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Hallucinogenic Drug User Survey

by Don DeGracia

dondegraia@cswebmail.com
(please note, this email is no longer valid)

Web Site: Collected Writings of Donald DeGracia

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NOTE: This survey was posted and run during Oct-Sept of 1994. It is no longer being run. Do not send responses to this survey to the author. The full text of the survey is included only for purposes of data presentation.

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PURPOSE:

The purpose of this survey is to compile statistics about the experience of hallucinogenic drug users. Furthermore the author is interested in showing that the effects of so-called "hallucinogenic drugs" are more than mere "hallucinations" as current medical and legal authorities would lead us to believe. All you people out here on the NET can do a big service by sharing your experiences in a candid way so we can try to dispel the misinformation that exists about hallucinogens.

WHAT TO DO:

What to do is easy. Simply fill in the below survey and it return it to the author's e-mail address. PLEASE: RESPOND TO THIS SURVEY AT THE ABOVE E-MAIL ADDRESS. DO NOT POST YOUR RESPONCES ON THE NEWS GROUPS WHERE YOU OBTAINED THIS SURVEY.

If you would like to send an accompanying letter outlining your hallucinogenic drug experiences in more detail, please do. Please note, your honesty is absolutely essential to the success of this survey.

ALL RESPONDENTS WILL REMAIN COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS!!!

I have nothing to do with the law. I am not affiliated with any legal authorities or medical or educational institutions or anything like that. I am simply attempting to do independent research through the internet.

The survey should take about 30-60 minutes to complete depending on the degree of detail your answers entail. An option is provided at the end of the survey for respondents to describe things they feel are important about the hallucinogenic drug experience that were not included in the survey questions.

Also, on a problematic technical note, since this posting is being sent and received through a mail-gate way that can only handle 50 kB per message, if your response is greater than 50 kB, please carry it over to a second e-mail or you will get truncated!

Thank you!

THE SURVEY:

A. Demographics

1. Are you male of female?

2. Your age is between:

• a. 0-13
• b. 14-18
• c. 19-25
• d. 26-30
• e. 31-40
• f. 41-50
• g. 50 or older

3. What country are you from?

B. Usage

4. Which hallucinogenic substances have you used? (and by hallucinogen I mean: LSD, mescaline, DMT, psylocibin, mushrooms - please specify which.)

5. How long have you been using hallucinogens?

6. How many times have you used hallucinogens?

• a. 1-5 times
• b. 6-10 times
• c. 11-20 times
• d. 20 or more times

7. How frequently do you take hallucinogens?

• a. a couple times a year
• b. a couple times a month
• c. a couple times a week

8. When on hallucinogens, how much to you usually take? (i.e. 2 hits of mescaline, 1 gram of mushrooms). Please list all relevant dosages.

9. Do you use other, nonhallucinogenic drugs? (Such as pot, cocaine, etc)

10. How would you compare hallucinogenic substances to non-hallucinogenic substances? (Simply write a short - a couple sentences - description please).

C. Hallucinogenic Effects

11. Do you hallucinate visually? (yes or no)

12. If yes to question 11, please choose what you see from the following list:

• a. trails
• b. things "breathing" (such as walls, furniture. etc.)
• c. vivid and moving color patterns behind closed eyes.
• d. see faces, weird creatures, bodies in paneling, carpeting, etc.
• e. things take on a chalky appearance
• f. paisley looking shapes
• g. other (please specify - take as much space as you need)

13. Do you laugh a lot when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

14. Do you have audio (sound/hearing) hallucinations? (yes or no)

15. If yes to 14, please describe these.

16. Do you often experience sensations of chills or vibrations coursing through your body when on hallucinogenic substances? (yes or no)

17. If yes to 16, please describe where these chills seem to be occurring (on back, arms, etc)

18. Do your thought patterns change when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

19. If yes to 18, please describe how your thought patterns change. (Take as much space as you need to do this)

20. Do your emotions change when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

21. If yes to 20, please describe what happens to your emotions.

22. Have you had anything akin to a religious experience when on hallucinogens? That is, do you experience a deeper sense of unity with things, have some apprehension of God, or get insights into the nature of things? Please specify yes or no, and describe such insights please.

23. Does your sense of who you think you are change when you are on hallucinogens. If yes, please specify how your identify changes when on hallucinogens.

24. Do your senses appear to mix when on hallucinogens? (i.e. can you hear sights or smell sounds, etc.) (yes or no)

25. If yes to 24, please specify what sensory mixings you have experienced.

26. Can you concentrate or focus your thoughts when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

27. Does your ability to concentrate change throughout the course of a single buzz? (If yes, please specify to the best of your recall)

28. Are you more or less horny (i.e. sexual) when *peaking* on hallucinogens?

29. Are you more or less horny (i.e. sexual) when *coming down* from a hallucinogen buzz?

30. Have you ever had an out-of-body experience when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

31. Does your empathy (which is the ability to relate with others, to sense their emotions) with others increase when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

32. Do you become fidgety when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

33. Is it difficult to fall asleep when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

34. Do you become cold and clammy when on hallucinogens? (yes or no)

35. Has your use of hallucinogens made in any long term changes in your personality? (i.e. increased your insight, made you more empathic. made you more scatter-brained, etc.) (yes or no)

36. If yes to 35, please specify the long term changes you have undergone from using hallucinogens.

37. Has your use of hallucinogens made you more or less spiritual, or not affected your spirituality at all? (answer: "more" or "less" or "not affected")

38. If you have experienced anything at all of significance while on hallucinogens that this survey has not covered, please describe it now. Take as much space as you require. Attach an associated e-mail if you prefer.

The survey is now complete. I thank you all for you time responding to this. I will post results here in the appropriate newsgroups within a few months, after compiling and analyzing the results.

Don DeGracia