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* ''[[Doctor Strangelove]]''—Yes, some nutjobs actually thought fluoridated water was this trope, a communist plot to pollute our precious bodily fluids.
** Some still do (see Real Life folder).
* ''[[Equilibrium]]''—Prozium injections suppress emotions. The injections are in tiny vials shaped like bullets, and injected with a device that looks like a gun, directly into the neck, [[Anvilicious|just in case we didn't get that it was a form of metaphorical suicide of the self]].
* ''Panther''—The hoary old conspiracy theory that the U.S. government secretly invented crack and encouraged gangsters to sell drugs in the Black ghettoes to keep Blacks down is presented as fact.
* ''[[Serenity]]'' -- {{spoiler|The Alliance dispersed G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate, a drug designed to reduce aggression, into the atmosphere of the planet Miranda. [[Gone Horribly Right|Ninety-nine point nine percent of the population became so docile that they lay down and let themselves starve to death]], and one tenth of a percent become the [[Exclusively Evil|maniacal, cannibalistic Reavers]]}}. Oops.
* ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]''—Future soldiers in an endless [[Bug War]] are allowed otherwise-illegal drugs, including time-released cocaine, to keep them awake and alert during prolonged engagements.
* ''[[THX 1138]]'' had the populace kept under control with sedatives, to prevent them from having sex, or otherwise acting in unapproved ways.
* ''[[Children of Men]]''. Numerous advertisements are seen for 'Quietus', which is either available on demand or is actually issued together with each citizen's anti-depressant ration. The instructions assure the would-be user that not only is it quick and painless, but no-one has survived taking it.
* In ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' the [[Mega Corp]] GeneCo (which is the closest thing to a government the setting represents) produces the highly addictive and euphoric painkiller Zydrate, which it uses in all of its surgical operations. Since the vast majority of the population will require at least one organ transplant, a huge majority are addicted to Zydrate, and the fact that most of the rest become addicted to surgery means that Zydrate is in high demand so that surgeries can be engaged in casually. GeneCo's monopoly on Zydrate and synthetic organs is thus vital to its controlling the populace (preventing anyone from questioning their [[Theyd Cut You Up|repossession policies]]), and attempts to illegally acquire Zydrate from corpses are usually met with lethal force. Zydrate addiction recovery programs are also under GeneCo's control. It is also likely that post-surgery addiction to the (expensive) Zydrate is the reason that so many miss their organ payments.
* In ''[[Wild In The Streets]]'', the first teenage president forces all the grown-ups into concentration camps and fed LSD.
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* ''[[Battlefield Earth]]''—The evil alien [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Psychlos]] are being manipulated by the even more evil [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Catrists]] through brain surgery and mind control drugs, to prevent them from allowing advanced technology from falling into the hands of less-advanced species.
* ''[[Brave New World (novel)|Brave New World]]''—Soma, a euphoric drug that keeps everyone happy, no matter how awful or boring their life becomes. Plus, everyone must take birth control drugs to ensure that all children are born in government-run in-vitro baby farms. Finally, the lower castes are given alcohol while still in-vitro to make them <s> stupid</s> physically and mentally challenged, so they accept their low-level menial tasks as merely their proper lot in life.
* ''[[The Forever War]]''—Future soldiers in an endless war are allowed otherwise-illegal drugs to keep them awake and alert for long periods of time.
** A much better example from the same book is when the main character visits his mother early in the war (Roughly 30 years has passed since he left due to relativistic effects.) His brother, who lives on Luna, tells him not to smoke his mother's pot ration, because Earth pot is drugged.
* ''[[House of the Scorpion]]'' Clones, in order for the general populace to be able to accept their status as nonhuman, must be given drugs at birth to stunt their intelligence. The protagonist Matt is an exception to the rule.
* In the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' universe, the evil corporation Manpower, Inc. uses a combination of genetic engineering and powerful medication to control a population of "genetic slaves" to do manual labor, serve as [[Super Soldiers]], and act as sex slaves. Also, it's heavily hinted that Haven used drugs in the drinking water and food supply to keep a lid on rebellious proles in their welfare state gone wild. In a slightly more benevolent mode, it's a given that all the militaries which have men and women serving in the same units require them to be on contraceptives while on active duty. This is also apparently the policy regarding prisoners of war, explicitly stated as being the practice on the Havenite prison planet Hell where the food was laced with them.
* ''[[The Giver]]''—Aside from the usual birth control pills, people are given painkillers for every little hurt, to keep them from feeling even that most basic of emotions, pain.
** It's not just birth control with the painkillers—the mandatory pills also remove "stirrings," or sexual desire. Jonas is put on the pills soon after he has his first [[Erotic Dream]] about Fiona, a female friend.
