It has also happened quite frequently in the past that irresponsible individuals added LSD secretly into the food or drink of relatives, friends or strangers, as an "initiation", "psychedelic defloration", entertainment, or just a mischievous and vengeful act. Sometimes it has been combined with other activities that further accentuate the hazards of this situation. I can refer here to an encounter with a group of youngsters several years ago in Washington Square in New York City. When they heard that I had been doing research with LSD, they proudly shared with me their own "experiments", in which strangers were given LSD without knowing it. After ingestion of the drug, these involuntary guinea pigs were taken into a private apartment. Here the "experimenters" performed a wild dance around their victims clad in bizarre aboriginal masks and costumes, swinging daggers and spears. The objective of this "research" was to study the reactions of various subjects to this unusual situation. It is obvious that under these circumstances, LSD can have a profoundly disorganizing effect and precipitate acute, uncontrollable panic and even psychotic decompensation. If LSD is given to another person covertly, without his or her informed consent, I would not hesitate to use the term criminal set for such a situation.

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