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"Near Death Experience"

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Psilocybin Mushrooms (2 caps onset)

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Psilocybin Mushrooms (2 caps onset)

Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and 'shrooms.It is used mainly as an entheogen and recreational drug whose effects can include euphoria, altered thinking processes, closed and open-eye visuals, synesthesia, an altered sense of time and spiritual experiences.

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In March 30, 1995, Bryan Lewis Saunders embarked on an art project that he planned to continue for the rest of his life -- to create a new self-portrait every

single day.

The series "Drugs," the most intriguing of all. In it, Saunders took a different narcotic everyday and drew himself under the influence of the particular

substance. He dosed himself with just about everything

imaginable, from huffing lighter fluid to taking psychedelic mushrooms -- there was nothing he

wouldn't try.

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1/2 gram Cocaine

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Cocaine

Type of drug: Cocaine (INN), also known as benzoylmethylecgonine, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled, or injected into the veins. Mental effects may include loss of contact with reality, an intense feeling of happiness, or agitation. Physical symptoms may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and large pupils. High doses can result in very high blood pressure or body temperature. Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use and last between five and ninety minutes.Cocaine has a small number of accepted medical uses such as numbing and decreasing bleeding during nasal surgery.Cocaine is addictive due to its effect on the reward pathway in the brain. After a short period of use, there is a high risk that dependence will occur. Its use also increases the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, lung problems in those who smoke it, blood infections, and sudden cardiac death. Cocaine sold on the street is commonly mixed with local anesthetics, cornstarch, quinine, or sugar which can result in additional toxicity. Following repeated doses a person may have decreased ability to feel pleasure and be very physicially tired.

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1 "Bump" of Crystalmeth

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Crystal meth

Type of drug: Neurotoxin and potent psychostimulant. Methamphetamine is a strong central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used as a recreational drug and to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity. Methamphetamine is often used recreationally for its effects as a potent euphoriant and stimulant as well as aphrodisiac qualities. Abuse of methamphetamine can result in a stimulant psychosis which may present with a variety of symptoms (e.g. paranoia, hallucinations, delirium, delusions).

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Marijuana (Kine Bud)

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Type of drug: Psychoactive drug used both medicinally and recreationally Cannabis, also known as marijuana and by numerous other names,a is a preparation of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or medicine. The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); it is one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 84 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV).Cannabis is often consumed for mental and physical effects, such as heightened mood, relaxation, and an increase in appetite. Possible side-effects include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, red eyes, and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.

Marijuana (i.e., cannabis)

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G13 marijuana

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Type of drug: Extremely potent cannabis. G-13 is a strain of cannabis. G13 has two phenotypes: indica and sativa. It was bred from an Afghani strain, which typically indicates an indica or indica dominant strain because Afghani landraces are indicas.According to legend G-13 is the "mother plant" of G-14. G-14 is easily identified as a very strong wild variety strain of cannabis with a potent "fruity" smell.

Marijuana (G13)

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Morphine IV (doseage unknown)

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Morphine

Type of drug: Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate type. It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to decrease the feeling of pain. It can be used for both acute pain and chronic pain. Potentially serious side effects include a decreased respiratory effort and low blood pressure. Morphine has a high potential for addiction and abuse. If the dose is reduced after long term use withdrawal may occur. Common side effects include drowsiness, vomiting, and constipation. The primary source of morphine is isolation from poppy straw of the opium poppy.In 2013 an estimated 523,000 kilograms of morphine were produced. About 70% of morphine is used to make other opioids such as hydromorphone, oxycodone, heroin, and methadone.

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90mg Abilify (after 3 months usage 3x maximum dose)

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Abilify

Type of drug: Atypical antipsychotic (treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression). Aripiprazole (brand names: Abilify, Aripiprex) is an atypical antipsychotic. It is recommended and primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.[5] Other uses include as an add-on treatment in major depressive disorder, tic disorders, and irritability associated with autism.[Side effects include: neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a movement disorder known as tardive dyskinesia, and high blood sugar in those with diabetes.[5] In the elderly there is an increased risk of death.

