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===Mainstream media picking up on western use=== |
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It was first used by some dumbass kid known as "pickwick" who posts on the forums of totse.com. He now denies ever doing it, despite the thread, photos, and media attention. |
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On November 3, 2007, immediately following the publication of the Snopes report which included the leaked memo from Collier County Sherrif's Office, two mainstream media outlets, television station [[KIMT]] of [[Mason City, Iowa]]<ref>{{cite news |first= Erin |last= Therese |title= Dirty New Drug Threatens Youth |url= http://www.kimt.com/news/local/10984491.html |format= |work= KIMT.com |publisher= [[KIMT|KIMT-TV]] |date= November 3, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-04 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> and [[WINK-TV#News Operation|WINK NEWS]],<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= ONLY ON WINK: Are local kids using human waste to get high? |url= http://www.winknews.com/news/local/10987146.html |format= |work= WINK NEWS.com |publisher= [[WINK-TV#News Operation|WINK NEWS]] |date= November 3, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref> a [[Fort Myers|Fort Myers, Florida]] broadcaster, reported on the rumours of Jenkem being a new hallucinogenic drug among American high school students. According to WINK News, Collier County Sherrif's Office confirms having issued the drug alert. |
On November 3, 2007, immediately following the publication of the Snopes report which included the leaked memo from Collier County Sherrif's Office, two mainstream media outlets, television station [[KIMT]] of [[Mason City, Iowa]]<ref>{{cite news |first= Erin |last= Therese |title= Dirty New Drug Threatens Youth |url= http://www.kimt.com/news/local/10984491.html |format= |work= KIMT.com |publisher= [[KIMT|KIMT-TV]] |date= November 3, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-04 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> and [[WINK-TV#News Operation|WINK NEWS]],<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= ONLY ON WINK: Are local kids using human waste to get high? |url= http://www.winknews.com/news/local/10987146.html |format= |work= WINK NEWS.com |publisher= [[WINK-TV#News Operation|WINK NEWS]] |date= November 3, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref> a [[Fort Myers|Fort Myers, Florida]] broadcaster, reported on the rumours of Jenkem being a new hallucinogenic drug among American high school students. According to WINK News, Collier County Sherrif's Office confirms having issued the drug alert. |
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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. According to anecdotal sources and still unconfirmed media reports, Jenkem is as of November 2007 in the process of attaining a foothold among US teenagers (see section below).
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."[1] 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.
Media attention
The first media description of Jenkem came from an Inter Press Service wire report in 1995.[2] In 1999 BBC News then ran a story devoted to this new drug.[1] The news reports give no information as to how or when the children first began manufacturing jenkem. 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 an online forum,[3] and a leaked alert bulletin[4] from the Collier County Sherrif's Office in Naples, Florida which asserts that Jenkem has attained popularity in American schools.[5]
Mainstream media picking up on western use
On November 3, 2007, immediately following the publication of the Snopes report which included the leaked memo from Collier County Sherrif's Office, two mainstream media outlets, television station KIMT of Mason City, Iowa[6] and WINK NEWS,[7] a Fort Myers, Florida broadcaster, reported on the rumours of Jenkem being a new hallucinogenic drug among American high school students. According to WINK News, Collier County Sherrif's Office confirms having issued the drug alert.
References
- ^ a b Matheson, Ishbel (July 30, 1999). "Children high on sewage". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ "Zambia-Narcotics: 'Huffing and Puffing' to a new High". Inter Press Service. August 26, 1995.
- ^ Case of documented Western usage of Jenkem (a discussion thread at the TOTSE Better Living Through Chemistry forum.)
- ^ http://www.breitbart.tv/html/7625.html
- ^ "Home --> Crime --> Warnings --> Jenkem". Snopes. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ Therese, Erin (November 3, 2007). "Dirty New Drug Threatens Youth". KIMT.com. KIMT-TV. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "ONLY ON WINK: Are local kids using human waste to get high?". WINK NEWS.com. WINK NEWS. November 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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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)