Tulsa, OK- The teenage search for the next high is going digital.
A website called i-doser.com promises altered states of awareness through, not street or prescription drugs or herbs, but sounds called binaural beats.
On Youtube you can see clips of teens getting, what they say, is a digital high.
The program is basically a collection of these binaural beats.
Some people think listening to them gives them a high similar to what cocaine, meth or speed would offer.
I tried it out, but only for 30 seconds. The recommended time for it to work is much longer- 30 minutes or so.
It just made me a little sleepy.
"I think it would be very dangerous because your brain would perceive that as an opiate," said Dr. William Yarborough, an addiction specialist with the University of Oklahoma.
He says as far as he knows, there's no scientific evidence to back up these claims. But, he does see where listening could have some type of effect on the brain.
"Music is the most powerful mood-altering thing outside of drugs," said Dr. Yarborough. "It could cause your brain to go into, what we call, a dissociative state."
Similar, he says, to street drugs like PCP or LSD.
"If you really like this and someone told you it was like crack cocaine, maybe you'd have an urge to try crack cocaine," he said.
But, Dr. Yarborough cautions parents against having a knee-jerk reaction.
"If your kids are going to school, making good grades and playing sports, and they decide to try this once, it's probably not the end of the world. But if they become consumed with it, like anything else, it can be very damaging."
When you get onto the I-Doser homepage, there's a disclaimer saying no one under 18 years old should use the site. It also warns against driving a car or operating heavy machinery.
