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One or more characters accidentally partakes of some behavior-altering substance. There are several ways this can happen:

* Characters consume a tasty treat which, unbeknownst to them, is laced with drugs, or confuse an alcoholic beverage like vodka or sake for a soft drink.

* Characters unintentionally take more than the recommended dose of painkillers or some other prescription drug.

* Characters are accidentally or maliciously exposed to an exotic substance.

 

However it happens, they wind up behaving in a very loopy manner.

 

 

 

The alcoholic subtrope is [[Unsuspectingly Soused]].

 

As the [[Real Life]] section shows, this is a [[Don't Try This At Home|VERY bad idea]] in [[Real Life]], regardless of the legality or illegality of the substance in question. It ignores the concepts of "set and setting" that are essential to any ''good'' experience with a substance and essential to avoiding doing things - like driving or interacting with police for example - that could lead to a very dangerous situation, may induce fear and terror in someone who ''does not know'' what is happening to them - which is almost a guaranteed recipe for a "bad trip" with some drugs and for a generally bad day with everything. Finally, with some drugs (everything from alcohol to ecstasy and sedatives) this can set someone up for [[Date Rape]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

 

{{quote| '''Usagi:''' ''(butting into a discussion on the theory of relativity)'' The pudding of relativity? Let's see... Well, in other words, you take milk, eggs and sugar, and stir it all up. Then you put a lid on it, and for about 30 minutes, you steam it... Oh! And if you forget the whipped cream, you're no good as a woman. Yeah.}}

** Even funnier is the fact that the Americans she's speaking to at the party during this play along with it, seeming to be actually interested in this and finding it a new and unique take on the subject before Mamoru escorts her elsewhere.

{{quote| '''Superman''': Wait, do you smell that? Somebody's making ''brownies''. *''Runs to the window and looks out across the vast gulf of space between the Watchtower and Earth''* Yes! Brownies! In ''North Dakota!'' We have to go to North Dakota. ''Right. Now.'' ([http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/1073332.html here is a LJ post of the comic])}}

* In Jeff Smith's ''[[Bone]]'', Thorn and Fone Bone get tipsy from hiding in the woods and eating nothing but berries. The berries could have fermented. This happens in [[Real Life]], and birds get drunk from the juice and fly into things. [[Hilarity Ensues]]

* In ''[[Dork Tower]]'', this happens to Ken after he tries one of Igor's sugar-overloaded "[http://www.dorkstock.com/IgorBars.html Igor bars]". He passes out four seconds later...

* In [[Stone Soup]], the eldest daughter tastes parts of the batter for a cake her grandma was making for the holidays. She then proceeds to slur her words (more specifically, she starts slurring "few"), with the grandmother being unaware until after she starts slurring. Then it cuts to the grandmother's daughters expressing shock that the grandmother let the eldest granddaughter taste the batter for the rum cake she was making, and wondered how much she ended up tasting as the grandmother looks sheepishly while the granddaughter is stating she loves her grandma in a very loopy manner.

* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic ''The Well of Shadows'' Professors Hillary and Gregory Proteus, {{spoiler|who are Harry and Ginny's future selves}} do this to Severus Snape. The first we hear about this is when Snape greets his class with a bright "Good mornin' all you happy people!". [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity and disbelief ensue]].

* In Chapter 13 of Daniel Jess Gibson's [http://home.att.net/~danjess.gibson/headers.htm megacrossover fanfiction ''Sic Semper Morituri,''] one character, while recovering from emergency surgery and loopy from drugs, [[UST|grabs another character and kisses him on the mouth]], in front of his girlfriend, no less. The reader may find this to be welcome [[Breather Episode|comic relief]] after some rather horrific events. Or [[Narm|not]].

* The [[DC Nation]] plot "The Lotus Eaters," the Titans come to a planet used as a place of healing and vacation spot for Tamaranians when Starfire fails to check in. While [[Government Drug Enforcement|it turns out Blackfire sent some mercs to turn the place into a soma factory]], a snoot-ful of the toxin in question sends Gar and Kon into giggly, happy drunk territory, complete with the "I love you man." Best line ever from Superboy when Beast Boy changes into a squid, "I am NOT a Japanese Schoolgirl!"

