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JENKEM

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Jenkem From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jenkem or jekem (also known as butt hash) is an inhaled gas which can result in dissociation and hallucinations[1]. It is made from fermented sewage. According to Fountain of Hope, a non-profit organization, Jenkem is used by street children in Lusaka, Zambia as a substitute for ordinary inhalants such as glue or petrol.[1] According to anecdotal sources and still unconfirmed media reports, Jenkem is as of November 2007 in the process of attaining a foothold among US teenagers, although several sources are alleging that these reports are based on a hoax (see section below). The fact that a moral panic has taken hold of both Internet and mainstream US media has been mentioned by several sources.[2] Psychoactive effects Its effects last for around an hour and consist of auditory and visual hallucinations[1]. A fifth-grader in Lusaka said of Jenkem to an IPS reporter (IPS is an independent wire service) in 1995, "Old man, this is more potent than cannabis."[3] In a BBC report four years later, a 16-year-old boy described his preference for jenkem over other inhalants, "With glue, I just hear voices in my head. But with Jenkem, I see visions. I see my mother who is dead and I forget about the problems in my life."[1] The raw materials are plentiful and freely available in the form of fecal matter from the open sewers of Lusaka. This is then fermented in plastic bottles and the fumes are inhaled. John C. Zulu, director of the Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development in Zambia informs Salon.com in November 2007 that Jenkem usage is less common than glue-sniffing and, "Initially, they used to get it from the sewer, but they make it anywhere [...] They say it keeps them warm and makes them fearless."[2] Health issues The general concerns related to "huffing" and hallucinogenic drugs apply to Jenkem usage. The possibility of fecal-oral contamination due to lacking hygienic conditions during Jenkem manufacturing, which could lead to diarrhea and other gastrointestinal infections, must also be considered. Dr. Fumito Ichinose, an anesthesia specialist in Boston who last year conducted a study on the effects of hydrogen sulfide gas, or "sewer gas," on mice, informs Salon.com that "the inhalation of gases like those produced from jenkem could result in hypoxia, a lack of oxygen flow to the body that could be alternately euphoric and physically dangerous."[2] It has been noted that Jenkem usage will leave a taste of sewage in the mouth lasting for several days. First media reports 1995—2004 The first media description of Jenkem came from an Inter Press Service wire report in 1995.[3] In 1999 BBC News then ran a story devoted to this new drug.[1] Then in 2004 the South African weekly investigative newspaper Mail & Guardian included the mention of Jenkem abuse in a report on the predicament of Zambia's street children.[4] All three news reports are based on correspondent investigations in Lusaka, Zambia. None of them give information as to how or when the children first began manufacturing jenkem.

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