Re: LSD News: "Dutch gangs fuel LSD comeback"

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:28:45 -0500, rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote:

>    Other than in a very few countries, pure DXM is legal. And in those
> countries people can either swill cough syrup, or extract. It occured to
> me why he may not hear about it much in the UK. DXM doesn't tend to be a
> street drug, thus you won't knowingly encounter it very much at clubs,
> etc. DXMers tend to do it privately in their own homes. It may also be
> the the UK media is engaging in a conspiracy of silence, and not
> reporting about DXM so as not to increase use. The US has a different
> media culture.

Salvia doesn't tend to be a street drug, but it still gets media attention
here.  My theory is that with such easy access to shrooms (with a
much more favorable side effect profile) there is less demand for DXM.