A young man is seen ingesting a large quantity of nutmeg in this YouTube video. (YouTube) |
LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) -- A popular kitchen spice is gaining popularity with teenagers, but not for cooking. Many kids are apparently using ground nutmeg to get high.
Homemade videos on YouTube show teens consuming large amounts of the spice by eating it, snorting it and even smoking it. The spice is typically used in desserts and drinks like eggnog.
An oil in the nutmeg apparently creates hallucinations.
Authorities say the side-effects of using nutmeg to get high, like upset stomach and vomiting, will often act as a deterrent from using it again.
However, they say parents should be wary if their kids are getting high on nutmeg because it probably means they're using other substances to get high as well.
Homemade videos on YouTube show teens consuming large amounts of the spice by eating it, snorting it and even smoking it. The spice is typically used in desserts and drinks like eggnog.
An oil in the nutmeg apparently creates hallucinations.
Authorities say the side-effects of using nutmeg to get high, like upset stomach and vomiting, will often act as a deterrent from using it again.
However, they say parents should be wary if their kids are getting high on nutmeg because it probably means they're using other substances to get high as well.
