Report: Teens using ‘digital drugs’ to get high


According to Oklahoma News 9, kids around the country are getting high on the internet, thanks to MP3s that allegedly induce a state of ecstasy, Wired reports. And it could be a gateway drug leading teens to real-world narcotics—at least, that’s what some officials believe about a phenomenon called “i-dosing,” which involves finding an online dealer who can hook you up with “digital drugs” that get you high through your headphones. And officials are taking it seriously. “Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about, and it can lead them to other places,” Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman Mark Woodward told News 9. I-dosing involves donning headphones and listening to “music”—largely a droning noise—which the sites peddling the sounds promise will get you high. Teens are listening to such tracks as “Gates of Hades,” which is available on YouTube for free. Those who want to get addicted to the “drugs” can purchase tracks that purportedly will bring about the same effects of marijuana, cocaine, opium, and peyote. While street drugs rarely come with instruction manuals, potential digital drug users are advised to buy a 40-page guide so that they learn how to properly get high on MP3s. Oklahoma’s Mustang Public School district isn’t taking the threat lightly, and sent out a letter to parents warning them of the new craze. The educators have gone so far as to ban iPods at school, in hopes of preventing honor students from becoming cyber-drug fiends, News 9 reports…

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