Cheap Thrills
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So, you have $12 in your pocket and your stash is depleted. What to do? Here's a list of easily accessible stuff that may make life more interesting:
[edit] Warning
NOTE: IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY, DOSAGES, AND EFFECTS OF VARIOUS DRUGS, CHECK OUT http://www.Erowid.org
A message to those youth on the streets, don't do any of these drugs, or even alcohol, you need all of your survival skills. At best you can wake up with your stuff missing, at worst you wake up with some stranger raping you
Freeing yourself and others from the system is very hard when you are brain damaged or dead. Keep in mind that the lower dosages presented are for general usage, in both business and personal use. Higher dosages are recommended only for experienced users, don't blindly trust us do some research. The Physicians Desk Reference can be found at libraries, it is a huge reference on Corpgov prescription drugs. Like testing a strange plant that might be poison start with small amounts and titrate up if you wish to try the drug again with stronger effects. Beware mixing meds, some drugs will potentate others sometimes making them many times more powerful, the same is true for street drugs. Not all drugs are as safe as cannabis, shrooms, and acid.
There are those that say that what broke the back of the 60's revolution was hippies distracted by screwing and getting high. Most of the hippies we know only remember the drugs and only a little protest or fight. They are mostly retired businessmen now. Discipline is what we need in this movement, we hope this fun time stuff will help those who like to get high join us as they already realize how totalitarian the government is in the war on drugs.
All right. You’re sitting down, ready to learn. You’re a responsible adult. You’re not at work, you’re not driving, and you’re not responsible for any small children or firearms. You’re ready to have a good time. Let’s get started.
[edit] Tolerance
With most drugs, you will build up a tolerance to it if you use it frequently. What might be a light dose for a heroin addict could very well kill a non-user. The only way to stop this from happening is to abstain for a period of time.
With any drug, if you are unaware of the dosage to take, start small. Check Erowid (a wonderful web resource) and see what a "light" or "moderate" dosage is, then aim for somewhere in between. In most cases, you can always get more goods, but replacement bodies are hard to come by.
[edit] WARNING! Dangerous Additives in OTC and Prescription Medications
If you find an over the counter syrup, capsule, or pill which in addition to the desired drug includes Acetaminophen, Paracetamol, Tylenol, Panadol, Acamol, fever reducers, ache reducers, or any other similar or unknown ingredient DO NOT USE IT TO GET HIGH!!! The amount required to get high will sometimes have enough of these acetyl-para-aminophenol chemicals to poison your liver potentially even in one large dose. Liver poisoning of this type can not usually be treated and the death takes several painful days or weeks. Paracetamol toxicity is, by far, the most common cause of acute liver failure in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Fortunately many of these meds can with some investigation be found without the additives.
However, moderation and careful readings of labels can help prevent issues like this. You don't need to be scared off just because something is prescription (although you also certainly shouldn't assume something is safe because it's prescribed). If the docs are prescribing it for someone, there has to be a safe way to take it. Just be careful, read everything you can get your hands on, and treat scripts like any other drug.
[edit] Dextromethorphan (DM or DXM)
For those of you who are unaware, this is cough medicine. A lot of high schoolers used it to get high. Despite the negative rap given to it by the Amerikan Gestapo, this is a pretty safe drug to use if you find cough medicine with just DXM and no other active ingredients. Avoid anything else, no compromises. Reason being is that most cough syrups also contain acetaminophen, which can be harmful or deadly in large doses. DXM gel caps work well, though cough syrup is faster and a more sedating or "classic" experience. Effects are mostly weight dependent with 2.5mg/kg to 7mg/kg being the usual recreational dose range and 9mg/kg to 15mg/kg being the "spiritual" dose range. Anything above 20mg/kg is considered dangerous. While DXM is perfectly legal in most places, many stores in the US require that you be 18 to purchase it. Also, look for dollar stores that carry it.
[edit] Warning
Although it will give you a "high" of sorts, there is no guarantee that the trip will be a pleasant one. It's commonly accepted that one third of people like it, one third of people hate it, and the other one third don't feel strongly about it. One thing's for certain though: you will have a disorienting, strange, and probably memorable (for one reason or another) experience.
It also has some nasty side effects including: Vomiting, Diarrhea, Rashes, and Drowsiness. Mixing DXM with other drugs is not advisable. Also, if you use it on a daily basis, there's a good chance you could become delusional until it's out of your body.
