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Questions tagged [recreational-drugs]

Use this tag for questions about the use or properties of "recreational" drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine or LSD.

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Is smoking marijuana while breast feeding dangerous?

This site claims: Mothers that cannot quit smoking marijuana ( who have a marijuana dependency ) can continue to breastfeed as long as they do not expose their babies to the secondhand smoke. I would like to know if it is dangerous for a…
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Can second-hand marijuana smoke cause somebody to fail a drug test?

In 1988, Olympic athlete, Ross Rebagliati, failed a drug test for marijuana. The Bleacher Report explained: Rebagliati claimed, and still claims, that the positive was triggered by second-hand smoke he unwittingly inhaled at a going-away party. He…
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Can eating sugar result in addiction?

I am surprised to see this video on TED claiming that sugar can lead to addiction (differently from other kinds of food, for example broccoli). So, yes, over-consumption of sugar can have addictive effects in the brain --precise spot I know that…
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Can marijuana cause seizures in children?

Today on NBC on TV they mentioned a study that says 3000 kids between 2000 and 2017 ate marijuana and half of those kids ended up in the hospital. One of the symptoms mentioned was drowsiness (unsurprisingly), but some kids had more serious symptoms…
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Are missing light bulbs a sign of P/meth use?

I read this claim attributed to a landlord in Balclutha, New Zealand: "It's very hard to tell if a house is infected because you can't really see it. There are telltale signs for landlords, like light bulbs missing all the time. But you can't smell…
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Can fermented human waste ("jenkem") be used as a hallucinogenic drug?

This wikipedia article on "jenkem" describes it as— a supposed inhalant and hallucinogen created from fermented human waste. Urban Dictionary's highest-voted entry for "jenkem" describes it as— Fermented mixture of ripened sewage used primarily…
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Is GHB safe to consume?

GHB is illegal and has received considerable media attention as a highly dangerous recreational drug, However, there is a June 1997 article by Life Enhancement Magazine, that endorses the use of GHB as a safe and effective anti-anxiety medication…
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Are heroin/cocaine not as physically addictive as previously claimed?

This article suggests that most of the addiction is due to the environment, not the actual chemical effects on the body. In particular, the article claims that the common thinking, as encapsulated in the below quote, is wrong. There are strong…
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Could Detoxifying Foot Pads help someone pass a drug test?

I just came across the phenomenon of 'Detoxifying Foot Pads'. They are supposed to draw toxins out of your feet by contact overnight or through the day. It is claimed that they help you pass a drug test. Detox Foot Pads will help you pass a…
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Can smoking marijuana from a young age cause emotional immaturity?

I was watching a fairly decent documentary regarding marijuana use and at a certain point a clinical psychologist mentioned that long term patients of his that smoked marijuana from a young age showed very little growth in psychological and…
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Did George Washington support the sowing of Hemp?

Wikiquote and many other sites list this quote: Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere! George Washington in a note to his gardener at Mount Vernon (1794), The Writings of George Washington, Volume 33, page 270 (Library of…
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Is the "gateway drug" theory valid?

Possible Duplicate: Is cannabis a gateway drug? From D.A.R.E.: What Is a Gateway Drug? A gateway drug is a drug that opens the door to the use of other, harder drugs. Gateway drugs are typically inexpensive and readily available. While there…
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Were rats in Kowloon addicted to street drugs?

The book Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History’s Greatest Buildings by James Crawford has a chapter about the walled city of Kowloon in Hong Kong, and there is also an article based on this published at Atlas Obscura. The claim I'm doubting…
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Does Gestalt Therapy effectively treat substance abuse?

Gestalt Therapy is a form of psychotherapy. Based on several descriptions it seems to be vague and fringe. A practicing psychotherapist told me: It is anything but scientific. It was popular in the '60s and '70s but has never had any empirical…
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Are foreign teachers in China "being drug tested using their hair samples"?

This claim arises on (what appears to be) a legitimate international legal company's blog: 1. Teachers are being drug tested using their hair samples. Many are testing for cannabis and being jailed for 30 days or more and then being deported. This…
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