Editing Drug (section)

= Drugs in other Sci-Fi and Fantasy = 
* '''The Spice Melange''' ([[Dune]]): basically a dusty orange byproduct from a Sandworms’ metabolism. It enables people to see the future, warp space for FTL travel, lengthen their lifespans, reincarnate as clones with their memories intact (after a brutal bout of mental trauma), and enhance their senses. Due to being restricted to the planet Dune initially, a single case of it was worth an entire planet. After being synthesized, it became a bit cheaper but still essential for intergalactic culture.
* '''Chems''' ([[Fallout]]): Chems are post apocalyptic drugs, they are called Chems because the governments around the world considered [[Grimdark|child slave trafficking, cannibalism, torture and blowing people up into chunky salsa]] to be all right but calling the shit you pump into your veins [[Derp|drugs was a bit on the edgy side for them.]] Said Chems come in many different flavours for every situation imaginable:
** Ant Nector: Discount Buffout but worse in every way, this is one of the few chems you will throw away if you cant sell it.
** Fire Ant Nector: A far superior version that increases your agility and fire resistance, but you will end up too dumb to use it properly.
** Buffout: You're bad at managing your inventory if you need to pop these, you are also in need of a health boost during most fights.
** Buff-tats: You miss clicked when trying to make something else.
** Coyote tobacco chew: You want to roleplay as a cowboy.
** Daddy-O: You think this will be useful so you hang onto it for a special occasion, then 52 levels later you remember you had it and trade it for some spare ammo.
** Day Tripper: You are trying to [[Slaanesh| get lucky in more ways than one]].
** Hydra: You found this in a metal box somewhere and hang onto it, just in case you run out of doctors bags, stimpacks or access to an actual doctor. Towards the endgame you decide to use it to fix a broken toe and [[FAIL| immediately get addicted.]]
** Jet: Literal meth, if you are using this pre-fallout 4 then you spend ''way'' too much time mucking about with the V.A.T.S system and if you use it for every game onwards you like pretending you can dodge bullets.
*** Dixons Jet: Meth watered down with liquid shit
*** Turbo: Future jet! As in fallout 4 style jet in New Vegas.
*** Jet Fuel: You made two discoveries when finding this in the crafting menu 1) You've finally have a use for all that dogshit flamer fuel you've been hording and 2) you get to use Jet the old fashioned way (abusing V.A.T.S)
*** Rocket: Jet but better, that's it.
*** Ultra Jet: Also Jet but better, that's it.
** Med-Ex: Basically morphine, you will be pumping this stuff into your veins before entering a difficult firefight.
** Mentats: You are struggling to hack into a terminal and you are just a few xp points away from getting the skill naturally, when it finally comes time to level said skill up, you instantly forget your previous struggle and proceed to spend them on something else.
*** Berry Mentants: Increase your intelligence way higher than before and make Daddy-O completely redundant
*** Grape Mentants: You are trying to win an argument, seduce a follower and/or get better prices from a vendor; where you will most likely be buying more ingredients to make more Grape Mentants
*** Orange Mentants: You are a sniper or a very desperate gunslinger, either way you will be eating a lot of these.
*** Party Time Mentants: You don't exactly know what's ahead, but your brain in going to be working at 200 percent capacity no matter what task lies ahead.
** Psycho: It's time to [[Rip and tear| kill everything in your way]], while [[Khorne Berserker|screaming and frothing at the mouth.]]
*** Psycho-buff and Slasher: [[Rip and tear]] 2.0, gives a nice health and strength boost along with it, Slasher instead gives a damage resistance boost.
*** Psycho-Tats: For sniping damage, that's it.
** Steady: You want to shoot someone from thousands of metres away but want it to be a perfect V.A.T.S headshot
** X-Cell: You will never use this drug despite it being so good for everything because you will never be in a situation where you'll need to have all your stats increased at once.

== IRL drugs ==

*'''Injection-molded plastic''': (Addiction Rating: High, Fort DC: ?) ''For the Emperor! / <span style='color:green'>WAAAGH!</span>'' A potent substance that is by itself pretty worthless. But by applying the creative power of the human mind, this stuff can convince people with imaginative talents, that they are indeed capable of fighting monsters or commanding armies. In response the nucleus accumbens is flushed with dopamine and activates the hippocampus and the limbic system for an emotional response that is pure satisfaction (and the memory to come back and get more later). Most people consume this substance with self-restraint in a moderate amount on a daily basis. Occasionally rare but severe cases of sociophobia, reality loss, concentration disorder, impulssive consuming behavior and neglect of daily routine have been reported as a result of excessive indulgance. Some [[Games Workshop|opportunistic companies]] prey on people with symptoms injection-molded plastic induces to make tons of profit. Once down this dark path, rehabilitation is difficult to achieve, since the patient has already committed too much money and time to this cause to simply stop, which is [[just as planned]].
      
