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Re:Global warming: Why the world has taken to chilies by josefresco on Monday December 29, 2008 @11:07AM (#413089)
"Among other things, that may give a scientific explanation for the habit, not formally researched, of snorting the 'pink fix' (a mixture of cocaine and chili powder)."

Anyone have any more information on this?

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Re:Global warming: Why the world has taken to chilies by bd on Monday December 29, 2008 @04:43PM (#413508)
Although without any information on the real "pink fix", this MetaFilter thread on chili peppers is quite awesome:

http://www.metafilter.com/58885/Pink-fix

Teaser: capsaicin works by hacking our heat and pain receptors. It's a signal, telling us there is danger when there is actually nothing wrong going on.

Its presence in chili peppers may evolved for discrimination among animals that would digest seeds (mammals) vs. ones that would just spread seeds (birds).

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