which one. I was any of them, all of them, swirling in this cosmic orbit. + +I experience all the joy and pain of human existence. I was the rapist and the rape +victim. I was the parent and the child. I was born and I died. I lived every moment +of my life a million times over, but knew that in the end I would have to die. + +I was unconscious of the fact that I had taken a drug. + +I got up and walked naked into my stepfather's bedroom. I had previously +masturbated, and was later worried that this may have had some sexual conotation. + +It turns out he called the ambulance. I was experiencing only glimpses of 'reality' +and the notion that I was dying wasn't helped by flashing lights (I think) and +ambulance personnel talking over me and taking blood pressure etc. + +I thought I was other people. A guy in a magazine, my stepbrother, my mother (I +think) etc. I called for my girlfriend, in the hope that she could save me. + +When I regained some consciousness of reality, I was confused and unsure of what +had transpired. I was scared of my stepfather and what had gone on. I steeled +myself and dashed to the study, where I could lock the door and make some phone +calls. My stepfather knocked on the door, and I eventually came out and spoke to +him. I arranged for my brother to pick me up. As I was waiting outside for him, a +fly was buzzing in a spider's web. This had a big impact. + +I was still tripping for the next three days, although I didn't know it. I was +scared about what I was going to do with my life. My girlfriend helped me a lot. + +Just after that I went and stayed at my dad's farm. I'm not quite sure, but I think +that it was that time, about a week after the trip, that we took half an E each, +but that's another story. + +It was totally intense and scary. But I'm kind of glad it happened. I learned a +lot. I have taken acid since, I even insisted on taking more of the same batch. I +will taking some more soon, red dragons. If you like, maybe I'll let you know how +it goes... + + Xero. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kava.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kava.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..db107433 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kava.txt @@ -0,0 +1,314 @@ +Account of the effects of a Kava extract + +Kava (Piper methysicum) is a traditional Fijian intoxicant, +which is legal in many countries. The roots contain various +active substances, e.g. methysticin, tetrahydromethysticin, +any of which require quite large amounts (>1g) for narcotic +activity. It has become popular in Australia, particularly +among the Aborigines of the Nothern Territory, and is sold +in Fijian shops, and some corner stores in Sydney. + +The traditional preparation involves soaking pounded ground +root in water for some hours, straining, and then drinking +the liquid slowly and continuously for hours. Most non-Fijians +find this extremely unpleasant, despite the strong local +anesthetic effect on the lips, mouth and throat. Hence, I +decided to prepare an extract that might be more effective +and easy to ingest. + +I bought 450g of powdered "Lewana" grade Kava for A$13 (around +US$10). "Waka" grade may be more effective, and the whole +root better still, although the preparation is more +difficult. The whole powder was soaked in aprx. 800 ml +freshly distilled acetone for a few hours with occasional +stirring. The excess yellow acetone extract (around 300 ml) +was decanted and filtered, and the solvent distilled off, to +leave a golden brown oil which solidified somewhat on standing. +This process was repeated with fresh acetone (around 300 ml) +aprx. six times, with the slurry being heated to boiling on the +final time, and all of the residues were combined, to give a +layer of oil aprx. 3mm thick on a standard petri dish. This amount +was divided between three people. + +At 6:30 pm, we ate a teaspoon of the oil, washing it down +with plenty of water. There was a momentary mild queasiness +as it hit the stomach, which passed quickly. Seven minutes +later, the first effects began, with a mild wave through +the body of relaxation, and mild euphoria. Further teaspoon +doses were taken at 6:45 and 7:00. The pleasant effects +continued to increase in intensity, and were not unlike +a large dose of codeine, although with some numbness and +tingling in the extremities. There were some mild +visual effects, with the world taking on a kind of +sheen or glow. + +By about 7:30 pm, a change began to take place. The initial +lightness started to give way to a more heavy intoxication, +with some heaviness in the limbs. It was decided to smoke +a moderately large quantity of marijuana (heads, leaf and +a little hash). At this point, the effects intensified +significantly. The combination was similar in some ways to a +modest dose of LSD, although with a strong stoning effect as well. +It could perhaps be compared with a mixture of LSD and a lot +of alcohol. The audio hallucinations were most pronounced, +and stronger than those of LSD, with changes in the perception +of distance and direction of sounds, as well as a kind +of phased/flanged effect. + +The Kava effect continued to increase in intensity and change +in quality over the next few hours, eventually (at about +9pm) leading to a feeling similar to being extremely drunk +and extremely stoned - there was heaviness in the +limbs, lack of coordination, some blurred vision and +difficulty walking. However, nausea was slight, and +there were none of the other problems associated with +excessive alcohol. The brain remained relatively clear +throughout, and through the entire experience there was +a degree of serenity and lack of anxiety. At one stage I +decided it was too heavy to remain upright, and lay down for +half an hour, and entered a highly interesting semi-conscious +state, being almost asleep and thinking freely. + +At around 10 pm, the effects began to very slowly decrease in +intensity, and were still relatively strong at 1:30 am. +Sleep was easy and deep, and I awoke with little residual +effect. + +In summary, an acetone extract of Kava seems to be a +most effective way of concentrating the active ingredients +and making ingestion easy. The effect is initially one +of a pleasant euphoric narcosis, followed by a heavier +and less pleasant drunken feeling, particularly in the +body. There is little desire at the end to repeat the +experiment immediately, despite its having been enjoyable. +It enhances the hallucinogenic characteristics of +marijuana, particularly wrt audio hallucinations. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + + This past weekend, I broke down and tried the Kava Kava powder that I +got from ...of the jungle a while back. + + I began to make the drink the traditional way (well, kinda traditional) +by mashing the powder around in my mouth and spitting it back out into my ARA +Houston Cougar mug. This didn't look very appealing, as you can imagine, so I +abandoned this fairly quickly and moved on to a method involving lots of +soaking of the powder and a huge number of coffee filters. + + You might think that OTJ are kidding or being melodramatic when they +mention all of the face making and such that goes into the drinking of this +concoction. The first sip isn't quite so bad. The second is loathsome. The +third is worse yet. I found a few pieces of ice added to the mix helped a +great deal. This is not something to be savored like a fine brandy or such - +this is something to be gobbled down like a bottle of Crazy Horse. :-) + + The effects were hard to describe. I was definitely messed up in a +pleasant sort of way - but I didn't seem to be incapacitated at all. I went +into the Kava in a very lousy mood, I was tired, mentally-overdrawn (which +doesn't take very much :-) ), and generally in the sort of humor that a +disgruntled postal worker falls into immediately before going on a killing +rampage. After it kicked in though - I was, well, relaxed. I was still aware +of all of the deadlines and such hovering over me - but they all seemed to +be put in perspective. + + I spent the evening listening to music, reading, etc. - underneath +a sort of umbrella. The next morning, I was still in a sort of Kava envelope, +although I doubt that any of the active ingredients were still working their +magic. + + All in all - it seemed to be a very worthwhile experience - much better +than say, drinking one's self into a stupor. I don't know if I'll buy any more +root after my current supply is gone - but I'll definitely finish up what I +have. It's well worth a try. + +============================================================================ + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + + Thought I'd share my experience with Kava Kava. I bought 1oz. +of Kava Kava at a local herb store (cost about $2.50 US). I used +the recipe posted here some time ago. +I mixed 1oz. Kava Kava powder with 10 oz. Coconut Milk, +2T Olive Oil, and 1T of Lecithen. Put all this stuff in the blender +and blended well. I then poured the concoction in a glass and placed +it in the refrigerator for about 1hr. + + Let me tell you, this stuff tastes god-awful! Part of it was that +the powder wasn't totally dissolved, so the liquid was kind of grainy. +Couldn't handle much more than a few small sips at a time. I drank +about half of the above mixture over a period of about 30 min. Effects +came on rather quickly, and could be described as a light-headed +euphoric-like feeling. I was playing some good music, and noticed that +it sounded particularly good. No particular problems with coordination. +Overall quite pleasant, not overly strong, so most activities were +still possible (I wouldn't recommend driving). Probably worth repeating, +but don't know about that taste, YUCH! Does anyone have another method +of preparation which might be more tolerable? + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives + +: Three subjects, one message, Here goes: +: Kava-kava: After reading about it's use in Australia I bought a couple +: ounces at a local health food store. Some I prepared with hot water, +: some with grain alcohol, some with valerian root as well. Overall the most +: noticeable effect was the fact that kava causes local anesthesia of mucus +: membranes (in this case the inside of my mouth). I did not fell sedated +: or excited in any way. + +I had kava-kava once when visiting Ponape island in Micronesia. There +they call it Sakau. We went with someone who knew the way to a place +in the middle of a residential compound. There was a 'bar' set up +with low benches and a roof made of corrugated steel. A teenage girl +sat near the side of the area with a bright red plastic bucket +near her feet. At the tables sat maybe three older Ponapeans - the +place was mostly empty. They were all sitting very quietly gazing +into their mugs. We sat down and the girl brought the bucket over +and scooped a half coconut's worth of sakau out into our mugs (each +mug-full cost about 25 cents). The stuff was very slimey and very +muddy. It was sort of like drinking dirty phlegm. After a few minutes +of sipping (you don't want to gulp that stuff) our gums and tongue +started to get numb, sort of like under novacain. A few minutes +more and the numbness spread to the face and throat. After a while +the novacain feeling turned into a feeling of VERY deep relaxation. +It was sort of like getting a shot of novacain in the brain. We got +very quiet, slowed way down, and sat there gazing into our mugs like +the others. I think if we had another mug our minds would have +shrunk down to tiny little dots inside a great mass of deep +relaxation and numbness in mind and body. + +A pretty good evening all around! + +BTW, while I was there I tried a couple of the other specialties. +Betel Nut, of course. Chewing a nut (split in half with a little +powdered lime on it and wrapped in a tobacco leaf) is like drinking +about seven cups of coffee - it was too intense for me. Besides, +it makes your saliva turn a fluorescent red color which then starts +to rot your gums. You can tell the Betel Nut chewers (usually all the +older Yapese) by their red rotten teeth, and by the little bag of +nuts they carry eveywhere. Another beverage I had there was +called 'Faluba,' it was made simply by letting coconut sap from the +stem where a frond was cut off drip into a jar for a couple weeks. +The sap ferments during that time. It makes a killer drink, kind +of like drinking hard liquor but without the sloppiness. The locals +liked to mix it with Mad Dog 44 (?? it was a while ago). Very +festive stuff, it would turn the normally shy polite micronesians +into wild banshees. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I have tried kava and it is the most piss poor drug in the world, I have +soaked, strained, boiled, chewed the most potent grade available (waka) and +it does sweet jack. The most potent form supposedly is when you get a thick +slippery goo, which always happens with any thorough preparation. I have +heard that the resin may be extracted by soaking kava in acetone +strain & evaporating the acetone to leave a yellow resin which when smoked +on cannabis gives an "LSD like" trip (this may be an exaggeration!!). I +think that the situation with kava is like that of Khat, the fresh material, +well prepared is quite powerful, the dried important stuff is useless, my +basis for saying this is my own and other people's experiances with Kava +and a few papers I have read on the subject (which generally conclude that +kava contains a powerful narcotic). The only effects I have experianced from +kava are; mild tranqilisation with distinct skeletal muscle relaxation +simmilar to 2 - 5 mg temazepam (this was kava (waka) soaked in warm water +for 15 mins, stirred up and skulled) and very mild tranqulisation with +slightly stronger muscle relaxation silmmilar to about 5 mg temazepam (kava ( +waka) macerated, boiled in olive oil/milk and forced through a cloth). + Kava is available in most Fijian produce supermarkets, and is not covered +by the Victorian poisons act (Which is so cunningly general that it requires +separate listings and clauses to allow the sale of the most basic licit +drugs and even prohibits the mere thought of taking chemical which do not +exist and may not even be possible to make, its true !!!). +mick + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +I've taken Kava Kava (root chunks, lowest about 1 1/2 tsp, most about 1 oz) +about four time, and haven't really noticed anything. I've taken it as +suggested in a book (add to boiling water, then drink when cool; I put it in +the fridge and ground it up in a morter/pestel before adding it), with +orange juice, and with strawberry quick. Oh ya, and in each one I've added +about a tsp of lecithin granules. Any ideas? + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs + +-> I'm curious about the effechtiveness of the dried powder (available +-> at my local natural foods store) versus that of fresh or dried whole +-> root. Do the active alkaloids +-> survive the grinding/drying? Or if they do, is the product a lot less +-> potent? I want to try some of the powder (appropriately emulsified) +-> but know nothing of quantity required for a relatively mild effect +-> (at least at first!) or it I'd be completely wasting my time choking +-> down some vile concoction?? Help! + +Well, the "Nature's Way" capsules I got contained only 300 mg of kava +apiece (+125 mg of arrowroot as filler), so getting a full ounce +requires around 90 capsules (almost a whole $10.25 bottle!). I tried it +with about 60, opened each capsule individually, mixed it with olive oil +to emulsify it (it turned into a booey brown paste), and stirred it into +milk with a lot of Hershey's syrup. It tasted like dirt but wasn't as +bad as, say, nutmeg. + +My mouth went somewhat numb (a good sign), but very little else +happened, aside from a (possibly psychosomatic) slight feeling of +relaxation. One source said that Kava can have little to no effect the +first time or two that you try it, so I suppose that I should try again +to be sure. However, I never want to have to open up that many capsules +again, so if I do decide it's worth trying, I'm going to find a place +that sells the real root or a liquid extract. + +It sounds like a nice substitute for alcohol, and seems to be used a lot +in the Pacific. One book I found (_Kava, the Pacific Drug_, by Vincent +Lebot), shows a picture of Pope John Paul II drinking kava with the +Fijian Prime Minister! Hey, if the Pope does it, it must be OK! ;) + +============================================================================= + +From: karl.hiller@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us (Karl Hiller) + +Well, after the ordeal of opening up sixty-odd capsules (a good $7 +worth of "Nature's Way" Kava Kava) and having to swallow a bunch of +arrowroot filler along with it, all of which produces a mild, +unremarkable state of mellowness, I stumbled by accident upon a natural +foods store which carried "pure" kava powder for $2.15 an ounce. Quite +a bargain in comparison! + +I emulsified the stuff by soaking it in canola oil for a few hours, +then (with the thought of making "tea"), mixed it in water and +microwaved it. Bzzzt! Error! The oil did not mix well with the water, +for one thing, and behind the somewhat nasty taste of the kava was, +well, imagine what a mixture of vegetable oil and water would taste +like, drunk together. Ick. It was also thick and pudding-like. It +numbed my mouth well enough but I only was able to choke down three or +four tablespoons before my gorge threatened serious rising action. + +After a while (when my stomach had settled), I dumped about a third +of this muddy goo into a mug of milk and mixed it up. This went down a +bit better, but I still had to resort to quick chasers of coke (the +soda, not the narcotic) to kill the nasty aftertaste. I got down two +mugs of this, using up two-thirds of the goo. At this point I was +sloshing (it felt sort of like a "W" overdose...) and vaguely nauseated. + +So what happened? Well, for about ten minutes I felt oddly out of +synch, with that sort of tunnel vision that happens when you've been up +too long. I was sort of relaxed, but a single glass of wine or bong hit +would have relaxed me more. Right now (hours later), I'm still feeling +queasy. + +It is said that people often don't feel the effects of kava on the +first few attempts. This was #3, and it's going to be the last. It +wasn't as nasty as nutmeg to get down, but it was akin to drinking mud. +It is also said that this is a very popular drink in the South Pacific. +Well, more power to them, if they can stomach it. Maybe I did something +wrong in my preparations. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kavainf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kavainf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3395458f --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kavainf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,745 @@ +[quoted text deleted -cak] + +i drank kava for two years while living in Fiji and suffered only +minor brain damage. the doctors claim that it is reversible given +enough piracetam......oh, i'm just kidding, though i really did +drink the stuff for a couple of years there in the southern seas. + +the drug comes from the roots of the _yaqona_ (pronounced "yang-gona") +plant, a bush that can grow quite large, though typically it is +harvested while only two or three feet high. the roots are ground +using a rod and a hollowed log and the resulting powder is placed in a +cloth. water is then poured through the cloth producing a brown or +grey musty- smelling liquid. + +this is drunk ritually over the course of several hours, typically +in the evening while stories are told. + +the drug is classified as a soporific, i believe, though mild +psychadelic effects have been reported. the central causative agents +are called "yaquonaloids" or something like that, though there are +several hundred chemicals the effects of which are unknown. the +premier study is by some ethnobotanists at U. of Hawaii. + +in my experience, the physical effects include slight numbing of +throat and mouth early on, later the "grog drunk" can include mild +nausea and poor motor control. the psychological effects are hard to +explain, although almost all users report relaxation and many claim +that social communication becomes easier, though the setting is +conducive to that anyway. with heavy use, _kani kani_ or scaling of +the skin is often reported and can be disfiguring. some reports have +suggested that this is the result of poor nutrition by "grog drunks". +dependence of various degrees is high among indigenous populations in +areas of Melanesia and Polynesia. this is culturally acceptable +behavior among most peoples, however, and the only health officials +apparently concerned are in New Zealand where Mothers Against Drunk +Driving was heard to be lobbying for import restrictions in light +of a massive influx in recent years...so it goes. + +mark + +========================================================================= + + I have tried kava kava, but the mild high did not seem to warrant drinking th +e bitter tasting concoction. The following is a quote from "Intoxication: Life +in Pursuit of Artificial Paradise" by Ronald Siegel. + + "Tea made from kava roots is drunk cold but it still retains an attractive li +lac aroma. A pungent and numbing aftertaste keeps users from drinking too much. + The intoxication is similar to alcohol in that it produces a short euphoric st +ate, relaxation, and some loss of social inhibitions. There is no hangover, eve +n for seasoned kava drinkers. But it is strangely disappointing to many who fin +d that while they are happy and content, thier mental alertness remains unaffec +ted. This would seem to be a benefit for problem drinkers but they balk at such + unfamiliar sobriety and return to the dizziness of alcohol. To achieve stronge +r effects it is necessary to chew the kava root, a fibrous and unappetizing cou +rse that even native kava drinkers dislike. Furthermore, such high doses can be + as addicting and as debilitating as alcohol." + + Any typos in the above passage are my own. As I understand it the kava root i +s legal and uncontrolled in the US, presumably because the intoxication is so m +ild. I have not heard of any liver damage from kava use, but it is possible. I +would be interested in hearing of the experiences of anyone else on the net reg +arding kava use. + +-- Derek + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: marduk@well.sf.ca.us (Jonah Theodore Gruber) +Subject: Re: Kava-Kava +Message-ID: <CHztpJ.D44@well.sf.ca.us> +Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 21:44:06 GMT + +[quoted text deleted -cak] + + About your interest in Kava-Kava, from: + + "The Magical & Ritual Use of Herbs" by Richard Alan Miller + + + Habitat: Grows best up to 100 feet above sea level in cool, moist + highlands or wet forests. It will grow densly to 20 feet where summer + temperatures are between 80 and 90 degrees F. with sufficient sunlight. + + Botanical Desc: An indigenous shrub several feet high with heartshaped + leaves and very short spikes arising from the base of the leaf-stems that ar + densely covered with flowers. The stem is dictiotomous, that is, two-forked, + with spots. The upper rhyzome is the part of the plant that is used and is + starchy with the faint pleasant odor with a pungent bitter taste. + Five varieties are cultivated in Fiji, three white and two black. The + white varieties are considered best source, but mature one year later than +the + black. The black are preferred for the commercial crop. + + (The book includes a history of Kava kava, but I'm skipping it for the + useful parts, if your interested in any parts I skip, I'll include them + some other time) + + Chemistry: Active component in kava are six resinous alpha pyrones: + kawain (C14H14O3) dihyrdokawain, methysticin (C15H14O5), dihydromethysticin, + yangonin (c15h14o3) and dyhydroyangonin. None of these are water soluable. + + Except when emulsified. They are soluable in alcohol, oil and other fat + solvents, including gastric juices. + + PRIMARY EFFECTS: Small amounts produce euphoria; larger amounts produce + extreme relaxation, lethargy or lower limbs and eventually sleep. It does + not impair mental alertness. Often there are visual and auditory + hallucinations (cool), lasting 2-3 hours with no hangover. Kava is similar + to marijuana (neat) as effects are not noticed when used for the first + several times. As a narcotic, Kava later produces numbing of the mouth, + similar to cocaine. + + + I can give you information on ritual use, preparation, and history if you + are really interested. This stuff if supposedly addictive after prolonged + use, but so is orange juice. + + -Marduk- + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: marduk@well.sf.ca.us (Jonah Theodore Gruber) +Subject: Re: Kava-Kava +Message-ID: <CI1xIt.Izt@well.sf.ca.us> +Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 01:01:41 GMT + +[intro deleted -cak] + + I thought I might as well include the other information on + Kava kava as well. Since someone emailed me on it and I lost his address. + Here it is... + + + Yeah, I don't really know where you could find kava-kava, + as far as ordering it. I haven't seen it up here in Washington state + where I live. I have a list of some companies which deal in supposedly + "exotic" plants, you may want to try writing: + + Verenigde Nederlandse Kruidencooperative + V.N.K. Postbus 1 + Elburg, HOLLAND + + Ask them for a catalog or something, let me know if you actually + get one! :) + + Here's the ritual use, history, etc. As I said I would send: + + geographical location of kava: Polynesia, Sandwich Islands, South Sea + islands. + + HISTORY + ------- + + Kava kava has a history of religious and spiritual implications in the + affairs of men. The following legend summarizes man's relationship + to the sun, sky, water, and earth as well as the "Divine Being" or mortal + Self and the life cycle. This is the alchemical marriage of fire, wind, + water and earth to the spiritual "other" of the soul. + + The annual sun sacrifice of a girl of great beauty, Ui, was offered. The + Sun was so pleased he took her for his wife. After a period, consent was + given for her to return to her people to give birth to their Child. Ui + was sent flying through the sky and miscarried. The fetus, however, floated + upon the water and was cared for by a hermit crab. The child, Tangaloa Ui, + when he grew up, taught mortals how to make Kava as well as Reverence for + the ceremony. + + Pava, the first mortal participant, had a son who laughed watching his + father chew and spit the brew. Tangaloa Ui, angry at the irreverance, cut + Pava's son in two. He then gave Pava the correct procedure. Pava then + offered the drink to Tangaloa Ui. Instead of drinking it, Tangaloa Ui + poured half of the brew on the head of Pava's uttering "Soyva" (Life) + making the boy whole again. The legend is continued as part of the kava + ceremonies of the Samoans even today. + + + PREPARATION + ----------- + + The part of the kava plant just below the surface of the ground reaches + 3-5 inches thich in 2 1/2-4 years. After 6 years, the root will weigh + as much as 20 pounds, after 20 years, 100 pounds. After harvesting, the + rootstocks are scraped, cut into pieces, and dried in the sun on platforms. + + Traditionally, the root was made into tea. With the water-soluable + components released, it acted as a mild stimulating tonic. If the material + is first chewed, then spit in a bowl and mixed with coconut milk, more + powerful narcotic-type resins are released in emulsion. For maximum effects, + mix 1 ounce Kava with 10 ounces of water (preferably coconut milk), two + tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil, and 1 tablespoon lecithin. Blend until + the liquid takes on a milky appearance. Serves 1-2 people. + + Resins may be extracted with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol in a heat bath. + The solvent is removed by evaporation. Redissolve in just enough warmed + brandy, rum, vodka, or honey. This is a more potent method because alcohol + swiftly carrues the resins into the system. + + + ***RITUAL USE*** + ---------------- + + Kava's history and chemistry indicate that its euphoria qualities are best + shared with special guests or friends. The narcotic affects the "Feeling" + centers where warm emotions are generated toward those involved in the +ritual. + Therefore, Kava has been used as a sacrament for welcoming special guests + and friends. + The following ritual is designed for maximum results: + + a) Kava or its extracts should be pit into your finest glassware (or + coconut cups if you have them) and served, to the most revered guests, +first. + The bearer holds the cup at waist level with thumbs and index finger + encircling the outside of the cup. + + b) The cup is then lifted to his forhead while in the center of the room. + The cup bearer then stops four feet in front of the guests, let's the cup + rest in his right palm and lowers his right hand with his left. The left + hand is placed behind this back while serving the cup to the guests. He then + returns to the center of the room while the guest drinks. + + c) The guest receives the cup with both hands, pours a little kava onto the + floor and says: "May our Guardians be with us today." He raises the cup and + says: "Life" and all others say: "Blessed Be." He then drinks his kava in + one gulp. The others are then served. They say nothing, but receive the +cup + and drink in one gulp. + + d) If one accepts kava, but does not finish it, the remainder must be + dicarded before returning the cup. + + e) When all have drunk, the lead guest says: + "The ceremony is complete. The bowl will hang with cup and strainer." + Light food should then be served and the party started. + + NOTE OF CAUTION: + Continual chewing eventually destroys tooth enamel. Constant and excessive + use of the fresh root with alcohol can become habit-forming and after + several months resulting in yellowing of the skin, blooshot and weak eyes, + emaciation, diarrhea, rashes, and scaly, ulcerous skin. When discontinued, + the symptoms disappear within two weeks. + + + There it is... if you can get any more information than this, please let me + know, I'm rather interested. + + -marduk- + +============================================================================= + +From: 10764860@eng3.eng.monash.edu.au (PAUL WALSH) +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Kava, Nexxus, Diving. +Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1993 15:08:14 +Message-ID: <10764860.451.2CFD6A2F@eng3.eng.monash.edu.au> + +In article <ku77260@pro-cynosure.clark.net> mjr@pro-cynosure.clark.net (Michael Rippe) writes: + +>Kava-kava: After reading about it's use in Australia I bought a couple +>ounces at a local health food store. Some I prepared with hot water, +>some with grain alcohol, some with valerian root as well. Overall the most +>noticeable effect was the fact that kava causes local anesthesia of mucus +>membranes (in this case the inside of my mouth). I did not fell sedated +>or excited in any way. + +I would suggest that you try again. Kava has one of those weird reverse +tolerance curves - it took four or five trys before I could notice anything +from it. Also check the grade of Kava which you are using...waka grade tends +to be the most potent of those available. Failing this follow Jeremys +extraction as describes in the Australian Highs FAQ. + + +Have fun, Paul. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: arxt@quads.uchicago.edu (Dave Palmer) +Subject: Re: Looking for Codeine-like Natural Herb/Substance +Message-ID: <1994Apr30.200519.615@midway.uchicago.edu> +Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 20:05:19 GMT + + +edward henigin wrote: + how about the kava kava root? you can get it at your most of + those General Nutrition Center type places. I've never done + it myself, but I hear you steep it to make a tea, and drink, + and voila! numb. + +kava is called a hypnotic/narcotic, but actually the effects are very +different from opioids. i'd call kava more of a psychedelic, +actually. one big difference is that your mind stays very clear after +drinking kava; you remain concious of what's going on around you and +notice some things you never noticed before. kava also seems to make +you feel closer to other people, like mdma. you feel like hugging +every stranger who walks by, you want to see hear feel their world +with them. definitely it's relaxing, but it's a different kind of +relaxation that opiate "numbness". i like kava a lot better myself. + +also, you can't make kava into a tea since the active chemicals aren't +water-soluble. the best way i've found to make a kava drink is to +grind up an ounce of root into a powder and mix it into some orange juice, +maybe with a little vodka or cognac or whatever too. you swish the +drink around in your mouth a little, then swallow. this makes your +mouth numb, like the novacaine they give you at the dentist. the +taste also takes some getting used to. since the active chemicals are +alcohol soluble, i guess you could also soak the root in vodka or +everclear for a while, then strain and drink it, but i've never tried. + + --dave +-- +"Once I had a little game +I liked to crawl back into my brain +I think you know the game I mean +I mean the game called 'go insane'" Jim Morrison + +============================================================================= + +From: jperon1@umbc.edu (perona jeffrey ( bs cmsc)) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Kava information +Date: 10 May 1994 13:44:54 -0400 +Message-ID: <2qoh6mINNrcj@rpc18.gl.umbc.edu> + + Someone the other day posted something on Kava root or extract. +I have heard of Kava from several different sources. Several years ago +my grandfather (ex TWA pilot) told me a story once of some third +world place he was stationed at once. (possiably africa??) He said +they had drink there called Kava juice. Basically it was an alcoholic +beverage that had some different side effects. As well as giving one +a tipsy feeling, one also could experience numbing of the body. One +friend of his drank so much he couldnt walk or even feel his body!! +The next day the locals to the crew to the place were they make the +drink. Basically it was a bunch of women chewing on a root and spitting +in a bucket. Then they would let is fermate, strain it, and there +you have Kava Juice! + I didnt really believe all of his story until a couple of years +later when national geographic had a speacial on this place. They +showed the women spitting in the buckets!! Well I was conviced. + Any way, someone said something about picking some up at a health +food store and puting it in drinks and such. Has anyone actually tried +this??? What about smoking it??? I think the TV special had something +about the natives also smoked it but I could be mistaken. + + + Please comment... + + Jeff Perona + +============================================================================= + +From: Louis M. Green <lmgreen@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Kava information +Date: Thu, 12 May 94 00:04:12 -0500 +Message-ID: <p+xuVeE.lmgreen@delphi.com> + +Travelled in Polynesia and Melanesia several years ago and drank +a lot of Kava. It is legal in the United States and Europe. +It is made from the ground root (and sometimes stem) of piper +methisticum, a pepper shrub that grows well on many tropical islands. +The root is either chewed in to a paste (by a virgin if you follow +the ceremonial rules), finely ground with an adapted coffer grinder +and infused throught cheese cloth, or pounded into a fine powder with +a large steel mortar and pestle (the Tongan method). + +In all cases it is a ceremonial and social drink. In the Fijian +ceremony (where Kava is called Yangonna) a large bowl is made, a prayer +is said, and the serving begins. The server (only one person, the +host serves) fills the cup (made out of a half coconut shell) and passes +it to the man on his right (no women at the ceremony). The man +claps once before taking the cup, says "Bula" (pronounced m-bula), drinks +the whole cup in one gulp, and passes the cup back to the server. The +other participants then all clap thrice. The rotation is continued +ad infinitum, with the basic rules that you may refuse to be served, +and when you drink you must always finish the cup. + +There are varying grades of kava, based on effect I'd say what is +available in the U.S. is one year old kava. The longer the plant +has been growing, the stronger the kava is. With what you can get around +here several cups of a normal preparation (1oz Kava to 3/4gal H20) +will give you a slight but pleasant buzz... numbness of extremities +and mouth, a slowness in the legs, and a generally relaxed feeling. + +Vanuatu (producer of the world's best Kava) is supposed to +export high quality kava to the EC. Two cups of the good stuff can +really put you on your back. + +If you smoke cigarets, remember your whole throat is numb, so you +can't really tell how large a drag you've taken. + +Misc: Kava was/is used for village meetings, ceremonies to arbitrate +fueds (land rights, wars, etc... primitive society is no picnic). It +does seem to help conversation and avoid fights. + +There are studies being done at the University of the South Pacific +(Yes, it does exist, main campus: Suva, Fiji. Extension schools +in every pacific island nation) concerning possible use +of Kava as an anti-viral/bacterial. It seems regions where Kava is +consumed have a much lower incedent of VD. I don't really thing this +means anything other than that these regions have ledd contact with +the outside world and follow Custom more. + +The negative side: Well, try to place a long distance call at the +cable &wireless office in Suva... all the operators are in the +back room swilling Kava. Regular users (avoid using more +than 2-3 time/week) develop a scaly skin condition and are mocked +by their piers throughout polynesia. I do not know if this condition +is permanent. + +The fijians do consider it medicine as well, and it did seem to +keep the symptoms of Dengue Hemoragic Fever in check. + +Plusses: Nonaddictive, no hangover. + +Hope this helps the Kava Curious. For those is Massachusets, +Asenic & Oldlace (witchcraft store... creepy) in Cambridge +on mass ave between harvard and porter sqs. has it in stock +most of the time. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +From: szikopou@superior.carleton.ca (Steven Zikopoulos) +Subject: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Message-ID: <szikopou.768868016@superior> +Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 22:26:56 GMT + +Thought some people interested in ethnopharmacology would like to +readthe following... + +KAVA +Although beer has largely replaced kava as the major intoxicating brew +of Polynesia, kava bars are still quite common. This beverage made +from the shrub PIPER METHYSTICUM was for centuries venerated amon the +communities of the idyllic islands of Polynesia. It was originally +prepared exclusively by children, who would collect the roots and +lower stems of teh shrub, chew them, and then spit the soggy mass into +a communal bowl. The salivary enzymes were clearly important for the +release of the psychotropic constituents marindin and +dihydromethysticin, from the vegetable matrix. The dried residue was +then mixed with water and the extrat was straned to produce kava. The +mode of preparation is essentially the same today. + +A measure equivalent ot a half-full split coconut shell is sufficient +to produce a state of well-being and somnolence, althoughlarger +quantities may induce a quarrelsome state and even drunken behaviour. +This was too much for the missionaries and the tried with some success +to rid the island of this unholy brew. + +The mode of actionof kava is completlely unknown, though the chemical +structures of the main constituents have some structural similarity to +those from nutmeg, and like these they may be metabolized to +amphetamine-like compounds. + +Mann, J (1992). Murder, Magic and Medicine. Oxford University Press: +New York. + +-- +Steven Zikopoulos <szikopou@ccs.carleton.ca> + +============================================================================= + +From: masc0270@ucssun1.sdsu.edu (Christopher Hooten) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Date: 14 May 1994 02:20:23 GMT +Message-ID: <2r1ch7$9ju@pandora.sdsu.edu> + +Steven Zikopoulos (szikopou@superior.carleton.ca) wrote: +: Thought some people interested in ethnopharmacology would like to +: readthe following... + +: KAVA +: Although beer has largely replaced kava as the major intoxicating brew +: of Polynesia, kava bars are still quite common. This beverage made +: from the shrub PIPER METHYSTICUM was for centuries venerated amon the +: communities of the idyllic islands of Polynesia. It was originally +: prepared exclusively by children, who would collect the roots and +: lower stems of teh shrub, chew them, and then spit the soggy mass into +: a communal bowl. The salivary enzymes were clearly important for the +: release of the psychotropic constituents marindin and +: dihydromethysticin, from the vegetable matrix. The dried residue was +: then mixed with water and the extrat was straned to produce kava. The +: mode of preparation is essentially the same today. + +: A measure equivalent ot a half-full split coconut shell is sufficient +: to produce a state of well-being and somnolence, althoughlarger +: quantities may induce a quarrelsome state and even drunken behaviour. +: This was too much for the missionaries and the tried with some success +: to rid the island of this unholy brew. + +: The mode of actionof kava is completlely unknown, though the chemical +: structures of the main constituents have some structural similarity to +: those from nutmeg, and like these they may be metabolized to +: amphetamine-like compounds. + +: Mann, J (1992). Murder, Magic and Medicine. Oxford University Press: +: New York. + +Wow, I have never seen this before. Unfortunately many things are +not true in it. They do know the active constituents, and they +are listed in one of the FAQ's going around. Originally, they thought +that salivary enzymes somehow allowed the kava to "ferment", but +later studies have shown that it is the emulsification of the resins +from the chewing action that activates the kava, not enzymes. +I have never, ever read in any text other than this that kava can +produce a quarrelsome state and even drunken behaviour. The +missionaries wanted to stop the kava drinking because it was an integral +part of the Polynesians' religion, not because of the effects it had +on them. The effects of kava are very, very different than those +of amphetamine, or their analogs. That is a pretty recent book to +have such old and wrong information. + +-- Chris Hooten + +============================================================================= + +From: cthulhoid@aol.com (Cthulhoid) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Date: 14 May 1994 18:29:02 -0400 +Message-ID: <2r3jbe$p14@search01.news.aol.com> + +In article <szikopou.768949119@superior>, szikopou@superior.carleton.ca (Steven +Zikopoulos) writes: + +>what is interesting is that all of the above are practically insoluble +>in water at room temp and soluble in alcohol. + +>thus i suppose one could make a decent alcoholic extraction after +>chopping the root. + +>any comments? + +The Kava Kava extracts sold in health food stores are alcohol-based. When you +add it to water, it's really weird; it turns milky yellow and swirls around +like crazy of its own accord. Really strange. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +From: tdmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (T. Douglas Mast) +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Message-ID: <1994May15.010710.22090@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> +Date: Sun, 15 May 94 01:07:10 GMT + +In <1994May14.190414.6027@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> pcerra@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu (Paul Cerra) writes: + +>In article <2r1ch7$9ju@pandora.sdsu.edu>, +>Christopher Hooten <masc0270@ucssun1.sdsu.edu> wrote: +>>Steven Zikopoulos (szikopou@superior.carleton.ca) wrote: +>> +>>: KAVA +>>: A measure equivalent ot a half-full split coconut shell is sufficient +>>: to produce a state of well-being and somnolence, althoughlarger +>>: quantities may induce a quarrelsome state and even drunken behaviour. +>>: This was too much for the missionaries and the tried with some success +>>: to rid the island of this unholy brew. +>> +>>: Mann, J (1992). Murder, Magic and Medicine. Oxford University Press: +>>: New York. +>> +>>I have never, ever read in any text other than this that kava can +>>produce a quarrelsome state and even drunken behaviour. The +>>missionaries wanted to stop the kava drinking because it was an integral +>>part of the Polynesians' religion, not because of the effects it had + +From Norman Taylor, Narcotics: Nature's Dangerous Gifts (Laurel, 1966): + +Taken in moderate quantities--say, half a coconut-shell--two or three +times a day, kava induces a pleasant, lax, bland sort of stimulation, +more active than tea, and more lasting, followed by a doze that may last +an hour or so. Larger doses, instead of inducing peaceful reflection, +are sufficiently stimulating to make the subject jumpy or even +quarrelsome. Drunkenness is not unknown among a minority of heavy +kava drinkers. . . + +(end excerpt) + + This may very well be bullshit, but at least there was some precedent +for what Mann was writing. In fact it sounds so similar that I would +guess Mann was referring to Taylor's book or that they had a common +primary source. Taylor's book is not especially scholarly or +convincing, especially in its ethnobotanical parts, so if Mann was +using it as a reference it reflects poorly on him. + +Doug. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +From: szikopou@superior.carleton.ca (Steven Zikopoulos) +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Message-ID: <szikopou.769014113@superior> +Date: Sun, 15 May 1994 15:01:53 GMT + +In <1994May15.010710.22090@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> tdmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (T. Douglas Mast) writes: + +>In <1994May14.190414.6027@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> pcerra@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu (Paul Cerra) writes: + +>>In article <2r1ch7$9ju@pandora.sdsu.edu>, +>>Christopher Hooten <masc0270@ucssun1.sdsu.edu> wrote: +>>>Steven Zikopoulos (szikopou@superior.carleton.ca) wrote: +>>> +[...] +>>> +>>>: Mann, J (1992). Murder, Magic and Medicine. Oxford University Press: +>>>: New York. +>>> +[...] + +>From Norman Taylor, Narcotics: Nature's Dangerous Gifts (Laurel, 1966): + +>Taken in moderate quantities--say, half a coconut-shell--two or three +>times a day, kava induces a pleasant, lax, bland sort of stimulation, +>more active than tea, and more lasting, followed by a doze that may last +>an hour or so. Larger doses, instead of inducing peaceful reflection, +>are sufficiently stimulating to make the subject jumpy or even +>quarrelsome. Drunkenness is not unknown among a minority of heavy +>kava drinkers. . . + +>(end excerpt) + +> This may very well be bullshit, but at least there was some precedent +>for what Mann was writing. In fact it sounds so similar that I would +>guess Mann was referring to Taylor's book or that they had a common +>primary source. Taylor's book is not especially scholarly or +>convincing, especially in its ethnobotanical parts, so if Mann was +>using it as a reference it reflects poorly on him. + +>Doug. + +Close Doug... +Taylor, N. (1966). Plant Drugs that Changed the World. George Allen +& Unwin. + +good show! + +SZ +-- +Steven Zikopoulos <szikopou@ccs.carleton.ca> + +============================================================================= + +From: Louis M. Green <lmgreen@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Date: Mon, 16 May 94 02:05:24 -0500 +Message-ID: <ZUyM9S8.lmgreen@delphi.com> + +When I was in polynesia Kava was almost always drunk in great quantities +(15 half coconut shells in a night) never saw any fights from it. I don't +see how you could fight since your arms and legs become quite heavy after +a few cups. + +============================================================================= + +From: ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu (Eli Brandt) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Date: 18 May 1994 03:52:59 GMT +Message-ID: <2rc3er$3dv@jaws.cs.hmc.edu> + +In article <1994May16.215920.21209@midway.uchicago.edu>, Dave Palmer <arxt@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote: +>actually, kava does seem to have (in my experiences with it, anyhow) +>empathogenic effects similar to MDMA. but i don't think methsticin, +>kawain, or yangonin are related chemically to MDMA or metabolize to +>anything like it. + +Actually, methysticin has the same 3,4-methylenedioxy ring substitution. +If you lop off the lactone ring and add dimethylamine across the double +bond, you have MDMA. Interesting, given your comments. + + Eli ebrandt@hmc.edu + finger for PGP key. +The above text is worth +precisely its weight in gold. + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <072311Z31051994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +From: an4610@anon.penet.fi (Fuad Ramses) +Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 07:20:24 UTC +Subject: An excellent review article RE: KAVA + +Those interested in learning more about Kava-Kava (Piper methysticum) +would do well to dig up Singh YN (1992). KAVA: AN OVERVIEW. Journal +of Ethnopharmacology, 37, 13-45. + +It is an interedisciplinary article so it should be of interest to +those from a chemical, pharmacological, ethnological and sociological +background. The information is current, and includes photos and a +documentary of the Kava ritual. + +for those that are just interested in finding another +psychoactive...this seems to be a good one to try. alcohol or acetone +extractions (a combination of one then the other repeated several +times then hot extractions) will do (Merck Index). Unfortuantely the +constituents (and there are many that appearantly act synergistically) +are not water soluble...then how did the peoples of oceania come to +use this herb ritually? ah...i don't want to give the ending away +;-) + +seriously though it is a good read and worth the trip to your nearest +university library. + +Fuad + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: Louis M. Green <lmgreen@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Date: Thu, 2 Jun 94 00:21:55 -0500 +Message-ID: <hIzOGzj.lmgreen@delphi.com> + +When in the South Seas I did learn the trick to Kava, drink lots of it. +I recommend putting between an ounce to two ounces of kava in a fine, +mesh, cotton sack to make the infusion. Use up to a gallon of water. Mush +that sack around the water till it is opaque, really, really opaque. +Take a small tea cup (the closest equivalent to a half coconut shell +I can find) and fill it 3/4 full with the gritty liquid. Drink it +down all at once. Do this four or five in the first twenty minutes of +drinking. Then drink a cup every ten or fifteen minutes. When you get +up to go to the bathroom in about an hour you should notice that your +legs are a bit heavy, your extremities a bit numb. + It seems that drinking this is universally disliked by north americans, +but when I was in Fiji there was no way to avoid it without offending +my hosts. Actually I like the stuff... It just makes me feel kind of +good. You may also find that you have very vivid dreams that night + Remember Kava drinking is a social and ceremonial activity. You don't +drink kava and go to a movie. You drink kava all night while talking +with a group of friends. If there is demand for a FAQ on how to +perform a Kava Ceremony I could be induced to write one up. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kavarpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kavarpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1e279d3a --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/kavarpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,382 @@ +Account of the effects of a Kava extract + +Kava (Piper methysicum) is a traditional Fijian intoxicant, +which is legal in many countries. The roots contain various +active substances, e.g. methysticin, tetrahydromethysticin, +any of which require quite large amounts (>1g) for narcotic +activity. It has become popular in Australia, particularly +among the Aborigines of the Nothern Territory, and is sold +in Fijian shops, and some corner stores in Sydney. + +The traditional preparation involves soaking pounded ground +root in water for some hours, straining, and then drinking +the liquid slowly and continuously for hours. Most non-Fijians +find this extremely unpleasant, despite the strong local +anesthetic effect on the lips, mouth and throat. Hence, I +decided to prepare an extract that might be more effective +and easy to ingest. + +I bought 450g of powdered "Lewana" grade Kava for A$13 (around +US$10). "Waka" grade may be more effective, and the whole +root better still, although the preparation is more +difficult. The whole powder was soaked in aprx. 800 ml +freshly distilled acetone for a few hours with occasional +stirring. The excess yellow acetone extract (around 300 ml) +was decanted and filtered, and the solvent distilled off, to +leave a golden brown oil which solidified somewhat on standing. +This process was repeated with fresh acetone (around 300 ml) +aprx. six times, with the slurry being heated to boiling on the +final time, and all of the residues were combined, to give a +layer of oil aprx. 3mm thick on a standard petri dish. This amount +was divided between three people. + +At 6:30 pm, we ate a teaspoon of the oil, washing it down +with plenty of water. There was a momentary mild queasiness +as it hit the stomach, which passed quickly. Seven minutes +later, the first effects began, with a mild wave through +the body of relaxation, and mild euphoria. Further teaspoon +doses were taken at 6:45 and 7:00. The pleasant effects +continued to increase in intensity, and were not unlike +a large dose of codeine, although with some numbness and +tingling in the extremities. There were some mild +visual effects, with the world taking on a kind of +sheen or glow. + +By about 7:30 pm, a change began to take place. The initial +lightness started to give way to a more heavy intoxication, +with some heaviness in the limbs. It was decided to smoke +a moderately large quantity of marijuana (heads, leaf and +a little hash). At this point, the effects intensified +significantly. The combination was similar in some ways to a +modest dose of LSD, although with a strong stoning effect as well. +It could perhaps be compared with a mixture of LSD and a lot +of alcohol. The audio hallucinations were most pronounced, +and stronger than those of LSD, with changes in the perception +of distance and direction of sounds, as well as a kind +of phased/flanged effect. + +The Kava effect continued to increase in intensity and change +in quality over the next few hours, eventually (at about +9pm) leading to a feeling similar to being extremely drunk +and extremely stoned - there was heaviness in the +limbs, lack of coordination, some blurred vision and +difficulty walking. However, nausea was slight, and +there were none of the other problems associated with +excessive alcohol. The brain remained relatively clear +throughout, and through the entire experience there was +a degree of serenity and lack of anxiety. At one stage I +decided it was too heavy to remain upright, and lay down for +half an hour, and entered a highly interesting semi-conscious +state, being almost asleep and thinking freely. + +At around 10 pm, the effects began to very slowly decrease in +intensity, and were still relatively strong at 1:30 am. +Sleep was easy and deep, and I awoke with little residual +effect. + +In summary, an acetone extract of Kava seems to be a +most effective way of concentrating the active ingredients +and making ingestion easy. The effect is initially one +of a pleasant euphoric narcosis, followed by a heavier +and less pleasant drunken feeling, particularly in the +body. There is little desire at the end to repeat the +experiment immediately, despite its having been enjoyable. +It enhances the hallucinogenic characteristics of +marijuana, particularly wrt audio hallucinations. + +Jeremy + +============================================================================= + +From: st1g9@rosie.uh.edu (Lee Preimesberger) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Fun with Kava Kava +Date: 17 Apr 1993 23:20 CDT +Message-ID: <17APR199323201824@rosie.uh.edu> + + This past weekend, I broke down and tried the Kava Kava powder that I +got from ...of the jungle a while back. + + I began to make the drink the traditional way (well, kinda traditional) +by mashing the powder around in my mouth and spitting it back out into my ARA +Houston Cougar mug. This didn't look very appealing, as you can imagine, so I +abandoned this fairly quickly and moved on to a method involving lots of +soaking of the powder and a huge number of coffee filters. + + You might think that OTJ are kidding or being melodramatic when they +mention all of the face making and such that goes into the drinking of this +concoction. The first sip isn't quite so bad. The second is loathsome. The +third is worse yet. I found a few pieces of ice added to the mix helped a +great deal. This is not something to be savored like a fine brandy or such - +this is something to be gobbled down like a bottle of Crazy Horse. :-) + + The effects were hard to describe. I was definitely messed up in a +pleasant sort of way - but I didn't seem to be incapacitated at all. I went +into the Kava in a very lousy mood, I was tired, mentally-overdrawn (which +doesn't take very much :-) ), and generally in the sort of humor that a +disgruntled postal worker falls into immediately before going on a killing +rampage. After it kicked in though - I was, well, relaxed. I was still aware +of all of the deadlines and such hovering over me - but they all seemed to +be put in perspective. + + I spent the evening listening to music, reading, etc. - underneath +a sort of umbrella. The next morning, I was still in a sort of Kava envelope, +although I doubt that any of the active ingredients were still working their +magic. + + All in all - it seemed to be a very worthwhile experience - much better +than say, drinking one's self into a stupor. I don't know if I'll buy any more +root after my current supply is gone - but I'll definitely finish up what I +have. It's well worth a try. + + + + Lee Preimesberger +st1g9@jetson.uh.edu ----- Undergraduate Scum ----- University of Houston, USA + ******** + "There is freedom of choice for every choice but mine." + +============================================================================ + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an13833@anon.penet.fi +Subject: Kava Kava +Message-ID: <1993Jun4.121244.29855@fuug.fi> +Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1993 03:18:53 GMT + +Howdy, + + Thought I'd share my experience with Kava Kava. I bought 1oz. +of Kava Kava at a local herb store (cost about $2.50 US). I used +the recipe posted here some time ago. +I mixed 1oz. Kava Kava powder with 10 oz. Coconut Milk, +2T Olive Oil, and 1T of Lecithen. Put all this stuff in the blender +and blended well. I then poured the concoction in a glass and placed +it in the refrigerator for about 1hr. + + Let me tell you, this stuff tastes god-awful! Part of it was that +the powder wasn't totally dissolved, so the liquid was kind of grainy. +Couldn't handle much more than a few small sips at a time. I drank +about half of the above mixture over a period of about 30 min. Effects +came on rather quickly, and could be described as a light-headed +euphoric-like feeling. I was playing some good music, and noticed that +it sounded particularly good. No particular problems with coordination. +Overall quite pleasant, not overly strong, so most activities were +still possible (I wouldn't recommend driving). Probably worth repeating, +but don't know about that taste, YUCH! Does anyone have another method +of preparation which might be more tolerable? + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: slc@netcom.com (Stefan Curl) +Subject: Re: Kava, Nexxus, Diving. +Message-ID: <slcCHECrr.CC4@netcom.com> +Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1993 07:28:38 GMT + +Michael Rippe (mjr@pro-cynosure.clark.net) wrote: +: Three subjects, one message, Here goes: +: Kava-kava: After reading about it's use in Australia I bought a couple +: ounces at a local health food store. Some I prepared with hot water, +: some with grain alcohol, some with valerian root as well. Overall the most +: noticeable effect was the fact that kava causes local anesthesia of mucus +: membranes (in this case the inside of my mouth). I did not fell sedated +: or excited in any way. + +I had kava-kava once when visiting Ponape island in Micronesia. There +they call it Sakau. We went with someone who knew the way to a place +in the middle of a residential compound. There was a 'bar' set up +with low benches and a roof made of corrugated steel. A teenage girl +sat near the side of the area with a bright red plastic bucket +near her feet. At the tables sat maybe three older Ponapeans - the +place was mostly empty. They were all sitting very quietly gazing +into their mugs. We sat down and the girl brought the bucket over +and scooped a half coconut's worth of sakau out into our mugs (each +mug-full cost about 25 cents). The stuff was very slimey and very +muddy. It was sort of like drinking dirty phlegm. After a few minutes +of sipping (you don't want to gulp that stuff) our gums and tongue +started to get numb, sort of like under novacain. A few minutes +more and the numbness spread to the face and throat. After a while +the novacain feeling turned into a feeling of VERY deep relaxation. +It was sort of like getting a shot of novacain in the brain. We got +very quiet, slowed way down, and sat there gazing into our mugs like +the others. I think if we had another mug our minds would have +shrunk down to tiny little dots inside a great mass of deep +relaxation and numbness in mind and body. + +A pretty good evening all around! + +BTW, while I was there I tried a couple of the other specialties. +Betel Nut, of course. Chewing a nut (split in half with a little +powdered lime on it and wrapped in a tobacco leaf) is like drinking +about seven cups of coffee - it was too intense for me. Besides, +it makes your saliva turn a fluorescent red color which then starts +to rot your gums. You can tell the Betel Nut chewers (usually all the +older Yapese) by their red rotten teeth, and by the little bag of +nuts they carry eveywhere. Another beverage I had there was +called 'Faluba,' it was made simply by letting coconut sap from the +stem where a frond was cut off drip into a jar for a couple weeks. +The sap ferments during that time. It makes a killer drink, kind +of like drinking hard liquor but without the sloppiness. The locals +liked to mix it with Mad Dog 44 (?? it was a while ago). Very +festive stuff, it would turn the normally shy polite micronesians +into wild banshees. + +Stefan + +============================================================================= + +From: mbat1@mfs02.cc.monash.edu.au (MICHAEL BATTEN) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: RE: Kava information +Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 02:54:40 GMT +Message-ID: <mbat1.39.2DD6E070@mfs02.cc.monash.edu.au> + +I have tried kava and it is the most piss poor drug in the world, I have +soaked, strained, boiled, chewed the most potent grade available (waka) and +it does sweet jack. The most potent form supposedly is when you get a thick +slippery goo, which always happens with any thorough preparation. I have +heard that the resin may be extracted by soaking kava in acetone +strain & evaporating the acetone to leave a yellow resin which when smoked +on cannabis gives an "LSD like" trip (this may be an exaggeration!!). I +think that the situation with kava is like that of Khat, the fresh material, +well prepared is quite powerful, the dried important stuff is useless, my +basis for saying this is my own and other people's experiances with Kava +and a few papers I have read on the subject (which generally conclude that +kava contains a powerful narcotic). The only effects I have experianced from +kava are; mild tranqilisation with distinct skeletal muscle relaxation +simmilar to 2 - 5 mg temazepam (this was kava (waka) soaked in warm water +for 15 mins, stirred up and skulled) and very mild tranqulisation with +slightly stronger muscle relaxation silmmilar to about 5 mg temazepam (kava ( +waka) macerated, boiled in olive oil/milk and forced through a cloth). + Kava is available in most Fijian produce supermarkets, and is not covered +by the Victorian poisons act (Which is so cunningly general that it requires +separate listings and clauses to allow the sale of the most basic licit +drugs and even prohibits the mere thought of taking chemical which do not +exist and may not even be possible to make, its true !!!). +mick + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: robzr@ripco.com (Rob Zwissler) +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Message-ID: <CqqHBx.3LD@rci.ripco.com> +Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 19:40:13 GMT + +I've taken Kava Kava (root chunks, lowest about 1 1/2 tsp, most about 1 oz) +about four time, and haven't really noticed anything. I've taken it as +suggested in a book (add to boiling water, then drink when cool; I put it in +the fridge and ground it up in a morter/pestel before adding it), with +orange juice, and with strawberry quick. Oh ya, and in each one I've added +about a tsp of lecithin granules. Any ideas? + +robzr@ripco.com + +============================================================================= + +From: karl.hiller@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us (Karl Hiller) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) +Message-ID: <56271.23.uupcb@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us> +Date: 1 Jun 94 18:06:00 GMT + +David Wilkey <dwilkey@delphi.com> said: + +-> I'm curious about the effechtiveness of the dried powder (available +-> at my local natural foods store) versus that of fresh or dried whole +-> root. Do the active alkaloids +-> survive the grinding/drying? Or if they do, is the product a lot less +-> potent? I want to try some of the powder (appropriately emulsified) +-> but know nothing of quantity required for a relatively mild effect +-> (at least at first!) or it I'd be completely wasting my time choking +-> down some vile concoction?? Help! + +Well, the "Nature's Way" capsules I got contained only 300 mg of kava +apiece (+125 mg of arrowroot as filler), so getting a full ounce +requires around 90 capsules (almost a whole $10.25 bottle!). I tried it +with about 60, opened each capsule individually, mixed it with olive oil +to emulsify it (it turned into a booey brown paste), and stirred it into +milk with a lot of Hershey's syrup. It tasted like dirt but wasn't as +bad as, say, nutmeg. + +My mouth went somewhat numb (a good sign), but very little else +happened, aside from a (possibly psychosomatic) slight feeling of +relaxation. One source said that Kava can have little to no effect the +first time or two that you try it, so I suppose that I should try again +to be sure. However, I never want to have to open up that many capsules +again, so if I do decide it's worth trying, I'm going to find a place +that sells the real root or a liquid extract. + +It sounds like a nice substitute for alcohol, and seems to be used a lot +in the Pacific. One book I found (_Kava, the Pacific Drug_, by Vincent +Lebot), shows a picture of Pope John Paul II drinking kava with the +Fijian Prime Minister! Hey, if the Pope does it, it must be OK! ;) + +Karl +karl.hiller@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us + +It's Tenzil for the Defense! + +============================================================================= + +From: karl.hiller@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us (Karl Hiller) +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs +Subject: Kava Kava III: The Final Chapter +Message-ID: <57135.148.uupcb@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us> +Date: 7 Jun 94 05:31:00 GMT + +Well, after the ordeal of opening up sixty-odd capsules (a good $7 +worth of "Nature's Way" Kava Kava) and having to swallow a bunch of +arrowroot filler along with it, all of which produces a mild, +unremarkable state of mellowness, I stumbled by accident upon a natural +foods store which carried "pure" kava powder for $2.15 an ounce. Quite +a bargain in comparison! + +I emulsified the stuff by soaking it in canola oil for a few hours, +then (with the thought of making "tea"), mixed it in water and +microwaved it. Bzzzt! Error! The oil did not mix well with the water, +for one thing, and behind the somewhat nasty taste of the kava was, +well, imagine what a mixture of vegetable oil and water would taste +like, drunk together. Ick. It was also thick and pudding-like. It +numbed my mouth well enough but I only was able to choke down three or +four tablespoons before my gorge threatened serious rising action. + +After a while (when my stomach had settled), I dumped about a third +of this muddy goo into a mug of milk and mixed it up. This went down a +bit better, but I still had to resort to quick chasers of coke (the +soda, not the narcotic) to kill the nasty aftertaste. I got down two +mugs of this, using up two-thirds of the goo. At this point I was +sloshing (it felt sort of like a "W" overdose...) and vaguely nauseated. + +So what happened? Well, for about ten minutes I felt oddly out of +synch, with that sort of tunnel vision that happens when you've been up +too long. I was sort of relaxed, but a single glass of wine or bong hit +would have relaxed me more. Right now (hours later), I'm still feeling +queasy. + +It is said that people often don't feel the effects of kava on the +first few attempts. This was #3, and it's going to be the last. It +wasn't as nasty as nutmeg to get down, but it was akin to drinking mud. +It is also said that this is a very popular drink in the South Pacific. +Well, more power to them, if they can stomach it. Maybe I did something +wrong in my preparations. + +Anyway, been there, done that. Moving on... I wonder if any garden +shops around here sell San Pedro cacti...? + +Comments welcome! + +Sierra.Corinthius +Sierra.Corinthius@Stumbelduck.org + +"I _see_..." - Jessica Tate + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ketamineinf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ketamineinf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5234d1e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ketamineinf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,192 @@ +My note on Ketamine raised some response from the net, and I +thought I would respond to mind-l in general, as well as to the +specific folks who were curious. + +*IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER* I am a scientific PhD, not a physician + Neither I nor my employer take any + responsibility for its accuracy or + possible use. + +First, ketamine is in current use as both a veternary and a +human anesthetic. It is called "dissociative" in action, which +means that the mind is "separated" from the body. In many +cases, this separation results in profound hallucinations and +the sensation of entering another reality. In human use, a +benzodiazapine like Versed is generally used along with +ketamine to induce amnesia concerning the "emergence +reactions". + +The most easily obtained reference about ketamine is +the Physicians Desk Reference. Under the heading "Ketalar", +this gives a great deal of information about the drug. Of +course, since this is a general medical reference, much of the +info of interest to mind-l is not present, but it should be +read anyway. + +Perhaps the most important property of ketamine is that, +despite the induction of both anesthesia and dissociation, the +cough and gag reflexes *USUALLY* are not affected. This means +that, contrary to most other agents which will produce +anesthesia and/or unconsciousness, it is very unlikely that a +person using ketamine will aspirate their own saliva and other +excretions. This is *NOT* guarenteed, but is a pretty good +bet. Solo use, however, remains dangerous. + +Ketamine is generally available for non-medical uses as +ketamine hydrochloride. Some major chemical houses carry it at +a cost of about $10/gm. I don't know if there are other +sources which are cheaper, or if the veterinary form is easily +available. + +Dosages are discussed in the PDR, but are generally in the +range of 100-500 mg. Conventional useage is intravenous or +intramuscular, but "recreational" use is apparently more often +through insufflation (snorting) or solution ingestion. These +latter approaches are probably only effective with the +hydrochloride form, but the reported doses are similar to the +conventional medical doses. + + +As in all such experiments, if you must do this, be sure of +your materials and start slow, with small doses separated by +enough time to really come back to Earth between experiments. + +Mahalo + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <185302Z23111993@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an49019@anon.penet.fi (the ticktockman) +Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 18:47:29 UTC +Subject: Re: Ketamine trip + +>I tried to get some info from the net gurus as to what a correct dosage of +>Ketamine would be, but never got a response. So I guesstimated, and took +>4 mL of Ketaset (equal to 400mg Ketamine HCl). I had an empty stomach. I +>took it orally, pouring it down my throat with a spoon - +>I had heard that it tasted awful, which it did, so I avoided my tongue, +>and chased it down with an immediate mouthful of orange. No problem. + +FWIW, a friend of mine who does K regularly insists that the _only_ +way to do it is intramuscularly (i.e., once you try it that way, you +will always want to do it that way). He says an optimal dose this +way is 100 mg (ml). It puts him in a state where he is completely +divorced from his body and is projected into some astral plane as pure +consciousness. He says you could drag his body up and down the stairs +while he is in this state and he would have no idea that this was +happening. To him, doing K this way is as close as he can come to +dying without dying, and it is always a beautiful, wondrous experience. +He claims that taking it orally produces nowhere near as intense an +experience, but you seem like you had a really excellent trip. I've +never done the stuff myself, just thought I'd pass along this second-hand +account for anyone interested ... + +the ticktockman +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: squest@moonwatcher.avrtech.com (Steve J. Quest) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Ketamine. +Message-ID: <763499976.85snx@moonwatcher.avrtech.com> +Date: Sat, 12 Mar 94 19:19:36 GMT + +In article <CM6rqw.E4x@sscnet.ucla.edu> magnuson@sscnet.ucla.edu writes: +> +>Does anybody know about this? I wonder: what do we have to tell vetinarians as +>to our pets' symptoms to get them to prescribe ketamine? How expensive is it? +>What's the recommended dosage for us humans? Any warnings from those who have +>done it? Any other sources besides vets? Can you advise it? etc., etc. + + Ketamine HCl, available as 100mg/ml injectable under the trade name + Vetalar (Parke-Davis) and Ketaset (Bristol) is used in veterinary + work as a general anesthetic. The dosage used produces analgesia + but with normal pharyngeal and laryngeal reflexes. It only causes + mild respiratory depression. The advantage of this anesthetic is + that you don't need to support respiration while performing any + procedures. This allows for a one-man operation. It is so widely + used in the Veterinary profession that I don't think abuse will + cause it to be discontinued, but I can see that it will one day + be serialized and accountable as a controlled substance (as all + barbituates currently are). + + If you think that you will be able to go into a vets office and say + that you are going to anesthetize your cat, forget it. They only + use this drug for their surgical procedures, there is no reason why + anyone would need to buy this drug. Think about stealing the drug + instead, or fake that you are a vet and purchase them from a wholesale + drug supplier. Vet pharmaceuticals are not watched by DEA all that + much, and the distributors are very lax. At least they were when I + was in the business. + + ----------------------------------------- + + Ketamine is chemically 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)- +cyclohexanone. Vitamin K's are naphthoquinones. Not the same thing! +Too much vitamin K and you will give yourself a stroke, this is not a +recreational drug! + + Ketamine is used as a human and animal anesthetic. Vets use it for +cats or any small animal and reptiles. I can't say what an IM (intra- +muscular) injection is like, but an IV injection is very similar to when +someone takes a crowbar and smacks you as hard as they can to the base of +your skull! Don't be standing up when you do this, you will hit the floor +hard! Better yet, be in an easy chair, you will immediately lose all body +control, very frightening to say the least. Experiment with a few mg at a +time. The insert states that the recommended dosage for anesthesia (5 to 10 +minute duration) is 2mg/kg. A 70kg adult would then use 140mg or about 1 and +a half CC's of injectable for a 10 minute duration of anesthesia. Of course +it is the coming OFF not the going ON that is where all the wierd stuff +occurs. Medically these are called emergence reactions, but I call them +hallucinations! :) If being awake and paralyzed doesn't scare you, the +hallucination is cool. If it frightens you, or if you become frightened, +you will snowball into a very bad trip. Mood is everything on Ketamine, +and like all recreational drugs, after you have used it a few times, you get +a feel for it and are not so apt to be frightened by it. For those who have +smoked angel dust (PCP; HOG; Phencyclidine) the effects are about the same, +only you retain less awareness while under Ketamine. I can definately say +that you want to take a dosage about 1/4 the recommended dose to not totally +go into anesthesia, but just dangle around the half conscious state. A very +cool feeling! :) For me it is about 40mg injected IV with a tuberculin +syringe (1cc 27g 1/2). A little more for a little deeper, but going all the +way into anesthesia is not all that special, you can't really think or remember +while under the full dose, I don't recommended it on your first try. Always +have a health care professional available while you try this to maintain your +airway should you have a negative reaction to the drug. As with all noxious +chemicals, you will feel like shit for several hours after the experience, +especially if you try to walk, carry on a conversation, or do any activity +that requires mental clarity. BE CAREFUL! Learn about anesthesia before +attempting to play with anesthetic drugs................sq + +-- +squest@moonwatcher.avrtech.com \ ( ( | ) ) All opinions expressed reflect +================================> /_\ those of AVR Technologies, our +==> MicroPower FM Broadcasting / /\_/\ staff and Gozur the Destructor + +============================================================================= + +From: crow@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Corey Green) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Excellent Ketamine Read +Date: 27 May 1994 16:29:12 GMT +Message-ID: <2s574o$gup@jadzia.CSOS.ORST.EDU> + + An excellent book on Ketamine is called "Journey's to the bright side" + I'm failing to remember the author's name but she also wrote the "Seth +speaks" books. Journey"s is completely about her experience's with "K" +it seem's that her husband was an anasthesiologist and regularly dosed +her.The story goes that she eventually started going to the same familier +place or dimension and meeting certain beings.She acually started a therapy +group called Samadhi,I believe in Seattle.The book is facinating,though it +was out of print when I found it in 1979.Unfortunatly she was murdered in +Seattle.Her husband believe's because she was writing an expose' on a local +satanic cult,apparently they never found her head.Anyway John Lilly the +"Dolphin guy" has some pretty amazing stories about "K" also.The same +kind of experience"s as Journey's. + Find your way back, crow. diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ketaminerpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ketaminerpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2bd79760 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/ketaminerpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +From: johneco@cns.nyu.edu (John Econopouly) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Ketamine trip +Message-ID: <2cr6nt$og2@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> +Date: 22 Nov 93 20:17:01 GMT + +I've heard some talk of Ketamine on this group, and thought a first-person +account might interest some of you. + +My drug history: I'm a very experienced pot smoker, have drunk alot of alocohol, tripped on LSD about 10 times, and tried some MDA, mushrooms, coke, opiates, X, +amphetamines. I'm coming off a 5-month hiatus wherein I've avoided drugs. + +I tried to get some info from the net gurus as to what a correct dosage of +Ketamine would be, but never got a response. So I guesstimated, and took +4 mL of Ketaset (equal to 400mg Ketamine HCl). I had an empty stomach. I +took it orally, pouring it down my throat with a spoon - +I had heard that it tasted awful, which it did, so I avoided my tongue, +and chased it down with an immediate mouthful of orange. No problem. +In retrospect, this was a good dose for me, I had a great trip. When I toom it +it was 7pm. + +I was surprised, and a bit scared, when I got the first whoosh of effect +already 15 mins later, at 7:15, and 5 mins after that I was totally gone. This +was scary because I had been assuming that like LSD or X or Mushrooms or +orally ingested cannabis there would be a gradual increase of the effect +over the first couple hours, and I basically wouldn't feel anything for the +first 45 minutes; so I was worried that I had taken way too much, since I +was feeling so much so soon. What I was feeling at this point: very +disoriented, normal reality had just disappeared, physically dizzy and +unable to walk without bumping against walls, a bit of paranoia that I was +going to die because I had taken way too much (this never got out of hand), +mixed with periodic flashes wherein my surroundings would hang motionless +and appear really beautiful and I felt totally painless. I went out on +the balcony in a t-shirt (very cold yesterday) and the cold felt very distant. +I was a bit irked at this point that my housemates weren't looking out for +me more closely, since although I wasn't about to do it, I felt that jumping +off the balcony wasn't that bad! (In all fairness to them, they really +didn't know it was affecting me yet, this was only 15 mins after I took it). +And sounds were incredibly amplified - I felt like I was in a machine shop +or factory. This is what clued in my housemates, when I came in and asked +if they too could hear "that noise", or was it just my buzz. I was +pretty confused about what was real. I was too dizzy to stand up, I crashed +out on the living room cushions. I started to space on the cieling, which was +flowing. I was cold. I cautioned my friends that they should keep a close +eye on me because I might die without them noticing - I couldn't feel if I +was breathing (they were watching me the whole time). I could hear them talking +but couldn't respond. I had asked for the newest William Burroughs cd to be put +on, but it was weirding me out, so I asked for some more normal dance music. +Anyway, this period lasted for about an hour, not that pleasant, but probably +not as unpleasant as it sounds, it was interesting to me even at the time. + +I started to feel much more in control, I started to feel physically really warm, +I could talk but it was much nicer to just kind of curl up and feel cozy. I was +basically under the impression that the trip was over already, 1 hour later, I +felt my thoughts very settled and normal. I decided to go lie in bed under +my comforter -- I was still extremely dizzy when I stood up. It was here that +the real trip started for me. The next 2-3 hours were totally amazing. I just +lay completely motionless and very warm under my comforter. My thoughts were +very clear, and I could basically guide my trip in whatever direction I wanted. +Most of the time I felt like a pure light that could flow like lava and make +sweet guitar-distortion sounds, I was burning very bright. I could just "be" +in this state, it felt beautiful. Other times I would have conscious thoughts, +I would note that I felt godlike, I would love myself, it was great. When I'd +think of my friends I'd feel very warm, but the couple times I tried explaining +to them how I was feeling (I had to get up and piss quite a few times, was still +dizzy), I felt the words totally inadequate, and I'd lose the feeling. I +realized that it was best to save the feelings till later, and just enjoy it +myself while it lasted. Unlike LSD/mushrooms, there was none of the physical +on-edge feelings, my body felt very warm/snug/relaxed, and I could completely +ignore it, I felt bodyless. And the trip was less idea-based and more +feeling-based, sort of like X (except I've never done X by myself, always w/ a +friend). + +This phase ended at around 11, and things started to get much less trippy. +I was in a really excellent mood, but I still felt really dizzy when I stood +up, so I had to lie down continuously. We went to some friends' party nearby, +I wanted to do some socializing (did it all while lying on the floor). Walking +around, crossing the street, climbing stairs were very difficult. Got +progressively more burnt out, felt weaker, never lost the dizzy sensation, +they took me home and I went to sleep at 1:30. Woke up today at 10, and feel +good. Psychologically, I'd say I feel great, I feel alot of warmth towards +everyone around me, and toward myself, a real pleasant afterglow and fondness. +However, I still feel a slight dizziness. On the whole, +I feel alot less drained than after a good acid trip, again sort of like an X +"day after" psychologically, but with the mild dizziness. + +j + +--- +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- +John Econopouly | To a poor old woman [-WCWilliams, from memory] +johneco@cns.nyu.edu | munching a plum on of them in her hand. + | the street a paper bag They taste good to her. +*** Legalize drugs, suicide, and sodomy. And bring back the death penalty. *** + +============================================================================= + +From: Matt Thomas <mcthomas@delphi.com> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: KILLER TRIP! Special K (Ketamine) *READ THIS* +Date: Thu, 19 May 94 09:49:19 -0500 +Message-ID: <hM7MNtX.mcthomas@delphi.com> + + The following is a first-hand account of the effects of 'Ketamine +Hydrochloride'. The drug was obtained in liquid injectable form of +100 mg/ml. It's used for pre-surgical anesthesia. The street name +for the drug in crystaline form is 'Special K'. Dosage is a line +about 1" in length and as wide as a paper match, snorted. Full onset +of drug is in 5-10 minutes. Total trip: 20-30 minutes with residual +effects lasting up to 1 hour. + The first effects are a buzzing sound in the ear, increasing in +volume over a period of 2 minutes. Then a drunken feeling and a quick +numbing of the body. Shortness of breath occurs and is accompanied by +a slight fear of not being able to catch your breath. This subsides +and a deep numbing of the body occurs. A slight increase in heart +rate was also felt. A few more minutes pass and a giddy, drunken +stupor overwhelms the mind. Tunnel vision and a feeling of 'being deep +inside your own body' occurs. Slight visual hallucinations (trails) +are common after 10 minutes. Major effect is the numbness and drunken +feeling. No noticeable after-effects or tolerance build-up. All in +all, a very intersting trip indeed! + Ok, enough stuffy talk. I liked it =) The only part I didn't care +for is the fear of not being able to catch your breath. It goes away +pretty quick. I figure it's because of the numbing sensation. I +heated the liquid ketamine in a spoon over low heat on the stove. It +quickly turns into powder. Chop it up finely with a razor blade. It +takes effect much quicker after the first dose. I especially liked the +halluciantions! Complete recovery in around half an hour. I don't +recomend drinking while on this, or mixing with other drugs. I +wouldn't drive either. Me and two friends got fried on this and drove +to get some cigs. We took a turn too fast and did a 180 and ran into +the hill next to the road. + You can tell if it's good if it tastes kinda salty and like powdered +aspirin (really bad taste). Burns for a few seconds when snorted too. +It's a white powder in pure form, could be cut with anything but I had +the 100% pure shit! + If you've ever used 'Special K' and got similar or maybe completely +different effects, then either e-mail me or reply this message with your +'Special K' trip. +----------------------------------------------------------------------- +"I believe in a long, prolonged derangement of the senses to attain the +unknown" - Jim Morrison + +mcthomas@delphi.com + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: peter@petermc.demon.co.uk (Peter McDermott) +Subject: Re: KILLER TRIP! Special K (Ketamine) *READ THIS* +Message-ID: <56@petermc.demon.co.uk> +Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 18:00:19 GMT + + +Account of the intravenous injection of Ketamine: + +Dosage was uncertain. The Ketamine came as tablets that were being +passed off as Ecstasy. Half a tablet was used. It dissolved completely, +leaving no residue. + +Before the syringe was removed from the vein, reality as we normally +experience it had crumbled into a different form. It was as though the +world broke up, revealing another dimension. The subject was there, and +not there at the same time - there was no apparent boundary between the +subject and object - the world and I became one. + +I remained rooted at the spot for what seemed like an eternity. When +I *did* try to move (not for some time - the experience was too intense to +contemplate moving) it seemed as though the whole of my body was a +mechanical entity, connected by hydraulics, pulleys and gear systems. + +Just moving an arm seemed to transform the whole universe. As the drug began +to wear off, the subject felt like some sort of android - like Robocop. +The K wore off in a kind of reverse rush. As the universe initially +disintegrated when the drug was injected, so a reverse re-integration +occurred as the drug wore off. The whole experience lasted some 20 - 30 +minutes. + +Although it was certainly an extreme experience, it was fundamentally +unsatisfying. No real insight into the world, or even the experience were +gained, and there was insufficient euphoria to make the experience seem +worth repeating for pleasure. Interesting, but of little lasting value. + +--peter + ++--------------------------+--------------------------------------------- +| "What, me worry?" | peter@petermc.demon.co.uk +| Alfred E. Neumann + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/knf_hempppr.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/knf_hempppr.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9de507e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/knf_hempppr.drg @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an2531@anon.penet.fi (/dev/high) +Subject: Earth Journal, Part 9 +Message-ID: <1993Jun3.232439.22955@fuug.fi> +Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1993 20:50:26 GMT + + +===================Letters to EARTH JOURNAL======================= + +Kenaf is Better than Hemp + +I read that you are going to be doing a story on hemp next issue. I +hope you will let your readers know they don't have to wait out a long +legal battle for tree-free products. + +One acre of kenaf produces up to 11 tons of usable fiber per year, +while an acre of forest requires 20-30 years to produce only 4 or 5 +tons of usable fiber. Kenaf fiber also has better strength and +performance characteristics than wood fiber. It has a lower lignin +content, so kenaf is whiter than wood and requires fewer chemicals and +less energy to process. + +Kenaf paper and envelopes are available from Earth Care Paper Company. +Please stop beating a dead horse if this product fills the same need. + +[signed, someone from Long Beach] + +EJ Note: Excellent point, [person]. Hemp (cannabis) produces 3 to 6 +tons of usable fiber per year, which makes it many times better than +wood but not as good as kenaf for paper. Both hemp and kenaf are hardy +annual plants requiring minimal water, fertilizer or pesticides. Both +fibers are much better suited for paper than wood fiber. + +However, hemp has been in use much longer and currently has many more +applications than kenaf. Hemp replaces oil as well as trees, and +varieties of cannabis have also been used throughout history for +medicinal and relaxation purposes. + +Hemp is indeed an environmental and holistic health issue, but useful +as it is, hemp is still a no-no. Farmers could plant today and harvest +a cash kenaf crop next fall, and manufacturers could be mass producing +kenaf products in three years. We've got the kenaf story on page 14, +and thank you for pointing it out to us. (But [person], the only thing +we beat at Earth Journal is swords into plowshares and occasional +deadline - never horses, dead or otherwise!) + +=======================kenaf article================================ + +Facts About Kenaf Paper + +A new printing and writing paper made from the fibrous kenaf plant is +being offered in the United States for the first time. Kenaf has great +potential for paper production and offers environmental advantages over +paper from trees. + +One acre of kenaf produces 7 to 11 tons of usable fiber in a single +growing season. In contrast, an acre of forest requires 20 to 30 years +to produce 4 to 5 tons of usable fiber. It's easy to see the +tremendous potential of kenaf as an alternative to tree pulp. USDA +kenaf expert Daniel Kugler predicts that kenaf will be widely used to +make paper, and that it represents a promising cash crop for American +farmers. + +In California, Texas and Louisiana, 3,200 acres of kenaf were grown in +1992, most of which was used for animal bedding and feed. It is +estimated that growing kenaf on 5,000 acres can produce enough pulp to +supply a paper plant having a capacity of 200 tons per day. Many of +the facilities that now process yellow pine can be converted to +accommodate kenaf. Over 20 years, one acre of farmland can produce 10 +to 20 times the amount of fiber that one acre of yellow pine can +produce. + +Various reports suggest that the energy requirements for producing +pulp from kenaf are about 20 percent less than those for wood pulp, +mostly due to the lower lignin content of kenaf. Because the kenaf +fibers are naturally whiter than tree pulp, less bleaching is required +to create a bright sheet. The first production run of Earth Care's +kenaf paper was bleached with sodium hypochlorite. However, subsequent +runs will be bleached with hydrogen peroxide, an environmentally-safe +bleaching agent that does not create dioxin. + +Kenaf is considered a hardy plant that requires a minimum of +fertilizers, pesticides and water in comparison to conventional row +crops. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in large-scale farming +cause run-off pollution in rivers, lakes, estuaries, oceans and +underground water. All insecticides have damaging environmental +consequences. Large-scale kenaf plantations would essentially be grown +like corn or soybeans. Further kenaf production should be directed +towards ecologically sustainable farming techniques. A recent report +from the National Academy of Sciences concluded that the current use +of chemical fertilizers and insecticides does not necessarily result +in better crop yields than does the use of organic farming methods. +Currently the environmental cost from pesticide use alone is about $1 +billion annually. + +In 1960, the USDA surveyed more than 500 plants and selected kenaf as +the most promising source of "tree-free" newsprint. In 1970, kenaf +newsprint produced in International Paper Company's mill in Pine +Bluff, Arkansas, was successfully used by six U.S. newspapers. Again +in 1987, a Canadian mill produced 13 rolls of kenaf newsprint which +were used by four U.S. newspapers to print experimental issues. They +found that kenaf newprint made for stronger, brighter and cleaner +pages than standard pine paper. + +Kenaf paper is completely new to the American marketplace. Earth +Care's kenaf paper is an 18# bond suitable for copiers, offset presses +and laser printers. Because the fibers of the kenaf plant are longer +and stronger than tree fiber, kenaf paper is quite stiff and bulky for +its basis weight and this helpfs it perform well in high-speed sheet- +feeding copy and press machines. Kenaf also creates less fiber dust in +copy machines due to its fiber strength. Kenaf fibers can also be +mixed with waste paper to enhance the performance characteristics and +strength of recycled paper. Kenaf paper should be recycled with white +ledger in office recycling program. + +==================================================================== +by EARTH CARE PAPER COMPANY + +In the last three years, the timber industry cut down almost three +million acres of national forests; forests that took hundreds of years +to mature. Almost two-thirds of this forestland was old-growth. One- +half to two-thirds of the cut ended up as pulp. They continue to +clearcut the remaining five percent of our native forests, destroying +irreplaceable ecosystems in the process. The U.S. and other world +governments must legislate absolute restrictions on the clearcutting +of any ancient forests. + +Our country needs to begin cultivating kenaf now to meet newsprint, +printing paper, and corrugated container pulp needs. Kenaf is a fiber +source that requires a minimum of input and is renewable annually. +Adequate research has been done on kenaf and the technology is in +place to have manufacturers begin the investments necessary to produce +kenaf paper products on a mass scale. Let's get it done! For details, +contact: + +International Kenaf Association +PO Box 7, Ladonia, TX 75449 + +Kenaf International, Ltd. +120 E. Jay Avenue, McAllen, Tx 78504 + +KP Products, PO Box 4795 +Albuquerque, NM 87196-4795 + +Earch Care Paper Company +PO Box 7070, Madison, WI 53707 +608.223.4000 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: Paul Stanford <treefreeeco@igc.apc.org> +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs +Date: 04 Jun 93 23:04 PDT +Subject: Hemp beats kenaf! +Message-ID: <1484000237@igc.apc.org> + + +Topic 77 Earth Journal, Part 9 Response 3 of 3 +treefreeeco +alt.drugs 10:34 pm Jun 4, 1993 + +The info on hep vs. kenaf is wrong. Hemp produces two types of fiber, +hemp bast and hemp hurds. Per acre annually hemp produces 4-9 m. tons of +bast fiber and 12-40 m. tons of hurd fiber; more than twice as much as kenaf. +A recent Dutch study concluded that hemp fiber production is cheaper, better +ecologically and that we wouldn't be talking about kenef if hemp weren't +prohibited. Hemp was prohibited to protect the wood-pulp paper, synthetic +fiber, and petro-chemical industries, which are capital intensive(lots of $) +while hemp fiber, oil, and protien production are, by their nature, +decentralized and have low capital entry requirements. + Earth Care Paper of Madison, WI went out of business last month. + + Did you know that the US Department of Agriculture Bulletin 404 +[TreeFree Paper Co. advertisement deleted - CAK] diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lght_faq.txt b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lght_faq.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3227755c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lght_faq.txt @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +Message-ID: <081307Z16051994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an94721@anon.penet.fi +Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 08:07:47 UTC +Subject: GROW LIGHTS FAQ + + + +GROW LIGHTS FAQ (Last update, May 15th, 1994) + + The purpose of this FAQ is to help limit the spread of misinformation + regarding effective artificial lighting systems, and help those who + choose to grow plants under artificial lighting make an informed + decision before buying a lamp. + + Most of the information contained in this FAQ comes from printed + sources, and some from electronically distributed files. Very little + comes from my own experience, as I have not owned, used or examined + most of the systems discussed here. + + This FAQ is not going to tell you how to use your lamp, that + information can be found in most grower's guides. + +Introduction: + + There are three major types of lighting systems available right now: + incandescent, fluorescent, and high intensity discharge. Incandescent + lights are horribly inefficient (especially the screw-in "grow bulb" + type) and really not an acceptable option for plant growth. Although + they are inexpensive to purchase, their cost of operation makes them + the costliest source of light. + +Flurescents: + + Until the early 1980's most indoor growers used fluorescent lights to + illuminate their garden. These tubes have tremendous advantages over + incandescents. They emit about 3 times as much light as an + incandescent (given the same wattage), and the light spectrum is one + that plants con use more effectively. + However, they do certainly have their limitations. Light is emitted + over a large area, so it is not concentrated. Because of this, the + lights have to be hung very close to the plants, and constantly moved + to accommodate plant growth. This makes garden maintenance rather + difficult. + Florescents are, however, very useful in cloning, and starting + seedlings. Because in these stages, a plant is not growing vertically + very quickly, the disadvantages of moving the lights are reduced. They + also put out a more gentle light than the HID lamps, and release less + heat. + If you choose to use fluorescents, it is best to purchase the 'cool + white' variety. The ones that are sold as grow lamps (including + grow-lux, vitalite, etc.) are much less efficient than a standard + fluorescent, and just do not put out enough light to be useful. The + slightly different spectrum produced by these lamps does nothing for + most plants. + +High Intensity Discharge Lamps (HID's) + + High intensity discharge lamps are easier to use, and more + efficient. Low wattage HIDs are sometimes sold for household outdoor + use. Large Wattage lamps are used for lighting streets, parking lots, + stadiums and other large areas. They come in two basic flavors: + + METAL HALIDES or MH lamps emit a white light that looks slightly + bluish. They are used to light stadiums, convention centers, + gymnasiums, and other large areas where a natural looking light is + desired. + + HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM or HPS lamps emit a pink or amber light. They + are used for lighting parking lots and other areas where the color + of the light is not important. HPS units are much more efficient + than MH ones, producing more light and less heat per watt of energy + consumed. They are often used alone with no detrimental effect on + the plants, and will promote faster plant growth than MH lamps + during both vegetative growth and flowering. Combinations of + bulbs are _NOT_ required, as the HPS lamp does produce all of the + light spectrums necessary for healthy growth. + + MH lamps are available in 175,200, 400 and 1000 watt sizes. HPS + lamps come in 50, 75, 150, 400 and 1000 watt sizes. Each lamp + requires its own ballast, which comes with the fixtures that are + designed to use these lamps, and are also available separately. + + The following chart shows how much light each lamp emits, and the area + that it covers adequately: + + Lamp # of Lumens Sq. Ft + ---- ----------- ------ + 4'FL (CoolWhite-40W) 2,960 1-2 + 8'FL (CoolWhite-75W) 5,800 2-4 + MH 175W 14,000 5-10 + MH 400W 40,000 12-20 + HPS 70W 7,600 3-6 + HPS 150W 16,000 6-11 + HPS 400W 50,000 15-30 + + Gardens should receive 1000-3000 lumens per square foot. Successful + gardens usually are lit at around 2,000 lumens per square foot. During + the vegetative stage, plants stretch out when they receive low levels + of light. During flowering, the flowers are looser and sparse. + + So what is the best lamp for growing? It depends on your budget. HPS + lamps are by far the best overall, but they are also the most costly to + purchase and setup (although some less honest growers have a tendency + to steal them from college campuses and the like). However, they are + the cheapest to operate, and the utility savings does eventually add + up. + + A quick warning: At least in the US, there are large government + agencies whose only purpose is to eliminate the growth of marijuana. + Although purchasing a high powered lighting system does not mean that + you will be growing pot (and many people grow other things + artificially), it is still not a really good idea to link your name + with the purchase of one of these lamps (especially the larger ones). + Go into the store knowing exactly what you want, pay for it in cash, + and do not give them your name (or give them a false one if they even + ask). Most lighting distributors will not ask any questions. + + I wish you a healthy and happy crop. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lowdoseref.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lowdoseref.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b1d17422 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lowdoseref.drg @@ -0,0 +1,245 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: LSD dosages +Message-ID: <2N557B1w165w@qedbbs.com> +From: marsthom@qedbbs.com (Mark Thompson) +Date: 23 Jul 93 12:32:00 GMT + +[some stuff deleted -cak] + +Abstracts regarding low doses of LSD (Less than 50 mcg) + + ------------------------------------------------------------------- + Bibliography on Psychotomimetics 1943-1966 + Reprinted with permission of Sandoz Pharmaceuticals by + US Department of Health, Education & Welfare, Public Health Service + National Institute of Mental Health + RM315.Z9 S23 + ------------------------------------------------------------------- + +--- +GREINER T, BURCH N R, EDELBERT R +Psychopatholgy and psychophysiology of minimal LSD-25 dosage. +A prelimiary dosage-response spectrum. +Arch.Neurol.& Psychiat. 79:208 (1958) + +Double-blind studies on 14 healthy subjects confirmed that LSD fails +to elicit a physiological response in doses less than 20 mcg. +Dramatic psychic symptoms, e.g. deviations from normal in body image, +thought, and emotion, occurred only with dosages in excess of 20 mcg. +However, careful observation and questioning revealed certain changes +in affect and psychomotor activity with doses as low as 7 mcg. +Classical schizophrenia-like symptoms first begin to appear when the +dose exceeded 30 mcg. + +--- +STOLL W A +Lysergsaure-diathyl-amid, ein Phantastikum aus der Mutterkorngruppe. +(LSD, a hallucinatory aggent from the ergot group) +Schweiz.Arch.Neur. 60 (1947). + +A report is made of the mental effects of LSD. LSD was administered +on 29 occasions to 16 normal subjects and on 20 occasions to 6 +schizophrenics. LSD produced a state of intoxication of the acute +exogenic reaction type. Stress is laid on the fact that LSD is active +in very small amounts (20-30 mcg. orally). + +--- +STOLL W A +Ein neues, in sehr kleinen Mengen wirsames Phantastikum. +(An new hallucinatory agent, active in very small amounts) +Schweiz, Arch, Neur. 60,483 (1947). + +20-30 mcg. LSD given orally to mentally normal subjects produced an +intoxication of the acute exogenic reaction type lasting several +hours. LSD produced autonomic and motor symptoms, disturbances of +optical perception, clouding of consciousness, a tendency to +euphoria, etc. + +--- +DELAY J, PICHOT P +Diethylamide de l'acide d-lysergique et troubles psychiques de +l'ergotisme. +(LSD and psychic disorders in ergotism) +C.r. Soc. Biol. 145,1609 (1951) + +The authors observed after 20-50 mcg. LSD euphoria with compulsive +laughter, depression, mental disorders and even slight states of +confusion. In some cases, there were visual illusions, hallucinations +resembling those caused by mescaline, disorders of synaesthesia and +posture sense. The authors find a [superficial] similarity between +the effects of LSD and the psychic symptoms observed in epidemics of +ergotism. + +--- +GAUSTAT H, FERRER S, CASTELIS C, LESERVE N, LUSHNAT K +Action de las diethylamid de l'acide d-lysergique (LSD-25) sur les +fonctions +psychiques et l'electroencephalogramme. +(Effect of LSD on mental functions and the EEG) + +In 7 of 12 normal subjects 40-60 mcg. LSD orally produced autonomic, +psychic and EEG responses. In 4 subjects only 1 or 2 of these +responses were observed. In 1 case LSD had no effect. The effects are +considered to be an expression of neurotic hyperexcitability +(shortening of refractory period) and a reduction in the "filtering" +of impulses through nervous centers. + +--- +ARNOLD O H, HOFF H +Untersuchungen uber die Wirkingsweise von Lysergsaurediathylamid. (1. +Mittelung.) +(Investigations on teh mode of action of LSD (1st communication)) +Wein. Ztschr.Nerenh. 6,129 (1953) + +Normal subjects exhibit "specific" reactions to 25-100 mcg. LSD: +disturbances of self-awareness, ideation and perception. Chronic +alcoholics do not exhibit these reactions, especially after delirium +tremens. In Korsakow's syndrome the specific reactions are absent +only when lower portions of the brain (medulla, midbrain) are +affected. Delirium tremens produces symptoms which are similar to +those produced by LSD but of greater intensity. + +--- +FREDERKING W +Ueber die Verwendung von Raushdrogen (mesklan und +Lysergsaurediaethylamid) in +der Psychotherapie. +(The use of LSD and mescaline in psychotherapy) +Psyche 7,342 (1953/54) + +LSD (40-60 mcg. orally) and mescaline (0.3-0.5 Gm i.m.) were used in +neurotic patients refreactory to psychoanalysis. Over 100 +"intoxication" studies (including author's personal investigations). +LSD employed in 60 instances. The "intoxication", as does a dream, +exerted a therapeutic effect aiding psychoanalysis (24 cases +described). The therapeutic effect of LSD was better than that of +mescaline. Caution is required in cases of anxiety states and +suspected schizophrenia. The author strongly recommends that each +physician using LSD should, under supervision, study the effect of a +high dose of LSD himself in order to facilitate interpretation of a +patient's experiences under LSD. + +--- +GAMNA G, BOFANTE B, VILLATA E +Autoesperienze con LSD +(Personal studies with LSD) + +Four studies were made of 10 and 50 mcg. LSD orally (by two +psychiatrists and one chaplain). The mental symptoms were relatively +few and were accompanied by sympaticotonia, neutrophilia and an +increase in gamma globulin. + +--- +ROUBICEK J +Toxicke a experimentali dusveni porouchy +(Toxic and experimental psychoses) +Csl.Psychiat. 56,8 (1960) + +Based on previous studies, the author emphasizes the importance of +the experimental psychoses, which are provoked by LSD or Psilocybin, +for research and psychicatric therapy. + +Especially emphasized is that small doses of LSD(30-40mcg.) or +Psilocybin can be used with good results in ambulant treatment of +psychoneurotic and psychosomatic disorders. 200 patients received +LSD, some on several occasions. Only 2 unpleasant situations occurred +(sexual aggression towards the therapist). The influence of LSD and +mescaline on the artistic ability of professional and amateur +painters is also reported. + +--- +SAVAGE C +Variations in ego feeling induced by d-lysergic acid diethylamide +(LSD-25) +Psychoanalyt.Rev. 42:1 (1955) + +Report on 300 observations of LSD in 32 hospitalized mental patients +and 6 normal controls. The dosage employed was 10-100 mcg. orally or +parenterally. In normal subjects an effect was produced by 10 mcg. +but in acute schizophrenics 100 mcg. was required to produce a much +slighter effect. In acute schizophrenics the symptoms caused by LSD +appeared to be an exaggferation of symptoms that already existed. +Chronic schisophrenicsa exhibited behavior similar to that observed +in acute episodes. Schizoid patients with depression and involutional +depressives (most subjects developed tolerance to LSD after repeated +doses.) It is concluededt hat LSD makes it impossible for the ego to +integrate the evidence of its senses and to coordinate its +activities. + +--- +ABRAMSON H A +Lysergic Acid Diethylamide(LSD-25): XIX. As an adjunct to brief +psychotherapy, +with special reference to ego enhancement. +J.Psychol. 41:199 (1956) + +1. Previous data on the nature of the ego enhancement occuring during +the LSD-25 reaction is amplified by making a direct comaprison with +the ego depression simultaneously occuring. During the LSD-25 +reaction advantage may be taken of the integrative function of the +ego if the therapist recognizes the presence of the processes of ego +reinforcement. + +2. Although ego depression may occur during the LSD-25 reaction to +produce a psychotic state, this state is associated primarily with +doses greater than 50 micrograms by mouth. The nature of the ego +depression is shown by a verbatim recording. The subject was +essentially incapable of communicating effectively with the +interviewer during the height of the LSD-25 response. + +3. The nature of the integrative processes during ego enhancement +with small doses of LSD-25 (20 to 50 micrograms) is illustrated by +verbatim recordings. It is emphasized that during the LSD-25 +reaction, the integrative functions of the ego often operate +effectively to utilize preconscious and unconscious material during +therapeutic interviews lasting as long as four hours and covering +periods of observation lasting six hours. Whether or not the LSD-25 +reaction develops into one where ego reinforcement or one where ego +depression is emphasized depends to a great extent upon the +relationship of the therapist to the patient. During the same +therapeutic interview the therapist can manipulate the nature of the +response. + +4. It is beleived that LSD-25 may be utilized to more effectively +mobilize psychodynamic vectors during the analysis of the +transference. + +5. In non-psychotic groups studied, important relationships developed +amongst groups consisting of two to five members. These always led to +some insight and better adaptive techniques both at work and in +community activities on the part of the subjects who met repeatedly. +This suggests the possible use of LSD-25 as an adjuvant to group +therapy. + +6. Preliminary data are reported on the effect of LSD-25 on the +reassociation of dreams. It is stressed that verbatim recordings are +a necessary condidton for the successful utilizatio of dream +reassociation. + +--- +BERLIN L, GUTHRIE T, WIEDER A, GOODELL H, WOLFF H G +Studies in human cerebral function: the effects of mescaline and lysergic +acid on cerebral processes pertinent to creative activity. +J.Nerv & Ment.Dis. 122:487 (1955) + +LSD (50 mcg.) or mescaline (400-700 mg) orally impaired the highest +integrative functions of 4 graphic artists. Drawings revealed an +unusual expansiveness and relaxation of control, both colour and line +being free and bold. (black and white illustrations). No major +difference in effect between LSD and mescaline. Similar impairment of +functions was noted in a playwright given 50 mcg LSD orally. + +--- +ABRAMSON H A, JARVIK M E, LEVINE A, KAUFMAN M R, HIRSH M W + +"Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25): XV. The effects produced by +substitution of a tap water placebo." + +J.Psychol. 40:367 (1955) + +Studies in 33 normal subjects revealed that tap water is capable of +eliciting certain responses from certain subjects who believe they +have received LSD. +------------------------------------------------------------------- + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsd-surv b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsd-surv new file mode 100644 index 00000000..34db6eb7 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsd-surv @@ -0,0 +1,454 @@ +>Have you tried LSD: yes __ no __ + +Yes, 10 or more times. + +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no __ + +Yes, once -- image in my head was that an oil well was about to explode, +unleashing all the stuff about myself that I did not want to know. It was +taking all my strength to keep the well from blowing. I finally took 500 +mgs of niacinamide to abort the trip (took about an hour to abort). + +The bad trip could have been predicted, given my state at the time. + +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no __ + +Not in the "traditional" (bad) sense. I have had dreams in which I +have taken psychedelics and have experienced identical effects to normal +waking reality while under the influence of psychedelics. I can't recall +ever having a flashback while awake. + +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no __ + +No. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +|Have you tried LSD: yes +|Have you had a bad trip on LSD: no +|Have you experienced flashbacks: see below +|Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: n/a + +I have tripped on acid about 20 times and 'shrooms twice. All of my trips +were (mostly) pleasant and enjoyable. I haven't had any flashbacks in the +classic sense -- i.e. whoosh!!! I feel like I'm trippin' again, but certain +pieces of music that I've listened to while tripping give me the 'warm +fuzzies' whenever I hear them now, which is fine by me! On a related note, +I find I can sort of induce that trippy/hallucinatory feeling when I stare +at something for a while. I don't think this has anything to do with drugs +per se -- only the fact that most people can put themselves in a frame of +mind that they have been in before... + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Yes I've tried LSD -- I've had over 50 hits, total. Maximum at once was 9. + +Bad trips: I've been highly miserable and sick for most of several trips, +notably the 9-trip above. Same FUCKING thoughts running around in your head +for hours, sick with guilt for the miserable life I'm too tripped to +realize I don't actually have, etc,etc. No blood gushing from the walls +or insects under the skin or anything. Lots of loneliness, when bad +tripping (in this manner) alone. + +Flashbacks, no. If I concentrate I can remember ... not a taste, exactly, +but a sort of state of my mouth and nose that corresponds to tripping. +Somewhere in between a feeling and a taste. Also, if I concentrate, I +can see 2-d tiling hallucenations and some colors-that-aren't-there at the +edges of things. Actually, it doesn't take any concentration at all for +the latter, but the 2-d tilings require either concentration on the level of +simple self-hypnosis or sleep deprivation. I look at the ceiling now, and +I see red and yellow tints to the crinkly dark things. (Acoustic tile -- +the crinkly dark things are real.) I wonder why they're red and yellow, +and not some other color. The cracks between the keys on my keyboard are +red and green. + +These colors are all hallucenation, but it's hard for me to say whether they're +because of the acid. They're very slight. The question is, whether acid +taught me what hallucenations look like, so now I see them where I previously +hadn't, or if I'm permanently affected in some way by the acid. + +Naturally I favor the first theory... + +-stevea@geom.umn.edu + +(If you feel that this is interesting, please feel free to cut and post. +Credit me, I hate being anonymous.) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: yes X_ no __ + +In excess of 100 times, seriously. I used to trip at least +once a week for over two years. + +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no X_ + +No. The worst experience was on six hits of microdot one +4th of July. It was bad only in that I was up for over 48 +hours and I was simply bored of being high! It was quite +interesting for a time, though. + +Almost without exception, tripping was, for lack of a better +word, fun. + +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no X_ + +Never. + +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no __ + +Not applicable. + +Of course, all the above occurred during the Carter administration, so +if set and setting have anything to do with it... + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Have you tried LSD: yes +Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes +Have you experienced flashbacks: yes +Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes + +Flashbacks largely came from moments/scenarios/visions which went out of +control as part of bad trips, so there is something to your hypothesis. +I don't think it's quite as simple a causal relation ("bad trip" --> +"flashbacks") but certainly the emotional intensity of a bath in terror +seems positively correlated with the subsequent intermittent return of +certain images afterwards. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Have you tried LSD: yes X no __ +Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no X +Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no X +Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes N/A no N/A + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: yes XX no __ +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no XX +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no XX + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +> Privacy is as insured as is possible on the net--names will be +> promptly deleted off the computer system here and will not be kept in any +> other way: + +Thank you. + +> Have you tried LSD: yes __ no __ +Yes, several times. +> Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no __ +Nope. +> Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no __ +Yes. +> Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no __ +N/A. + +> Also, if you could explain your answers in a little greater detail (ie. +> explaining what the bad trip was like, or explaining the flashback, etc) +> that would be appreciated, but not neccesary. + +Well, it seems to me that your notion of flashbacks is different that +what most lsd users experience. I've never heard of anyone having a +flashback that was anything like the height of LSD intoxication. The +first flashback I experienced was when I was walking along a hall at +work overlooking a parking lot, and I suddenly noticed that all the +cars in the parking lot were machines. I know it doesn't sound like +much, but it was so startling I had to stop and look. It was as if +all the advertising and marketing and desire that surround automobiles +in our society was stripped away, and I saw lumps of metal and plastic +with engines, and I felt like I was seeing a parking lot full of those +old steam-engined tractors that were used to thresh grain in the old +days. So it wasn't an unpleasant experience at all, and I didn't have +any visual distortions. But cognitively, it reminded me very much of +LSD intoxication. I've had similar experiences since, at a rate of +one every couple of months, but none were as striking to me as that +first one. + +Hunter Thompson, who would certainly have whatever flashbacks are to +be had, said "And where are those flashbacks they've been promising us +all these years?". + +My experience is pretty much along the lines of what most LSD users +report, as documented in "Licit and Illicit Drugs", at least. + +Carry on, + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +1. Yes. 1 hit about 5 times, 2 hits once. + +2. Kind-of. A couple of times,, I felt as if I was about to slip into +a bad trip, but got myself out of it. + +3. Yes. I'm color-blind, and my English teacher had a green and red tie on. +Focusing in and out would make the colors change a little, and pulsate. +Next thing, I was looking around, and everything had a grid on it, like +graph paper. This happened maybe two or three times. + +4. No. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: + +Yes. + +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: + +No. + +>Have you experienced flashbacks: + +No. + +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: + +N/A + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: yes x_ no __ +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no x_ +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no x_ +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no __ + +I've taken acid about eight times some years ago now. All of the trips +were pleasant although at one stage I remember getting a little +paranoid but I easily managed to talk myself out of it. + +I've never had a flashback. Sometimes I've seen a pattern that reminds +me of something that I saw while tripping. Then again, sometimes I +see something that reminds me of Italy; if I hadn't been there, I'd +never have recognised that aspect of it. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Never used LSD. Plenty of my friends did, however. They +never complained of ill effects. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: yes x no __ +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no x +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no x +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: no idea! + + I have taken LSD hundreds of times. I have not really had +a "bad" trip per-se, more like boring. I have never had a flashback. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: yes +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes +>Have you experienced flashbacks: no +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: N/A + +>Also, if you could explain your answers in a little greater detail (ie. +>explaining what the bad trip was like, or explaining the flashback, etc) +>that would be appreciated, but not neccesary. +I was with 5 friends and they were dancing, having fun with loud dance music +and a red light bulb on. Everyone was otherwise complaining that the hits +weren't causing hallucinations or a 'trip' as it had been described to them. +I felt the blood rushing through my body and everyone's faces kept changing +shape slightly. I felt completely alone and alienated. They were asking me +to take my roommates hits (which I had saved for him) for us so they could +intensify the experience. I was so upset that no one was experiencing what +I was and couldn't share it with me. My friend and I kept staring at pictures +and each other's faces enjoying what we were feeling. I realized how no two +people have the same experiences in life and are probably never thinking the +exact same thing. I became very pessemistic about love and subsequently +friendships. We come into the world alone and leave it that way. I should +depend on nobody except myself for happiness. I though of my existentialism +class and understood how pain/hurt and chaos were things to look forward to in +life because they taught a lesson. I began crying and became very insecure. +I ran to a friends room and sat in the corner talking to them. I had to keep +my back to the corner in the room so that I could see everyone there. +I wouldn't let anyone touch me because the feeling of warm skin scared me +and reminded me that people are individualized (in different bodies and +though processes). I had to keep touching the wall behind me to remind myself +that I was against something concrete. I couldn't stop talking or else I'd +be scared of being 'alone forever.' I wasn't making coherent sense... I was +making sentences but I couldn't finish them because my mind was cluttered +with random thoughts. I thought of all my friends in the room I had left +and how I could no longer relate to them. I saw them as completely selfish, +defensive, insecure and followers (as opposed to leaders). They were all so +shallow that they had to party and dance and have fun instead of having +meaningful discussions. I went back to the room and there was toilet paper +everywhere (20 rolls at least unleashed) and the record player was playing a +record slower than normal speed so that it sounded very evil! Everyone there +was crying or screaming or running out. I didn't care about anyone at the time.I felt that my friends were using me and didn't care about me. I saw through +so many pretentions at that moment. I thought of past loves that had failed +or had been unsuccessful and cried some more. Everyone was suddenly quiet and +nobody would respond to me or look at me. Everyone was trapped in their own +little world. I couldn't find anything I owned in the room (shoes, jacket, +wallet) and I decided that I didn't want any physical/material possesions +anymore. I was going to destroy all social conventions and be myself. +We took a walk and had Japanese food. Came home, talked to some friends and +went to sleep. + +If you'd like to know anything else, feel free! + +I can't say I've ever had a flashblack or a real "bad" trip. +Today I was seeing very light trails occasionaly. Considering I tripped four +days ago... but I never saw actual colors/patterns that shouldn't be there. +While under the red light, to this day, I see slight trails. +Smoking a lot of pot also brings some of it. I'd like to trip on 2 or 3 hits +next to see what happens afterward. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + "Uncontrollable flashbacks" means that occasionally they relive a +part of their trips, and cannot return to the "real" world, for up to two +minutes. The both have had bad trips. + + Please note well that I have never tried LSD and that I am +reporting only what I've been told. + + + I reiterate that I have not experienced any such thing. However, +one of the friends that I was talking about actually left me in spirit for +about two minutes by my watch. I do not know a better way to put it than +"he left me in spirit," and he couldn't explain it well (or I don't +remember). You may also quote this, in whole or in part etc... 8^). + + "Debilitating": I do know that if my friend I referred to above +had had to respond to a crisis, he would almost certainly have been unable +to. + + Anything else I can tell you, I will. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +1) yes 2)no 3)yes 4)n/a + +Have you tried LSD: yes _X no __ +Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes _X no __ +Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no _X +Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no _X + +Between January 1972 and 1976 or so, I tried LSD about 80 times. I +had exactly one "bad trip". I had been used to doing LSD frequently +during my first summer of experimentation. After having not used +it at all for for 4 months, in January 1973, somebody gave me a +"4-way" dose which I consumed all at once. The resulting trip was, +not unsurprisingly, intense. I lost touch with reality to the point +that I felt I could cause things to happen just by thinking about +them. I also said things based on my false view of reality that I was +embarrassed about later. My friends just drove me around until I came +down, chagrined. There were no repercussions. Sorry about the +sketchy details, but hey -- this happened 18 years ago. + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>Have you tried LSD: yes x_ no __ +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes x_ no __ +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes x_ no __ +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no x_ +> +>Also, if you could explain your answers in a little greater detail (ie. +>explaining what the bad trip was like, or explaining the flashback, etc) +>that would be appreciated, but not neccesary. +>From my experiences (the memory is hazy, since I haven't taken any in about +10 years, but I did take it quite frequently back then) what I would call +a "bad trip" would be a combination of impurities in the dose leading to +unpleasant physical side-effects (headaches, stomach ache, etc) or simply +the trip lasting too long (that's mainly why I stopped). A bad trip would +be wishing the experience would end, because of being in a bad setting, etc. +I concluded that the bad trips were due to impurities because of the contrast +with what I believed to be pure stuff, when I had trips I thouroghly enjoyed +and suffered few if any side effects (other than tiredness after it wore off). +It could all be a result of my frame of mine or setting, but I'm not convinced +of that. The few flashbacks a had weren't unpleasant, were momentary, and +stopped about a week after the trip. Typically some object I'm looking at +would momentarily become very bright, or I would imagine seeing something +improbable out of the corner of my eye. +I hope that is helpful. + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Message-ID: <1991Apr29.010351.5650@milton.u.washington.edu> +Date: 29 Apr 91 01:03:51 GMT + +Have you tried LSD: yes XX no __ +Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no XX +Have you experienced flashbacks: yes XX no __ +Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: Not Applicable + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Y,Not very,N,N + +The only unpleasant part of the experiences was on the first, when my +pulse was about 160/min at the onset, for no apparent reason. I kept +track of it, and seeing that it didn't get any worse and began to slow +after a while, sat back and enjoyed myself. On the whole, very worthwhile, +though exhausting. + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +1 yes (usage) +2 yes ("bad trip") +3 no ("flashback") +4 n/a + +I used acid/mescaline/mushrooms occasionally, starting in my senior year +of high school (class of '72). I can't say I had any truly traumatic +experiences, but any negative feelings are enhanced. I remember feeling +incredibly self conscious, as if everyone was looking into me, at +a party...up to the point of paranoia, I guess. I think I just snuck +out and sat outside (it was cold out) until I was frrreezing, then came +back in and just sat in a chair and tried to "look comfortable". People's +faces were characatures of themselves...there were only a couple of +people I knew, so that didn't help. The only thing that helped was +the music; Hendrix was there, (I was able to "see" music sometimes) so +I felt better. + +Social gatherings were the one thing that seemed to cause bad experiences +for me (I still hate parties). + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +>As usual I'm looking for any excuse not to do my homework. I've also just +>been sitting here wondering if there is any kind of connection between +>flashbacks and bad trips. I tend to support the idea that flashbacks are +>generally caused by bad trips. In order to see if this idea floats at +>all (and to avoid the dreaded homework) here is one of the worlds shortest +>questionnaires. I'd like anyone whose tried LSD to take this questionnaire +>and reply to me (via e-mail only please). I will then post results to the +>net. Privacy is as insured as is possible on the net--names will be +>promptly deleted off the computer system here and will not be kept in any +>other way: +> +>Have you tried LSD: yes __ no __ + + Yes, many times. (if I hadn't this survey would be deconstructed) + +>Have you had a bad trip on LSD: yes __ no __ + + No, not once. + +>Have you experienced flashbacks: yes __ no __ + + No, never. + +>Did you feel that the bad trip and flashback were connected: yes __ no __ +> + + Only in that they were both nonexistent. + +>Also, if you could explain your answers in a little greater detail (ie. +>explaining what the bad trip was like, or explaining the flashback, etc) +>that would be appreciated, but not neccesary. +> +>For the purpose of this survey a bad trip is not an upset stomach, I'm +>looking for something a little more traumatic than that. +> +>I'm not in any way trying to be scientific about this, its just one of +>those things thats interested me for awhile. +> +� \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdinfo b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdinfo new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e69de29b diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdrpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdrpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..505da659 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdrpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,433 @@ +> A few weeks ago I almost had an opportunity to fry and then take a short +> plane trip. I never quite figured out, though, if it'd be a good idea +> or not. What do you all think? + +Well, as told by a friend of a friend :-) -- + +"Having read _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_ numerous times, and given +that I was planning a trip to Vegas to meet some old college buddies for +a weekend, I decided that I'd try a hit before boarding the plane. Having +only done this 2 previous times, there was a bit of nervousness. Many +thoughts of losing it and running rampant through the plane with drool +spilling from my lips were streaming through my mind, but I decided that +it would be worth the effort. It was. I'd highly recommend this, especially +if you are an experienced intrepid traveller. I had no problems on the +plane. Was over whelmed with the flight, the earth below, and the sunset +that I got to experience on the flight into LV. + +It began with a glorious flight down the Oregon and California coast. +The teeny-tiny patterns in the ocean waves were trigger enough for many +a visual explosion. Highly intellectual journey as well. I was reading +some book on philosophy at the time and was blown away. Landed in +San Jose and actually had to have the wits about myself to switch +planes. All went well. It was tough at times to keep from breaking +out in uncontrollable laughter, but eventually was seated on the window +again for the final leg of my journey. The desert and the mountains +were just gorgeous from 30,000 feet, and the sunset was indescribable, not +to mention the vision of the strip as we circled around to land. The +rest of the evening was a really good time, but the flight in was one of +the most incredible experiences of my life. I'm damn glad I did it." + +From sxl136@gis.psu.edu Sat May 23 20:23:32 1992 +From: Blanc Sean Le <sxl136@gis.psu.edu> +To: lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu +Date: Thu, 7 May 1992 13:16:01 -0400 + + + + LSD experiences +First version: April 6, 1992 +Last modified: April 7, 1992 + +Compiled by Sean LeBlanc + + + +Back in 1984 I was stationed at <some air base in US> +For the last four years I had been a good little airman and gave up +pot, LSD, mescalin, and other fun stuff of my youth and also like a good +little airman I took to the bottle with a vengeance. Working with me was a +really cool dude named <Jim>. <Jim> and I instantly connected and every +friday night we put our families on hold, bought some Wild Irish Rose and +Vivarin and played guitar and talked religion and philosophy 'til the wee +hours. Eventually talk turned to the spiritual aspect of the LSD +experience and it wasn't long before we were planning a little trip. I +figured that if we dropped on friday night we'd have plenty of time to +recover before monday rolled around, so it was set; the next friday we +would both trip one last time and see what we get out of it. Well, things +didn't quite go as planned. After my Biology class was over I headed over +to <Jim's> house full of anticipation. But when I got there, <Jim> wasn,t +alone; he had <Joe> there with him! Bad enough anyone else was involved, +<Joe> was the epitome of uptight and white. "Hey <Jim>," I said, "why is +<Joe> here?". <Jim> said "Check out his eyes!" and sure enough, <Joe's>' +pupils were dripping all over the floor. Turns out <Jim> had mentioned it +to a few people and we had some deliveries to make. "THIS IS NOT GOOD!" I +thought, but the ball was rolling... so we dropped it off to some other +guys in the shop (people who reported to me as I was the swingshift shop +chief at the time!) and headed back to <Jim's> to await the effects. About +an hour went by and I wasn't feeling anything. <Jim> and <Joe> were +zoomin' so I chilled out and let those two jam on guitars for a while +while I relaxed. Then there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it," I +said. I went to the door and looked out the little window in it, and as I +was opening the door for this guy standing outside, I thought, " Why is +someone crouching behind the bushes back there, and why is someone over by +the wall..." +FREEZE! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR USEPOSSESIONANDDISTRIBUTION OF LSD! Yes, +it was all one word, and I felt like I was suddenly shoved underwater. +Everything was so unreal, time was in slow?fast? motion, and all I thought +was, "Thank God it didn't kick in!". <Jim> and <Joe> had a different +experience, I imagine. The room was full of Security Police with M-16's +pointed at our heads (even though I was cuffed behind my back) and they +ransacked the place. Turns out <Jim's> wife blabbed to a busybody neighbor +who called the First Sargeant who called the Squadron Commander who called +the Office of Special Investigation and in the retelling of the story it +was thought that we were bringing 6000 hits on base, possibly to taint the +water supply! So we go to the base hospital for a piss test and then they +let us walk back home. +NOW it kicks in! Trees start looming at me, lights are streaky and I'm +feeling very giddy.Even though I'm tripping, my mind is very clear, and I +can see how I've just screwed up things in a major way for me, my wife and +2 year old daughter. I related the tale to my wife and told her I had to +lay down for a while and work things out. I curled up in a fetal position +on the bed and closed my eyes. I could see this huge octagonal carpet +suspended in the blackest darkness. The colors blended from one corner to +the next, and I knew that each of the eight corners was emotion;the +burgandy corner was guilt, the maroon was shame, the dark purple was +frustration, and so on. Slowly, one of the corners started to droop down, +and as it did I could feel the associated emotion welling up inside me. +Suddenly the corner plunged into the void and I was wracked with +overwhelming guilt, so much so that I would violently shake and moan on +the bed. My wife came in when she heard this, and I pulled myself out of +it long enough to tell her,"It's alright, I've got to go through this +now.". She left the room and I returned to the floating carpet. After 45 +minutes (an eternity, in my time) I came out to the living room, exhausted +and drenched with sweat. The morning sun was about to come up, and I +relaxed into a chair, put on a tape, and to the opening strains of +America's 'Horse with no name' the sun slipped over the horizon and shot +directly, but gently, into my eye. + +Oh man...I can feel it now... it's so beautiful... God is silently, +insistently saying everything's alright... I can't describe how much light +and love was in me then... and now... + +Sorry, I'm back. the next few minutes are so bizarre. Suddenly there was +no more music even though it was still playing, somewhere, out there... +all I could think of was how much I loved my daughter and at that instant +my daughter came straight out of her room and climbed into my lap. She +stared long and deep into my eyes and said, "Daddy, you have rainbows in +your eyes" and I realized that I was not made of flesh anymore, I was a +giant, glowing, sunshine-filled diamond, and fear fell away. Pain fell +away. And I was filled with the power of the Universe. Even weeks later I +could feel it. I had the power to look inside people and see their fears +and weaknesses and I knew they were totally powerless against me. Of +course, all the power I had was light and love and all I wanted to do to +people was to love and heal them and bring them into the light. It was +truly magical. + +The Air Force wasn't done with me yet, though. I went to jail for a few +months, got busted from Staff Sargeant to Airman, money was taken from me, +they made up some shit to get me in hot water with the IRS and are still +making me repay some money they said thay gave me, but all in all, it was +worth it. For a very short time, I WAS 'THERE' and I'd do it all over +again. + +========================================================================= + <Separation> + + +The first time I ever tripped it was with my brother at our parent's cottage +in ontario, on lake erie. a perfect trip setting if ever there was one. It +had just gotten dark, and this is a rather remote location so when it gets +dark it's DARK. We were just starting to peak, and were in the process of +building a bonfire, when I glanced up toward the lake and noticed a light on +the horizon. + +Keep in mind, this is my first time tripping, and I'm having a great +time--laughing my ass off, digging the visuals, etc. + +anyway, I see this light and sort of stop and start to examine it and figure +out what the hell it is. Often you could see the lights from ships going by +way out in the lake, and occasionally there would be an oil rig test drilling. +Both these things were sources of light, and considering the warpedness of my +perception, I wasn't sure my light wasn't just a ship or oil rig, but it sure +didn't look at it. + +As I watched the light, I determined that it wasn't moving horizontally, but +it appeared to be getting bigger!! closer, maybe, I thought, still figuring +it was some man-made, explainable object. + +"what the fuck is that?" I asked my brother. + +At the time I was a college sophmore in computer science, and my brother was a +junior in metalurgical engineering. Neither one of us was stupid or +especially drawn toward the super-natural. + +"a ship?" he answered. + +"it's too big to be a ship, and i think it's getting bigger" I said. + +now we were both staring at the thing. + +"a weather baloon maybe" I said, trying as best I could given my mindset to +come up with a rational explanation, when inside I ALREADY KNEW it was a +messenger from another planet!! + +"no, weather baloons don't glow like that!!" he said. + +By now the thing was getting really huge, and was obviously glowing with it's +own light. + +It wasn't a ship. + +It wasn't an oil rig. + +It wasn't a weather baloon. + +"it's a fucking UFO!" I said. + +my brother tends to be even more skeptical than I when it comes to things of +this nature, but I think he actually agreed with me. + +I thought to myself, as I watched this glowing disk get bigger and bigger, +brighter and brighter before my eyes, this is it. This will be mankinds first +contact with an intelligent alien life form. the occupants of that spaceship, +which is apparently headed straight for us, will come face to face with +humanity, for the first time ever, and we, two tripping fools, will be +humanity's representatives. + +I was convinced not only that this was going to happen, but that it would be +an historic occasion. I wasn't afraid; rather I looked forward to being my +species' ambassador to these weary space travellers. I wasn't even scared +that they were going to take me away; I thought it would be neat to see the +inside of their spaceship. + +Well, we stared at it for another minute or two, and when it got to the point +where it was obvious that we were looking at a half-disk, I blurted out +"it's the fucking MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!". We proceeded to roll in the sand +laughing for about a half hour, then continued with our trip. + + +========================================================================= + <Separation> + + + I had a trip from hell experience. I was driving up to Milwaukee +to see Jerry Garcia over thanksgiving break. Getting thier about 5 hours +early Me and my friend ran into someone in a Van selling jewlery, chains +and LSD (GO FIGURE!). I bought four and split them with my friend. We +then headed over to the Milwaukee Museam of Art. After going through +thier for a few hours with great enjoyment we left to walk back to the +bradly Center. The building that housed the art was accross the +expressway and you had to walk over the overpass and through a parking +garage. I was starting to really peak and we ended up getting lost +somewhere in leaving the garage and ended up in a construction site. +After working our way through that we got hopelessly lost. Finnally +after getting back near the Bradly center we stoped into a cafe to get +something to eat(don't ask me what made me think I wanted to eat) I +ordered some screwed up combo like onion rings soup and coffee. This old +grouchy lady was the watress and one of two employies. The place was +filled with deadheads. I was dressed fairly conservativly in Jeans and a +sweater. All of them were really messed up. She constantly bitched about +how hard her job was and just in general was rude to everyone.. She +looked at me and said "You are the only normal one in here" at that +point I grimaced and burt out in uncontrolable smiles and laughter. She +then said "I don't know whats going on in here, your crazy too." I tried +to pull my self together and gave my food to a hippie girl who had +nothing to eat and was going in some caravan to california. I walked +over to the Bradly center and was looking for the entrance, we were +waiting up against the wall when two people right up in front of us I +guess asked someone for doses, then three guys dressed as dead heads +tied thier hands together with that plastic psudohandcuff ties and said +, Milwaukee police, your under arrest, operation so and so etc.. this is +where the trip went increasingly down hill. After getting into the +concert Still shook up and with my asthma giving me problems from being +out in the cold so long I listened to I think the first four songs. Then +I was overcome with depression and had to walk out.. I sat on the +interior stairs of the center and cryed, telling my friend what a looser +I thought I was, and how my life was worthless. Then I thought I was +going to quit breathing, I wanted to call the paramedics and go to the +hospital, but my friend talked me out of it, knowing what a mess that +would be.. Finally after about an hour of thinking about everything that +was bad and depressing to think about I pulled myself together. Some +deadhead was so fucked up he fell down the stairs on top of me and by +that time the concert was over. I then went out to my car, did more +mental acrobatics and drove home. I stoped at dennys after getting back +to illinois and order more soup, god knows why?... After attempting to +eat some and drink a little coffee I looked down at my soup, the carots +looked like "Steal Your Face" logos floating in beef broth... +Very Strange... .I really have nothing more to say except that It was a +trip to hell... However I did learn alot from it so I guess the pain +wasn't completly worthless... + +================================================================== + <Separation> + + Back in the spring of '90, I was attending Drexel University in Philadelphia +, and my roommate and I decided to drop, along with a few buddies who lived up +the hall from us. (This during a period of my life where I had just finished +having a slew of, not bad, but rather unpleasant trips) This was my roommate's +second trip, my 100th? (lost count) Anyway, we were engaged in wide and diverse +activities, like staying in our dorm room and watching TV to the music of Floyd +. Anyway, my roommate and I got antsy and left in his car. He felt fine to driv +e a short distance, he said, so we drove to Fairmont Park. Now, this was about + 3 hours into the trip or so, and around 1:00 in the morning. Anyway, the two +buddies had headed to Fairmont Park, and we looked for them. Feeling *really* +paranoid, because of some shifty characters parked next to our car who kept +staring at us. I'm not rascist, but perhaps they were, and they were black, I'm +white. Anyway, we left our cars, and climbed a rock formation which has a car +underpass under it, and overlooks the river. The lights reflected off the water +twinkling with the currents, providing some real good eye candy. Anyway, we sat +up there and smoked a bowl or two, and were watching the night sky, wondering w +here our buddies were, (and I was paranoid about getting mugged, even though we +had gone there a lot before) when we noticed what the clouds were doing. Even +though it was dark out, we could see the clouds and they were forming right +before our eyes. I have seen this once before straight, but it was nothing like +this...on acid, they kept forming cartoony shapes, like the Escher dragons biti +ng each other's tails, etc., etc. Extremely intense. Anyway, my roommate asked +me what I saw, and what I described to him (as it was happening) was exactly +what he saw. That made it really cool. So he then described what he was seeing, +as it occurred, and I was delighted to find that I *was* seeing what he saw, bu +t it was not suggestion, because I knew what I saw before he described it. All +in all a really weird experience, but I guess you had to be there. Anybody who' +s tripped before should be able to relate to it. + +Anyway, later on that night, back at the dorm, our buddies met up with us, and +they related to us quite a story. They had gone to Fairmont Park, but further +upriver. They had had beer with them, too. (Don't know why--alcohol is a waste +of time on LSD) So they were feeling esp. paranoid when a cop car drove by +once on the highway with its lights on, then circled back, because he had seen +them, and parked and came over to them. They hid their pot and beer real quick +and *tryed* to sober up. Anyway, the cop asked them if they had seen anyone +suspicious because someone further along the river had been stabbed earlier by +a black man. The real kicker on this story is that two black guys had been +in the same area as my friends, but when the cop car pulled up, one hid under +a car, and another ran into the woods. AND they had come from the same +direction that the cop had said the incident occurred. The cop suggested rather +strongly that my buddies should leave the park, and this was one incident where + my friends felt that a cop's advice meant something. + + +Any other good stories anybody has to relate? E-mail 'em to me, I love to hear +a good trip story, and I have heard dozens of good ones. It's sort of a hobby +of mine; I collect trip stories. I wonder if they gain any worth, like stamps +and baseball cards do, after many many years, or if they are rare? + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <190307Z30061994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an92308@anon.penet.fi (John_Q_Public) +Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 18:56:52 UTC +Subject: Good 1st Trip Story + + +I'll share the story of my first experience with LSD. I think you'll enjoy +it. + +I was 18, and I had been backpacking through Asia with my father, who had +hidden two hits of blotter inside his camera. He was planning on finding a +place to give me the LSD as sort of a 'rite-of-passage.' He himself had +recently had a very minor cocaine related 'heart-episode' and was reluctant +to take any chances with the LSD this time around. + +So, about 2 months into our travels, we found ourselves on a houseboat on +Lake Dal in Srinigar, the capital of Kashmir. Talk about paradise! + Thousands of beautiful wooden houseboats, canoe-like boats called 'shikaras' +that paddled from houseboat to houseboat selling food, hashish, trinkets +etc.... No motor are allowed on Lake Dal, so it was quiet except for the +sound of eagles screeching, kids playing and the 'Call to Prayer' wafting +periodically through the air. Indian tea served in the morning and the +afternoon... Truly paradise. + +We're sitting on our houseboat, and a shikara comes up carrying a middle-aged +couple. The male was standing up in the boat singing an Irish drinking song. + A real personality. He was a total blue-collar, pub-scrapping Irishman who +worked for many years as a welder, but discovered that he was a mathematical +genius, put himself through school, and now is a professor at a prestigious +university in England - all the while remaining course, vulgar, happy, and +drunk on whiskey. In any event, they shared our boat with us and we became +good friends. + +We traveled together, the four of us, to Ladakh, the Tibetan region of India, +high in the Himalayas. We stayed in a village called Leh which was as +Tibetan a village as you could find. + +(and before I get flamed for being a stupid tourist, please understand that +this was a number of years ago... ok - I'll accept the criticism of being a +stupid tourist) + +At some point, Dad & I decided that this was the place where I should be +initiated into the world of psychadelics. I started by taking a quarter of a +hit. When John (the Irishman) got wind of this, he expressed interest, and +the second hit was given to him. After about 30 minutes, I felt nothing, so +I took another quarter. Another 30 minutes passed, another quarter. I ended +up taking all four quarters = a full hit. + +Still nothing had happened. My father and I climbed up the mountain to a +cemetary above the village. They call the landscape in this part of Tibet a +'moonscape,' and truly, aside from the whitewashed Buddhist Stupas that +aparently marked graves, it looked as beautiful and desolate as photographs +of the surface of the moon. + +The village was below us, a maze of adobe-like buildings and narrow winding +streets. All of a sudden, something began to change within my body. I was +feeling a bit of a change. At that moment, the Call to Prayer for the +villages few moslems began, amplified by a cheap speaker mounted on one of +the village mosque's minarets. I stood up and a giant grin came over my +face. I was tripping. + +Dad and I walked the winding path down the mountain back into the village, +with me giggling and describing the sensations I was feeling along the way. + We ran into John who was sitting outside of our rooms looking at flowers. + +So there we were - two first time trippers, tripping our balls off in this +village, with shit-eating grins on our faces, smoking bidis like fiends and +generally making fools of ourselves. + +I have rarely had acid since that has been as powerful as this was. Both of +us experienced tremendous distortions in time. I remember lighting a +cigarette and tripping for an eternity on the surrounding countryside, +returning to my cigarette only to discover that less than a millimeter had +been burned. + +The Tibetans new something was up, and there was a constant parade of +beautiful teenage Tibetan girls coming around to flirt with us and watch us. + We were in a garden-area, and there was a really old guy who seemed to live +in the garden. He'd kneel in the garden and pray for hours on end, spinning +his prayer wheel. I can still remember really tripping on the sound of his +wheel spinning around and around. + +At some point we ran out of cigarettes and had to make the excursion into the +village to buy more. Imagine two tripping fools cruising into the Tibetan +equivalent of a 7-11 laughing uncontrollably and trying to buy cigarettes. + +The streets were muddy, and as we waled to and from the store, we passed +dozens of strange and exciting people - people leading water buffalo, Tibetan +monks, naked kids, Kashmiri traders and carpet salesmen, etc.... It was like +a circus and it was (naturally) enhanced by the drug. + +My father had told me that one thing he really enjoyed when doing LSD was +looking at himself in the mirror and watching the flesh on his face melt off. + +Sure enough, when I tried, I got the same results. I haven't been able to +reproduce it since. I thought it was hilarious. + +Anyway, as often is the case with LSD, after 10 hours or so, it got a little +tiring. I started coming down and John started getting a little wierd. I +remember him running down the road saying "The cloud is a fucking fish," or +something like that, then laying down in a field of rubble and laughing and +laughing... + +It hasn't been as good as that since. It sure was a great place to learn +about the power and beauty of LSD. + +end + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdsynthref.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdsynthref.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5abd0d71 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdsynthref.drg @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: aankrom@blackfoot.ucs.indiana.edu (aankrom) +Subject: References as promised... +Message-ID: <Cnw8t4.HKG@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> +Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 14:41:27 GMT + + OK. The references that I mentioned, here they come... + +"Synthesis of Ergot Alkaloids from Tryptophan" + J Rebek Jr., et al, JACS 106, 1813 (1984) + +"A New Synthesis of Lysergic Acid" + eidem., Tet Lett 859 (1983) +(and refs. therein.) + +"Emetic Activity of Reduced Lysergamides" + FN Johnson et al, JMC 16, 532 (1973) + (Lysergamides using s-amine and POCl3) + +I still feel like making a disclaimer that I am not encouraging this +information to be used to synthesize illegal compounds, but for +personal enlightenment. It's time to pull chem-wannabe's out of the +Dark Ages! + + + +Anthony +A_-_A_-_ + +-- + OK. Lots of people got the answer to my last puzzle. I admit, it was +easy, BUT they're supposed to get harder. I may only do one more. I like +e-mail and all, but... ;-) It may take a while for my next series - +I'm having a problem with the algorithm I'm using... + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdtattofaq.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdtattofaq.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4733410e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/lsdtattofaq.drg @@ -0,0 +1,322 @@ +From: dgross@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Dave Gross) +Date: 1 Mar 93 23:25:07 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.cyberpunk +Subject: LSD Tattoo FAQ (was Re: Important message - Please read.) + + + Frequently Answered Question -- What about these "LSD Tattoos?" + +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + +Summary +------- + The LSD Tattoo urban legend (a.k.a. "Blue Star tattoos," "Mickey +Mouse LSD," et al.) is a classic of the breed. It is an example of a +"contamination" legend and can be classed with such other familiar legends +as "Spider eggs in Bubble Yum." + + Typically, a school, hospital, or police station will get a copy +of a flier alleging that drug fiends are using a nefarious new technique +to get children hooked on drugs -- they give kids lick-and-stick tattoos +(such as are occasionally found as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes) that +contain LSD. The LSD is absorbed through the skin, causing all sorts of +unpleasant symptoms, the child becomes hooked, and the dealer has a new +customer. + + The legend has some credibility trouble. First of all, although +the fliers often list authorities (Beth Israel Medical Center in New +York, the Valley Children's Hospital, "the Police Department," the +Cumberland County Sheriff's Department, "Die New Yorker Polizei," +"las Autoridades," "Sr. Roch Hospital," "Mr. Guy Chaille, Advisor to the +President," etc.), once contacted (if in fact, they can be; Mr. Guy +Chaille doesn't exist), these authorities tend to deny knowledge of the +alarming problem. + + In addition, LSD is a nonaddictive drug. There is no such thing +as a "deadly trip" -- a fatal overdose of LSD would be almost +impossible. The absorption of LSD from blotter paper through the skin +is also extremely unlikely, if not impossible. + + Like all good urban legends, there is a thread of truth in the +magic carpet. LSD is commonly packaged in sheets of blotter-paper which +are perforated into squares (approx. 1cm x 1cm) which constitute a +"dose" of LSD. Some LSD manufacturers have trademarks which are printed +on these squares (examples: Blue Unicorns, Bart Simpson, etc.). I've +seen a photograph of a square of blotter acid printed with Mickey Mouse +(in his role as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in the movie Fantasia -- a +favorite movie of the psychedelic set). + + One theory as to how the rumors started: A police report +mentioned lsd doses "stamped with pictures of Mickey Mouse." The word +"stamped" was transmogrified from a verb into a noun at some point in +the FOAFmission of the story: "stamps with pictures of Mickey Mouse." +The implication being that when licked, these stamps cause LSD +intoxication. + + Such a genesis-document has been found. In 1980, the Narcotics +Bureau of the New Jersey State Police sent out a memorandum including +pictures of Mickey Mouse blotter acid, including packaging including +foil, a ziploc bag and a red cardboard box with a picture of Mickey +Mouse on it. The memorandum uses the word "stamps" to refer to the +pictures stamped on the blotter paper. + + [Jean-Bruno RENARD, in "LSD Cartoon Stamps / Tattoo Transfers: +An Extreme Case of Rumor about Contamination in France" alleges that +another connection between stamps and LSD is that "it is a custom among +LSD users to send small LSD tablets by concealing them underneath the +postage stamps of the letters they send to foreign correspondents." He +also alleges, but doesn't footnote (dammit!), that "LSD tablets were +found concealed beneath tattoo transfers in California."] + + A Seventh-Day Adventist church community wrote and propagated a +flier in 1980 using information from the police memorandum, and the +legend was on a roll. Like a virus, this flier was highly contageous +and subject to mutations that would make it more virulent. + + Legends about drug dealers trying to hook children on drugs with +"free samples" and other nefarious means have been around for a long +time, and it was natural that there would be some cross-fertilization. + + Eventually, someone gets a bee in his/her bonnet and types out a +warning. Some police department somewhere makes a drug bust in which +the "blue stars" trademark is found, another finds "Bart Simpson," each time +the legend gets more elaborate. + + By 1987, the fliers include references to "Blue Star," +"butterflies, clowns, red pyramids, and colored microdots." LSD is now +alleged to be able to cause "a fatal `trip'" and strychnine is included +in some stamps (strychnine in acid is an old faithful urban legend, +surfacing regularly in alt.drugs). + + "Windowpane" acid and "Microdot" are not trademarks, but are +different carrier media for the drug (i.e. not blotter paper). Windowpane +is a gelatin-base, whereas Microdot is the drug in a pill or capsule form. + +=============================================================================== + +Standard flier format +------------------------ + +[Authority establishment] + DRUG ALERT -- The following information is from the Beth Israel + Medical Center in New York.(1) + + Die New Yorker Polizei warnt vor einer neuen Drogenform, + welche jetzt Kindern offeriert wird...(3) + + Esta Informacion ha sido confirmada por la Brigada Francesa de + Estupefacientes (traduccion de una informacion recbida de + Francia).(4) + + The Police Department has informed me that there is another + danger in our communities.(6) + + The following article was distributed by the Cumberland + County Sheriff's Department in May 1988. It deserves your + attention. This article appeared in The Newsletter of St. + Michael's Lutheran Church, Hamburg, PA.(7) + + ...the Valley Children's Hospital and the Police Department + have informed us that there is another danger in our + community.(8) + +[Plea for further spread of rumor] + Please alert your community leaders, school officials, law + enforcement agencies, churches and anyone else you feel will + help us spread the word.... Please advise your community + and your children about these drugs.(1) + + Feel free to share this message with parents of other children, + friends, and relatives.(5) + + Please alert your community leaders, school officials, law + enforcement agencies, church, and anyone else you feel will + help spread the word.(7) + +[LSD Tattoo Warning] + A form of tattoo called "Blue Star" is being sold to school + children. It is a small sheet of white paper containing blue + stars the size of a pencil eraser. Each star is soaked with + LSD. Each star can be removed and placed in the mouth. The + LSD can also be absorbed through the skin simply by handling + the paper.(1) + + Segun los autoridades, una especie de tatuaje para ninos, + llamado "BLUE STAR" (estrelle azul), ha aparecido en el + mercado en algunoz medios de los Estados Unidos.(4) + + It is a small sheet of paper containing blue stars the size + of a pencil eraser. Each star is loaded with LSD. Each + star can be removed and placed in the mouth.(5) + +[Description of tattoos] + There are also brightly colored paper tabs resembling postage + stamps with pictures of Superman, butterflies, clowns, Simpsons, + Mickey Mouse, and other Disney characters. These stamps are + packed in a red cardboard box which is wrapped in foil.... + Red stamps called "Red Pyramid" are also being distributed, + also with "micro dot" in various colors and another kind called + "Window Pane" which has a grid that can be cut out.(1) + + Estos tatuajes representan a MICKEY MOUSE O SUPERMAN o + mariposas y se presentan en forma de sellos aplicables en la + piel. Estos sellos contienen LSD y son de color brilliante + y vienen en general empaquetados en unos sobres de carton + rojizo, con una fotografia de MICKEY MOUSE y a la vez todos + ellos metidos en una bolsa transparente precintada. Cada + bolsa contiene cinco hojas contabilizando 100 sellos.(2) + + Es gibt auch Klebebilder in bunten Farben, die wie Briefmarken + aussehen. Diese Bilder sind oft mit "Superman," Schmetterlingen + Disney-Figuren und vielen anderen bedruckt. Die Marken sind in + Alufolie verpackt und befinden sich in Karton-Schaechtelchen.(3) + + These are brightly-colored tabs resembling postage stamps + that have pictures of Superman, Butterflies, Clowns, Mickey + Mouse and other Disney Characters on them (very appealing to + young children). These stamps are packaged in a red cardboard + box wrapped in foil.... A red stamp called Red Pyramid is + also being distributed along with Micro Dots in various colors + and another, that can be cut out, called Window Pane which + has an acid.(5) + + ...and another called Window Pane which has an acid that can + be cut out.(6) + +[Hooking little kids] + This is a new way of selling acid by appealing to younger + children.... It was learned that little children could be + given a free tattoo by other children who want to have some + fun or by others cultivating new customers.(1) + + This is a new way of selling acid and introduces severe + problems by appealing to our young children... It is also + learned that little children could be given a "free tattoo" + by older children who want to have some fun or by others + cultivating new drug customers.(5) + +[Absorption through skin/Strychnine] + These are all laced with drugs. If you or your child see + any of the above do not handle! These drugs are known to + react very quickly and some are laced with strychnine.(1) + + The LSD can also be absorbed through the skin simply by + handling the paper.... All of these drugs are known to + react very quickly and some have been laced with strychnine + which is a poisonous alkaloid.(5) + +[Symptoms] + Younger children could happen upon these and have a fatal + "trip".... Symptoms: Hallucination, severe vomiting, + uncontrolled laughter, mood change, and change in body + temperature.(1) + + El joven nino que estaria en posesion de estos sellos, poira + sufrir un TRIP (sobre dosis) mortal. Se teme tambien que + ninos con mas edad y que conozcan el efecto de la LSD den + un tatuaje en forme gratuita a los mas jovenes, con el + afan de divertirse con su reaccion al acido.(4) + + A young child could happen upon these and have a fatal + "trip".... Symptoms are: 1. hallucinations, 2. severe + vomiting, 3. mood changes, 4. change of body temperature (5) + +[Notify authorities] + Get to the hospital as soon as possible and call the police. + Please Call your local RCMP if you come in contact with these + products.(1) + + If you or your children see any of the above "DO NOT HANDLE" + notify your local police department.(6) + +(1) -- found in Gander, Newfoundland + September 1990 +(2) -- "Muy Importante (Para la gente que tinen ninos)" + From Spain, but not in proper European Spanish + Not dated +(3) -- "Drogengefahr fur Kinder!!" source unknown + Not dated +(4) -- Posted as "official notice" in U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru + 11 October 1988 +(5) -- On the letterhead of Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Pennsylvania) + 10 March 1989 +(6) -- Muhlenberg College Faculty and Staff Parents + 5 February 1989 +(7) -- "look, listen, and learn" + Not dated +(8) -- "Attention Parents" found in Los Angeles + Not dated + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| David Langness, the [Hospital Council of Southern California] association's +| vice president of communications, said the warning was then mailed to +| all member hospitals. "When we hear about these things, we don't +| attempt to confirm or deny them," he said. "We simply send it out to +| emergency rooms across the region in case they see a medical problem +| associated with this kind of drug." +| -- Los Angeles Times, *** 9 December 1987 *** +| +| "They're like a chain letter," said David Langness, a spokesman for the +| Hospital Council of Southern California, which represents about 250 +| hospitals in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, San Bernardino and +| Santa Barbara counties. "They capitalize on anti-drug hysteria, and as +| far as we can determine, they are a total hoax." +| -- Los Angeles Times, *** 18 April 1992 *** ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + +"We don't know where these come from, but they're bogus," said Ralph B. +Lochridge, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Los +Angeles office. "It's like UFO sightings. They show up everywhere." + -- Los Angeles Times, 18 April 1992 + +A spokeswoman for the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York says they +didn't print any leaflets about acid-laced sticker tattoos. "We had +absolutely nothing to do with it," she says. "The thing's a hoax!" + -- The Gander Beacon, 17 October 1990 + +"I haven't seen LSD in the streets in years," said Riverside County +Sheriff's Detective Carla Gordon. "We don't know the source of the +notice. We don't know the purpose." + -- Los Angeles Times, 9 December 1987 + +=============================================================================== + +HOW DO THEY SPREAD??? + +Well-meaning folks see the fliers, which have enough of a smell of truth +about them, and feel as if they are doing a good deed by spreading the +story around. After a few bad xeroxes, the fliers get retyped. The new +versions are usually slightly different, which enables urban-legend fans +to track the progress and origin of new epidemics through pseudo-genetic +means. + +"You feel like if it's happening, you want to let parents know. We +didn't make a big issue of it, but we wanted to pass it along." + -- Eileen Deck, Principal of St. Anthony's Catholic School + in El Segundo, Calif. + +"I was really concerned about this. I photocopied it and gave it out to +some parents." + -- Rose Walsh, worker at Gander Daycare + +"With drugs, if you're going to err, it's better to do so on the side of +extreme caution." + -- Carla Gordon, Riverside County, Calif., Sheriff's Detective + +"I felt that if it was something that concerned the safety and +well-being of our students, then the parents ought to know about it." + -- King Walker, Principal of Normandie Christian School in + South Central Los Angeles, Calif. + +"I was shocked. I thought about the youngsters and the children who are +entrusted to me. My spontaneous reaction prevented me from verifying +the veracity of this `information.' My good faith was abused and I may +have been careless." + -- Pr. Jasmin, a dentisty professor in Nice, France. +=============================================================================== +-- +******************* INTERNET: dgross@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU ********************** + "If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw two + porcupines under you." -- Nikita Khrushchev +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/m4 b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/m4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e29e7212 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/m4 @@ -0,0 +1,558 @@ +From: harmon@Metaphor.COM + +> what is 'hash oil'? + +Its a thick black oil made from hash. The hash is heated and pressed to +release the oil. (Same process used to make hash from marijuana, but carried +to an extreme.) Its almost like a tar; very sticky, very thick. + +> how is it used? + +I've never seen it in the US, but When I lived in England, some 10 years ago, +it was occasionally available. It came in two forms; sometimes it would be +in a little plastic vial. Other times it would come in a piece of aluminum +foil. From what I recall, the point was not to burn it, as that would burn +off the active ingredients; but you wanted to inhale the vapor from it. + +The usual procedure was to get some heat resistant tube; the favorite was a +the clear plastic tube that is the body of a bic disposable pen. Pull out the +end cap, and pull out the ink/ballpoint thingy. Result: a clear plastic tube. +Then, smear a small amount of the oil on a piece of aluminum foil. Hold the +foil with pliers. With the oil on top, heat from beneath with a lighter. +Hold the end of the tube above the patch of oil. As you begin to apply heat, +suck like hell. The pliers (or something) are necessary because foil is +an excellent conductor of heat, and you can burn yourself. It may take +several heatings to use up all the oil from a smear. (You'll note this takes +three hands!) + +For a nicer piece of equipment, take an old tablespoon. Bend the handle so +that the handle bends away from the bowl, and then back so that it is pointing +up away from the bowl. Attach same pen tube to the handle so that it points +down into the bowl of the spoon. Smear oil into bowl of spoon, and heat +spoon from bottom. (This only takes two hands.) + +Another technique, if you roll your own cigarettes, is to smear a streak of +oil on a cigarette paper, and then roll a cigarette with this paper. + +***************************** Article Separation ****************************** + +From: harmon@Metaphor.COM + +I grew up in England, and when I was in high school (pun intended? ;-) there, +all we could ever get was hash. For some peculiar reason, no one ever thought +to use pipes. So we had to roll cigarettes with roll-your-own tobacco, and +put crumbs of hash in them. Sometimes, to avoid the tobacco, we'd use +disassembled clove cigarettes, or herbs like tarragon. + +If you've never used hash, (which I've never seen in the US,) it comes as a +brown-green brick, which is VERY hard. You warm a corner over a lighter to +soften it, and break crumbs off of it. You can't roll j's with this stuff; its +solid. (Sometimes, good stuff is very dark in color, even black; this is +usually very soft, and if squeezed, drops of hash oil may sweat out.) + +I don't seem to recall it being very common to find head shops where you could +buy smoking equipment proper, but tobacco and rolling papers were very common. +I don't think equipment was common, because I do remember a couple of pieces +of homemade equipment; one friend of mine made a bong in his ceramics class. I +made one with a thistle tube, cork, glass tubing, and erlenmeyer flask from +a chemistry set of mine. + +****************************** Article Separation ***************************** + +From: cavasin@convex.com + +>> what is 'hash oil'? +>Its a thick black oil made from hash. The hash is heated and pressed to +>release the oil. (Same process used to make hash from marijuana, but carried +>to an extreme.) Its almost like a tar; very sticky, very thick. + +No, make that very, Very, VERY sticky. Sticks to everything. stays under +your fingernails for weeks after you've tried everything imaginable to get +it out (and you try everything imaginable because the milligram or so that's +stuck there is worth some money). It ruins clothes; the only thing that +will take it off your skin or countertops is denatured alcohol or a similar +solvent. The stickiest shit I have ever seen. + +>> how is it [hash oil] used? + +It turns up at dead shows occasionally. A "friend" had some that came from +jamaica, which is where he assumes it was made. + +"friend" says the smoke is better than the vapor. + +>The usual procedure was to get some heat resistant tube; the favorite was a +>the clear plastic tube that is the body of a bic disposable pen. Pull out the +>end cap, and pull out the ink/ballpoint thingy. Result: a clear plastic tube. +>Then, smear a small amount of the oil on a piece of aluminum foil. Hold the +>foil with pliers. With the oil on top, heat from beneath with a lighter. +>Hold the end of the tube above the patch of oil. As you begin to apply heat, +>suck like hell. The pliers (or something) are necessary because foil is +>an excellent conductor of heat, and you can burn yourself. It may take +>several heatings to use up all the oil from a smear. (You'll note this takes +>three hands!) + +Don't use a ballpoint pen unless you like to waste money (oil, same +difference). This stuff costs a fortune--"friend" says $35/gram when you can +get it. It's really not worth it at that price. Anyway, as far as heating it +vs. warming it, "friend" says he's tried it both ways. Both ways it's real, +real hard on your throat (worse than the harshest weed--almost as bad as that +"black morrocan" lettuce O shit). It's a little harsher if you do the vapor +thing. "friend" says seems to be more effective smoked, plus you waste less. + +best vapor method: put an old knife on a stove burner ("friend" used an +electric stove; use a gas job at your own risk). let it get nice and hot (red +hot isn't too hot, but of course you don't wanna deform the knife...). Get a +paper towell tube or similar-size tube. GATHER EVERYONE AROUND CLOSE. use a +real thin screwdriver or similar instrument to get a little dab of oil, stand +ready with the tube, press the screwdriver against the hot blade and suck. +don't take too much; it's got incredible expando properties. The stuff will +smoke uncontrollably till it's gone, so make sure everyone gets in their suck +without letting too much go to waste (it's good if everyone has their own +tube). + +The aluminum foil method is okay, but "friend" thinks it's a little more +wasteful. Eventually ya gotta throw that foil out. + +"friend" says best way to do it is to roll it with some herb (tobacco kills). +Another good way to smoke it (according to friend) is to line a screened bowl +with rolling paper or leaf and put a drop in there. + +However you do it, take SMALL hits. the shit is lethal on your lungs. + +Actually, now that friend thinks about it, the best way to do it is to put +about 10 grams in a 13x7" brownie pan with your favorite brownie recipe. cut +into ~1.25" squares. Eat one and have a wonderful night (sex is highly +recommended). Eat two and become part of your favorite couch for 5 hours or +so. Eat 5 or 6 and find out what heroin's like without having to mess with +needles. + +Of course $350 is a hell of an expensive pan of brownies. + +>I always found that hash oil was much stonier than hash. (Whatever that +>means.....) It gave me more of that feeling in my eyes of being in a smoky +>room when I was stoned on plain hash or mj leaves. + +friend likes good hash better. Easier to smoke, tastes better. Right about +the buzz tho. VERY intensly relaxing, almost paralyzing. + +>Of course, this was all long ago, and I don't do that sort of thing anymore.... + +Of course, neither does friend. +:^) + +A word of advice (from friend): BE CAREFUL when buying this shit. It's real, +real easy to get ripped off, and doling out $35 for a gram of roofing tar is +quite a bummer. + +Is hash oil mentioned in a faq? I'm too lazy to look. If it's not it should +be. + +Oh, friend tells me to add one more thing: heating up the vial will make the +stuff a lot easier to deal with (liquifies it). Also makes it more prone to +spillage, so take great care when handling it in its liquid form. You can +heat the vial with a lighter or put it on an electric stove burner. + +God, my friend is such a drug-craving unAmerican lowlife.:^) + +**************************** Article Separation ****************************** + +From: kph@cisco.com (Kevin Paul Herbert) +Date: 13 Sep 91 03:22:48 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: How to purify THC from leaves? + +This comes from a friend of mine that doesn't have net access, so I won't be able to supply further details... + +1. Run all leaf through a wire mesh sifter (such as a kitchen flour sifter) +2. Completely soak the leaf with ethyl or isopropyl alcohol for about 4 or 5 days. +3. Strain resultant product through silk (used for silk-screening) +4. Evaporate remainder by applying very low heat from kitchen stove + Caution: be very careful - the product is *quite* flammable +5. After evaporating, there will be a remaining "goo". This is the hash oil. + +[It was noted in a followup that ispropyl alcohol is generally sold denatured, + so that its vile to drink. The chemicals which denature it, however, + *should* get evaporated by step 4, and further combusted when you smoke it. + Therefore the effect of these chemicals *should* be minimal, but since I + don't have the foggiest idea of what the chemicals actually are, use at your + own risk -- Lamont] + +****************************** Article Separation ************************* + +From: goddard@cat55.cs.wisc.edu (Denis Goddard) +Date: 15 Sep 91 20:33:53 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: How to purify THC from leaves? + +In article <1991Sep13.032248.2685@csl.sri.com> kph@cisco.com (Kevin Paul Herbert) writes: +>This comes from a friend of mine that doesn't have net access, so I won't be able to supply further details... +> +>1. Run all leaf through a wire mesh sifter (such as a kitchen flour sifter) +>2. Completely soak the leaf with ethyl or isopropyl alcohol for about 4 or 5 days. +>3. Strain resultant product through silk (used for silk-screening) +>4. Evaporate remainder by applying very low heat from kitchen stove +> Caution: be very careful - the product is *quite* flammable +>5. After evaporating, there will be a remaining "goo". This is the hash oil. +> +>Kevin + + Use acetone instead of alcohol. THC is SUPER soluble in acetone - soak + the ground-up leaves in acetone, then distill it off. best purity from + any solvent I've ever tried. Next best choice is petroleum ether. Seriously, + alcohols are too H2O - soluble for really good purity - lots of other + nonpsychoactive stuff gets in the oil. + + P.S. once you've got the oil, it's REALLY sticky & hard to handle. mix with + 2 parts powdered leaf to form good hash. + + you're welcome. + +****************************** Article Separation ************************* + +From: djh@osc.edu (David Heisterberg) +Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1991 20:51:52 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: THC extraction + +Just for fun. Here are some exerpts from the Experimental section of +a paper by Adams, Hunt, and Clark, JACS 62, 196 (1940). + + The hemp used in these experiments grew wild in Minnesota during + the season of 1938. It was cut in August, after flowering had + begun but before seed had "set" in the female tops. It was stored + for six weeks in a room where a fan assured circulation of air in + order to dry it completely. No molding occurred. The material + was then beaten and shaken to remove the coarse stems which ammount- + ed to about one-third of the total dry weight. The stems were dis- + carded and the relatively fine material that remained was extracted + with 95% ethanol [equivalent to Everclear] in the manner described + below. + + Four 20-gallon (75-liter) crocks, each holding approximately 23 lb. + (10 kg.) of material, were set up in series for countercurrent + extraction. Each crock held approximately 61 liters of solvent of + which about 41 liters were withdrawn at each transfer, the remain- + der being retained by the hemp. + ... + The operations just described were carried out by Dr. John R. Matchett + and his assistants in the Narcotics Laboratory of the Treasury + Department, Washington, D.C. They kindly furnished us with a gener- + ous supply of ethanol extract. [don't you wish you had connections + like that?] + +The rest of the procedure involved removing ethanol and low boiling +components under reduced pressure (about 30 mm) and gradually increased +temperature (up to 200 C). The remaining oil was distilled at 3 mm, +between 100-220 C. This crude oil (180-200 g) was disolved in petroleum +ether (b.p. 30-60 C) and washed twice with water. The pet. ether was +distilled off and the oil distilled at 2 mm, collecting the fraction +boiling at 175-195 C, yielding 90-110 g of "purified red oil." + +So that's how the big boys did it back then. University of Illinois +students and alums should note that the author Adams is none other than +Roger Adams for whom the chem lab is named. + +At the time this paper was written it wasn't known just what the active +ingredient in pot was. Cannabinol was the first compound identified in +red oil, and cannabidiol had just recently been isolated. From the +conclusion of the introduction: + + Red oil probably contains other products closely related to canna- + binol or cannabidiol in structure, such as partially hydrogenated + cannabinols, isomers of cannabidiol, or molecules like cannabidiol + with less unsaturation. A large number of closely related compounds + is possible. The active marihuana principle or principles may be + among this group of substances. On the other hand, the possibility + of the presence in red oil of a very potent active compound, entirely + unrelated structurally to cannabinol or cannibidiol, is not excluded. + +Very soon after that is was determined that THC was the active principle. +Roger Adams synthesized THC and several related compounds, some of which +were several times more potent than THC. Roger Adams has a number of +interesting papers, Joe Bob says "check it out." + +*************************** Article Separation ****************************** + +From: lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist) +Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1991 04:05:13 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Anon Post: Makin' Hash + +the following is an anonymous post which was forwarded to me by e-mail. + +You haven't seen this yet, even though its quoted. + +anonymous@somesite.somewhere sez: +>The following details an attempt at making hash from MJ stems.. +> +> On friday I took a handfull of stems I had left from a QP we got +>about 6 months ago. The MJ itself was by far the worst I've ever +>had.. I and 2 friends went through a half ounce without catching +>a good buzz. But, I did keep the stems for some reason (Maybee +>I thought it'd be nice to have a foot long stem for cleaning bowls.. +>Who knows..) Anyway.. This is what I did.. +> +> Fraday.. Put one handfull of stems in a jar filled with rubbing +>alcohol. (It's hard to get everclear when you're under 21) +> +> Saturday.. Decided not to waste a month just to find that the hash +>was garbage, and did the following.. +> 1: Put jar of Stems/Alcohol in a pot of boiling water (Leaving +> the top of the jar open and above the surface of the water).. +> I let it boil for about 30 minutes then decided that this was +> going a bit too slow.. +> 2: Strained Stems/Alcohol mix through 2 paper towels into a glass +> pie plate. (I was going to use coffee filters, but couldn't +> find any..) +> 3: Put plate on stove and heated liquid until all of the rubbing +> alcohol was gone. (This took aprox 45 minutes on Med-Low +> heat.. The Alcohol was gone after about 30 minutes. <The mix +> did not have an alcohol smell>) +> 3.1 Caught one of the strangest buzzes ever while the mix +> was evaporating.. +> 4: Scraped up what looked to be a dark-brown oil with a razor blade. +> 5: Rolled the oil into a ball (This was no easy task.. The oil +> seemed to liquify whenever I touched it..) +> 6: Smoked the oil in a pipe.. One drag and I was buzzing. Another +> and the pipe was clogged up. +> 7: Used a match and pulled out the remaining oil. +> 8: Used another match to set the remaining oil on fire.. It bubbled +> and burnt on its own. +> +> Now for some questions about what happened.. +> +> -Was it the Alcohol or MJ that was getting me stoned while I +> was evaporating the mix? +> +> -Does rubbing alcohol leave behind any residue when it evaporates? +> +> -Does anyone out in net-land know of a better way to smoke the +> oil? I'd rather not mix it with tobacco or MJ. +> +> -Someone on the net was saying to leave the MJ in alcohol for a month. +> What I experienced today would tend to make me believe this +> unnecessary. Did I lose alot of THC by boiling rather than waiting? +> +> -At what temperature does the THC itself start to break down? +> +> Thanks for any help you can offer. +> +>ANON + +******************************* Article Separation ************************** + +> +> Awhile back on alt.drugs you posted about having references for how to +> purify MJ into hash. I was thinking this would be really good to add +> to the ftp site, along with the brownie recipies, etc. + +I don't personally own these books; I just saw them in a "books by phone" +catalog along with a bunch of other books--you know, Knuth's _Art of +Computer Programming_ volumes 1-3, Wirth's _Algorithms + Data Structures_... + +_Cannabis Alchemy_, by Gold, 1990 + +_Great Book of Cannabis by Cherniak_, 1983 + +_Marijuana Chemistry by Starks_, 1990 + +I realize the above info is vague, but that's all the books by phone catalog +listed. + +*************************** Article Separation ************************* + +Anonymous writes: + +(1) to utilize leftover marijuana components - sticks, water leaves + and the like - simply put it in a double boiler with some butter, + and let it simmer for a few hours, then strain out the butter and + put it into a plastic container in the fridge. It's easy to make + several cubes' worth of pot butter in this fashion ... and half a + cube is about the amount of margerine or butter one uses when one + is making brownies. No vegetable material actually enters the mix, + such that the resulting brownies are substantially safer to carry. + + i've spent maybe ten years playing with petroleum ether and sundry + other solvents, and it's really a waste of time trying to make hash + with small amounts of marijuana. the cost : effect ratio just isn't + justifiable. whereas the same materials, when invested in pot butter, + not only utilize _every_ component, but can get a whole room full of + people high ... or keep you sane for a few weeks, one a day. + +(2) although this is not confirmed scientifically, i have read that it + is believed that, when marijuana is burned, some of the CBN or CBD + is converted to THC by the heating process. i have applied this to + my own life by taking a handful of water leaves from said plant and + microwaving them for about three minutes on defrost ( 40% duty cycle, + which may not correspond to any other microwave oven manufacturer's + energy usage profile ), blowing on them and stirring them around to + evaporate the moisture this elicits, then nuking 'em for another + similar period of time. this seems to make the resulting smoke just + a bit stronger. + +It's really a shame that the Establishment doesn't apply itself to teaching +people how to use drugs intelligently and creatively, since, clearly, such +paths to competence and maturity exist. If I had known ten years ago what I +have learned through much reading and thinking, I would have saved myself a +lot of money, and, more importantly, a lot of grief and self-destructive +behavior which I have, fortunately, survived. + +Please perpetuate this information as widely as possible, the better to teach +people how to avoid addictive behavioral sequences while continuing to explore +the realms of awareness in a mature and thoughtful manner. + +************************* Article Separation ***************************** + +anonymous2@anothersite.somewhere.else writes: +>anonymous@somesite.someplace writes: +>>(1) to utilize leftover marijuana components - sticks, water leaves +>> and the like - simply put it in a double boiler with some butter, +>> and let it simmer for a few hours, then strain out the butter and +>> put it into a plastic container in the fridge. It's easy to make +>> several cubes' worth of pot butter in this fashion ... and half a +>> cube is about the amount of margerine or butter one uses when one +>> is making brownies. No vegetable material actually enters the mix, +>> such that the resulting brownies are substantially safer to carry. +>> +>> i've spent maybe ten years playing with petroleum ether and sundry +>> other solvents, and it's really a waste of time trying to make hash +>> with small amounts of marijuana. the cost : effect ratio just isn't +>> justifiable. whereas the same materials, when invested in pot butter, +>> not only utilize _every_ component, but can get a whole room full of +>> people high ... or keep you sane for a few weeks, one a day. +> +>I have to disagree on the the 'waste of time' comment. In the past, I +>have had (through an act of GOD) the great fortune of having multiple +>ounces of green leafy material in my possession. As this material was +>not quite suitable for smoking (taste reasons...), I sought out to +>find a way to make use of it. +> +>The best method I ver used was really quite simple. +> +>First, I used a blender to turn the material into a fine powder. Then, +>combine the material with enough acetone to completely cover it. Let the +>mix soak for at least one or two days, covered and not near ANY flame +>source. Then, strain the acetone into a crock-pot (slow cooker). It's +>perfectly fine to have some of the finest ground material in the strained +>acetone when done, as this helps the pseudo-hash burn nicely. Now, cook +>the mixture on low heat until ALL the acetone has evaporated. Voila! You +>now have the closest thing to the real mccoy, and it came from LEAF! If +>you want to take it a step further, use a press to make small blocks. This +>is more time consuming than it's worth, though. +> +>Works like a charm, and the result is quite pleasing, to say the least. + +****************************** Article Separation *************************** + +EDITORIAL BY: lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu + +Also, there was much discussion of "double boilers". You use a double boiler +whenever you are trying to heat, and evaporate volatile liquids. It should +be reasonably obvious that this is necessary to boil off the [acetone|alcohol| +isopropyl alcohol] which you would mix with the hash. A double boiler is +simplely a large pot with water in it, which contains a smaller pot with the +"pot" in it. The water in the large pot boils, heating the smaller pot but +never exceeding the temperature of the boiling point of water. Thus, there is +a much smaller risk of blowing yourself up. + +When dealing with flammable liquids like these solvents, proper ventalation +is required, and flames are an absolutely contraindicated. There is a stupid +text file running around the net on how to "make" Methamphetamine, which is +actually a procedure for extracting psudoephedrine. One of the brilliant +suggestions by the authors of this article was to evaporate by placing a +solvent on a hot water heater. This is dumb. Real dumb. Particularly if +you've got a gas hot water heater with a pilot light. (Can you say "Kaboom" +boyz & girls? I knew you could...). Be a little careful. + +******************************* Article Separation ************************ + +FROM: Anonymous + +I don't ever touch marijuana anymore, but I had to comment on the correct +method of smoking hash oil. When I was younger I had a girlfriend who lived +in Calumet, in a little house on the edge of town. Across the road was +an old tailings heap covered in long grass that waved in the wind. Anyway, +she loved to drink ginger brandy and she loved to get high. She had some +hash oil that summer and we smoked it together. Actually, I had more fun +smoking it being high afterward. It was really too strong. But the smoking +method was a kick, and it didn't waste any of the oil. + We would sit at her kitchen table and heat a small, thin glass pipe +with a crook in it, but no bowl (there had been a bowl once, but it had +broken off, and it was not needed for the method) and heat the lower part +WITH A PROPANE TORCH. Once the glass was glowing red, one of us would +dip a wire loop into the hash oil and apply it to the inside of the lower +extremity of the glass tube while the other person inhaled. + The oil vaporized instantly, but some always precipitated on the inside +of the pipe. After a few hits, we would 'cook' the pipe with the torch along +its length to get this resin out. + I maintain that this method, as opposed to others described, is truly +efficient and easy--AND YOU GET TO WAVE A FLAMING PROPANE TORCH AROUND +WHILE GETTING UNREASONABLY HIGH!! + +[Disclaimer: If you need a disclaimer to point out the potential danger of + doing this, then you're too dumb to live and we can just think of it as + natural selection in action -- Lamont] + +***************************** Article Separation ****************************** + +From: fiend@sideways.welly.gen.nz (Fiend) +Date: Tue, 15 Oct 91 14:24:01 Y +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: HASH EXPERIMENTATION + +I read with interest a compilation of older net messages regarding the usage of +hash oil and hash block. +. +What I say here may not be 100% correct, but if not, I'm sure someone will +straighten me out a few points. Spelling etc etc etc is not my strong point, so +please bare with me. +. +If you have heard it all before, let me know! I'll keep my big trap shut next +tyme! Similarly, NZ supplies of things may be different from USA. +. +OIL. +. +Usually brought in capsules that used to contain prescription drugs. It is very +dark in colour (darker usually is the better quality) but has a slight +brown/green tinge to it depending on process used to make and the quality of +ingrediants. +. +It just so happens that this particular oddity is almost as common as grass in +New Zealand, and represents better value for money. The average J over here +would set you back $6 NZ - That's 1/3 of a B @ $20NZ. I have never payed more +than $40NZ. This represent a good deal of stoning, about double value for money +from the original green! +. +BLOCK. +. +This stuff is not as common as the above. Harder to make, and best made in +*large* quantities - Thus the home manufacturing idea goes out the window, +unless you are charging the earth. +. +Again, $30-40NZ for an average block, although occasionally one or two come +along a little more expensive. I think the expensive stuff (well... These are +street prices, so I know it's ALL looking expensive... Work out our exchange +rate by the way...) comes from inland resources, where as the cheap is Jamican +origin, or therabouts. +. +My prefered of the two? Well, let's just say that you loose $5 worth of hash +for ever $30 you manage to intake. You probably loose less (money speaking) of +oil than block. For that reason - OIL! +. +However, (oh gawd, here we go!) block is truley magnificient when dropping +shavings of the stuff straight onto an element. It isn't really a portable +drug, block, as it needs a lot of work to take. +. +CONSUMPTION. +. +Don't know about you guys, but we just use some sort of funnel placed over the +approx area of burning. Works fine, never bothered with anything more +complex/expensive. +. +A tip for the outdoors - Tin Foil held up by some sticks over a candle, and +just drop block onto it. For oil - Try a laying out some decent size spots (1x1 +inch) and get all your mates around with straws! + +******************************** Article Separation *************************** + +� \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mandrake.