Subjects Use of Other Drugs and Comparison to Hallucinogens
Questions:
9. Do you use other, nonhallucinogenic drugs? (Such as pot, cocaine, etc)
Percent Yes |
Percent No |
Margin of Error |
95.0 % |
5.0 % |
+/- 7 % (n=61) |
10. How would you compare hallucinogenic substances to non-hallucinogenic substances? (Simply write a short - a couple sentences - description please).
ID |
9. Use of Other Drugs? |
Which Other Drugs? |
10. Compare hallucinogens to other
drugs |
1 |
Yes |
pot, alchol |
They dont compare...Hallucinogens are far better than
any non- hallucinogen. |
2 |
Yes |
pot, meth, cocaine |
More intersting - and more draining. |
3 |
Yes |
pot |
I consider pot hallucinogenic, but it only
"became" hallucinogenic after I started using
REAL hallucinogens (LSD). And I don't think I can answer
this question in a couple of sentences, because LSD and
pot differ greatly in many ways. |
4 |
Yes |
pot |
A hallucinogenic substance is one that effects
thought, in my opinion. I would consider pot by the way a
mild hallucinogenic substance, because distortions of
perceptions occur. |
5 |
Yes |
- |
Hallucinogens are a completly different kind of buzz
not to be taken lightly usually in a planned way and only
when I am in the right mood other drugs I use much like I
woud have a beer to get whatever effect I require at the
time. The phsycadelics are much more of a roller coaster
you can't be sure where you end up as regards mental
effects |
6 |
Yes |
pot |
much more time consuming, more fun, it affects you
the next day. I prefer all to alcohol cause that just
makes me nauseous |
7 |
Yes |
pot, ecstacy |
Psychedelic drugs give me the idea I can learn
something from them; it's not just a nice feeling- they
can let you discover new things about yourself. |
8 |
Yes |
An occasional spliff or an E |
With non-hallucinogenic substances I feel that i have
a normal view of the external world but only with
different emotions and sensations. |
9 |
Yes |
pot |
A lot more energy, no munchies, much happier. VERY
different perspective on things. Most pure and innocent
"happy" feeling. :) |
10 |
Yes |
pot, liquor |
Like the difference between sex and accounting. |
11 |
Yes |
pot, liquor |
hallucinogens are incomparably better because not
only are they entertaining and mind-expanding, they are
the only way to see what it's like to be someone,
something else, if only for a short while. |
12 |
Yes |
(in past) cocaine, pot, hash |
hallucinogenic drugs are more cerebreal, you actually
think, and think hard. Non-hallucinogenic drugs are
physical, you feel, and feel hard. |
13 |
Yes |
Alcohol and cocoa |
Hallucinogens make me feel I'm changed in a way. I'm
more open to myself - my secret expectations of myself
come true. And my feelings are amplified, when I'm happy,
I am VERY happy and on the other hand when I'm down, I'm
very depressed and anxious. Non-hallucinogenic substances
just change my mood and make me more open to others - and
more "closed" to myself. |
14 |
Yes |
pot |
There is no comparison. I use pot recreationally, but
psychedelics are something I take very seriously as tools
for inner spiritual grown. Psychedelics are not
"party" drugs |
15 |
Yes |
Marijuana (twice a month), ecstasy (six times a
year), amphetamines (twice a year) |
More interesting and varied in their effects but can
be a little overpowering and harder to control, so less
suitable for recreational social use. Fewer physical
effects and side-effects. |
16 |
Yes |
Pot , Guanna |
There is more of an elevating feeling with other
types of drugs. Trips seem to me to be just a visual
experience. |
17 |
Yes |
pot |
Insightful and enlightening.....wonderful not
stupifying like alcohol. |
18 |
Yes |
pot |
non-hallucinogenics, in my experience, seem to merely
modify metabolism rather than expand consciousness. |
20 |
Yes |
pot, liquor, MDMA |
Ummmm. Hallucinogenic substances are less likely to
give you a purely hedonistic experience. Not always the
case however, and I don't always find pot or MDMA
hedonistic |
21 |
Yes |
liquor |
far more interesting and fun - I would like to try
them again - although I have heard that they are far more
dangerous to your brain's chemistry - far more risks
involved with them. |
22 |
Yes |
pot, liquor, cocaine (tried it) |
Well, where I find pot and alcohol to be good
"recreational" drugs, giving a
"party" feeling, and usually OK for most people
in a social setting, hallucinogens need to be taken a bit
more seriously. Meaning that while I would offer just
about anyone a hit from a joint, or a beer, I wouldn't
casually pass out acid to people if I didn't know they
could handle it. Don't get me wrong, I have had a lot of
fun on acid, and in the right conditions a trip can be a
real recreational time, but also it can be used as a
powerful tool to explore the psyche. |
23 |
Yes |
pot, ephedrine |
i have found generally that i enjoy LSD much more
than any other illicit drug i have taken. the effects are
more pleasant, and condusive. |
24 |
Yes |
pot, liquor |
difficult to say. I like them both, but have come to
see LSD as a very heavy experience. I don't use it
anymore. The fun ended after a very intense bad trip. I
just couldn't enjoy it anymore. But it's like comparing
apples and oranges, i.e., you can't. |
25 |
Yes |
pot |
The mental, philosophical, and spiritual effects are
more pronounced on hallucinogens, whereas body (physical)
effects are the most noticable on other drugs. |
26 |
Yes |
- |
Typically with hallucinogens it is more of an event.
