Adrenochrome pigments are the oxidative products of adrenaline (epinephrine, norepinephrine). The effects and classification of this drug are said to be controversial, as it is debatable whether it has any psychoactive or hallucinogenic effects, although some test subjects compared the experience of adrenochrome to that of mild psilocybin and LSD. The psychoactive effects of adrenochrome pigments may include euphoria, confusion, changes in train of thought, lack of judgment, poor insight, and inability to concentrate.
Author Hunter S. Thompson writes about adrenochrome in his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In this book, the drug comes from the adrenal gland of a living donor and is therefore considered foreign and intense. In the DVD commentary, director Terry Gilliam admits that his and Thompson's images are fictional.
"adrenochrome red," he said. "You don't need much. Just a little taste."
I picked up the bottle and dipped the tip of a match into it.
"Pretty much," he said. "This stuff makes pure Mescaline look like ginger beer. If you eat too much, you will go completely mad."
too much, you will go completely mad."
"Jesus! What kind of monster client are you dealing with this time? These things can only come from one source...."
He nodded his head.
"Adrenochrome in the living." I said. "It's no use taking it out of the body."
Adrenochrome pigments are the oxidative products of adrenochrome (epinephrine, norepinephrine). The effects and classification of this drug are said to be controversial, as it is debatable whether it has any psychoactive or hallucinogenic effects, although some test subjects compared the experience of adrenochrome to that of mild psilocybin and LSD. The psychoactive effects of adrenochrome pigments may include euphoria, confusion, changes in train of thought, lack of judgment, poor insight, and inability to concentrate.
