i-Dosing 数码毒品

This is the world of ‘i-Dosing’, the new craze sweeping the Internet in which teenagers used so-called ‘digital drugs’ (music) to change their brains in the same way as real-life narcotics.

“数码毒品”（i-Dosing）是席卷互联网的一个新潮流。青少年网民用所谓的“数码毒品”音乐让他们的大脑达到很high（兴奋）的状态，就像吸食了毒品一样。

They believe the repetitive drone-like music will give them a ‘high’ that takes them out of reality, only legally available and downloadable on the Internet.

他们认为那种不断重复的单一节奏的音乐会让他们high起来，带他们逃离现实生活。这种类型的音乐只能通过互联网合法下载。

I-Dosing tracks have imposing names such as ‘Gates of Hades’ or ‘Hand of God’ which are ten minutes long - some sound like a ship’s horn being repeated again and again whilst others are more abrasive and resemble cheap synthesizers being played very fast.

“数码毒品”类音乐一般都会取像“地狱之门”或“上帝之手”之类的名字，持续时间约为10分钟，有的听着像轮船汽笛不断重复的声音，有的则更加刺耳，像廉价音乐合成器快速演奏时发出的声音。

Not everyone is taking i-Dosing seriously, but since it could indicate a willingness to experiment with real drugs, warnings have been issued in some parts of the US to prevent children to do it.

 虽然有些人并没有把“数码毒品”当回事，不过考虑到这种行为可能会引导青少年尝试实体毒品，美国一些地区已经发布预警，防止青少年使用“数码毒品”。