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10mg Adderall

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Adderall

Type of drug: Amphetamine psychostimulant (treats ADHD and narcolepsy). Adderall is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Adderall is also used as a performance and cognitive enhancer, and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant. Very high doses can result in a psychosis (e.g., delusions and paranoia). Recreational doses are generally much larger than prescribed therapeutic doses, and carry a far greater risk of serious side effects.

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Nitrous oxide (aka laughing gas)

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Type of drug: Inhalational anesthetic (used in surgery and dentistry for anesthetic and analgesic effects) Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or NOS is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. It is an oxide of nitrogen. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects. It is known as "laughing gas" due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational use as a dissociative anaesthetic.Exposure to nitrous oxide causes short-term decreases in mental performance, audiovisual ability, and manual dexterity. Long-term exposure can cause vitamin B12 deficiency. Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, including sensory neuropathy, myelopathy, and encephalopathy, can occur within days or weeks of exposure to nitrous oxide anaesthesia in people with subclinical vitamin B12 deficiency.

Nitrous Oxide

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Nitrous Oxide / Valium I.V. (doseage unknown in hospital)

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Nitrous oxide/Valium

Type of drug: Inhalational anesthetic (used in surgery and dentistry for anesthetic and analgesic effects)/benzodiazepine (treats anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures)Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or NOS is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects. It is known as "laughing gas" due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational use as a dissociative anaesthetic. Recreational use: Nitrous oxide can cause analgesia, depersonalisation, derealisation, dizziness, euphoria, and some sound distortion.Research has also found that it increases suggestibility and imagination. Although a few, more sophisticated users employed nitrous oxide-oxygen mixes with elaborate equipment, most users used balloons or plastic bags. In the United Kingdom, nitrous oxide is used by almost half a million young people at nightspots, festivals and parties.

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1 sm Glass of Absinth

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Absinthe

Type of drug: Alcohol. Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs.Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and hallucinogen. Today it is known that absinthe does not cause hallucinations. It is widely accepted that reports of hallucinogenic effects of absinthe were attributable to the poisonous adulterants being added to cheaper versions of the drink in the 19th century, such as oil of wormwood, impure alcohol, and poisonous colouring matter (e.g. copper salts).

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25I-NBOMe

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25I-NBOMe

25I-NBOMe is a psychedelic drug and derivative of the substituted phenethylamine psychedelic 2C-I. 25I-NBOMe has similar effects to LSD, though users report more negative effects while under the influence and more risk of harm following use as compared to other classic psychedelics.Case reports of seven British males who presented to an emergency room following analytically confirmed 25I-NBOMe intoxication suggest the following potential adverse effects: "tachycardia, hypertension, agitation, aggression, visual and auditory hallucinations, seizures, hyperpyrexia, clonus, metabolic acidosis and acute kidney injury.Recreational use of 25I-NBOME carries significant risk of both pharmacological and behavioral toxicity. 25I-NBOMe is a relatively new substance, and little is known about its pharmacological risks or its interaction with other substances. Reports of deaths and significant injuries have been attributed to the use of 25I-NBOMe, prompting some governments to control its possession, production, and sale.

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Hash

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Type of drug: Cannabis product. Hashish (also spelled hasheesh, hashisha, or simply hash) is a concentrated resin cake or ball produced from pressed kief, the detached trichomes and fine material that falls off cannabis flowers and leaves or from scraping the resin from the surface of the plants and rolling it into balls. It varies in color from black to golden brown depending upon purity and variety of cultivar it was obtained from. It can be consumed orally or smoked, and is also vaporised, or 'vaped'. The term "Rosin Hash" refers to a high quality solventless product obtained through heat and pressure.

Hash

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10mg Ambien

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Ambien

Type of drug: Sedative (treats insomnia).Zolpidem, brand names Ambien, Ambien CR, Intermezzo, Stilnox, Stilnoct, Sublinox, Hypnogen, Lunata, Zonadin, Sanval, Zolsana and Zolfresh is a prescription medication used for the treatment of insomnia and some brain disorders. Nonmedical use of zolpidem is increasingly common in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. Recreational users report that resisting the drug's hypnotic effects can in some cases elicit vivid visuals and a body high.So me users have reported decreased anxiety, mild euphoria, perceptual changes, visual distortions, and hallucinations.Zolpidem has become a leading date rape drug. It dissolves readily in liquids such as wine, and can typically be detected in bodily fluids for only 36 hours, though it may be possible to detect it by hair testing much later; this is due to the short elimination half-life of 2.5–3 hours.This application of the drug was highlighted during proceedings against Darren Sharper, who was accused of using the tablets he was prescribed to facilitate a series of rapes.

