Psychedelic

Dippy Hippie I am describing Dippy Hippie from Max the Mighty. Dippy Hippie is an older guy with gray hair with two braided pigtails. He’s chubby with a bright smile. He has a large nose, but not lots of chin. He wears a Hawaiian shirt and glasses with lenses thick and round. I know this, because on page #40, I read “He’s this old dude with silvery white braided hair into pigtails and a huge lumpy nose and not much chin. He’s got a big wide smile and a Santa Claus fat belly, and he’s wearing a…

LSD was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann in 1938. LSD is typically either swallowed or held under the tongue, usually on a substrate such as absorbent blotter paper, a sugar cube, or gelatin. In its liquid form, it can also be administered by intramuscular or intravenous injection.The effects of the drug were not known until 1948 due to the fact that no one could explain it’s mystifying effects. It was introduced commercially in 1947 by Sandoz Laboratories under the trade-name Delysid as a…

Krokodil: The face of America's new heroine Carrie Schenk Psychology 341 Liberty University Krokodil: The face of America's new heroine Krokodil, (pronounced croc-o-dill) is becoming one of America's newest killers. It was first introduced in Siberia, Russia in 2002 (Thekkemuriyi, John, & Pillai, 2013) and has since made its way to the US. It originated in Russia as a way for people who were already addicted to heroine to get a cheaper high with the same effects. Because heroine…

One type of drug that has become increasingly common on college campuses is hallucinogens. Hallucinogens, such as peyote, LSD, and shrooms, are a class of drug that alter the thoughts and feelings of the user, and can change the way the user sees their environment (NIDA 2016). The biggest danger when it comes to ingesting hallucinogenic drugs is not addiction; however a frequent user can build up a tolerance to the drugs (NIDA 2016). The most dangerous aspect of hallucinogens is their ability to…

Kratom is an herb that is growing in popularity, with the likes of Salvia and some of the herbal incense strains. As with any "legal herbs", however, it's important to frequently check the status of their legality where you live. It is not legal for people in some countries to buy Kratom, while other countries welcome the sale of Kratoms. In some countries anyone who has this drug in their possession is arrested, and taken to jail. Some of the countries that have banned the use and purchase of…

Peyote in Law and its role in Native American Society Background Peyote is a small spineless cactus that eventually produces a hallucinogenic compound called Masculine. Masculine is what makes this plant special and is considered as a plant medicine to natives throughout the U.S and Mexico. Peyote has been used for thousands of years. Carbon dating has found used peyote that has dated back to 3780 BC. Even though peyote is only native to Mexico and Southwestern Texas, natives apparently traded…

addiction. It could even be better than most of the current forms of treatment. Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms that acts as a drug that can dramatically enhance the lives of people who suffer from incapacitating psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression. And according to the findings of the research, the full impact of psilocybin still needs to be further explored. Psychedelics like LSD and (lysergic acid diethylamide) psilocybin are more known as a party drug…

This thesis attempts to fill these gaps, by analysing the 1960s psychedelic movement and its renaissance, from a social movement perspective. Social movement theory provides an academic methodology in which these movements can be linked to the historical, the political and the social. A plethora of literature on social movement frameworks exists, which will be discussed in depth during chapter 1. In short, dominant social movement theory suggests that successful social movements are collective,…

on the idea that psychedelic drugs expand one’s mind and consciousness, many strong endorsers for these drugs came forward. Most notably is Timothy Leary, a Harvard psychologist, on the East coast and Ken Kesey and his group of the Merry Pranksters in the West. Timothy Leary, or “The High Priest of Acid” organized many gatherings advocating the use of psychedelic drugs. While he worked at Harvard, Leary would gather groups of students and artists and invited them to take psychedelic drugs,…

begin to feel out of control and disconnected from their own body and environment. In some cases, this leads to a craving or an addiction and the affected user decides to consume more psychedelics; not only does this increase the influence, length,…