The Effects of Hallucinogenic Drugs vs. Non-Hallucinogenic Drugs on Paranormal Belief and Experience
Ariele Garofalo

The discipline of parapsychology has not yet been extensively researched. The research that has been done within this discipline sometimes studies the interplay of paranormal belief and drug usage. Many parapsychological studies, which supported a correlation between paranormal belief and experience with drug usage, did not attempt to correlate any specific kind of drug with paranormal belief/experience. The specific purpose of this study was a follow-up to many of these previous studies in an attempt to correlate a specific drug used with paranormal belief and experience. Because hallucinatory drugs alter the user’s perception of reality, it was hypothesized that the hallucinogens, in particular would have a higher correlation with paranormal belief/experience than the non-hallucinatory drugs had on paranormal belief/experience.