On I-Doser, the digital drugs are purchased by downloading free software and clicking on individual tracks. For $3.95 users can download \u201cAstral,\u201d which claims to aid in out-of-body experiences; for $3 they can buy \u201cExtend,\u201d which supposedly prolongs sexual encounters. I-doses are anywhere from five to 30 minutes long. What you hear might sound like a wind tunnel, or mating whales, or Yanni.<\/p>\n
The effects are made possible, purportedly, through \u201cbinaural beats,\u201d where a tone of one frequency is played into the right ear and a slightly different frequency is played into the left. Believers say these beats synchronize brain waves, replicating the experience of being high on anything from alcohol to true love.”<\/p>\n
To me, kids who are attracted to this are kids that are trying to escape something and alter their mood in a way that could lead to experimentation with other drugs.\u00a0 As a therapist, I would strongly encourage parents of kids expressing an interest in this to have a long conversation about what that child or teen is looking for with this product and concept.<\/p>\n
it could be genuine curiosity and provide an excellent springboard to a needed discussion.<\/p>\n
What does the National Institute on Drug Abuse have to say?<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time, we are aware of no scientific data on this phenomenon,\u201d reads a statement, \u201cso NIDA cannot establish the validity of the claim that you can get high listening to these sounds.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On I-Doser, the digital drugs are purchased by downloading free software and clicking on individual tracks. For $3.95 users can download \u201cAstral,\u201d which claims to aid in out-of-body experiences; for $3 they can buy \u201cExtend,\u201d which supposedly prolongs sexual encounters. I-doses are anywhere from five to 30 minutes long. What you hear might sound like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,160],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n