Internet Safety: Latest Internet Craze Makes Teens Feel High

 “I-Dosing” is the latest internet trend that gets teens “digitally high” by listening to audio files that they download from the Internet. Videos of teens in extreme distress while using these “digital drugs” are popping up all over YouTube, some receiving almost half a million hits. Typically, the audio files consist of droning music which removes the listener from reality and places them in a dream-like state. I-dosers report that the sensation of I-dosing is similar to what one feels after taking illicit drugs like marijuana and Ecstasy.

The Mustang Public School District in Oklahoma has sent a letter to parents to inform them about the dangerous trend, and some teachers are beginning to ban iPods at school because of it. The district’s spokesman, Mark Woodward, urges parents to be aware because experimenting with I-dosing could show a willingness to experiment with other drugs.

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