: Re: Writing about drug induced hallucinations and paranoia Not long ago I wrote a short story about a mathematics graduate student on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The young student is innocent

First: Forget about interviewing addicted people. Due to theirs specific conditions they would lie and exaggerate. Instead, consult a clinical toxicology books. It should be an abundand resource of objective and proven information.

Second: Try a "reality shift", something like this:

Susie was wondering how had mr. Powell
managed to reach a third derivative
level.

"What's the rush?" the antiderivative
asked. "We are just an extrapolation."

"Serve yourself," suggested mr. Powell
handing over an ashtray full of
fraction lines. "These ones were
sieved by Erasothenes. In person."

... and so on.

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