• Question: is it possible to get stoned on vaporub

    Asked by klbihateskoda to Freya, Katy, Louise, Pamela on 15 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Louise Pendry

      Louise Pendry answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      LMAO. I have absolutely no idea! I won’t ask why you ask! Could be pretty dangerous though. I wouldn’t try it!

    • Photo: Pamela Docherty

      Pamela Docherty answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      Had to do a bit of research (Google) on this one! Vicks Vaporub contains camphor oil which is toxic and can be lethal. It’s like any medication though, if you accidentally or intentionally overdose on it, there may be (potentially fatal) consequences. Sorry to get all serious on you, but I hope that answers your question!

    • Photo: anon

      anon answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      Unlikely. It’s more likely to clear your headache, make you breathe more easily and, if applied to your feet, clear up that fungal infection on your feet!

    • Photo: Freya Harrison

      Freya Harrison answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      I’m not a chemist or a pharmacist, so I don’t know much about drugs. But according to the list of ingredients Vicks vapour rub contains menthol (from mint), oil from the eucalyptus plant and camphor. I’m pretty sure that you can’t get high on any of those three. Camphor can be poisonous, but not at the very low levels you’d find it in vapour rub.

      If you wanted a cough cure that would also get you stoned, you’d have to travel back in time about a hundred years… until the end of the 1800s, cough medicines contained heroin 0_0 (It does stop you coughing, but obviously isn’t great for your health overall).

    • Photo: Katy Milne

      Katy Milne answered on 24 Mar 2010:

      I feel like, whichever way I answer this question, I will get in trouble! So I’m not going to.

Comments