Doing acid at 13?

I took LSD for the first time a couple of months before I turned 13. Was it worth it in my experience? Yes. I was deep set on taking psychedelics, and at the time I felt like I was ready for it and decided to search it out. So far I don't regret it at all.

I do however think that I could have gotten much more out of the experience if I had waited a few years before I tripped. I think people can trip and "handle it" at young ages, but understanding everything that you see and being able to learn from it is an entirely different ball game.

On top of that, I feel like psychedelics are something that will lose its shine in a sense.. not to say that they get boring or predictable, but that first time is really something special, and it could be well worth waiting on it a few years before popping the psychedelic cherry.

Finally, just remember that if you give him acid when he's 13, and something were to happen to him that it is you who gave him the drugs. Many people of all ages are prone to blaming others rather than themselves when shit goes south.

 

The only reason I didn't take acid at thirteen (I had already tried meth, x, smoked a lot of weed) was because there was a brown spot on the blotter, something which I had heard somewhere was BAD. Now 7 years later...I don't regret my choice, because I've done more acid than some people have even SEEN.

He oughta wait...I TRIED a lot of stuff at that age (cept smoking weed and cigs which were habitual) then stopped until I turned 16 when I discovered vicodin, oxycontin, and dxm. Then stopped again till I turned 18 went to my first rave and met Molly... did Cid a few months later. It was well worth the wait.

 

Excellent point.

 

Ya know when I was 12 I thought it was no big deal to smoke pot. When I look at my 12 year old daughter I can't fathom getting involved in any type of drugs at such a young age.
13 is too young for LSD, in my opinion.

 

Does he understand what LSD is, and how it works, or is he just trying to "Trip Balls" on something? Cause I'd factor in his maturity and knowledge when making the decision, but in the end, I'd personally not give him acid. I even found mushrooms to be a little much at 13 years old. I'm not sure if one's typically developed enough to handle some lucy at that age. I also agree with what's been said about blame. If he has a freaky time, it's your guy's asses on the line (unless his parents are cool). Also, don't bother trying to cut up hits or break them up, you could get an uneven dose and waste a perfectly good hit. Don't desecrate the blotter for god's sake and just drop it with more mature, like-minded people...

 

I'd say go for it. I wish I could of had some at that age then I probably would of blocked out more of this crap people are always trying to fill my head with.

 

i vote NO.

kids grow up a lot slower these days (in some ways). a 13 year old back in the day had a lot more adult type responsibilities. i get the idea that the average 13 year old today is more "advanced" with things like swearing, ideas about sex, i dunno...like "dirty" or "bad" things.

so it might make them think they are mature enough to try LSD, but they should actually have some of the old fashioned type maturity before they try that.

i think i first tripped when i was 19. smoked weed when i was 14.

got my little brother high on weed when he was 12 (too early). he didn't like it, and never became a regular smoker until college. i smoked everyday at 16.

i gave my bro acid when he was 20. he knew pretty little about it, and i think it benefited him to NOT know some things (like people are referring to in this thread). the difference is...he was never really interested in psychedelics, especially not at 13

 

I think the trip would make this kid overcome trivial things kids worry about like worrying about how other's think of them and stuff. It would help the kid spend time thinking about more important things.

 

When I was a kid I had a shitload of problems relating to getting along with other people and knowing where I was in the world. I didn't know how to get acid, but I knew about it from reading my mom's college psychology book, and wanted to try it. I don't know because I didn't end up tripping until this year at 18, but I think if I had tripped when I was a kid I might not have had all these problems growing up. I ended up being in and out of group homes, special ed, and culminating in a residential treatment facility at 13. I am not really concerned with my young self's ability to handle the acid experience, but I was a very mature 13-year-old, reading college textbooks and discussing philosophy with adult teachers since the age of about 10.

 

Sorry but I think that's a bit overly presumptuous. I had my first trip at sixteen, but i know a good many people who tripped at younger ages with good and bad results, just like anyone tripping. I really dont think its accurate to say that a person's age is a restriction against using drugs. The more accurate thing to say would be that any person of any age should be restricted only by their intentions.