*'''Marijuana''': (Addiction Rating: Low, Fort DC: 4) ''Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high...'' Probably the most well known and widely used drug worldwide, with [[Skub|quite a bit of controversy as to whether or not it's socially acceptable to use]]  Chances are there is either someone in your gaming group that smokes it regularly or your gaming group smokes it together regularly (or ingests it for non-smokers, works too). (It’s not great for kids or embryos though, as it will totally fuck up development for juvenile brains, much like booze.)

[[File:Cocaine-Cat.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ever wonder why all the best music and movies come from the 70's and 80's? And why so many bafflingly awful projects got made in that same era?<ref>Just to name a few: [[Wikipedia:Zardoz|Zardoz]], [[Wikipedia:Exorcist II: The Heretic|Exorcist II: The Heretic]], [[Wikipedia:Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]], [[Wikipedia:Music from "The Elder"|Music from "The Elder"]], and [[Wikipedia:Kilroy Was Here (album)|Kilroy Was Here]].</ref>]]

*'''Cocaine''': (Addiction Rating: Medium , Fort DC: 10)  ''I DO COCAINE!!! C-C-C-YEAH!!!!1!!!'' Originally used by Colombian natives who chewed the leaves of the coca plant (similar to the khat leaf in the Middle East and Africa or the betel berry in Asia). Your friendly neighborhood drug dealer probably sells the freebase "crack" cocaine, which is a cocaine compound that contains baking soda, sugar, salt, sand, ground glass, and whatever else he can use to bulk out his supply and [[Games Workshop|sell you less for more]].  The good stuff hits like ecstasy, ritalin, and ten cups of coffee, making it a favorite of celebrities and bigwigs who need to go from barely functional to full throttle in about fifteen seconds. [[Snowflame]]'s weapon of choice.<sub>''Seriously, dude, a lot of cocaine.''</sub> 

*'''Meth''': (Addiction Rating: High, Fort DC: 10; when making roll d20, on 20 user and all creatures within 20' radius must make a dexterity save or take 8d6 fire damage) ''You got this meth from "some dude" wearing khaki pants, who – you're 80% sure – had a mustache. And that's it? That's your brain working at full capacity?'' The cheaper rustbelt equivalent of cocaine with worse long term side effects. Has a social hierarchy with regards to consumption; vanilla users snort, experienced users inject, hardcore users eat that shit. Often called “white crack” by American cops as it’s used mostly by white people (where as crack cocaine is more popular amongst black folks). Can be produced by a number of chemical reaction using various medications and common household items, although the fumes are frequently explosive.  If an apartment or trailer in the poor part of town spontaneously explodes, odds are good they were cooking meth.  It also decays your teeth and gums, this condition coming to be known as "meth mouth" (hope you didn't enjoy eating solid food or kissing).  Fun fact, if you’re into meth (please don’t be), you should try drinking your own piss - your body can’t process meth like it does other drugs so you’re just pissing away perfectly reusable meth urine that will get you just as (if not more) fucked up as regular meth (jokes aside, please don't do this). Alternatives in the amphetamine family include Captagon in the Middle East.

*'''Bath Salts''': (Addiction Rating: varies, Fort DC: 14) ''BRAINS!!! BRAINS!!!'' Although quite memey, it isn't an actual drug itself, but rather a group of '"Designer Drugs"' which are substances chemically close to illegal ones and can give the user a similar high. To avoid any legal action, they are hidden in "non-consumable" items, like actual bath salts, candles, and soaps. Typically substituted cathinones (ultimately derived from amphetamine-like ketones found in an African shrub.) The same game goes on with so called "synthetic marijuana," marketed as "Spife" or "K2" or various "incenses" (which smell awful and distinctively chemical) which are just psychoactively inert plant matter laced with a vast variety of synthetic cannabinoids. These chemicals are generally found by scouring medical and pharmaceutical journals for failed drug candidates. Some are relatively benign, some horribly dangerous, and when buying "bath salts" or "incense" you almost never know what you're going to get or how potent it will be, even with the same brand. It’s meth for people who have long since given away their last fuck.

*'''Opiates''': (Addiction Rating: High, Fort DC: 6) ''Cause it makes me feel like a man when I put a spike in my vein'' The dried latex harvested from the opium poppy is one of the oldest drugs known in human history. Morphine is the principal psychoactive component of opium, which has legitimate medicinal uses but most developed nations heavily regulate it. It can be further refined into diacetylmorphine, better known as heroin. More recently has expanded into a wide variety of highly addictive pain medications. The blissful high these produce is exactly what leads people to start making shit like Krokodil (don’t do Krokodil - pieces of your body will start falling off, google it…on an empty stomach). Good old opiates are so powerful they once provoked a literal drug war; as in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars two countries' governments - Britain and China - actually went to war against each other to control the trade in the 19th century]. Another variety is fentanyl; an opiate that can be synthesized with a bunch of commercially available precursor chemicals overseas. 

