XPost: alt.drugs.psychedelics, alt.drugs, alt.drugs.rfg   
   XPost: rec.drugs.psychedelic   
   From: rfgdxm@KILLSPAMMERSmochamail.com   
      
   Frederick Burroughs wrote:   
      
   > LSD, speed and PCP can result in psychosis, sometimes, and can be   
   > described as being "psychotomimetic" when psychotic symptoms result   
   > from their use.  BUT, the use of any of these substances does not   
   > necessarily result in psychosis.  The US military certainly wouldn't   
   > allow fighter pilots to use amphetamine if it thought the pilots would   
   > become psychotic.  Likewise, LSD can produce a psychedelic experience   
   > without producing a psychosis in the user.  It is very easy for some   
   > of us to understand the difference between psychotomimetic and   
   > psychedelic.   
      
      But if LSD and PCP sometimes result in psychos-like effects, then use   
   of these substances doesn't necessarily result in a psychedelic   
   experience. Also:   
      
   http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary   
      
   Main Entry: psy·cho·sis   
   Pronunciation: sI-'kO-s&s   
   Function: noun   
   Inflected Form(s): plural psy·cho·ses  /-"sEz/   
      
   Etymology: New Latin   
   Date: 1847   
   : fundamental mental derangement (as schizophrenia) characterized by   
   defective or lost contact with reality   
      
      A mind blowing "psychedelic" LSD trip may involve defective or lost   
   contact with reality. The terms aren't mutually exclusive.   
   --   
   http://www.dextromethorphan.ws/   
   For information about the psychedelic drug DXM, including dangers.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)