what drug do they do?
whats the drug Ben, Diondra and Trey sniff in the field before they axe some cows?
shareI forget the name of it, but I too was interested and looked it up. It wasn't a real drug.
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I could have sworn I heard them say the drug was "Rush" (aka poppers).
sharewhatever it was enabled them to be coherent enough to recommend it to the only idiot who hadn't taken it.
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They called it "Devil's Rush" same as in the book. Probably made up for the story to go along with the devil worshipping theme. There is a chinese herb with a name that translates as devil's rush also known as medulla junci, but it is not a controlled substance.
sharePCP. It can be snorted and causes meth-like energy, PLUS hallucinations and aggression. Diondra says she's "hearing voices in her head" when she follows Ben into his house, and he says it's just a side effect of the drug. She was a screwed up chick, but the PCP may have played into her murdering the sister (not that it excuses her behavior).
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Trey called it Devil's Rush. Not a real "Drug" that I have ever heard of. The way it hit them so fast I would say they did some pretty strong Meth. The purer the crystal the stronger the high. It's like "Super Speed" In real life people are dying from it. There is a huge market in the club scene and gay bar scene. It also is attributed to a lot of HIV infections because it makes the person feel like they can do anything so the users do a lot of anonymous hooking up without protection. Nasty Nasty stuff.
sharePCP seems most likely because is was the '80s. Was meth a thing back then? It also makes you hallucinate.
shareI know exactly what it was! It was called "Rush". In the late 80s I lived in Minn and you could buy it up there in liquor stores. It was legal and came in liquid form in small little bottles. Sniff the fumes and get a major "rush". Stupidly my friends and I would do it from time to time. I doubt it's even around anymore.
It does not cause hallucinations. I think Diondra was exaggerating and/or making things up to play on Ben - to manipulate him into doing what she wanted.
Rush is definitely still around now. At least it is in NYC. I had to hide bottles of it from my neighbor/gaybor/BFF on a few occasions, most recently being a year or so ago.
In a drunken, late night haze, he would buy a bottle or two of Rush at the corner bodega, thinking that it was THE MOST BRILLIANT IDEA HE EVER HAD. But I never really won those battles. He would just run out and buy another when I wouldn't give the secret location up. And then the next morning I would always get that regretful text, saying "WHY'D YOU LET ME DO POPPERS LAST NIGHT?!"
Ah, what fond memories. Thank Xenu that I moved out of NY. Even if I do miss the crazy.