* In the ''[[Green-Sky Trilogy]]'', the Wissenberry is considered sacred and given out freely among the Kindar population to abate any kind of physical or "mind" pain. Teachers even pass them out in school to keep the children calm and compliant. (Snyder was a teacher, and the school system drugging unruly students is [[Older Than They Think]]). Raamo's [[Ill Girl|eight-year-old sister is "wasting" to death]] due to her addiction to the Berries. Widespread addiction in the population is also cited as one of the symptoms of the society itself being ill. To a lesser extent, birth control wafers are passed out among Kindar from the ages of 13-25 so that the youth can obstensibly concentrate on their apprenticeships. Ol-Zhaan, however, are forbidden families of their own.
* ''[[This Perfect Day]]''—Mandatory treatments keep everyone peaceful, helpful, and kind...and suppress the sex drive and other emotions, as well as preventing unapproved pregnancies.
* The Disciples Of The Black God in ''The [[Illuminatus]]! Trilogy'' traffic heroin to keep the ghettos from becoming riot hotspots. What motive they, as a black militant, Afro-centric, anti-goverment group, have in this, isn't exactly explained.
** Also inverted: at one point it's explained that the Illuminati has an experimental program going on to keep main population dull and bored - the manager in charge of the project {{spoiler|F.D. Roosevelt!}} explains how they remain immune because they're allowed access to Weishaupt's wonder herb, namely cannabis.
* ''The Awakening Water'', in which the water supply is spiked with an unspecified drug to keep people (or at least workers) docile and stupid.
* "Welcome to the Monkey House" a short story by [[Kurt Vonnegut]] had everyone taking something that numbed the groin area and prevented having sex for pleasure in order to keep the population down. The title came from the fact it was invented by a zoo veterinarian who was also a devout Christian upset by the monkeys having sex unabashedly in full view of everyone, so it was first used to cut that nonsense out.
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' - The Initiative, an undercover demon hunting operation bent on creating a [[Biological Mashup]] of demon/human/cybernetic parts, secretly feeds its very human agents with performance enhancing drugs. Expect usual withdrawal symptoms.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]''—The government and Psi Corps required that any telepath who refused to join the Corps and accept Corps discipline take drugs to suppress their telepathic abilities. Unsurprisingly, this is worse than it sounds. The drugs also make you suicidally depressed, which is what happened to Ivanova's mother.
* ''[[Blake's
** In the pilot, the Federation's food and water supplies are laced with "emotional suppressants." The rebel approaching Blake insists he eat or drink nothing for three days to get them out of his system.
* ''[[Sliders]]''—On one of the [[Planet of Hats]] alternate worlds they visit, the U.S. government mandates drug use, and the alternate Quinn Mallory is a leader of the anti-drug resistance.
** The reason for this was Einstein becoming a neurochemist instead of physicist. Don't ask.
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*** Speaking of which, the above mentioned counterpart of Quinn's, the one leading the anti-drug resistance? A video shows that he's a ''hippie''. And that his message is to "[[Crowning Moment of Funny|Get low]]."
** All people (in US, at least) have implants in their arms that allow for direct intravenous injections without risk of infection. Using syringes is seen as barbaric. The police make sure everyone stays tranquil and happy. If someone acts out, they shoot them... with a tranquilizer gun.
* ''[[Star Trek]]''—Done several times over the series and movies, both in the Federation and on various [[Planet of Hats]] worlds.
** ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' Episode "Symbiosis", where Planet A helps Planet B overcome a plague by selling them medicine...medicine which is also a highly addictive drug. When the plague is long gone, Planet A doesn't tell Planet B, so they will keep buying and using the drug, even though it's bankrupting their society.
** Also, in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]]'' pilot episode, Q mentions that, during the late-21st century wars [[After the End|of WW3 and its aftermath]], human supersoldiers were constantly hopped up on narcotics to give them endurance, strength, and artificial courage bordering on insanity.
** In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', the Jem'Hadar are kept under control by the Founders with their genetic addiction to Ketracel White, sort of a combination narcotic and nutrient supplement.
** The movie ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection|Star Trek Insurrection]]'' features the alien Son'a, who want to take over a peaceful planet in order to use its naturally-occurring radiation as a mandatory life-extending drug for their own population.
*** Manufacture of ketracel white was also stated to be one of the Son'a's main industries, with the implication, confirmed in an episode of [[Deep Space Nine]], that the Dominion were their main clients.
* Several episodes of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' and ''[[The Outer Limits]]''.
* At any given moment in the Village, the water, the food, and even the air may be spiked to make you more comfortable. Constant drugging is all part of being in ''[[The Prisoner]]''.
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