Artist does self-portraits while on drugs...

[Kenny X]

He was performing an experiment, whereby he would take different drugs every day and do a new self-portrait while under the influence. Some of these are actually pretty cool.

He did this one on a cocktail of Abilify Ativan and Xanax:



Here's the story, with tons more pictures: http://thechive.com/2012/08/09/self-por ... 45-photos/

[Dunn]

These are pretty fucking awesome.

[Kenny X]

Yeah! "ADDERALL" was another one I liked a lot.

[Holy Cow]

Computer duster

[DrDonkeyLove]

He's a Bronie!

Note to self, avoid Abilify and Computer Duster at all costs.

[Kenny X]

He's a Bronie!

Note to self, avoid Abilify and Computer Duster at all costs.

I wonder what would happen if he mixed those together!!?? A cubist, post-modern FlutterShy? Hrmmmmm...

[Pinky]

This is your brain....

This is your brain on 45 different drugs.

[Pinky]

And people say that ADHD meds are just like cocaine.

[johno]

Don't do drugs. Stay in school.

[Kenny X]

And people say that ADHD meds are just like cocaine.

I've heard that, too. Apparently if you have ADD, something about your brain chemistry is a little different, allowing for stimulants like Ritalin or Cocaine to slow you down, so-to-speak. Weird...

[Pinky]

And people say that ADHD meds are just like cocaine.

I've heard that, too. Apparently if you have ADD, something about your brain chemistry is a little different, allowing for stimulants like Ritalin or Cocaine to slow you down, so-to-speak. Weird...

One explanation I've heard is that they stimulate the filter that allows you to focus on one of the deluge of thoughts flooding your head.

My guess is that this guy either took a relatively higher dose of cocaine, or cocaine stimulates different things. There are certainly differences between the effects of caffeine and stimulants used for ADHD.

[Mountebank]

Adderall is a mix of amphetamine salts. The clinical pharmacology is different between cocaine and amphetamines, for sure (other than the fact they are all "stimulants").

I wonder how many parents would give their kids amphetamines if they actually knew that was what was in it. I've known some parents to simply medicate their children's hyperactivity with caffeine for a similar effect (they said). When I was a kid, I could drink a Coke and go right to sleep...stimulants can have paradoxical effects in kids for reasons yet unknown (or at least I'm not familiar with them).

[Kenny X]

This is interesting stuff! For me, if I drink more than my regular one cup of coffee in the morning, I get the shakes, heart palpitations, and I can't concentrate on anything. I'm useless for several hours. It's always been that way. And I always feared drugs like coke or meth because I figured if I ever did them, it'd be like having way too much coffe, only 100 X's WORSE.

Conversely, I smoked a ton of weed in college and shortly after. I could roll up a Dutch with schwag, take two hits and be glue to the fucking couch for two hours. And it was a nice mental and physical break. Never got "high" with weed, always got straight STONED.

[milosz]

For me, coke functioned like expensive adderall that I had to hang around shitty people to use.

[Pinky]

I wonder how many parents would give their kids amphetamines if they actually knew that was what was in it.

I have no doubt that many parents would react irrationally to the word "amphetamine".

I've known some parents to simply medicate their children's hyperactivity with caffeine for a similar effect (they said).

I find caffeine to be much less effective for mental focus than amphetamines or Ritalin, and the effect it does have on concentration seems to wear off faster than any other effect. But it's still better than nothing.

[Crust Bucket]

Don't do drugs. Stay in school.

Ahhh...NO!

[Blaidd Drwg]

I wonder how many parents would give their kids amphetamines if they actually knew that was what was in it.

I have no doubt that many parents would react irrationally to the word "amphetamine".

I've known some parents to simply medicate their children's hyperactivity with caffeine for a similar effect (they said).

I find caffeine to be much less effective for mental focus than amphetamines or Ritalin, and the effect it does have on concentration seems to wear off faster than any other effect. But it's still better than nothing.

I think many of us with an ADD brain use stims to self medicate.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Fuckin Brony.

Dust Off is awesome.

[johno]

Very Ralph Steadman-esque. This guy is talented.