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mandrake.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a44e6d67 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mandrake.drg @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +From: seb3502@OCVAXA.CC.OBERLIN.EDU (DANDELION) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: drugs you should NEVER do +Date: 25 Jan 1994 18:57:02 GMT +Message-ID: <2i3q1u$n7e@news.cc.oberlin.edu> + + recently i had a day off from work and decided to spend it +experimenting with mandrake root. Mandrake contains scopalamine, +which is (along with atropine) also found in thorn apple/belladonna. +both were commonly used in 'witches potions' to induce out of body +experiences, so my plan was to try to leave my body. these drugs +are known to cause some unpleasant (but, i thought, hallucinogenic) +effects. + + well, because a housemate had tried mandrake last year at a +certain dosage with no effects noticable enough to count, i decided +to make a much stronger tea with it. it is mind-bogglingly bitter, +and because i mixed moleasses with it for sweetness, the tastes are +associated for me and i can't stand even the smell of molasses anymore. +i made about 1.5-2 pts of tea with around 6 tablespoons of mandrake. +drank a bunch, nothing. drank another glass. felt some vague feelings, +thought 'maybe it's coming on' and lay down to focus on it. it faded +in around ten minutes +so i drank more. i played tag like this with vague effects for a while, +taking huge gulps in an attempt to get strong effects from it. eventually +i quit, and went out for dinner. i felt no effects. + + as soon as i ate a medium-sized meal, my stomach began to hurt. +i lay in bed for a while, feeling like i had indigestion. well, that feeling +turned into the most horrific drug experience i can even imagine having. +it did not involve any alteration of consciousness except that caused by the +waves of cold chills, the protracted vomiting fits which dredged up stuff +i'd eaten 8 or more hours earlier, and the diaherria which shortly consisted +solely of yellowish water. for close to 10 hours all i could do was lay +shivering under tons o' quilts, crawl to the bathroom to puke up clots of +fairly-well-digested food and quarts of water i'd been drinking to keep +hydrated, and shit water. i almost had someone take me to the hospital, +even knowing how barbaric they are there about drugs (they tried to help +a friend who was freaking out on mushrooms and made the mistake of going +there by interrogating her for almost an hour about where she got the shrooms) + eventually my girlfriend found a reference to mandrake which said +it could be used as an emetic, a very powerful emetic, and not to usde it +since other less dangerous herbs give the same effects. they said, if you +were driven for some reason to use it, to make a tea approx. 1/6 the +strength of the one i'd made, and sip a tablespoon an hour for four hours. +holy shit i drank about two pints o the shit! + + moral of the story: stick to legit, illegal drugs. + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +this story is told for informational purposes only. no product +is endorsed, nor celebrity. if you think these are the opinions +of anyone, you are mistaken; it's easily denied. + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mathematical-trees b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mathematical-trees new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cdecbdb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mathematical-trees @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +The first time I took acid was with friends, which is the best way to do it. We were in a bar, drinking, and the guy (whose name shall be J.) said he'd picked up the acid, and we should go do it now. I said sure, and him, his girlfriend "L.", and I went down to the basement of the bar, which was empty. There were some tables there and we split up the goods: one hit each. I'd read up on acid and its effects beforehand, mostly through the USENET FAQ, but I remember thinking of another friend's words: that he hadn't known what to expect when he first took acid, for all he knew he was going to die. Of course, having thought this it occurred to me that I should think of this kind of thing, 'cause it might bring on a bad experience. Having thought this I wondered if knowing I should have good thoughts would be enough to get rid of bad thoughts and thus ward off a bad experience. Realizing I was floudering in a sea of ignorance, I proposed we go back upstairs and finish our drinks. My friends agreed, and I felt better immediately. After we finished the pitcher we went walking around town a bit. It was a late autumn night, and the air was cool, but still comfortable. I was a bit tense, and paying attention to my every perception. I thought I felt something so I asked my friends and they said, no they didn't feel anything. We went to a party store to pick up some whisky and coke-bottles to mix it in, then we headed towards a park. We ran into a friend who had a very intense personality, and L. said she thought it was 'cause he'd done a lot of the drug that we were currently on. I thought about this a bit, but wasn't worried about it at all, for some reason. I felt a light buzz tingling my body, like something exciting was going to happen. We went to the park. The moon was out and everything was clear, and I realized that the night was clearer than I'd ever noticed. The tree- branches were more clearly defined than I'd ever seen. We sat on a hill and smoked some herb, and talked about stuff. We were no different than any other people who might be sitting there talking about life and the people we knew and our jobs and what we wanted to be doing a year from then, only we were buzzing and everything around us looked sharper and more alive. After a bit, L. got up and said she'd be right back, and she took off running down the hill, and ran around in a large circle through the park, her arms open. Then she came back, and rolled down the hill, and came back. J. was watching and smiling, and I was looking up at the trees again. It occurred to me how much the trees did look like fractals, and suddenly the mathematical beauty of the trees was clearer to me. The complex mysterious equations that dictated how the trees were pushed up out of the ground towards the sky were suddenly more apparent; and I also realized how these equations dictated the growth of the grass, the rolling of the hills, even our very bodies. I had a sudden respect for the complexity of things, with an intensity that I hadn't had before, and this complexity seemed sharper in everything I turned my eyes towards. I made myself remember that moment, and wondered if I'd have any more insights, but we just kept talking and walking around, and everything was sharp and in focus, and eventually we ended up going to our separate homes and that was that. I didn't die, I didn't achieve enlightenment, but I did have a good time and eventually wrote a haiku about trees looking like fractals. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mde_mdma.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mde_mdma.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..618ccf38 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mde_mdma.drg @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +From: u9264582@wumpus.cc.uow.edu.au (The RadioDog) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: FWD : Analysis of current `extasy' +Date: 1 Feb 1994 09:54:42 +1100 +Message-ID: <2ik27i$4ro@wumpus.cc.uow.edu.au> + +Forwarded from the Ausrave mailing list + + ______________________________________________________________ + An Analysis of "Hearts", a Tablet Illicitly Sold as "Ecstasy". + ______________________________________________________________ + +Introduction: + +In recent months, observers have noticed an increase in the availablility +of tablets sold illicitly as "ecstasy", supposedly methylenedioxy +methamphetamine (MDMA), in Sydney. One form which has often been reported +is known as "Hearts", and appears as a white tablet about 0.5cm in +diameter, with a heart shaped emblem imprinted. A large number of these +tablets were made available close to New Years Eve. Some experienced +users claimed that the effect of the tablets was "smacky", i.e. +they thought that it contained heroin in addition to MDMA. + +Up until a few months ago, in the Netherlands, the MDMA analogue +N-ethyl methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDE, MDEA, Eve) was legal and +freely available. With the banning of this substance, it would seem +reasonable that the newly illicit stockpiles should have been distributed +around the world. In recent years, quality MDMA has been rare in +Sydney, and sales of adulterated or forged samples have correspondingly +been rife. However, there have been persistant rumours of recent +"ecstasy" supplies having their origin in the Netherlands, and indeed +this has been used as a marketing point; people tending to believe +that if it is imported, it is more likely to contain MDMA. All this +suggests a possible link between recent "ecstasy" in supplies Sydney +and Dutch MDE, so it is of great interest to analyse a sample of the drug. + +Experimental: + +0.0398g of powdered "heart" tablet was suspended in 20ml H2O. The +supernatant was placed in a separating funnel with 20ml CH2Cl2, and +the residue re-extracted with ca.10ml H2O. To the combined extracts +in the funnel were added 2ml 25% NH3. After shaking, the CH2Cl2 +layer was separated, and a further three CH2Cl2 extracts of +approximately equal volume were taken. These four extracts were +combined, and evaporated under vacuum to yield 0.0121g of basic +extract as a pale yellow oil. TLC on silica using butanol/acetic acid/ +water (4:1:1) gave a single ninhydrin positive spot (violet, rf 0.55), +indicating the probable presence of only one major component. +The H1 NMR spectrum of the sample was taken, and found to +correspond identically with an authentic sample of pure MDE +having been worked up in the same manner. There was no evidence +to suggest the presence of MDMA, or other amphetamines. + +Conclusion: + +The tablets known as "hearts" and sold as "ecstasy" have been found +to contain at least 36% N-ethyl methylenedioxy amphetamine (MDE) +(calculated as the hydrochloride salt). No other active substances +were found. It is quite possible that the sample had its origin in +the Netherlands. + +___________________________________________________________________ + +Subjective differences between MDE and MDMA: + +While the effects of these two substances are sufficiently similar +to make differentiation difficult, there are some significant subjective +differences. MDE is somewhat less potent than MDMA, a typical dose +being in the range 100-160mg (as opposed to 80-140mg). At large +doses, MDE may resemble MDA (methylenedioxy amphetamine), although its +psychedelic effects are less; it is a "stoning" intoxicant, and in +particular can make walking or dancing difficult. Large doses of MDMA +can have a similar effect, although it seems that somewhat more can be +used without incurring the almost drunken intoxication. In smaller +amounts, MDE greatly resembles MDMA, although the physical and +tactile effects are generally perceived as being prevalent. +The emotional opening and empathic effects for which MDMA is +famous, although present, do not seem to be as pronounced. +As a substance of abuse at raves, MDE has the possible advantage +over MDMA that the user is less likely to embarass him/herself +in public through inappropriate empathy. On the other hand, +MDE is more likely to temporarily incapacitate the user at normal +doses. + +Jeremy + +-- + "Enjoy moderation in moderation" + +----- + +THE d88888b .a888b d8888b d8P .a888b d8888b .a888b .a8888P + d8P V8P d8P"d8P d8P V8P d8P d8P"V8P d8P V8P d8P"V8P d8P" + d88888P" d88888P d8P d8P d8P d8P 88P d8P d8P d8P 88P d8P 88P" + d8P V8b d8P d8P d8P.a8P d8P d8P.d8P d8P.a8P d8P.d8P d8P.d8P + d8P "8B, d8P d8P d8888P" d8P V888P" d888P" V888P" V888P" + + u9264582@wumpus.cc.uow.edu.au - University of Wollongong, Australia + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdma.cal b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdma.cal new file mode 100644 index 00000000..05cb655c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdma.cal @@ -0,0 +1,2075 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: lrvanh00@nx38.mik.uky.edu (lee r vanhorn) +Subject: mdma +Message-ID: <C1A8E8.As@ms.uky.edu> +Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences +Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:06:07 GMT +Lines: 2066 + +[The REFERENCES section at the end is incomplete.] + +This is something I have given one of you all privately. I posted it in +psychoactives, but it also shoudl go here to in my opinion. Anyway, it is +a california report on estacy. + + + + + +Drug Abuse Information California Department of +and Monitoring Project Alcohol and Drug Programs + Chauncey L. Veatch III, Director + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + DRUG ABUSE SERIES + + + + + MDMA + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Health and Welfare Agency State of California +Clifford L. Allenby, Secretary George Deukmejian, Governor + + +The Monograph Series which is issued by the Drug Abuse +Information and Monitoring Project is prepared for and funded by +the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Program +under contracts # D-0053-5 and # D-0001-7. The primary purpose +of this series is to provide information to the drug abuse +treatment community and to the general public on the epidemiology +and treatment of drug abuse. + + +The material herein does not necessarily reflect the opinions, +official policy, or position of the Department of Alcohol and +Drug Program of the State of California. The views of this study +are solely those of the authors. + + +All material in this volume except quoted passages from +copyrighted sources is in the public domain and may be used or +reproduced without permission from DAIMP or ADP or the authors. +Citation of the source is appreciated. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + MDMA + + + + + + + + + By Jerome E. Beck + + + School of Public Health + Berkeley, CA + + + Institute for Scientific Analysis + + + + + + + April 1987 + + + + + + + + + + +Edited by Elizabeth Piper Deschenes + PREFACE + + + + + +In September 1986, the California Department of Alcohol and Drug +Programs (ADP) formally sponsored initiation of the Drug Abuse +Information and Monitoring Project (DAIMP). One of the primary +objectives of this project is to conduct ethnographic and +epidemiological research in order to provide information on the +new and changing conditions in drug abuse. Another key objective +of the project is to provide an assessment of state needs and +resources to deal with the treatment and prevention of drug +abuse. As a third objective, DAIMP will produce a series of +monographs focusing on specific issues in drug abuse that are +useful to California's drug program network. + +The continuing problem of drug abuse has been recently compounded +by several developments. These include the increasing amounts of +illicit drugs (e.g., heroin and cocaine) being imported into the +U.S., by an increasing number of routes, and the appearance of +new and different drugs. The abuse potential of these newer +drugs has not yet been ascertained. California is especially +affected by these developments. + +The use of drugs such as MDMA has increased since their +introduction on the street in the early 1970's. Only due to +recent mass media interest has the public become aware of these +drugs. While some therapists have portrayed the drug MDMA as a +therapeutic tool, those in the drug treatment network are +concerned about its abuse potential. Thus, there is a +polarization of opinion regarding MDMA and similar drugs. Much +of the current knowledge about MDMA is limited as it relies upon +anecdotal sources. + +As part of the DAIMP series, this first monograph presents +information about MDMA. It is intended to inform the public and +those in the field who must learn about these newer drugs and +their unique effects. As part of continuing research on drug +abuse the current monograph represents an important contribution +to the understanding of a much publicized drug and its potential +for abuse. + + + + + +Chauncey L. Veatch III, Director +California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) +i + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) +i + + TABLE OF CONTENTS + + + + + +Preface.........................................................i + +Fact Sheet.....................................................iv + +Executive Summary.............................................iii + +I. Introduction...............................................1 + +II. Origins and Distribution...................................2 + +III. Epidemiology...............................................4 + +IV. Psychopharmacology.........................................5 + +V. Related Problems/Health Risks..............................7 + +VI. Conclusion................................................12 + +VII. Resources.................................................13 + +VIII...................................................References +14 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) +ii + + FACT SHEET + + WHAT IS MDMA? + + MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is the N-methyl + + analog of MDA, and shares similarities to both mescaline, a + + hallucinogen, and amphetamines, a family of stimulants. Although + + often referred to itself as a hallucinogen, this association is + + somewhat erroneous. The effects of MDMA dramatically differ from + + those of LSD and other psychedelics, with a notable lack of the + + perceptual distortions usually associated with these substances. + + + WHO IS USING MDMA? + + MDMA appears to be most often used in urban areas, + + particularly certain college towns (e.g. UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC + + Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz). In the past, some + + psychotherapists have employed it, under carefully supervised + + conditions, for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from + + improving couple communication to dealing with rape trauma. + + Illicit use has been most commonly associated with college + + students, gays and "yuppies." + + + HOW IS MDMA MOST COMMONLY USED? + + MDMA is most often ingested orally, although inhalation and + + injection have been infrequently reported. The usual dose ranges + + from 100 to 150 mg and costs between $10 and $20. Although + + analyzed samples have been fairly pure in the past, this may + + change due to increased popularity and newly illicit status. + + + WHY ARE PEOPLE USING MDMA? + + iii + iii +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) + + + Many users of MDMA are probably attracted to the drug for + + the same reasons as some psychotherapists. They feel that MDMA + + has the ability to increase empathy and self-insight. + + Reportedly, the advantages of MDMA over traditional psychedelics + + are less distortion of sensory perception and fewer unpleasant + + emotional reactions. In addition, many individuals describe + + strong euphoric and/or sensual effects associated with MDMA. + + + DESCRIBE A 'TYPICAL' MDMA EXPERIENCE + + Effects generally appear within 20-60 minutes, when the user + + often experiences a brief "rush" of energy, usually described as + + mild but euphoric. After this rush, the high levels off to a + + plateau which lasts 2-3 hours and is followed by a gradual + + "coming down" sensation, culminating in a feeling of fatigue. + + MDMA exerts amphetamine-like effects which include dilated + + pupils, dry mouth and throat, tension in the lower jaw, grinding + + of the teeth, and overall stimulation. These side effects are + + dose dependent and will vary depending on the health of the + + individual user. In addition, MDMA exerts a strong paradoxical + + effect of relaxation which often causes many users to be unaware + + of the stimulant side effects. Most users cite a dramatic drop + + in defense mechanisms and increased empathy towards others. + + Combined with the stimulant effect, this generally produces an + + increase in intimate communication. + + + WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE TOXICITY OF MDMA? + + + + + iv + iv +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) + + + Unfortunately, very little. So far, MDMA has been + + associated with few overdoses or deaths. However, studies in + + rats have indicated that large intravenous doses of MDMA in rats + + are associated with suspected degeneration of serotonergic nerve + + terminals in certain areas of the brain. Also, there may be some + + suppression of the immune system. Further research is needed to + + determine the significance of this damage, and to what extent it + + may occur in humans. + + + WHAT IS MDMA'S ABUSE POTENTIAL? + + The euphoric effects of MDMA, combined with its street + + reputation, would suggest a significant abuse potential. To + + date, however, there appear to be relatively few cases of what + + might be considered serious abuse of MDMA. Excessive use is + + probably self limiting in that the frequent use of MDMA almost + + invariably produces a strong dysphoric (unpleasant) reaction, + + that is only exacerbated with continued use. In addition, + + frequent use produces an almost total loss of the desired actions + + with a greater rapidity and intensity than with other more + + commonly abused substances. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + v + v +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) + + 11/14/86 epd + Rev. 12/31/86 epd + Rev. 3/24/87 + vi + vi +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anlgin, PhD, Director) + + + EXECUTIVE SUMMARY + + The 1980's have witnessed the emergence and popularization + +of a rather unique psychoactive substance -- MDMA, (3,4- + +methylenedioxy-methamphetamine), also known as "Adam," "Ecstasy," + +or "XTC". Extensive media coverage recently highlighted what + +appears to be a dramatic increase in both therapeutic and + +recreational use. A controversy has since ensued providing very + +different perspectives on the substance. Some psychotherapists + +view MDMA as a therapeutic aid which, when combined with + +psychological treatment, has benefits that outweigh potential + +health consequences and see minimal harm associated with + +carefully monitored use. Some drug treatment counselors and drug + +enforcement officials, on the other hand, see it as a potentially + +dangerous substance possessing harmful actions, and increasingly + +being abused outside of therapeutic circumstances. + +Unfortunately, research has only just begun to address many of + +the questions and concerns that have arisen. Consequently, it + +can be anticipated that much of the following information will + +become dated as more formal studies are completed. + + Research examining patterns of MDMA use has been minimal. + +Most of the information available regarding street use of MDMA is + +based on anecdotal accounts given to the media, therapists and + +substance abuse professionals. Beck has conducted preliminary + +research over the last ten years interviewing hundreds of + +individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area and at the University + +of Oregon in Eugene. Zinberg (1976) has published the only + + + v + + +naturalistic study of 23 users of MDA. Greer (1983) administered + +MDMA to 29 subjects in a therapeutic setting. Downing (1985) + +studied the effects of a single exposure to MDMA among 21 + +individuals. Siegel (1985) and Seymour (1986) have ongoing + +studies at UCLA and the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, respectively. + +Much of the information for this paper is based upon these + +studies, testimony at federal hearings, and personal + +communications. + + MDMA, which is essentially the successor to MDA, first + +appeared on the street in the early 1970's. Use remained very + +limited until the end of the decade. On July 1, 1985 the Drug + +Enforcement Administration (DEA) used its emergency scheduling + +power to temporarily place MDMA in Schedule I of the Controlled + +Substances Act. The DEA's actions were challenged by some + +therapists and researchers who argued that a Schedule I status + +would severely hinder research into what they regarded as MDMA's + +therapeutic potential. Based on testimony from federal hearings, + +the administrative law judge recommended that MDMA be placed in + +Schedule III -- a category for drugs with accepted medical use + +and only a low to moderate abuse potential. However, the DEA + +administrator rejected his recommendation and MDMA was + +permanently placed in Schedule I effective November 13, 1986. + +The scheduling process and ensuing reaction by therapists using + +the drug in their practices brought MDMA to national attention + +via mass media features which often sensationalized the reputed + +euphoric and therapeutic qualities of MDMA. The increase in + + + vi + + +publicity was accompanied by an escalation in street demand from + +an estimated 10,000 doses distributed in all of 1976 to 30,000 + +doses distributed per month in 1985 (Siegel, 1986). The DEA + +found evidence of use in a majority of states. + + MDMA appears to be most often used in urban areas, + +particularly certain college towns. Its use has been most + +commonly associated with college students, gays and "yuppies". + +The usual dose ranges from 100 to 150 mg. and costs between $10 + +and $20. MDMA is most often ingested orally, although inhalation + +and injection have also been infrequently reported. Drug effects + +generally appear within 20-60 minutes after ingestion, when the + +user often experiences a brief "rush" of energy, usually + +described as mild but euphoric. After this rush, the high levels + +off to a plateau which lasts 2-3 hours and is followed by a + +gradual "coming down" sensation, culminating in a feeling of + +fatigue. + + MDMA exerts amphetamine-like side effects on the body, + +including dilated pupils, dry mouth and throat, tension in the + +lower jaw, grinding of the teeth, and overall stimulation. These + +effects vary depending on dose. In addition, MDMA exerts a + +strong paradoxical effect of relaxation, which often causes many + +users to be unaware of the stimulant side effects. Most users + +cite a dramatic drop in defense mechanisms and increased empathy + +towards others. Combined with the stimulant effect, this + +generally produces an increase in intimate communication. + +Psychotherapeutic Effects + + + vii + + + It appears that well over one hundred psychiatrists and + +other therapists have employed MDMA as a therapeutic adjunct. At + +the federal hearings several psychiatrists praised MDMA's ability + +to increase both empathy and self-insight. They felt that a + +major advantage of MDMA over the traditional psychedelics was + +that it produced far less distortion of sensory perception and + +fewer unpleasant emotional reactions. Although some preliminary + +research suggested that MDMA has significant therapeutic + +potential, the notable absence of well-controlled, double-blind + +studies seriously limits any conclusions concerning the possible + +efficacy or risk associated with the use of MDMA in therapy. + +Health Risks + + Although some research has assessed toxic and lethal doses + +in animals, little is known about MDMA's potential toxicity for + +humans. A few deaths have been associated with the use of MDMA, + +but its role as a causative factor in each case remains + +uncertain. As of April, 1986 20 emergency room incidents for + +MDMA had been listed in the federal government's Drug Abuse + +Warning Network (DAWN). Ignorance of the substance undoubtedly + +contributes to underreporting. However, the number of mentions + +still appears to be rather low when compared with the suspected + +extent of use described by Siegel and the DEA. + + MDMA has been associated with relatively few overdoses or + +deaths. However, it's neurotoxic potential is cause for concern. + +Acute and chronic problems are most often associated with the + +repeated use of high dosages. Generally, the side effects of + + + viii + + +MDMA are similar to those of amphetamine. MDMA also appears to + +exert an adverse action on the immunological response of some + +individuals, particularly with heavy use. Long-term users often + +describe increasingly uncomfortable and prolonged "burn-out" + +periods, sometimes lasting two or more days. Many individuals + +have also reported an increased susceptibility to various + +ailments, particularly sore throats, colds, flus, and herpes + +outbreaks. It should be noted that these reactions appear to be + +rare in novice users and individuals in good physical and mental + +health. + + Based on the limited information available, researchers have + +identified the following medical conditions as possible + +contraindications to MDMA use: diabetes, diminished liver + +function, epilepsy, glaucoma, heart disease, hypertension, + +hypoglycemia, hyperthyroidism and pregnancy. + + Infrequent psychological problems have been associated with + +the use of MDMA. Rare episodes of hyperventilation have been + +noted, but this phase is transitory. In addition, problems occur + +for some individuals who, in attempts at self-therapy, run the + +risk of exacerbating their emotional problems with unsupervised + +episodes. + + Among individuals who have tried both MDMA and cocaine, Beck + +found that the majority usually express a strong preference for + +MDMA which would suggest a high abuse potential. However, in + +sharp contrast to cocaine, there appear to be relatively few + +cases of what might be considered serious abuse of MDMA. + + + ix + + +Excessive use is probably self limiting in that frequent use of + +MDMA always produces a strong dysphoric (unpleasant) reaction, + +that is only increased with continued use. In addition, frequent + +use produces an almost total loss of the desired actions with a + +greater rapidity and intensity than with other more commonly + +abused substances. + +Conclusion + + Media accounts and substance abuse professionals often + +dismiss MDMA as a short-term fad. However, the perceived + +therapeutic and/or euphoric effects combined with the ease with + +which MDMA is usually experienced can be expected to attract new + +users. The danger in this regard is the uncertain potential for + +abuse. In addition, there are potentially severe health risks + +associated with MDMA and probable contraindications. This is + +particularly true with repeated use of high dosages which may + +lead to acute or chronic medical and psychological problems. + +Unfortunately, our current knowledge regarding nearly every + +aspect of MDMA is extremely limited and based almost exclusively + +on anecdotal data. Research is obviously needed to better + +determine the potential risks of a substance which is rapidly + +establishing itself in our drug culture. + +11/14/86 epd +Rev. 12/31/86 epd, 9/15/87 jh + x + 1 + + + +I. INTRODUCTION + + The last decade witnessed the emergence and popularization + +of the "drug of the 80's"--MDMA. Also known as "Adam," + +"Ecstasy," or "XTC," extensive media coverage recently + +highlighted what appears to be a dramatic increase in both + +therapeutic and recreational use. A controversy has since ensued + +providing very different perspectives on the substance. Some + +psychotherapists view MDMA as a therapeutic aid, which, when + +combined with psychological treatment, has benefits that outweigh + +potential health consequences and see minimal harm associated + +with carefully monitored use (Greer, 1985, Grinspoon, 1985, + +Lynch, 1985, Wolfson, 1985). Some drug treatment counselors and + +drug enforcement officials, on the other hand, see it as a + +potentially dangerous substance possessing harmful actions, and + +increasingly being abused outside the therapeutic community + +(United States Department of Justice, 1985, Sapienza, 1985, + +Sapienza, 1986). As pharmacologist Alexander Shulgin describes + +it: + + + MDMA has been thrust upon the public awareness as a + largely unknown drug which to some is a medical miracle + and to others a social devil. ... There have been the + born-again protagonists who say that once you have tried + it you will see the light and will defend it against any + attack, and there have been the staunch antagonists who + say this is nothing but LSD revisited and it will + certainly destroy our youth. There are many voices to + be heard presenting the modest inventory of facts that + are known, but there is no one who will answer questions + in a way that can be heard by both camps. (1985, p. 3) + + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 2 + + + + While no formal survey has been conducted to determine the + +exact extent of MDMA use, nonmedical use appears to be + +increasing. Still, MDMA remains largely unknown to much of + +American society, including frequent users of other psychoactive + +drugs. There are signs, however, that this is changing. + +Research has only just begun to address many of the questions and + +concerns that have arisen. Consequently, it can be anticipated + +that much of the following information will become dated as more + +formal studies are completed.1 + + The uniqueness of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) + +can be seen in the controversy over the proper terminology used + +to describe it (Beck, 1986, Seymour, 1986). As the N-methyl + +analogue of MDA, it is related to both mescaline and the + +amphetamines. Although often referred to as a hallucinogen, this + +association is somewhat erroneous. The effects of MDMA + +dramatically differ from those of LSD and other psychedelics, + +with a notable lack of the perceptual distortions usually + +associated with these substances. + + The label, "designer drugs" has often been applied to MDMA. + +Designer drugs have been described as "substances wherein the + +psychoactive properties of a scheduled drug have been retained, + +but the molecular structure has been altered in order to avoid + +prosecution under the Controlled Substances Act" (Smith and + +Seymour, 1985: 1). Whether MDMA is actually a designer drug is + +debatable since it was first synthesized and patented in 1914 +____________________ +1 Much of the following discussion is excerpted from articles by +Beck (1986) and Beck and Morgan (1986). + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 3 + + + +long before the Controlled Substances Act (1970) came into being. + +Nevertheless, the media has occasionally confused MDMA with the + +other designer drugs (Beck and Morgan, 1986; Seymour, 1986). + +Most often these substances are synthetic opiates employed as + +heroin substitutes and which, because of their potency, are + +considerably more dangerous. Among these are MPTP (capable of + +causing Parkinson's disease) and the fentanyl analogues + +(responsible for a large number of fatal overdoses).2 Therefore, + +it is important for substance abuse professionals to be extremely + +cautious in learning about the different designer drugs and the + +unique effects of each. + +II. ORIGINS AND DISTRIBUTION + + In terms of popular use, MDMA is essentially the successor + +to MDA, the counterculture "love drug" of the late 1960s and + +early 1970s. MDA first appeared on the streets in 1967 and + +became known as a drug which produced a sensual, easily managed + +psychedelic high (Meyers, Rose, & Smith, 1967/68). After MDA was + +placed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, + +its use seemed to level off and gradually decline. While MDMA + +first appeared on the street in the early 1970s, use remained + +very limited until the end of the decade. MDMA was a legal + +substance until July 1985 when the Drug Enforcement + +____________________ +2 This reached the point of absurdity in the portrayal of MDMA on +NBC's "Another World," a daytime soap. MDMA appears to have been +confused with "synthetic heroin so potent that addicts prefer it +to the real stuff" (New York Post, June 20, 1985, p. 80). A good +discussion of other problems associated with media coverage of +MDMA and similar compounds is provided by Reidlinger and +Reidlinger (1985). + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 4 + + + +Administration (DEA) used its emergency scheduling power to + +temporarily place MDMA in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances + +Act (Federal Register, May 31, 1985). This schedule is reserved + +for those drugs designated as possessing no medical use and + +having a high potential for abuse (e.g., heroin, LSD). The DEA's + +actions were challenged by some therapists and researchers who + +argued that a Schedule I status would severely hinder research + +into what they regarded as MDMA's therapeutic potential. + +According to most reports (Beck, 1986, Seymour, 1986), + +psychotherapists who had been using the drug as part of + +therapeutic programs since the mid- to late 1970s found its + +benefits to outweigh any potential health risks for patients + +under their care. + + In response to these challenges, three federal + +administrative hearings were held to help determine the final + +scheduling of MDMA. Based on testimony from the hearings, the + +administrative law judge concurred with the proponent therapists + +in recommending that MDMA be placed in Schedule III -- a category + +for drugs with accepted medical use and only a low to moderate + +abuse potential (Young, 1986). However, the DEA administrator + +rejected this recommendation and MDMA was permanently placed in + +Schedule I effective November 13, 1986 (Federal Register, October + +14, 1986).3 + + The scheduling process and ensuing reaction by therapists + +soon brought MDMA to national attention. Nearly all the major +____________________ +3 For a more thorough policy discussion, the reader is referred +to Beck (1986) and Seymour (1986). + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 5 + + + +newspapers and magazines devoted features to the substance, + +sensationalizing the reputed euphoric and therapeutic qualities + +of MDMA (Life, 1985, Newsweek, 1985, Time, 1985). The increase + +in publicity was accompanied by an increased street demand. + +University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) psychopharmacologist + +Ronald Siegel (1985:2) stated that street use "escalated from an + +estimated 10,000 doses distributed in all of 1976 to 30,000 doses + +distributed per month in 1985." The DEA found evidence of use in + +a majority of states and estimated that "30,000 dosage units are + +distributed each month in one Texas city" (1985:2). These + +estimates (made just before MDMA became illegal) must be + +considered highly speculative and it is unknown what changes in + +use have occurred since then. + +III. EPIDEMIOLOGY + + Although research examining recreational use patterns of + +MDMA has been minimal, the drug appears to be most popular in + +urban areas, especially college towns (Beck, 1986, Renfroe, + +1986).4 Many users belong to groups who have traditionally been + +associated with MDA use. Prominent among these are gays and + +college students. Newsweek noted that MDMA "has become popular + +over the last two years on college campuses, where it is + +____________________ +4 Most of the information available regarding street use of MDMA +is based on anecdotal accounts given to the media, therapists, +and substance abuse professionals, as well as preliminary +research conducted by Jerome Beck (1986). Through his capacity +as a drug educator and counselor at the University of Oregon and +in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beck has been able to interview +hundreds of individuals who reportedly used MDMA over the past 10 +years. + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 6 + + + +considered an aphrodisiac" (Newsweek, 1985, p.96). This + +reputation explains why MDMA seems to be increasing in popularity + +even among groups such as college fraternities, which are not + +traditional psychedelic users (Beck, 1986). + + One of the first media accounts of MDMA described it as a + +"yuppie psychedelic" whose popularity was spreading rapidly among + +educated professionals in their 30s and 40s. The article stated + +that "in contrast to the mind-bending hallucinogens of the '60s, + +Adam is reported to leave one's faculties fairly clear," (Mandel, + +1984, p.A2). The same article quoted a drug abuse program + +director as noting that "some of these people haven't touched a + +psychedelic for 10 or 15 years, but cocaine is really scaring + +folks these days. They are turning elsewhere" (Mandel, 1984, + +p.A2). Many individuals describe using MDMA on occasion while + +claiming to rarely or never use other more commonly available + +illegal drugs or even alcohol (Beck, 1986, Seymour, 1986). As + +the author of a recent article titled "Drugless in L.A." stated, + +"For veterans of the '60s it is interesting to note that the + +major new drug of the '80s, Ecstasy, has been hyped as a drug + +that is not really a drug" (Kaye, 1986, p.34). + + MDMA's cost has ranged from $50 to $120 a gram, yielding 5 + +to 15 doses per gram. The price has increased slowly since MDMA + +became illegal. The oral route is by far the most common method + +of ingestion, although some individuals occasionally inhale the + +drug. Intravenous (IV) use seems to be rare. At times a small + +quantity of MDMA will be swallowed or inhaled as a "booster" + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 7 + + + +after the initial oral dose begins to wear off. A continuous use + +of boosters, however, generally leads to great fatigue the next + +day. + + Although MDMA has been described occasionally as a "party + +drug," that is not its most common use pattern. Most individuals + +describe taking it with a small intimate group or another person, + +usually a close friend, spouse, or lover. A major exception was + +certain bars in the Dallas, Texas, area, where tablets were + +purchased at the door or counter, and where, according to the + +DEA, 30,000 dosage units of MDMA a month were sold by one local + +dealer alone, right up until the scheduling ban (United States + +Department of Justice, 1985). + + +IV. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY + + A. Effects + + The MDMA dosage range between effectiveness and toxicity is + +fairly narrow. It is reported that toxic effects begin to + +increase sharply over the 200 mg dose level. Effects generally + +appear within 20 to 60 minutes, when the user experiences a + +"rush" usually described as mild but euphoric. The "rush" may + +last from a few minutes to half an hour or not occur at all, + +depending on the user's mental set and the environment, the dose + +ingested, and the MDMA's quality. Zinberg (1976) described a + +similar pattern with MDA in an early field study. After the + +rush, the high levels off to a plateau, usually lasting from two + +to three hours, followed by a gradual "coming down" sensation, + +ending with a feeling of fatigue. Insomnia, however, may persist + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 8 + + + +long after the fatigue stage, depending on the dosage and the + +user. + + MDMA, although milder and shorter-lasting than MDA, still + +exerts amphetamine-like effects on the body, including dilated + +pupils, dry mouth and throat, tension in the lower jaw, grinding + +of the teeth, and overall stimulation. These effects vary + +depending on dose. In addition, MDMA exerts a strong paradoxical + +effect of relaxation, which often causes many users to be unaware + +of the stimulant side effects (Beck, 1986). Most users cite a + +dramatic drop in defense mechanisms and increased empathy towards + +others. Combined with the stimulant effect, this generally + +produces an increase in intimate communication. Although both + +MDA and MDMA have been labeled "aphrodisiacs," users most often + +describe a more sensual, rather than sexual, experience. + + B. Psychotherapeutic Effects + + Research evaluating MDA as a psychotherapeutic tool preceded + +that of MDMA. Studies were conducted by Naranjo et al. (1967), + +Naranjo (1973), Turek et al. (1974), and Yensen et al. (1976). + +The studies described similar outcomes and unanimously supported + +the therapeutic potential of MDA. Subjects described an + +intensification of feelings, facilitation of self-insight, and + +heightened empathy as qualitative characteristics of MDA. + + Zinberg (1976) carried out what is still the only published + +field study of either MDA or MDMA. He interviewed 23 experienced + +MDA users while they were high in their "natural" settings, + +either individually or in groups. None of the users reported any + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 9 + + + +past negative experiences. Zinberg observed no panic reactions + +or hallucinatory episodes. + + The most complete study of MDMA's effects published to date + +was conducted by Greer (1983) who administered the drug to 29 + +subjects (none with severe mental disorders) in a therapeutic + +setting. Most of the subjects were given an oral dose of 75-150 + +mg of MDMA. After about two hours, they were offered a second + +dose of 50-75 mg. Greer reported that all the subjects + +experienced some benefits. Each described feeling closer and + +more intimate with the others present, and almost all reported + +positive changes in their feelings and attitudes. Moreover, 17 + +subjects reported some cognitive benefit (e.g., an expanded + +mental perspective and insight into personal patterns or + +problems). Follow-up questionnaires were given at a median time + +of about nine months after the last session, and the majority of + +subjects reported positive changes in work, relationships, mood, + +and attitude. Half reported decreased use of mood-altering + +drugs, often mentioning that these substances seemed less + +appealing after experiencing MDMA. According to Greer, "The + +ability not only to feel free of conflict--which can be provided + +by many drugs of abuse--but to learn how to prevent conflicts in + +everyday life seems unique to MDMA as a therapeutic adjunct" + +(Greer, 1983, p.12). + + It appears that well over one hundred psychiatrists and + +other therapists have employed MDMA as a therapeutic adjunct. + +Several psychiatrists testified on behalf of MDMA at the federal + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 10 + + + +administrative hearings concerning permanent scheduling. Wolfson + +(1985) cited optimistic results in the treatment of a few + +psychotic patients. He concluded that "MDMA provides a positive + +alternative to the dark and negative experiences of people + +experiencing psychotic states" (p.9). In general, therapists + +attending the hearings believed that a major advantage of MDMA + +(less so with MDA) over the traditional psychedelics is that it + +produces far less distortion of sensory perception and fewer + +unpleasant emotional reactions. The experience is generally seen + +as both personal and familiar and seems to differ only in its + +degree of intensity from that of everyday experience. This is in + +sharp contrast to the effects of most other psychedelics, where + +the experience is often perceived as unfamiliar and + +transpersonal. As Grinspoon asserted, "MDMA appears to have some + +of the advantages of LSD-like drugs without most of the + +corresponding disadvantages" (Grinspoon, 1985, p.3). + + Although some preliminary research suggested that MDMA has + +significant therapeutic potential, the notable absence of well- + +controlled, double-blind studies limits conclusions about the + +possible efficacy or risks associated with the use of MDMA in + +therapy. As Siegel recently noted, "MDMA has been promoted as a + +cure for everything from personal depression to alienation to + +cocaine addiction. . . . It's got a lot of notoriety, but the + +clinical claims made for its efficacy are totally unsupported at + +this time" (Siegel, 1985, p.14). Researchers and therapists are + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 11 + + + +aware that only formal, well-controlled research will adequately + +assess the true therapeutic value of MDMA. + + + +V. RELATED PROBLEMS/HEALTH RISKS + + A. Physiological Problems. + + Although little is known about the potential toxicity for + +humans of MDA, MDMA, or any of the other amphetamine + +psychedelics, some research has assessed toxic and lethal doses + +in animals (Hardman, Haavik, & Seevers, 1973, Davis, & Borne, + +1984). Assuming the results of the data on animals can be + +generalized to humans, indications are that a lethal IV dose for + +50% (LD-50) of 150-pound individuals would be about 1100 to 1780 + +mg. The dangers of such extrapolation are well known, but these + +figures would seem to indicate that a lethal dose for injected + +MDMA may be a little over 10 times the usual 100-150 mg amount. + + A recent study suggested a much higher LD-50 for MDMA when + +ingested orally. The single-dose oral LD-50 for rats was found + +to be approximately 325 mg/kg, with death associated with kidney + +and liver damage (Goad 1985). This dose corresponds to over 150 + +times the human therapeutic level (1.5-2.0 mg/kg). + + Street use of MDA has been connected to a number of deaths, + +although not clearly, because other drugs were also involved + +(Reed, Cravey, & Sedgwick, 1972). Some deaths reported in 1972 + +and 1973 to be a result of MDA toxicity are now known to have + +occurred as a result of ingesting another amphetamine derivative: + +PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine) (Inaba, Way, & Blum, 1978). The PMA + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 12 + + + +compound, frequently passed off as MDA, often caused a dangerous + +rise in blood pressure at effective doses. Fortunately, PMA + +appears to have been totally withdrawn from circulation + +(Stafford, 1983). + + A few deaths have been associated with the use of MDMA, but + +its role as a causative factor in these deaths remains uncertain + +(Shulgin, 1985). As of April, 1986, 20 emergency room incidents + +for MDMA had been listed in the federal government's Drug Abuse + +Warning Network (DAWN) (Newmeyer, 1986). Ignorance of the + +substance undoubtedly contributes to underreporting. However, the + +number of mentions still appears to be rather low when compared + +with the suspected extent of use described by Siegel (1985) and + +the DEA (Sapienza, 1985). + + While associated with relatively few overdoses or deaths, + +MDMA's neurotoxic potential is cause for concern. Studies in + +rats conducted at the University of Chicago indicate that large + +intravenous doses of MDA and MDMA in rats are associated with + +suspected degeneration of serotonergic ("chemical messenger") + +nerve terminals in certain areas of the brain (Ricaurte, 1986, + +Ricaurte, Bryan, Strauss, Seiden, & Schuster, 1985). Also, there + +may be some suppression of the immune system. Serotonin is a + +neurotransmitter that apparently plays an important role in + +regulating sleep, mood, sexual activity, and sensitivity to + +stimuli (Schuster, 1986). However, the University of Chicago + +researchers acknowledged that "because of the differences in + +species, dose, frequency, and route of administration, as well as + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 13 + + + +differences in the way in which rats and humans metabolize + +amphetamine, it would be premature to extrapolate our findings to + +humans" (Ricaurte, et al., 1985, p.988). In addition, our + +overall lack of knowledge concerning serotonin makes it difficult + +to interpret the significance of these findings. Research is now + +being conducted at Stanford and other institutions to determine + +the potential significance of this damage, whether it occurs in + +humans, and if so, at what dosage level (both orally and + +intravenously). + + A number of acute and chronic problems have been identified. + +for example, MDMA may exert an adverse action on the + +immunological response of some individuals. This effect is most + +often associated with repeated high dosages, particularly in + +individuals who have used the drug over a long period of time. + +Long-term users often describe increasingly uncomfortable and + +prolonged "burn-out" periods, sometimes lasting two or more days. + +Many individuals have also reported an increased susceptibility + +to various ailments, particularly sore throats, colds, flus, and + +herpes outbreaks (Beck, 1986). These reactions appear to be rare + +in novice users and individuals in good physical and mental + +health. + + Generally, many of the side effects of MDMA are similar to + +those of amphetamine and, as Weil (1976) noted with MDA, are very + +much dose-related. One of the most common annoying effects is a + +tension of the jaw muscles, often progressing to involuntary + +grinding of the teeth, an effect noted with MDMA and amphetamine- + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 14 + + + +like drugs in general. Nausea and dizziness are occasionally + +reported, most often during the initial onset of the high. + +Individuals become dehydrated and should be drinking water or + +juice throughout the experience. Unfortunately, some choose to + +drink alcoholic beverages, which increase dehydration. As with + +other stimulants, individuals under the influence of MDMA are + +often capable of ingesting large quantities of alcohol with few + +discernible effects until a short time later. Thus, overdose of + +alcohol likely plays a significant role in the next day's + +hangover (Beck, 1986). The potentially toxic interaction between + +MDMA and alcohol merits further investigation. + + One research project studied the effects of a single + +exposure to MDMA among 21 healthy individuals. All these + +subjects had used MDMA on previous occasions. Using blood + +chemistry, physiological measures, and neurological examinations, + +the researchers concluded that: + + + This experimental situation produced no observed + or reported psychological or physiological + damage, either during the twenty-four hour study + period, or during the three month follow-up + period. From the information presented here one + can say only that MDMA, at the doses tested, has + remarkably consistent and predictable + physiological effects which are transient and + free of clinically apparent major toxicity + (Downing, 1985, p.5-6). + + + The research design of this experiment was heavily + +criticized by an FDA pharmacologist at the administrative + +hearings (Tocus, 1985). He agreed with the study's conclusion + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 15 + + + +that "there is insufficient evidence to judge accurately either + +harm or benefit" (Downing, 1985, p.6). + + Based on the limited information available, researchers have + +identified the following medical conditions as possible + +contraindications to MDMA use: diabetes, diminished liver + +function, epilepsy, glaucoma, heart disease, hypertension, + +hypoglycemia, hyperthyroidism and pregnancy (Beck, 1986, Seymour, + +1986; Greer, 1983). + + B. Psychological Problems. + + The most frequent use of MDMA usually occurs during the + +first months following the initial experience. After first + +exposure, some individuals will attempt to continually + +reexperience the positive aspects of the drug. However, this + +abusive cycle tends to be brief. Within a short time, the + +frequent use of MDMA almost invariably produces a strong + +dysphoric reaction, which is only exacerbated with continued use. + +The increasing number of unpleasant side effects coupled with an + +almost total loss of desired effects occurs with greater rapidity + +and intensity than they do with other more commonly abused + +substances (Beck, 1986; Seymour, 1986; Greer, 1983; Strassman, + +1985). However, since the popularity of MDMA is fairly recent, + +more time is needed to see how use patterns develop among new + +user groups introduced to the drug (e.g., adolescents, i.v. + +users). + + The strong euphoria associated with MDMA points towards a + +high abuse potential. Although Seymour (1986) states that MDMA + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 16 + + + +doesn't seem to pack a "euphoric punch" or "rush" comparable to + +other drugs, Beck (1986) finds just the opposite to be true. + +Among individuals who have tried both MDMA and cocaine, the + +majority usually express a strong preference for the longer, + +smoother euphoria provided by MDMA. As one individual + +interviewed by the NIDA-funded Cocaine Cessation Project + +described it: + + + Cocaine usually gives me an up-and-down jagged + feeling that lasts for only a short time. I + alternately like it and hate it, though for some + reason it has very seductive qualities. + "Ecstasy," on the other hand, is just as the name + implies. It's "state of the art." It puts me in + a place of total bliss for 3 or 4 hours. Whereas + coke often makes me feel jittery, MDMA is very + smooth. I know it has amphetamine in it, but I + feel so relaxed . . . (Murphy, 1986). + + + Recent studies at Johns Hopkins found that primates will + +self-administer MDMA at regular intervals (although not quite as + +frequently as cocaine) (Sapienza, 1986). In sharp contrast to + +cocaine, however, there appear to be relatively few cases of what + +might be considered heavy abuse of MDMA (Beck, 1986; Seymour, + +1986; Siegel, 1985; Greer, 1983). In an ongoing study of MDMA + +users, Siegel (1985) cited that the most common patterns of use + +are "experimental" (ten times or less in lifetime) or "social- + +recreational" (one to four times per month). He also said that + +"compulsive patterns marked by escalating dose and frequency of + +use have not been reported with MDMA users" (Siegel, 1985, p.2- + +3). + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 17 + + + + Occasional psychological problems have been reported with + +MDMA use, but appear to be quite rare. Episodes of + +hyperventilation have been noted (Beck, 1986; Seymour, 1986; + +Siegel, 1985), but these almost always occur during the onset of + +the experience as part of a generalized panic reaction. + +Reassurance that the phase is transitory generally lessens this + +problem. + + In 1985, the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic reported + +that each month three to four individuals sought treatment for + +problems related to MDA, MDMA, or related drugs (Seymour, 1986). + +Some clients present acute symptoms that include anxiety, rapid + +pulse, and in advanced cases, paranoia. As Seymour notes: "With + +MDMA and the methoxylated amphetamines, as is the case with most + +stimulants and psychedelics, the acute toxicity symptoms that are + +usually seen in treatment are similar and result from taking too + +much of the drug. These dose related symptoms usually dissipate + +as the drug wears off, and the patient can be discharged within a + +few hours" (1986: 54-55). Seymour also goes on to state that + +"More severe reactions to what users believed to be MDMA have + +been reported, including prolonged psychotic reactions, but we + +haven't seen them" (1986: 55). Treatment is usually symptomatic + +and of relatively short duration. From the Haight Ashbury data, + +it appears that the highly unpleasant aftereffects associated + +with heavy use of MDMA serve to temper the appetite of all but a + +few users. + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 18 + + + + Some additional psychological problems have recently been + +noted in an ongoing study conducted by Mim Landry of the Haight + +Ashbury Training and Education Project. A "delayed anxiety + +disorder" has been observed in a few individuals. This problem + +typically occurs among novice users of MDMA, and the + +manifestations "range from a mild anxiety or concentration + +difficulties to a full-blown disorder such as a panic attack with + +hyperventilation and tachycardia, phobic disorders, parathesias, + +or other anxiety states" (Seymour, 1986, p.56). These initial + +findings underscore a growing danger of unsuccessful attempts at + +"self-therapy" by individuals who run the risk of exacerbating + +their emotional problems with unsupervised episodes. Up to this + +point, the Haight Ashbury research provides some of the only + +significant data on the potential problems associated with MDMA + +abuse. + + +VI. CONCLUSION + + Media accounts and substance abuse professionals often + +dismiss MDMA as a short-term fad. However, the perceived + +therapeutic and/or euphoric effects combined with the ease with + +which MDMA is usually experienced can be expected to attract new + +users. A danger in this regard is the uncertain potential for + +abuse. In addition, there are potentially severe health risks + +associated with MDMA and probable contraindications. This is + +particularly true with repeated use of high dosages which may + +lead to acute or chronic medical and psychological problems. + +Unfortunately, our current knowledge regarding nearly every + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 19 + + + +aspect of MDMA is extremely limited and based almost exclusively + +on anecdotal data. Research is obviously needed to better + +determine the potential risks of a substance which is rapidly + +establishing itself in our drug culture. + +VII. RESOURCES + +Dr. Jerome E. Beck +Institute for Scientific Analysis +2410 Lombard St. +San Francisco, CA 94123 +(415) 921-4987 + +Dr. Mim Landry +Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics +529 Clayton Street +San Francisco, CA 94117 + +Dr. John