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Ativan / Haloperidol (doseage unknown in hospital)

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Ativan/Haloperidol

Type of drug: Lorazepam (trademarked as Ativan or Orfidal) is a high-potency, intermediate-duration, 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine drug, often used to treat anxiety disorders. Lorazepam is also the most common benzodiazepine used to decrease the likelihood of agitation and seizures in patients who have overdosed on stimulant drugs.In addition to recreational use, benzodiazepines may be diverted and used to facilitate crime: Criminals may take them to deliberately seek disinhibition before committing crimes (which increases their potential for violence). The anterograde amnesia and sedative-hypnotic effects of benzodiazepines such as lorazepam are sometimes used by predators on unwitting victims as date rape drugs, or for the purpose of robbery.Haloperidol is a typical antipsychotic medication. It is used in the treatment of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, mania, delirium, tics in Tourette syndrome, choreas, nausea and vomiting in palliative care, intractable hiccups, alcoholic hallucinosis, agitation and severe anxiety.

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Bath Salts

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Bath salts

Bath salts is a term used in North America to describe a number of recreational designer drugs. The name derives from instances in which the drugs have been sold disguised as true bath salts. Bath salts can be ingested, snorted, smoked, or injected. Users of bath salts have reported experiencing symptoms including headache, heart palpitations, nausea, and cold fingers. Hallucinations, paranoia, and panic attacks have also been reported, and news media have reported associations with violent behavior, heart attack, kidney failure, liver failure, suicide, an increased tolerance for pain, dehydration, and breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue. Contrary to popular belief, investigators found no connection to bath salts in the Miami cannibal attack.

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15mg Buspar (snorted)

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Buspar

Type of drug: Buspirone, trade name Buspar, is an anxiolytic psychotropic drug of the azapirone chemical class. It is primarily used to treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Unlike most drugs predominantly used to treat anxiety, buspirone's pharmacology is not related to benzodiazepines or barbiturates, and so does not carry the risk of physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms for which those drug classes are known.

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4 Butalbitals (doseage unknown)

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Butalbital

Type of drug: Barbiturate (treats pain and headache). Butalbital is a barbiturate with an intermediate duration of action. Butalbital is often combined with other medications, such as acetaminophen (paracetamol) or aspirin, and is commonly prescribed for the treatment of pain and headache.Butalbital is a physically and psychologically addictive barbiturate. Mixing with alcohol increases the risk of intoxication, increases respiratory depression, and increases liver toxicity when it is a butalbital combination including paracetamol (acetaminophen). Many opioid-dependent persons frequently use barbiturates as a potentiator to their normal dose of opiates in order to increase the effects, or with a less than normal dose as means of conserving their supply. Especially when used with the stronger narcotics, suicide or accidental death occurs much more frequently than first reported with one drug alone. Use of alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other CNS-depressants often also contribute to respiratory depression, coma, and in extreme cases fatality.

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Butane Honey Oil

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Butane honey oil

Hash oil (also known as hashish oil, butane honey oil, BHO, wax, shatter, crumble, honey oil, dabs, budder, liquid cannabis) is a resinoid obtained by solvents, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and hyperbaric extraction of dried female cannabis flowers, as distinct from hemp flowers as hemp is the name for "industrial" cannabis or marijuana plant without significant thc, the main active cannabanoid.Hash oil can be consumed by methods such as smoking, ingestion, or vaporization (dabbing).

