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Many urban legends and misconceptions about drugs have been created and circulated among young people and the general public, with varying degrees of veracity. These are commonly repeated by organizations which oppose all classified drug use, often causing the true effects and dangers of drugs to be misunderstood and less scrutinized.
Poisoned candy myths are mostly urban legends about malevolent strangers intentionally hiding poisons, drugs, or sharp objects such as razor blades in candy, which they then distribute with the intent of harming random children, especially during Halloween trick-or-treating.
Strawberry Quik meth was a drug scare which primarily took place in 2007. Drug dealers were allegedly using coloring and flavoring to disguise methamphetamine as Strawberry Quik, thus making them more appealing to children. The story was widely reported in the media, but no cases of children using flavored meth have been verified.
Bigfoot, chupacabra, Area 51—who doesn’t love a good urban legend? As fun as they are to entertain, though, most of them lack any credible proof. Most, however, doesn’t mean all. Some ...
Many article in the South African media on 'whoonga', 'nyaope' or ‘sugars’ contain claims that have later been shown by scientific studies to be urban legends. [5] Among others these urban legends include: Bluetoothing. In early 2017, sensationalist media reports claimed that ‘nyaope’ users shared the drug-induced high through small ...
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The song 'Babysitter on Acid' by the all-female punk rock band, Lunachicks is a retelling of the urban legend. The teenage babysitter, under the influence of drugs, roasts the baby in the oven and says to the mother over the phone "Wanna know how the baby is?
An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular culture