Newmeyer +Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics +529 Clayton Street +San Francisco, CA 94117 +(415) 864-6090 + +Dr. George Ricuarte +Department of Neurology +Stanford University Medical Center +Palo Alto, CA 94305 + +Dr. Frank Sapienza +Drug Enforcement Administration +1405 Eye Streeet, NW +Washington, D.C. 20537 + +Dr. Richard Seymour +Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics +529 Clayton Street +San Francisco, CA 94117 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + + 20 + + +11-13-1986 MD +Rev. 12/31/86 epd +Rev. 4/6/87 epd, 9/15/87 jh + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group (M. Douglas Anglin, PhD, Director) + 14 + + + REFERENCES + +Beck, J. The Popularization and Resultant Implications of a + Recently Controlled Psychoactive Substance. Contemporary Drug + Problems, 13: 1, 1986. + +Beck, J. & P. Morgan. Designer Drug Confusion: A Focus on MDMA. + Journal of Drug Education, 16(3): 267-282, 1986. + +Davis W. M., & R. F. Borne. Pharmacologic Investigation of + Compounds Related to 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). + Substance and Alcohol Actions/Misuse, 5: 105-110, 1984. + +Downing, J. J. MDMA Pilot Study: Physiological, Psychological, + and Sociological Summary, Unpublished manuscript, 1985. + +Federal Register, May 31, 1985: 50:106. + +Federal Register, Oct. 14, 1986: 51:198 36552-36560. + +Greer, G. MDMA: A New Psychotropic Compound and Its Effects in + Humans, Self-published (333 Rosario Hill, Sante Fe, New Mexico + 87501), 1983. + +� \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmainf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmainf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6d3edada --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmainf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,198 @@ + +If I may, I'd like to try and summarize some of the info about MDMA. +A more complete explanation was given somewhere earlier in this pile +of responses. The best books for further info are Ecstasy: The MDMA Story +and Psychedelics Encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia is by Peter Stafford. +I don't recall who wrote the other one. + +On second thought, I'm just gonna copy this from Whole Earth Review. It's all +accurate and simplified. + +MDMA (3,4 -Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) + +Dosage: 100-150 mg/oral + +Duration: 30-60 minutes to onset; 2-3 hour plateau; 6 hours to baseline + +Effects: Ego softening; neurotically based fear dissolution; feelings of +emotionally based love and empathy. No visual effects. Lucidity retained, in- +depth communication facilitated. Present moment awareness heightened. + +Side effects: Appetite loss; stimulation; mild jaw-clenching; mild to +moderate post-session fatigue. Occasional nystagmus (lateral eye wiggle). +Initial restlessness, nervousness, nausea, shivering or tremor. +CAUTION: May induce inappropriate and unintended emotional-bond imprinting. +Note: Reversible nerve cell toxicity has been reported in laboratory animals +at a dose equivalent to human consumption of 175 mg or more. + +Contraindications: Concurrent use of stimulants or MAO inhibitors +(see Warning). Heart ailments, glaucoma, hypertension, aneurism or "stroke" +history, hepatic or renal disorders, diabetes or hypoglycemia. + +Context: Light and warm environment; with a loved one or a few close friends, +but sometimes with many others in celebration. + +So, that's what I have. Good luck on finding any other information. + +Willie +wbogue@cwis.unomaha.edu + + +======================================================================== + + +MDMA, aka Ecstasy, X, XTC, E, Adam, etc, etc... + +Chemically: +---------- + + MDMA = 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine + MDA = 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine + + MDMA = N-methyl-MDA = Adam + MDE = N-ethyl-MDA = Eve + + O /\ /\ NHCH3 + / \ / \ / \ / + / | | | + CH2 | | CH3 + \ | | + \ / \ / + O \/ + + Replacing the NHCH3 with NH2 is MDA; Replacing it with NHCH2CH3 + is MDE. MBDB is formed by replacing the CH3 with CH2CH3 (I forget + the chemical name of this offhand). Replacing the NHCH3 with + a double bond to an O atom gives you 3,4-methyeledioxyphenylacetone + which is typically the immediate precursor to MDA, MDMA & MDE. + Eliminating the radical entirely and replacing the CH3 with a + double bond to a CH2 gives isosafrole which is 3,4-methylenedioxy- + allylbenzene which is an essential oil. + + If you slice off the first methylenedioxy ring you get + methamphetamine -- then replace the NHCH3 with NH2 and you're looking + at amphetamine. + +Psychologically: +--------------- + + MDMA is *chemically* an amphetamine, but psychologically its + whats known as an empathogen-entactogen. There is some amphetamine + stimulant quality left, which enhances the empathogenic quality. + The empathogenic quality is basically the ability to communicate + things to others, and the ability to feel empathy towards others. + Its sort of an "external" quality, that opens lines of communication. + The stimulating quality and the empathogenic effect are what most + recreational users seem to be after. The entactogenic effect, on + the other hand, is an internal quality. Its a sense that the + world is sort of "and okay place to be" (that sounds kinda stupid + but its hard to describe... kinda like daily affirmation with + Stuart Smalley only its a genuine feeling...). + + THESE ARE ACUTE EFFECTS!!!! You don't dose someone up with MDMA + and expect the high to last forever, thats not the concept... + +Psychotherapeutic Use: +---------------------- + + The idea is to use the acute effects of the drug to massively + accelerate psychotherapy. The empathogenic effect has obvious + applications, both for use by the therapist and the patient. + It facilitates communication, trust, etc, ad nauseum. + + The entactogenic effect is what does the work, however. It + strengthens the ego, and is *NOT* *NOT* dissasociative. It is + the only recreational drug that I have tried to date that has + allowed me to keep a clear mind without being dissasociative + or stoning (hell, it makes my mind clearer than it normally + is) -- confusion on MDMA is not a normally encountered + problem. + + Now, if you read the book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known + and Loved by Alexander Shulgin) or Through the Gateway of the + Heart [and I think you can find out how to get both of these from + the Misc FAQ on alt.drugs -- if not, I'll post], you will come + across very striking situations where the entactogenic effect of + MDMA can help. In particular, I believe its probably the best + way to get repressed memories to resurface that there is (provided + that the patient is prepared to remember them). The entactogenic + effect acts as an emotional brace so that the patient can + recall the event without going through incredible emotional + trauma. That allows the mind to relax its protection on those + memories and let the person remember them... + + It is *not* another LSD. LSD, IMHO, is risky for doing this kind + of shit. MDMA does not cause bad trips, and the only psychological + risk that you're in for is that the person is going to not + get anything out of it. + +Related Chemicals: +------------------ + + Amphetamine stimulants are just useless because while they facilitate + communications (and *lots* of communication), they tend to + not do anything for a persons emotions (other than maybe inflate + their ego). + + MDA is similar to MDMA, but its an empathogen-entheogen rather + than an empathogen-entactogen. It (as opposed to MDMA) does make + one stoned, and at higher doses it tends to be hard to remember + the first part of the sentence that a person is speaking. Its + generally not considered anywhere near as useful for therapy as + MDMA, although some researchers have had some success with it. + MDE has roughly the same effects as MDA (offhand I can't recall + the details of the differences and I have never tried MDE before). + + Neurochemically, MDA and MDMA are quite different. Their active + isomers are switched, and MDA seems to effect the 5-HT2 receptor + where MDMA is inactive. + + MBDB has a somewhat similar effect to MDMA, and has been proposed + as the prototypical entactogenic drug. Its not as useful as + MDMA, however, since it doesn't facilitate the same amount of + communication. Only about 50% of the people who take it feel that + its comparable to MDMA. Neurochemically the difference is that + MBDB seems to release less dopamine than MDMA for one thing. + +Side effects and other crap: +---------------------------- + + MDMA doesn't cause parkinson's disease -- MPTP which an entirely + different drug (an opiate) does. MDMA doesn't dry up your + spinal fluid -- thats a completely stupid and silly concept to + begin with. The way that researcher's have been *testing* for + MDMA damage is to draw a spinal tap. What they are looking for + is lower levels of 5-HIAA which might indicate damage to + 5-HT neurons. In short they haven't found anything convincing + in humans. In animals it takes large doses over consecutive + days to produce neurotoxicity (bursting of 5-HT axons, which + is reparable). With smaller doses with longer time periods + in between, there is no evidence of neurotoxicity. I have + never heard of MDMA producing paranoia or schizophrenic breaks + or anything like that -- that is an effect one might expect of + classical amphetamines or LSD (respectively). MDMA may actually + be useful in treating patients with paranoia or schizoid features. + MDMA is a damn safe drug, certainly more safe than alcohol. The + only problems would be due to its exaggerating existing heart + conditions. And also, as recently happened in England, the + stimulant qualities could make a person overextert themselves + without knowing it (however, thats really quite rare -- 7 cases + is nothing compared with the wreckage due to alcohol). + + For more info check out the alt.drugs FAQ... or the books cited + above (And add MDMA: the Ecstasy Story as another good one to + check out...). + +So, have I cleared most everything up, or are there more questions? + +ps. and _Psychedlic Encyclopedia_ is a reference that I forgot in the + original posting, but which is *very* good and for more than just + MDMA -- it also covers LSD, DMT, Harmaline, Psilocybin/Psilocyn, + and THC. + +-- +Lamont Granquist lamontg@u.washington.edu + "When dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases." + -- Robert Anton Wilson + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmaneurinf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmaneurinf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..22e0e6a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmaneurinf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +From: lamontg@u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: New info on MDMA neurotoxicity +Date: 1 Apr 1994 21:57:24 GMT +Message-ID: <2ni5c4$nq1@news.u.washington.edu> + +this is from my e-mail (fwd w/permission)... + +From rickmaps@aol.com Fri Apr 1 13:54:00 1994 +>Date: Fri, 01 Apr 94 00:21:22 EST +>From: rickmaps@aol.com +>To: lamontg@u.washington.edu +>Subject: Re: MDMA References +> +>Lamont, +> +>You already have virtually all the essential information. The Ricaurte +>primate study is unpublished, so its not surprising that you didn't find +>anything written about it. Here is the section of the IND application Sasha +>referred to: +> +>Ricaurte (personal communication,1992) and associates at Johns Hopkins +>University recently completed the data analysis portion of a primate study +>which for the first time has identified a no-effect level for MDMA +>neurotoxicity. The study involved six primates, three controls and three +>experimental animals who received an oral administration of 2.5 mg/kg of MDMA +>once every two weeks for four months (8x). Eight brain regions were examined +>for 5-HT and 5-HIAA content. There were no significant differences between +>experimental and control animals in any of the brain regions studied. Since a +>previous study by Ricaurte (1988a) has shown that a single oral dose of 5.0 +>mg/kg causes neurotoxicity only in the thalamus and hypothalamus, this +>study demonstrates that the primate no-effect level lies somewhere between +>2.5 and 5.0 mg /kg. +> +>Here is something else from that application: +> +>H +>uman study of response of MDMA users to DMT +> +> Strassman (personal communication,1992) recently completed an FDA-approved +>human study in which the physiological and psychological responses of ele +>ven subjects to various i.v. doses of DMT were studied. Physiological +>measures included x-endorphin, ACTH, prolactin, corticol, growth hormone, +>baseline and maximum rise temperature and pupil diameter responses. +>Psychological measures included the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the +>Hallucinogenic Rat +>ing Scale (HRS) developed specifically for this experiment. +> +> Subjects were divided in +>to two groups, "MDMA Positive" and "MDMA Negative". The "MDMA Positive" +>group included six subjects who had taken MDMA five or more times. Not +>including one of those had taken MDMA 75 +>-100 times, the average exposure for the "MDMA Positive" group was about +>10x. The "MD +>MA Negative" group included the remaining five subjects had taken MDMA never +>or only once, with an +>average exposure of less than 1x. +> +> Analysis of the physiological measurements revealed no +> significant differences between the groups in x-endorphin, ACTH, prolactin, +>corticol, growth hormone, baseline and maximum rise temperature responses, +>across all four doses of DMT and placebo. The standard analytic tool was +>ANOVA with repeated measures. The only significant difference between the " +>MDMA Positive" and "MDMA Negative" groups was that the maximum change in +>pupil diameter relative to baseline was less in the positives than the +>negatives, across all doses of drug/placebo. +> Dr. Strassman noted "If one believes that 5-HT2 receptors in the eye +>mediate the effect of DMT +>on pupil size, then this is oppostive what one would expect; i.e. if +>"denervation hypersensitivity" +> occurred, one would expect more robust pupil dilation. The pupil data was +>the least complete (people were reluctant to open their eyes during the +>period of DMT intoxication), thus ANOVA without repea +>ted measurements was used as a less than ideal tool." +> +> Analysis of the psychological data showed no significant differences in the +>POMS given both before and after the injections of DMT. Rega +>rding the HRS, no differences were noted in responses for any of the 6 +>factors between the "MDMA P +>ositive" and "MDMA Negative" groups across all doses of DMT/placebo; neither +>were there any interaction effects. +> +> +>The most important paper you have missed is by O'Callaghan, in NIDA +>Monograph # 136, Assessing Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse. Its available for +>free from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (301) +>468-2600, or 800 729-6686. The paper discusses data that suggests that +>lowered serotonin levels do not always reflect neurotoxicity. +> +>Also, have you seen Charlie Grob's paper in Journal of Nervous and Mental +>Disease, Vol. 180, No. 6, June, 1992, p. 345-356 ? +> +>I'd be curious to learn of your estimation of the neurotoxic risk of MDMA. +> +>Also, in case you are interested you are invited to join MAPS. The address +>is 1801 Tippah Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205, and general memberships are $30 +>or more. The latest newsletter is at the printers and will be send out to +>members in the next few weeks. Since earlier today, MAPS can accept credit +>card orders. +> +>Rick Doblin +> +> + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmarpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmarpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..530b1c09 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmarpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,529 @@ +From: jmt0165@u.cc.utah.edu (Jon Taylor) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: My first X experience +Date: 17 Oct 1993 16:22:03 -0600 +Message-ID: <29sgib$rm9@u.cc.utah.edu> + + Wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOOOOW! Sorry... Had my first X experience this +weekend, and I though I'd tell the net what it was like, and also ask a +few questions abouyt this stuff to the people that know more about it than +I do. + I was well-prepared for the evening even before I took the X. I +had eaten a sixteenth of shrooms (shitty) and taken 2 or 3 hits off the 3.5 +foot bong my friend has called Goliath (really good weed, too). By the +time I got to the rave, I was so fucked up I was getting deep meaning from +the music, free-associating with everything around me, and generally out +of my skull. It actually wasn't very pleasant for about 40 minutes, +untill my friends got back (they had a problem getting into the rave and +had to go back home to get some different IDs). I hooked up with my +source soon after that, too the little pill, and sat down in the UV room +they had there to wait. + By the time the X kicked in, the weed had worn off and I wasn't so +out of it anymore. The first thing I noticed was a subtle alteration in +my perceptions, followed by a slow but steady surge of energy throughout +my whole body. It wasn't like caffeine or ephedrine, where you get really +jittery, but rather it was very smooth and pleasant (VERY pleasant. I +think this stuff could be addictive). While this was going on, I was just +laying back in the UV room digging the cool sensations, and I noticed that +little things like moving my hands across the foam mattress I was laying +on gave *VERY* interesting sensations. I tried smoking a cigarette, and +found it to be an incredibly sensual pleasure (I normally don't like +smoking). My friend came in (sorry no first names, I'm a tad paranoid), +and I was overcome with a rush of freindship-type feelings for him, and +demanded a hug, which felt SO wonderful (I'm not gay, and it wasn't +anything sexual, just a freindly-type thing). That was at about T+50 +minutes. I exchanged several more hugs with other friends. Shook hands +with another first-timer, and just generally grooved on the cool vibes I +was feeling. + About five minutes later, Friend #1 convinced me to get off my ass +and gout out to the dance floor and dance. I had been surprised before at +my ability to just lay there (I had though that the Amphetamine effects +would have procluded any kind of sitting still, but apparently not). I +gout out and start dancing at about T+1 hour. I was really feeling it +now, so while I was dacing my ass off I was spinning up to random people +and asking them 'are you Xing'? I only found a couple of people who were, +but I ended up dancing with this cute girl from a nearby town. We were +slow-grind-dancing for a while, when things started to get REALLY weird. + All of a sudden when I was staring into her eyes, and she was +staring into mine (I normally have a hard time looking people in the eyes, +but it was totally natural) when suddenly I found myself feeling that +tightness in the chest you get when you are in love. *LOVE*. I had met +this girl 15 minutes ago (we're at about T+1:45 here) and I was totally in +love with her. This realization completely threw me, and I just reveled +in it while we danced for a little while more, and then sat down in the UV +room and smoked some more cigarettes (again, this was LOTS of fun). Also, +One of my friends procured some 'toys': a peppermint nasal inhaler (makes +your head feel like a peppermint patty), and a rainbow glo-stick (very +cool looking). + My friends came into the UV room again, and I suddenly realized I +was in love with ALL of them, male and female. It wasn't really sexual, +just pure love (something I don't think I've EVER experienced before). We +got up and went to another room sat down in a crowd of people, and rolled +a J and smoked up. Not too long after this, my friends decided to leave, +but I was having too much fun to go, so I stayed and danced with this girl +until the place closed a couple of hours later, and then walked about +*THREE MILES* home, IN THE POURING RAIN. I even got totally lost, +wandering around downtown SLC, and I didn't care because I had so much +energy. I'm damn lucky I didn't get triple pneumonia. Got home about T+6 +hours, fell into bed, and slept on and off for the entire rest of saturday +and sunday until noon. When I woke up, I found out that I had been +grinding the living shit out of my teeth the entire trip, and they were +loose in my sockets for about 12 hours. I need to get a chew-toy next time. + My conclusions? One, it's REALLY REALLY REALLY fun. Two, I can +see how it could be addictive. Three, make sure you organize yourself +*before* you do it, because you lose things really easily. Four, beware +of unintentional emotional bonding!!! This drug opens you up SO much that +you can easily form deep emotional attachments to someone you don't even +know. It should be REAL interesting calling this girl I was dancing with +tomorrow (she wasn't Xing and I was). I dunno if I'll be doing this very +often (it's $20 a hit 'round here), and it racks your body up pretty hard. + Questions: It's been ~36 hours, and I'm still feeling it. How +long before it goes away? Also, any health advice anyone who is more +experienced than I can give me will be much appreciated. All those +stories about neural damage give me a bit of a pause. + Sorry for rambling on so long, but this was one of the most +intense experiences of my life, and I had to get it off my chest. + + -Jon + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: jamesm@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Part-Time Cosmic Baby) +Subject: Re: entheogen-entactogen ? LSD vs MDMA +Message-ID: <jamesm.19.000CDB15@cogs.susx.ac.uk> +Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 11:51:15 GMT + +In article <Jan.11.21.30.45.1994.9600@pilot.njin.net> csc@pilot.njin.net (Sean Casey) writes: + +>An entactogen makes one feel that "everything is okay". A general +>feeling of well-being. + +>Note that MDMA does not always have this effect. Bad trips on MDMA do +>happen. If there's a lot of negative stuff buried inside, it can get +>suddenly connected with your conscious thought. One person I know took +>some MDMA and couldn't stop crying for about 2 hours. + +>Fortunately, it is pretty rare, and most people have very good +>experiences on MDMA. Personally, I think it should be issued to +>people (on a voluntary basis). + +Unfortunately, it seems that I am one of these rare cases, I can get the MDMA +entactogenic effects only when I am in a very safe familiar place with people +I like a lot already. If not, then I do feel very lonely, incomplete, and I +usually get obsessed with finding my soul-mate. There is no way I can dance, and +some times I have cried for quite some time. The only thing I seem to want to +do is 'Quddle' with someone that I know will feel the same after they've come +down, and not just because of the drug. +I have tried to avoid to get imprinted on people (intimate love-wise) because +I don't think that drugs are there to create love, but to facilitate its +expression, and I wouldn't start a relationship based on a pill. I have tried +to feed this need for primal Quddling with having a teddy to Quddle, it has +freaked people out, and it still does, but hey if a rave is a place where you +can do what you feel like doing then if I feel like going with my teddy is my +business. +It sound like regression and believe me it feels like one as well, about 2 +years old I should think. It is obvious to me that Quddling is what I've +missed (Wilson's Biosurvival circuit, oral, safety etc.) when I was young, It +is something I will get over by partly supplementing this safety my self and +partly by finding people that are willing to share their affection with me. +This the main reason I take MDMA occasionally but very carefully, because I +believe that this is a deep need that has to be faced/addressed/resolved +instead of being suppressed/hidden and forgotten. Many times is hard and can be +quite painful but I'm moving on and keep on moving. + +Now the point I wanted to get to from the start is that under the +circumstances it sound that it would be a very bad idea to try LSD, well, I +have more times than MDMA and I have a brilliant time. All I want to do is dance +and become one with the music, the more parts of the music (even emotions) I +can express with my body, the better. Is like marring time (music) with space (volume) +and when I get into it suddenly there is a peak experience that makes me feel great, +complete, love for everyone especially for those I can sense around me (since I always +dance with my eyes shut), and I feel Quddled by the whole universe (hence Cosmic Baby). +My world view changes and by present time seems as a transition, I can see where I'm +going and where I could go, and everything makes sense, there is no helplessness involved +like in MDMA nor involuntary regression, just the aware choice of been who I am the way +I want to be, as curious, sensitive, genuine, enthusiastic as child and as responsible as and +adult and as caring and understanding as a parent. +Now the problem comes with LSD because is a loners drug, people don't give a shit if you +feel genuine love for them, as long as you can't express it (with my eyes closed is a bit +hard). Or maybe I do through my way of dancing but none seems to understand, I come +across as a tripping eccentric loner who loses it on E and goes around with teddy, +socially it can be a bit problematic. +Does anybody else gets bad times on E but brilliant times on A or is it just me. + +A part-time Cosmic Baby, and his archetypal teddy. +GAGA + +============================================================================= + +Message-ID: <150303Z21051994@anon.penet.fi> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives,alt.rave +From: an74547@anon.penet.fi (Freedom Freak) +Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 15:02:45 UTC +Subject: Ecstasy Experienced + + + + Well, I have received much encouragement to relate my experiences +on Ecstasy, so here is an attempt... + + I was told almost a week in advance that I might have the +opportunity to try Ecstasy with the young lady who acted as a guide +for my first LSD trip. We were to meet at a given tube station not +far from the nightclub where the experimentation would take place. + I was not easy about trying a new psychedelic in a crowded place, +realizing this could have been difficult to handle with LSD. But +there lay the opportunity and I just hoped to have enough mental +control (practice of Yoga helping) if things got tight. + I had read about MDMA in Peter Stafford's Psychedelics +Encyclopaedia, but was aware E's are not very often pure MDMA. In +addition, the book had stayed at home and my memory of its contents +had faded somewhat. So I scanned the net for an Ecstasy FAQ and read +that, also reading whatever current reports of the experience were +posted on alt.drugs. + Quite strangely, that was also the week my father decided to give +me a hysterical account of some absurd and manipulatively badly +written article in a Swiss newspaper depicting the dreadful and +possessive evils of the Love Pill. He knows I have profound interest +in altered consciousness and its chemical gateways, but not what I'm +up to in my spare time... + + Anyway, I psyched myself up all week for the event, and when the +Saturday evening came, I left a little note on my desk explaining +that if I was unlucky that night, the Quest had been worth it. + + As soon as we entered the nightclub, we went upstairs to the +dance floor. An immense room with drapes hanging off all walls, a +screen with a permanent slide of Planet Earth on it and countless +balloons floating all around. + Sitting in a corner of the stage, I was handed my 2/3 of a White +Dove pill. I insisted on chewing it to taste it - I wanted some +intimate contact with the substance I was about to share my mind with. +Tasted awful. Very chemical. That made me laugh, especially looking +at the face of my companion who had agreed to bite into it too. We +washed the taste down with gulps from the traditional raver's water +bottle, as our supplier explained to us a few of the basics and +possible initial effects. + "If you feel funny, get up and dance." she had said. + Sure enough, about 25 minutes later, I was feeling slightly +uncomfortable. Stomach ? Mind ? I wasn't sure. From feeling quite +talkative I went to being rather silent and reserved. So I got up and +began to jiggle about. That felt a whole lot better. + I was soon joined by the other Ecstasy-newbie who commented that +nothing was happening to her. + "I feel weird", I said. + "Keep dancing" our supplier repeated, she too waiting for her E +to kick in. + + Minutes later I experienced a rush to the head - I felt for a few +seconds that I was really going to lose it, and had a vision of myself +huddled in a corner, crying for hours. Damn, just my luck I thought, +a bad trip on the first one. I literally felt as if my mind was going +to black out. No way, I thought, no way. My dad talks WOsD propaganda +and I'm not having a bad trip. I quickly searched for my companions +on the stage and got closer to them. I danced more energetically, +trying to get into the music. + + Seconds later a most unbelievable surge of energy and gentle +warmth rushed through my body. It was so brutally intense, all I +could do for several minutes was inhale and let the breath come out +as one long howl of indescriptible joy. Many around me joined in. +It seemed as though half the stage was just hollering in joint +ecstasy. + Ecstasy. The perfect word. No other could have described what I +was experiencing right then and there. Beyond words. The entire +message was contained in a scream and the most intense smile my face +had displayed in ages. + Our supplier bounded up to us asking "are you OK ? Have you eased +up both of you ? You were rather tense". I just grinned my face off. + "I feel like hugging everybody" I shouted. + "Then DO !" she yelled, flinging herself around my neck. +Geez, that felt so GOOD ! Hugging was the most rewarding, comforting +and uplifting experience ! This, for a person such as myself, usually +quite conscious of personal space and physical contact with strangers, +was a truly fascinating discovery. + + The music too was surrounding me in trance-like comfort. The +sound spoke to every nerve in my body. This is the synergy between +dance, mind and rythmic signatures Terrence McKenna was on about, I +thought. Wow. I could enjoy the "Here and Now" - any time a thought +of something unpleasant from the world would arise, I could look at +it without stress, then gently push it out of my mind. It didn't +matter that I had a project and exams. This state was pure, free, +uninhibited. + + Speaking to people in the chill-out room was bliss. I wanted +everybody to be OK, I wanted to know their names, how many times they +came here, what they were on... They were all so friendly. + One of them asked me "You're all loved up, right ?". I answered +with the ecstatic grin. "It's their first E" he was told. He then got +up, opened his arms wide, and gave me a big hug. There was something +so pure and brotherly about the whole atmosphere, it was overwhelming. + + I noticed all the described effects : brighter lights and +colours, increased physical energy yet great calm, strong empathy and +forgiveness for agressive behaviour, merging with the music to a +trance state... + "Beware of inappropriate emotional bonding", I had read. Damn, +that's what held me back from interacting more fully with an +unusually pretty girl who seemed to want to dance with me. As I +noticed she was looking into my eyes and half turning to face me, I +felt my heartbeat pound away. Another amazing wave of warmth shot up +through my stomach to the top of my head. I felt my entire body +vibrating with pleasure. I was on E and I was being turned on. + I just looked into her eyes. I was confused by the intensity of +the attraction, and uncertain how much of this was real. I needed a +nod from a friend to go ahead, or something like that. + + The nod never came. But I learned something really valuable there. +Several years ago I got screwed up by a strong bondage with a girl. +She moved away, and sure enough some predator attracted by her beauty +seduced her. Though she chucked him away fast, that was the end for +us. I had never been able to start another relationship with a girl +since. I would miss any cue girls would send out to me, or even turn +away from them, frightened. That Saturday night, Ecstasy cleared me +from this emotional hangup. On the way down, I became introspective +and meditative, and figured out what had been inhibiting me from +falling in love again. This made me feel a great weight had just left +my conscience, and I shared this feeling with friends immediately. +I was once more free to love. + Sounds dramatic, I know. But this realization was deep, complete +and liberating. LSD had freed my mind from some of its shackles, +Ecstasy was freeing my feelings. + + There would be so much more to say. But if you've read this far, +I won't abuse your patience. + What remains from the first experience is this emotional freedom, +this feeling for Compassion (I now have a much better notion of what +Buddha or Christ seemed to be preaching), and an increased ability to +tune in to the structures and messages of music. On a more subtle +level, I find it easier to initiate conversation with people and can +cope better with aimless talk about this or that. I can also pick out +almost anybody in a nightclub who is on E ! A real sharing and +compassionate bunch - if a complete stranger happily offers you water, +a spliff or a Vicks inhaler, I give you one guess as to what he's +swallowed. Check the intense smile on his face, too. + + I have had only two more experiences with Ecstasy since. + On one occasion I met a really interesting group on the dance +floor, winding up back at their place smoking spliff and playing +video games, with a good bed for the night ! It also confirmed the +return of my ability to interact with girls without hangups. + On the second occasion, I had twenty minutes of deeply mystical +feeling ("I feel I'm talking to Jesus" I told my friend - this being +from an agnostic). I also had a blinding moment in which I felt +intensely how deeply important my friends are to me and how far +beyond ordinary bonds our friendship goes. + + So for whoever is going to try Ecstasy : aside from the usual +drink-lots-of-water-and-wear-loose-clothing advice, prepare for times +of howling beauty and buzzing interactions. Remember you can look at +personal problems in a warm detached manner and maybe solve emotional +history problems. And prepare for the ultimate experiences in dancing +and h +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. + +============================================================================= + +From: farrah@coho.halcyon.com (Terry Farrah) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: My solo ecstasy experience +Date: 24 Jun 1994 22:43:24 GMT +Message-ID: <2ufnic$8c2@nwfocus.wa.com> + + +I always enjoy other people's descriptions of their drug experiences, so +I thought I'd add mine. I wrote the following for a friend of mine who +never takes recreational drugs. I had taken Ecstasy twice before, at +music festivals, and noticed that it didn't seem to be a social drug +for me. So last Sunday I decided to take it by myself. It was a +beautiful sunny day, and I was housesitting near a lake. + +Terry +------- + +I've been up since 4 this morning. While an Ecstasy high lasts only 4 +or 5 hours, the amphetamine effect lasts for much longer. I went to bed +around 10:30 and slept very lightly all night. Then I decided it would +be good to be out in the morning. The sky was clear, and I hadn't been +up for sunrise since winter. And I wanted to revisit some of the places +I had been yesterday. + +This coming down part is a bit of a rough road. Before I started +yesterday I knew I'd feel lonely coming down. And I do. I thought that +Eddie, the cat, would be of some comfort, but he's not much. And I +can't think of anyone who wants a visit or a phone call at this hour on +a Monday morning. When I have the "speed" effect without the euphoria +effect, the usual comforting activities don't work (food, sleep, +lounging, reading). + +And, although I'm glad I went walking this morning - it actually felt +like that was the only option for me - revisiting yesterday's places was +not particularly happy. Toward the end of my walk, a raven got really +annoyed with me, and screamed at me for dozens of yards. Her voice was +especially grating. + +I think, though, that her voice was not a problem yesterday. Either +that, or else she wasn't yelling at me. All the sounds of the +afternoon formed a song. Birds, trees rustling, voices, and the +ever-present bump-bump of the traffic on the I-90 bridge. It's as +though each sound makes a lasting impression on my mind such that all +the sounds blend. In fact, what seems to happen in general is that each +sensory input is experienced for a longer moment than normal. So one's +visual field seems bigger and richer. The movement of the leaves on the +trees is like a dance. And the sounds make music. + +I was out for 5-1/2 hours yesterday. I did chores around the house +until I could feel the Ecstasy take effect. Then I suddenly had an +urge to breathe in deeply, and the breath filled me up. I made sure +the cat was outside, put a little money and my ID (with your emergency +contact info!) in my windbreaker pocket, left the house and locked the +door. + +It's so funny that I thought I might write to you while I was tripping, +because I became so absorbed in each moment that the last thing I wanted +to do was walk back home and log in. I spent 5-1/2 hours within a +1-mile x 1/4-mile strip along Lake Washington. If I could have tripped +longer, I could have spent days in that same area. + +First I walked down to the lake. It was a sunny Sunday, and there were +all kinds of people out. I felt so incredibly vulnerable, though. I +knew that if I made eye contact with anyone, it would be for a longer +moment than normal, and it would draw people toward me. I've +experienced it before. So I averted my eyes from everyone. Finally I +realized that I didn't want to be around people at all. So I turned and +walked up through Colman Park. + +Colman Park is just one block south of the house where I'm staying. +It's mostly just a green space. But yesterday afternoon it was an +infinite paradise. A road (Lake Washington Blvd.) winds through the +park, but there is a footpath that cuts straight up the hill and tunnels +under the Blvd. so that you don't have to walk on the road at all. Once +I entered the first tunnel I felt this huge sense of relief. I was out +of the sun, and I was away from all those people. All afternoon I +continued to enjoy various senses of relief which often seemed all out +of proportion to whatever discomfort I had been feeling. I mean, I +wasn't enjoying being around all those people, but it wasn't awful. But +somehow it felt absolutely exhilarating to be away from them. + +My shoes were off. And my feet were already filthier than I ever let +them get in normal life. When I'm on Ecstasy I feel like walking +through everything - sand, puddles, mud, gravel - and I don't notice +what it does to my feet. I just don't care. In fact, I have to be +extra careful not to step on glass, because I might not notice if I were +cut badly. I'd probably just enjoy the sensation of the warm blood +oozing out. + +After walking very slowly up this path, maybe 50 yards, I reached a very +green spot. And there the peak of the high hit me. I stood in one spot +for the longest time, staring up at the trees, swaying back and forth, +turning my head in different directions, and listening to the song. I +even had some mild hallucinogenic visual effects, where the swaying +trees formed geometric patterns. And if I closed my eyes, I actually +saw those psychadelic-type black and white checkerboard patterns moving +all around. I didn't like that. I wanted to be in the real world. So +I kept my eyes open. + +There was another woman sitting in the grass about 50 feet away, but I +felt safe with her. She was minding her own business, and I felt sure +she'd let me mind mine. In fact, I think I enjoyed her presence. + +I hugged some trees. They were delicious. I enjoyed the roughness of +the bark. + +Then I walked up some more. There is a P-patch further up the hill. +There were people working in it. I walked very slowly through the +patch. I enjoyed the earthy smell and the idea that people were helping +things to grow there. The song was still playing. I was very high, +even kind of lightheaded. I began to worry that I was getting +dehydrated. It's easy to do that on Ecstasy, and some people have +gotten very ill that way. And I hate to drink anyway, and never feel +thirst. But I noticed that my mouth was dry, and that the sun felt hot. +Well, there were all these faucets and garden hoses all around, so I +felt secure. I just needed to find a way to drink from one of them. I +didn't want to ask anyone to drink out of their hose. Finally I found a +faucet without a hose on it, and I turned it on and drank. The water +was hot. And after a few swallows I began to feel nauseous. But I felt +that, having taking in a few sips, I could stop worrying about +dehydrating for a while. Still, for the three or so hours that I was +really high, I kept worrying about water. I should have brought a +bottle with me. Everywhere I went, I kept looking for water to make +sure I'd be OK. + +But I loved the P-patch. I spent a long time there. Music. + +Then I walked back down toward the water. I wasn't so very high, and I +felt that I could stand being around people again. I walked and began +to think about the people in my life. I had little imaginary chats with +some of them, especially Elaine, Veronica, Claire, and my Dad. You +know, I got my Dad a Father's Day card that said this: "Dad, you're one +of a kind!" Then inside, "So if I turned out a little unusual, it's +partly your fault!" Actually, it didn't say "fault", it said something +gentler than that, but I can't remember what it was. When I saw it I +decided to buy it immediately. But as I was standing in the checkout +line I had second thoughts. I thought it just might make my Dad feel +bad. But I bought it and sent it anyway. So yesterday I had this +imaginary conversation with my Dad, and I said, "Dad, I didn't buy that +card, you bought it! Why did you buy me such a crappy Father's Day +card?" + +Most of my thoughts about other people centered on the idea that I'm +always taking responsibility for their feelings. I kept trying to turn +that idea around. I said to Claire, "Claire, what do you want from me? +What are you trying to do to me?" Because mostly when I see people +getting attracted to me, I think about how I'm doing them a disservice, +and that's how I've been thinking about Claire. + +But I didn't really get anywhere with this line of thought. I mean, I +entertained myself by talking to all these people and giving them +responsibility for things, but I wanted some insight, and I didn't get +any. And then, this morning, I found my mind stuck in that rut, the rut +of trying to figure out who's responsible in all my relationships. By +this morning it wasn't entertaining anymore, it was boring and +frustrating. + +But yesterday it was at least entertaining. I thought of all the +important people in my life and felt overwhelmed with them. I tried to +imagine all of them (you included, Sandy) walking with me, or standing +in a circle around me, and I couldn't do it. I could take them on only +one at a time. I never had a long chat with you. + +I thought about my future housemate, Heidi. I realized that I hadn't +yet told you that I'm moving in with her. I felt that she and I were +somehow destined to share the next part of our lives. And I felt how +very scared I was at the prospect of moving in with someone new. I had +a little chat with Heidi about it. What an intimate thing, to live +with someone. I thought about how intimate it has been to live with +Ron and Pat for 4-1/2 years. I've seen so much of their lives and of +their marriage. I wonder sometimes if they'd like to hear what I've +observed. I could maybe tell Ron. + +Around twilight I found myself in the P-patch for the third time. I +decided it was time to head home. I could feel that I was well on my way +down. But I was still too high to concentrate on my bearings. I walked +south from Colman Park, instead of north. This morning it seems so +ridiculous, because this house is just one block north of the P-patch. +But I walked probably 1/2 mile south. Not just once, but three times. +I walked in a big circle three times! Can you imagine? By the third +time I was afraid that people would notice what I was doing and start +to worry about my sanity. I was down enough that I was starting to feel +cold and tired. Finally I figured out how to get home. + +I didn't think that I wanted to listen to my voice mail messages, but +when I did, I found that I really enjoyed hearing people's voices. I +tried calling a couple people back, but no answer. I got a bottle of +Gatorade from the fridge, went to the upstairs bedroom, opened the +window, pulled up the rocking chair, and rocked and sipped for a long +time. It was hard to drink, but I felt sure that I needed to replenish +my electrolytes. When I'm on Ecstasy I never feel like consuming +anything, food or drink. It was by now 9:30. I took a warm shower, +called the cat back in, worried that he wasn't answering, decided to +sleep with the back door open so he could get in and out, and climbed +into bed. Eddie came and snuggled with me after a while. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmassri.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmassri.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ae6745e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmassri.drg @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +From: bagg@ellis.uchicago.edu (matthew john baggott) +Subject: MDMA + SSRIs (was Re: Ecstasy + SRRI) +Message-ID: <1993Apr23.160435.13963@midway.uchicago.edu> +Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 16:04:35 GMT + +In article <16BB97712.FARM-PA@finou.oulu.fi> FARM-PA@finou.oulu.fi (Pentti Arvela) writes: + +>Is it true that ecstasy works by enhancing the serotonin level in brain. + +Yes, MDMA seems to enter the serotonin neuron and cause massive release of +serotonin. + +>Could it be possible to prolong its effect by new selective serotonin re- +>uptake inhibitors like citalopram ?? I just wonder. + +Probably not. One of the ways (if not THE way) MDMA enters the 5-HT +(serotonin) neuron is through the serotonin reuptake transporter. By +blocking 5-HT reuptake, you also seem to significantly block MDMA's +entry into the cell, thus probably reducing its effects. I haven't +seen any reports from humans about this, but I have seen microdilysis +data wherein an SSRI stopped the fenfluramine-caused increase in +extracellular 5-HT. On the other hand, Dave Nichols' group reported +that rats who were pretreated with an SSRI and then given MDMA still +responded as if they had been given MDMA. However, Nichols has more +recently concluded that the rats do not experience/respond to MDMA the +way humans do, since several substances which have no MDMA-like effect in +humans will substitute for MDMA in rats. Thus, I would not draw strong +conclusions from his SSRI+MDMA data. + +Some people take SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) +several hours after taking MDMA. Thus is not to prolong or potentiate +the MDMA trip but to prevent the possibility of a neurotoxin entering +the 5-HT cell and damaging the cell's axons. This has been shown to +happen in animals after relatively high or repeated doses. + +Chronic use of SSRIs, as is done in the treatment of depression, seems to +reduce the effects of MDMA. That is, a higher dose of MDMA is required to +achieve the entactogenic effect. + + --Matt + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmasyn.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmasyn.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50aa79d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mdmasyn.drg @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +From: jmt0165@u.cc.utah.edu (Jon Taylor) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Newest MDMA Synthesis +Date: 18 Apr 1994 17:10:03 -0600 +Message-ID: <2ov40b$489@u.cc.utah.edu> + + + This is an MDMA sysnthesis I OCR's out of my copy of _Secrets of +Methamphetamine Manufacture_, which will probably end up being the one +that I put in the next revision of my MDMA FAQ. I thought I'd also post +it as a separate file as well. + + -Jon + +CUT HERE +/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ +MDMA Synthesis: Bromosafrole method +Scanned fom _Secrets of Mthamphetamine Maufacture_ + + + A good alternative to the Ritter reaction is a two step procedure +first reacting safrole with hydrobromic acid to give 3,4-methylenedi- +oxyphenyl-2-bromopropane, and then taking this material and reacting +it with either ammonia or methylamine to yield MDA or MDMA +respectively. This procedure has the advantages of not being at all +sensitive to batch size, nor is it likely to "run away" and produce a +tarry mess. It shares with the Ritter reaction the advantage of using +cheap, simple, and easily available chemicals. + + The sole disadvantage of this method is the need to do the final +reaction with ammonia or methylamine inside a sealed pipe. This is +because the reaction must be done in the temperature range of 120- +140 C, and the only way to reach this temperature is to seal the +reactants up inside of a bomb. This is not particularly dangerous, and +is quite safe if some simple precautions are taken. + + The first stage of the conversion, the reaction with hydrobromic +acid, is quite simple, and produces almost a 100% yield of the bromi- +nated product. See the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volume 108 +page 619. The author is H.E. Carter. Also see Chemical Abstracts +1961, column 14350. The following reaction takes place: + +[ Structural diagrams deleted] + + To do the reaction, 200 ml of glacial acetic acid is poured into a +champagne bottle nestled in ice. Once the acetic acid has cooled +down, 300 grams (200 ml) of 48% hydrobromic acid is slowly added +with swirling. Once this mixture has cooled down, 100 grarns of +safrole is slowly added with swirling. Once the safrole is added, the +cheap plastic stopper of the champagne bottle is wired back into +place, and the mixture is slowly allowed to come to room temperature +with occasional shaking. After about 12 hours the original two layers +will merge into a clear red solution. In 24 hours, the reaction is done. +The chemist carefully removes the stopper from the bottle, wearing +eye protection. Some acid mist may escape from around the stopper. + + The reaction mixture is now poured onto about 500 grams of +crushed ice in a 1000 or 2000 ml beaker. Once the ice has melted, the +red layer of product is separated, and the water is extracted with about +l00 ml of petroleum ether or regular ethyl ether. The ether extract is +added to the product, and the combined product is washed first with +water, and then with a solution of sodium carbonate in water. The +purpose of these washings is to remove HBr from the product. One +can be sure that all the acid is removed from the product when some +fresh carbonate solution does not fizz in contact with the product. + + Once all the acid in the product is removed, the ether must be +removed from it. This is important because if the ether were allowed +to remain in it, too much pressure would be generated in the next +stage inside of the bomb. Also, it would interfere with the formation +of a solution between the product and methylamine or ammonia. It is +not necessary to distill the product because with a yield of over 90%, +the crude product is pure enough to feed into the next stage. To +remove the ether from the product, the crude product is poured into a +flask, and a vacuum is applied to it. This causes the ether to boil off. +Some gentle heating with hot water is quite helpful to this process. +The yield of crude product is in the neighborhood of 200 grams. + + With the bromo compound in hand, it is time to move onto the +next step which gives MDA or MDMA. See Chemical Abstracts +1961, column 14350. Also see Journal of the American Chemical +Society, Volume 68, page 1805 and Journal of the Chemistry Society, +part 2 1938, page 2005. The bromo compound reacts with ammonia +or methylamine to give MDA or MDMA: + +[ Sructural diagram deleted ] + + To do the reaction, 50 grams of the bromo compound is poured +into a beaker, and 200 ml of concentrated ammonium hydroxide (28% +NH3) or 40% methylamine is added. Next, isopropyl alcohol is added +with stirring until a nice smooth solution is formed. It is not good to +add too much alcohol because a more dilute solution reacts slower. +Now the mixture is poured into a pipe "bomb." This pipe should be +made of stainless steel, and have fine threads on both ends. Stainless +steel is preferred because the HBr given off in the reaction will rust +regular steel. Both ends of the pipe are securely tightened down. The +bottom may even be welded into place. Then the pipe is placed into +cooking oil heated to around 130 C. This temperature is maintained +for about 3 hours or so, then it is allowed to cool. Once the pipe is +merely warm, it is cooled down some more in ice, and the cap +unscrewed. + + The reaction mixture is poured into a distilling flask, the glass- +ware rigged for simple distillation, and the isopropyl alcohol and +excess ammonia or methylamine is distilled off. When this is done, +the residue inside the flask is made acid with hydrochloric acid. If +indicating pH paper is available, a pH of about 3 should be aimed for. +This converts the MDA to the hydrochloride which is water soluble. +Good strong shaking of the mixture ensures that this conversion is +complete. The first stage of the purification is to recover unreacted +bromo compound. To do this, 200 to 300 ml of ether is added. After +some shaking, the ether layer is separated. It contains close to 20 +grams of bromo compound which may be used again in later batches. + + Now the acid solution containing the MDA is made strongly basic +with lye solution. The mixture is shaken for a few minutes to ensure +that the MDA is converted to the free base. Upon sitting for a few +minutes, the MDA floats on top of the water as a dark colored oily +layer. This layer is separated and placed into a distilling flask. Next, +the water layer is extracted with some toluene to get out the remaining +MDA free base. The toluene is combined with the free base layer, and +the toluene is distilled off. Then a vacuum is applied, and the mixture +is fractionally distilled. A good aspirator with cold water will bring +the MDA off at a temperature of 150 to 160 C. The free base should +be clear to pale yellow, and give a yield of about 20 ml. This free base +is made into the crystalline hydrochloride by dissolving it in ether and +bubbling dry HCl gas through it. + +============================================================================= + +From: lamontg@u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Newest MDMA Synthesis +Date: 19 Apr 1994 20:31:00 GMT +Message-ID: <2p1f24$2bd@news.u.washington.edu> + +jmt0165@u.cc.utah.edu (Jon Taylor) writes: +> This is an MDMA sysnthesis I OCR's out of my copy of _Secrets of +>Methamphetamine Manufacture_, which will probably end up being the one +>that I put in the next revision of my MDMA FAQ. I thought I'd also post +>it as a separate file as well. + +According to J-Forensic-Sci 35(3):675-697 this isn't the best method of +making methoxylated amphetamine derivatives. The author claims that +yields are low, synthing the intermediate is time consuming (although +so is synthing MD-P2P), and potentially hazardous -- I don't know why +its hazardous, but the author references ANALOG 9(3):1-10 which +is an article by Hansson, R.C. entitled "Clandestine Laboratories Production +of MDMA." + +It is suggested that the synths using cyanoborohydride, aluminum amalgam, +borohydride or Raney Ni catalysis from MD-P2P would be more likely to be used. +The two former ones are preferred as the borohydride method has a lower yield +and the catalysis requires the construction or purchase of a hydrogenation +unit. + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/meadmsh.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/meadmsh.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..43b79686 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/meadmsh.drg @@ -0,0 +1,224 @@ +From: ayen@panix.com (Doug Ayen) +Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 19:27:10 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Blue Mead + +OK, enough of you have asked about it, so here we go... + +Blue Mead: +First off, this is a mead (honey wine) that has, in addition to yeast, blue +"'shroom" spoors added to the mix. The end result of this is a pale blue, +psychoactive mead and a clump of 'shrooms about the size of your hand. The +recepie is for 1 gallon, but you can expand/contract at will. +WARNING: as with all brewing, and this one more than most, keep everything +STERILE!!! I don't want any of you getting sick(er) because of stray +bacteria. + +Ingredients/equipment: + +For Mushroom starter: +1 fresh blue 'shroom (Psilocybe Mexicana)* +growth media (sterile solution of sugar/water) +2-3 petri dishes (The more you have, the better the chances of at least 1 +success) + +* Dried may work. What you really want are active spoors + +For Mead: +3-5 lbs honey +Yeast nutient * +Wine yeast* +kettle +1 gallon bottle +cotton wad +fermentation lock(optional)* +anti-foam (optional)* +Campdem Tabs* +* indicates something available at a decent brewing store. + +Directions: +1 Week Before: +Make a mixture of 3 tbs sugar to 1 cup water. Boil, put in petri dishes, +cover, let cool. Take 'shroom, quicly open each petri dish & add spoors +from underside of 'shroom (a tap on the top should do it).Cover. Let sit +for a week. By then, you should have at least one good culture going. If +not, then try again with another batch of 'shrooms. + +The Brewing Session: +Take the honey & mix with enough water to make 1 gallon. Bring to a boil +and skim off the thick froth on top. Crush 1 Campdem tab, stir in, add +yeast nutrient as per directions on the container, pour into bottle, put a +wad of cotton in the top. Leave at least 2" of space at the top of the +bottle. Let cool & settle 24 hrs. + Take the successful petri dish of psilocybe and a sharp knife. In rapid +sequence: sterilize the point of the knife in flame, open the petri dish, +cut out a 1"square section of the growing culture, remove the cotton from +the mouth of the bottle, drop in the culture, and replace the cotton. Move +as quickly as possible as to avoid contamination. + Wait one week (during which the culture should grow fairly rapidly (if +not, repeat the above paragraph)) and add the yeast as per the directions +on the packet. (I find champagne yeast works well.) Fit fermentation lock, +and wait until all activity has stopped. Rack (i.e. pour off and save the +liquid part, leaving the solids behind (including the mass of psilocybe +mushroom (which can be used as normal))) and let age min 4 months in a +cool, dark place. + +Potency: varies. Try a shot first, wait for an hour or so, repeat. Make a +note of what happens when, so that you can gage future experiments. Please +note: this is alcoholic as well as psychoactive. Use in moderation + +Well, that's the recipie. Enjoy!! + + --Doug + + + +From: an11488@anon.penet.fi (Marquis? Cha-Cha) +Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1993 23:26:28 GMT +Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Blue Mead (Shroom Mead!) + +(I switched around some stuff in the original post to facilitate comments.) + +In article <C2x21A.B7z@panix.com> ayen@panix.com (Doug Ayen) writes: +>OK, enough of you have asked about it, so here we go... +> +>Blue Mead: +>First off, this is a mead (honey wine) that has, in addition to yeast, blue +>"'shroom" spoors added to the mix. The end result of this is a pale blue, +>psychoactive mead and a clump of 'shrooms about the size of your hand. The +>recepie is for 1 gallon, but you can expand/contract at will. +>WARNING: as with all brewing, and this one more than most, keep everything +>STERILE!!! I don't want any of you getting sick(er) because of stray +>bacteria. +> +>Ingredients/equipment: +> +>For Mushroom starter: +>1 fresh blue 'shroom (Psilocybe Mexicana)* +>growth media (sterile solution of sugar/water) +>2-3 petri dishes (The more you have, the better the chances of at least 1 +>success) +> +>* Dried may work. What you really want are active spoors +> +>1 Week Before [brewing]: +>Make a mixture of 3 tbs sugar to 1 cup water. Boil, put in petri dishes, +>cover, let cool. Take 'shroom, quicly open each petri dish & add spoors +>from underside of 'shroom (a tap on the top should do it).Cover. Let sit +>for a week. By then, you should have at least one good culture going. If +>not, then try again with another batch of 'shrooms. + +Wow. I've never grown any fungus besides yeast for brewing, but I'm +suspicious of how easy you make this sound. + +>For Mead: +>3-5 lbs honey +>Yeast nutient * +>Wine yeast* +>kettle +>1 gallon bottle +>cotton wad +>fermentation lock(optional)* +>anti-foam (optional)* +>Campdem Tabs* +>* indicates something available at a decent brewing store. +> +>The Brewing Session: +>Take the honey & mix with enough water to make 1 gallon. Bring to a boil +>and skim off the thick froth on top. Crush 1 Campdem tab, stir in, add +>yeast nutrient as per directions on the container, pour into bottle, put a +>wad of cotton in the top. Leave at least 2" of space at the top of the +>bottle. Let cool & settle 24 hrs. +> Take the successful petri dish of psilocybe and a sharp knife. In rapid +>sequence: sterilize the point of the knife in flame, open the petri dish, +>cut out a 1"square section of the growing culture, remove the cotton from +>the mouth of the bottle, drop in the culture, and replace the cotton. Move +>as quickly as possible as to avoid contamination. +> Wait one week (during which the culture should grow fairly rapidly (if +>not, repeat the above paragraph)) and add the yeast as per the directions +>on the packet. (I find champagne yeast works well.) Fit fermentation lock, +>and wait until all activity has stopped. Rack (i.e. pour off and save the +>liquid part, leaving the solids behind (including the mass of psilocybe +>mushroom (which can be used as normal))) and let age min 4 months in a +>cool, dark place. + +Looking this over, I think this would be disasterous to try as a First +Attempt at mead. There's a lot of room to screw up---especially the +intentional week-long lag time between boiling and pitching the yeast. +That's a good long time for undesirable microbes to infect your mead! +What would happen if you added the yeast at the same time as the +spores? + +I recommend reading any books on brewing and meading that you can +find. Specifically, Charlie Papazian's _Brewing Mead_ and _The +Complete Joy of Homebrewing_ both present important information in a +form that is easy to digest and not intimidating. (And if you're +reading this then you have access to rec.crafts.brewing, whose readers +are rather helpful.) + +It looks like this recipe might taste really really disgusting, but +I'm just guessing. You have to let mead age a long time in the bottle +before it gets to a point that its taste makes you think it was worth +the trouble. I'm talking at least a year, or more or less depending on +lots of variables. + +Also the amount of honey your recipe calls for would make the mead +cloyingly sweet, like cough syrup. I would use at most 2 lbs per +gallon. Make sure that it's natural, pure, and NOT Sue Bee or anything +with additives! Fermenting anything with non-natural additives is a +bad idea. Preservatives will kill the yeast (of course) and most +anything else will just taste horrible in the final product. + +Of course, you add some character to your mead by using different +kinds of honey (orange blossom, buckwheat, etc.) as well as spices +like ginger, clove, cinnamon or whatever. Be VERY conservative with +the spices. Fruit can be nice too, or all-natural, unpreserved cider. +Go nuts! + +>Potency: varies. Try a shot first, wait for an hour or so, repeat. Make a +>note of what happens when, so that you can gage future experiments. Please +>note: this is alcoholic as well as psychoactive. Use in moderation + +(If your drinking your mead in shots, that's a sure sign that there's +room for improvement, imho.)