False. I have tried. And while many would call it a gateway drug, my reaction is "It was fun, but not all that interesting." I certainly would not go out of my way to do it again. For me the effect slowed reality down. I felt like I was in slow motion world. The heaviest effect I had; I felt like I was seeing life one frame at a time, which made it hard to follow what people were talking about when I would try to have a conversation. I found that I was not very social when I was high. I preferred to just sit and enjoy music, instead. Yeah, I'm already a recluse by nature. A drug that makes me complete anti-social is not especially good for me.
the person below me has traveled to the Middle East.