Originally Posted by
Ken33xx 
Wilson was under the influence of a drug which is known to produce unpleasant side effects including hallucinations. The drug was administered under the care of a doctor and negative side effects likely diminished.
Now... what happened to Wilson was a good thing.
He got sober and went on to start AA.
Nevertheless Wilson was under the influence of a drug known to induce hallucinations. To suggest his experience could not have been related is simply intellectually dishonest.
Considering experiences such as Bill's were well known phenomena before Bill had his, and the fact that thousands of alcoholics have since been able to duplicate Bill's results without halucinogenic drugs, would, on the balance of probabilities, indicate that his experience was not drug induced, or that the drug was not a requisite ingredient.