getting high, n.Trivia

Giving produces a psychological state called “helper’s high” whereby endorphins in the brain provide a mild version of a morphine high.

During the Vietnam War, American troops would eat small amounts of C4 plastic explosive in order to get high.

Dolphins Purposefully get Pricked by Puffer fish to get High

Penguins in Antarctica emit so much nitrous oxide (commonly known as laughing gas) in their poop, the scientists studying their feces get high.

Lemurs like getting high off of toxic millipedes.

A vast range of non-human animals (lemurs, goats, deers, monkeys) get high on purpose, mostly by using psychedelic mushrooms and roots.

Jaguars in the wild are known for frequently getting high eating hallucinogenic roots which also increases their senses for hunting.