FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) -
There's a new legal high and all you need is a pair of headphones. It's called i-Dosing. Its a way to feel like you're high without breaking the law.
Based on the demonstrations on websites like YouTube, it is becoming popular among teenagers and young adults. All they have to do is put on headphones, plug in and wait as one sound is piped into one ear and a different sound into the other.
"It's frightening and concerning to say the least," said Therapist Dr. Drew Jamieson.
Dr. Jamieson works with alcohol and drug addicts in Florence. He also oversees family therapy. He's used brain stimulation therapy before but he says those techniques are studied for years. He believes i-Dosing takes brain stimulation to a hazardous level.
Jamieson takes it a step further. He compares this latest craze to another legal high, spice. Up until late last year, Alabamians could purchase the synthetic marijuana at most convenience stores. The governor banned it citing health concerns. Jamieson says just like spice, i-Dosing might be legal but that doesn't mean it's healthy.
[Click here to read about the dangers of i-Dosing]
"It wouldn't surprise me in the least if a teen came in and said hey I'm having nightmares now, I'm having flashbacks, I'm seeing demons, I'm hearing noises," said Jamieson.
He said parents should talk to their kids who believes their child is i-Dosing or using other ways to get high. He said he encourages parents to have a relationship with their teens and if they have some curiosity and want to know more about it, just have an open conversation with them.
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