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What are your favorite quasi-drug-but-not-drug recreational substances? (lemmy.world)
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Feel free to be loose with your definitions. "Not usually considered a drug" is fine to qualify as "non-drug", for instance. I'm not really thinking so much of "foods", though, but maybe "food ingredients" and substances found in food ingredients are fine, especially if they're quasi-drug-like or if you'd get a lot of the same benefits/enjoyment from it consuming it straight rather than in food.

Also ITT, tell other users why their substances actually are drugs actually.

Mine:

  • Chamomile - good for my mood and gives me vivid dreams.
  • Capsaicin - I and Wilbur Scoville are well acquainted.
  • Cacao - I don't really do cacao any more because I've quit caffeine, but I include it here because I still miss sucking on unsweetend baker's chocolate daily.

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[–] 2 points 28 minutes ago

Something in sleepytime tea hits me almost like a good indica. I think it's the valerian root, because regular chamomile tea doesn't do it.

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    [–] 9 points 1 hour ago

    Music. It's mind-altering and mood-altering.

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    [–] 2 points 50 minutes ago

    Tea tree oil, that's the good stuff.

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    [–] 5 points 1 hour ago

    Melatonin

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    [–] 4 points 1 hour ago

    Incense.

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    English Mustard. A nice thick layer of it, as in, thick enough that you question the structural integrity of the result, and everyone else questions your sanity, in a cheese (other fillings are available) sandwich will light your day up. The heat is different to capsaicin, you feel it more in your nose and sinuses, but it has a similar effect. You get a mild, giddy, flying feeling for a moment, then settle down into a haze of sensation. The endorphin (I assume it's endorphins anyway) release feels great, all my muscles relax, and it's a pretty good painkiller too.

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