Phil Schneider talking about adrenachrome in 1996:


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From Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:

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Both in the book and in the film Dr. Gonzo (in the film Benicio Del Toro) apparently received the drug from what he calls a “satanist freak”. From the book:

“Never mind,” he said. “It’s absolutely pure.”

I shook my head sadly. “Jesus! What kind of monster client have you picked up this time? There’s only one source for this stuff…”

He nodded.

“The adrenaline glands from a living human body,” I said. “It’s no good if you get it out of a corpse.”
“I know,” he replied. “But the guy didn’t have any cash. He’s one of these Satanism freaks. He offered me human blood – said it would make me higher than I’d ever been in my life,” he laughed.

“I thought he was kidding, so I told him I’d just as soon have an ounce or so of pure adrenochrome – or maybe just a fresh adrenaline gland to chew on.”

This of course appears to be fiction or a joke in the script, however it gets cumulatively more bizarre. Nonconformists and dissidents read on... (continued here: [link to thearcanelaboratory.com] )

There was a better vid on the Simpsons and the adrenochrome reference but I can't find it - this one is a bit annoying/repetitive but shows how it's openly talked about:

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