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Sound As the New Illegal Narcotic?

ehrichweiss writes "The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is warning parents and teachers of a new threat to our children: sounds. Apparently kids are now discovering binaural beats and using them to get 'physiological effects.' The report goes on with everyone suggesting that such aural experiences will act as a gateway to drug usage and even has one student claiming there are 'demons' involved. Anyone who has used one of those light/sound machines knows all about the effects that these sounds will give and to state that they will lead kids to do drugs is nonsense at best. It seems the trend in scaring the citizens with a made-up problem has gone to the next level."

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  1. what wacko out there actually beleives this? by freeballer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'll be honest. I'm going to go an listen to some.. But how is this news?
    its neer been proven audio/radio waves have any effect on anything.. Let alone the human mind
    we can't even have a consensus on cell phone = cancer and I'm suppost to take this seriously?
    I think the kids are mind-f--king their parents and seeing how !@#$% stupid they are.
    This is why the states and all over the world can't find a \\sensible\\ drug policy. Too many
    wackos stirring up stupid bull-sh-t. Instead of pointing and laughing at their stupidity
    somehow these "people" are taken seriously