I don't like the drugs, but the drugs like me
Sunday, January 20th, 2002 05:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flwydAssumption: Drugs, by producing the right chemicals, induce neurons to fire in certain ways. These altered firings lead to altered states of consciousness.
Depending on how a neuron is connected to others, there may be several ways to excite a neuron. Thus, it may be possible to activate the relevant neurons (which may be several steps removed from the chemical interactions) via other neurons which are activated not by blood chemistry changes, but perhaps by the right conscious cognitive processes.
Upshot: The right thoughts, perhaps combined with the right sensory conditions, may be able to produce the sensation of being high, drunk, etc. All without chemical dependancy, hangovers, or expensive drug deals.
Depending on how a neuron is connected to others, there may be several ways to excite a neuron. Thus, it may be possible to activate the relevant neurons (which may be several steps removed from the chemical interactions) via other neurons which are activated not by blood chemistry changes, but perhaps by the right conscious cognitive processes.
Upshot: The right thoughts, perhaps combined with the right sensory conditions, may be able to produce the sensation of being high, drunk, etc. All without chemical dependancy, hangovers, or expensive drug deals.
