The narrator discusses 10 unusual and potentially hazardous substances that can produce intoxicating effects, including:
1. Rimonabant, an anti-obesity pill that suppresses appetite and causes severe depression.
2. Carbogen, a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide that creates a psychedelic high.
3. Speedballs, a combination of cocaine and heroin that can lead to overdose and death.
4. Freon, a refrigerant that can cause hallucinations, brain damage, and cardiac arrest when inhaled.
5. "Wet," a combination of marijuana and PCP that can cause dissociative and hallucinogenic effects, as well as a compulsion to harm children.
6. Idosing, a method of altering one's mental state through sound frequencies, which can produce effects similar to certain narcotics.
7. Stilton cheese, which can induce intense and vivid dreams when consumed in large quantities.
8. Nutmeg, a spice that can cause hallucinations and intense highs when taken in excess.
9. Lickable toads, which secrete hallucinogenic toxins that can be deadly when ingested or inhaled.
10. Zolpidem, a sleep aid that can cause seizures, death, and sleepwalking, and has been used as a date rape drug.
The narrator warns viewers about the dangers of these substances and encourages them to be cautious and informed.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The global pharmaceutical market is worth over a trillion dollars in revenue.
2. The global illegal drug trade is estimated to be worth 360 billion dollars.
3. Drug dealers do not pay taxes.
4. Rimonabant is a pill that was briefly popular in Europe from 2006 to 2008 and was labeled as the "reverse marijuana" or "anti-pot".
5. Rimonabant suppresses appetite and can lead to eating disorders and severe depression.
6. Rimonabant was taken off the market but is still available on the black market.
7. Carbogen is a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide that can create a psychedelic high.
8. Carbogen works by tricking the brain into thinking that the increased levels of carbon dioxide are a result of not having enough oxygen.
9. Speedballs are a mixture of cocaine and heroin that can get a person high and also mellow them out.
10. Speedballs can lead to overdose and death.
11. Freon is a gaseous substance found in refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning units that can be used as an inhalant to get high.
12. Freon can cause dizziness, hallucinations, freezing of the lungs, heart palpitations, and high blood pressure.
13. Freon's street name is the "Breath of Death".
14. Wet is a combination of marijuana and PCP that can cause dissociative, hallucinogenic side effects.
15. Wet can increase the compulsion to murder children.
16. Idosing is a method of altering one's mental state through listening to specific frequencies.
17. Idosing can affect people differently and can have unpredictable effects.
18. Stilton cheese is a dairy product that can give people intense, bizarre, and vivid dreams when consumed in large quantities.
19. 75% of women and 85% of men have reported having incredible experiences asleep after consuming Stilton cheese.
20. Nutmeg is a spice that can give people a high when taken in excess.
21. Taking four to eight teaspoons of ground nutmeg can cause mild hallucinations.
22. Lickable toads, specifically the Bufo alvarius and Colorado River Toad, secrete hallucinogenic toxins from their skin.
23. Licking the toads or inhaling the smoke from the dried toxin can cause an intense and lucid dream-like psychoactive high.
24. Zolpidem is a sleep aid that can be habit-forming and has devastating effects, including seizures and death.
25. Zolpidem has been proven to be an effective date rape drug.
26. Women metabolize zolpidem at a different speed than men, leading to a higher risk of traffic accidents.
27. Zolpidem can cause sleepwalking, leading to people getting out of bed and walking or even driving to their deaths.