[edit] Benadryl (aka Diphenhydramine)
The active chemical in Benadryl, diphenhydramine hydrochloride, is also available in allergy medications and sleep-aids. Some pills have acetominophen/paracetemol (Tylenol) that will kill your liver if you take too many. Note that if you're looking for this particular substance and you're in the UK then it's no longer contained in Benadryl. You can, however, get it in 'Nytol' (an OTC sleep aid) which comes in 25mg and 50mg tablets in most pharmacists.
150mg is a light dose while 700mg is a very heavy dose.
It kicks in around 30-60 minutes after you take it. The first effect is usually a slight body high or a subtle change in the visual field. On a light dose of diphenhydramine, you may get auditory and visual hallucinations. It does change the perception of music, slightly. Extreme confusion and apparent muscle weakness is common with heavier doses.
You also get really tired after a while. This stuff is sold as a sleep-aid and it's very effective.
It's pretty dangerous stuff. It's an anticholinergic like the tropane alkaloids in datura plus it's a sodium channel blocker, which means it's bad for your heart above and beyond the elevated heart rate.
Interestingly, it's also a potent antidepressant (SSRI) and appetite suppressant. It should not be used for either of these purposes however. Effectiveness over time is questionable and it's hard enough on your body WITH a healthy diet.
Finally, diphenhydramine and other antihistamines are used by some opiate users to inhibit the metabolism of opiates in the liver.
[edit] Morning Glory Seeds
These seeds contain LSA, LSD's little brother. Although it's a bit easier just to eat them straight, the LSA can be extracted by leaving the ground seeds in cold water. Make sure that you buy "Heavenly Blues" or another psychoactive variety, and also make sure you're not eating ones treated with poison! Note that many commercial packets of Morning Glory seeds are DELIBERATELY treated with poison. When hippies started taking Morning Glory seeds to get high, the government encouraged seed producers to take a biologically harmless drug and add poison to make it harmful. These treated seeds will make you very sick. Usually these seeds have a red powder on them, washing in water will remove some of this poison. Even those seeds that are not so treated can contain mercury compounds added to enhance shelf life, these are also toxic. Buy from a company that sells organic, untreated seeds.
About 200-300 seeds will give you a LSD-like high. Be sure to wash them and grind them up, you'll be sick as hell if you don't (and you may well be sick even if you do.) Extracting the LSA will prevent the nausea, but will also take a fair bit of time and some knowledge of chemistry. Keep in mind that in Amerika, it's illegal to extract LSA (or ergine as it's sometimes called) under the Federal Analogues Act -- so watch out for pigs if you do.
One morning glory seed contains about 0.01 mg of LSA.
[edit] Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds
These seeds, like Morning glories, contain LSA (aslo known as ergine). Hawaiin Baby Woodrose Seeds or HBR seeds give you a mild high. There are no open eye hallucinations but you can experience mild closed eyed patterns depending on the dose you take. The seeds can cause nausea and vomit depending on the dosage. The seeds do have a very active psychological affect on the user much like LSD's. Like all drugs do not ingest HBR seeds under a time of stress or when you have something to do the next day. The first and only time that I ingested these seeds I was experiencing a very mild happy high, I felt as though I were on top of the world, then when I realized I had put off an assignment til the next morning I had a complete breakdown. The high will last between 4 and 8 hours depending on the dose. These seeds are about 25 times more powerful than morning glories (per seed.)
Remember: one HBW seed contains about 0.25 mg of LSA.
[edit] Lactucarium
If you ever run into some Wild Lettuce (Lactuca Virosa), you can extract a substance called "Lactucarium" (Also known as Lettuce Opium), from it, or purchase this online. It's effects are compared to that of Opium, but it doesn't last long and isn't addictive. It is more sedative than euphoric. It is, however, dangerous and at least one fatality has been linked to it, so it isn't suggested you smaoke large amounts.
[edit] Caffeine
No, don't laugh. Did you know you can buy pure caffeine? Yes, some health stores and eBay sellers will sell caffeine powder. About 100g can be found for $10-$20. While the high isn't extraordinary, it's an energy boost. Be forewarned, more than 5 grams in your system and you could be looking at a hospital trip or heart attack. Don't try this if you have heart murmur or other heart problems. The median lethal dose (LD50) of caffeine is 192 milligrams per kilogram of body weight in rats.
