Friday, November 14th, 2008
Salvia Divinorum, more commonly known as Salvia, is a legal drug that has been the subject of controversy over the past couple of years due to its increase in usage. Users of this drug have stated that they can feel the effects of this drug in as little as 20 seconds and that it can last for up to 40 minutes. These effects include:
* Out of body experiences
* Spiritual awakenings
* Sense of traveling to other times, planets or dimensions
* Vivid imagery
* Feelings of weightlessness
* Hyperawareness of surroundings
* Feeling as if they are an inanimate object
* Uncontrollable laughter
* Slurred speech
* Dizziness
Even though it is legal in the United States (and elsewhere), it is not uncommon for users to experience a bad trip from Salvia, like most illegal drugs. The videos below are examples of bad trips that a user can experience while on Salvia:
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
People turn to drugs for a number of reasons. Some use them to become better athletes or to fit in with a more popular crowd while others are looking to escape the stressors in their lives. The appeal of using drugs is that they usually make the user feel an intense state of happiness. However, it is not uncommon for a drug user to experience a “bad trip”. Listed below are the top ten bad trips associated with using illegal drugs.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant that affects the central nervous system by elevating your heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure and body temperature. A bad reaction from cocaine usually occurs after the effects of the drug wear off. When the user “comes down”, they tend to feel an intense state of depression.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a designer drug that combines a hallucinogenic with a stimulant effect that intensifies the emotions of the user leaving them feeling depressed, paranoid, anxious or confused.
Inhalants
Inhalants are substances such as glues, paint thinners, gasoline, hair spray, aerosol deodorants and spray paint that are breathed in making the user feel giddy and confused as if they were drunk. Bad trips usually occur when the high associated with inhalants is too intense for the user. The user’s body sometimes becomes numb and their head starts to spin. Users even state on a regular basis that they thought they were going to die from the experience.
LSD
LSD is a combination of a hallucinogen and a mood-changing chemical that is licked off small squares of blotting paper. The drug causes the user to experience delusions such as melting walls and a loss in any sense of time. A bad trip on LSD is often considered one of the worst trips that a drug user can experience. A user can have such a bad reaction to the drug that they can violently hurt themselves or other people. Individuals experiencing a bad trip on LSD are usually so desperate to get rid of it that they will do almost anything to stop the feeling, including suicide.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant that is smoked or injected leaving the user with intense delusions such as believing that there are insects crawling under their skin.
Marijuana
Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States and users may experience mood swings or changes in coordination. A bad trip can cause a user to become overly paranoid and even hallucinate. It is common for a person to “bug out” when having a bad reaction to pot.
Ketamine
Ketamine hydrochloride is an anesthetic that is legally used as a sedative for minor surgery and as a tranquilizer for animals. At high doses, Ketamine causes intoxication resulting in hallucinations, movement problems, body numbness and slowed breathing.
Heroin
Heroin comes from the dried milk of the opium poppy and gives the user a burst of euphoria when injected. With long-term use, heroin ravages the body with chronic constipation, dry skin, scarred veins and breathing problems. Users experiencing a bad trip on heroin often start to feel numb, think that their heart is slowing down, and even that they are dying.
GHB
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (or GHB) is a depressant drug that can cause both euphoric and hallucinogenic effects. It has several dangerous side effects including breathing problems, decreased heart rate and seizures. GHB has grown in popularity as a date rape drug and it can be fatal when mixed with alcohol. Mixing GHB with alcohol is usually how a “bad trip” occurs. A user often blacks out to excess, feels dizzy, and loses control over their body and mind.
Amphetamines
Amphetamines are stimulants that accelerate functions in the brain and body. Also known as “uppers,” amphetamines pump up heart rate, breathing and blood pressure causing sweating, shaking, headaches, sleeplessness and blurred vision. Prolonged use can cause hallucinations and intense paranoia.
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
We have all heard the stories about the stockbrokers on Wall Street who snort coke on their day off but they may not be the only professionals who have been experimenting with street drugs. Below is a list of nine American professions and the substance abuse stereotypes that come with them.
Lawyers
Drug of Choice: Crystal Meth
Between the 10 hour days, tight deadlines and round-the-clock availability to clients, some lawyers need more than a few cups of coffee to stay alert. Recent studies have shown an increase in illicit drug use among high-pressured lawyers and national drug-testing companies predict crystal meth to surpass cocaine as the illegal stimulant of choice.
Dentists
Drug of Choice: Cocaine
In the 19th century, dentists used cocaine as a local anesthetic. This history, along with the fact that dentists today have access to chemically similar drugs such as lidocaine and novocaine, has led to the stereotype that many dentists abuse cocaine.
Veterinarian
Drug of Choice: Special K
Similar to cocaine, Special K is the street name for ketamine, a drug commonly used in veterinary medicine. It is widely speculated that veterinary professionals use the drug for their own recreational use as well.
Pharmacists
Drug of Choice: Prescription Drugs
Present research has determined that some pharmacists are abusing the tools of their trade. Not only do they have easy access to prescription drugs but their technical knowledge about the risks of substance abuse makes them believe that they are immune to prescription drug addiction.
Teachers
Drug of Choice: Marijuana
Throughout the Internet, there have been anonymous blog postings stating that many teachers smoke pot. Several recent arrests of teachers for marijuana use – including reports where a teacher was smoking in the teacher’s lounge and a principal was caught growing pot plants – have only seemed to prove the bloggers right.
Pilots
Drug of Choice: Alcohol
Is your pilot flying high? Alcohol abuse among pilots has been a longtime concern of the FAA and the airline industry as a whole. Reports show that many pilots use alcohol as a way to cope with the job’s high stress and long hours.
Taxicab Drivers
Drug of Choice: Crack
Take a ride on the wild side. Rumors abound that many taxi cab and livery car drivers are addicted to crack.
Housewives
Drug of Choice: Crystal Meth
The new mother’s little helper? Addiction treatment centers around the country report an influx of patients who are housewives addicted to crystal meth. Many women start using the drug as a way to lose weight and deal with the everyday stresses of motherhood.
Drug Dealers
Drug of Choice: None
Drug dealers are businesspeople. By “getting high on their own supply” they’d be snorting, shooting or smoking away their profits.
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