Posted on 12/12/2010 6:01:36 PM PST by MamaDearest
TAMPA, Fla. - There are new concerns for parents, as a common household spice is now being abused by teenagers to get high. Video of kids smoking, eating and drinking large quantities of nutmeg to get high can be found all over YouTube.com.
According to various online reports, Nutmeg contains Myristicin, a compound that can cause euphoria and hallucinations. Potential side effects from getting high off Nutmeg include: vomiting, dizziness and convulsions.
When shown some of the YouTube videos, random people on the street were shocked to hear this was happening. "What other kind of seasoning could you possibly try to smoke or sniff? What else could they get their hands on? It's kind of scary to hear about that," said Emily Felgenhauer.
A small amount of nutmeg in your recipes or on top of some egg nog is not harmful. Users consume the spice in high quantities to feel negative effects.
But because most homes have the spice in a pantry or kitchen, it's easy to obtain, and has become an easy target for those kids attempting to get high.
DUDE! That's awesome!
wOOOAAAHHHHH......I can see GOD man......
They teach milk, now?
Great! Now I can tell my wife to leave me alone as it is NOT because of the rum!
In Swedish meatballs, there is no substitute for freshly ground nutmeg.
Ahem!
PING!! :)
I grind my own, too — especially for béchamel sauce when I make lasagna rolls for my husband.
I love nutmeg. Fall baking and Christmas wouldn’t be the same without it.
Candied ginger — now THAT is addictive.
One of my sisters inhaled Asthmador when she was young. Perhaps side effects far longer than a day or two (she forgot she promsed to repay me a $$$$ loan... and asked me when she ever said THAT..... )
Getting a little bit mentally woozily only makes the nausea worse; or is it the other way around?
It’s been a few decades.
I’m thankful I survived my youth.
I thought they needed beetle nut as well to make it work?
Yeah, scopalamine scrambles your memory! Did you ever get your money?
Smoking it was OK, eating or drinking the tea can get you very, very high.
“Sheesh, we did the nutmeg thing in the 60s. Are they going to re-discover morning glory seeds too?”
We warmed it up for you in the 50s. ;-)
Betel nut is still legal, but you don’t need to mix nutmeg and betel (areca palm nut).
That’s another one; wait until FedGov finds out you can buy it over the counter!
Yeah, but, can you pass the chips?
We need a nutmeg czar complete with staff and funding. Oh and a nutmeg paramilitary team.
Just thinking about stuff like that makes me feel queasy....
Let me know when the kids start doing plutonium nyborg. Then I’ll worry.
I’m gonna add a gazillionX as much to my next batch of spiced tea, make it an even better Christmas present is what I’m thinking :o>
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