If a 13 year old is to the point in life where he is seeking the benefits of acid, and not just looking to get fucked up, then by all means he has every right to experiment with it. It's likely accurate that most 13 year olds arent ready to handle acid, but I'm certain that some are. If the kid wants to do acid, he's probably been online reading about it. I cant think of any reason why someone would want to do acid unless they did a little research and learned what it is. I would only advise that the kid learn as much as he can about acid, which is the same advice i give everyone before they try it. If he's educated about the possibilities and the dangers of tripping, and aware of how to account for set and setting then theres no reason why he shouldnt be allowed to.

My only point is that its not productive to any end to just tell the kid no. What the fuck do you think hes going to do if you tell him no? He's gonna find it himself. Whatever it is that he actually ends up getting. If he's already interested in it then the only productive thing to do is to help him be educated about it. Then you can make the judgement about whether or not you think hes ready for the experience.

Edit: Posted after only reading the first page.

What he said.

 

If you ask the question about a 13 year old doing acid and you yourself do acid maybe its time to quit doing acid.

 

I wanted acid when I was fourteen or fifteen.

I'm quite glad that I didn't have it.

Sure, I was "mature" and acted the same as a few years later, and I would have told anyone who asked that I was ready, but I obviously couldn't know that because I didn't understand what was happening and what would happen.

I probably would have been fine, but it's a good thing that I didn't get to find out. I did smoke pot at the time, and I do think that's fine, as long as it's done in moderation.

Unfortionatly there's no way to really know when someone is "ready", and there's no way for them to know. But I think that certainly below 16 is too young for almost everybody, and then it's still iffy.

As far as kids being "enlightened", no, acid lets you re-evaluate things and that's a lot of it's power, and they're still in the first evaluation, they don't need things fucked up like that, they need to be thinking and learning, and then LATER they can see what they learned through acid.

There's very few people who start taking drugs that young who don't become stupid emotionless twats.

 

At 13 you should not be taking any sort of mind altering substances, the brain is still developing & the use of drugs could lead to many unwanted side effects somewhere down the track.

Personally im glad i waited until i was about 20 to try anything harder than pot & 1 mushroom trip i had at around 15. Ive had many friends over the years who started using drugs at a young age & by the time i started to experiment with other drugs many of them where hardcore ice users with no respect what so ever for drugs...

 

On one hand, that's bull, ice or the "hardness" of drugs has nothing to do with age.

On the other hand, that's realistically what it leads to, little kids can NOT understand the differences (largely because of all the propaganda they hear, imo) and are less likely to care (because they're little shits with no clue what's good for them).

I think that the gateway theory of drug use is quite correct for many or most young users. It's a composite of upbringing/culture and individual maturity that determines this, but in general, it's quite accurate until at least a good way through puberty.

 

I can only give advice based on my personal experiences.

I started using drugs at age 12 and over that next decade had been to physc wards 4 times, rehab for 9 months, 1 month and again for 1 month. I have many overdoses and a few that brought me to the emergency. Everyone should wait until they are an adult before using drugs as there is a less likely chance for them to become mentally ill including addiction. It's been over five years for me where as now only years after using hard I can use some carefuly selected substances in moderation. I never use opiates or stimulants for these reasons. I first used LSD at age 16 and can't say it caused me damage as there are too many contaminates in my experience to know if LSD had a role to play, or not.

 

What about LSA? In my opinion, LSA may be what they're looking for. And it really depends on your justification. Why are you taking it? Is it to be cool/to get high/fun fun time, or is it to better expand and explore your mind. If you're solely looking for a fun little time with hallucinations, do not take LSD, please. If you are looking to have a spiritual/beautiful trip, don't care about being cool, to expand your mind, and you're mature enough, I would either wait, and take LSA, or wait, and take LSD. I wouldn't recommend taking LSD at the age of 13 to most people. Perhaps a select few would be able to handle it, I can't say.

 

Based on my own personal experience with LSA, I would disagree. I had a very uncomfortable experience with LSA that had me shaking so bad I could not leave my bed even the next day. Honestly if you are looking to just have fun trip time do 2c or even molly although that's (molly) not a very visual thing.

 

That is exactly why LSA would be a good choice for little kids who want to do hallucinogenic drugs.

They have to be pretty sincere about being responsible with it, or will flinch when you tell them that they'll feel sick and puke everywhere and be sleepy the whole time and blah blah blah.