Why do they act like that? What do these drugs do to you?
Ether:
The anesthetic effects of diethyl ether are what makes it appealing as a recreational drug, however, it is normally mixed with ethanol. The recreational use of this drug dates back to the 19th century during one of Western society's temperance movements. At that time it was unacceptable for women to drink alcohol during social gatherings, therefore ether containing drugs were sometimes used instead.
"This is the main advantage of ether: it makes you behave like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel...total loss of all basic motor skills: Blurred vision, no balance, numb tongue-severance of all connection between the body and the brain. Which is interesting, because the brain continues to function more or less normally...you can actually watch yourself behaving in the terrible way, but you can't control it."
LSD:
Lab studies suggest that this hallucinogenic acts on certain groups of serotonin receptors which in turn effect the cerebral cortex and the locus ceruleus (most prominently). The cortex is involved with mood, cognition, and perception, while the locus ceruleus controls important external stimuli. Basically, individuals are effected by this drug because it changes their mood, way they perceive things, and the way they react to outside forces. These experiences can be positive or negative depending on surrounding, which is why we see Raoul react badly on many occasions from the LSD he takes.
"But nobody can handle that other trip- the possibility that any freak with $1.98 can walk into the Circus-Circus and suddenly appear in the sky over downtown Las Vegas twelve times the size of God, howling anything that comes into his head. No, this is not a good town for psychedelic drugs. Reality itself is too twisted."
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