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Is it true that eating banana peelings will make you high? The answer is maybe true because if you step on a banana peeling your world will turn up side down, just kidding! On the other hand, it is true that marijuana smokers have the highest chances of getting cancer? For this top ten article we are showcasing some of the famous drug myths or legends that you must read in order to know the facts behind them. Most of the time, myths are just created to fool many people out of reality and believe a fantasy.It is always better to have your personal researches and consult experts before believing many stories. When it comes to drugs, you must always consult your personal doctors. Yes, drugs are created to heal sicked people but wrong usage or dosage of drug can also kill people. Now have some time to read and check out the 10 famous drug myths below. Here are your top 10 famous drug myths.
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TOP : 10
Myth : Banana peels can get you high
Reality : You can't synthesize a hallucinogenic drug from banana peel. Bananadine doesn't exist.
Source : A Dictionary of Hallucinations by Jan Dirk Blom
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| Banana peels can get you high |
TOP : 9
Myth : Eating poppy seeds can cause you to test positive.
Reality : Poppy seeds contain trace amounts of morphine. You need to ear about 100 poppy seed bagels to get a positive test result.
Source : Snopes
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| Eating poppy seeds can cause you to test positive. |
TOP : 8
Myth : LSD will make you stare at the sun till you go blind.
Reality : The story of students staring at the sun whilst on LSD was nothing more than 1960's scaremongering.
Source : Snopes
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| LSD will make you stare at the sun till you go blind. |
TOP : 7
Myth : Magic mushrooms are dangerous if you're depressed.
Reality : Research suggests that the chemical psilocybin helps people relive happy memories. It seems to affect the same areas of the brain as Prozac.
Source : Guardian
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| Magic mushrooms are dangerous if you're depressed. |
TOP : 6
Myth : Blue star tattoos
Reality : Dealers supposedly soaked temporary tattoos in acid to get kids hooked. No cases were ever reported and LSD isn't even addictive.
Source : New York Times
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| Blue star tattoos |
TOP : 5
Myth : PCP is actually embalming fluid.
Reality : This myth came from PCP's street name. It has lead some users to smoke cigarettes dipped in formaldehyde, which is highly toxic.
Source : ABC News
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| PCP is actually embalming fluid. |
TOP : 4
Myth : MDMA causes Parkinson's disease
Reality : This rumor came about due to faulty research. There is now evidence to suggest MDMA could actually treat Parkinson's.
Source : New Scientist
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| MDMA causes Parkinson's disease |
TOP : 3
Myth : Cocaine use has never been widespread
Reality : At the turn of the 20th century, cocaine use was legal and common. Pope Leo XIII and Queen Victoria both drank cocaine infused tonics.
Source : The Independent
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| Cocaine use has never been widespread |
TOP : 2
Myth : Marijuana absolutely causes cancer
Reality : The biggest study of its kind found long-term marijuana smokers were 62% less likely to develop head and neck cancers than non-smokers.
Source : Reuters
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| Marijuana absolutely causes cancer |
TOP : 1
Myth : PCP causes cannibalism
Reality : This one's actually true. In 2002 rapper Big Lurch killed his roommate and ate part of her lung, whilst under the influence.
Source : Liveleak
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| PCP causes cannibalism |
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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