" Is it a hallucinogen?” he asked. “Yes, there is a component in wormwood that can cause hallucinations. It is toxic if used too much,” I replied. I’d seen people die from overdoing it on absinthe. Even fairies. The gypsy folk that I traveled with in Europe used to brew it. It was the moonshine of the Roma. "

― Kimbra Swain , Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen, Books 4-6 (Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen, #4-6)