Sociology 110 - Drugs and Society

Drug Culture Sites

 

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An interesting website: You may find this as a pro-drug website. It is here for you to ponder.

Drug Policy Alliance Network

Urban Legend Website

http://www.snopes.com/
Great way to check out those stories about drugs that just seem to weired to be true.
For a started put LSD in the search engine and click on the first link about people being blinded by staring at the sun while on an acid trip.

High Times Magazine

http://www.hightimes.com/ht/welcome.html
The leading magazine for marijuana smokers

Hyperreal

http://www.hyperreal.org/
Hyperreal is a "collaborative publishing effort by over 100 volunteers" whose mission is "to give a home to alternative culture, music, and expression." Featured sites include "Marijuana Growers," "Hyperreal’s Rave Resources Menu," "GRID: The Global Rave Information Database," "The Hyperreal Drugs Archives," Hyper PiHKAL," and "E is for Ecstasy." The site also features chat rooms and posting boards.

Tales From the Drug Side

http://www.links.net/drugz
As the title indicates, Tales From the Drug Side is a collection of stories by drug addicts, both "recovered" and "recovering." The site also contains links to Internet drug resources, as well as "drug local lingo," a list of drug-related terms, and a "trip kit," suggestions on what to pack for a "trip."

The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension

http://deoxy.org/deoxy.htm
The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension is a drug cyberculture site dealing primarily with surrealist philosophy. The site contains several drug features and links to other drug-cyberculture sites. One page of interest is "Bemushroomed," as well as a page of Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson (and other figures in drug culture) links.

Addictions & Life Page

http://www.addictions.com/index.htm
Addictions come in many forms, a fact appreciated by this (apparently) Louisiana-based archive of information and links. Links include sites for treating addictions to alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, overeating and smoking. Content includes a collection of recovery stories, slang terminology, Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous "Louisiana-style," and e-mail discussion lists.

Anarchy Online

http://www.anarchy-online.com/
Anarchy Online is a site that houses many homepages and contains many links to drug-culture-related sites on the Internet. This site features drug "cyberculture" presented "for the little anarchist in all of us."

California Drunk Driving

http://www.dui.com/
" Everything You Need to Know About First Offender DUI, Drinking, Driving and Drugs." This site features DUI information, defense attorneys, alcohol issues, pictures of DUI accidents, insurance information, and links.

The Lycaeum

http://www.lycaeum.org/
" The world’s largest entheogenic library and community," the Lycaeum features information and opinions about mostly psychedelic drugs. Features include "Magic Mushrooms Grower’s Guide," "Trip Reports," "Psychedelic Personalities," "Smart Drink Designer," and "Street Drug Price Reports." The site also includes drug information and drug war archives, chat rooms, and discussion forums.

Hemp BC

http://www.hempbc.com/
" Hemp BC is the marijuana and hemp centre for Greater Vancouver." This marijuana advocacy site contains news, online shopping, seed sales, legal services, forums, and chat rooms.

Sputnik Drug Information Zone

http://www.nepenthes.com/
This site, devoted to altered states of consciousness, contains much drug culture information, including "the natural highs FAQ," "growing the hallucinogens," "the Sputnik magic mushrooms pages," "the Sputnik cannabis pages," "the methylamine FAQ," "the Fitz Hugh Ludlow hypertext library," and "LSD: My Problem Child, by Albert Hofmann."

Ecstasy.org

http://www.ecstasy.org/
This is a comprehensive website about ecstasy. Included are reviews of books about ecstasy and articles about ecstasy toxicity, drug and dance culture, research, manufacture, and use.

The Vaults of Erowid

http://www.erowid.com/index.shtml
This is a website about altered states and spirituality, and deals with the use of drugs in achieving such states. See the searchable "entheogen vault" for drug information.

7th Level – Rave the Nation

http://www.nextron.ch/rave/7thlevel2.html
This is an online rave culture resource, containing, among other things, information on ecstasy, including the history and effects of ecstasy, as well as warnings and precautions, and overdose instructions.

Drug and Hormone Information

http://www.cyberiron.com/drugs/
This page contains links and articles about drugs and hormones, primarily geared at bodybuilders.