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Contact high is a phenomenon that sometimes occurs in people and animals who come into contact with someone who is under the influence of drugs. It involves a supposed transfer of the psychological state of highness. This is often attributed to things such as stale latent cannabis smoke and transcutaneous transfer of psychoactive chemicals.^{[citation needed]} However, this may be better explained by the subconscious picking up on the user's "vibe" and sociological factors.^{[citation needed]} A glossary of drug users' language from the 1970s describes the term as "a psychogenic “trip” without taking drugs by being close to somebody while he is on drugs. Incorrectly for the high obtained by inhaling the smoke of other marijuana smokers."^[1]

In Alexander Shulgin's PiHKAL book under the 2C-I entry, a notable reaction is observed in a participant who takes a placebo, existing in an environment with other people who are under its influence.

Stanislav Grof, together with his wife Christina, experienced a contact high assisting a person under LSD therapy described in his book When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Reality (2006) in Part 4 about Pecherskaya Lavra (p. 213, in German edition).

[edit] Cultural references

• Rocket Science released an album by the same name in 2002
• Scissor Sisters and Ike & Tina Turner also had B-side songs by the same name
• The Beach Boys' 1989 song "Kokomo" contains the line, "that dreamy look in your eye give me a tropical contact high"
• Ice Cube's song "Once Upon a Time in the Projects" contains the line "'cause I was buzzed from the contact"^[2]
• The Austrian movie Contact High deals with this phenomenon^[3]
• The Godz' first album is entitled Contact High With The Godz
• Gossip Girl Blair informs Serena that Chuck could have given a contact high to half of Manhattan
• Eminem's song "Old Time's Sake" off the "Relapse" contains the line "Come on, smoke me up, cuz, give me contact buzz!"
• In an episode of Family Guy, Stewie gets a contact high from Meg who is laying on the couch completely flat from smoking Marijuana.

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