JENKEM

Jenkem is an hallucinogenic inhalant that is made from fermented human waste. It’s popular among Zambian street children that store the waste in a bottle for weeks. The methanol that forms in the bottle is inhaled to create visual and auditory hallucinations for about an hour.

A 1999 report interviewed a user, who said, “With glue, I just hear voices in my head. But with jenkem, I see visions. I see my mother who is dead and I forget about the problems in my life.”