Have you ever tried drugs or other substances to get you in a high state? Many people would answer yes to this question. Not everyone can afford to use substances to get oneself high in various situations. Some people afraid because of illegal reasons and cost factor also prevents them from buying such drugs. This is so because there are many homemade and household items that will get you high, which not many people are aware of. Hence, it becomes all the important to know about these household items as children and teenagers might get addicted to such substances. Also, these substances could result in harmful effects on health. Here is the list of the substances or items present at home which could get a person in the high state.
Cough Syrup
Cough medicine is one of the household things that make you hallucinate in less time. Nyquil and Robitussin are the popular cough medicines which are highly abused by people. One thing which makes a cough syrup too easy to abuse is the ease of availability. No one can restrict even children from buying it from medical stores. Have you ever wondered what ingredient present in cough syrups can get you high? It is DXM (dextromethorphan), a highly addictive and sedative ingredient present in cough syrups which could cause hallucination in a person’s body.
The harmful effects of excess consumption of cough syrup could lead to a number of harmful effects on health. Some of the ill-effects are paranoia, anxiety, increased blood pressure, sight loss, stomach pain, liver damage, etc. Hence, it is really important to keep these things away from the reach of children and teenagers. Also, every parent should regularly check the quantity of it to avoid it from getting abused by their children.
Hand Sanitizer
Hand Sanitizer contains a high amount of alcohol which mainly teenagers use to get themselves high. The alcohol present in this could cause five shots of liquor and leaves a person in the drunken state. Hand Sanitizer could lead to a number of health effects such as diarrhea, memory loss, blindness, internal organ damage or suspended breathing. Hence, it should be placed away from the reach of the children to prevent them from falling prey to its ill-effects. If possible one should try to use form-based hand sanitizer as it is difficult to take alcohol out of it.
Inhalants
From nail paint remover to air freshener, there are a wide variety of inhalants available in every house. And inhalants are another category of household things that make you feel high if used in excess. Despite containing different ingredients, inhalants make you hallucinate. There are a number of ways in which inhalants can be consumed. Snorting the fumes, inhaling the fumes after spraying in a big, spraying the aerosol directly into the mouth or nose are some of the methods to consume such inhalants. Some of the harmful effects of inhalants are hearing loss, brain damage, liver and kidney damage, bone marrow damage. Also, inhalants could lead to sudden death in certain situations such as asphyxiation, choking on vomit, suffocation, convulsions or seizures, etc.
Allergy Medication
Allergy medication is another household item that can make you high. As we all have anti-histamine medicines at home, so one could use these to make to get the sedative effect. Allergy medicines are easily available over the counter and if these medicines get consumed in large quantities, then it could pose harmful effects on health. The side-effects of taking anti-histamines are Glaucoma, seizures and cardiovascular disease. In order to prevent children or teenagers from abusing medicines, one should keep checking the number of medicines left in a bottle.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg is difficult to imagine to use as a substance to get a person high. It is usually not used on a large scale. But people have been noticed to make use of it to get high. Due to the presence of a substance named, myristicin in Nutmeg, it can cause hallucination that too on a strong note. If someone consumes 5 teaspoons of Nutmeg, then it can cause hallucination up to 2 days. The excess usage of nutmeg may lead to fatal health effects. Some of the effects of consuming too much Nutmeg are nausea, severe stomach cramps and abdominal pain, loss of muscle control, high heartbeat.