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Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population?
    #9682880 - 01/26/09 02:20 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I just got thinking this- other than marijuana, which I would guess has to have a few million users out there, what percent of the population are users of psychedelics like mushrooms and lsd? anyone got any idea?

Find this question interesting........ :mushroom2:

I also gotta say this, but it sucks that psychedelics are looked down upon like they are addictive drugs, we need some change in the world! Highly doubt it will ever happen though :royalrainbow:  this lsd is starting to kick in a bit. woe

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: skatealex2]
    #9682981 - 01/26/09 02:40 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Everyone who has used LSD or shrooms should be locked up. :crazy2:

Throw in all the pot heads too.

Why are you disrespecting America? We have a name for you.. terrorists. :thumbup:

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: ChemEng]
    #9682989 - 01/26/09 02:42 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

:heresjohnny: :minigun:

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: skatealex2]
    #9683051 - 01/26/09 02:50 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I don't know what the percentage that uses it is, but its more than 1%. I know a lot of people who have done shrooms and who are down to do more, they just dont actively seek them out. I'd say around 2-3% if I had to make a guess.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: ChemEng]
    #9683057 - 01/26/09 02:52 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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Everyone who has used LSD or shrooms should be locked up. :crazy2:

Throw in all the pot heads too.

Why are you disrespecting America? We have a name for you.. terrorists. :thumbup:




What the hell are you talking about?

I got your sarcasm, but terrorist? C'mon now..

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #9683116 - 01/26/09 03:00 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I'm glad psychedelics are out of the reach of mass media and popular culture. Imagine the kind of damage that could be done by corporations if they used the concept of shrooms or LSD to sell a product. The psychedelic experience would be taken over by corporate interests and we'd be seeing Taco Bell and Nike logos flying by during DMT trips...

They aren't that hard to get, and those who really want to find them will find them. The only problem is freeing the minds of the hordes who are convinced psychedelics are poison.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: LSDan]
    #9683275 - 01/26/09 03:30 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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I don't know what the percentage that uses it is, but its more than 1%. I know a lot of people who have done shrooms and who are down to do more, they just dont actively seek them out. I'd say around 2-3% if I had to make a guess.




I seriously doubt 3% of the population uses psychedelics. That would mean 180,000,000 psychedelic users worldwide. I highly doubt it's that many.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: LSDreamer]
    #9683295 - 01/26/09 03:33 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I think .01% of the population are/were psychedellic users(multiple uses).

1/200 people has tripped before advertantly or inadvertantly would be my guess.

Edited by MisterMuscaria (01/26/09 03:35 PM)

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: MisterMuscaria]
    #9683361 - 01/26/09 03:45 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

youd be very very suprised at the amount of people who use psychedelics.... they just dont talk about it


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: incubaby_421]
    #9683394 - 01/26/09 03:50 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Well I dont think that we will ever get an exact answer, they can't survey people who haven't gotten caught.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: incubaby_421]
    #9683396 - 01/26/09 03:51 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Youd be very surprised at the amount of people whove never even heard of a psychedellic.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: MisterMuscaria]
    #9683422 - 01/26/09 03:54 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

^^^true that too^^^


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: incubaby_421]
    #9683720 - 01/26/09 04:38 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Yeah I don't think a whole lot of people are into psychedelics,

much easier to go get hammered.


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Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: pfxtc]
    #9683728 - 01/26/09 04:40 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

People are afraid of their own minds.

I talked to a couple of my buddies who love to "party hard" with alcohol and I asked them why they wouldn't want to try psychedelics
"I'm scared I'll tweak out."

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: pfxtc]
    #9683766 - 01/26/09 04:46 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

At first I thought it was only myself and maybe 6-7 other kids in my school who did them. I'm finding out its more around sayyy 20 ish kids who have at least tried them. I'm in a school of about 1000 kids.

20\1000 = 2\100 = 1\50 = 2%

However I live in a school with these statistics as of 2007...

