Narcotic nutmeg

It may sound a little nutty, but your friends are partially correct. Nutmeg, a spice commonly used to flavor lattes, sweets, and other foods has also been reported to produce a high that is similar to the one obtained with marijuana. Originating from the Myristica fragans tree in Indonesia, the seed is now grown and used globally, mostly for cooking but sometimes as a narcotic. However, for the purposes of getting high, nutmeg is not a commonly used substance. The Illinois Poison Center found that over a ten year period there were only 32 cases of nutmeg poisonings and less than half were intentional (most of which were teenagers). When it's used to get high, nutmeg can lead to some pretty extreme and harmful side effects (more on these later). Want to know more about this spicy substance? Read on!