---Unless the psychedelic aspect of your +potion makes it taste really nasty. (I wouldn't know. <snrk>) Is this +the case? + +Would it be possible to age it longer, without losing its special +shroominess? How stable are the psychedelic agents in this environment? +(viz. water, alcohol, carbon dioxide in solution, very little oxygen, +cool and dark storage conditions. . .) + +I'm not too knowledgeable about mushrooms, so I have some more +questions: + +What exactly is going on that mushroom spores can live in a sugar +solution? That sounds kind of wierd. Everything I've read about +growing mushrooms implies that they need starch (like a sterile grain +medium) to grow. + +Would one get the same effect by just soaking full-grown shrooms in +the mead for a while? How long? + +Would this work with other species of mushrooms? + +>Well, that's the recipie. Enjoy!! +> +> --Doug + +Thanks for the inspiration! + +One more question: Is this technique in any way related to the drink +that Z-Man gave his guests at the climax of _Beyond the Valley of the +Dolls_?? + + --Marquis + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind system, any replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/meaning-of-life b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/meaning-of-life new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ed8a9ac2 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/meaning-of-life @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +My first time was fun, but somewhat uneventful. My girlfriend's first time was more interesting. She dropped two hits, figured out the meaning of life, and decided that she had to escape her physical body. She proceeded to dive through a glass coffee table. After that night she had been afraid of tripping again until I finally got her to do it on the beach the other night. Her second time was much better. -- rec.drugs.psychedelic \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/medmjstory b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/medmjstory new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d7166b0b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/medmjstory @@ -0,0 +1,185 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.hemp,alt.law-enforcement,talk.politics.drugs +Date: 14 Nov 1995 16:13:46 -0800 + +Hello All, + + Passing this story on to y'all as requested by the author, Randi Givens. +His email is R_Bivens@sfbayguardian.com + +-alan + +********************************************************** +Here's a "medical marijuana" morality tale I'd like to see in cyberspace, so +post it wherever you like. (I don't have a net connection or I'd do it +myself.) EVERYONE should know about the heros of the Kansas highway patrol. I +did this interview about a year and a half ago and both Elvy and Richard have +read and OK'd the article for publication. +rg. + +********************************************************** + +It helps to know that RICHARD DAVIS's Hemp Museum is covered with bumper +stickers such as "Honk If You Love Hemp," "Hemp-- Earth's Number One Source +of Fiber, Food, Fuel and Medicine" and a FULL GROWN HEMP PLANT (the stalk and +stems are LEGAL) on top of the truck. Also ELVY MUSIKKA is one of nine legal +marijuana users in the United States. + +Non-profit circulation of this article unedited is free. Publication for +profit must conform to copyright law, which means---if you make a few bucks +using my work, I want my share. + + +AN INCIDENT IN KANSAS +An interview with ELVY MUSIKKA and RICHARD DAVIS by R Givens c 1995 + +On 21 June 1994 around 7:30pm, RICHARD DAVIS and ELVY MUSIKKA, a legal +marijuana user, were heading west in the Hemp Museum on I-70 near Salina, +Kansas when a Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) car began following them. + +RICHARD DAVIS: He stayed on my tail or came up beside the truck looking at +the stickers for 15 or 20 minutes. When he stopped me, he said I wasn't +driving so good, but he followed me for a long time and a lot of traffic went + by, so he wasn't too concerned until he decided to stop me. He came over all +steamed up, accusing me, "Look at you. You're all fucked up. Your eyes are +red......" He had an attitude right from the start. He had me stand behind +the truck and went to talk to Elvy. + +ELVY MUSIKKA: Officer Patrick introduced himself and said, "I stopped you +because your boyfriend has to be stoned. He's driving 60mph." It was a 65mph +zone and Richard was driving slower because the wind was blowing the truck +around. A minute later Officer Patrick was telling me that Richard was being +arrested because "He told me that he smoked marijuana." (laughs) As though I +was fool enough to believe Richard would ever say something so stupid to a +highway patrolman. (laughs) I knew right then we were dealing with liars. + +As soon as we stopped, I pulled out the Parade Magazine (12 June 1994) with +my picture on the cover, so Officer Patrick and the rest of them knew from +the very beginning that I receive legal marijuana from the government. He +asked what the maximum I can carry is and I told him I can have a three-month +supply, which is a lot, because I'm expected to smoke 300 joints a month. +Then Officer Patrick wanted to check my pouch, so I showed him my +prescription bottle. He smelled the weed and said it smelled very good. He +thought it was too good to be government pot. I guess he had read enough to +know that the government only gives out trash. He wondered about them being +hand-rolled, but the government marijuana is freeze dried and I have to wet +it and re-roll it because it's too harsh. + +Officer Patrick never questioned that I was a legal smoker, but he was +determined to arrest Richard no matter what. He was upset because Richard +chose to exercise his 1st Amendment Rights with his bumper stickers and the +hemp plant on top of the truck. Cops like Officer Patrick think they are +above the law. This was proven by the way they harassed us for the next five +hours. + +RICHARD DAVIS: Within 20 minutes four squad cars were there. Patrick started +out threatening me with jail and they kept asking for consent to search the +back of the truck. Every once in a while they would come over in a group and +seriously discuss getting permission to search. They asked several times, but +I refused. They said they were going to take me to jail anyway. Officer +Patrick was convinced that he was going to get in the back and nail me for +200 pounds of weed he seemed to think I had in there. (laughs) They kept +saying, "Let us take a look. If it's only a little bit for personal use, we +don't care." They hinted that they would just take the weed and let us go, +but they weren't giving any guarantees. They finally decided to get a drug +dog. If the dog got a positive response for marijuana, that would be their +probable cause. + +ELVY MUSIKKA: (laughs hard) There I was dressed in HEMP, we are driving a +HEMP museum, they already know I'm a LEGAL MARIJUANA USER (laughs), and they +needed a drug dog to determine there was some HEMP there. (laughs) As soon as +the dog arrived, it was time for my medicine, so I lit up and smoked a whole +joint. By then we had been detained four hours. + +RICHARD DAVIS: We told them over and over that we would not approve a +search. They knew full well that they were doing an ILLEGAL SEARCH. Elvy even +asked if they had a warrant signed by a judge. Their answer was "No, but we +can get one." They never did though. + +We were a couple of hours into this before Officer Patrick snapped and read +me my rights. He said I had the right to remain silent, so I shut up. Until +then I was very cooperative and tried to educate them about hemp. All they +did was threaten me with jail and constantly ask to search the truck. + +After they got the dog they decide they could search the back of the truck. +They thought I had the keys even though they patted me down right after they +stopped us. One of the troopers took a one bladed swiss army type knife the +Hemp Rope People gave me. I guess he liked the knife until he found out I +wasn't going to jail. We had to wait an extra hour while the officer brought +the knife back. Anyway, the keys were in the ignition, so they got in without +breaking the lock. + +Once they got in back, they went through Elvy's stuff and found a half pound +of good bud and some very good leaf a dealer GAVE her because the government +shorted Elvy a month's supply on her prescription. When they found that they +said, "we've got him on sales!" + +ELVY MUSIKKA: They were in MY suitcase threatening Richard with "sales." My +suitcase was totally locked. They destroyed the zipper and went through ALL +of my personal belongings. It was a violation of my privacy in every way. +They were opening sealed containers and poking through EVERYTHING. They had +the audacity to open my government marijuana can, which was sealed exactly +the way I get it. I purposely keep it sealed so if anybody gets in there it +has to be an ILLEGAL SEARCH. + +I had a few government joints on top and some good bud and some very good +leaf for baking. I like cookies because of the hassle of smoking on the road. +Anyway, according to the court order of Judge Markey Bolin, I am entitled to +do WHATEVER it takes LEGAL or ILLEGAL to preserve my sight. That's in the +Judge's decision. + +They took the good marijuana and left me a few days supply of government +trash. they even stole my government prescription marijuana container. +Officer Patrick and the rest of them may be interested to know that they +definitely put my vision at risk by stealing my medicine. I have a tolerance +to the standard glaucoma medicines and if my doctor hadn't arranged an +emergency shipment, I would have been in real trouble. The stuff the troopers +left only lasted a few days. + +RICHARD DAVIS: Now, let's get this straight. Elvy had that bud because she +was shorted a month's supply by the government. THEY admitted as much when +they Federal Expressed 300 joints to a Motel 6. Those highway patrolmen +weren't satisfied with harassing us for five hours in the middle of the +night; they had to take a glaucoma patient's medicine before they were happy. + +I feel sorry for people like Officer Patrick because this War on Drugs +completely compromises their morality. It absolutely destroys their integrity +going around lying and abusing citizens rights. I would be amazed if all the +pot they took ended up in the DA's office. The property receipt they gave us +was so illegible that it says absolutely nothing about what they took. You +can't read a word. Maybe that's their idea of honesty. + +They know damn well that marijuana isn't dangerous. At no time did these +cops act as though they thought we were a threat. They never handcuffed me +and they left me alone several times while they badgered Elvy. They thanked +us over and over for being so courteous. After being detained for five hours +and being robbed by a gang of thieves with badges, all they did was give me a +warning citation for a cracked windshield that doesn't require any action. +They took over a half pound of marijuana, but they never arrested ANYBODY for +ANYTHING. How can they do that??? + +They broke a bunch of stuff in the Hemp Museum during their search. They +offered to put everything back, but they made it pretty clear that they would +wreck everything they could if they had to clean up their own mess. So I +stood out there in the middle of the night trying to get everything back in +the truck. + +ELVY MUSIKKA: Officer Patrick and the other highway patrolmen might be +interested to know that they made me feel like I was in some foreign police +state where you don't have any rights. Those troopers made me feel I was in a +very different country than the one where I took an oath to defend and uphold +the Constitution. I became a citizen by choice, not chance, and I know my +rights. Seeing these Kansas highway patrolmen trample on the Constitution +made me feel very bad. They knew our rights, but they didn't care if they +violated them. Officer Patrick and the rest of them knew right from the +beginning that I have a legal right to have marijuana, but they didn't let +that stop them. I'm considering a civil rights suit. +77777771632 + + + +-- + *** It's time to end the needless suffering *** + Americans for Compassionate Use = http://www.acu.org/~acu/ + *** Medical Marijuana Now *** + alan@walstib.com [Alan Silverman] + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mesclinerpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mesclinerpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..41b78034 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mesclinerpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: ckoenig@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Christopher K. Koenigsberg) +Subject: Re: Peyote info please +Message-ID: <1994Apr7.185147.18166@midway.uchicago.edu> +Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 18:51:47 GMT + +This individual got to try peyote a number of times around 1975-1977, +sometimes dried/black/chewy, sometimes fresh/wet/gooey/green&dripping +slime. One would take 3 or 4 huge juicy ones, or perhaps up 6 dried +little black ones. + +Sometimes there was not much nausea, (after getting the totally yucky +substance itself down), other times there was enough to puke once. It +passed though. Actually I was more nauseous coming on to acid or +mushrooms sometimes. The hardest part is eating the shit. I remember a +very funny Zap Comix cartoon about gags to play on friends, and +"peyote toothpaste" was one of them...... argh, the memory of the +taste would produce involuntary shivers of revulsion for many years +afterwards, though it's faded by now, alas :-) + +Impression of the trip, from so many years ago, was that it was +generally not as "deep" and "complete" as acid, not totally +interconnected and composed of so many lines & patterns extending out +towards infinity etc, not racing thoughts physically so fast. It was +very visual, perhaps less auditory than acid, perhaps lacking some of +the strangest "tactile hallucinations" from strongest acid trips where +one felt as if one's hand actually touched a strange thing,.... + +Instead, there were pastel-colors, softer patterns, more "natural" +kinds of hallucinations, deep and profound thoughts but not quite on +the uncontrollable express train. Indeed, it felt extremely "wise and +mature" to the 18-20 year old subject at the time :-) "The Smile of +the Beyond" was one impression (named after a Mahavishnu Orchestra +song, or maybe the other way around? :-). + +It went deeper than mushrooms, though, which sometimes appeared to +place hallucinations on a giant balloon-like tension surface in front +of the eyeballs. + +Oh, yes I remember there were also lots of tinglies and chills, up and +down the spine, even up and down the legs, everywhere there were +nerves.... sometimes these blended with and turned into +hallucinations. + +It took a long time to come on, sometimes up to 2 hours. Didn't last +as long as big acid trips, maybe 6 hours or so. + +The very first peyote trip for this individual was actually also this +individual's very first "bad trip" (after several pleasant acid and +mushroom experiences), which was apparently necessary and instructive +at the time..... one recalls waiting and waiting and waiting forever, +doing too many bongs of headache weed, for it to start, then all of a +sudden, a goat-like figure with nasty horns appeared in pentagrams on +all the walls, nodding specifically at me, yes, YOU will freak out +now, etc. etc. + +The tingles and chills turned into horrible scary flutters, rugs and +grass and dirt would erupt with all sorts of tiny little creatures... + +oh yes, I remember, peyote hallucinations would often take on an +animate quality of actual little individual creatures, faces with +personality and history and dignity behind them, etc. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: dash@netcom.com (David Ashley) +Subject: San Pedro +Message-ID: <dashCKBu8E.LDH@netcom.com> +Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 06:33:50 GMT + +When I was in southern Ecuador I tried San Pedro twice. The first time +I bought some from a guy in Vilcabamba and it cost a few dollars. The +stuff was pretty weak, and I made the mistake of eating afterwards so +the effects were minor. There was a minor feeling of giddiness, I had +this feeling like I could talk to animals in the area (pigs for example), +and the walpaper in my room sort of undulated slowly. Then later I +met a guy who was an American living down there and he used to make the +juice from the cactus, and he gave me some of his batch. The stuff was +much more powerful. I was hallucinating for almost a whole day. There +was this weird feeling of comprehension--like a mole that I had remembered +on someone's arm explaining why the wallpaper patterns were the way they +were. It was a feeling like "It's all so trivial--everything makes sense!" +In a neighboring room someone was watching TV, and every once in a while +a commercial would come on that played the FLintstones theme music. This +induced all sorts of early memories and feelings. Although I tried to +go to sleep I wasn't able to--my mind just kept running. Sounds were +sort of coming up and down, like you're slowly changing the volume of +a TV. Also when I walked around my perception seemed to be a collection +of still images--like there'd be a flash of my surroundings, then the +next image I'd have moved a few feet. I talked to some friends that +I had met and they said my sentences each alone made sense but they +had no relation to each other. I can remember trying to express what +I was experiencing and just drifting off and just letting it soak in. +I had vivid memories of my childhood that I hadn't recalled I suppose +since they happened. From time to time I would experience a memory +of a friend from the states saying the phrase "can't be bothered" in a +sort of English accent. It was a very interesting experience. + +Visually things were shimmering, rotating, morphing, changing colors, +changing shapes, etc, etc. + +I think I sort of bracketed the optimum dose--first time I took too +little and next time too much. San Pedro is this big cactus that grows +all over the place in Southern Ecuador. You cut it up into pieces and +boil it for like 18 hours, while frequently squeezing out the liquid +in the cactus. Eventually you're left with a thin green liquid. It +really is disgusting. Most people drink a bit then puke it back up. I +was able to hold it down...perhaps that's why the effect lasted so +long. + +What's really amazing is that even though the mind is experiencing +things in some completely alien way, it all gets recorded so you +remember the feeling. +-- +David Ashley +dash@netcom.com + +============================================================================= + +From: phase@news.gate.net (Unknown*) +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: San Pedro Cactus seeds? +Date: 18 Jun 1994 13:59:17 -0400 +Message-ID: <2tvcll$oh6@inca.gate.net> + +Yesterday I has a San Pedro cactus experience, and I'd just like to type +up a quick post for those of you who are wondering about trying San Pedro. +A friend of mine ordered 50 dried grams of San Pedro cactus from JLF +poisonous non-consumables. He boiled it in 6 cups of water for about 3 +hours, and when the liquid was brown, murky and extremely bitter-soap +tasting, he stopped. He strained out the cactus solids, and divided +the remaining liquid into two glasses, and cooled it in the frige untill +it was drinkable. + Due to the extreme bitter taste, he added orange juice to each large +glass, but it did little to cover the taste. I am not exagerating when +I say it tasted as if i was drinking pure liquid dish-soap. + We both drank it slowly over about 30 mins, and when i wAS finished +drinking that foul, basic liquid..it felt almost identical as if i had +consumed 2 alcoholic drinks. This light intoxication lasted approx. 2 hours, +when we both began to feel the mescalines effects come on. + *There was no sickness or vomiting* + + For the next 10 hours, we had a rather weak, but pleasant mescaline +trip. It felt like a very long time to come on, compared with LSD or +psilocybin, but it was soon unmistakibly mescaline. The intensity of the +experience was weak, roughly comparable to ~40ug of LSD. + +It faded away about 9 hours after the efects were first felt, it completely +faded to baseline. + +If i were to to it again, and prepare the cactus myself...I would boil it +for at least 6 hours, and i would would drink the solution from all 50 dried +grams of cactus...i would not share it with a friend. It's intresting to +try once, but not really worth the time, effort and expense compared to +more potent and available psychedelics, IMHO. + +later, +phase@inca.gate.net + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/metal-detector b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/metal-detector new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5935e43 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/metal-detector @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +[Someone wrote: ] +> Actually, I would think that you shouldn't put mj in your pant pockets +> (as opposed to other pockets) because if for some reason, you have a lot +> of metal on you, and that metal detector rings, the situation could get +> a little hairy when they ask you to empty your pockets. Perhaps a +> jacket pocket would be better? + + +This reminds me of something that happened to me during a trip to +Washington, DC a good number of years ago. My friend and I had rented +a car, and of course we were toking up, doing wippets, and so on. I +had a few joints, and had the brilliant idea of carrying them in the +metal wippet dispensor that I had at the time. This was winter, so I +had a heavy coat, with the joints in the wippet dispensor in an inside +pocket. + +One of our destinations that trip was the Senate gallery, where we +hoped to watch the Senate in action while totally fucked up (us, that +is, not the Senate). Turns out you first have to go to the Senate +Office Building to get a pass. So we did. Unfortunately, there was a +metal detector at the entrance to the office building. Sure enough, +it went off when I walked through. I was terrified when a heavily +armed cop approached me with a hand-held metal detector (I was +especially scared because at the time I had long, long hair and a +beard and a headband, probably fitting their profile of a left-wing +radical terrorist to a T). He started waving it over me, and when it +got to the place where the contraband-containing wippet dispensor was, +it started shrieking. With sinking heart and trembling hands, I +reached into the *outside* pocket at the same location and pulled +out... KEYS! By some stroke of luck, I was carrying a bunch of keys +in that outside pocket. The cop saw the keys, assumed they were +causing the metal detector to go off, and waved me through. Man was I +relieved. + +Ok, so we got the passes, and then went to the Capitol building +(stopping at the car for some more bong loads of course). For +some stupid reason, I didn't leave the wippet dispensor behind... +I guess I figured if there was another metal detector, I'd just +do the same thing. Stupid I know, but then I was young and stoned +and cocky. + +So we went to the Capitol, and sure enough there was another metal +detector. No problem, I thought, I know the drill. So I strode through +it and of course it went off. I looked around for a cop with a +hand-held metal detector, but there wasn't one; instead, the security +people were telling me to put any metal I might have into a tray, and +walk through again. Well, I took everything I could think of out of my +pockets, coins, the keys, everything except the wippet dispensor with +the joints in it, and put them in the tray. Then I walked through +again, sweating. It went off again! There was nothing to do: I took +out the wippet dispensor and put it on the tray. Of course now I could +walk through without the detector going off, but in the meantime one +of the guards had picked up the wippet dispensor and was examining +it. All he had to do was unscrew it and he would find the +joints. (Meanwhile my friend was watching all this, poised to jump out +and yell "Arrest that man" while pointing an accusing finger at +me...what a guy). But again the gods were smiling at me (probably +getting a good laugh), and the guard handed me the dispensor without +further investigation. I was through! diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mex_mint.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mex_mint.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4f360a1d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mex_mint.drg @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +From: Christopher B Reeve <cr39+@andrew.cmu.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives +Subject: Re: Mexican Mint (Salvia divinorum) +Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 21:31:34 -0400 +Message-ID: <IhfStqi00iUxQA2XM8@andrew.cmu.edu> + +> Does anyone know anything about S. divinorum? +> (Mexican Mint) +> +> I know that the Mazatecs used it for medicinal purposes, +> but i havent been able to find out what kind of stuff +> that they did with them. +> +> I also have had a hard time digging up any articles on it, +> i've found one that cites a couple others, but thats about it. + +I'll do my best. Hope you don't already have this information. Before +me, I have a copy of _The Psychedelic Reader_ (selections from _The +Psychedelic Review_), Edited by Gunther M. Weil, Ralph Metzner, and +Timothy Leary (University Books. New Hyde Park, New York - available +via your local interlibrary loan; mine's from Johns Hopkins): + +"All of these attributes fit the _hojas de la Pastora_ that the Mazatecs +generally use as a divinatory plant. In September 1962 we gathered +specimens of the _hojas de la Patora_, and they were found to be a +species new to science: Epling and Jativa named it _Salvia divinorum_. +Among the Mazatecs I have seen only the leaves ground on the _metate_, +strained, and made into an infusion. The colonial records speak of an +infusion made from the roots, stems and flowers. But this is not +incompatible with our information about _Salvia divinorum_: the Mazatecs +may confine themselves to the leaves of a plant that has the divine +virtue in all its parts. I suggest that tentatively we consider +_pipiltzintzintli_, the divine plant of pre-Conquest Mexico, identical +with the _Salvia divinorum_ now invoked in their religious supplications +by the Mazatecs." (170) + +"And here we revert to the miraculous plant that we think is the _Salvia +divinorum_, called (as we believe) in Nahuatl _pipiltzintzintli_, in the +records of the Inquisition dating from 1700. This is obviously related +to the name for the sacred mushrooms used by Marina Rosas. Dr. Aguirre +Beltran translates it as 'the most noble Prince' and relates it to +_Piltzintli_, the young god of the tender corn. In the accounts of the +visions that the Indians see after they consume the sacred food - +whether seeds or mushrooms or plant - there frequently figure +_hombrecitos_, 'little men,' _mujercitas_, 'little women,' _duendes_, +'supernatural dwarfs.' Beginning with our maiden at her _metate_, here +is a fascinating complex of associations that calls for further sutyd +and elaboration. For example, are these Noble Children related +perchance to the Holy Child of Atocha, which gained an astonishing place +in the hearts of the Indians of Middle America? Did they seize on this +Catholic image and make it a charismatic icon because it expressed for +them, in the new Christian religion, a theme that was already familiar +to them in their own supernatural beliefs?" (182) +-- + +"There are a number of us these days who do not seek deliberately to go +to prison but cherish a dream of being sent there to enjoy, +paradoxically, true freedom." (Anthony Burgess, _1985_) + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mgabrainrpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mgabrainrpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..35d525ff --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mgabrainrpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,1687 @@ +From: ccat@wet.UUCP (Chris Beaumont) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Re: Looking for Nootropics FAQ +Message-ID: <2877@wet.UUCP> +Date: 31 Aug 91 04:48:10 GMT + +Cognition-Enhancement Drugs + + + +This text has been excerpted from MEGABRAIN REPORT: THE + +PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER. Included here are dosages, + +precautions, and mail-order sources for three intelligence and + +memory enhancing substances. Please feel free to duplicate this + +excerpt and put it onto other bulletin boards or conference + +systems. For a copy of the full length article, including + +references, contact MEGABRAIN REPORT, POB 2744, Sausalito, CA + +94965, Phone: (415) 332-8323, FAX: (415) 332-8327. + + + +The authors of this article are Michael Hutchison and John + +Morgenthaler. Michael Hutchison is the editor and publisher of + +MEGABRAIN REPORT and can be contacted there (see the address + +above). He is also the author of the books, MegaBrain: New Tools + +and Techniques For Brain Growth and Mind Expansion, The Book of + +Floating, and the recently published Anatomy of Sex and Power: An + +Investigation of Mind Body Politics. + + + +John Morgenthaler is the co-author with Ward Dean, MD, of a full + +length book on over thirty cognition enhancing compounds. The book + +includes an index, references, and sources of compounds. John can + +be contacted at POB 483 Santa Cruz, CA 95061, Phone: (800) + +669-2030, MCI mail address: 3144541. A free copy of the book goes + +to anyone who posts this article to another bulletin board or + +conference system. + + + + + +COGNITION-ENHANCEMENT DRUGS + +by Michael Hutchison and John Morgenthaler + + + +Picture this: You have a business meeting tomorrow with your + +Japanese distributor. This meeting requires that you be in top form + +for some critical negotiations. You have several reports to go + +over, many facts to memorize, and above all you have to get some + +rest. + + + +Your first step? A trip to the drug store, of course. A meeting + +like this is much too important to take on without fine-tuning your + +biochemistry. You must create the optimal neurochemical conditions + +for learning and creativity. You ask the druggist, who then points + +you towards the shelf of cognitive enhancement + +compounds. You load up your basket with bottles of piracetam, + +vasopressin, hydergine, choline, DMAE, and maybe a little + +centrophenoxine. + + + +After arriving home, and taking the appropriate doses of each of + +these you go into your study to slip on your cranial electric + +stimulator along with your light and sound device. You know from + +your experience and that of many pioneers in the consciousness + +revolution that this particular combination of chemicals and brain + +machines has a synergistic effect that will create the optimal + +psychobiological state for the tasks that lie ahead. You can be + +sure that your Japanese counterparts are engaged in a similar + +manner. + + + +After an hour in your study you feel very different. You are + +relaxed, yet alert and creative. Your brainwave activity has + +altered, and an EEG would show that it has become more regular and + +has increased in amplitude in certain frequencies, causing you to + +feel simultaneously profoundly relaxed yet in a state of intense + +concentration, loose and creative as well as mentally quick and + +alert. A brain-mapping device would show that the two hemispheres + +of your brain were in a state of "superconnection," with an + +enormous increase in the amount of information flowing between the + +hemispheres. At the same time, the rate of metabolism and the + +energy level of your brain cells has sharply increased. You are now + +in the optimal state to imprint new memories, to plan new and more + +creative strategies, to visually rehearse every detail of your + +upcoming meeting... + + + +Sound far-fetched? Well, both the brain machines and the + +cognitive enhancement compounds already exist. Megabrain + +described a variety of devices that show evidence of enhancing + +cognition (for a summary of several recent studies suggesting that + +CES devices can have clear cognition-boosting effects see the + +"Research Update" elsewhere in this issue); and the book also + +mentioned the cognition-enhancing effects of such neurochemicals + +as vasopressin and MSH-ACTH 4-10. Since then other mind- + +magnifying drugs have emerged as well as even more astonishing + +evidence of their ability to amplify learning, memory and + +thinking. What we don't know is how to best use them together, or + +even whether they should be used together. + + + +That's what we want to find out. The problem, as many of you are + +aware, is that it is extremely difficult for those interested in + +performing research into the effects of brain machines to obtain + +the necessary funding and support. Mainstream science, + +particularly those elements in control of doling out grants and + +funds to support research, and many of the universities and + +institutions engaged in research, seem to have little interest in + +investigating these machines. What research is done usually + +involves the therapeutic applications of the devices rather that + +the induction of peak performance brain states. + + + +On the other hand, huge amounts of money are being spent for + +research into cognition enhancing drugs. But much of the research + +is being done by the big pharmaceutical companies, who are racing + +with each other to develop patentable memory enhancement drugs and + +to obtain FDA approval for these compounds. Since the FDA is + +primarily oriented toward treating diseases in a medical context, + +and has not shown much interest in giving its approval to drugs + +that simply improve people's memories or boost intelligence, the + +pharmaceutical companies are directing their efforts toward gaining + +approval for their cognition-enhancement drugs as + +treatments for medical problems such as Alzheimer's disease, + +multiple-infarct dementia and senility. Since financial analysts + +estimate that such cognitive drugs could quickly produce sales of + +well over a billion dollars a year in the U.S. alone, and + +ultimately outsell antibiotics and tranquilizers, the competition + +is fierce, and these companies are in no mood to investigate ways + +their substances might work synergistically or in combination with + +other substances or other mechanisms such as mind machines. + + + +Also, since their efforts are directed toward drugs that are + +patentable, these companies have little interest in exploring the + +cognition enhancement properties of substances that cannot be + +patented. Vitamin C is a good example: in a controlled study in + +which healthy individuals were tested both for levels of vitamin + +C and IQ, those with higher levels of the vitamin averaged 5 points + +higher in IQ; when those with the lower levels of the vitamin were + +given vitamin C supplements, their IQ scores + +increased by over 3.5 points. In some way, Vitamin C is a + +cognition-enhancing substance. But, of course no one can patent + +vitamin C, which is cheap and readily available. + + + +In another example, one widely available and unpatentable + +substance (DHEA) is rumored to have demonstrated in a recent study + +some success in, among other things, treating AIDS, as well as + +cognition enhancement; however, the drug company involved in the + +experiments is now apparently trying to conceal the + +discoveries about DHEA until it can develop some variant that is + +patentable (i.e. has commercial value), and has obtained a court + +order forbidding the scientist in charge of the study to even speak + +with anyone about the matter. + + + +WE HAVE MET THE GUINEA PIG AND IT IS US + + + +And so, MEGABRAIN REPORT has concluded that if we really want more + +research into mind-machine mind-food interactions we'd better start + +doing it ourselves. Thus we ask you to join us in a series of + +surveys, tests and assessments designed to explore the interactions + +between brain machines and cognitive enhancement compounds. This + +is not to say we are advising you to take any of the cognition- + +enhancement substances we describe. No! We do not advise you to + +take these compounds, just as we do not advise you to use mind + +machines or do anything to enhance your mental + +functioning. High level mental functioning can be exceedingly + +dangerous and have frightening and unpredictable side effects, as + +individuals from Socrates to Jesus to Galileo have discovered. + + + +However, we do have reason to believe that many of you are by + +nature curious, given to exploration and even experimentation-- + +that, in fact, many of you are already making use of some of these + +cognition-boosting nutrients. This being so, it seems clear to us + +that you have information that would be of interest and value to + +the rest of us. It's also clear that if there are + +hundreds or even thousands of you with such information, then by + +gathering it together, we can synthesize it, analyze it, begin to + +search for trends, tendencies, proclivities, and perhaps even make + +some important connections. + + + +The first part of the survey is intended to be an open-ended + +exploration rather that a rigorous scientific study or an attempt + +to confirm an existing hypotheses. We hope not for solid + +conclusions or hard data, but rather to discover and delineate some + +interesting avenues for future research. + + + +In a later issue, we will report on the early survey results. It's + +possible--though we cannot guarantee it--that in + +investigating the subjective responses we hope to receive from + +MEGABRAIN REPORT readers we will discover some trends. We can use + +this information to guide us in designing a more focused study for + +part two of the survey. + + + +For example, we might receive many reports that the effects of + +piracetam are amplified when used with the light and sound + +devices. Then we could plan to focus more deeply on the + +particular machine/compound interaction, investigating the + +interactive effects over differing periods of time, using + +different sound and light frequencies and modes, and in various + +areas, such as memory, reaction speed, creativity and so on. + + + +In this issue, we will introduce some of the more interesting + +compounds for cognitive enhancement, provide information about how + +to obtain each of them, present some methods for assessing and + +evaluating your own brain state and tracing your progress, and + +present a simple questionnaire. These self-assessment methods and + +our initial survey appear at the end of this article. First we will + +describe a few of the most promising cognition enhancing + +substances. + + + +NOOTROPIC DRUGS + + + +PIRACETAM + + + +"Last year a friend took me to hear Sun Ra and his Intergalactic + +Arkestra as a birthday present. I had just received a bottle of + +800 mg tablets of Piracetam. My friend and I each took nine of the + +tablets (an "attack dose" they call it in the literature) before + +entering the hall. The music began 30 minutes later. I found myself + +able to concentrate as never before. I was + +completely lucid with absolutely no sense of intoxication. For the + +first time in my life I could hear each individuals horn's timbre + +(Sun Ra has about 10 horn players, often all playing massed + +harmonies.) My friend has worked as a professional + +saxophone player. He, too, reported extraordinary hearing and + +concentration abilities. My ears felt as though the were being + +stimulated from all directions at once, but the feeling was + +entirely pleasant. I was enthralled." + + + +Piracetam has been the subject of intensive research for over 15 + +years, and has not only proven to be a powerful intelligence + +booster and cerebral stimulant, but also, even in massive acute + +and chronic dosages, appears to be nontoxic and to produce no side + +effects (it's so nontoxic one FDA employee reportedly + +claimed that since huge doses produce no toxic effects, it can't + +possibly have any pharmacological effects and must be + +physiologically inert). It is so remarkable in its effects and + +safety that its discovery by UCB Laboratories in Belgium sent + +virtually every other major pharmaceutical company scrambling to + +develop its own cerebral stimulant. This "Smart pill race" has + +resulted in the creation of a new drug category called the + +nootropics, from the Greek words noos (mind) and tropein (turn), + +meaning "acting on the mind". + + + +Some of the nootropic drugs being tested now on humans include + +vinpocetine (being developed by Ayerst Laboratories), which speeds + +up learning, improves memory and recall and seems to block the + +action of substances that disrupt memory; aniracetam + +(Hoffman-La Roche), which appears to be about ten times more potent + +in improving and protecting memory than piracetam, + +pramiracetam (Warner-Lambert/Parke Davis), which seems to improve + +learning and memory by enhancing the firing of neurons in the + +hippocampus (a key to the formation of long-term memories), and + +oxiracetam (Ciba-Geigy), apparently two to three times as + +powerful as piracetam (intriguingly, research shows that when + +oxiracetam is given to pregnant rats their offspring proved more + +intelligent that control groups--similar findings have been + +reported for the offspring of pregnant rats kept in "enriched + +environments," as described in the "Research Update" elsewhere in + +this issue). All of these substances seem remarkably nontoxic and + +free of side effects. + + + +As yet, there is no nootropic drug that is approved by the FDA for + +sale in the US, but, keenly aware of the multi-billion dollar + +potential of nootropics, the drug companies are pouring big bucks + +into research that will satisfy FDA requirements by proving how + +they work (still not well understood), and by proving their + +effectiveness in treating medical problems such as Alzheimer's + +disease and senility. In this article we will focus on the most + +extensively tested and widely available nootropic compound, + +piracetam. + + + +Piracetam has been proven to boost learning and memory in normal + +subjects as well as those who suffer cognitive deficits, and is + +also a cognitive enhancer under conditions of hypoxia, or too + +little oxygen (recent expeditions to climb Mt. Everest have + +included piracetam as an "essential" medication to treat + +frostbite and memory lapses causes by altitude). A variety of + +clinical studies with human subjects, including studies of young + +healthy volunteers, healthy middle-aged subjects with some memory + +decline, elderly subjects, elderly subjects with senility, and + +alcoholics, have proven that piracetam enhances cortical + +vigilance, improves integration of information processing, + +improves attention span and concentration, and can produce + +dramatic improvements in both direct and delayed recall of verbal + +learning. + + + +It's effective in the treatment of dyslexia, stroke, alcoholism, + +vertigo, senile dementia, sickle-cell anemia, and many other + +conditions, enhances the brain's resistance to various injuries + +and boosts its ability to recover from injuries, protects the brain + +against chemicals such as barbiturates and cyanides, and is widely + +used throughout Europe and Latin America (where it is sold over the + +counter). + + + +The subjective effect described by a lot of people is that it + +"wakes up your brain". In fact, it selectively stimulates the + +anterior or frontal part of the forebrain--that part of the brain + +that has evolved most recently, rapidly and remarkably in the + +course of our evolution from ape to human, and which is the seat + +of our "higher functions." + + + +Piracetam works in a number of ways to increase energy within the + +brain. First, it steps up the production of adenosine + +triphosphate (ATP), the energy storage and energy generating + +molecules within our cells. It also boosts cerebral metabolism by + +improving cerebral microcirculation (blood flow), increasing the + +brain's use of glucose, and increasing the brain's oxygen + +utilization. It also seems to enhance protein syntheses in the + +brain (it's been proven that protein synthesis is an essential step + +in laying down long-term memories). + + + +SUPERCONNECTING THE BRAIN. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of + +piracetam is that it has been proven to increase the flow of + +information between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. + +As a result of experiments with human subjects one researcher + +concluded that piracetam causes the hemispheres to become + +"superconnected." Since there's increasing evidence that high level + +brain states--brilliance, insight, creativity, flow, peak + +performance, being "in the zone"--are a product of the integrated + +and synergistic functioning of both hemispheres simultaneously, we + +might suspect that piracetam enhances not only simple learning and + +memory but creative or syntheses thinking. + + + +Piracetam's capacity to superconnect the hemispheres becomes even + +more intriguing in light of the evidence indicating that many of + +the most widely used mind machines and techniques for brain + +enhancement (such as binaural beat frequencies and the sound and + +light machines) function in part by facilitating integrated + +hemispheric functioning. This raises the possibility that since + +both the machines and piracetam seem to facilitate + +interhemispheric communication, there might be a potentiating or + +synergistic effect when such mind machines are used in + +combination with piracetam, resulting in a quantum leap in brain- + +enhancement effects. + + + +PRECAUTIONS: Piracetam may increase the effects of certain drugs, + +such as amphetamines and psychotropics. Adverse effects are rare + +but include insomnia, psychomotor agitation, nausea, headaches and + +gastrointestinal distress. + + + +DOSAGE: Piracetam is supplied in 400mg or 800mg tablets. The usual + +dose is 2400-4800 mg per day in three divided doses. Some + +literature recommends that the first two days a high "attack" dose + +should be taken. We have noticed that when some people first take + +piracetam they do not notice any effect until they take a high + +dose. Thereafter, they may notice that a lower dosage is + +sufficient. The drug takes effect in 30 to 60 minutes. + + + +SOURCES: piracetam is not sold in the US. It can be purchased over + +the counter in Mexico or by mail order from the address below. + + + +. + +. + +. + + + +HYDERGINE + + + +"I first tried Hydergine six years ago during a visit to see my + +Dad at Christmas. He and I started taking 9mg and results were + +apparent to us both within two days. He was in his 40s, and began + +to remember events from when he was in his 20s as clearly as if + +they'd happened yesterday. What was interesting was that the events + +were nothing outstanding--just ordinary times. In other words, the + +everyday events had been stored away all these years, it just took + +some chemical prodding to jog them loose into the conscious mind. + +I was in my early 20s and had similar memories going back to my + +childhood years. A unique opportunity had been presented to us to + +sit down and really share in the joys that our life had brought us. + +What a gift!" + + + +A wealth of research going back over 20 years suggests that + +Hydergine may be what psychologist-pharmacist Ross Pelton calls + +"the ultimate smart pill." The substance, whose generic name is + +ergoloid mesylates, is made from a natural, organic source: the + +ergot fungus of rye plants (it was discovered at Sandoz + +laboratories by the visionary chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann, also + +known for his discovery of another ergot derivative, LSD 25). It + +increases mental abilities, prevents damage to brain cells, and + +may even be able to reverse existing damage to brain cells. + + + +Hydergine acts in several ways to enhance mental capabilities and + +to slow down or reverse the aging processes in the brain. A few of + +the huge number of beneficial effects scientists have + +attributed to Hydergine include: increased protein syntheses in + +the brain; reduced accumulation of lipofuscin in the brain; + +increased quantities of blood and oxygen delivered to the brain; + +improvement of memory, learning and intelligence; beneficial + +improvements in brainwave activity; increased metabolism in brain + +cells; normalization of blood pressure; and increased production + +of such neurotransmitters as dopamine and norepinephrine + +(neurochemical messengers essential to the formation of memory, + +and also associated with arousal, alertness, elation and + +pleasure). Hydergine also functions as a powerful antioxidant and + +thus protects the brain against the damage caused by those + +infamous rascally free radicals (unstable and extremely reactive + +molecules produced by normal metabolism, which cause damage + +associated with aging, cancer and cardiovascular disease). + + + +One way that Hydergine may enhance brain functioning is by + +mimicking the effect of a substance called nerve growth factor + +(NGF). NGF promotes the growth of dendrites--the long branching + +fibers by which neurons receive information from other neurons. + +Scientists studying the effects of learning on the brain have found + +it is directly related to dendritic growth. Hydergine seems to work + +by the same neurochemical pathway as NGF to produce neural growth. + + + +While Hydergine is widely used for the treatment of senility, + +scientists have also studied its effects, both short term and long + +term, in normal healthy humans; these studies noted + +significant improvements in a variety of cognitive function, + +including alertness, memory, reaction time, abstract reasoning and + +cognitive processing ability. + + + +PRECAUTIONS: If too large a dose is used when first taking + +Hydergine, it may cause slight nausea, gastric disturbance, or + +headache. Overall, Hydergine does not produce and serious side + +effects, it is non-toxic even at very large doses and it is + +contraindicated only for individuals who have chronic or acute + +psychosis. + + + +DOSAGE: The US recommended dosage is 3mg per day, however, the + +European recommended dosage is 9 mg per day taken in three + +divided doses. Most of the research has been done at levels of 9 + +to 12 mg per day or higher, and there is some evidence that 3 mg + +per day is simply insufficient for significant cognition- + +enhancement effects. It may take several weeks or even months + +before Hydergine produces noticeable effects. Hydergine (though + +not its generic counterpart) is available in a sublingual form, + +and there is evidence that sublingual doses reach the brain in + +greater quantity. + + + +SOURCES: Hydergine is available in the USA with a doctor's + +prescription, and approved by the FDA for the treatment of senile + +dementia and insufficient blood circulation to the brain--your + +doctor may not be familiar with the uses discussed. It can also be + +purchased over the counter in Mexico or by mail order from overseas + +(see below). In many cases these mail order companies sell the + +generic form, Ergoloid Mesylates. The FDA has rated the generic as + +biologically equivalent to the Sandoz product. More testing needs + +to be done on the question. + + + +. + +. + +. + + + +VASOPRESSIN + + + +"The most immediate result I get from using vasopressin is + +increased clarity and alertness. I can be logical without the usual + +speediness associated with caffeine use. After five minutes I've + +noticed that I'm busily accomplishing tasks that I'd been putting + +off for a week. The duration is about two hours for the energetic + +feelings. Overall, I feel my short-term memory recall improving + +over the past two weeks of using vasopressin. It seems that the + +longer I use it, the more I can rely on my mind to be a portable + +note pad." + + + +"I have smoked pot on a more or less (usually more) daily basis + +for 20 years. When I read that vasopressin is inhibited by pot, I + +found a source for buying some. Now I notice that when I use + +vasopressin with marijuana I still get stoned, but I have little + +or none of the 'dummying down' effect of the pot. And what a + +surprise to find that vasopressin intensifies orgasms!" + + + +Vasopressin, called "the memory hormone," is a natural brain + +peptide, stimulated by acetylcholine and released in the + +pituitary. It actually helps create, imprint, and store memories, + +and is essential to remembering. Apparently vasopressin is + +involved in picking out and chunking together related bits of + +information from the stream of consciousness, integrating these + +chunks into coherent structures, and then "imprinting" these images + +or concepts into long-term memory by transforming + +electrical impulses into complex proteins that contain memories + +and are stored away in the brain. The act of remembering the stored + +information is also mediated by vasopressin. + + + +Over 20 years ago scientists discovered that vasopressin had + +extraordinary effects on the memory of laboratory animals-- + +preventing chemically and electrically induced amnesia, actually + +reversing amnesia, and dramatically boosting the memory and + +intelligence of normal animals. These findings spurred much + +research into the cognition-enhancement effect of vasopressin on + +humans. Among the key findings are that small doses of the + +hormone can have striking success in quickly reversing traumatic + +amnesia (amnesia caused by injuries such as car crashes), can + +reverse age-related memory loss and actually restore lost + +memories, and can produce sharp improvements in learning and memory + +using measures such as abstract and verbal memory, + +organizational capacities, recall, attention, concentration, focus, + +short-term memory, optical memory, and long-term memory. It also + +boosts performance in such areas as reaction speed, visual + +discrimination, and coordination. + + + +Vasopressin pours out during moments of trauma or extreme + +arousal, which may explain why those times seem to be so deeply + +imprinted in our brains, and are remembered with such clarity. + +Vasopressin is also released by cocaine, LSD, amphetamines, + +Ritalin, and Pemoline (Cylert). Those who make frequent use of + +these drugs deplete their brain's vasopressin supply. The result + +is depression, and a decline in cognitive function. The frequent + +user's response to this depression is to take more of the drug, + +thus trying to wring more vasopressin out of their depleted brain: + +ultimately the well runs dry. Vasopressin, however, is not a drug + +but the actual brain hormone that has been depleted, so it can + +produce dramatic and virtually instantaneous improvements in mood + +and mental functioning. + + + +Unlike stimulants, alcohol and marijuana do not deplete but + +actually suppress the release of vasopressin, which could account + +for the loss of memory many have noticed when drunk or stoned, or + +when trying to remember events that occurred while they were high. + +Vasopressin can reduce the harmful effects of these drugs and + +enhance alertness, reaction speed and concentration. + + + +Anecdotal evidence suggests that vasopressin can produce a state + +of euphoria accompanied by self-confidence, energy, + +assertiveness, and a sensation of extreme mental clarity. Many + +believe it is ideal for situations in which lots of new + +information needs to be processed and remembered--such as + +studying for an exam, learning a language, ploughing through + +difficult or complex works. Some use it for more mundane + +purposes, such as when they have to drive late at night and want + +to remain alert. + + + +PRECAUTIONS: Vasopressin can occasionally produce the following + +side effects; runny nose, nasal congestion, irritation of the nasal + +passages, headache, abdominal cramps, and increased bowel + +movements. Angina sufferers should not use vasopressin, since it + +can trigger angina pains. Vasopressin has not been proven to be + +safe for use during pregnancy. + + + +DOSAGE: Vasopressin usually comes in a nasal spray bottle. Most + +studies showing memory improvement have been done with a dose of + +12 to 16 USP per day, which is one whiff in each nostril three to + +four times per day. Vasopressin produces a noticeable effect within + +seconds. + + + +SOURCES: Vasopressin (known as Diapid and produced by Sandoz) is + +available in the USA with a doctor's prescription, but keep in mind + +that your doctor may not be familiar with the uses we have + +discussed (it is approved by the FDA for treatment of diabetes + +insipidus). It can also be purchased over the counter in Mexico or + +by mail order from overseas (see below). + + + +. + +. + +. + + + + + +HOW TO OBTAIN COGNITION-ENHANCEMENT SUBSTANCES BY MAIL ORDER. + + + +While some of the substances described above are not available in + +the U.S., or are available only by prescription, it is easy and + +quite legal to obtain these substances by mail order. One reason + +some of these substances are not available in the U.S. is that they + +have not yet gone through the extraordinarily expensive and lengthy + +process required to obtain FDA approval. This does not mean however + +that it is not quite legal to use these substances. And some of the + +substances have been approved by the FDA for limited medical + +application. This does not mean that it is not quite proper to use + +these substances for "unapproved" purposes. + + + +In the April, 1982 issue of the FDA Drug Bulletin, the agency + +included a policy statement clarifying the question of + +"unapproved" uses for drugs, clearly stating that "'unapproved' + +uses may be appropriate and rational in certain circumstances, and + +may, in fact, reflect approaches to drug therapy that have been + +extensively reported in medical literature... Valid new uses for + +drugs already on the market are often first discovered + +through serendipitous observations and therapeutic innovation." In + +sum, the FDA clearly approves of the "unapproved" uses as an + +important means for innovation and discovery. + + + +Also, though it is not widely known, a July, 1989 FDA ruling now + +makes it quite legal to import effective drugs used elsewhere but + +not available in the U.S. The FDA now allows the importation and + +mail shipment of a three month supply of drugs, for personal use, + +as long as they are regarded as safe in other countries. The new + +ruling, FDA pilot guidelines chapter 971, was made as a result of + +heavy pressure from AIDS political action groups, which insisted + +AIDS sufferers were denied access to potentially life-saving + +substances that were widely used abroad but were still unapproved + +for use in the U.S. + + + +InHome Health Services, a mail order pharmacy in Switzerland, is + +one of a number of companies established in response to this new + +FDA ruling. InHome carries a wide variety of drugs for cognitive + +enhancement, life extension, and the treatment of AIDS which are + +not available in the US. + + + +All of the drugs discussed here can be purchased without a + +prescription. You can request a full price sheet by writing to: + +InHome Health Services, Dept. E, POB 3112, CH-2800 Delemont, + +Switzerland. Those who want to order some of the substances + +described above right away may send a personal check for the amount + +of the item(s) plus $13 for shipping. Some sample prices (in June, + +1990) are: + + + +* Centrophenoxine (250mg x 60) $19 + +* Hydergine (4.5mg x 28 tablets) $16.50 + +* Phenytoin (Generic Dilantin, 100mg x 100) $8.80 + +* Piracetam (800mg x 60 tablets) $16.60 + +* Sulbutiamine (200mg x 30) $12.50 + +* Vasopressin (5ml spray) $8.75 + + + +You must include the following signed statement with your order. + +"I hereby declare that the products I am purchasing are not for + +commercial resale. They are for my personal use only. The supply + +ordered does not exceed three months usage, and they are used with + +the consent of my physician." + + + +Another company with higher prices, but possibly faster service is: + + + +INTERLAB + +PO Box 587 + +Newport Pagnell + +Bucks MK 16 8AA England + + + +Again include this signed statement with your order: "I hereby + +declare that the products I am purchasing are not for commercial + +resale. They are for my personal use only. The supply ordered does + +not exceed three months usage, and they are used with the consent + +of my physician." + + + + + +~References: + + + +Piracetam + + + +Anderson, K., Anderson, L. Orphan Drugs. Los Angeles, CA: The Body + + Press, 1983, p. 169. + +Bartus, Raymond T., et al. "Profound Effects of Combining Choline + + and Piracetam on Memory Enhancement and Cholinergic Function + + in Aged Rats." Neurobiology of Aging. 1981, Vol. 2, pp. + + 105-11. + +Buresova, O., Bures, J. 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October 1988, Vol 1, Number 8, p. 65. + +Pellegata, R., et al. "Cyclic Gaba-Gabob Analogues." Presented at + + VI International meeting of the International Society For + + Neurochemistry, Copenhagen, August 21-26, 1977. + +Pelton, R., Pelton, T.C. Mind Food & Smart Pills. New York: + + Doubleday, 1989. + +Pepeu, G., and Spignoli, G. Neurochemical Actions of "Nootropic + + Drugs". Advances in Neurology. Vol. 51: Alzheimer's Disease. + + New York: Raven Press, Ltd., 1990. + +Pilch, H., et al. "Piracetam Elevates Muscarinic Cholinergic + + Receptor Density in the Frontal Cortex of Aged But Not of + + Young Mice." Psychopharmacology. 1988, 94, pp. 74-8. + +Poschel, B.P.H. "New Pharmacologic Perspectives on Nootropic + + Drugs." Handbook of Psychopharmacology. 1988, pp. 11-18, pp. + + 24-5. + +Stegink, A.J. "The Clinical Use of Piracetam, a New Nootropic + + Drug." Arzneimittelforschung. 1972, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 975-7. + +U.B.C. Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Division. "Basic Scientific + + and Clinical Data of Nootropil." Brussels, Belgium: U.B.C. + + Laboratories, 1977. + +Wilsher, C.R. "Piracetam and Dyslexia: Effects on Reading Tests." + + Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 1987, Vol. 7, No. 4, + + pp. 230-7. + +Wurtman, R.J., et al. "Piracetam Diminishes Hippocampal + + Acetylcholine Levels in Rats." Life Science. 1981, Vol. 28, + + pp. 1091-3. + +Zhang, S., et al. "Effects of Cerebral GABA Level on Learning and + + Memory." Pharmacologica Sinica. 1989 10(1): pp. 10-2. + + + + + +Hydergine + + + +Branconnier, R. "The Efficacy of the Cerebral Metabolic Enhancers + + in the Treatment of Senile Dementia." Psychopharmacology + + Bulletin. 1983, 19(2), pp. 212-20. + +Copeland, R.L., Jr., et al. "Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects + + of Hydergine in Rats." Archives of International + + Pharmacodynamics. 1981, Vol. 252, pp. 113-23. + +Emmenegger, H., Meier-Ruge, W. "The Actions of Hydergine on the + + Brain." Pharmacology. 1968, Vol. 1, pp. 65-78. + +Exton-Smith, A.N., et al. "Clinical Experience with Ergot + + Alkaloids." Aging. New York: Raven Press, 1983, Vol. 23, p. + + 323. + +Fanchamps, A. "Dihydroergotoxine in Senile Cerebral Insufficiency." + + Aging. New York: Raven Press, 1983, Vol. 23, pp. 311-22. + +Hindmarch, I., et al. "The Effects of an Ergot Alkaloid Derivative + + (Hydergine) on Aspects of Psychomotor Performance, Arousal, + + and Cognitive Processing Ability." The Journal of Clinical + + Pharmacology. November-December 1979, pp. 726-31. + +Hughes, J.R., et al. "An Ergot Alkaloid Preparation (Hydergine) in + + the Treatment of Dementia: A Critical Review of the Clinical + + Literature." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1976, + + Vol. 24, pp. 490-97. + +Kleimola, T. "Generic Bioavailability Test." Turku, Finland: Leiras + + Pharmaceuticals, 1982. + +Nandy, K., Schneider, F.H. "Effects of Dihydroergotoxine Mesylate + + on Aging Neurons in vitro." Gerontology. 1978, Vol. 24, pp. + + 66-70. + +Otomo, E., et al. "Comparison of Vipocetine with Ifenprodil + + Tartrate and Dihydroergotoxine Mesylate Treatment and Results + + of Long-Term Treatment with Vinpocetine." Current Therapeutic + + Research. 1985, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 811-21. + +Pearson, D., Shaw, S. Life Extension: A Practical Scientific + + Approach. New York: Warner Books, 1982. + +Pelton, R., Pelton, T.C. Mind Food & Smart Pills. New York: + + Doubleday, 1989. + +Rao, D.B., Norris, J.R.. "A Double-Blind Investigation of Hydergine + + in the Treatment of Cerebrovascular Insufficiency in the + + Elderly." Johns Hopkins Medical Journal. 1971, Vol. 130, pp. + + 317-23. + +Spiegel, R., et al. "A Controlled Long-Term Study with Ergoloid + + Mesylates (Hydergine) in Healthy, Elderly Volunteers: Results + + After Three Years." Journal of the Geriatrics Society. 1983, + + Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 549-55. + +Weil, C., ed. "Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology of + + Hydergine." Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. New York: + + Springer-Verlag, 1978. + +Yesavage, J.A., et al. "Dihydroergotoxine: 6-Mg versus 3-Mg Dosage + + in the Treatment of Senile Dementia. Preliminary Report." + + Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1979, Vol. 27, No. + + 2, pp. 80-82. + +Yoshikawa, M., et al. "A Dose-Response Study with Dihydroergotoxine + + Mesylate in Cerebrovascular Disturbances." Journal of the + + American Geriatrics Society. 1983, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 1-7. + + + + + +Vasopressin + + + +De Wied, D., et al. "Vasopressin and Memory Consolidation." + + Perspectives in Brain Research. New York: Elsevier Scientific + + Publishing, 1975. + +Gold, P.W., et al. "Effects of l-Desamo-8-Arginine Vasopressin on + + Behavior and Cognition in Primary Affective Disorders." The + + Lancet. November 10, 1979, pp. 992-94. + +Laczi, F., et al. "Effects of Lysine-Vasopressin and + + l-Deamino-8-D-Arginine-Vasopressin on Memory in Healthy + + Individuals and Diabetes Insipidus Patients." + + Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1982, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 185-92. + +Legros, J. J., et al. "Influence of Vasopressin on Learning and + + Memory." The Lancet. January 7, 1978, pp. 41-42. + +Oliveros, J.C., et al. "Vasopressin in Amnesia." The Lancet. + + January 7, 1978, p. 42. + +Pearson, D., Shaw, S. Life Extension: A Practical Scientific + + Approach. New York: Warner Books, 1982. + +Pelton, R., Pelton, T.C. Mind Food & Smart Pills. New York: + + Doubleday, 1989.EOF +-- +-- +Chris Beaumont | Internet: cgl.ucsf.edu!cca.ucsf.edu!wet!ccat +POB 170156,SF,CA.94117 | uucp: ...!uunet!hoptoad!wet!ccat +(415) 922-9640 | Bitnet: wet!ccat@UCSFCCA.BITNET + + +From Clayton.Bridges@GOOKLA.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU Wed Aug 28 02:12:57 1991 +Return-Path: <Clayton.Bridges@GOOKLA.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU> +Received: from geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu by smectos.gang.umass.edu (4.1/SMI-4.0Beta) + id AA15043; Wed, 28 Aug 91 02:12:55 EDT +Received: from GOOKLA.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU by geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (5.65/4.0) with SMTP + id <AA22424@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu>; Wed, 28 Aug 91 02:08:18 -0400 +Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1991 01:31-EDT +From: Clayton.Bridges@GOOKLA.