Use this tag for questions about the use or properties of "recreational" drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine or LSD.
Questions tagged [recreational-drugs]
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Can you determine the type or quality of illicit drugs by tasting them?
This is a ridiculously common trope in cop shows and movies. I've seen movies where either a cop or a druglord was able to rattle off purity statistics after just a taste. The good guys bust into a room and find a bunch of drug bricks. They stab a…
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Are 20% of automobile drivers under the influence of marijuana?
An article by Quinton James and Johnkeria Kinglocke titled "The Truth About Marijuana" published on the website of the Hanley Foundation (an anti-drug abuse organization in Florida) claims (my emphasis):
Would you allow someone to drive you while…
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Do drug addicts stop maturing when they become addicted?
Occasionally individuals and organizations that help drug users and addicts claim that addicts stop maturing when they become addicted to drugs:
Well, drugs and alcohol hinder a person’s brain function, especially that which controls critical…
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"La fée verte": Is Absinthe hallucinogenic?
Absinthe is a distilled, alcoholic beverage, sometimes referred to as "la fée verte" (the green fairy).
Absinthe was banned in many countries during the early 20th century:
1906 - Brazil and Belgium,
1909 - Netherlands,
1910 - Switzerland,…
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Is sugar one element away from cocaine or any other drug?
I've heard multiple times through out my college and early work career that they believed sugar was one element away from being cocaine (or some other drug). However, none of these people had a biology or chemistry background, so I was skeptical. …
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Does marijuana impair driving?
Is the use of cannabis/marijuana/THC associated with risks when driving a motor vehicle, similar to impairment from the use of alcohol?
The conclusions of public studies seem inconsistent. For example, norml.org's Marijuana and Driving: A Review of…
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Does smoking one joint give as much exposure to cancer-producing chemicals as smoking four to five cigarettes?
I was linked to a website from Parenting Stack Exchange called drugfreeworld. I then browsed around a bit, and I found this interesting line on the Marijuana page:
Aside from the discomfort that goes with sore throats and chest colds, it has been…
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Kindergarten drug dealers
A common myth says that drug dealers make drug-laced candies or pills and give them off to children outside schools.
For example,
Examples of the drug-mixing strategy also include candy laced with marijuana and, in several states, flavored…
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Is marijuana stronger now than it was in the 60s?
"There's no question that marijuana, today, is more potent than the
marijuana in the 1960s. However, if you were to look at the average
marijuana potency which is about 3.5 percent, it's been relatively
stable for the last 20 years. Having…
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Has anybody overdosed on marijuana and died?
I'm sure we've all heard the saying you can't overdose (and die) on marijuana. Is this true? Have people died from smoking marijuana?
Some notable claims (out of thousands)
Leaf Science
In fact, studies suggest it is impossible to die from smoking…
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Do 70% of Marijuana users also use while working?
On a talkshow this morning during a discussion of the validity of random drug tests a member of the Illinois State Police stated that 70% of admitted Marijuana users also admit to using while at work. I am not finding any studies or statistics that…
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Did Dubai sentence someone to four years in jail for possession of three poppy seeds from a bread roll?
The BBC and various other news sites make variations of the following claim:
Previously, a Swiss man was jailed for possessing just three poppy
seeds which he had transported with him to Dubai.
They were in his possession after he had eaten at…
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In states where medical marijuana laws are passed, did prescription painkiller sales decrease?
I recently heard that US states where medical marijuana laws are passed have seen a decrease in prescription painkillers sales.
For the study, researchers analyzed all deaths caused by opioid overdoses between 1999 and 2010 in the U.S. Then, they…
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Do people get high using cat urine?
In one episode of South Park, people start getting high on cat urine. Some preliminary searches on the net show some people agreeing and some disagreeing with this fact. It's hard to say how serious people are when they answer because they don't…
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Does long-term use of MDMA ("Ecstasy") cause cognitive impairment?
The MDMA page of Wikipedia currently states:
A meta-analytic review of the published literature on memory show that ecstasy users may suffer short-term and long-term verbal memory impairment—with 70–80% of ecstasy users displaying impaired memory.…
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