Moves to you iPod. Yep, the Oklahoma Beaureau of Narcotics is warning parents about kids getting high listening to special mp3 tracks. They even have different tracks to simulate the effects of different drugs. Oklahoma New 9 has the scoop.
I heard about this on Buzz Out Loud yesterday where they played one of the tracks which was pretty annoying. I listened to it while at the gym this morning and didn't get high for the record. Maybe its one of those things that only teenagers can hear. I love the comment: will future politicians who are caught with this on their iPod say, "I had it on mute!"
Seriously, where is there a shred of scientific evidence this has any more effect than a good song getting you pumped? Are we going to ban music in aerobics classes as a performance enhancing drug next? Are organ players going to be fired from ballparks across the country? Will Tipper Gore get labels on certain music for it drug like effects? Will Obama be forced to speak in a monotone so he doesn't risk inspiring people? Will I be forced to stop asking rhetorical questions?
The video purportedly showing a person getting high could be easily faked by a fair to middlin' actor. Seems to me like someone came up with a clever idea to try and sell mp3s to a gullible teen audience, and there are bat shit crazy adults are willing to do anything to protect the children from all threats, not matter how implausible they may be.
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Wow, this is the first I've heard of it, but a quick search online returns hits everywhere. Time magazine even has an article on "I-dosing."
I can attest to the effect that standing too close to the amplifiers can have on you at a concert, but it's not something I would want to induce.
Sounds like a bunch of crap to me. Getting high? I doubt it. I agree, kids are always looking for something different. And usually parents and educators are misinformed or in the dark.
As for the "mosquito." There is actually a ringtone that can be downloaded for your cell phone that only kids are supposed to be able to hear. (lets you get away with having a call or text come in during school) The funny thing is... I can hear it. Kids are always surprised when I comment that I heard their phone ring. (you can find a trial of the ringtone to see if you can hear it online. Just google it)
This reminds me of the "Pokemon Theory" of children having seizures due to the flashing lights that occurred during the opening of the show.
What would this dual sound recording do to children or teens who already have epilepsy or other health situations?
Apparently I'm watching the wrong news channel. The one we watch was warning parents about nutmeg. Kids are ingesting and snorting it.
Who comes up with this stuff???
Lol, Mary. Can you just imagine the powerful aftertaste? Yuk!
Actually, some spices in quantity can have drug like effects.
I have heard the mosquito, so my ears aren't that old yet!
If anything, this could be a placebo effect...telling people they will get high sort of primes the pump...could also be the Emperor's Clothes where no one wants to admit it doesn't work!
I think the speaker effect is a little different there, orbs!
I think the kids are pranking adults. The military and police will sometimes use sound offensively. If they could induce different psychological states with sound, I think we'd know already.
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