In both Kanada and Amerika, caffeine can be bought in pill form such as NoDoz, Stacker 2, etc. over the counter at many pharmacies. In some cases, stores will require you to be 18 to purchase.
Caffeine can even be freebased and smoked.
[edit] Moonshine
If you want to stay away from harder to obtain substances, don't forget about the solution that has been around since the dawn of civilization. Done correctly, moonshine is safe, cheap, and will taste good.
The knowledge necessary for distillation (necessary to reach alcohol levels above ~18%) is beyond the scope of this entry, and you should look for information like at Free High School#Beer and Liquor
[edit] Hard Cider
However, simple concoctions like cider can be done with almost no equipment or prior experience. Keep in mind that just about any sugary or starchy fruit, vegetable, or liquid without preservatives can be fermented. Your best bet is to find overripe fruit or pick whatever is available locally. For equipment, you will need a cleaned milk jug with pinholes poked into the lid. Simply blend/mash about 1/3rd of a gallon of fruit, add 1/3rd of a gallon of water and a packet of bakers yeast, and stir/shake it. Close the jug and let it sit in a cool area for a few weeks. Then, filter the liquid with a coffee filter.
[edit] Hooch
Really, you can make a kind of 'hooch', improvised liquor, with no more than water, a cup of sugar, and bread yeast. Pour a half of a cup of sugar into an average, 710 ml (24 US ounce) pop bottle, fill up to the top of the label, leaving some head room for it to foam, and put in the yeast. Make sure the yeast is activated first! You could take the chance on the yeast activating once added, but I wouldn't. Leave the cap on loosely, as the gases can build up on the cap could fly off like a rocket.
Give 3-5 days to ferment, and enjoy!
[edit] Fly Agaric Mushrooms (Amanita Muscaria)
These bad boys contain the mind-altering chemical muscinol. These provide a high similar (but not the same) as shrooms (Psilocybin mushrooms.) You can buy them from eBay for about $20/oz (usually 3-6 good doses in an oz)
In some people, these mushrooms cause extreme nausea, so be prepared. Milk thistle can help to counter some of the side effects, especially if you're worried about liver damage (Amanita Muscaria has been known to cause some liver damage, especially in high doses.)
Amanita mushrooms, resin, and extract on Damiana leaf (which can all be purchased online)can be smoked for an earthy-feeling high similar to cannabis.
Although they have not been responsible for any deaths yet, they are poisonous when taken in sufficient quantities. A typical starter dose is only a couple grams, so don't overdo it! Also, the only psychoactive strains are Amanita Muscaria and pantherina -- the rest of the mushrooms in the Amanita family are highly toxic and WILL kill you.
As always with mushrooms, if you're not sure if it's safe, don't take it.
[edit] Poppies
Real opium poppies if you can get the seed or find them growing are like happy beautiful red weeds which grow in spring. Score the bulb that is below the flower body before they bloom and collect the resin, this is opium and can be rolled with tobacco. Poppy seeds are usually cooked killing them but try seeding a few packets in your backyard and see what turns up. Note that pigs think of Opium poppies as being red, there are many other colors that also contain lots of opium. Think stealth gardening. Note also that opium can be addictive, and that slashed pods equal intent to manufacture heroin in many pig's eyes, a BIG bust.
[edit] Cactus
Some cacti (Peruvian Torch and San Pedro) contain fairly high amounts of mescaline. It takes about a foot of fresh cactus or an oz. of dried cactus to start flying on air mescaline. Dried cactus runs about $20/oz or about $15 for a 12" fresh piece. Or of course, you can run into the desert and grab a piece.
[edit] Nitrous Oxide
Available as whippet cartridges which resemble short BB gun CO2 cartridges these can be popped inside a balloon or plastic sack with a sharpened tool or cartridge popper sold in some head shoppes, many places have caught on and will card whippet buyers. Some car racing stores can sell you a a tank of nitrous - don't ever use these. Medical grade and food grade nitrous is safe, but auto grade can potentially be toxic. NEVER use a mask or jet the gas directly into your nose or mouth as it will likely freeze part of your face or tongue. Fill a trash sack if using a big tank, tape a straw or hose to the end and share like a hookah, this will give the gas a chance to warm up. If you work in a grocery store grab a whipping creme can discharged without shaking and held with the jet upright will give a lungful of nitrous and a nice buzz, exhale as far as you can before breathing the gas.
