Contact high is a phenomenon that sometimes occurs in
peopleHumans are bipedal primates belonging to the species Homo sapiens in Hominidae, the great ape family. They are the only surviving member of the genus Homo. Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving...
and
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s who come into contact with someone who is under the influence of drugs. It involves a supposed transfer of the psychological state of highness. This is often attributed to things such as stale latent
cannabisCannabisalso known as marijuana or marihuana, and ganja , among many other namesrefers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug...
smoke and transcutaneous transfer of psychoactive chemicals. However, this may be better explained by the subconscious picking up on the user's "vibe" and
sociologicalSociology is the scientific or systematic study of human societies. It is a branch of social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, often with the goal of applying such...
factors.
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Contact high is a phenomenon that sometimes occurs in
peopleHumans are bipedal primates belonging to the species Homo sapiens in Hominidae, the great ape family. They are the only surviving member of the genus Homo. Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving...
and
animalAnimals are a major group of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously...
s who come into contact with someone who is under the influence of drugs. It involves a supposed transfer of the psychological state of highness. This is often attributed to things such as stale latent
cannabisCannabisalso known as marijuana or marihuana, and ganja , among many other namesrefers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug...
smoke and transcutaneous transfer of psychoactive chemicals. However, this may be better explained by the subconscious picking up on the user's "vibe" and
sociologicalSociology is the scientific or systematic study of human societies. It is a branch of social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, often with the goal of applying such...
factors.
A glossary of drug users' language from the 1970s describes the term as "a psychogenic “trip” without taking drugs by being close to somebody while he is on drugs. Incorrectly for the high obtained by inhaling the smoke of other marijuana smokers."
In Alexander Shulgin's
PiHKALPiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story is a book by Dr. Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin which was published in 1991. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics and/or empathogen-entactogens...
book under the 2C-I entry, a notable reaction is observed in a participant who takes a placebo, existing in an environment with other people who are under its influence.
Stanislav GrofStanislav Grof is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of altered states of consciousness for purposes of analysing, healing, and obtaining growth and insight into the human psyche...
, together with his wife Christina, experienced a contact high assisting a person under LSD therapy described in his book
When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Reality (2006) in Part 4 about Pecherskaya Lavra (p. 213, in German edition).
Cultural references
- Rocket Science
Rocket science is an informal term for aerospace engineering. It is the science and technology of flight.Due to the complexity and depth of this area of engineering Rocket science is an informal term for aerospace engineering. It is the science and technology of flight.Due to the complexity and...
released an album by the same name in 2002
- Scissor Sisters
The Scissor Sisters are a Grammy Award-nominated American band that formed in 2001. Their style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the club scene of New York City.The group take their name from a sexual position between women known as tribadism...
and Ike & Tina TurnerIke & Tina Turner were an American rock & roll and soul duo, made of the husband-and-wife team of Ike Turner and Tina Turner in the 1960s and 1970s. Spanning sixteen years together as a recording group, the duo played among its repertoire, rock & roll, soul, blues and funk...
also had B-side songs by the same name
- The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance...
' 1989 song "Kokomo-Places:* Kokomo, Indiana, a city located in Howard County, Indiana, United States** Indiana University Kokomo* Kokomo, Mississippi, United States* Kokomo, Hawaii, United States - on the island of Maui...
" contains the line, "that dreamy look in your eye give me a tropical contact high"
- Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer.He began his career as a member of the rap group N.W.A along with group leader Eazy-E, and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. In 1992, he married Kimberly...
's song "Once Upon a Time in the Projects" contains the line "'cause I was buzzed from the contact"
- The Austrian movie Contact High deals with this phenomenon
- The Godz' first album is entitled Contact High With The Godz
- Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group...
Blair informs Serena that Chuck could have given a contact high to half of Manhattan
- Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album...
's song "Old Time's Sake" off the "Relapse" contains the line "Come on, smoke me up, cuz, give me contact buzz!"
- In an episode of
"Boys Do Cry" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. The title is a parody of the Academy Award winning film "Boys Don't Cry".-Plot summary:...
Family GuyFamily Guy is an American animated television sitcom, created by Seth MacFarlane, for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family which consists of Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and their pet dog Brian...
, StewieStewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin is a fictional character in the animated series Family Guy voiced by Seth MacFarlane. Previously obsessed with world domination and matricide, Stewie is the youngest child of Peter and Lois Griffin...
gets a contact high from Meg who is laying on the couch completely flat from PotCannabisalso known as marijuana or marihuana, and ganja , among many other namesrefers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug...
.