Drugs in music
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Drugs and popular music have gone hand-in-hand since the earliest days of jazz at the fin de siecle. See Bill Hicks. Harry Shapiro is an academic connoisseur of the subject. He is the author of Waiting for the Man: the story of drugs and popular music.
See the site pot culture[1].
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- Reggae drugs
- The difference between reggae and punk was drugs. Cannabis for the former and amphetamines for the latter. --Paul Marko via [2] [Feb 2005]
- Disco drugs
- The grandfather of all disco drugs is Poppers. These chemicals, Amyl or Butyl Nitrate, provide an instant, profound euphoria and sexual arousal. Music sounds great, and sex is enhanced. The rush is short lived and frequent doses are normal. Tolerance builds with use, so the doses get larger. The first side effect is usually a skull-splitting headache, then nausea and depression. Mixed with alcohol, these effects become more potent. Long term use can lead to dependence for sexual arousal, recurrent headaches and diminished sense of smell. If you are older, or have medical conditions, poppers can cause palpitations, or even heart attack. Poppers do not mix well with other drugs. --[3] [Feb 2005]
- House drugs
- 1985: UK youth/fashion magazine The Face runs the first in-depth article on MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), which is the basis for the party drug Ecstasy. It was first synthesised and patented before World War I by German company Merck as a diet aid. In the 60s it was rediscovered by Alexander Shulgin, a US biochemist, who used it for therapeutic purposes. It was banned in the USA in 1985. --[4] [Feb 2005]
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