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4mg Dilaudid

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Dilaudid

Type of drug: Narcotic analgesic (treats moderate to severe chronic pain). Hydromorphone, a more common synonym for dihydromorphinone (not to be confused with dihydromorphine, which is a different derivative of the morphine family), commonly a hydrochloride (brand names Palladone, Dilaudid, and numerous others) is a very potent centrally acting analgesic drug of the opioid class. It is a derivative of morphine.Like other opiates, hydromorphone can be used recreationally. Its reinforcing effects are mediated via its strong affinity for the μ-opioid receptor, inducing euphoria, sedation, reduced anxiety, respiratory depression, and other prototypical morphinian effects. Although such effects make it particularly susceptible to abuse, many patients using it for analgesia are able to use it for extended periods of time without developing drug-seeking behavior.

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DMT (during and after)

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DMT

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT or N,N-DMT) is a psychedelic compound of the tryptamine family. DMT can produce powerful psychedelic experiences including intense visuals, euphoria and hallucinations. "Machine Elves". One common feature of the hallucinogenic experience caused by DMT are hallucinations of humanoid like beings, characterised as being otherworldly. The term Machine Elf was coined by ethnobotanist Terence McKenna for the experience, who also used the terms fractal elves, or self-transforming machine elves.

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60mg Geodon

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Geodon

Type of drug: Atypical antipsychotic. Ziprasidone (marketed as Geodon, Zeldox by Pfizer and Zipwell by Actavis) was the fifth atypical antipsychotic to gain approval (February 2001) in the United States. It is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of schizophrenia, and acute mania and mixed states associated with bipolar disorder.

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Heroin (Snorted)

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Heroin

Heroin (diacetylmorphine or morphine diacetate, also known as diamorphine (BAN, INN)) and commonly known by its street names of H, smack, boy, horse, brown, black, tar, and others is an opioid analgesic originally synthesized by C.R. Alder Wright in 1874 by adding two acetyl groups to the molecule morphine, which is found naturally in the opium poppy. Administered intravenously by injection, heroin is two to four times more potent than morphine and is faster in its onset of action. Diacetylmorphine, almost always still called by its original trade name of heroin in non-medical settings, is used as a recreational drug for the intense euphoria it induces.

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7.5mg Hydrocodone / 7.5mg Oxycodone / 3mg Xanax

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Hydrocodone/oxycodone/Xanax

Type of drug: Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from codeine, one of the opioid alkaloids found in the opium poppy. It is a narcotic analgesic used orally as an antitussive/cough suppressant, but also commonly taken orally for relief of moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid synthesized from thebaine, an opioid alkaloid found in the Persian poppy and one of the many opioid alkaloids found in the opium poppy. It is an analgesic generally indicated for relief of minor to moderate pain.Alprazolam, trade name Xanax, is a short-acting anxiolytic of the benzodiazepine class of psychoactive drugs commonly used. It possesses anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, skeletal muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, and amnestic properties.Alprazolam, is often used with other recreational drugs. These uses include aids to relieve the panic or distress of dysphoric ("bad trip") reactions to psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, and the drug-induced agitation and insomnia in the "comedown" stages of stimulant use, such as amphetamine, cocaine, and phencyclidine allowing sleep. Alprazolam may also be used in conjunction with other depressant drugs, such as ethanol, heroin or other opioids, in an attempt to enhance the psychological effect of these drugs. The poly-drug use of powerful depressant drugs poses the highest level of health concerns due to a significant increase in the likelihood of experiencing an overdose which may result in fatal respiratory depression.

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300mg Lithium

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Lithium

Lithium compounds are used as a psychiatric medication. A number of salts of lithium are used as mood-stabilizing drugs, primarily in the treatment of bipolar disorder, where they have a role in treating depression and, particularly, of mania, both acutely and in the long term. As a mood stabilizer, lithium is probably more effective in preventing mania than in preventing depression, but it does reduce the risk of suicide in people with bipolar disorder.As with cocaine in Coca-Cola, lithium was widely marketed as one of a number of patent medicine products popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and was the medicinal ingredient of a refreshment beverage. Charles Leiper Grigg, who launched his St. Louis-based company The Howdy Corporation, invented a formula for a lemon-lime soft drink in 1920. The product, originally named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda", was launched two weeks before the Wall Street Crash of 1929. It contained the mood stabilizer lithium citrate, and was one of a number of patent medicine products popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Its name was soon changed to 7 Up. All American beverage makers were forced to remove lithium in 1948. Despite the 1948 ban, in 1950 the Painesville Telegraph still carried an advertisement for a lithiated lemon beverage.

