The use of binaural waves is anything but new, but its use by teenagers to purportedly cause in them illegal drug-like effects is considered a recent trend. The site, called, presents itself as the “leader in binaural brainwave audio doses,” and promotes its products as something that can “powerfully alter your moods.” The site has media social presence in popular sites like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, yes, the virtual communities your kids likely hang out with their friends for hours.īinaural waves are a scientific fact and the subject of neurophysiologists’ research, but the phenomenon consists, essentially, in sound frequencies and how the brain perceives them. After all, getting high with music is not illegal. If you are a concerned parent and believe this article is just going to give unhealthy ideas to your child, perhaps you may be interested in knowing that I-dosing even has a Web site entirely dedicated to the topic. This “drug” can be easily reached through a natural combination of a teenager’s favorite pastimes: the Internet, an MP3, and a set of earphones. Getting high with music –also called I-dosing– is closer to a young person’s mind, as close as it can be. That is exactly what a growing trend among kids consists of: listening to music to get high. Adults are not even close from being excluded from the influence and powerful attraction of music, but when it comes to the younger crowd, music is almost vital.Īs vital as it can be, music can also be harmful particularly when teenagers and young people use it to produce effects in them similar to illegal drugs like marijuana or cocaine. You find a “dealer” on the Internet who “hooks you up” with the “drug” by using your earphones as “drug paraphernalia.” Photo/illustration: Eduardo Barraza | Barriozona Magazine is to teenagers and young people what the discipline of silence is said to be for spirituality.
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