Re: Damnn
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uhh who orginally discovered this and what the hell were they doing?
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serious answer:
..."originally emerged amongst Zambian street children some time before the mid-1990s."
According to a 1998 report in The New York Times, Fountain of Hope, a non-profit organization, informs that Jenkem is used by street children in Lusaka, Zambia to obtain a "powerful high".[3] A 2002 multi-authored report implemented by nine voluntary organizations in Zambia, headed by Fountain of Hope and financed by among others UNICEF and prepared by Project Concern International, Zambia and Dr. Musonda Lemba, Consultant, University of Zambia, titled "Rapid Assessment of Street Children In Lusaka," Jenkem is listed as the third most popular drug among Lusaka's street children, following Dagga (cannabis) and "glue and Dagga" but ahead of "Ballan" (uncured tobacco) and petrol.[4] 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]
--- from wikipedia, ldo
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