Urban Legends About Drugs
Many urban legends and misconceptions about drugs have been created and circulated among young people and the general public, with varying degrees of veracity. These are commonly repeated by organizations which oppose all classified drug use, often causing the true effects and dangers of drugs to be misunderstood and less scrutinized. The most common subjects of such false beliefs are LSD, List of cannabis hoaxes, cannabis, and Phencyclidine, PCP. These misconceptions include misinformation about adulterants or other black market issues, as well as alleged effects of the pure substances. Alcohol Urban legends about alcohol (drug), alcohol. Absinthe is a hallucinogen Absinthe#Absinthism, Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and hallucinogen, which gave birth to the term "''absinthism''". The chemical compound thujone, which is present in the spirit in trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had ...
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