
                        The alt.drugs Monthly Posting List

                                      and

                F R E Q E N T L Y   A S K E D   Q U E S T I O N S

                        by lamontg@milton.u.washigton.edu
                      
              (Read this at least once before posting to alt.drugs)

SUBJECT:  Introduction to alt.drugs and the Monthly List

     Greetings, and welcome to alt.drugs.  This is a forum for the discussion
generally of psychoactive drugs.  To a large extent the traffic on this group
deals with both currently legal and llegal recreational drugs.  Discussions
commonly are concerned with both the psychological and chemical effects of
drugs, along with the social aspects of drug use.  Discussions about
prescription medications would probably be best posted to sci.med.  Likewise,
discussions about legal psychoactive drugs (nootropic drugs, amino acids, etc)
might better be posted in alt.psychoactives.  talk.politics.drugs is yet another
related newsgroup which is for the discussion of the politcal and legal 
ramifications of recreational drug use.  Generally, however, people on
alt.drugs aren't too tense if you post something which really should belong
in another newsgroup.  In particular, cross-posting between alt.drugs and
talk.politics.drugs is fairly common.
     The discussion about illegal drug use is frequently very controversial.
One item should be immediately cleared up:  It is *NOT* a commonly espoused
theme that irresponsible illegal drug use should be *ENCOURAGED*, and the
purpose of this list is not to encourage irresponsible illegal (or legal) 
drug use.  The majority of people who read alt.drugs, however, do generally
condone legal or illegal drug use provided it is done *RESPONSIBLY* and that
means knowledgably.
     Part of the purpose of this list is to provide accurate information
about drugs.  In particular there are many myths about legal and illegal
drug use, and there is quite a large amount of disinformation also.  For the
most part I have taken some fairly large pains to insure that this list
contians accurate information.  It is not, however, meant to be 
all-encompassing (that would make for an incredibly large list and I don't
have *THAT* much free time).  There are also FAQ lists on the following
topics, all of which are available at several FTP sites (I will also send
you copies of any/all of these FAQs if you e-mail me a request to 
lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu):

FAQ-Bibliography     : Extensive references to books and articles about drugs 
FAQ-Ecstasy          : Information about Ecstasy (aka MDMA, MDM, Adam)
FAQ-LSD              : Information about LSD 
FAQ-Misc             : YOU'RE READING IT!  
FAQ-MJ-Consumption   : Information on methods of social marijuana consumption 


             THE IMPORTANT BIT:  Frequently Asked Questions

     Also, this list was created with another purpose in mind.  alt.drugs
tends to get bogged down in traffic that is continuously repeated.  In 
particular threads on the FTP sites, how to beat drug testing, and the
infamous lsd and strychnine thread have been hashed and rehashed :) more
times than many people can remember.  Before posting something to the  
net, net.ettiquette requires you to read this list first.  If you don't
find an answer in here, and you cannot find an answer in any of the
single-topic FAQs listed above then a posting to alt.drugs is welcomed.
     The following topics are covered in this FAQ:

Introduction       : YOU'RE READING IT!
FTP sites, etc     : Information on alt.drugs related net issues like FTP sites
Common FAQs        : Short and blunt answers to most FAQs (Please READ THIS!)
Drug Myths         : Common misconceptions about drugs (READ THIS TOO!)
Drug Testing       : What they test for and how to beat them
Drug Database      : Short general-information on lots of recreational drugs
 
If you are reading this list with rn, then it is layed out in such a way so
that you can easily skip to the next subject by hitting a ^G (<control>-G).

That about wraps up the Intro...



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SUBJECT:  FTP sites, anonymous posting, and other network issues.

The following is list of Internet sites which have FTP access to files related
to alt.drugs:

site [internet address] (contact person)
   /directory:        description
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

life.slhs.udel.edu (tom@genie.slhs.udel.edu)
   /alt.drugs:        alt.drugs FAQ, selected alt.drugs articles, .gifs
jyu.fi (eloranta@jyu.fi)
   /pub/alt.drugs:    archived articles, FAQs, .gifs
lcs.mit.edu (?)
   /news/alt/drugs:   last several days article for those without USENET access
milton.u.washington.edu [128.95.136.1] (lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu)
   /public/alt.drugs: misc alt.drugs related material 

The following is a list of persons on alt.drugs that will post articles
submitted to them via e-mail anonymously.  In other words if you would like
to remain anonymous, write up your article, and e-mail it to one of these
people prefaced with a note that you would like it posted anonymously:

     lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu

