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    sometimes lack maturity. However, it must be realized that drugs are not the “cool” thing to do. To better understand them, it is important to know the different kind of drugs, the effects they have on your body and the consequences of using them. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide also known as LSD was discovered in 1938 by a Swiss chemist named Albert Hoffman. LSD was introduced to the public as a commercial medicine for psychiatric and therapeutic purposes after Hoffman himself discovered the mind altering

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    could have prevented many problems: the widespread of LSD was dangerous to society, laws should be enforced so people cannot break them without consequences, and the damage of drug use depends on the type but is, ultimately, harmful to the user. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, also known as LSD, is a drug that was originally developed by a Swiss chemist named Albert Hoffman, with the original purpose of stimulating breathing and blood circulation to help (Freeman, 2015). Hoffman’s experiment did not achieve

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    Generally people associate raves(Underground Techno parties) with designer drugs like Ecstasy(MDMA), Speed(amphetamine) and other acids like LSD. These drugs are called the Techno Drugs for that reason and most of the time have uplifting and sensatory effects. To understand more clearly the relationship between the raves and these drugs, we first have to understand the philosophy behind the Techno era, and a little about the music. “Techno, can lift the spirit and become a new world of freedom and

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    contributed to the turmoil of the era due to the ease of access, the motivation for usage, and the prevalence of it in the counterculture. At the time, drugs were popular, and they could be easily accessed by anyone. Through the course of the decade, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was not illegal, so people got in no trouble for using it. Drugs like LSD were dosed to people for experiments and researching purposes ("1960-1944." 11). Because it was not illegal, many people used it. It was used for medical

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    Behavior Changes and Side Effects in LSD Users In 1938, Albert Hofmann created lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD- 25) at Sandoz pharmaceutical laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. It was initially created to aid as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant, and it was discovered to stimulate contraction of the uterus. In 1943, it was unintentionally absorbed into Hofmann's skin, and he discovered that it was an extremely potent hallucinogen. Although a true hallucinogen is when a person

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    For the last few decades there has been a war going on, not a war of bullets or missiles but a war of ideas and control. A group of individuals wishes nothing more than to control the world’s population and resources. It all started with Project MKULTRA. Project MKULTRA was started in the 1950s by the United States Government to study the psychological states of a human in different situations and environments and whether or not a human could be programmed or controlled- it has come much farther

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    MK-Ultra Exposed All across the world wild, stories of mind control have been a popular theme in comics, television, and books. Stories of coercion- to do unspeakable things to themselves and loved ones- is present in many science fiction sources of entertainment. Scarily, it’s not just fiction. Years ago, conspiracies of the government conducting mind control experiments seemed to be a terrifying rumor. Recently, the public, including myself, has learned that this not just a rumour. Money from

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    In addition, another effect from DTM is one can receive not only spiritual, but mental healing. Moreover, people that have done DMT say that there was a present of an intellectual being called, Mother ayahuasca. According to an online source states, “Mother Ayahuasca, is a benevolent feminine presence, who is described as a great being of love” (Mother Ayahuasca & The Feminine Christ). Similarly, Shaman’s say mother ayahuasca is a healer of our illnesses in both mind and spirit. For instance, mother

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    Hallucinogens are one type of drugs that usually cause subjective differences on the thoughts, actions and reactions of a user. Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants are main types of hallucinogens and every one of them has a unique, psychoactive effect on the user. They carry serious possible risks or dangers as well. Hallucinogens, deform or alter the users perception of reality. They have auditory or visual hallucinating effects and create behavioral and emotional changes in the user

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    Gasser And LSD

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    LSD has been studied for decades and the research has produced mixed results. For a lot of individuals, this psychedelic is relaxing and eye-opening. For others, it leaves devastating side effects like flashbacks and an increase in anxiety. Scholarly conversation has changed over the years, yet all came to the same conclusion: LSD can be useful in psychotherapy and treatment of PTSD, but not on everybody. Peter Gasser and his colleagues conducted an experiment on patients with terminal illness who

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