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10mg Lortab

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Type of drug: Hydrocodone/paracetamol, Lortab, Norco and Vicodin, is a combination opioid narcotic analgesic drug consisting of hydrocodone and paracetamol (acetaminophen) used to relieve moderate to severe pain.Hydrocodone diversion and recreational use has escalated in recent years. In 2009 and 2010, hydrocodone was the second-most frequently encountered opioid pharmaceutical in drug evidence submitted to U.S. federal, state, and local forensic laboratories as reported by DEA’s National Forensic Laboratory Information System and System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence.

Lortab

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(Shitty) LSD

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LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide (INN) and colloquially as acid, is a psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects - which can include altered thinking processes, closed- and open-eye visuals, synesthesia, an altered sense of time, and spiritual experiences - as well as for its key role in 1960s counterculture. It is used mainly as an entheogen and recreational drug. LSD is non-addictive. However, acute adverse psychiatric reactions such as anxiety, paranoia, and delusions are possible.In the 1950s, officials at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) thought the drug might be applicable to mind control and chemical warfare; the agency's MKULTRA research program propagated the drug among young servicemen and students. The subsequent recreational use of the drug by youth culture in the Western world during the 1960s led to a political firestorm that resulted in its prohibition.

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PCP

PCP

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PCP

Type of drug: NMDA receptor antagonist/dissociative drug. Phencyclidine, commonly initialized as PCP, is a dissociative drug. PCP was brought to market in the 1950s as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug but was taken off the market in 1965 due to the high prevalence of dissociative hallucinogenic side effects. Likewise ketamine was discovered by Parke-Davis researchers as a better-tolerated derivative for use as an anesthetic pharmaceutical drug. Since this time a number of synthetic derivatives of PCP have been sold as dissociative drugs for recreational and non-medical use.In chemical structure, PCP is a member of the arylcyclohexylamine class, and, in pharmacology, it is a member of the family of dissociative anesthetics. PCP works primarily as an NMDA receptor antagonist, where it blocks the activity of the NMDA receptor. As an addictive drug, PCP is associated with compulsive abuse.

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1 Glass of Pruno

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Pruno

Type of drug: Pruno, or prison wine, is an alcoholic beverage variously made from apples, oranges, fruit cocktail, candy, ketchup, sugar, milk, and possibly other ingredients, including crumbled bread. Bread supposedly provides the yeast for the pruno to ferment. Pruno originated in (and remains largely confined to) prisons and jails, where it can be produced with the limited selection of equipment and ingredients available to inmates. The concoction can be made using only a plastic bag, hot running water, and a towel or sock to conceal the pulp during fermentation. The end result has been colorfully described as a "bile flavored wine-cooler",although flavor is often not the primary objective. Depending on the time spent fermenting (always balanced vs the risk of discovery by the guards), the sugar content, and the quality of the ingredients and preparation, pruno's alcohol content by volume can range from as low as 2% (equivalent to a very weak beer) to as high as 14% (equivalent to a strong wine).Inmates are not permitted to have alcoholic beverages, and prison authorities confiscate pruno whenever they find it. In an effort to eradicate pruno, some wardens have gone as far as banning all fresh fruit from prison cafeterias. But even this is not always enough; there are pruno varieties made almost entirely from sauerkraut and orange juice. Pruno is hidden under bunks, inside toilets, inside walls, trash cans, in the shower area and anywhere inmates feel is safe to brew their pruno away from the prying eyes of prison guards and jailers.

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2mg Xanax

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Xanax

Type of drug: Alprazolam, trade name Xanax, is a short-acting anxiolytic of the benzodiazepine class of psychoactive drugs commonly used and FDA approved for the medical treatment of panic disorder, and anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or social anxiety disorder (SAD).Alprazolam, along with other benzodiazepines, is often used with other recreational drugs. These uses include aids to relieve the panic or distress of dysphoric ("bad trip") reactions to psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, and the drug-induced agitation and insomnia in the "comedown" stages of stimulant use, such as amphetamine, cocaine, and phencyclidine allowing sleep. Alprazolam may also be used in conjunction with other depressant drugs, such as ethanol, heroin or other opioids, in an attempt to enhance the psychological effect of these drugs. Alprazolam may be used in conjunction with cannabis, with users citing a synergistic effect achieved after consuming the combination.The poly-drug use of powerful depressant drugs poses the highest level of health concerns due to a significant increase in the likelihood of experiencing an overdose which may result in fatal respiratory depression.