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU +To: extropians@gnu.ai.mit.edu +Subject: Mind Enhancers +Message-Id: <683357518/clay@GOOKLA.GRAPHICS.CS.CMU.EDU> +Status: OR + + +My experience so far has been with piracetum, hydergine, DMAE, +L-Glutamine (which, I think, is the same as PCA), and choline. So far +the results have been mixed. Of course, so have the substances. My +approach has been to try out some of these first, to try for immediate +(and easily obtained) effects, with an eye toward getting more +scientific over time. My impressions: + +PIRACETUM + +I have had at least one extraordinarily good experience which I +believe was caused by piracetum. I "attack" dosed at 4g, then took .8g +three times per day for two days. On the third day, out of the blue, I +suddenly started feeling great, energetic, fast, etc. It was a feeling +similar to caffiene, but without as much adrenal response. In keeping +with other accounts that I have heard, music became very intense, and I +had a strong desire to play it very loud. I tried playing the guitar and +it seemed to come more easily to me. Unfortunately, this eventually went +away, and I haven't had a similar experience since, although I haven't +pushed it much. It seems that my verbal memory (vocabulary) has +increased slightly, in keeping with the research, but it is not a clear +difference, if one even exists. + +DMAE + +>From what I can tell, DMAE works as advertised, with two main effects: +(1) it seems to slowly build a stimulation, which, while not constant, +is persistant, (2) it seems to regulate and reduce need for sleep. These +effects have appeared while taking ~300mg of DMAE/day, along with 3g +choline (+1g B-5), and varying amounts of piracetum. Therefore, it is +hard to sceintifically attribute the effects to DMAE. However, +intuitively (knowing varying doses, etc), it seems to me that DMAE has +provided the bulk of these effects. + +HYDERGINE + +I have yet to experience the much touted synergy between hydergine and +piracetum, even after taking 4.5mg hydergine + 4g piracetum. I do know +that the warnings against taking too much hydergine, esp. at first, +should be taken seriously. It can make you nauseated. + +OTHERS + +L-Glutamine was the first thing that I tried. I percieved no effect from +this whatsoever. I'd be interested to hear about experiences with +arginine pyroglutamate, since that is supposed to be the more potent +form. I've always taken the choline + B5 with some combination of the +above, so it would be hard to break out the effect. My episodic memory +of the past seems enriched, but that remains hard to discern. + +That about does it. So far, DMAE seems like the only real win, since it +appears to cut need for sleep by a bit---therefore, more day to work +with. More experimentation will certainly be conducted. + +CB + +From dkrieger%monty@rand.org Tue Aug 27 15:06:50 1991 +Return-Path: <dkrieger%monty@rand.org> +Received: from geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu by smectos.gang.umass.edu (4.1/SMI-4.0Beta) + id AA13094; Tue, 27 Aug 91 15:06:46 EDT +Received: from rand.org by geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (5.65/4.0) with SMTP + id <AA14078@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu>; Tue, 27 Aug 91 14:31:07 -0400 +Received: from monty.rand.org by rand.org; Tue, 27 Aug 91 11:23:28 -0700 +Received: from frost by monty; Tue, 27 Aug 91 11:23:26 PDT +Received: from localhost by frost (4.1/SMI-4.1) + id AA29571; Tue, 27 Aug 91 11:23:25 PDT +Message-Id: <9108271823.AA29571@frost> +To: extropians@gnu.ai.mit.edu +Subject: Re: Rolling Stone article (Was: Re: Smart Drugs...) +In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 26 Aug 91 16:36:06 PDT. + <9108262336.AA02226@cypress.mpr.ca> +Date: Tue, 27 Aug 91 11:23:25 PDT +From: David Krieger <dkrieger%monty@rand.org> +Status: OR + +--Your message was: (from janzen@mprgate.mpr.ca) + [This is from Max More, who asked me to forward it to the list:] + > Has anyone here who's tried these substances had encouraging and + vasopressin and other nootropics ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + >unambiguous results? + > Max More + +My own experience is with piracetam, centrophenoxine (Lucidril), and +vasopressin (Diapid). Piracetam might have had some effects, but made my +eyes so red on the days that I took it that I decided it was not worth +continuing. Vasopressin, as Max said, is mainly useful when the brain's +supply of neurotransmitters is either depleted (following a caffeine or +other stimulant binge) or suppressed (by alcohol or other CNS depressant) +-- I consider it the long-sought "sober-up" treatment. + +Centrophenoxine gave me the most dramatic results -- I did not measure +them by any kind of psychometric tests, but I felt more alert, and +experienced faster and more reliable recall than previously. Since +Lucidril works by making a permanent brain change (enabling brain +metabolism to remove life-long accumulations of the aging pigment +lipofuscin from the neurons), its effects are cumulative -- you continue +to feel sharper even after you quit taking the drug. + + dk +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + -- "Yours truly and sign it!" | Dave Krieger +Views expressed are not those | Internet: dkrieger%monty@rand.org +of Paramount Pictures Corp., RAND, | "How can you be in two places at once +or the author's Mommy... | when you're not anywhere at all?" +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + Look for the Dave Krieger interview in issue #5 of MONDO 2000!! + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mginf.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mginf.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..449c56da --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mginf.drg @@ -0,0 +1,211 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: agaluhn@pomona.claremont.edu +Subject: Re: The Ipomoea family [Tragedy] +Message-ID: <0096F627.EF7C666E@pomona.claremont.edu> +Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 17:29:48 GMT + +In article <21rhkd$nmi@shrike.und.ac.za>, meyer@shrike.und.ac.za (Kevin Meyer) writes: +>Can anyone tell me anything useful about the potential uses of that strain of +>morning glory known as Ipomoea Palmata? + +Well, unfortunately, _The_Botany_and_Chemistry_of_Hallucinogens_ doesn't list +this particular strain. This edition is 13 years old though, so its possible +that Palmata is a synonym for something they do talk about. The horticultural +morning glories they talk about that contain LAA's are: +Heavenly Blue, Pearly Gates, Flying Saucers, Wedding Bells, Summer Skies, and +Blue Stars. + +Those may all just be different kinds of Tricolor, I don't know. As far as +species names, for the Ipomea's and related plants they list: + +Ipomea Tricolor (= Ipomea Violacea = Ipomea Rubrocaerulea) +and +Turbina Corymbosa (the original Mexican morning glories, "ololuiqui"), which is +sometimes also called Rivea Corymbosa and Ipomoea sidaefolia. + +At the end of the book there's a list of plants of alleged hallucinogenic +effects, for which no suitable studies had yet been done. Lots of Ipomea's on +this list: + +I. argyrophylla +" batatas +" hederacea +" muricata +" nil +" pharbitis +" pupurea + + +Again, palmata is not on this list. Couldn't hurt to try, though. Let us know +what happens, OK? + + +peace, tony + +-- +I need a new sig. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: dale@unislc.slc.unisys.com (Dale Clark) +Subject: Morning Glory Seeds & Nutmeg +Message-ID: <1993May11.152805.16193@unislc.slc.unisys.com> +Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 15:28:05 GMT + +The following is from several sources, but the primary source is called +"The Encyclopedia of Psychotropic Drugs.": + +BTW, If I'm posting repeats of FAQs already researched, or wasting +people's time, tell me and I'll be glad to stop researching and +posting this material. I don't want to waste bandwidth on something +which has already been analyzed or is well known. + + Lysergic acid occurs in several substances called 'ergot +alkaloids' found in members of the 'Convolvulaceae' (morning glory) +family. Especially 'Rivea corymbosa' and 'Ipomoea violacea'. Both of these +are cultivated in many horticultural varieties. In this form, they are +only 5 to 10% as potent as LSD. + + To reach hallucinatory effects comparable to 200 to 300 micrograms +of LSD (a 4 to 14 hour experience), a person would have to ingest +100 to 300 morning glory seeds. The seeds can be ground up and ingested +like a tea, chewed, or swallowed whole. + + The Aztec indians called the species 'Rivea corymbosa' the +name: 'oloiuqui' and used it frequently in various rituals. Mexican indians +also used the seeds to diagnose illnesses and fortell various future +events. + + To discourage use today, commercial seed producers treat the +seeds with a poisonous coating which cannot be removed by washing. The +effects from this coating cause nausea, comiting and severe abdominal +pain. Extremely high doses cause psychotic reactions, heart failure, +and shock. I personally feel this is terrible. To attempt to stop +the usage of drugs by poisoning people is ridiculous! + +============================================================================= + +First of all, the obvious reason why someone might use +these seeds instead of LSD: they're legal. Second, I've never heard of +them causing coma. Some info from the Psychedelic Encyclopedia, yet +again: "When the Conquistadores subdued the Aztecs, early chroniclers +recorded that the Indians made religious and medicinal use of peyote, +another psychoactive plant called tlitliltzin, and a small lentil-like +seed called ololiuqui. The third, alleged to have been used also for +purposes of divination, came from a vine known in the Nahuatl language +as coaxihuitil (or `snakeplant')." + +Let me paraphrase some more. Illustrations from the Florentine +Codex suggested that coaxihuitil was a member of the morning glory +family. Though this family (Convolvulaceae) has over 500 species all +over the globe, they seem to have been used for their psychoactive +properties only in the New World. + +In 1959, the ethnobotanist Richard Schultes sent samples of a cultivated +Mexican morning glory, Turbina corymbosa, to Albert Hoffman, the +discoverer of LSD. Schultes had seen it used by a Zapotec shaman. In 1960, +Hoffman analyzed the seeds and said they contained ergot-like alkaloids. +This was hard for people to believe since previously such chemicals had +only been found in the rye fungus Claviceps purpurea (ergot). But +Hoffman was right; the seeds contained d-lysergic acid amide. This +differs from LSD only in that it has a NH2 where LSD has a N(C2H5)2, but +LSD is some 50 to 100 times as potent. The morning glory Turbina +corymbosa's seeds also have other psychoactive alkaloids in +them: d-isolysergic acid amide, chanoclavine, elymoclavine, and lysergol. + +In 1960, Don Thomes MacDougall reported that seeds of another morning +glory, Ipomoea violacea were used as sacraments by certain Zapotecs, +sometimes with the Turbina corymbosa seeds and sometimes not. This +morning glory species is the one with familiar varieties in America: +Heavenly Blue, Pearly Gates, Flying Saucers, Blue Star, Summer Skies and +Wedding Bells. (Does anyone one know if the more cosmic names are +allusions to the psychedelic properties of the seeds? The idea of +"flying saucer seeds" is pretty funny.) The Ipomoea +violacea has the same psychoactive compounds in it except with +ergometrine instead of lysergol. Ergometrine has strong +uterus-stimulating properties so it's a really bad idea for pregnant +women to eat these seeds. Also, these seeds are supposed to be bad for +people with liver problems (e.g. jaundice, hepatitus). These seeds are +called badoh negro down in South America, since they are black, and some +people think these were the mysterious tlitliltzin, which is the Nahuatl +word for "black" with a reverential suffix. + +Anyway, nothing about "comas". + +============================================================================= + +Do NOT experience the nausea. + +Take 1 teaspoon of FRESH GINGER before eating the seeds. + +-- +jjj@mits.mdata.fi Mind Heart No Me +jjj@niksula.hut.fi Difference Destruction Death You + +============================================================================= + + The substances that cause a lot of the sickness in morning glory +seeds are essential oils that are irritants. These can be removed by +ligroin (Zippo lighter fluid fits the bill greatly.). The ligroin would +be evaporated then the seeds would be soaked in methanol or ethanol. +The alcohol evaporated and the leftover residue would be consumed. This is not +a hazardous nor particularly dangerous precedure except for flammability. + The active constituents are largely lysergic amides but also include +chanoclavine, a tricyclic ergoloid which has the ring that contains the +carboxyl opened. This is the biosynthetic precursor to the lysergoids. +Chanoclavine is reported to be psychoactive in man, although the studies +of its action are paultry (Experientia 16, 414 (1960), Albert Hofmann). +Also it's presence hasn't actually been confirmed in the morning glory +species in question, I. violaceae (tricolour), but in Rivea corymbosa. +But it's presence in R. corymbosa should be a hint that it is also in I. +violaceae because in R. Corymbosa it is a precursor to an alkaloid that +has been confirmed in I. violaceae as well. + +St. Anthony + +-- + / N \ O I don't need God! + | \ | || Ph All I need is an amoeba! + | | |_O-C-C-OH + \ / / Ph St. Anthony | aankrom@nyx.cs.du.edu + +=========================================================================== + +asuncion@ac.dal.ca writes: + +>> Does anyone know with certainty which varieties of morning glory +>> seeds (in addition to Heavenly Blue) are psychoactive? Was +>> Heavenly Blue the only variety used among the Aztecs? +>> + + +all garden varieties of morning glory are of the species Ipomoea tricolor, +also known as Ipomoea violacea. +according to Wasson in "The Present Status of Ololiuhqui and Hallucinogens of +Mexico,"(Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University, Vol. 20, No. 6, Nov. 22, +1963, pp. 161-212) the species identified as Ololiuhqui(the Native Mexican(he +doesnt say whether theyre Aztecs) name for the plant we's all talkin' about) is +Rivea Corymbosa, "a morning glory" he says. +Ololiuhqui is probably what youre talking about, as it's fairly well-known and +is the plant from which Hoffman isolated the active amides. +However, later in the article, Wasson says that in another part of Mexico, +"the Zapotec area," another related plant is used for the same purpose, and is +known as Tlitliltzen(don't ask me to pronounce it) or Badoh Negro. This plant +is identified as a wild variety of Ipomoea violacea, the very same species we +grow in our garden. +I'm led to believe, however, that this variety is quite different from the +garden varieties, in that Wasson claims that both ololiuhqui and tlitliltzen are +taken in dosages of 7 to 21 seeds, and all the anecdotes ive heard about getting +a buzz of heavenly blue or flying saucers speak of sucking down hundreds of the +little buggers. + +so Heavenly Blue(which I would imagine is a product of selective breeding and +is native to nowhere) in not the variety used among the Aztecs, if in fact it +was/is the Aztecs that use them(I thought there were no more aztecs and hadnt +been for a long long time. or is that the mayans? or is it both?) + + +-- +Chuck Falzone +cjf49655@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mgrpt.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mgrpt.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ac7bc8a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mgrpt.drg @@ -0,0 +1,1153 @@ +( This is long detailed description of the affects of Morning Glory + seeds, which I hope Ya'all will find interesting. if you'd rather + read about whether smoking in ones car causes more accidents, or + flame Ed, hit 'n' now) + + Seeing as there were a few questions on Morining Glory seeds, and seeing +As I *have* tried them, I thought I'd pass along some tips I've garnered +on consuming them, as well as a description of the high. + + Earlier this year, I downloaded the 'Natutal-High' FAQ. The description +of Morning Glory seeds, as well as earlier discussion about them on the +net (last year some people described their experiences with them) prompted +me to take them. (I've never tried LSD, and the FAQ said that the seeds +constained LSA, some sort of chemical cousin of LSD. This added further +impetus to my desire to try them.) + + Based on my own empirical testing of the commonly available MG seeds, +the ones labeled 'Heavenly Blue' are the ones you want. The other seed +types seemed to have little physchoative affect. I purchased the seeds +from two different companies Northrop King (NK), where the seed origin +is Holland, and Olds, which grows their seed here in my hometown (Madison +WI.). The easiest time to find MG seeds (or most other commonly sold seeds) +is in the Spring, when they are sold at supermarkets, hardware stores, etc. + + Play it safe. Before you consume the seeds, wash them. This is not to +prevent nausea, because even untreated MG seeds are probably going to make +you feel sick. The LSA, and the chemicals that make you feel sick are all +there *because* the plant does not want you eating its seeds. Washing them +removes any dirt and fungacides which may be on the seeds - things +you probably don't want to eat. + + I used a strainer (the kind used for noodles) to clean the seeds. Place +all the seeds in the strainer and run luke warm water over them for a minute +or two. You might want to use a little dishwashing liquid too. After washing +them, its time to consume them. The FAQ said LSA is water soluble, so ideally +you would grind up the seeds (a pepper grinder works well) and soak them in +water. Soak the seeds for an hour or two. Strain the water through a coffee +filter and drink the blackish-green water. Alas, in my own experience +(described below) the effect of the seeds is much stronger if you actually +drink the ground up seeds with the water. + + I've tried MG seeds on three occasions, all within a two week period a +about a month ago. The first time a friend and I consumed five 1.5 gram +packs between us. We ground up the seeds and put them in tea bags, which +we soaked in hot water for about 10 minutes. After a few hours we both +concluded that they had done little for us. We both just felt a liitle +'weird' for a few hours. On the up side, neither of us felt sick after +drinking our 'tea'. + + Being the stubborn person that I am (I am a programmer after all ;-) ) +I was determined to see if there was anything to MG seeds. On the second +occasion I consumed six 1.2 ounce packs of seeds. On this occasion +I ground up the seeds and put soaked them in some water for about an hour. +I then drank the entire mess. In anticipation of feeling sick, I hopped +on my bicycle (it was a cold spring night) and rode around the city. I +had been hoping that the bike riding would keep my mind off any sickness. + + I started to feel sick after about half an hour. It started to get real +bad (the nausea) after 45 minutes. I had brought some pot with me just in +case, and after smoking a little almost all the nausea went away. +Unfortunatley, I was now high, so I could't really observe the MG seeds +as they came on :-). After about an hour I still felt nothing (besides being +high) and concluded prematurely that the seeds had done nothing. However, +As I was riding home, I began to feel *real* weird. My field of view seemed +to expand, and the entire sky looked enourmous. The bike ride home was +fantastic. I really can't explain the high -- I now understand why people +say you can't describe LSD to people who have never used it. The affects +wore off after about four hours, but I had a lot of trouble sleeping +that night. + + On the third occasion I was with my brother. This time I tried NINE +1.5 gram packs of ONLY heavenly blue seeds. Note that on the other two +times I had mixed different types of seeds. My brother tried only other +varieties of seeds. Again I ground up the seeds, soaked them in some water, +and drank the entire mix. This was to be the start of a huge, often +unenjoyable trip for me. My brother (who *has* tried acid) said that he +felt very little (that's why I recommend the Heavenly Blue seeds), but +that what he did feel was like the end of an acid trip. + + About an hour after eating the seeds, I began to feel sick. (we ate +the seeds at about eight at night). I would feel sick on and off during the +entire trip until about six in the morning, when I finally blew chunks. This +did not, however, end the trip. + + The affects of the high/trip came on very gradually, over some hours. +After staying with my brother for a few hours, I decided to try to bike home. +This was something of a mistake. Riding home was difficult, as everything +seemed strange and alien. I ride my bike a lot (I don't own a car) yet +even my bike seemed foreign -- I had trouble telling where my body ended +and the bike began. I also started experiencing visual hallucinations -- +I saw red and green lights and my vision seemed soft and fuzzy. As cars passed +by me, their headlights seemed to shine through the back of my head. I also +started to get *real* paranoid and self-conscious. + + When I got to my apartment, I saw that my roommate was still up. I was +feeling so weird and paranoid that I felt I couldn't deal with talking to him. +So I wandered around my neighborhood late at night on my bike, paranoid +sick and tripping. That part was truly awfull. I began to worry that +that the seeds had been treated with Mercury and that I had permanently +lost my mind. After what seemed like days (actually only about an hour) I +returned to my apartment, where to my relief I found my roommate had gone +to bed. Feeling I might throwup, I went to the bathroom. In the mirror I +noticed that my pupils were fully dialated, and I spent several hours looking +at myself in the mirror. Near the end of this time the skin all over my +body seemed to be moving and crawling as I looked at it. This scared me +pretty bad, so I went to my room to try to sleep. (I still don't know whether +or not my skin was actually crawling, but it sure looked like it.) + + I coulnd't sleep - my bed, the room, everything was wrong. Also, I +kept seeing these strange lights - not really in the room, but more inside +myself. Some of them were pretty ornate and seemed to be moving. This +may sound cool, but it was *extremely* unpleasant. At that time I would +have given anything to stop the experience and roll over and go to bed. +Around 6:00 in the morning I finally hurled, but I still felt weird. The +REALLY STUPID thing was that I did this during a weekday, and I had to +go to work the next day. Not having slept at all, I went into work still +feeling pretty shook up, but I made it through the day. + + Overall it was a pretty nasty experience. I guess you'd say I had a +bad trip. On the plus side, I did have a few interesting thoughts. +The old philosophical mind/body problem seemed to become a non-problem. +At one point while I was looking at myself in the mirror, and struggling +with my nausea, the sick feeling suddenly became entirely a mental phenomena. +I came to see my body as a mental thing, merely an extension or lower +part of my entire being. This was something I actually experienced, not +just an intellectual realization. So rather than having ones mind a product +of the body/brain it seemed just the opposite to me. + + Also, I found myself thinking about the quote from (I think) Socrates +which goes something something like 'All I know is that I know nothing'. +I know this may sound sophomoric, but the truth of this statement dumb- +founded me. All our knowledge of 'things' or phenomena is ultimately +relative, referring to other things or phenomena. Science is just +a more rigorous way of classifying/observing/predicting things. But +ultimately we remain completely stupid -- we can never know what something +is. This seemed a fundamental truth, no matter how advanced we ever get +technologically. The world seemed like a very crazy, random, chaotic place - +like a giant zoo, with everybody living in it for completely different +reasons. These thoughts really depressed me at the time. + + Phew. Well, this has gotten long. In conclusion, I don't know if I'll +ever try MG seeds again. The length of my last experience with them, plus +the nausea and depression outweighed the positive aspects of it. If MG +seeds are at all like LSD (which I haven't tried), its probably easier +just to stick to acid. However, if you do try them, I'd recommend taking +no more than six 1.5 gram packs of seeds. + + Regards, + + -Eric theboo@saavik.cs.wisc.edu + theboo@picard.cs.wisc.edu + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an19563@anon.penet.fi (Aqualung) +Subject: my night on morning glory seeds +Message-ID: <1993Apr27.054150.6003@fuug.fi> +Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1993 18:58:06 GMT + +After reading the FAQ and seeing another article on morning glory seeds I got +off the new archive, I wanted to try them. Well last Friday night I had +nothing to do. My buddy I usually hang out with was out of town and I was +looking at a very boring evening. So I decided, "what the hell," and I went +to the local supermarket and bought five 1.8 gram packs of Heavenly Blue +morning glory seeds. I wanted to grind them up and put them in water, but I +don't have a pepper grinder so I dumped the five packs into a baggie, took my +hammer and attempted to smash them outside on a tree stump. Well, of course, +the bag simply broke and seeds started to scatter. I don't think I lost a +substantial amount, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I just said, "f--k it," and +chewed the seeds. It was about 9 pm at this point. As I was chewing the +seeds, a friend dropped by with some alcohol. "Cool," I thought, at least +I'll have some company now. This friend also informed me that he had tried +morning glory seeds once and had only gotten sick to his stomach with no +psycadelic effect. But no, I wouldn't be daunted that easily. + +Before I go on to describe the effects of the seeds, I feel the need to say +that I've never tried acid, but I have eaten shrooms on several occasions. So +all my comparisons will be to shrooms. Well, my friend and I made some fairly +strong margaritas and were sitting outside on the lawn smoking and drinking. +After about an hour and 2 margaritas (probably about 4 shots of tequila) I +started to feel really, really stoned. I felt like I'd done a few bong hits +of really good kind bud and drank a few beers along with it. My limbs were +really heavy, I kind of felt like I was moving in slow motion, you know, a +good high. At this point I lost track of time so I can't say how long things +took at this point except for the couple of times I looked at a clock. + +After sitting out on the lawn a while more, we got cold and went inside. I +lied back on the couch and started staring at the ceiling. At this point it +felt like shrooms do when they start coming on. I have really great textured +walls and ceilings where I live that produce great effects when tripping. So +I watched the ceiling ripple and watched the ridges sway and move about a +bit. Let me point out that the hallucinations were very mild. It only felt +like the beginnings of a mushroom trip and nothing like I understand acid to +be. It was definately pleasent though. Although it was to a lesser degree +than shrooms, I got the feeling I always get that everything is perfect and +in its place and exactly as it should be. Well it turns out that this would +be the height of my "trip." + +I got tired of staring at the ceiling fairly quickly, (something that doesn't +happen on shrooms) and my friend and I moved into my bedroom where we started +watching some TV. After a little TV I felt that I was beginning to come down. +I got this incredible desire to watch The Wall, so at about midnight I put +the tape in. I've watched The Wall when coming down from shrooms and I know +that the coming down period lasts much longer then it takes to finish the +movie. But the seeds had pretty much worn off by about 3/4 of the way +through. (Somewhere around Comfortably Numb.) It was probably somewhere +between 1 and 1:30 at that point. + +Well the rest of the night isn't worth telling. Nothing more exciting +happened. Although I will point out two things. I was very restless after the +seeds wore off. I was wide awake and ready to go do something. Also, +apparently the seeds hadn't completely worn off until I woke up the next day. +For right before I finally went to bed at about 7 am, I stopped and looked at +my couch intensely for a bit. After a few seconds of staring, lo and behold +the fabric of my couch starting rippling and wavering and generally shifting +around. So some remnant of the seeds were still in my system ten hours after +I initially ate them. + +My final analysis of the seeds is that they were worth doing. The seeds cost +me $5. In relation to other drugs they probably don't provide as much bang +for the buck. But I haven't been able to get my hands on any acid or shrooms +recently. And that $5 provided more entertainment than alcohol or a movie or +anything of that sort. What it felt like was a very mild shroom trip. In +fact, it was very similar to the time I ate shrooms two nights in a row and +the second night was very mild. The main difference from a mild shroom trip +was that I didn't get quite the same "warm fuzzy" feeling. There were a few +times of mild anxiety with the seeds. I think I'm going to try the seeds +again but I will increase the dosage. I'm a little wary of doing this, +though, because both sources I have from the net recommend no more than 9 or +10 grams, which is what I ate. Maybe I'll try 6 or 7 packs next time. + +Oh yeah, one more thing. I suffered no nausia (sp?). The only side effect was +some pretty nasty diaharrea (sp?). But even that was short lived, it was gone +by the time I woke up the next morning. + +Well, that's all. Have fun. + +Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- +I took the one less travelled by, +And that has made all the difference. + -Robert Frost +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: kaz@iastate.edu (Errington Shroud) +Subject: Morning Glory seeds are the work of the devil... +Message-ID: <kaz.734000886@du139-216.cc.iastate.edu> +Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 09:08:06 GMT + +I just thought I would relate a brief personal experience with Morning +Glory. This is not my first negative experience, but this was by far +the worst. + +10:00pm Washed off store bought seeds (in a vain attempt to remove any + fungicide). Started to grind them + +10:45pm With a very, very tired arm, I was done grinding them. I put + them in water and let them soak, stirring occasionally. Took + 1 dramamine. + +11:30pm Poured the liquid through a coffee filter, then drank it. It didn't + taste or smell badly. + +12:30pm Felt a little buzz, and a little sick. + +1:30pm Visited my friend, the toilet. Felt slightly better, went back + to my room. + +1:45pm Dropped by to visit the toilet again. + +4:00pm Still at the somewhat strange looking toilet, drinking water + so I could have something to puke. Dry heaving had grown old... + +5:00pm Fell asleep, hoping I would not choke on my own vomit. + + +It's been about a week, and my digestive system has still not fully recovered. + + +Just thought I'd give an experience to those thinking to try it.... :) + + +Jeff "Kaz" Kaczmarek + +-- +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Jeff "Kaz" Kaczmarek (kaz@iastate.edu) +"The future is long past forgotten, when you're on the road to madness!" + -Geoff Tate (Queensryche) + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: an17016@anon.penet.fi +Subject: What I did Last Monday - By FwapNimmer SmapKnockle +Message-ID: <1993Apr13.210634.25267@fuug.fi> +Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1993 20:33:26 GMT + + A slight uncertainty arises as to where to start my explanation of +this experience, because it eventually seemed to have found root in events +months before it actually took place. Nonetheless, I will do my best to +accurately describe the facts in rough chronological order, and to denote any +comments that I am adding as hindsight, as opposed to events/thoughts of the +time. I expect that I'll still be remembering things that I left out for a +few weeks after I finish this file, but I hope it's relatively thorough. This +may read a little choppily, because as I remember new things, I have to pick +where to place an account of them, but do your best - I'm posting this so that +the alt.drugs.veterans can anylize this experience to death. It was +unbelievably powerful, and I'd like to hear as much as I can about it. I came +out of it with a wonderful outlook on life, partly because of the realizations +I had about my life and the problems with it, party because I felt that I had +found the answers to most of those problems, and partly because I was still +alive at the end of it all. + + My recreational legal drug use had never produced what I would refer +to as a "trip", but instead, a wide array of buzzes, nothings, highs, stones +and such. Mostly sensual experiences, with a dash of thought alteration, +basically. I longed to experience the altered perception and psychadelia +documented in so many books, posts, and files I had collected. I had always +prided myself in my habit of thoroughly researching a substance to the point +at which I could surprise almost anyone I met with a fact about it before I +would even consider ingesting it. I've always had very clear boundaries +between substances: those I do/would use if given the chance, those I avoid at +all costs, and those on which I have yet to gain enough information. + + I had put D-lysergic acid amide on my list of substances on which I +had sufficient information to warrant experimentation, and apparently this was +either a premature assumption, or I made a few errors. Regardless, I ingested +7.2 grams of Heavenly Blue Morning Glory seeds, which should be approximately +280 seeds. This was done over the course of about 45 minutes, and I had +another 1.8 grams to round it off to 9 handy when the phone rang. The phone +conversation was more important to me than the last 70 seeds, so I talked. +About an hour later, at 9:45, I was tripping. + + I couldn't decide whether to lie down on my bed or sit up on its edge, +and my constant motion was a bit of a problem to the phone conversation, +because the phone in my bedroom rattles when moved. To make things worse, I +couldn't stop trying to describe the breathing of the walls and the +multicolored mirrored spheres I saw spinning out to no end when I closed my +eyes. It was thoroughly breathtaking, and I was almost giddy by the time we +decided to hang up, about 3 minutes later. This left me free to watch the +happenings around me. The breathing walls were neat, and somewhat of a sign +to me that I had done it - this was to be a fun ride. But more profound were +the mirror balls. Closing my eyes produced a vision as if I were literally +surrounded by floating silver spheres which were slowly rotating around each +other, and reflecting far-off shapes of red, yellow, and green. I could have +watched them all night, but I had other plans. + + I was still coherent enough to brush my teeth and wash my face, and I +did so. I went out into the living room to get my CD player, and carefully +returned to my room. My CD player hadn't been working consistently, but my +other choice was to carry my stereo down the hallway, and I didn't trust my +vision or coordination well enough for that. I expect that it still wasn't +working, but I was too far gone to care. Anyhow, I plugged in the player, +took off my shirt, carefully put the little Morning Glory bags into a drawer, +and searched for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. It took me a long time +to focus on the CDs well enough to pick it out, but eventually located it. I +was unbelievably anxious to lie in my bed, close my eyes, and listen to my +music, and I remember smiling like an idiot through the entire preparation +process. When I had finished, I put out the lights, applied my headphones, +slipped into bed, and pressed "Play". + + If only I had videotaped myself. I spent the following 42 minutes 57 +seconds listening to one of my favorite albums as if I had never heard music +before, and freely associating every concept that came into my mind with every +other that I had pondered that evening. My thoughts were racing, and I seemed +to be pointing to them with various body parts as they passed me. I'm not +sure how to best convey this concept, but as I connected my thoughts, I +attempted to whisper them to myself, and they were speeding by at such a rate +that the only things I spoke were along the lines of "O.k.- and then- but +that means- so that- but- ha!- and- ha!" and I would preceed to emit a +whispered gasp of understanding, as if connecting these thoughts had explained +a major portion of my life. Occasionally, I would decide that it would be +best if I calmed down and slept, but that could only last for a few seconds, +for as I would begin to ponder the act of calming down to sleep, I would whirl +into another episode of free association. + + Each of the connecting phrases I muttered (and then, but that means, +so that...) was accompanied by a physical movement. My movements had become +very smooth, things such as running my fingertips down my face, wrapping my +arms slowly around myself, bringing my knees up to a rough fetal position and +then back... All very fluid, smooth motions. But, when my thoughts were +jumping, each jump seemed to be accompanied by a single muscle moving, and +each of my limbs was accomplishing its current goal in motion by waiting for +one of its muscles to get its turn to move. At the time, I was only aware of a +singular sensation of motion that was felt first in a leg, then an arm, then a +foot, and such, but when I gasped with understanding at the end of my line of +thought, I would find my arms twisted into unnatural positions around my body +and each other. I occasionally took breaks for breath (I was gasping out all +these thoughts to myself, and my breathing was abnormal enough as it was +without trying to keep quiet) or to feel my face, shake my hair (it felt +different every time I did that, but it usually felt like only a comparatively +few thin flowing strands, and it was electrifying to feel it rub against my +back) and play with other sensual abnormalities of the trip. I was not tired +in the least, and this continued until the last track on the CD. + + Apparently, I picked a bad time to try to settle down and sleep, +because at the moment I stopped thinking wildly, "Eclipse" began to play. I +had already been making seemingly astouding discoveries about everything I +knew, and anyone who knows the lyrics to Eclipse is aware of the connection +therein. Basically, I was now told that Everything I touch, see, taste, feel, +love, hate, distrust, save, give, deal, buy, beg, borrow, or steal, All I +create, destroy, do, say, eat, everyone I meet, all that I slight, everyone I +fight, all that is now, all that is gone, all that's to come, and everything +under the sun is in tune - but the sun is eclipsed by the moon. Awaiting that +ending, each line sobered me as I became very... wary. Not frightened, but +aware of the depth of the experience, I guess. I'm not certain how to +describe it, but I was laying there astonished at something, and when the song +ended, I very slowly and almost absentmindedly removed my headphones. My mind +was, in effect, blown. + + From this point, my chronological order is likely to be less than +accurate. I honestly cannot recall what happened next, but I vaguely remember +the same sort of racing thought I had just expereinced, but more slowly. The +topics seemed to be drawing to a close, and not towards an end I wanted to +reach. I could do nothing to stop it, so I was forced to lie there and watch +my mind connect thoughts that I was just as willing to forget. The visuals at +this point were very vivid, but I regret that I cannot specifically explain +any of them. They were basically graphical representations of the thoughts I +was having. Finally, my thoughts had all been connected to form only a few +basic concepts which I preceeded to intertwine to form one. Suddenly, +everything was before me. + + I felt as if I was faced with a choice. I could see a swirling +representation of everything that exists, interacting with everything else +that exists to form an everything that was itself as well as its parts. I +understood what this collection of things I saw in front of me represented - +it was an omniscience that COULD stem from the realizations I was having that +night. I had been lucky enough to be given the decision, apparently, but it +was not an easy one. I could either leap forward into the all-knowing mass of +everything before me, or make my way back to my home, and to this reality. I +felt as if understanding all there was to know would be a method of nullifying +my existence, because there would be nothing towards which to climb, but also +that returning to my reality was a "death" of some sort. I'm not certain what +it was that I feared, but I felt certain that I was risking death by +returning. (Perhaps I was seeing the omniscience as a form of immortality - I +do seem to remember a sense that it would be a connection with an all-powerful +consciousness)... I chose to return, although I do not recall actively making +the decision (I'm tempted to think that the drug was simply wearing off). I +do have a vague memory of visualizing all the thoughts I had intertwined +rapidly untangling, as I recursively regressed to the point at which I began - +my mind had many many different concepts to consider, and they were not all +connected. It was quite a bit of work to return, but eventually, I opened my +eyes, and saw my room. + + Well, it was SORT of my room. Almost everything was out of place, +with the exception of the clock. The clock insisted on misbehaving, and I +often found that two checks of the clock that seemed to be in rapid succession +produced readings of 1:30 and then 1:55, for instance. My first goal was to +slow the clock down, or speed it up, whichever it happened to need, until it +was correct, so I could form some sort of an anchor to something roughly +tangible. Finally, when I was convinced that I was relatively back to +reality, I was brave enough to roll over and look at the floor. + + There was my CD player, next to my headset, and the cord strewn over +the general vicinity. I reached for the cord, and touched nothing but carpet. +I looked again, and realized that I hadn't reached for the cord, but for part +of the sculpture of the carpet. Suddenly, the floor was different - I was +better oriented, I could see where the cord actually was. I pieced my room +back together this was, noting when my senses were and weren't correct, being +extremely proud over having changed something physically and having it remain +changed when I returned to it. The next step was my bed covers. The turning +and twisting I was doing over the course of my thoughts had twisted up my +sheets rather nicely, so I decided to untwist them. My sheets are covered +with irregular stripes, and in my current state, these were very misleading. I +untwisted completely four times before it was actually physically completely +untwisted. When I felt the bottom sheet form a consistantly flat covering +over me, I was even better oriented. It was now, I decided, well past time to +get up, use the bathroom, and get a drink. + + I turned to my door. I reached out to grab its edge, but my hand +seemed to roll around a fourth side before I could see where the actualy three +I was concerned with were. I pulled, and was startled by a loud knocking +sound. I looked around, and noticed my hairbrush near the door's path. As a +reality check, I closed the door, mover the brush, and re-opened the door. It +did not knock. I was proud. I closed the door, stood up, and replaced my +clothing on my body. Feeling the sensations of fabric running along my skin +replaced much of my anchor in reality, also. I quietly opened the door again, +and walked down the hallway. I walked into the bathroom, and my perspectives +in there helped set me straight, because the bathroom was one of the last +rooms I visited before the LSA took. The shower curtain, the sink, the tile, +my sister's little jar of sea monkeys in the corner... They all seemed right, +and I knew I was closer. The only thing that startled me was the cloth above +me and to my left. I stared at the designs, though, and realized that my +mother had hung wet clothing over the curtain rod to dry, and this reminded me +that time had gone on even after I'd closed my bedroom door the evening +before. Things looked promising, but I was still in my own little altered +state, not actively noticing the things around me. I left the bathroom and +went further down the hallway to the kitchen. + + Without filling in any details of the parts of the kitchen itself, +relevant to this action or not, I did nothing but the following: I got a +glassful of juice. It wasn't until I took a large drink that I realized +everything around me - and it was exactly as it should have been. The juice, +however, was not from the same fruit as that which I had been drinking with my +seeds, and the new taste surprised me - waking me to my surroundings. I was +quite impressed that this had such an effect, and I went around touching +things.. The dog's leash, the microwave, the table. I read a bit of the +newspaper. I had to get back to bed, I decided. + + My room was still foreign, however, and I had some reality to set back +into place. I had made quite a few things in my room do what they should, but +I still could not form one clear picture of my surroundings. I spend the time +to come playing with objects, re-learning their tendencies, and interaction +with other objects. For instance, one of the more interesting was when I saw +my juggling bags on the floor. I picked one up, tossed it and caught it, and +finally decided to toss it off the edge of the bed. It landed on the ground +with a thud, and I became more aware of gravity, and where the floor was. I +played with my clock radio, making it pop with noise by turning on the radio +with no volume. I turned the light on and off a few times. I opened my door +and did the same, feeling it necessary that I was vulnerable to being "caught" +while doing this. (I would suggest that since I quite often have a very real +sense of where my family is, and whether or not they can discover me in any +act they would not approve of, I was attempting to create a little mild +paranoia to which I could relate). + + Throughout this entire ordeal, there were a few things that recurred. +For isntance, When the room was particularly silent, I could hear my watch on +the bedside table. Its band has been broken for ages, and thus it's well +buried by other bedside table-type items, and I wasn't used to hearing it. In +order to concentrate on it, I would mutter "ticktickticktickticktickticktick". +I quite often looked myself over, to see how familiar I looked, and I +occasionally would find it necessary to sepecifically check the familiarity of +my genitals (with and without the door open). One of the strangest actions +was tickling my gag relfex. It wasn't as responsive as it usually would be, +and I think that the closer it came to responding as I was accustomed, the +closer I felt to reality. Occasionally, I would feel something unfamiliar, +like a 1mm thick disk, I think, and reach for it, but it would always fall +farther down my throat, and I felt as if I were curling my finger into my +throat, through my tounge, and back around in a full spiral. I finally +stopped this habit by staring into my throat via my mirror while doing this, +and at first my throat appeared as a terrifying cavern of death, but it +gradually became the back of my mouth as I remembered it. Rubbing my hand over +my face to confirm that it was the face I remembered would (naturally) +occasionally cause my hand to brush over my lips, and the feeling reminded me +of a specific intimate encounter of the past. Also, I noticed that my inner +lip produced a much more smooth sensation across my hand than I would expect +from saliva. Whatever I pictured myself doing, I would proceed to do, because +I knew that confirming the images in my mind was the only way to convince +myself that I was perceiving things as they were. + + I finally turned away from the room, and towards myself. I looked in +the little mirror on my headboard, and I did not recognize my physical self as +it currently is. I reminded myself of the 7th grade me, except my hair was as +it currently is. The most profound differences were my facial features, and +the presence of a large amount of acne that wasn't there when I went to sleep. +I tenatively rubbed one of the pimples I saw, and found nothing but flat skin. +Good. I felt my entire forehead and face for bumps, and found my complexion +was much clearer than the mirror suggested. I looked back, and I was a much +closer to normal. I looked back at my floor, to re-confirm the stability of +reality, and noticed my CD player. I pressed play, and when I heard sound, I +picked up the headphones. I didn't wear them, but I moved them around, and +oriented myself to the sound. It helped tremendously, as did proving that I +could change things by playing with the skip/search buttons. Finally, I +stopped, and removed the CD. I looked at it, had some profound thoughts about +creative energy in the mind, glanced at my guitar, and then back at the CD. I +turned it around, to see my face in the back, and what I found was a small, +frightened, unfamiliar face with meek features. Suddenly, the face rapidly +transformed into dozens and dozens of other unfamiliar faces, until I looked +away, and placed the CD in its jewel box. I looked in my mirror, and I saw my +face. Comfort. But suddenly, the right half of the mouth in the mirror +twisted into the most angry snarl I'd ever seen on my face, and then quickly +calmed to normal. The left half followed suit, but this was more feirce. +Finally, I physically curled my face into an ugly, angry snarl, and silently +roared, feeling a large amount of negative energy being dispersed in that act. +I could tell that this was nerely over. + + Suddenly, however, I began feeling that, even though I'd regained most +of my reality, that I might have caused some sort of permanent psychosis. I +wondered if it would be too late to save me, or if there was still time, or +perhaps if there would only be time if I sought help immediately. I was faced +with the issue of coming to my parents about the night's experiement. I +suddenly felt that I had no choice but to tell them, but there was still +enough sense in me not to. I knew that this would HAVE to wear off, but I +also wasn't certain what would be left behind. I opened my door again, and +sat down on the carpet before the tile of the hallway. I breathed. It was a +very liquid, unfamiliar breath. I suddenly decided to breathe very rapidly. +And the quiet sound of my hyperventalation produced a spinning sound in my +head as if the noise were actually produces by a large spinning wheel that +made little gasping noises periodically. The sensation reminded me of the +sensation I had earlier on in the trip of many small things meshing together +to form a large whole. My breathing returned to normal, and I began to cry. I +hadn't cried in a long time (I'd needed to, I think...) and it was a very +heartfelt cry. I was careful not to bawl and wake people up, because sitting +in my door put me within a meter of my parent's door. It was a gasping, teary +cry. I rubbed my eyes, and the moistness reminded me specifically of the +sensation I had earlier rubbing my had inside my lip. I had some +philosophical realization about the connection between my intimate activites, +drug activities, and the sorrow/pain I was crying for. After 5 minutes, I +calmed down. + + I got up, took one more trip to the bathroom, and while there, my ears +were bombarded with sounds. I recognized my parents' TV, which I had turned +off as soon as I was coherent enough to do so. My father's alarm clock, which +wouldn't be going off this early, was buzzing in my head. My families voices +were audible in the far distance, and I realized that I'd been hearing them +throughout the past hour or two. I was a bit afraid that I wasn't perceiving +anything correctly, and they were in fact right over me trying to wake me, or +something of the sort. Finally, though, I left the bathroom, checked their +room, and they were still asleep, the television off, the alarm silent. I +smiled. Things were right, things were good. I walked back to my room. +Looking it over, I realized that it was back in order, I checked the clock - I +had a couple hours of sleep ahead of me. I stared at my bed. + + I slid into my bed, and as I did, I could see, hear, and feel the +remaining uncertainties and inconsistancies of my surroundings disappearing as +the sheets sliding down my arms produced the most familiar feelings I'd felt +all night. I slept. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. +Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, +and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. +Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. +*IMPORTANT server security update*, mail to update@anon.penet.fi for details. + +============================================================================= + +From: mike@baobab.cadif.cornell.edu +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Morning Glory +Date: 10 May 1993 15:49:15 GMT +Message-ID: <1slthr$i0g@fitz.TC.Cornell.EDU> + +Hi, + + This is posted for a FOAF: I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS! + +****************************************************************************** + + I was out looking for a nice pussy willow to plant in the back yard +when I saw them - Heavenly Blue MG seeds, $1.00/2gm pack. What the hell. +I bought 6. + + I looked up prior postings and decided that 8gm would be a decent dose. +I washed the seeds (they look like elongated peppercorns) in a bowl with warm +water and a tiny bit of dish soap, then rinsed them well in a strainer. I ate +a couple and waited a half hour, to see if there were any surprises - there +weren't - so I ground the seeds real fine in a coffee grinder, mixed them with +water in a glass, and let is soak for another 1/2 half hour or so. + + I drank the liquid, refilled the glass, and waited some more... + + Mild effects, minor visuals, mild nausea... + + Drank the liquid again. Tasted much stronger this time, sort of like +peanuts, sort of like magic mushrooms... + + Got progressively more nauseous. Finally used my finger to puke, +and puked and puked and puked and lay down on the floor and puked and puked. +Awful. Tripping now, too, great fun... I could see how a novice could TOTALLY +lose it under these conditions. Nausea didn't feel like nausea anymore, it +felt like twitchy anxiety and impending panic, then I'd puke and be totally +fine for 5 minutes. (My life became a phrase: PUKE = GOOD). + + The trip that followed was actually nice, though - no visuals, +but nice emotional experience and a zoomy head. Hardly worth it, however... + + An interesting point - an unusual aspect of this was that stimulation +was generally unpleasant - I wanted to be in a dark, quite place, with my +woman around talking but not touching me. I felt twitchy, and I didn't +want to move my head at all. I did the whole trip in bed... + + Moral of the story: Acid is only $2.00 a hit. + +****************************************************************************** + + - Michael Chase + (not mike@cadif!) + +============================================================================= + +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: Nathan.Bowen <Nathan.Bowen@mixcom.mixcom.com> +Subject: The Most Beautiful Sky Blue Flowers I've Found (LSA) +Message-ID: <1993Jul6.064530.1114@mixcom.mixcom.com> +Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 06:45:30 GMT + + It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and we had a plan. Well, okay, +we didn't really have one, but we had several goals, a car, and even a +little bit of money. So it was that I found myself at Stein Gardens and +Gifts with two of my close friends, scanning what remained for the summer +of their seed rack. Our eyes were caught by some "Beautiful Sky Blue +Flowers" (according to the packaging) that were being sold for $1.99 per +package of 6 grams. This was definitely the best price we had ever seen, +and we decided to purchase 3 packages - 9 grams for each of the two of us +that possessed interest in the usage of the seeds. We walked out of the +store with 18 grams of Heavenly Blue Morning Glory seeds and a Nut Roll +candy bar. After giving a quick shake to the rubber hand that has been so +deftly placed to hang out of the trunk of my friend's car, we entered the +vehicle and proceeded to the shopping mall. + + First of all, we seized the opportunity to search for new reading +material at WaldenBooks. The next stop was Kohl's Department Store, where +we quickly made our way to the kitchen supply department. Our last +endeavor with these seeds included a rather silly period during which, for +lack of a better means, we found ourselves sitting around a piece of +cardboard, taking at the seeds with various sundry items (a hammer, a "C" +size battery, an N2O cracker). While this had proved entertaining, we were +rather joyful to exit Kohl's with a lovely $8.99 Mr. Dudley "Princess" +pepper grinder. After acquiring some delicious cookies of the macadamia +nut-containing variety, we left the mall to check in at my home, gleefully +grinding the included peppercorns wherever our path led (we had to empty it +_somehow_!). + + At my house, I filled my bag with a change of clothes, some coffee +filters (to replace the paper towling of our last attempt - a successful +attempt, but cumbersome, at best), some plastic bags to fill with the +product of the grinder, a toothbrush, and 3.6 more grams of seeds whose +presence in my drawer I had hitherto neglected to remember. 10.8 grams of +seeds for each of us - it was bound to be a good night. We returned to the +apartment of my companion for the night's journey (who will henceforth be +referred to as "Zworfin"), and set about our work. + + The two that would not be partaking of our potion (the one who had gone +shopping with us, who will henceforth be referred to as "Jarquom", and the +person living with Zworfin, who will henceforth be referred to as +"Prulict") left for Taco Bell. After the first (approximately) 6 grams, +our "Princess" jammed up, and became stuck in the "closed" position. Enter +cardboard, hammer, Energizer, and Duracell. Eventually, we had two piles +of fine white powder with black specks, each massing approximately 10.8 +grams, and some Nacho Supreme. At 8:30PM, We carefully placed the piles of +powder into two empty Ice Mountain bottles (chosen for the easy pouring +associated with a beverage bottle's neck) with some rather warm water, and +not-so-carefully ate our suppers for the evening, and set about watching +the breathtaking thunderstorm the night had given us, while occasionally +stirring our concoctions. + + It was interesting to note that the rather apocalyptic weather of late +was easily understood in the light of the prophetic dream of one of our +friends: the world was ending in this dream, and it was July 17, 1993. We +chatted idly about the obvious fact that we had merely 2 weeks of this life +left, and eventually, 9:00 rolled around. + + It didn't take long to rip all of our coffee filters, lose a good deal +of filtrate, and feel hopeless. Luckily, we found that a handkerchief made +a much more effective filter in this case, and we obtained a large amount +of liquid, keeping the bulk of the solid matter in the cloth. We cleaned +up the kitchen, proposed a toast to permanent psychoses, clicked glasses, +and stared at our potion. Jarquom wittily began to chant "Chug.. Chug.. +Chug!", and Zworfin and I naively obliged. This was most likely the worst +decision of the night, and the taste made me lightheaded enough that I +wouldn't have been disappointed if the LSA didn't take. We quickly +attacked the pitcher of juice in the refrigerator, and within minutes, our +suffering was over. Prulict and Jarquom had popped "White Men Can't Jump" +into the VCR, so I sat down to watch it while Zworfin grabbed his book and +CD player. + + I'd estimate that it was very roughly 10:30 when Zworfin was starting +to smile at nod knowingly, and I was groaning and clutching my rather +displeased stomach. I was rather certain that I would not enjoy my journey +if I embarked upon it with this sort of physical sensation. I considered +the tried-and-true method of purging one's digestive system in order to +smooth out the trip, but I couldn't bring myself to do that. In order to +make it to church on time, Jarquom left at the end of the movie (probably +around 11:00), driven by Prulict. I was a little disturbed by Prulict's +absence, as she was to be our anchor-to-reality, guide, and babysitter, but +she would return soon, of course. While she was gone, my trip turned +around completely. It seems that the basic turning point was the partaking +of a Mr. Freeze-style popsicle at the behest of Zworfin. I was beginning +to feel the amplification of all physical touch, and my mind was softly +humming with the giddy onset of free association. Zworfin was overjoyed, +as he was definitely eager to have a companion for his trip. Prulict +returned, and after taking care of some minor things around the apartment +(laundry and such), she sat down with us, and joined us. + + She truly did join us, too. All three of us agreed that it almost +seemed as if she had imbibed a decent share of LSA, also. Of course, she +still had a firm grip on reality, but she was willing to "play along" with +our silliness, and she enveloped herself completely in the emotional +outpouring that Zworfin and I had for her. There had been a few too many +problems in our relationship (1 relationship for the three of us, because +that's basically the way we live it), and we couldn't have hoped for a more +thorough reconciliation. Zworfin and I quickly understood what had been +separating us, and we were able to finish each other's sentences to an +unreasonable extent, as if we both had a full script in front of us. After +we felt our problems solved, we turned to Prulict. We realized suddenly +how important she was to our experience, our lives, and our relationship - +and she was the main object of our thoughts for most, if not all, of the +trip. + + Although I'm still not sure ultimately how the entire experience +affected Zworfin and Prulict's relationship, I was presented with a +remarkable understanding of how the entire ordeal would eventually turn out +favorably. Prulict will be leaving soon to spend some time on her own, +sorting things out, but I have never felt closer to anyone than I felt to +the two of them that night - and I now am well aware that that bond will +always, in some way, hold us all together. I was in constant awe at the +beauty surrounding me - Zworfin, who had helped me through the most +difficult times in my life thusfar; Prulict, who had entered into my life +rather recently, but to whom I already felt a love as strong as any I've +ever known; and the relationship between all three of us, which was +manifesting as a pure ever-strengthening glow of closeness. Many important +realizations and analogies about life and reality were developed that +night, but none seemed as important as the understanding and sharing that +went on between us. + + The profound glowing ecstasy of it all is beyond description. I felt +at many times as if I would cry from the sheer beauty of it all - even when +Zworfin was expressing his tearing emotions of loss at Prulict's planned +departure, my tears were not of sadness, but of love and joy for the +wondrous light I saw in both of them. I could tell, then, in everything +that any of us did - I saw myself in them, and each of them in the other +and myself. We spent much time snuggling and idly holding hands/stroking +arms in various combinations, and the pure energy that was transmitted to +me caused me to wonder if my body could handle such warm, all-encompassing +sensations. I also have never seen such beauty as I found in Prulict's +reactions to the experience. + + Eventually, Prulict grew tired, and Zworfin and I were able to continue +our discussions between each other, basking in the seemingly error-free +connection between our thoughts. We could discuss a model for reality, and +it would instantly appear in the other's mind. The most useful and +applicable of these was a fractal model for relationships, thoughts, and +experiences. A thought or an experience is an infinite spiral, consisting +of innumerable other spirals, and placed as a component of other, larger +spirals. Thus, a thought could be pursued into itself, gaining detail as +the spirals of which it is composed are made up. Or, one can pursue the +thought as it relates to other thoughts - where it fits in the larger +spirals. When we gave an analogy to the other, it was an empty spiral, and +it only made sense when we realized how to fit our existing thoughts into +it. A few clues, the thoughts that we had already understood to fit into +the analogy, would help to get the point across. An analogy for this (not +to get carried away.. :): If I give you a bunch of stones and say "Arrange +them in the right order", you're sort of at a loss. But, if I say, +"Arrange them into a circle with a line through the center", you can make +an image that looks very nearly like mine. The line could be oriented +incorrectly, but one of us has only to walk a short distance around the +circle to remedy that. + + We continued on until 4 or 5 in the morning, when I took 150mg of +Valerian Extract, in an attempt to cushion the ride back down and get some +sleep. It worked beautifully. I felt myself tying up loose ends, and +coming back to reality, a sensation I find perhaps more intriguing than +much of the trip, but it was very smooth. I closed my eyes, and saw +beautiful images that reminded me of computer graphics (in fact, I'm in the +process of ray tracing and animating one of them). Zworfin saw similar +images. We knew that this would be a major stepping stone in many of the +relationships we've been strongly working to lift to the level that ours +has reached. Indeed, discussing this with a few other friends the day +after proved to patch many gaps in our understanding of each other. + + It is for this that I advocate the usage of substances such as LSA. We +made an effort to use it efficiently, effectively, responsibly, and safely, +and 2 days later, the only effects that remain with me are the newfound +love among my friends. Learning to use powerful tools has its rewards, and +the human mind is my favorite of all the tools I've yet to encounter. I +expect I'll be writing a huge text on the things we learned, in the hopes +that a few more people will understand them. I can't hope to include the +majority of even the highlights, because it was all so important, but this +should at least serve to reaffirm the sense that these substances have the +potential to create and further beautiful things - in ways I could no +longer deny. + +-Nathan nathan.bowen@mixcom.com +I love you all. + +============================================================================= + +From: cm15946@academia.swt.edu (STICKY) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: Morning Glory Story +Date: 4 May 94 12:49:48 CST +Message-ID: <1994May4.124948.1@academia.swt.edu> + + Could anyone recommend a safe but effective dosage of morning glory +seeds? I have munched on seeds on a few occasions, once with visual effects, +but I hear they are poisonous. This one place I bought seeds from told me they +weren't responsible for me poisoning myself to death or into a coma when I +bought four packages. Is there any truth to this at all? The most I have ever +eaten at a time was three and one-half packages, about a hundred seeds. I felt +quite nauseous and my stomach ached for an hour but this went away. +Then my body felt sore and a little weak, up until a day later. +I went home and I saw an alien superimposed on the Rush +Limbaugh show (not that I regularly watch that) and fractals on my ceiling +later that night. Of course, the experience was probably enhanced by MJ and +this homemade passion-flower concentrate (a little harmine). I want to eat +seeds again but I'd like to know the consequences first. Also, rumors say the +alkaloid in the seeds closely resembles LSD25 and the visuals were very +LSD-like. Any truth in that? + + Any help would be much appreciated, + sticky + +P.S. Could anyone send me a picture of what a Syrian Rue plant looks like? I +live in the right area and I would love to find this harmaline-rich plant. +I could provide seeds and roots in return if I find it. + + whatever it is I think I see + becomes a tootsie roll to me + +============================================================================= + +From: Tommy the Tourist <nobody@soda.berkeley.