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This is your mind on mushrooms.

Implied or accidental use of mind-altering substances by characters, but notably by the protagonists (villains, of course, can do anything). Usually very obvious to the attentive audience but may have to get around the censors under a different/invented name or by making the usage involuntary. Sometimes, the hallucinations are passed off as a side-effect of overconsumption of an otherwise legal and legitimate foodstuff such as sugar, ice cream, or steak sauce.

Typically great comedic fodder with a believable setup, but safer to do on cable. If it's animated, expect those affected to Open The Iris.

If it doesn't contain An Aesop about the dangers of drug abuse with Anvilicious subtlety, it tends to just show off a character's carelessness.

May involve a G Rated Drug. See also Lemon Wacky Hello, for accidentally-ingested substances that alter behavior without causing hallucinations, or Acid Reflux Nightmare for a food-related version. Sometimes leads to a Disney Acid Sequence. If it's a whole group of people experiencing it simultaneously, it's Everybody Must Get Stoned.

No fanon, please! If it doesn't explicitly involve hallucinations caused by substances, don't reinterpret it as if Everyone Is Ringo On LSD.
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