Dosage |
The term dosage refers to the size of a dose of a medicine or drug. In regards to the classification of dosage and their amounts, it can be broken down into threshold, light, common, strong and heavy. Each of these levels result in a different intensification of the compound's desired effects depending on the substance consumed. Within the context of psychonautic or recreational substance usage, it is important to understand dosages and to pay close attention to them with extreme caution.
Although different substances induce different effects regardless of their appropriate dosage, the intensity of the experience they are likely to induce can be broken down into 5 separate categories. These are defined and listed below:
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Threshold
A threshold dose can be described as one in which users can experience the effect of the substance at an extremely light and subtle manner which could potentially go completely unnoticed. It is distinctly just beyond that of placebo effect, but it can be ignored with minimal effort should the user attempt to direct their focus towards performing other complex and daily tasks.
Light
A light dose can be described as one in which the effects of the substance are somewhat distinct and noticeable but still background and periphery. They remain possible to ignore with varying degrees of success via compensation through increasing the focus one directs towards other things when performing complex or daily tasks.
Common
At this point, not only are the effects and the nature of a drug's action quite clear and distinct, but ignoring its action becomes difficult (although possible to varying degrees through consciously placing more of an emphasis on focusing on the task at hand). At this point, the user will still have some choice as to whether they will accept the psychedelic experience, or rather just continue with the day's ordinary plans (if you are an experienced user, that is). The effects can be allowed a predominant role or they may be repressed and made secondary to other chosen activities.
Strong
A strong dose can be described as that which renders its subject as completely incapable of functioning perhaps beyond verbal communication. Not only are the chronology and the nature of a drug's action quite clear, but ignoring its action is no longer an option. The subject is totally engaged in the experience regardless of the external situation.
Heavy
At heavy doses, the user has been rendered completely incapable of functioning on any basic level. Depending on the substance consumed, this will usually result in states of safe catatonia or extremely uncomfortable side effects.
