Anti Drug people or not, I know from experience that hallucinogenic drugs changed me forever, for the better. I became and still am very aware of my surroundings and very in tune with the world around me. I can "sense" things sometimes if you will. I became a person who is more layed back and understands that my fate is in my hands and not to count on anyone else to provide me with anything. I learned to be a rolling stone. I haven't done a single dose of LSD or Shrooms or anything in well over 10 years, but whatever it did to my mind is still there. Would I do more? No. I had a bad trip the very last time I did LSD and it pushed me away from hallucinogens forever. It was so bad I was crying and shaking and couldn't put sentences together coherently and shit. It was fucked up for sure. But I did it for years before that with no problems at all. That one time was enough for me to never touch it again though. Scared the living dog shit out of me.
Would I recommend others try it?
I would say, it's probably not for everyone. If you can't take it mentally, then you're probably going to have a bad time with them. I knew this kid who was always trying to be cool...always trying to fit in etc. He was an oddball that lots of people didn't really like to be around just because he had a very "grating" personality. Very annoying guy. He dosed like 4 hits of some STRONG blotter one night at a party and just lost it completely. You have to have the mental capacity to handle what's going to take place in your head before you start.