You might use speed to enhance something else, whereas a
trip is an outing in itself. Thus it is much less of a
lifestyle drug.. Also more fun.. More mind altering, less
real than normal upper/downer type drugs.. and less
addictive. |
27 |
Yes |
weed (rare) liquor, nitrous |
This is an incomplete question, you have not
specified what you mean by 'non-hallucinogenic
substances'. I have assumed that you mean recreational
(not necessarily illegal) drugs. This is like asking what
is different about carrots and computers. Hallucinogenic
drugs (henceforth referred to as HD) will warp you
perception to a point where objectivity is not
guaranteed. With all this in mind: I find HDs much more
interesting than non-HDs, for the reason that I get a lot
more *long-term* nterest out of the experiences that they
can ring. I have had a broad range of chemically
mind-altering (not nec. hallucinogenic) experiences, and
while many of them are enjoyable for the duration of the
effect, they leave me with little to consider. I have
also experienced some not-so-pleasant physical and
emotional effects from other drugs, for example
amphetamines (which I now loath) gave me heart
palpitations, MDMA gave me sleeping disorders. Both left
me depressed and irritable for the few days preceeding
the ingestion. no HD (with the exception of utopia which
left me depressed) has given me these effects. HDs also
increase my awareness, especially of music. Whilst under
the influence of a HD, I notice a lot more detail, more
'fine-structure' in the things that I normally take for
granted, simple things like trees, clouds, doors, running
water appear to take on a 'something extra', which on
closer examination is only an increased appreciation of
the objects detail. This is in contast to
amphetamines/dope/tranquilisers which *reduce* the depth
and detail of my perception. |
28 |
Yes |
pot |
I would say that a hallucinogen has a longer lasting
effect, and should be expected to last up to 16 hours
depending on the dosage. |
29 |
Yes |
pot |
Non-hall subs are for body and physical stimulation.
