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- Is this a danger to our youth?
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In a world
where illegal drugs run rampant,
did getting high just become
much easier? An online
music site may provide a legal
high that is undetectable, has
no health side effects, and can
be performed at your computer.
I-Doser
is a new online service that
sells musical tracks for prices
between $1-$5 per track.
Each track in their library is
named after a particular drug,
both legal and illegal.
The tracks are supposed to give
the listener a similar
experience to that of the drug
it is named after. These
tracks range from alcohol, to
marijuana, to sleep aids, to
ecstacy, to crystal meth, to
heroine. The site boasts
itself as a legal alternative to
the illicit drugs that are
rampant today. This sounds
very interesting, but does it
work?
In order to
understand I-Doser, you need to
understand the science
behind the service it provides.
Each track produces its mental
effects through the use of
binaural beats. For those
of you who are not familiar with
binaural
beats, it is a concept which
states that when two different
tones are played in opposite
ears, a beating sensation is
created in the brain. This
beating sensation is the effect
of the conflicting electrical
signals in your brain's
wiring. Needless to say,
headphones are a necessity when
trying to experience binaural
beats because they allow a
different frequency to be played
in each ear. In
experiments over the last
century, binaural beats have
been shown to create different
states of consciousness within
an individual. These
states of consciousness are the
result of different brain waves
that can be induced in a
person's psyche through the
beats. If you are familiar
with psychology, you know that
there are four different sets of
waves that are produced in our
brain: Alpha, Beta, Delta,
and Theta. When these
brain waves are mixed and
matched, I-Doser threorizes that
the listener experiences a
drug-like high or state of
consciousness.
Now that you
know the science behind it, we
can look at I-Doser and its
claims. I-Doser offers
countless tracks of just about
every drug you can imagine, each
one for purchase. Just
like I-Tunes, when you purchase
a track, you have unlimited use
of it. You can play these
tracks using the player that you
download from their website.
If you are interested in testing
I-Doser for yourself, the player
comes with two free tracks, one
of which is supposed to simulate
alcohol. It is strongly
recommended that you try the
sample tracks before you
purchase any of the drug tracks
because these do not work for
everyone. I-Doser states
that there are three classes of
people: Susceptible to Binaural
Beats, Originally Unsusceptible
to Binaural Beats, and Immune to
Binaural Beats. I-Doser
does not offer refunds, so order
wisely. The service also
makes a very bold claim that I
took note of. It states
that drug addicts can use these
tracks to supplement their drug
addictions and break them.
This seems like an unfounded
statement to me because I
can't figure out how listening
to these could possibly aid in
fighting a physical addiction.
In order to use I-Doser, you
must go to a serene
location, like your bed, and
relax with no distractions but
the music. After a while,
you should theoretically drift
off into another state of
conscousness.
The final
question is whether these drug
tracks are safe. I have
put considerable research into
this and all the sources keep
saying that using binaural beats
is, in fact, very safe.
Apparently the brain will slowly
adjust itself back to reality
when the track is done playing.
Since it does not actually
affect your body in any physical
way, there is little to worry
about. However, the one
safety concern I did see was a
line saying that these binaural
beats had a possibility of
causing epileptic seizures in
some people, much as bright
flashing lights can.
Another concern that is not
addressed is the possibility of
something bad happening while
you are "high". All
the same effects as the drug are
replicated, so driving after
using the alcohol track would be
a bad idea.
I cannot
tell you if I-Doser works or
not. That is something you
will have to try for yourself.
The one thing I will say is that
the idea behind it is very
fascinating, and the
consequences could cause quite a
stir. Things like DUI laws
and drug testing would be
obsolete to some using these
beats. This creates an
enormous rift in drug laws,
since it is essentially a legal
drug. The high you get
from binaural beats is both
undetectable, and as strong as
the real thing. It will be
very interesting to see the
response of the courts and law
enforcement if this service ever
becomes popular.
For more
information on I-Doser, check out
their FAQ.
Jason
"J. Klein" writes for the College
Critic blog, which he
operates. The College
Critic covers a great variety of
subjects and provides commentary
from the moderate perspective of
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