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===='''Light'''====
===='''Light'''====
A light dose will cause effects which are noticeable and clearly distinct from sobriety, but remain in the background of the user's perception. The effects remain possible to ignore by increasing the focus one directs towards other things when performing complex tasks. The user may have to pay particular attention to the effects of the drug for them to be recognizable, or they may be slightly noticeable but will not insist upon the user's attention.
A light dose will cause effects which are noticeable and clearly distinct from sobriety, but remain in the background of the user's perception. The effects remain possible to ignore by increasing the focus one directs towards other things when performing complex tasks. The user may have to pay particular attention to the effects of the substance for them to be recognizable, or they may be slightly noticeable but will not insist upon the user's attention.


The panels below demonstrate which effects generally occur at a [[Dosage#Light|light]] dose for various classes of psychoactive substances.
The panels below demonstrate which effects generally occur at a [[Dosage#Light|light]] dose for various classes of psychoactive substances.
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==='''Strong'''===
==='''Strong'''===
A strong dose renders its subject as mostly incapable of functioning or interacting normally, or thinking in a sober manner. The effects of the drug are clear, but at this level they are no longer ignorable and the user is engaged entirely in the experience.
A strong dose renders its subject as mostly incapable of functioning or interacting normally, or thinking in a sober manner. The effects of the substance are clear, but at this level they are no longer ignorable and the user is engaged entirely in the experience.


The panels below demonstrate which effects generally occur at a [[Dosage#Strong|strong]] dose for various classes of psychoactive substances.
The panels below demonstrate which effects generally occur at a [[Dosage#Strong|strong]] dose for various classes of psychoactive substances.
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