Student B: I was told in rehab that LSD pools at the base of the spinal cord, and that people try to pop their backs to release the LSD and experience a flashback.
Wikipedia mentions that, though without the popping: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_urban_legends#Retention_of_LSD_in_spinal_fluid> I take it to be a potpourri of several different urban legends, including these: --"LSD stays in your body forever." It's not clear how that legend began, except that people will believe almost anything about a drug that induces an intense 12-hour experience at nearly microscopic doses. --"Ecstasy drains your spinal fluid." This is generally believed to be a misreading of studies in which Ecstasy users are tested for signs of serotonin depletion by undergoing spinal taps, which do indeed "drain your spinal fluid." A variant of this one is "Ecstasy stays in your spinal fluid." Stir it all up, run it through a couple of schoolyards and instant-messaging sessions, and you can come out with almost anything! --David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