[edit] Ether
Ether now sold in spray cans as starting fluid for cars used to be the surgical anesthetic of choice. Spray some into a large #10 coffee can stick your face in and breathe, you will start to trip in about thirty seconds and have some freaky/cool weird dreams and visions. This stuff is super flammable it is best to try it in a outdoor area far from any fire or electricity. Like all inhaling keep use to a minimum, more than once a month is way too much, having a sober friend close enough to help if things go bad but far enough away to not interfere with the visions and dreams is a good idea. The idea of a #10 coffee can is you can't easily deprive yourself of oxygen and if you fall asleep the can will drop out of your hands and you will wake up in about a minute. Don't try this with other volatiles like gasoline as these can cause chemical burns to the face and airway, and never use a sack over your head for any reason. If raw ether cannot be obtained and starter fluid must be used, spray the entire contents into a plastic bag or jar, wait for the chemicals to separate, and remove the bottom liquid (a turkey baster works well for this). Warning: starter fluid is toxic, and this extraction method is questionable at best. Ether is a common find in research labs - stick to the pure stuff. Note that there is ether and there is ether. Car starting (petroleum) ether is NOT the same as diethyl ether, the stuff that gets you more safely high: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_ether.
You can make diethyl ether from 95% or grain alcohol aka pure drinking ethanol and sulphuric acid catalyst, you will need a copper distillation tube, and a turkey fryer thermometer, a large glass bottle with a real cork drilled for thermometer and tube will work for your distillation vessel. This reaction produces water and ether which will be mixed with the sulphuric acid. Distil the water/ether/acid mixture at no higher than 45C! Collect distillate that comes over in the range of 31-36°C. Ether makes explosive peroxides on contact with air, so throw a few iron nails or copper wire into your storage bottle to head that off. This synthesis must be done outside on pavement using an electrical hot plate, not open flames. Ether is more flammable than gasoline and will catch fire if there is a spark.
[edit] Non-Chemical Thrills
[edit] Yogic Breathing
Lay down on a comfortable spot in a quiet place and close your eyes. Take a very deep breath through your mouth, drawing it into your guts. Hold it for the count of ten, and slowly let it out through your nose. Repeat. After a few minutes, you will get a buzz!
Don’t undervalue the practice of meditative breathing as a regular practice. Once you become good at it — which means you’re at a point where you can quickly begin meditating without listening to a relaxation or meditation soundtrack — you can enter a stage of consciousness that is extremely pleasing and very healthy.
[edit] Stroboscopic Lights
First of all, make certain you don't have photosensitive epilepsy or other nervous disorders. This can trigger a serious seizure!
Get a strobe flasher with adjustable speed (one that can flash at least three times a second) and set in on a shelf, facing you. Sit in front of it and close your eyes. Be certain that the light is flashing directly into your face. The light flashing through your eyelids will hit your optic nerves and the repeated flashes will alter your brain's oscillations, causing you to "see" rapidly changing colors, shapes and geometric patterns. Some have claimed to have gone into hypnotic states and even hallucinations, but all you need to "snap out of it" is to open your eyes. Long pieces of instrumental music (like the spacey "New Age" stuff that was so hot in the 1980's) will help the effect, but music with vocals can often hinder the effect, since your brain is trying to understand the lyrics.
Artist Brion Gysin and scientist Ian Sommerville created a flicker device called a "Dreamachine". It consists of a light bulb hanging inside a large cardboard tube with patterned holes cut through it, which is spun on an old-style phonograph turntable at 78 RPM. Sit in front of it in a dark room, switch the turntable on, close your eyes and enjoy the show. You can make one yourself for a few bucks using a thrift-store record player, a hanging lamp and large sheets of posterboard. If you can't score a turntable that runs at 78 RPM, there are plans for a 45 RPM version. Check the following for the plans and more info:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamachine
- http://www.noah.org/science/dreamachine/
- http://www.10111.org/dreamachine/
- http://www.permuted.org.uk/dmpdown.htm (45 RPM version)
- http://www.interpc.fr/mapage/westernlands/dreamachine.html
- http://brainwashed.com/h3o/dreamachine/booklet.html#what
- http://www.inter-zone.org/dm.html
If you want a free sample, you can try an on-line version here. Remember to turn off all the lights in the room and face the monitor's screen.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Many people dig salvia leaves. Not being extracted, it takes about 2-3 bowlfuls for a high, or a massive amount kept in your mouth like dipping tobacco. Extracts are very good, but expensive, and the high is short lasting.
