Man, I hope nobody tells Professor Marc that Homo sapiens have been documented inhaling benzene and other[X] potent neurotoxins to get high!

[X]edit: specifically with benzene, I was apparently wrong to call it a neurotoxin (its mechanisms of toxicity aren't neurological).

I had an inkling the article was BS for similar reasons. TTX blocks sodium channels. Nothing about that mechanism would get you “high”, unless by “high” you mean numbness and difficulty breathing.

I love how in the Twitter feed, people want to believe the article is true. Why? They love a cute story? Animals getting high is cool? The internet would never lie? They seem overinvested in it being true.

Thanks for that - the contrarian skeptic in me has been vindicated.

The wonders of the internet are allowing us to break down Gell-Mann Amnesia. Now when we see whimsical headlines like this one, we can just @ relevant academic authorities uninvolved in the story and bait them to debunk it.

Animals do like to sedate though including some samples in the article, we all know cats love catnip. Same with mice in tests. Even if this case it not fully confirmed or incorrect we do know animals partake in activities to have fun.