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: GLOIRE DU MATIN (BLEU CIEL) - first time +Date: 16 Jun 1994 09:10:49 GMT +Message-ID: <2tp4up$ed9@agate.berkeley.edu> + +Well after all of the recent talk about Morning Glory, I tried it +for the first time. In fact this is really, my first experience +with psychedelics, other than grass. + +Very Strange. First off, I decided that an appropriate dose +would be about 100 seeds. I guess that this would correspond to +approximately 100ug LSA. I took the seeds and ground them very +fine with my coffee grinder. I remembered that some posts +mentioned that nausea, is a common side effect, so I decided to use +an enema. Big mistake. I mixed the ground powder with water, +and poured the solution into the bag. Something in the seeds +swelled up unbelievably, clogging the tube. What a mess. +Eventually, I got most of the liquid inside of me, and I will +omit the gory details. + +Within maybe, five minutes, the tiles in the bathroom began to +swim, almost as though my vision didn't like the hard edged lines +of the grout. Circular objects didn't present as much of a +problem, only anything with a corner. I decided to have a warm +bath. I drew the bath and soaked for maybe fifteen minutes. + +When I closed my eyes, I found that I was perfectly calm and +centered, as if nothing was going on. Then I'd open them up, +and everything would look O.K. for a couple of seconds, and then +would start to swim. Closing my eyes, would bring me back +together again. I lost sense of time, though, and I started to +feel very tired. I don't know if it was the MG or the bath, that +was making me feel that way. + +I lay down on the couch, and sleep rapidly came over me. It was +almost as if I couldn't keep my eyes open. I don't remember much +after this, except for a small part of the dream which I had. + +Towards the end, when I was getting up or preparing to wake up, I +was in some type of garden. It was somewhat tropical, but it +didn't quite feel natural. Almost as though it was cultivated. +All of the normal elements, which I associate with nature were +absent. There were no sounds, no feeling of sunlight, no winds. +And yet this garden was very dense with plants. It wasn't even +as though I was in the garden, I was watching myself in the +garden. (It's strange, as I try to write about this, it becomes +hazy.) Because, I WAS in the garden?!?! + +All in all, a very strange experience, although I only remember a +few minutes at the start, and those split seconds before I woke +from the dream. The hours in between are gone. Definitely, +interesting, though. I felt strange for the rest of the day, and +since then have had a couple of days, where I just felt "right". + +Now for the questions, How can I eliminate whatever material +swells up? I've got some of the information on extraction, but +chemistry is not my field. Is Robonsol lighter fluid a +substitute for ether? I'm not sure if Robonsol is like Zippo or +not. (And I'll be damned, if I can figure out what "ether" is.) +or anything about solvents. (If I can't even do a MG extraction, +what on earth am I going to do with canary seed.) + +Second, is the extraction into ethanol, only to deal with nausea? +I guess that an enema eliminates this or am I wrong. + +Then as far as the experience itself goes: + +Does MG, have a sedating effect. This stuff knocked mye out. + +Second, what is this entity that's spoken of. Somehow, I could +say that there was a definite presence there with me, but I +couldn't identify it. Although it did seem that we were +communing. + +Thanks to anyone, who can help me with my questions; please post +as my email is unreliable. This experience was definitely +interesting. Nothing at all like my yoga experiences. And +definitely worth repeating. + + +--Stefan Atien + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +enriched uranium dont kill the president +tnt ira +-------- +For more information about this anonymous posting service,please send mail +to remailer@soda.berkeley.edu with Subject: remailer-info. +-------- +To respond to the sender of this message, send mail to +remailer@soda.berkeley.edu, starting your message with +the following 8 lines: +:: +Response-Key: ideaclipper + +====Encrypted-Sender-Begin==== +MI@```&)S^P;+]AB?X9TW6\8W.:VP&2&V#S-2F(U:!.[8.2!ZQO;57+@P_QIA +M\*'Y#OA+YD76D,(7'?XGV)5V4"`JU>_Y.,)F/$B^CL7J:CF;5O]1$[(#;5@M +-S3`[=)9MF/#W=;VP6@`` +====Encrypted-Sender-End==== + + +Article 90310 of alt.drugs: +Path: news.claremont.edu!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.cerf.net!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!soda.berkeley.edu!remailer +From: Anonymous User <nobody@soda.berkeley.edu> +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: GLOIRE DU MATIN (BLEU CIEL) - second time +Date: 2 Jul 1994 21:04:29 GMT +Organization: Cypherpunks +Lines: 122 +Distribution: world +Message-ID: <2v4kot$bpo@agate.berkeley.edu> +NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu +Errors-To: nobody@soda.berkeley.edu +Originator: remailer@soda.berkeley.edu + +Well, I finally did the morning glory trip. The first time I tried it, I +ended up falling asleep, and didn't get the whole expereince. But it +left me feeling alive and happy for days afterwards. Now there's any +emptiness in my soul. But it's not an emptyness, from using the potion. +No, quite the opposite. It's an emptiness, because of what it is that +isn't here right now. (Semantics of dubious distinction.) + +Let me just say, that I have never had an experience like this. Sure, +I've smoked a couple of joints, and tried one or two substances, but this +is beyond all description. I took 500 Heavenly blue seeds, ground them +up into a fine powder; and did a bit of an extraction. I dried the seed +powder, mixed it in a glass with a Jolt and a shot of Vodka. And tried +to down as much of it as I could. This stuff is awful tasting. + +I drank the potion at 10:00 last night. What a night I've had. it's +beyond words. I've practiced yoga for many years now, and I think it +really helped me for this experience. By 11:00, I felt strange, but in an +unquantifiable way. I'm posting from Canada, and we had our big birthday +celebration here yesterday, so I wanted to go out and enjoy myself. I +tried to have a bath, but I had forgotten how to. Or more precisely, I +just wasn't washing parts of my body by rote. I had to think, of what I +was doing. At 12:00, I finally made it out the door. + +And then the adventure began... + +What an adventure. Bars are an absolutely fascinating place. Who needs +a rave. It isn't a time or a space, it's a frame of reference. This was +indescribable. I finally understood, Warhol's, statement about everyone's +15 minutes. And I understood about everyone's game. It's amazing how +all of the pretence, all of the falsehood melts away. And it's great how +you can take someone's energy and build it, or take it and leave it +behind. A feeling of sadness can just flood you, and then in a moment +it's gone, because you realize it's just a feeling, but ecstasy is +different. THAT stays. Call it a real world, where all of the nonsense +just disappears. + +On the dance floor, the energy was fantastic. The crowd was all up and +together because of the Canada day celebration. And the music and the +sounds and the lights. (This is all beyond words.) But I heard the +sounds of the natives, a chant, but it wasn't; more like a click sound, +the sound of everyone who has taken it before. (This is all beyond +words.) But I bought, things, and then just left them. It's amazing, +that you can just go and give someone money, and then they'll give you +something. THIS WAS A REVELATION. Dancing to a remix of the Village +People's YMCA, and doing the bump and grind, and chattanooga with +everyone on the dance floor. Stripping off my shirt, and having people +read my T-Shirt, and having them just get a great smile over their +face. "Life's Short, stay hard," it said. People would read it, and +then look up at me, (I'm very tall), and then they would just get this +beautiful smile. Having people dance, is incredible. Especially +natives. It's just beyond words. + +I got tired after a while, and went and bought some chicken wings. Not +to actually eat, mind you. (That would have made me ill.) But just the +actual experience. But I did ask the bartender for a couple pieces of +lime. The fruit was far more nourishing than anything else. And from +there the experience began. + +I'll leave out the part about going to the other bar, and seeing more +games of a different type. And of the two people who were screwing in +their motor home, parked outside of a funeral parlour which was just +being built, and of the Masonic temple, with the two dead tree stumps +guarding the front entrance. And get to the garden. The garden in the +middle of the city. I realized that the key to a garden are the spirits +who live there. And how important it is to make a place for them. I +stayed in the garden till dawn, feeling the soft earth, give under my +every step, the magnetic draw of fallow ground, the dancing of water over +the rocks, and the waterfalls. This garden is in the middle of the city, +with soaring skyscrapers all around. This little piece of paradise in +the middle of the city. + +The only thing I can say is wow. Total amazement. I know this all +sounds very disjointed, but it's beyond all words. + +This post is getting far too long. There is so much to say, And yet +words can't possibly do it any justice. If there is any such thing as a +cathartic experience, this is it. It's been enough for me to think of +reevaluating my entire life. + +Do I recommend it to anyone? Well, yes, and no. I think if the time and +the mood is right, it will happen. There's no need to go searching for +it somewhere else, because happiness, and bliss isn't anywhere else. +It's all right here, right under our noses, if we would only stop the +nonsense, and listen. "Stop Making Sense", indeed, "True Stories" from +the twilight zone. And a foro. + +Peace, + +Istvan. + +P.S. If anyone has part 2 of the morning glory FAQ, could they please +post it. After this experience, I think I might be able to understand it. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +kibo bomb +shipment of cocaine brazil +-------- +For more information about this anonymous posting service,please send mail +to remailer@soda.berkeley.edu with Subject: remailer-info. +-------- +To respond to the sender of this message, send mail to +remailer@soda.berkeley.edu, starting your message with +the following 7 lines: +:: +Response-Key: ideaclipper + +====Encrypted-Sender-Begin==== +MI@```%5S^P;+]AB?X9TW6\8WR:FP&2%W.AN(A0!%6U3BI[_TWG?,*G;2\'&K +M&1P/=!F+)19K!_]O7'\XR6/I1@-(.O_4,D7Z)\+<)'@UA?0!<N)==UQ&2)Q% +====Encrypted-Sender-End==== + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/military-fort b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/military-fort new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f9379c1d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/military-fort @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +i went to this old Military fort after dropping a hit of Pyramid +LSD. it was the craziest trip iv'e ever been on. +it was me, my friend kevin who had drank a bottle of DXM, +Rob, who smoked alot of cess, matt lestat who tripped on teh +pyramid, and matty who had tripped for his first time which +wasn't very wise at thsi place. it was a cold night there, we +brought my radio and listened to the MK soundtrack. +there was all grafitti in the fort (oh yeah, it was night) and it +looked really damn cooland since matt lestat is into paganism he +loved all the satan stuff thatwas written. when i got out of teh +caves, i could still see the grafiti like they had stayed on my eyes +or something. matty was having a really bad trip and he wanted +to hold my hand so i couldnt stop laughing at himrob and kevin +were smoking bowls in the tunnels in the fort and there were +grates, and when i was looking thru them i thought i was in a +NIN video or something.. it was fucked up. +so we went down onto teh rocks below teh fort after this (it was +a naval fort)and i thought there were little worms all over teh +rocks but it was just fungus it turned out. matty stayed where +the cars were parkedbecuase he's pretty fat and he couldnt climb +down with us.so rob and kev smoked more on the rocks.. rob +dropped the cess becuase hes stupid, and then we had to climb +up teh rock.. i would NEVER had been able to do it if i were +sober.. rob had a really tough timeso i helped him up. we just +sat on teh rock for a while, and matty was calling out to me +'mojocome over here' and i was saying 'fuck you you fat +bastard' and he started cryinghes kinda sensitive i guess. then +rob was coming down so we went for a ride in his truck and the +tripping people were talking about how RI telecom really sucks +and how we should get rid of the people who suck and stuffand +how my girlfriend doesn't want me tripping.. oh well. we went +to a little store and got soda and stuff, matt L stole a bottle of +sodaand matty bought a big bag of onion rings which looked +really really cool.. so on teh ride home matt L was scratching +mattys flashlight and it sounded cooland matty was wicked +scared and still having a really bad tripand kevin was still +tripping off teh dxm and weedand i liked looking at the cars cuz i +had shotgun permanently in kevins car unless hehas a bitch with +him. +so i just got home and took a shower and teh walls were caving +in on me, and i dried off and looked at my cieling which was +flashing white all night and a few future crew demos i have.. +which were coolalso.that was my latest, pretty damn chill trIp. :) +latER!@#@$% diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_10_thngs.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_10_thngs.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ef945e4f --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_10_thngs.drg @@ -0,0 +1,243 @@ +From housed@infmx.informix.com Tue Dec 18 22:02:54 1990 +From: housed@infmx.informix.com (Darryl House) +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: flyer +Date: 12 Dec 90 22:09:48 GMT +Distribution: usa +Organization: Informix Software, Inc. +Originator: housed@alf + + + [ Reprinted in the public interest without permission from a flyer by + the Family Council on Drug Awareness. This flyer is being distributed + at public functions such as concerts, school gatherings, trade shows, + and craft shows. Any typographic errors, unless noted, are mine. The + author of this post has no affiliation with any agency or persons + related to this document, and refrains from editorial comment. ] + + + 10 Things Every Parent, Teenager & Teacher Should Know + + About + + Marijuana + + + "Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to + control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things + that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very + principles upon which our government was founded." + + -- Abraham Lincoln + December, 1840 + + + This pamphlet was researched and produced as a public service + by the Family Council on Drug Awareness P.O. Box 71093, LA CA + 90071-0093 + + Additional copies available from: + + BACH, PO Box 71093, L.A., CA 90071-0093 + 35 cents apiece, Ten for $2.00, 100 for $10 + + + 1 Q. What is Marijuana? + + A. "Marijuana" refers to the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis + plant [1], which contain the non-narcotic chemical THC at various + potencies. It is smoked or eaten to produce the feeling of being + "high." The different strains of this herb produce different sensual + effects, ranging from sedative to stimulant. + + 2 Q. Who Uses Marijuana? + + A. There is no simple profile of a typical marijuana user. It has been + used for 1000s of years for medical, social, and religious reasons + and for relaxation [2]. Several of our Presidents [3] are believed + to have smoked it. One out of every five Americans say they have + tried it. And it is still popular among artists, writers, musicians, + activists, lawyers, inventors, working people, etc. + + 3 Q. How Long Have People Been Using Marijuana? + + A. Marijuana has been used since ancient times [4]. While field hands + and working people have often smoked the raw plant, aristocrats + historically prefer hashish [5] made from the cured flowers of the + plant. It was not seen as a problem until a calculated disinformation + [sic] campaign was launched in the 1930s [6], and the first American + laws against using it were passed [7]. + + 4 Q. Is Marijuana Addictive? + + A. No, it is not [8]. Most users are moderate consumers who smoke it + socially to relax. We now know that 10% of our population have + "addictive personalities" and they are neither more nor less + likely to overindulge in cannabis than in anything else. On a + relative scale, marijuana is less habit forming than either sugar + or chocolate but more so than anchovies. Sociologists report a general + pattern of marijuana use that peaks in the early adult years, followed + by a period of levelling off and then a gradual reduction in use [9]. + + 5 Q. Has Anyone Ever Died From Smoking Marijuana? + + A. No; not one single case, not ever. THC is one of the few chemicals for + which there is no known toxic amount [10]. The federal agency NIDA says + that autopsies reveal that 75 people per year are high on marijuana + when they die: this does not mean that marijuana caused or was even a + factor in their deaths. The chart below compares the number of deaths + attributable to selected substances in a typical year: + + Tobacco...............................340,000 - 395,000 + Alcohol (excluding crime/accidents).............125,000+ + Drug Overdose (prescription)............24,000 - 27,000 + Drug Overdose (illegal)...................3,800 - 5,200 + Marijuana.............................................0 + + *Source: U.S. Government Bureau of Mortality Statistics, 1987 + + 6 Q. Does Marijuana Lead to Crime and/or Hard Drugs? + + A. No [11]. The only crime most marijuana users commit is that they use + marijuana. And, while many people who abuse dangerous drugs also smoke + marijuana, the old "stepping stone" theory is now discredited, since + virtually all of them started out "using" legal drugs like sugar, + coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, etc. + + 7 Q. Does Marijuana Make People Violent? + + A. No. In fact, Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry Anslinger once + told Congress just the opposite - that it leads to non-violence and + pacifism [12]. If he was telling the truth (which he and key federal + agencies have not often done regarding marijuana), then re-legalizing + marijuana should be considered as one way to curb violence in our + cities. The simple fact is that marijuana does not change your basic + personality. The government says that over 20 million Americans still + smoke it, probably including some of the nicest people you know. + + 8 Q. How Does Marijuana Affect Your Health? + + A. Smoking anything is not healthy, but marijuana is less dangerous than + tobacco and people smoke less of it at a time. This health risk can + be avoided by eating the plant instead of smoking it [13], or can be + reduced by smoking smaller amounts of stronger marijuana. There is + no proof that marijuana causes serious health or sexual problems [14] + but, like alcohol, its use by children or adolescents is discouraged. + Cannabis is a medicinal herb that has hundreds of proven, valuable + theraputic uses - from stress reduction to glaucoma to asthma to + cancer therapy, etc. [15]. + + 9 Q. What About All Those Scary Statistics and Studies? + + A. Most were prepared as scare tactics for the government by Dr. Gabriel + Nahas, and were so biased and unscientific that Nahas was fired by + the National Institute of Health [16] and finally renounced his own + studies as meaningless [17]. For one experiment, he suffocated monkeys + for five minutes at a time, using proportionately more smoke than the + average user inhales in an entire lifetime [18]. The other studies + that claim sensational health risks are also suspect, since they lack + controls and produce results which cannot be replicated or + independently verified [19]. + + 10 Q. What Can I Do About Marijuana? + + A. No independent government panel that has studied marijuana has ever + recommended jail for users [20]. Concerned persons should therefore + ask their legislators to re-legalize and tax this plant, subject to + age limits and regulations similar to those on alcohol and tobacco. + + + For More Information, Write: + Family Coucil on Drug Awareness + P.O. Box 71093, LA CA 90071-0093 + + + + FOOTNOTES TO THE TEXT: + + 1. The same plant, known as hemp, has an estimated 50,000 non-drug + commercial uses including paper, textiles, fuels, food and sealants, + but these uses are also banned by existing laws. Sources: Encyclopedia + Britannica, federal documents and historical records. + + 2. Coptic Christians, Rhastafarnians [sic], Shintos, Hinus, Buddhists, + Sufis, Essenes, Zoroastrians, Bantus, and many other sects have + traditions that consider the plant to have religious value. + + 3. Their personal correspondence and records reveal that U.S. Presidents + Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and others smoked hashish, as did Benjamin + Franklin and Mary Todd Lincoln. President John F. Kennedy is also + reported to have smoked marijuana to relieve his back pain. Many of + America's greatest leaders and Founding Fathers (including George + Washington) were hemp farmers. Sources: National Archives, published + reports. + + 4. Archeologists report that cannabis was possibly the first plant + cultivated by humans - about 8000 B.C. - and was used for linen, + paper, and garments. Source: Columbia University, _History of the + World_. It was being smoked in China and India as early as 2700 B.C. + + 5. Turkish smoking parlors were popular in both Europe and America. as + well as the Middle and Far East, as recently as the turn of the + Century. + + 6. The exhaustive Indian Hemp "Raj" Commission report (1986) by British + authorities found no reason to restrict its use. But the notorious + yellow journalist William Randolph Hearst fabricated and published + horror stories about marijuana that were eventually investigated and + shown to be lies, but not until long after the marijuana prohibition + was enacted in 1938. Source: Larry Sloman, _Reefer Madness_. + + 7. Laws against marijuana were passed a year after the invention of a + machine to harvest and process hemp so it could compete commercially + against businesses owned by Hearst, the DuPonts and other powerful + families. Source: Jack Herer, _The Emporor Wears No Clothes_. + + 8. Marijuana does not lead to physical dependency. Costa Rican Study, + 1980; Jamaican Study, 1975; Nixon Blue Ribbon Report, 1972, et. al. + + 9. Source: Psychology Today, Newsweek, et.al. + + 10. Source: All univerity medical studies: UCLA, Harvard, Temple, etc. + + 11. Costa Rican Study, 1980; Jamaican Study, 1975; "The legal drugs for + adults, such as alcohol and tobacco...precede the use of all illicit + drugs." Source: National Academy of Sciences. + + 12. The FBI reports that 65-75% of criminal violence is alcohol related. + "Pacifist syndrome" testimony was given by Federal Bureau of Narcotics + Director Harry Anslinger before Congress (1948). However, the "Siler" + Study conducted by the U.S in Panama (1931) reported "no impairment" + in military personnel who smoked marijuana while off duty. + + 13. "The only clinically significant medical problem is that + scientifically linked to marijuana is bronchitis. Like smoking + tobacco, the treatment is the same: stop smoking." Source: Dr. Fred + Oerther, M.D. + + 14. Coptic study (UCLA), 1981; "There is not yet any conclusive evidence + as to whether prolonged use of marijuana causes permanent changes in + the nervous system or sustained impairment of brain function and + behavior in human beings." Source: National Academy of Sciences. + + 15. Source: Dr. Tod Mikuriya, _Marijuana Medical Papers_. Marijuana could + replace at least 10-20% of prescribed drugs now in use. Source: Dr. + Raphael Mechoulam. Marijuana was a major active ingredient in 40-50% + of patent medicines before its ban. + + 16. 1976 + + 17. 1983 + + 18. The U.S. Government reports that the oral dose of cannabis required to + kill a mouse is about 40,000 times the dose required to produce + symptoms of intoxication in man. Source: Lowe, _Journal of + Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics_, Oct. 1946. + + 19. In another famous study, Heath/Tulane (1974), wild monkeys were + brutally captured, then virtually suffocated in marijuana smoke over a + period of 90 days. Source: National Institute of Health. + + 20. Examples: the "LaGuardia" Committee Report (New York, 1944) and + President Richard Nixon's Blue Ribbon "Shafer" Commission (1972). + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_beer.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_beer.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3ff13eaf --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_beer.drg @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +From: wmoreno@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (William Moreno) +Subject: Re: Searching for Pot-Beer recipe +Message-ID: <1993May1.180644.27847@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> +Date: Sat, 1 May 1993 18:06:44 GMT + +The following is from the "Ask Ed" column of the February 1991 issue of +_High Times_ (Reprinted without permission): + +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + +When making beer, can I add MJ at the time I add hops? Would the THC +dissolve in the beer and would it contribute to the high and taste of the +beer? How much pot is added to the wort(malt, hops and water mix)? + Ganja Brew + Marysville, CA + +[Ed answers:] + +MJ can be added to the beer at the same time hops are added. THC is oil/ +alcohol soluble and some of it will dissolve in the brew as it ferments. + Before being used for brew, the MJ should be thoroughly dried until +it is crispy. This activates all the THC by removing water molecules from +the THC molecules. Next the MJ should be gently washed by soaking it in +cold water for several hours. This removes some of the water soluble tars +and chlorophyll associated with the "grassy" taste of MJ injestables. + Nevil, of the Seed Bank, first discorved that when soaking in cold +water, some of the glands fall off the pot and collect on the bottom of +the container. These glands are so clean and free of plant debris, that +when smoked they produce hardly any smoke and only an "essence" of taste. +It's almost like smoking oil. Nevil also discovered that these glands can +be rolled into a very brittle "hash". However, this material melts easily +when heated, and does not re-solidify. + One easy way to handle the MJ is by using a giant nylon net "tea bag". +These are often sold in brewing stores. + It is hard to say how much MJ goes in the brew since different people +are sensitive to different amounts, and the quality of MJ varies greatly. +Years ago, the Unknown Brewer used to add one ounce shade leaves per +gallon of brew. This comes to about 1/10 ounce per bottle. Of course, +less high quality grass would be needed. + +---------------------------------------- + +Personally, the only thing I know about beer brewing is that the finished +product is at my local supermarket. Please don'thold me responsible if +this just wastes your bud (this IS a pun (MOAN) :-). I hope this infor- +mation helps you. If you try it, let us know if it worked. + +Will M. +wmoreno@ringer.cs.utsa.edu +========================================================================= +| 'Tis an ill wind | He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of | +| that blows no minds. | the pain of being a man. | +| --Syadasti | --Dr. Johnson | +========================================================================= + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_calmed.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_calmed.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..adf7059a --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_calmed.drg @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +From: Jim Rosenfield <jnr@igc.apc.org> +Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs +Date: 04 Dec 93 00:52 PST +Subject: CA Med MJ Res Text +Message-ID: <1484000415@cdp> + +This bill pased both houses of the California legislature +a few weeks ago: + + Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 + + + + RESOLUTION CHAPTER 70 + + + Senate Joint Resolution Relative to cannabis/marijuana + + Filed with Secretary of State September 2, 1993.; + + LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST +SJR 8, Mello: Controlled substances cannabis/marijuana + This measure would memorialize the President and the Congress +of the United States to enact appropriate legislation to permit +cannabis/marijuana to be prescribed by licensed physicians and to +ensure a safe and affordable supply of cannabis/marijuana for +medical use + + + WHEREAS, Scientific and medical studies by the National Academy +of Science have shown cannabis/marijuana to be a safe and +effective medicine with very low toxicity compared to most +prescription drugs and it has been shown to be effective in the +treatment of glaucoma, epilepsy, muscle spasticity, arthritis, +the nausea, vomiting, and appetite loss associated with +chemotherapies;anxiety and depression and the symptoms of +withdrawal from alcohol and narcotics and + WHEREAS studies show that one-third of all cancer patient +discontinue potentially life-saving chemotherapy due to the +severe and debilitating side effects and the same is true for +many AIDS patients receiving AZT or other (sinlilal- ) therapies +and + WHEREAS, Most physicians surveyed said that they would +prescribe cannabis/marijuana if legally available, and one-half +of all cancer specialists surveyed said that they have already +encouraged at least one of their patients to break the law and +use cannabis/marijuana to ease the violent nausea and vomiting +associated with their current treatments and + WHEREAS, In May of 1991, the United Nations Narcotic Control +Board voted overwhelmingly to reclassify cannabis/marijuana, +placing it back on Schedule II, and making it availabIe by +prescription, and, the United States representative to this board +voted in favor of the rescheduling and + WHEREAS, Despite a federal court order recognizing the "clearly +established medical valuc" of cannabis/marijuana, and mandating +that it be reclassified to Schedule II and made available by +prescription, the federal government continues to deny access to +this safe and effective medicine and + WHEREAS, By its own admission, the federal government continues +to deny access to cannabis/marijualla for political rather than +medical reasons, and are using patients as pawns in the ever- +escalating war on drugs by following current policies which place +message before medicine, convenience before compassion,and +politics before patients now, therefore, be it + Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of +California,jointly, That the Legislature of the State of +California respectfully memorializes the President and the +Congress of the United States to enact appropriate legislation to +permit cannabis/marijuana to be prescribed by licensed physicians +and to ensure a safe and affordable supply of cannabis/marijuana +for medical use; and be it further + Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of +this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United +States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to +each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress +of the United States. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_cnsmpfaq.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_cnsmpfaq.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..56147792 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_cnsmpfaq.drg @@ -0,0 +1,208 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.drugs +Subject: FAQ-Mj-consumption +Author: rml3362@rigel.tamu.edu (Michael Litchfield) +Last Update: 6 Jun 91 19:30:02 GMT + + This paper is an exposition on the consumption of marijuana for its +psychoactive effects. Covered will be the two primary methods used in +America today, smoking and eating/drinking, with smoking being the more +common method. There are a whole lot of lies, half-truths, myths, and +supposition about the consumption of marijuana this is an attempt to clear +things up as much as possible. + +Smoking +------- + + Smoking is the quickest but least efficient method of ingesting marijuana +and experiencing its effects. Marijuana smoke contains a number of +carcinogens, many of which can be removed if the smoke is filtered through a +water bong but it will still contains some carcinogens and can be an irritant. +Studies have shown THC has a bronchiodialator effect, which may be effective in +purging the particulates from the lungs. + +Joints + + Joints, marijuana cigarettes, are the perennial favorite of many people. +They are "shake", marijuana which has had the stems and seeds removed, which +is inside a fold of rice paper and then rolled into a cylinder. This is the +singularly most portable method to smoke grass once the joint has been rolled. + + When a joint has been smoked down to the point that it is difficult to hold +it is called a "roach" and wide variety of paraphernalia exists which are +designed to hold the roach without burning oneself. Collectively known as +"roach clips" they include tweezers, alligator clips, forceps, needle nose +pliers, and ceramic pieces with holes through them. There are a number of +devices available to facilitate rolling a joint. Absolutely essential is a +cleaning tray to remove the stems and seeds from the lose marijuana. There +are a number of papers available with which to roll ones joint, varying in +color, pattern, size, and presence of gummed edges. There are rolling +"machines" which make the process of rolling a joint much less ticklish, but +with practice and skill at rolling joints these tend to hinder more than help. +One of the more intriguing techniques of smoking a joint is taking what is +known as a powerhit. This is accomplished by having an accomplice surround the +burning end of the joint with their mouth, taking care not to allow their skin +to come into contact with the glowing end, and blowing while one takes a hit +from the other end. This can be somewhat dicey, but is one of the more intimate +ways of sharing a joint. + + Etiquette requires one to pass the joint in a circular fashion through +those present. No one is required to take a toke if they do not care to, but +they are expected to pass it on if it comes to them. "Bogartting", hoarding +the joint when it comes to you, is a SERIOUS breach of protocol. People too +stoned to smoke the joint let alone pass it are expected to be skipped over +and a joint can (politely) be removed from someone if they do not seem to be +sharing the consensus reality. + +Bongs + + Bongs, or water pipes if you are in a head shop, pass the smoke through +water to cool and filter it. Grass is put into a bowl on the end of a tube whose +other end is in a sealed container partially filled with water. The end of the +bowl's tube is below the level of the water so that as the smoke exits the +pipe it is bubble through a layer of water. The air pressure in the chamber is +lowered by breathing through another tube that stays above the water level in +the chamber. When the air pressure inside the chamber is lowered, air from +outside the chamber passes through the bowl and its tube and bubbles through the +water. Bongs are not particularly portable, as they tend to be awkward, +delicate, and heavy. Sizes range from the size of a small pill container to +eight foot tall escapees from a mad scientist laboratory. Principally made from +glass, plastic, ceramic, and metal they can be an art form unto themselves. The +principal benefit of smoking grass through a bong is that the smoke is cooled +and several carcinogens are removed without removing the active ingredients. +One can put any number of liquids in the chamber to filter the smoke, and beer +or other forms of alcohol are often used, but this is not recommended. The +active ingredients in marijuana are fat and alcohol soluble and when filtered +through such substances the active ingredients go into solution. In addition +the carcinogens in marijuana smoke are water soluble so that when smoke passes +through some liquid other than water one loses active ingredients and gains +carcinogens in the smoke entering your lungs. One method recommended is to +put ice water in the chamber, the cooled water is not quite as effective at +removing the carcinogens but the additional cooling is favored among +smokers. Carburetors are small openings in the chamber that are covered during +the hit and towards the end opened to allow all the smoke to escape the chamber. +Occasionally one finds a bong designed so that carboration is accomplished by +lifting the bowl slightly and allowing the air to enter the bowl tube. + +Pipes + +Pipes are the simplest devices used to smoke marijuana. For the most part +they are similar to pipes used to smoke tobacco but marijuana pipes should be +made of heat resistant materials such as stone, ivory, metal, glass, and +occasionally harder woods. Grass does not tend to stay lit in pipe so +flame constantly has to be applied to bowl which heats it up more than pipes +with tobacco in them typically are heated. A common variant of pipe is the +stash pipe, a pipe where one may store a small amount of grass. Some stash +pipes are constructed in such a manner that the the smoke passes through the +stash area so that the grass inside is bathed in the smoke and acquires a +coating of resin which contains THC thus making it more potent when it is turn +is smoked. There are glass hash pipes which are used to smoke hashish and +hashish oil, the materiel is placed in the bowl as with other pipes but +instead of heat being applied to the top of the substance it is applied to the +bottom of the pipe. + +One-hits + +One-hits, or dugouts as they are sometimes called, are a highly portable +method of smoking grass for someone who does not want to smoke an entire joint +at one time. A one-hit is a small metal tube that has a small cavity at one +end and a mouthpiece at the other. One presses the cavity into a small +container of cleaned grass to fill it and then is lit somewhat like a +cigarette and inhaled steadily until the grass is gone. One only gets one +inhalation or "hit" per filling thus it is called a one hit. A dugout is small +wooden container which has a space for the cleaned grass and another space for +the one-hit itself. + +Gas Pipes + +Gas Pipes are open ended tubes with a small bowl mounted near one end +perpendicular to the main axis of the tube. The end near the bowl is covered +with your hand and the smoke is drawn into the tube until the bowl is burned out +then the hand is removed and all the smoke in the tube rushes into your lungs. +These are usually made from glass, though occasionally one will find plastic +pipes. + +Gravity Bongs + + Gravity bongs are more a style of smoking than a particular apparatus for the +consumption of marijuana. With a gravity bong one uses water pressure to +create the vacuum in a chamber rather then one's lungs as with water pipes and +gas pipes. A gravity bong is made by placing a cylinder that is open at one and +and closed except for a place for a bowl at the other. The open end is placed +in a large container of water until the chamber of the cylinder is filled with +water. The filled bowl is then attached and a flame is applied to the +marijuana in it. The cylinder is lifted slowly up. As the cylinder is lifted +up the water trapped inside will seek to escape out the open end into the +container due to the force of gravity. This creates a vacuum at the top of +the chamber near the bowl, this vacuum sucks the smoke from the burning +marijuana into the chamber replacing the water. A tube may reach from the +bowl to near the base of the cylinder making it a true bong or the end may not +actually enter the water so that is is similar to a gas pipe. after the +material in the bowl has been burned and the smoke has filled the chamber the +bowl is removed and the cylinder is pushed back down into the container. As the +water re-enter the chamber it forces the smoke out where and hopefully into an +expectant individual. This is the most common form of a water bong but any +number of similar schemes exist which can use the vacuum created by the +exiting water to draw the smoke, and then use that water again to force it out +of the chamber. + +Tilt Pipes + + Tilt pipes are pipes which have a heating element built into the pipe at +the bowl, the element heats the marijuana to sub-flammable temperature but +which will activate and release the cannabanoids, or active ingredients, from +the plant material. Most smoking accessories apply an external flame to the +marijuana which vaporizes and breaks down many cannabanoids before they can be +consumed, thus wasting a portion of the active ingredients in the marijuana. +These device tend to be very rare usually only found among connoisseurs. They +are called tilt pipes because one tilts the pipe to bring the marijuana into +contact with the heating element. + + +Eating & Drinking +----------------- + + The active ingredients in cannabis are fat and alcohol soluble so they can +be extracted and added to foodstuff entering the system through the digestive +tract rather than through the lungs. This type of consumption of marijuana tend +to be both slower and more efficient than smoking it. Further the noxious +effects of consuming heated smoke are completely eliminated. For these reasons +this is the favored method of marijuana consumption by many people. + +Eating + + Marijuana must be heated before being consumed to activate the cannabanoids +so one cannot simply eat raw grass. The traditional method of eating it is to +cook it in a brownie, especially when it is in the form of hashish, though it +can be used in any number of things. The recommended method of eating marijuana +is to saute it in butter or margarine over medium heat, then to strain the +remaining solids out and use the butter to cook with. One can use this +marijuana butter to make brownies, cook vegetables, or however else one might +use butter to cook with, one can even spread it on a slice of bread. Many +people will mix the the residual solids in with whatever they are cooking in +hopes of making use of whatever cannabanoids might still be in them, but if +done properly this in not generally valuable. A typical ratio for making the +marijuana butter is one stick of butter to one eight of an ounce of marijuana, +and headed for fifteen to twenty minutes. + + +Drinking +-------- + + One may extract the active ingredients from marijuana using alcohol and +then use this tincture to make a potent drink. The highest proof alcohol +available should be used, preferably 190 proof grain alcohol, since the water +in the alcohol will dissolve other chemicals in the marijuana that one +wishes to avoid. Some suggest soaking the grass in warm water for a period to +remove those chemicals but that presents a whole host of other and is not +really recommended. One may simply place the marijuana into a bottle of grain +alcohol and let the canabanoids leach out, but this takes 2-3 weeks of time. A +faster method is to heat the alcohol to sub-boiling and stir in the marijuana. +Great deal of care should be taken if this method is chosen as the alcohol is +highly flammable. The resulting tincture, often called "Green Dragon", is a +light to emerald green liquid, which can be drunk straight, but this is not +recommended. Highly lauded is a drink of 3 parts lemon lime soda, 1 part green +dragon and a dollop of honey served over ice. + +-Michael + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_eatfaq.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_eatfaq.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..509adf74 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_eatfaq.drg @@ -0,0 +1,312 @@ + +alt.drugs FAQ : "How do I prepare marijuana or hash to be consumed with my + THC absorbing gastrointestinal system?" + +Well, this is the very Beta version of the FAQ for eating marijuana (I mean +way* beta, i.e. version 0.005b). Any additions are welcome: send them to +mtymp15@staff.tc.umn.edu. My initial request for information yielded a few +decent replys, and I thank you guys for putting up with my badgering for more +details. + +Most recipes call for the manufacture of a certain quantity of "Bud Butter," +which is then used as butter would normally be used in a cooking situation. +THC is not a water-soluble compound, so butter would naturally be a good +carrier substance for injestion. One version of a recipe for this kind of +butter is included, the recipes are not. Use your imagination and you will +find better food to make than the recipes I got. I have* included a couple +interesting recipes that sound very* good regardless, and any information you +have about experiencing a trip on these recipes would also be fun to throw into +the FAQ. + +OK... enough of my blabber... here is the (small) collection. My comments are +in [brackets]. + +=-=-=-=-=-= + + +Making "Bud Butter" **** + +Melt a pound of butter in a pan. Mix 60-70 (or more grams of thoroughly sifted +pot in it. Let it boil carefully a couple of minutes until the butter has +gotten a green color from the grass. Then squeeze the butter through a fine +strainer. While you use the strain, keep the leaves away in a corner of the +pan by using a spoon. Squeeze hard to get out as much of the butter as possible +... +[The cooking time has varied from "a couple of minutes," as above, to 10-15 +minutes from other baked epicurian masters. 10 minutes works fine for my +"friends."] + +To warm up the pan a little will make the butter flow easier. Also strain the +butter that is gathered in the deeper parts of the pan. If you don't want any +remaining leaves in the butter, you can strain it through some muslin. A +problem concerning this is that you will loose some butter in the muslin. Don't +throw the leaves, they still may* contain viable THC. The leaves can be cooked +in milk or vodka and become a tasty and effective drink. Hot milk or vodka +might also be poured through the muslin, thereby saving some of the hashish +butter. You can fry more leaves in the same butter in you want to increase its +strength. +... + +[General "word on the street" is that the bud left over after the extraction is +worthless and should be thrown away... I left the comment in the recipe because +boiling the used pot in milk really* does taste good. I have not experienced +consuming the beverage at what might be called a "baseline," so I do not know +if it has psychoactive qualities. Film at 11.] + +A simpler and stronger version of the cannabis butter (or ghee)... by mixing +melted butter with hashish or hashish oil instead of pot. It is not necessary +to fry this as long as in the case with the pot. Just warm it up and mix it +until the hashish or hashish oil is dissolved in the butter. You can put as +much hashish (or hashish oil) into it as you want. Another plus is that there +are no remaining leaves with THC to worry about. + +[Ahh... to have pounds and pounds of hash lying around just waiting to be used +to cook a nice breakfast. Not.] + +Making Tea **** + +A FOAF is a cook whose closer friends (certainly not me) enjoy such +intoxicating pleasantries. From what I've heard, the cannabinoids +won't dissolve in water at any temperature. Browsing through my FOAF's +cookbook, Adam Gottlieb's _The Art & Science of Cooking With Cannabis_ +(20th Century Alchemist, 1974), one might come across + +"HOT BUTTERED BHANG + +"In a saucepan, melt half a cube (1/8 pound) of butter or ghee. Crumble +a good handful of marijuana tops or leaves (1/3 - 1/2 ounce [!$WoW$!]). +Stir the grass into the molten butter. Continue stirring over medium +heat for one minute. While it is hot or sizzling, add 8 ounces of +vodka. Be cautious that the hot butter does not make the mixture +spatter. It is best to pour in the vodka swiftly. Continue to boil for +30 seconds or more, stirring all the while. A pinch or two of powdered +cardamom seed may be added during the boiling. . . . + +"After boiling as much as desired, strain the liquids. Press the mash +in a strainer with the back of a spoon to remove all the juices. +Discard mash or boil it again in fresh vodka to salvage more +materials. Sweeten to taste with honey if wanted. Pour the liquid into +4-ounce wine glasses. . . . Serves two. [!!] + +"This recipe is not only an efficient method of extracting the active +principles from marijuana, and an excellent medium for assimilation +(alcohol, butter and honey), but it also has a delicious and +satisfying flavor. It is reminiscent of hot chocolate, but is much +more pleasant to drink. It is one of the most swiftly absorbed +cannabis concoctions. The effects of the grass may be felt in less +than fifteen minutes. Cheers!" + +[Another fine application for ghee. Clears the sinuses and mental pores.] + +Chocolate Buds **** + +Last week I celebrated my promotion (like getting tenure at U of +Chicago). After giving every one a "Hemp Saftey Course" including the +video of "Hemp for Victory" I brought out a batch of brownies. The "pro's" +in the group said they tasted like "liquid hash". Most people said they +felt good till 4pm the next day. So I thought I'd share the recipe with +the net: + Start with Hershey's Premium Baking Bar Unsweetened Chocolate. +On the back is a recipe for brownies which includes 1 cup butter, 4 squares +of chocolate, 2 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 1 cup of flour, and vanilla extract. +Start with dry hemp leaves and grind them in a coffee grinder to a fine +powder. Put in a measuring cup until ~75 ml of "green flour" is made. +Fill to the 1 cup mark (250 ml) with regular flour. Proceed with recipe +on box: Heat oven to 350 F, Grease 13x9x2 (inch) pan. Heat butter and +chocolate and stir with wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in sugar. Add +eggs one at a time. Add vanilla extract and stir in flour mixture. +Add nuts if desired (a very nice touch I think) and bake for 40 minutes. +It seemed to take 10 minutes longer than the box suggested (30 minutes) +to be completely baked through. Makes 3 dozen brownies. Take 2 and wait +an hour. Take 4 and cruise for 12 hours. Enjoy! + [^^^^^^] +['The loooove boat... soon we'll be maaaking another ruuuun... the *BONK*] + +Stir-fry Bud **** + +1 Red Pepper +1 Green Pepper +1 Yellow Pepper +1/2 small onion +butter +herbal seasoning of your choice + +% Slice the peppers lengthwise into strips about 1/2-3/4 inch wide. +% Chop the onion. +% Throw everything together in a skillet with the butter and sautee. +% Serve over rice. +% Wait an hour. +% ENJOY! + +tips: It's best to use real butter because herbal seasonings are fat +soluble. You want the butter to carry the goodies. Use of a +vegetable-oil-based margarine won't work as well. If you're cooking +this with friends, take turns standing over the skillet stirring the +veggies and seasonings. You don't want one person to have *all* the +fun, as the vapors can be quite intense. + +[We'll take your word for it.] + +Gaspo's "Zauber Cuchlis" (magic brownies). **** + + +Ok, I normally use hash (thats the most available), but you could just +substitue grass by grinding it up reall fine (use a pepper grinder, and +you can get rid of those stems too, but they have a harder taste). + +Rules: warn your guests too wait one hour after the first brownie until + they have a second one. The buzz from eating is different than + smoking it, and even the heaviest smokers may have a hard time + recognizing the effects at first. + I would appreciate hearing what other mutations this + recipe takes. Since this was originally distributed + on usenet, just email me what you mucked with + +Ingredients: + +200g butter (margerine wont work) +200g unsweetened shokolade +250g sugar +4 eggs +200g flour +splash vanilla extract +100g dark shokolade (regular candy type) + +Directions: + +1) over low heat, melt butter in saucepan. +2) once butter is just slightly bubbling, mix in ground up hash + and stir for 5-10 minutes, taking the pan off the heat every + now and then to keep the butter from steaming too much (the + magic actually steams out too i think. +3) melt unsweetened shokolade (reform type) into butter, stirring + constantly. +4) when all shokolade is melted totally, splash a few drops of + vanilla in. If you can hear the vanilla sink to the bottom + and "sizzle", the the mix is hot enough. so, remove from heat. + if it doesn't sizzle, then your low setting is low enough. + I usally just turn off the heat, but leave the pan on + the burner (ceramic stove). +5) stir in the sugar little by little (so it dont clump) +6) once all the sugar is mixed in, beat the eggs and mix them in. +7) add the flour (stir in first so it dont blow all around), and + use an electric mixer on LOW (its a waste to splash magic all + over the kitchen.) untill the whole bit is smooth and no lumps + or pockets of flour. +8) break dark shokolade into nickel size chunks, and stir in. +9) pour mix into shallow pan (2-3cm), and pop in medium heat + oven for about 30-40min. NOTE: I never time the puppies, I + just look at 'em and know. A toothpick will come out with + just a little brown color when they are done. + +NOTES: + + The longer you cook the hash and butter together, the sooner the +effects seem to come on. Don't let the butter bubble too much, or you +can taste the hash in the end-product. + Vary the sugar according to the "bitterness" off the hash. I +can't really explain that, but if you eat raw hash too, you'll know what +I mean. + Vary the flour to get chewy/fluffy brownies. + about 1dl of buttermilk is pretty good too added just before the +sugar, add extra five minutes before adding the eggs. + when you put the dark shokolade in, this is the time to add +other things like chopped walnuts, M&M's, pecans, and so on. I like +this white shokolade with prailenes added (also looks cool with white +swirls in the end product). I'm going to try caramel one of these days +too. + Hash oil will work too, although it if you can smell any +alcohol in the oil, you should heat the alcohol out before mixing +into the butter. + +Thanks to "Captain Cohen" for being my test subject for all the +variations and mutations. Like you really hated it...... + +may the Tao cover all your star-voyages..... + +[ 'You govern a kingdom by normal rules; + You fight a war by exceptional moves; + But you win the world by letting alone, + How do I know that this is so? + By what is within me! + The more taboo and inhibitions there are in the world, + The poorer the people become. + The sharper the weapons the people posses, + The greater confusion reigns in the realm. + The more clever and crafty the men, + The oftener strange things happen. + The more articulate the laws and ordinances, + The more robbers and thieves arise.' + {Tao Teh Ching #57, Lao Tzu}] + +Banana Cake **** + +Hi ! I finally got my shit together and found the recipe for you ... +It's basically a normal banana cake, except we prepared the dope in the +following way. We took the butter and slowly melted it in a BIG wok. Then, +when it had all melted we threw in the dope ,and stirred it all around, making +sure the dope was covered in butter. Then we just followed the recipe as +normal, throwing in the dope/butter mix when it asked for it. Oh, let the +dope/butter simmer slowly for a while, to get all the THC. We left the dope in +the butter when we made ours, and it gave us a HUGE spin out ... + +Banana Loaf ;) + +125 g butter +1 cup sugar - we actually put in 2 cups, and it tasted just perfect +2 eggs +2 bananas (ripe ones) +1/3 cup of milk - well enough to give it the right texture, wett, but not runny +1 teaspoon vinegar +2 cups flour +1 teaspoon baking soda + +Oven Temperature : 180 C (350 F) + +Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat it all well. Mash up the bananas. +Stir them into the bowl. Mix milk and vinegar in a cup. Sift the flour and +baking soda in a separate bowl. Add flour and milk to the butter bowl. Mix +it all well. Spread evenly in a greased 22 cm x 12 cm loaf tin. Bake it +for 1 hour. (we actually cooked ours longer - basically cook it until you can +stick a clean dry skewer in the middle, and come out with a clean dry skewer) + +Leave til next day to slice and butter. + +We cooked ours at about 5.30 pm, and went to a party as soon as it was ready. +They were devoured in about 5 seconds ... + +Re : how much dope to use ... + + We made the equivalent of 3 of these, and used an ounce of leaf, and +everyone was blown out. Obviously, the more you use, the more blown out you'll +get. + +Well ... enjoy !! + +send me a piece ;) + +[Be sure not to use the Federal Postal System. My cake smelled a little... +not so normal. UPS is great (although a piece may be missing from the cake +when it arrives)] + +BreakFAST (!) **** + +try adding 2 heaping tablespoons of manicured, cleaned, finely choped buds +to your breakfast cereal (3 works better), add milk and sugar like normal +and wala. works, stays with you and is different! + +["AND is DIFFERENT!" Yes... have we had our head checked? Last time I ate +2 "heaping" tablespoons of buds was when I was in the back seat of a police +car. Not fun.] + +Well, I hope you had as much fun reading this as I did making it. =) No pun +intended. Send all questions and Allen Ginsberg snippets to: + +mtymp15@staff.tc.umn.edu +-- +"Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. +Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will +be a material reflection for others to see of the serentity at the center of it +all." - Robert M. Pirsig "Ride the surf of the sea of neuron activity." - Me + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_medhox.drg b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_medhox.drg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..95834b9b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/drugs/ALT.DRUGS/mj_medhox.drg @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +Newsgroups: alt.hemp +From: hughesg@netcom.com (Grant Hughes) +Subject: Medical Marijuana +Message-ID: <hughesgCFLG27.BHw@netcom.com> +Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1993 06:15:43 GMT + +The following is a widely distributed OP/ED piece addressing some of the +gross misinformation about the medical use of marijuana. + + + MARIJUANA SMOKING AS MEDICINE: A CRUEL HOAX + +The anecdotal claims concerning the unique therapeutic properties of +marijuana smoking in alleviating the nausea and vomiting induced by the +chemotherapy of cancer or of AIDS do not withstand scientific scrutiny. + +In the first place, modern therapeutics distinguish between a crude drug +and its pharmacological active pure ingredient, in this instance between +marijuana and THC. While crude marijuana preparations made of plant +material and containing THC display similar pharmacological properties as +THC, their overall effect is quite different. Indeed, marijuana contains +in addition to THC 60 other cannabinoids which modify absorption, +availability and transformation of THC in the body, and which are also +biologically active. Besides cannabinoids, 360 other compounds have been +identified in the plant material such as terpenes, flavinoids, furan +derivatives and alkaloids. The smoke if a marijuana cigarette contains in +its gas phase the noxious vapors of carbon monoxide, acetaldehyde, +acrolein, toluene, nitrosamine and vinylchloride, and in its particulate +phase phenol, creosol, methyl and napthalene. Marijuana smoke also +contains twice as many cancer producing substances (benzanthracene and +benzopyrene) as a tobacco cigarette of the same weight. The respective +amount of all of these different chemicals will vary with each marijuana +cigarette and its resulting smoke, therefore prescriptions of marijuana +cannot comply with the Pure Food and Drug Act, which requires that all +medicines be labeled with the exact amount of chemicals they contain. In +addition, crude drug marijuana preparation can also be contaminated with +salmonella bacteria which gives diarrhea and with a fungus, aspergillus, +which may cause severe bronchopneumonia (It has been suggested that the +marijuana cigarettes prescribed to patients be sterilized.). + +Damaging effects in man caused by prolonged exposure to marijuana smoking +have been reported in two recent International Symposia; they include +emphysema-like symptoms, cancer of the lung, mouth and tongue, prolonged +impairment of memory and of psychomotor performance resulting in train or +car accidents, a six-fold increase in the incidence of schizophrenia, +leukemia in children born from marijuana smoking mothers and damage to the +growing fetus. + +However, if smoked marijuana had unique therapeutic properties, these +forgoing undesired effects could be overlooked. Prominent cancer +specialists such as Dr. R. J. Gralla of Sloane-Kettering Memorial Cancer +Center, Dr. D. S. Ettinger of Johns Hopkins Medical School, Dr. George +Hyman of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Dr. +John Laszlo, Vice President for Research of the American Cancer Society +have concluded that the crude drug marijuana taken by inhalation has only +limited effectiveness in the treatment of vomiting caused by cancer +chemotherapy and documented negative effects on pulmonary, cardiovascular +and immunity systems. The American Cancer Society stated in 1989 that the +results of clinical investigations were insufficient to warrant the +decontrol of marijuana smoking for medical use. the American Medical +Association and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressed a similar +opinion. + +The therapeutic applications of smoked marijuana have been traced down to +the psychoactive ingredient it contains: THC. This compound taken by +mouth will relieve the vomiting resulting from cancer chemotherapy in a +limited number of patients. But THC also produces acute undesirable +psychic and cardiovascular symptoms, and its depressant effect on immunity +is not a good indication for patients with cancer or AIDS who already have +impaired immunity. To treat nausea associated with chemotherapy, modern +drugs with much greater bioavailability, specificity, and effectiveness, +and less side effects than THC, such as metoclopramide and ondansetron, +have already been used on millions of patients. And these drugs have +become the preferred choice of the majority of physicians who wish to +treat their patients in the safest and most effective fashion. However, +THC, because of its therapeutic properties, has been reclassified from +Schedule I to Schedule II, which permits its prescription by physicians. +Marinol is one of the presently available preparations. But most other +countries, signatories of the Single Convention of the United Nations on +Controlled Substances, did not concur with the U.S. Reclassification and +kept THC in Schedule I, among drugs which have no unique therapeutic +usefulness and high abuse potential. + +While the reclassification of THC to Schedule II might be understandable, +this would not be the case for smoking the crude drug marijuana, which +would as a result become more available and more readily diverted for +non-medical use. + +There is no medical justification for the use of marijuana smoking in the +treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer or AIDS +chemotherapy. Other claims formulated in the prescientific area of +medicine concerning the therapeutic properties of marijuana smoking for +epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, paraplegia, chronic pain, pruritis, +menstrual cramps, and labor pain are purely hearsay and may even be +harmful to the patient. Such claims have been nonetheless recently +revived by the same Harvard professor who has also stated that 'used no +more than two or three times a week, cocaine creates no serious problem.' +His latest book, "Marijuana, the Forbidden Medicine," is a loose +compendium of unverifiable anecdotes. + +The unilateral reclassification by the United States of marijuana from +Schedule I to II would perpetuate a cruel hoax by sending the wrong +message to uninformed patients and health professionals who rely on safe +and effective medicine. There is no medical justification for the use of +marijuana smoking in the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with +cancer or AIDS chemotherapy." + + +Gabriel G. Nahas, M.D. +Nicholas A. Pace, M.D. +New York University Medical Center