Here's what you get when you cross Jenkem scares with junk journalism; small-town reporters who just make shit up. See some of the quotes from this piece from WSBT in South Bend, Indiana, forwarded to us by Salvia Plath:
The drug, made from fermented feces and urine, hasn't been found in our area yet, but police think it could be here soon.
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That gas causes hallucinations. Dr. Tom Sweeny works in the ER at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He says the typical hallucinogen gives a sense of euphoria and a heightened sense of awareness. The rush is followed by sedation.
...doctors and police say they haven't seen any local cases of people who have taken Jenkem...
Dr. Sweeny says the immediate symptoms are lower blood pressure, a decreased heart rate and lowering respiratory drive. It is possible for someone to stop breathing after taking a hallucinogen.
Jenkem can cause all those things to happen, but the long term effects are worse. They include brain damage, stroke-like symptoms, even destroying bone marrow to the point of developing leukemia. All of those things can happen from getting high off human feces and urine.
Um... Can I see the research on that please? That must have been on effed up Jenkem study. Maybe someone in
Zambia knows more, since this is where the trend supposedly started. I feel sick and ridiculous even reporting it. This trailer-park alchemy must stop now.
I don't understand why they don't stick to the classics: gas, glue, and duster. Or, if you're in uni, you can be high class, and go with diethyl ether or halothane.
I guess you just can't beat free.