I thought it was amanita muscaria they imbibed thru reindeer urine that set them off? The notion being that it was a bit like angel dust.
I believe "magic mushrooms, peyote and perhaps some other natural hallucinogenic drugs aren't as unpredictable and potentially as dangerous as LSD. I also believe it's easier to control the doses. People seemed melower on these then when taking say sugar cubes or windowpane. Acid is unpredictable in strength and effect. It can put people into another dimension (for lack of a better term) in which extreme mania or panic can be a possibility. The other problem is that one can stay high for several days in worse case scenarios. This can make the experience even worse since the users doesn't know when to expect a semblance of normality will return.
There's a distinction to make between psychedelic drugs and deliriants. I think henbane, Mandrake, nightshade, Jimson weed etc fall under the latter category, potentially causing days of bizarre behavior with memory loss afterwards. Sort of like an all natural bath salts or PCP.
Another group with very dangerous and additive drugs. Crystal meth, cocacaine, free base coke can all kill and or lead to very strong life ruining additions. I've done all three several times during those crazy 70's on an experemental basis. Fun for a momonet, however at the cost of ruined life or OD. Have know several that died from shotting up cocaine or cyrstal Methadrene. Bad stuff. Also at my age a strong heart attack risk.