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Male students (%): 52.5%
Here: 52.5%
State average from 3564 schools: 51.7%

Female students (%): 47.5%
Here: 47.5%
State average from 3564 schools: 48.3%


White students (%): 98.3%
Here: 98.3%
State average from 3564 schools: 71.0%

African American students (%): 0.2%
Here: 0.2%
State average from 3564 schools: 8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 0.3%
This school: 0.3%
State average from 3564 schools: 13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.2%
Here: 0.2%
State average from 3564 schools: 4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.10%
Here: 0.10%
State average from 3564 schools: 0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.9%
Here: 0.9%
State average from 3564 schools: 1.9%



First Language Not English # : 5
Special Education # : 115
Low-Income # : 44
Free Lunch # : 33
Reduced Lunch # : 11


First Language Not English %: 0.5%
This school: 0.5%
State average from 1653 schools: 15.3%

Special Education %: 11.5%
Here: 11.5%
State average from 1778 schools: 16.4%

Low-Income %: 4.4%
Here: 4.4%
State average from 1776 schools: 31.2%


Free Lunch %: 3.3%
Here: 3.3%
State average from 1774 schools: 25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 1.1%
Duxbury High School: 1.1%
State average from 1719 schools: 6.0%




Suburban, upper class, white community :shrug:

Maybe if everyone contributed information about their HS from which they graduated we could get an accurate picture.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: boletusoftruth]
    #9683776 - 01/26/09 04:48 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Use this site...

http://www.city-data.com/

1- Search your town

2- Use the search function to find your HS

3- Click, copy, and paste :grin:


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #9683782 - 01/26/09 04:49 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

And psychedelics aren't for everyone

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #9683788 - 01/26/09 04:50 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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People are afraid of their own minds.

I talked to a couple of my buddies who love to "party hard" with alcohol and I asked them why they wouldn't want to try psychedelics
"I'm scared I'll tweak out."




I remember this guy telling me,

"man why would I want to see stuff that's just weird"

and I'm thinking that the upper class white kid school does more psychedelics then a school with a bunch of blacks and mexicans.


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Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

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Edited by pfxtc (01/26/09 04:51 PM)

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: pfxtc]
    #9683847 - 01/26/09 04:58 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I take offense to that.

I'm a middle-class mexican boy.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: LSDan]
    #9683906 - 01/26/09 05:06 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

2-3% sounds about right to me.:shrug:


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: wildchild68]
    #9683939 - 01/26/09 05:12 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I'm willing to bet the majority of professional artists and writers have tried LSD and/or a similar drug at some point.

Other than that, I'm not sure.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #9683978 - 01/26/09 05:19 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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I take offense to that.

I'm a middle-class mexican boy.




how can you afford a computer?

i'm joking of course,

im a middle-class white boy with a multi array of friends from all backgrounds

or something.


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Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

Life-long trip report

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
    #9684405 - 01/26/09 06:31 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

When I think of artists I think before lsd was discovered or tried 1948.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: boletusoftruth]
    #9684760 - 01/26/09 07:27 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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20\1000 = 2\100 = 1\50 = 2%





Did you really need the 1\50 step?  LOL

Just pickin'.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: truffleupagus]
    #9684814 - 01/26/09 07:36 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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Quote:

boletusoftruth said:
20\1000 = 2\100 = 1\50 = 2%





Did you really need the 1\50 step?  LOL

Just pickin'.




i would have had no idea 1/50 is 2% lol

im so bad with math,

its funny.


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Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: pfxtc]
    #9684821 - 01/26/09 07:37 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I TAKE DOSES

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: pfxtc]
    #9685305 - 01/26/09 08:51 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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pfxtc said:
Quote:

Angel_Above said:
I take offense to that.

I'm a middle-class mexican boy.




how can you afford a computer?

i'm joking of course,

im a middle-class white boy with a multi array of friends from all backgrounds

or something.




Heh. Same here. I'm much more white than I am mexican.

But there are not that many USERS in the sense that they repeatedly use. Many people have "tried" them.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #9685355 - 01/26/09 09:00 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

maybe 1 in 4 have tried but only 1 in 400 have done it more than 10 times and really want to do it again soon.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: redgreenvines]
    #9685468 - 01/26/09 09:17 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I suspect people would be both shocked by how few people regularly do/did psychedelics, yet also shocked by who does them.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Mentonaut]
    #9685504 - 01/26/09 09:23 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I just thought some more on this. To me, having done a psychedelic isn't significant. It's having done them and seen past the the shallow "wow" stuff and gone on to recognize the deeper meaning of what they are able to gain access to on psychedelics. I have a sibling who has done psychedelics a few times, but seems genuinely unaware of why I view them as something more than a fun time, like booze or something. They're so wrapped up in the minutia of life and the games we play that I know for certain they didn't "get it." And I suspect there are lots of people out there (and in here for that matter) with the same perspective--that it's all just a way to have a good time.

So generally, having done psychedelics is a bit like getting a driver's license and a car. Yeah, wow, neato. But what really matters is where you go with it. I'd really like to know how many of THOSE people are out there.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #9685537 - 01/26/09 09:28 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Angel_Above said:
Quote:

pfxtc said:
Quote:

Angel_Above said:
I take offense to that.

I'm a middle-class mexican boy.




how can you afford a computer?

i'm joking of course,

im a middle-class white boy with a multi array of friends from all backgrounds

or something.




Heh. Same here. I'm much more white than I am mexican.

But there are not that many USERS in the sense that they repeatedly use. Many people have "tried" them.




i've tried coke,

i wouldnt go around saying I've done it,

fuck coke lol

ehh kinda OT


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Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.

Life-long trip report

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: pfxtc]
    #9686415 - 01/26/09 11:43 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I don't remember the exact number, but an interesting stat. is stated in "Shrooms" by Andy Lecter. A lot of people have tried mushrooms, but a lot of them do not repeat the substance. I'll post the exact paragraph later.

I think Salvia is probably an even greater example of this. I know a lot of kids who have smoked salvia, I know very few who smoked it again.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Rocker232]
    #9686550 - 01/27/09 12:16 AM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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I think Salvia is probably an even greater example of this. I know a lot of kids who have smoked salvia, I know very few who smoked it again.




I personally didn't care for salvia- felt like I was fighting to come back to earth, love (lsd,shrooms,XTC,peyote, well i guess i could go on forever).

back to the original topic:
I thought there were just a few "Free minded" people at my high school (in Iowa-mostly white) But was pleasantly surprised at a rave when a good number of my classmates showed up. Some I had pegged correctly-Some I would have put at the bottom of my "never in a million years list". I guess you can't judge a book by it's cover, and until everyone just opens up to let you read them no one will EVER get an accurate percentage. We had to fill out an anonymous survey my senior year- I had friends that lied about the drugs they used because they didn't want their parents to find out????
Our society will never be honest about such things (as long as others are judgmental) for fear of retaliation/reaction/stereotyping.:ashamed:

I take mind altering drugs and am proud to admit it. Will I go around telling everyone I meet, not until I'm retired and don't give a fVcK what anyone thinks.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: wildchild68]
    #9686751 - 01/27/09 01:17 AM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I'd say its probably 5%.. a lot of people have dosed shrooms or LSD in their life...

Psychedelics have been making their rounds through highschools since the late 60's early 70's and make their way into many teens systems.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Legalize]
    #9687189 - 01/27/09 05:49 AM (15 years, 2 months ago)

It really depends on the country too.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: MisterMuscaria]
    #9687195 - 01/27/09 05:55 AM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Take into account that in the U.S. only about 3% of the population are regular marijuana users. About 5-6% have even smoked pot in the last year and these stats are probably overestimating use.

Psychedelic use is likely to be far lower.


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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: badchad]
    #9687207 - 01/27/09 06:01 AM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Actually, the US has about 13% regular cannabis use. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lif_can_use-lifestyle-cannabis-use

Lifetime cannabis use is second highest in the world, at a whopping 41%: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_use_by_country

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: MisterMuscaria]
    #9687233 - 01/27/09 06:21 AM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Interesting statistics in light of NORMLS, which is where I got mine.

http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7305

I guess this goes to show how difficult this is to assess.


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Smith, P.  Bull. Menninger Clinic (1959) 23:20-27; p. 27.

...most subjects find the experience valuable, some find it frightening, and many say that is it uniquely lovely.

Osmond, H.  Annals, NY Acad Science (1957) 66:418-434; p.436

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: skatealex2]
    #11419284 - 11/09/09 02:12 PM (14 years, 4 months ago)

This is interesting, I too fear that business may brand the "psychedelic experience" into a set of products for consumers to buy. Especially when you take a look at all the mass produced tie-dye shirts and peace symbols.

Look at the African-American civil rights movement. Today their culture has been heavily influenced by consumerism and branding. So many rappers come out spouting hatred against corporations or at least rich whites, while simultaneously being sponsored by them. It hurts the young African-Americans who see them as role models and encourages them to spend their life reaching for a false-dream of blind servitude.

edit: Sorry about the necro, one more mistake learned I suppose.

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Re: Psychedelic users- less than 1% of the population? [Re: Mind Transcribing]
    #11419356 - 11/09/09 02:21 PM (14 years, 4 months ago)

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Mind Transcribing said:
Hi, I just joined and searched posts and just commented on a third trimester old thread.



Don't worry, it's okay, some people hate it when others resurrect threads though.
Interesting thread though.


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