LSD

After watching “Milgram Experiment” and “Stanford prison Experiment” I was intrigued to read “Research and Experimentation” by Cyril H. Wecht. In this article, he seriously enlightened me on the history and great examples of a few questionable research experiments used on humans. Cyril starts off by explaining how the CIA carried out various unethical human experiments that lead to serious injury even death in some cases. These types of experiments caught the eye of World Medical Association…

When the rolling-Stones first started out they had a lighter style and tone to their music. As the band grew to be a popular band, they began to change their approach to music. Their tones, guitar riffs, vocals and harmonics were becoming darker as they began to be a spotlight in the media an in front of cameras. The aesthetics of the film holds that traditional hippie, smoking, drugs, love and peace theme that is known for the time period. The band adapted their music to the events and times…

There are five states of sleep. The first has the presences of theta waves in the brain and is called a light sleep. The second is where there are sudden spikes of high brain waves. The third starts shows the presence of delta brain waves and is also where your muscles relax. The fourth stage shows all delta brain waves and the body is in a very relaxed state. The fifth stage is REM where the brain waves are less intense and where vivid dreams occur. NREM sleep happens in the first four stages.…

Robert Cormier’s We All Fall Down was published in 1991 but occurs at an earlier time period in the towns of Burnside and Wickburg. Although published in 1991, the setting is believed to have been at an earlier date, most likely the late 1980s because of Buddy’s alcoholism, the mall, and the book being published in 1991. My first impression while reading this book was that it must be during the1990s because of how the Jerome daughters dress. Although sweaters were popular in the 1990s, a grunge…

It was proving particularly popular in the maternity ward of University College Hospital, London, where it induced “a state of quiet contentment” in expectant mothers. Well, it was 1966, but presumably even Timothy Leary, enthusiastic promoter of LSD, hadn’t expected maternity wards to be listening when he uttered his “Turn on, tune in, drop out” exhortation later that year.…

Genuine Synesthesia: The thought behind genuine synesthesia is that this type of synesthesia is a condition in which a person is born with. One of the hallmarks of genuine synesthesia is consistency, which can be described by a high inter- and low intrapersonal variance between inducer-concurrent couplings. Consistency is usually observed in a “test-retest” experiment where results observed and recorded initially will be observed again after a certain period of time. In 1987, Cohen performed…

The origin of the term 420 has long been misunderstood by the clouded memories of those who made it a phenomenon. Some insist it’s the number of active chemicals in marijuana, while others say its the numbers in Bob Dylan’s song “Rainy Day Woman no. 12 and no. 35” multiplied. Smokers also claim that 420 originated from the first recorded use of marijuana, and the rest of the stoner community vows it was a police code for marijuana violations. After dedicating a whole project to the history of…

Intro: A. Alkaloids are the most diverse group of natural products that exist within living organisms (Hartmann, 1998). Alkaloids are a diverse group of low molecular weight; nitrogen-containing compounds mainly derived from amino acids, and are found in about 20% of plant species. Alkaloids play a very important role in organism metabolism and functional activity. They are metabolic products in plants, animals and microorganisms (Aniszewski, 2007). Due to their potent biological activity, many…

psychedelics on their people. During the Vietnam War, the government fed soldiers drugs during battle. “According to a 1971 report by the Department of Defense, 51 percent of the armed forces had smoked marijuana, 31 percent had used psychedelics, such as LSD, mescaline and psilocybin mushrooms, and an additional 28 percent had taken hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.”(Janos). These drugs, more or less, made the soldiers into zombies. They did not get the major psychological damage from the…

explosive behaviour when they are still under the influence of drugs. During Raoul Duke’s early adult life, he lived down the street from a doctor who was studying the effects of LSD. He had quite an explosive and violent nature and wanted to get rid of it so he decided to go to the doctor and ask him for advice on how LSD could potentially solve his problems. This is how he got into heavy drug use. Other signs of him showing animosity towards violence includes, his inability to tolerate…