Kids drinking Vanilla extract to get a buzz

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

Some grocery stores are pulling a popular flavoring for cooking off their shelves because of concern that young people are using it to get high.

 

Pure vanilla extract, which is at least 35 percent pure alcohol by volume, reportedly is being used as a replacement drink by by underage drinkers.

 

The stores that are pulling the flavoring from their shelves say they are doing it because it's too early in the season to attribute brisk sales to early holiday baking.

 

Now Im gonna have to be worried about being able to buy vanilla extract for my thanksgiving cooking next week (I bake cookies and stuff ahead of time). Don't tell me to just settle for the imiatation crap either. Stupid, but resourceful kids..

[Guest El Satanico]

I'm of legal age, but that sounds interesting. I may have to try that and see what the big deal is.

[Guest NoCalMike]

Smart kids.....When I was young, I thought about trying it, but whenever I smelled the shit, I thought it was going to be way to strong of a sweet taste to just drink it.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

ALL RIGHT!!!!

 

(runs to grocery store)

 

Fo sheez,

Kotzenjunge

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Oh man, that's got to be sick.

 

Around here, the craze among the kids has been Robotussin. There was even an article in our local paper about kids buying up Coricidin and 'Tussin' like it was goin' out of style.

[Guest jimmy no nose]

There's no way I would try drinking that stuff. I use it to make pumpkin rolls and it does not smell like it would be good on its own at all.

[Guest ElectricRaccoon]

Back in like grade 9, taking entire packs of Gravol (a really brilliant idea) was briefly popular in my old hometown, to the point where all of the local drugstores moved it behind the counter. Shoppers has since moved it back out front, so I guess it's fallen out of favor since then. I also heard several tales of cooking sherry benders around the same time. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if Angostura bitters were the next thing to catch on, being about the same price as vanilla extract and 40% alcohol. Nothing, however, can be more disgusting (in content and effect) than eating nutmeg.

[Guest Choken One]

Damn...Kids have gotten Intelligent...don't tell the government that or they might feel responsible.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

A whole tube of Dramamine can produce a decent buzz, too.

 

Ah, the joys of middle school.

[Guest TheArchiteck]

Smart?

Thats just stupid sounding.

[Guest Eagan469]

Try taking 2 Sudafed after a night of partying - it will FUCK you up

[Guest areacode212]

I learned this from watching TV in the 80s. The most memorable moment of Family Ties was the Very Special Episode in which Tom Hanks (as the lush uncle) was so desperate for a buzz that he raided the Keaton pantry and started chugging the vanilla extract. I think I actually tried drinking it once, and I didn't like it.

[Guest Kinetic]

Tremendous. Being underaged and bored is a beautiful thing, if you ask me. I've had a little of everything that isn't toxic in the cabinet, not to mention having inhaled a lot of aerosol stuff and huffing gasoline. Many years ago, of course, but the sweet taste of gasoline on my breath is still a powerful memory. There's this computer desk cleaner stuff called "Duster" that'll knock you on your ass, as well. It's cold and it makes you feel like you're going to die. Ahh...old times.

[Guest El Satanico]

Sudafed allegy medicine will fuck you up. It basically just makes you really drowsy, but it makes you think you're high.

[Guest AM The Kid]

I couldn't imagine chugging vanilla...I'm dry heaving just thinking about it.

Sniffing white out and permanent markers is erm..good.

[Guest razazteca]

Damn boy you aint right [/Hank Hill]

 

what is next trying to make your own Apple Cider out of Welches?

[Guest ElectricRaccoon]

Damn boy you aint right [/Hank Hill]

 

what is next trying to make your own Apple Cider out of Welches?

Exactly. Does the phrase "hey man, can you buy me a mickey of schnapps?" not mean ANYTHING anymore? Hell, they can even get the great vanilla extract flavour if they still sell that Dr. McGillicuddy's crap. Ugggh...teenage drinks.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I hate candy liquor.

 

I'd rather drink varnish.

[Guest Insanityman]

Hmmm... all I've done is overdosed on allergy medicine to feel all fucked up. Actually I have a pill for pain that I kept from a tad back that makes me feel like the world is spinning and I'm dying.

 

 

 

 

Good times, good times... (okay, I had to make one Phil Hartman reference).

[Guest CanadianChris]

I learned this from watching TV in the 80s. The most memorable moment of Family Ties was the Very Special Episode in which Tom Hanks (as the lush uncle) was so desperate for a buzz that he raided the Keaton pantry and started chugging the vanilla extract. I think I actually tried drinking it once, and I didn't like it.

Glad I wasn't the only one who remembered that. Didn't he go after the maraschino cherries as well?

[Guest Matt Young]

I'm not usually one for alcohol, but if I'm ever really bored and wanting a buzz, I may try vanilla extract, although it doesn't sound too appetizing. As far as DXM (the ingredient in cough syrup that fucks you up), I've never been able to stomach enough cough syrup on the 2-3 times I've tried it for anything to happen. Coricidin, I've only done once and it sucked. Nothing happened but a stomach ache. I also found out later that its other active ingredient can be fatal in large doses... Bad idea.