I've taken a lot of LSD. It always agreed with me. The last dose I refer to as my chemical bodhi tree. I understand things now.
But mushrooms, ick. Bad times. Except once, when I was on the beach. I wrote poetry. The day disappeared, and I ended up with a bad sunburn in this one little place that I missed with the sunscreen.
I used to smoke weed, because of peer pressure or boredom, but I never really liked it. I think someone gave me some bad shit once, because he thought I stole his girlfriend's purse. I didn't, but I think this was his revenge. I had a bad time, and I never smoked weed again, except occasionally.
I once took a much-needed brownie vacation when things that were out of my control took a terrible toll on me. It was really nice, and even the most inappropriate things became pleasantly hilarious.
I took a bottle of ritalin (not all at the same time, of course). The sky was really blue, and my hands turned red, and when I was out I got depressed. But even though I'm not ADD, I became beautifully focused when I was on it.
Someone gave me a double serving of sub-lingual klonopin when I really needed it. I was a mess, due to ongoing external trauma that can only be classified as municipally approved torture. It was an oasis of relief in the midst of a summer of noise-induced adrenalin and cortisol release that caused an ongoing fight or flight syndrome that never seemed to end.
I tried coke a few times, but it's really not for me. At it's best, it's like a really wonderful cup of coffee. At it's medium, it makes everyone who's on it unbearably obnoxious. At it's worst, it twisted my head in ways that I found unpleasant and unacceptable.
Opioids have no affect. Nothing. I just don't get it. They don't work for me, not even as pain relief.
I will never touch heroin or meth. They destroy people. Well, maybe I'll do heroin, but only when I'm, like, 90 years old, and only if I have nothing to live for.
There's also been the inevitable assortment of random shit that comes with hanging out with a bad crowd. But nothing that I remember well enough to be worth mentioning.