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50mg Zoloft (after 2 weeks)

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Zoloft

Type of drug: Sertraline, trade names Zoloft, Lustral and others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. Sertraline is primarily prescribed for major depressive disorder in adult outpatients as well as obsessive–compulsive, panic, and social anxiety disorders in both adults and children. In 2013, it was the most prescribed antidepressant and second most prescribed psychiatric medication (after Alprazolam) on the U.S. retail market, with over 41 million prescriptions.

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10mg Zyprexa (after 2 weeks in hospital)

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Type of drug: Olanzapine (sold under the brand names Zyprexa, Zypadhera and Lanzek or in combination with fluoxetine, Symbyax) is an atypical antipsychotic. It is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

10mg Zyprexa (after 2 weeks in hospital)

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Abilify / Xanax / Ativan (dosage unknown in hospital)

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Type of drug: Aripiprazole, brand names: Abilify, Aripiprex, is an atypical antipsychotic. It is recommended and primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Alprazolam, trade name Xanax, is a short-acting anxiolytic of the benzodiazepine class of psychoactive drugs commonly used and FDA approved for the medical treatment of panic disorder, and anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder or social anxiety disorder.Lorazepam, trademarked as Ativan or Orfidal, is a high-potency, intermediate-duration, 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine drug, often used to treat anxiety disorders. Lorazepam is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety, insomnia, acute seizures including status epilepticus, and sedation of hospitalized patients, as well as sedation of aggressive patients. Lorazepam is also the most common benzodiazepine used to decrease the likelihood of agitation and seizures in patients who have overdosed on stimulant drugs.

Abilify / Xanax / Ativan

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Valium IV, (Albuterol, Saline & Oxygen mixture)

Type of drug: Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medication of the benzodiazepine type. Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is marketed as Ventolin among other brand names. Salbutamol is mostly taken by the inhaled route for direct effect on bronchial smooth muscle.

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Valium I.V. (doseage unknown in hospital)

Type of drug: Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medication of the benzodiazepine type. Diazepam is mainly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks and symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal. It is also used as a premedication for inducing sedation, anxiolysis, or amnesia before certain medical procedures (e.g., endoscopy).

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20mg Valium

Type of drug: Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medication of the benzodiazepine type. It is commonly used to treat a range of conditions including anxiety, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, seizures, trouble sleeping, and restless legs syndrome.Diazepam drug misuse can occur either through recreational misuse where the drug is taken to achieve a high or when the drug is continued long term against medical advice. Sometimes, it is used by stimulant users to "come down" and sleep and to help control the urge to binge.

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100mg Trazadone

Type of drug: Trazodone is an antidepressant of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) class. It is a phenylpiperazine compound. Trazodone also has antianxiety (anxiolytic) and sleep-inducing (hypnotic) effects. The primary use of trazodone is the treatment of major depression. Also, trazodone showed anxiolytic properties, low cardiotoxicity, and relatively mild side effects.

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100mg Tramadol

Tramadol is an opiate pain medication used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain.Because of the possibility of convulsions at high doses for some users, recreational use can be very dangerous.

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Sodium Thiopental IV

Sodium thiopental, also known as Sodium Pentothal, a trademark of Abbott Laboratories, is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anesthetic that is an analogue of thiobarbital. Sodium thiopental is a core medicine in the World Health Organization's "Essential Drugs List", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic healthcare system. It was previously the first of three drugs administered during most lethal injections in the United States, but the U.S. manufacturer Hospira stopped manufacturing the drug and the EU banned the export of the drug for this purpose.

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100mg Seroquel

Type of drug: Quetiapine, developed and marketed as Seroquel by AstraZeneca, is an atypical antipsychotic approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and along with an antidepressant to treat major depressive disorder.

