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'''Jenkem''' or '''jekem''' is an [[inhalant|inhaled gas]] which can result in [[dissociative drug|dissociation]] and [[hallucination|hallucinations]]. It is made from [[fermentation (biochemistry)|fermented]] [[sewage]]. According to Fountain of Hope, a [[non-profit organization]], Jenkem is used by [[street children]] in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] as a substitute for ordinary inhalants such as [[glue]] or [[petrol]]. The news reports give no information as to how or when the children first began manufacturing jenkem. The first report in the media about Jenkem came from an [[Inter Press Service]] wire report in 1995.<ref name=IPS>{{cite news |title= Zambia-Narcotics: 'Huffing and Puffing' to a new High |publisher= [[Inter Press Service]] |date= August 26, 1995}}</ref> In 1999 [[BBC News]] then ran a story devoted to this new drug.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |first= Ishbel |last= Matheson |title= Children high on sewage |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/406067.stm |work= |publisher= [[BBC News]] |date= July 30, 1999 |accessdate=2007-07-06 }}</ref> [[Snopes]] (Urban Legends Reference Pages) still has the phenomenon listed as ''undetermined'', however citing both a widely circulated trip report from an American teenager posted to the [[TOTSE]] ''[[Better Living Through Chemistry]]'' forums, and a purportedly leaked alert bulletin from the [[Collier County, Florida|Collier County]] Sherrif's Office in Naples, Florida which asserts that Jenkem has attained popularity in American schools.<ref name=Snopes>{{cite news |title= Home --> Crime --> Warnings --> '''Jenkem''' |url= http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/jenkem.asp |work= |publisher= [[Snopes]] |date= October 30, 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-31 }}</ref> |
'''Jenkem''' or '''jekem''' is an [[inhalant|inhaled gas]] which can result in [[dissociative drug|dissociation]] and [[hallucination|hallucinations]]. It is made from [[fermentation (biochemistry)|fermented]] [[sewage]]. According to Fountain of Hope, a [[non-profit organization]], Jenkem is used by [[street children]] in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] as a substitute for ordinary inhalants such as [[glue]] or [[petrol]]. The news reports give no information as to how or when the children first began manufacturing jenkem. The first report in the media about Jenkem came from an [[Inter Press Service]] wire report in 1995.<ref name=IPS>{{cite news |title= Zambia-Narcotics: 'Huffing and Puffing' to a new High |publisher= [[Inter Press Service]] |date= August 26, 1995}}</ref> In 1999 [[BBC News]] then ran a story devoted to this new drug.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |first= Ishbel |last= Matheson |title= Children high on sewage |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/406067.stm |work= |publisher= [[BBC News]] |date= July 30, 1999 |accessdate=2007-07-06 }}</ref> [[Snopes]] (Urban Legends Reference Pages) still has the phenomenon listed as ''undetermined'', however citing both a widely circulated trip report from an American teenager posted to the [[TOTSE]] ''[[Better Living Through Chemistry]]'' forums, and a purportedly leaked alert bulletin from the [[Collier County, Florida|Collier County]] Sherrif's Office in Naples, Florida which asserts that Jenkem has attained popularity in American schools.<ref name=Snopes>{{cite news |title= Home --> Crime --> Warnings --> '''Jenkem''' |url= http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/jenkem.asp |work= |publisher= [[Snopes]] |date= October 30, 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-31 }}</ref> |
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==Psychoactive effects== |
==Psychoactive effects== |
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Its effects last for around an hour and consists of auditory and visual [[hallucinations]]. A 16-year-old boy describes his preference for jenkem over other inhalants "''With glue, I just hear voices in my head. But with Jenkem, I see visions. I see my mother who is dead and I forget about the problems in my life.''"<ref name=BBC/> The raw materials are plentiful and freely available in the form of fecal matter from the open [[sewer]]s of Lusaka. This is then fermented in plastic bottles and the fumes are inhaled. |
Its effects last for around an hour and consists of auditory and visual [[hallucinations]]. A 16-year-old boy describes his preference for jenkem over other inhalants "''With glue, I just hear voices in my head. But with Jenkem, I see visions. I see my mother who is dead and I forget about the problems in my life.''"<ref name=BBC/> The raw materials are plentiful and freely available in the form of fecal matter from the open [[sewer]]s of Lusaka. This is then fermented in plastic bottles and the fumes are inhaled. In Georgia However a young man named Andy Hedrick says once you get past the initial smell it was like sniffing a scented candle the effect happens so quick. He also states that his problems go away and when he is in his extreme high he favors George Bush as president and has conversations with him. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:18, 31 October 2007
Jenkem or jekem is an inhaled gas which can result in dissociation and hallucinations. It is made from fermented sewage. According to Fountain of Hope, a non-profit organization, Jenkem is used by street children in Lusaka, Zambia as a substitute for ordinary inhalants such as glue or petrol. The news reports give no information as to how or when the children first began manufacturing jenkem. The first report in the media about Jenkem came from an Inter Press Service wire report in 1995.[1] In 1999 BBC News then ran a story devoted to this new drug.[2] Snopes (Urban Legends Reference Pages) still has the phenomenon listed as undetermined, however citing both a widely circulated trip report from an American teenager posted to the TOTSE Better Living Through Chemistry forums, and a purportedly leaked alert bulletin from the Collier County Sherrif's Office in Naples, Florida which asserts that Jenkem has attained popularity in American schools.[3]
Psychoactive effects
Its effects last for around an hour and consists of auditory and visual hallucinations. A 16-year-old boy describes his preference for jenkem over other inhalants "With glue, I just hear voices in my head. But with Jenkem, I see visions. I see my mother who is dead and I forget about the problems in my life."[2] The raw materials are plentiful and freely available in the form of fecal matter from the open sewers of Lusaka. This is then fermented in plastic bottles and the fumes are inhaled. In Georgia However a young man named Andy Hedrick says once you get past the initial smell it was like sniffing a scented candle the effect happens so quick. He also states that his problems go away and when he is in his extreme high he favors George Bush as president and has conversations with him.
References
- ^ "Zambia-Narcotics: 'Huffing and Puffing' to a new High". Inter Press Service. August 26, 1995.
- ^ a b Matheson, Ishbel (July 30, 1999). "Children high on sewage". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ "Home --> Crime --> Warnings --> Jenkem". Snopes. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
External links
- "In Zambia, the Abandoned Generation" New York Times, 1998 ("Jekem" mentioned in passing)
- "African Children Orphaned by AIDS" Associated Press, 1999 ("Jekem" mentioned in passing)
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