* '''Psychedelics''':  (Addiction Rating: Negligible to Low, Fort DC: ?) ''Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies...'' Mind altering substances that produce hallucinations. Most famous for LSD, or acid, which increases color saturation and induces visual hallucinations like perceived movement of still objects and seeing nonexistent patterns. Also includes a variety of hallucinogenic mushrooms which have been used both religiously and recreationally by various cultures around the world for thousands of years. Although some effects may be similar in high dosages, over the counter medications like Dramamine, Benadryl, and DayQuil are not psychedelics. AKA [[Spook#Spook IRL|IRL spook]]. You also tend to get super suggestible when on hallucinogens, so be in a good, safe space, around decent folk in a chill atmosphere, unless of course you want to fall into a pit of gnashing teeth or WORSE.

* '''Deliriants''': (Addiction Rating: Negligible to Low, Fort DC: ?) ''Spiderrsssssss, A giant legion of Spiderrrrrsssss'' Deliriants are hallucinogenic drugs, but unlike Psychedelics which fuck around with your perception of reality as a whole, Deliriants instead decide to have ultra realistic hallucinations occasionally pop in and out of reality like a drug induced version of self gaslighting. It can range from attempting to drink a glass of water that was never there to having a chat with your best friend only to find out you've been muttering gibberish into a brick wall for the last 30 minutes. The experience is rarely ever pleasant and the accompanying paranoia means its usually a one time experience for most.

*'''Caffeine''': (Addiction Rating: Mild, Fort DC: 3-7) ''Coffee coffee coffee. Coffee! It's not as strong as methamphetamine, but it lets you keep your teeth.'' Mild stimulant, probably the most common such in the world in the form of tea, coffee, and foul tasting energy drinks.

*'''[[Mountain Dew]]''': (Addiction Rating: Negligible, Fort DC: 4) ''Pepsi has a new Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew. No, we don't have an Ebola vaccine, but we do have the Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew, USA! USA! Bankruptcy from healthcare!.'' A soda drink made by hillbillies who thought Coca Cola was too Jewish, known for its high caffeine and sugar. It should be consumed with Doritos in the name of pope Geoff Keighley. Side effects may include tooth decay, acid-reflux, racism and insomnia. Interestingly invented and initially marketed as a mixer for hard drinks, see below.

*'''[[Alcohol]]''': (Addiction Rating: Medium , Fort DC: 6). ''I am not an Alcoholic I am a drunk, Alcoholics go to meetings.'' There is much debate whether or not Alcohol is considered to be a drug or if it is considered to be a  Food and Drink [http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Category:Food_and_Drink]. The Germans (who know a thing or two about beer) think it’s food, and tax it as such, hence why beer is cheaper than bottled water there.  Humans and many other mammals can readily metabolize it, and ruminants (cows, sheep, goats, deer, etc) ferment it naturally as an intermediate digestion product.  When it is used in moderation it can be fun but when it is used in extreme it has some of effects to that of a drug (such as organ damage). Consuming enough of this substance tends to result in a loss of inhibition, causing people to do stuff they're normally too shy or smart to do, and puke a whole bunch. Depending on the person, this drunken behavior can range from silly, to depressed, to mean. The last, and probably most important, thing to note about alcohol is not its effects, but what happens when they wear off after having drunk too much: a massive headache similar to a migraine known to many as a "hangover", which is best combatted with a big greasy, carb loaded meal, such as a Full English Breakfast, or more alcohol in the form of a “hair of the dog” like a Bloody Mary.  

*'''Microtransactions''': (Addiction Rating: High , Will DC: 2) ''When you charge money for something you can produce infinitely at zero cost, like in-game currency, that is not a service. That is the fucking death of economics as a concept.'' Also known as loot boxes.  A horribly addictive drug sold through video games as a cheap way to maximize the game's profit without having to add worthwhile content.  It has gotten so bad that many countries have considered banning it.  People who spend huge amounts of money of microtransactions are called whales.

== Drug Addiction  ==
The effects of drug addiction and a list of additional drugs can be found in the [[Book of Vile Darkness]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Vile_Darkness]
Also watch (or read) the semi-autobiographical ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', by Hunter S. Thompson, an incredible wordsmith with a hearty penchant for all of the drugs. With regards to the drugs featured on this page, his daily breakfasts famously included (among enough food to feed a family) a pot of coffee, four Bloody Marys, two margaritas, and “six lines of the best cocaine for dessert”.

==Gallery==
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Image:Warp dust.jpg|Order your warp dust now, and get mindfucked for free!
Image:Kaldo warp dust.jpeg|Warp Dust is GOOOOOOOD.
Image:Druggie slaanesh marine.jpg|Slaanesh cults' own equivalent of the [[World Eaters|Butcher's Nails]].
Image:Commissar dont do drug.jpg| Normally, we would go to rehabilitation centre if we have drug addiction. In the Grimdark future, however, [[Blam|only the commissar can cure your addiction.]]
Image:Stimm-Rack.png| Lucius's awesome slurpy-machine. Do not steal! As you can see from the fluff text this is some hard core shit even Mick Jagger would look probably askance at.
File:Greentaurox_v2.png|Leave it to the Imperium to turn an expired drug into an energy drink.
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==See Also==
*[[Assassin]]
*[[Slaanesh]]
*[[Doomrider]]
*[[Fabius Bile]]
*[[Potion]]

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