Hall-subs are stimulus for the mind and body to a
different degree. The potential for what ones mind can do
under LSD is monumental. One can just watch the colors
and party or experiance complete ego loss. Once ego loss
occurs everything is crystal clear |
30 |
Yes |
pot |
I much prefer hallucinogens, because there is nothing
better than hallucinating. Besides, it makes me feel
cleaner, and I think really cool things. |
31 |
Yes |
pot, speed |
Less intense. Less rich an experience; cannabis is
nice, speed is pretty squalid. |
32 |
Yes |
pot, liquor, speed |
Hallucinogenics are more clean, more clear, i feel
more in control than on other drugs |
33 |
Yes |
pot, alcohol, caffeine |
I find that the hallucinogenic substances
(excludingdiphenhyramine, which induces a dream-like
state) increase my insight into my surroundings. I also
find this to some extent with pot, and even high doses of
caffeine (actually the caffeine induces paranoia, but
this can be seen as insight as well), but alcohol is just
a numbing effect, think less, reason less, do less. |
34 |
Yes |
pot |
Stronger mood-altering sensations--visuals, change in
way things in environment sound, feel, taste, etc. |
35 |
Yes |
pot |
Triping is a better experience, but a bit risky for
regular use. Pot is safe enough to use on a regular
basis, so I suppose I prefer pot. |
36 |
Yes |
pot, hash |
More mind expanding, as opposed to sense numbing
(like alcohol) |
37 |
Yes |
pot, hash |
Pot yes, others no. Pot, as previously said, is a
regular experience for me (share a couple of grams with
friends on the weekends, generally, nothing REALLY
heavy). However, I have on occasion smoked huge amounts
of pot or hash, and have had some very real
hallucinations - both the fractal patterns I usually get
on acid, and the holly-wood type hallucinations where I
will see something that's not there. Generally my use of
pot isnt' for hallucinogenic purposes tho, I usually just
use it because it's fun. (Lately, however, I have been
combining pot and alcohol - 2-3 shots of hard liquor,
wait for that to set in, then smoke a gram or so. I do
this for a strange feeling it gives me, sort of a
terrifying whitenoise-in-my-head. Hey... I enjoy it ;)
Hmm, I guess I somewhat already answered this one in my
previous answer. There is no comparison. I've been
smoking pot lately because acid is increasingly hard to
get, and hey... pot's better than nothing. But, as far as
enjoyment (and I have a very strange opinion of
enjoyable, I like the world-fuck - as a friend puts it)
as well as insights and interesting experiences, LSD and
Mushrooms are the best. |
38 |
Yes |
Pot, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine |
Non-hallucinogenic drugs are relaxing, while
hallucinogenic drugs are exciting and stimulate thought. |
39 |
Yes |
pot |
much more fun and euphoric |
40 |
Yes |
- |
Hallucinogenic substances affect my perception and
cognition Others affect my mood & level of arousal
(eg amphetamine, cocaine, alcohol, etc) Cannabis &
MDA/MDMA I would class as psychedelics & would group
with the Hallucinogens. |
41 |
Yes |
VERY rarely pot, occasionally alchohol |
Much more entertaining, interesting, and educational |
42 |
Yes |
pot |
Well as far as pot goes, I think it is an enormously
effective tool for quieting the mind and instilling
appreciation for beauty in a spiritual sense. While I
think Psychedelics are extraordinarily spiritual, their
effects are more like removing input filters off the
consciousness. They allow your mind to become aware of
more of the world and sometimes even act in place of a
spiritual teacher. Pot is more of a private prayer while
psychedelics are like going to church. As for other
non-psychedelics I dont think they compare much at all.
They harm the body and the soul and have little, if any
teaching value. |
43 |
No |
- |
I prefer terms like entheogenic and psychedelic to
hallucinogenic. All drugs change the way your mind and/or
body works; entheogens change you in such a way that you
think and feel things that you would ordinarily never
think or feel. |
44 |
Yes |
pot |
Hallucinogenic drugs effect my equilibrium and my
cognitive thought much more than non-hallucinogenic,
therefore, I use pot daily, whereas acid I only do on
occasion. I am in control much more with pot than acid or
mushrooms. They give me more of an experience than a
high. |
45 |
Yes |
pot |
There's almost no comparison. Other drugs get you
high, but you can have mystical experiences on
hallucinogens. |
46 |
Yes |
pot, liquor, cocaine, etc. |
hallugenic drugs work at the higher mind level. Non-H
drugs work more at the physical/emotional layers. |
47 |
Yes |
hash, liquor |
Alcohol - Legal, makeUdumb, nothought, but pleasant. |
48 |
No |
- |
I would say that pot is the closest experience to a
hallucinating experience I've had on a non-hall. drug.
Hallucinogens are what I call,
"REVELATORY"--there is a sense of revelation
and understanding. |
49 |
Yes |
- |
hallucinogens are for special occasions-birthdays,
New Years, etc. marijuana is for everyday use-it allows
relatively normal functioning in society |
50 |
Yes |
Marijuana a couple times a week, MethAmphetamine a
couple (once or twice maximum) times a month. Poppers
(Amyl Nitrate) sometimes. Hasch sometimes. |
Answer: "Hallucinogenic" substances puts
you in contact with your "self", I find them
great for contemplating life-questions and such. I use
non-hallucinogenic substances mostly for fun, or for a
specific task (Like using Meth when I want to work for a
long time without losing concentration). |
51 |
Yes |
- |
hallucinogens are for special occasions-birthdays,
New Years, etc. marijuana is for everyday use-it allows
relatively normal functioning in society |
52 |
No |
- |
All of the drugs mentioned in question 9 CAN be
somewhat hallucinogenic if taken in sufficient
quantities, however, they still produce considerably
different effects. Drugs classified as classic
hallucinogens (such as acid, peyote, etc.) produce an
opening up of the perceptics, particularly vision and
hearing. Colors are extremely vivid and intense. The
colors "perceived" are many times colors not
found in the "real" world. You could call them
"electric" or "psychedelic".