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Salvia Divinorum (before and after)

Type of drug: Salvia divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce visions and other hallucinatory experiences. Its native habitat is in cloud forest in the isolated Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, where it grows in shady and moist locations.Modern methods of ingestion include smoking or chewing the leaf, or using a tincture. Salvinorin A is the main active psychotropic molecule in Salvia divinorum, and is considered a dissociative exhibiting atypically psychedelic effects. Can produce psychoactive experiences in humans with a typical duration of action being several minutes to an hour or so, depending on the method of ingestion.

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Ritilin (doseage unknown-snorted)

Type of drug: CNS stimulant. Methylphenidate, trade names Concerta, Methylin, Medikinet, Ritalin, Equasym XL, Quillivant XR, Metadate, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the phenethylamine and piperidine classes that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.

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4mg Risperdol

Type of drug: Risperidone, trade name Risperdal, is an antipsychotic drug mainly used to treat schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, the mixed and manic states of bipolar disorder, and irritability in people with autism. Risperidone is a second-generation atypical antipsychotic. It is a dopamine antagonist possessing anti-serotonergic, anti-adrenergic and anti-histaminergic properties.Adverse effects of risperidone include significant weight gain and metabolic problems such as diabetes mellitus type 2, as well as tardive dyskinesia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

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7.5mg Percocet

Type of drug: The combination oxycodone/paracetamol, North American trade name Percocet, generic endocet and ratio-oxycocet in Canada, is a narcotic pain reliever used to treat moderate to severe acute (short-term) pain.On June 30, 2009, an FDA advisory panel recommended that Percocet, Vicodin, and every other combination of acetaminophen with narcotic analgesics be limited in their sales because of their contributions to an alleged 400 acetaminophen related deaths in the United States each year, that were attributed to acetaminophen overdose and associated liver damage.

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Opium

Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Opium latex contains approximately 12% of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade. Opium for illegal use is often converted into heroin, which is less bulky, making it easier to smuggle, and which multiplies its potency to approximately twice that of morphine.

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3mg Klonopin

Type of drug: Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine drug having anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, amnestic, sedative, and hypnotic properties. It is marketed under the trade name Rivotril, Linotril, Clonotril and Klonopin. Long-term effects of benzodiazepines include tolerance, benzodiazepine dependence, and benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome.

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Khat (chew and tea)

Catha edulis, khat, is a flowering plant native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Among communities from these areas, khat chewing has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years. Khat contains a monoamine alkaloid called cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant, which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite and euphoria. Khat consumption induces mild euphoria and excitement, similar to that conferred by strong coffee. Individuals become very talkative under the influence of the plant. Khat can induce manic behaviours and hyperactivity, similar in effects to those produced by amphetamine.

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Huffing Gas (during and after)

Inhalation of butane can cause euphoria, drowsiness, narcosis, asphyxia, cardiac arrhythmia, fluctuations in blood pressure, temporary memory loss and frostbite, when abused directly from a highly pressurized container, and can result in death from asphyxiation and ventricular fibrillation. By spraying butane directly into the throat, the jet of fluid can cool rapidly to −20 °C (−4 °F) by expansion, causing prolonged laryngospasm. "Sudden sniffer's death" syndrome, first described by Bass in 1970, is the most common single cause of solvent related death, resulting in 55% of known fatal cases.

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1 shot of Dilaudid / 3 shots of Morphine (In the ER with kidney stones)

Type of drug: Hydromorphone, a more common synonym for dihydromorphinone, commonly a hydrochloride, brand names Palladone, Dilaudid, and numerous others, is a very potent centrally acting analgesic drug of the opioid class. It is a derivative of morphine. It is in medical terms an opioid analgesic and in legal terms a narcotic. Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate type. It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to decrease the feeling of pain. It can be used for both acute pain and chronic pain. Morphine addiction is the model upon which the current perception of addiction is based.

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2 bottles of cough syrup

Type of drug: Cough-cold medicine. Cough medicines can be abused as recreational drugs despite being unattractive as such.

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2 Pot Brownies

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Alcohol

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2mg Nicotine Gum (after quitting smoking for 2 months)

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