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NEWS ABOUT: hallucination

hallucination stories: 5 news summaries

Coffee Can Make You Hallucinate, Study Says

Too much caffeine increases odds of seeing, hearing things

Jul 13, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Caffeine junkies shouldn’t always trust their ears, according to a new study. Subjects who drank the equivalent of seven cups of coffee proved three times more likely to hear voices, and slightly more likely to experience other hallucinations, than those consuming less than a cup’s worth. Researchers theorize... More »

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medical breakthrough • coffee • study • caffeine • stimulant • hallucination

Jackson Penned Grisly
Play Starring His Kids

Written in 2006, play sees kids confront, befriend murderer

Jun 28, 09 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson wrote a bizarre play in which his own children confront a child murderer—and discover he’s not such a bad guy. Acquired by News of the World with other memorabilia and papers, the play stars Paris and Michael Prince II Jackson, who enter the “endless black... More »

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murder • children • child abuse • play • hallucination • Michael Jackson • Prince Michael

 Caffeine Linked to Hallucination 

Drinking 3+ cups of strong joe triples chances of hearing or seeing things: study

Jan 14, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - People with high caffeine intake are three times more likely to experience hallucinations, including voices, visions, and ghosts, LiveScience reports. A study found that subjects who consumed three cups of brewed coffee, or seven of instant, were more prone to freaking out than their temperate brethren. Researchers think caffeine’s... More »

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coffee • caffeine • stress • hallucination • scientific study • cortisol

Absinthe's Back but Thrill's Gone

Hallucinogenic ingredient has all but disappeared

Dec 2, 07 5:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The "Green Fairy" may have led Van Gogh to cut off his ear, but don't expect newly legal absinthe to cause anyone to do the same, reports Time magazine. New federal regulations allow the anise-flavor liquor only a trace of thujone, the chemical from wormwood that supposedly causes... More »

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alcohol • hallucination • recreational drugs • liquor • absinthe

Reefer Madness: Marijuana Ups Psychosis Risk

New study reveals that pot smokers have a 41% increased chance of psychosis

Jul 27, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smoking pot increases your risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of psychotic illness later in life, according to a new study. Partakers had a 41% higher chance of developing psychosis with hallucinations or delusions—a risk that only increased with heavy use. The findings may push the UK to... More »

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health • drugs • schizophrenia • drug use • marijuana • psychosis • hallucination

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