Las Vegas has always been known as the city of sin, and the movie
             Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas corroborates this belief. From drug
             experimentation to gambling, this movie portrays a surprisingly thoughtful
             glance into the mind of addiction and of drug usage. Though various drugs
             were used in this movie, psychedelics seemed to be the drugs of choice for
             the characters. The focus of this paper is to define the hallucinogens by using
             it's most popular member, LSD. After LSD has been adequately defined, a
             comparison of the drug and the portrayal of the drug in this movie will be
             Before LSD is outlined, here is a brief introduction to the movie in
             case you haven't seen it yet. The movie is set in the early seventies, and the
             main character is sent to Las Vegas to write an article on an annual
             motorcycle race. Under the advice of his estranged lawyer, both ride out to
             Las Vegas in a non-stop LSD and mescaline trip. Not only are these two
             drugs abused, but other drugs such as ether, cocaine, marijuana, Thorazine,
             and a variety of uppers and downers are also abused. As the main character
             experiments with the different drugs, the audience can hear his thoughts as
             they ramble from extreme paranoia to thoughtful insights. This aspect of the
             movie is important because along with great special effects and distorted
             sounds, it is a fairly realistic view into the thoughts and actions of a person
             on a psychedelic drug. To better describe these thoughts and actions, here is
             an explanation of LSD and it's effects on the body.
             The history of LSD doesn't go back very far. It's full name is lysergic
             acid diethylamide, and it was synthesized for the first time in 1938 by Albert
             Hofmann in Basel, Switzerland, who was looking for a blood stimulant. It
             was basically untouched until five years later, when Hofmann accidentally
             experienced a small amount during a routine synthesis. I...