Using compressed air (keyboard cleaner) gives a stimulant-like high and for about five minutes afterwards, everything is warped and twisted. It's a fun high, but you'll really pay for it one day. Just stick to Mexican swag, and you'll be fine. (HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED: The chemical agent in canned air is extremely easy to overdose on even in low doses, do not try this.)
Some prescriptions give really good highs. Some do nothing, and some can kill you. Just check what you're doing before experimenting. The Pill Book is an annually-printed paperback book that you can find at the pharmacy. Look for medication that has a side effect of “euphoria,” and you’re on the way. It’s common for most of these kinds of pills to be given at doses that will make you high, so don’t overdose, or think that you need even twice as much to feel anything.
You’ll remember from high school health class that you should never take anyone else’s prescription medication. In general, this is not really true. Unless you have allergies to a medication, it’s probably safe to take whatever you might run into with your friends. If you are taking other medication, prescribed by a doctor, then, you do need to be more careful about what you’re doing, because when prescription meds really get iffy is when they are mixed with another prescription. Otherwise, most pain pills and psychotropics are commonly prescribed to pretty much everyone.
Some pills can be ingested by chewing them, but this should be done cautiously if at all. Chewing (or crushing them up with the back of a spoon inside another spoon) the pills often brings the high more quickly. The downside, and the danger, is that you take in all of the medicine at once, which can either waste your high or risk your life. So, be careful. Never, ever crush anything that you havent already used, and try to get as much information about the medicine before taking it beyond the normal dose.
Most pills are made with a time-release coating which dissolves in your stomach and releases the medicine inside slowly. If you chew these, you’re going to waste it, because the coating gets all sticky and prevents the real medicine from being properly absorbed. Chewing your pills can be handy if you’re not in a place where you can get away with grinding up pills in front of people, but always try crushing it before you chew it, or you might be in for a yucky surprise.
Of course, if you are too tough to pretend you're eating Flinestones' vitamins, you can grind up a pill and snort it, just as you would with coke or heroin. This generates an even quicker and more intense high than chewing the pills. Be careful, and never, never incorrectly digest any medication until you are well versed with its normal dose and effects.
In general, the big problem with using pills as a regular high is the rate of addiction. In addition to becoming psychologically addicted, which can happen with everything from PlayStation to chocolate, many (most) types of medication that give you a high are also extremely physically addictive. Even taking an opiate like Oxycodone for a couple of days can result in an episode of withdrawal and can take a long time to endure and can range from very uncomfortable to really, really sick. All things being perfect, if you’re going to use pills for a kick, only use them for a night or so. If you use them for any length of time, try very hard to watch your dosage, and keep enough to last about two days to come off the pills, by reducing the dose by about half every other time you take it.
For a night out, if you don’t go nuts with the booze (which you should try to stay away from if you’re taking pills), some medication can provide a very pleasant and non-intrusive buzz, and it can last a while.
[edit] Myths
There are a lot of stories about household substances and other common stuff that can get you high. Most of these are, unfortunately, untrue. For instance:
Aspirin and Tylenol - They can kill you with an overdose but they won't get you high.
Baked Banana Peels - This started as a joke that got entirely out of hand. Supposedly the peels contained a psychoactive compound called "bananadine" and if you scraped the insides and let them dry, you could smoke them and get high. It doesn't work, and there's no such thing as "bananadine".
Catnip - I have personally smoked a catnip joint, and it doesn't work. It seems that only cats have the ability to actually get high off of this stuff.
Cola-Cola and Aspirin - This is an urban legend dating back to the 1950's. It will not get you high, nor cause instant death, nor is it an aphrodisiac.
Huffing - Might get you high but many of these chemicals will burn your face or bronchial tubes. Benzine, which is found in most glues and paints, is a known carcinogen.
Rope - Real manila hemp has a negligibly low THC concentration.
Rosemary - Yup, you just bought fake weed and it won't get you high.
Selenium - A handful of these will produce a minor buzz, but will damage your kidneys even more. The trade-off isn't worth it.
