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by SpeedRacer on May 23rd, 2005

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Does absinthe cause hallucinations?

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  • by Scottythinks on June 24th, 2005

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    A little back ground first…
    Absinthe, true absinthe, is brewed using a particular strain of wormwood (Artemesia absinthium) that contains thujone. It can be brewed using other strains of wormwood that does not contain, very little if it does, thujone or in other methods to remove it which is much better for you. Both brews (with and without the thujone) have been brewed using wormwood and qualify as Absinthe. In my opinion though only that which has the good levels of thujone is true absinthe. Any absinthe being legally sold inside of the U.S. is not true absinthe by this definition. Drinking the absinthe that can be legally purchased in the U.S. will not make you hallucinate unless it’s from alcohol poisoning or a psycho-toxic reaction which can happen to some people who may be sensitive to other factors in the brew.
    Now the real stuff…
    True absinthe is hard to acquire. The substance thujone as well as wormwood have been declared unsafe for human consumption in many countries. In the U.S. it is listed as controlled and regulated by the F.D.A. but is a non-scheduled drug. Which is to say: You can’t buy it and you can’t make it. However I have heard, maybe just a rumor, that if someone in a country where it is available (I believe it is still legally available in Spain and perhaps the Chezk republic) was to send it to you for use as an additive or flavoring (Not Purchased but as a gift) that it is not illegal to possess Absinthe, even if it contains thujone (Don’t quote me on that). There are also some herbs that are legal to buy/sell/grow in the U.S. that contain thujone. Drinking true absinthe (a few ounces mixed half and half with water is usual) will make your tongue numb and leave you with a feeling of euphoria as well as even make you hallucinate possibly give you convulsions.
    Thujone… CAN make you hallucinate, give you convulsions and can even kill you.
    …So yes drinking the proper kind of absinthe can make you hallucinate but if you legally purchased it in the U.S. it’s not the right kind.

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    • prefer references as opposed to just opinions

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 17th, 2006

    • Absinthe isn't an ale, it's an herbal liqueur. It's distilled, not brewed. That's only the beginning of what's wrong with this answer. See http://www.feeverte.net/faq.html for more info, or look up absinthe in Wikipedia.

      traineraz

      by traineraz on July 16th, 2006

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