Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas corroborates this belief. From drug

experimentation to gambling, this movie portrays a surprisingly thoughtful

glance into the mind of addiction and of drug usage. Though various drugs

were used in this movie, psychedelics seemed to be the drugs of choice for

the characters. The focus of this paper is to define the hallucinogens by using

it's most popular member, LSD. After LSD has been adequately defined, a

comparison of the drug and the portrayal of the drug in this movie will be

Before LSD is outlined, here is a brief introduction to the movie in

case you haven't seen it yet. The movie is set in the early seventies, and the

main character is sent to Las Vegas to write an article on an annual

motorcycle race. Under the advice of his estranged lawyer, both ride out to

Las Vegas in a non-stop LSD and mescaline trip. Not only are these two

drugs abused, but other drugs such as ether, cocaine, marijuana, Thorazine,

and a variety of uppers and downers are also abused. As the main character

experiments with the different drugs, the audience can hear his thoughts as

and distance occur, accompanied by a distorted perception of the size and

given LSD. Use of LSD rose rapidly until 1967, when it was banned

occur again, even in small doses. There is no physical dependence to LSD,

300 micrograms, and the effects of the drug depend on several factors:

reflection, or flashback if you will, of their unusual thoughts and reactions

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