The Mothball Prophecies

Continuing his public service as debunker of fake drug press stories, Jack Shafer in Slate zeroes in on the latest phoney-baloney scare: Teenagers who are sniffing mothballs to get high.

More here.

Hat tip: Alan Vanneman, film critic extraordinaire, and Marty Beckerman, America's Sexxxiest Young Journalist.

Comments

Rich Ard | July 31, 2006, 8:21am | #

Evolution in action...

Ayn_Randian | July 31, 2006, 8:26am | #

Completely O.T., but Marty still owes me 20 bucks for a cab ride when he ditched me in D.C. (I don't blame him though, he had like, 5 girls at a hotel to 'entertain')

True story.

Eryk Boston | July 31, 2006, 8:34am | #

Kids sniffing mothballs to get high? They will be now. Good work, MSM.

Eryk Boston | July 31, 2006, 8:38am | #

BTW, I spent the weekend in Amsterdam. Its nice to see the entire reasoning for prohibition (of grass and prostitution) refuted in about a square mile of real estate.

Jennifer | July 31, 2006, 9:30am | #

Rainbow parties, sniffing mothballs to get high . . . there are so many exciting, vibrant youthful subcultures that I'd never know about if I didn't read this blog!

Warren | July 31, 2006, 10:35am | #

If you sniff mothballs, will it keep your brain from rotting, so it will be in good shape when you pull it out of storage?

da brudders | July 31, 2006, 10:36am | #

Carbona®, not glue!

Warren | July 31, 2006, 10:36am | #

If you sniff mothballs, does it keep your brain from rotting, so it will be in good shape when you pull it out of storage?

emmajane | July 31, 2006, 10:49am | #

how do they get their little legs apart?

isildur | July 31, 2006, 12:20pm | #

You know what teens are doing to get high?

Smoking weed, like everyone else.

Christ, I don't think your average teen knows where to even get mothballs. But weed? That's easy.

PapayaSF | July 31, 2006, 12:41pm | #

It's hard to imagine, but back in the olden days, camphor was a spice used in wine (and other food, IIRC). That's why the Koran mentions a "camphor fountain" that the righteous in Heaven drink from.

Brian Courts | July 31, 2006, 7:55pm | #

how do they get their little legs apart?

roflmfao, as they say, emmajane.