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When people talk about "doing drugs," what are they talking about? What drugs are they taking?
It really depends on the person, and what they're looking for. Drugs basically come under three categories:
- Hallucinogens. These are drugs that make you see, hear, and feel things that aren't really there. Marijuana ("pot"), LSD ("acid"), and mushrooms ("shrooms") are examples of hallucinogens.
- Stimulants. These drugs make everything in your body go faster--like your heart, breathing, and more. Stimulants include ecstasy ("E"), amphetamines (speed), cocaine, anabolic steroids, and nicotine.
- Depressants. Depressants have the opposite effect of stimulants--they slow everything down in the body. Examples of depressants include alcohol and heroin.
A chart of common drugs and their effects on the body can be found here.
* Keep in mind for any of the drugs taken by injection that there is a higher risk of staph, HIV, hepatitis, and other infections.
Information taken from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Truth
Posted by: SpeakTruth on Apr 23rd, 2007 2:13pm
there is a major difference between hallucinogens and
disassociatives that needs to be taken into account here.
LSD is not a hallucinogen, it is a disassociatve as is PCP.
Acid makes you experience things that are not there, there
are visual distortions that may be confused for a
hallucination but you won't see things that are not there.
Mescaline (peyote) would cause you to hallucinate with wild
visuals like animals climbing out of pictures.
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Posted by: SpeakTruth on Apr 23rd, 2007 2:16pm
the most important thing to remember is that disassociatives
put you into a state of mind unlike your reality. under the
effects of a hallucinogen you would see things you know
aren't real, but a disassociative might cause you to think
you are someone/thing you aren't. there in lies the danger.
arm yourselves with knowledge. if you are questioning your
sexual practices and have come to this site you will want
the truth, not just a fact. facts can be proven wrong, but
the truth is true.