Jenkem - The Human Waste Drug

Friends, I'm having a hard time believing this report about a human feces- and urine-derived drug called Jenkem. It's on the Smoking Gun website and Snopes has determined that the story can't be disputed. (Of course, that still doesn't make it true.) And, Breitbart even has a video.

Nevertheless, here's the Collier County Sheriff's Office Information Bulletin on the new drug, Jenkem.

On 09/19/07 Cpl. Disarro received an email from a concerned parent regarding a new drug called "Jenkem." The parent advised their child learned about this drug through various conversations with several students at Palmetto Ridge High.

Jenkem originated in Africa and other third world countries by fermenting raw sewage to create gas which is inhaled to achieve high. Jenkem is now a popular drug in American Schools.

Jenkem is a homemade substance which consists of fecal matter and urine. The fecal matter and urine are placed in a bottle or jar and covered most commonly with a balloon. The container is then placed in a sunny area for several hours or days until fermented. The contents of the container will separate and release a gas, which is captured in a balloon. Inhaling the gas is said to have a euphoric high similar to ingesting cocaine but with strong hallucinations of times past.

Once ingested the onset of the high takes approximately 10 seconds with the most severe hallucinations happening in approximately 20 minutes.

Several articles indicate that the subject immediately passes out after ingesting the gas then regains a magical/hallucinogenic state within seconds of regaining consciousness. The high has been described by subjects as a feeling of "being out of it" and talking to dead people. The feeling of being "out of it" may last for several hours or days.

All subjects who used the Jenkem disliked the taste of sewage in their mouth and the fact that the taste continued for several days.

Frankly, it's hilarious but I don't believe it. Interestingly, the Collier County Sheriff's Office asked that this information be kept confidential.

All in all, if you casually overhear that someone has some good sh*t, don't assume anything and watch for overuse of breath mints.

Tip: Stilgar