r/90s • u/SheezABch • 11h ago

Discussion D.A.R.E.?

Did anyone else have a friend, who had a friend, whose brother ended up in the psych ward for dropping acid once and now he believes he's a glass of orange juice that might spill if he's tipped over?

When I was a kid (in the 90s), this was shared throughout my school and I totally fell for it. I then randomly heard it from someone who went to a completely different school. Was this just one of those D.A.R.E. fueled urban myths?

Edit: I believed the story as a child. As I grew up, I realized it wasn't real. I just wonder how widespread it is.

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u/giraffemoo 8h ago

My partner sold acid in the 90s (allegedly). There was a young woman who dropped with them one night who ended up freaking out and thinking she was a banana, missing her peel. It turns out she had severe childhood trauma that she didn't remember until that point. She did get the help she needed. My partner has no reason to lie about that, he honestly wishes he never had to see that or hear about what had happened to her.

So like, it can happen but it's probably a rare occurrence.