Occasionally, particularly with LSD, they is a blending
of sight and sound to the point where sounds have form
and color and light has a definite sound to it. I don't
know how else to describe it. Like other drugs, there is
a distorting of time sense, but with "true"
hallucinogens, "time" may disappear altogether.
You are only aware of the now moment and can't
consistently access memories of other "moments"
or times. Consequently, conversing and "normal"
linear logic-based thinking becomes rather difficult at
times. Also, drugs such as pot and opium tend to be more
body oriented than mind oriented. With hallucinogens, the
principal effects are on mind and awareness even though
some body effects, such as queesiness, can be
experienced. |
53 |
Yes |
pot, cocaine, methadrine |
There is some basis for comparison with weed. I think
deeply while on either acid or weed, the difference being
in the intensity and duration. |
54 |
Yes |
- |
hallucinogens cause much more profound cognitive
changes than any of the other class of drugs |
55 |
Yes |
pot |
ACID AND SHROOMS LAST 10 TIMES AS LONG, MUCH MORE
INTENSE, MESSES WITH YOUR MIND MORE |
56 |
Yes |
- |
The difference would be like describing to a blind
man what it is like to see--it is almost a new sense.
Other drugs reduce thought and make you feel dizzy,
euphoric, and 'fucked-up'. Psychedelic hallucinogens are
more of a mental experience, which can provide much
positive insight if used responsibly, with friends, in a
positive setting. So many people take LSD, mushrooms, or
MDMA at a party, just to have fun I guess. They watch
hallucinations as if they were watching television. I am
sad when I see people tripping and not understanding the
potential they have to bring freedom and wisdom into
their lives after the drug wears off. Drugs like opiates,
stimulants, etc. provide a temporary state of total
power, of overcoming one's short-comings. The feelings
vanish when the drug wears off. One is left once again
trapped in life with painful knowledge of their
inadequacies. Psychedelics can, with the proper
preparation, setting, and motivation, put one face to
face with themselves, and solve the inadequacies. For
example, before I ever tried MDMA, I was very
introverted, to the point where I was actually afraid to
touch people or to be touched. I learned how to express
the feelings I had suppressed for so long, because for a
few hours, my ego was turned off and my whole
consciousness was all that remained. All the walls I had
built up all my life were suppressed, and once one learns
what love is, one never forgets. The euphoria of the drug
has passed, but I am no longer self-conscious and
oppressed by my own mind. I truly wish that everyone who
ever takes psychedelics can achieve such happiness in
their new, post-session lives through the positive,
responsible use of psychedelics. |
57 |
Yes |
pot, cocaine, speed |
hallucinogens seem to make me more aware of my total
surroundings rather than just one aspect. |
58 |
Yes |
Marijuana - we call it "Santa Maria" and
avoid all use of street slang, like "pot." We
smoke in silence, always concecrating the smoke, and
listen in order to learn. |
non-hall. tend to be less profound, less of a
connection with the infinite, but still useful if used
right |
59 |
Yes |
pot |
hallucinogens tend to wake you up, to a more subtle
reference of reality. where, other drugs tend to put you
to sleep. |
60 |
Yes |
- |
hard to describe. not as enlightining(sp). not as
spiritual. |
61 |
Yes |
- |
I HAVE USED A GREAT DEAL OF POT AND HASH, AND SOME
COKE, IN THE PAST. I DON'T ANY LONGER BECAUSE I CANNOT
CONTROL MY USE OF THEM. (ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY) THUS THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT COMPARISON FOR ME IS THE LACK OF
ADDICTIVENESS WITH HALLUCINOGENS. |
62 |
Yes |
marijuana, wine, coffee |
hallucinogens are much more interesting, take more
energy, have unique and useful long-term effects. |