* In the ''[[X Men]]'' fan fic, ''[http://www.comicfic.net/fic/alicia/coffee.htm The Shi'ar Coffee Story]'', a sleepy Cable accidentally drank some experimental brew that happened to be in a coffee maker. Cable ended up running around, singing, and apparently had to be knocked out by Jean after a while.

* The fandom isn't sure ''just'' what happened in the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' short story ''Remote Island Syndrome''; all we know is that [[Unreliable Narrator|Kyon]] mentions secondhand stories from Itsuki that he and Haruhi got drunk and acted "[[Noodle Incident|quite disgracefully]]", which isn't shown in the anime. Naturally, [[WMG|WMGs]] abound.

* In ''[[The Wise Mans Fear]]'', Ambrose attempts to sabotage Kvothe's admissions exam by slipping him a {{spoiler|"[[A Worldwide Punomenon|plum bob]]," a concoction that lowers a subjects inhibitions but otherwise leaves them seeming clear and coherent.}}

* In the first book of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry is in his apartment when his love interest, Susan shows up, followed shortly by a demon set on killing him. Harry tells Susan to go into the basement and drink an escape potion while he deals with the demon...only to find out shortly after that she accidentally drank the "super tequila" love potion he had brewed earlier instead.

 

 

'''Jake the Snake:''' You're arguing with ''yourself''!<br />

'''Jane:''' Well, so are you! }}

{{quote| '''Sally''': Susan, I'm being mocked by a ''talking penis.''<br />

'''Susan''': I know...<br />

** Sheldon also has a cup of coffee which acts on him like he's taken speed.

*** Although he's seen drinking many a can of soda which [[Fridge Logic|contain more caffeine than coffee]]

* In one episode of ''[[Eleventh Hour]]'', (The American one), Jacob Hood ended up ingesting PCP. However, this was not played for laughs, and instead was taking seriously as he starts talking about philosophy and being alone.

{{quote| If Kraus is correct then we appear to be living in the worst of all possible universes. But if that isn't right then the universe is receding into the threshold of the unknowable. But if Newton is correct, then all matter will dissolve into nothing. The universe is dying and we're all alone.}}

{{quote| '''Jack:''' ''(very rapidly, drinking iced coffee)'' Hey, friends, lovers, mothers, and other strangers. You're never going to believe what happened to me. ''(almost trips)'' Oh, my gosh! Did you see that? I almost did the half nelson. I almost bruised my delicates, my delicates, my domo arigato Mr. Tomatoes. ''(takes a huge belt of coffee)'' Huge news! I have met--are you ready for this? Mr. Right. Well, Mr. Right-Now, anyway. Ba-da-bum! Good night, folks, I'm here all week. Jack 2000! He works over at the Jumpin' Java. You know that coffee shop on 72nd? And his name is Paul. He is cute with a capital "Q"! And the busier it gets, the hotter he gets. And the hotter he gets, the sweatier he gets. And the sweatier he gets-- I forgot where I'm going with this, but the point is... ''(drinks again)'' Me likey he, and he likey me. And the best part is--shaZAM--he gives me free iced coffee every time I go in, which is every hour on the hour. Thank you very much! And occasionally on the half hour! ''(sing-song)'' Bah-da-da-da-da! Blblblbt! ''(exits, to much applause from the studio audience)''}}

** Also lampshaded in another episode where Will becomes 'addicted' to his painkillers in the course of a weekend after falling off his "man-clog," exhibiting laid-back behavior which disturbs Grace: "Okay, now you're freakin' me out!! There are crumbs on the carpet, your robe doesn't match your socks, and, oh, my God, there's no product in your hair! I'm calling 9-1-1!" (Episode also features the line "oooh, crackwhores are sneaky!", which this troper finds very quotable.)

* A mild case is in the 'Criminal Incarcerated' episode of ''[[Life Unexpected]]'', where Cate starts speaking her mind on air after having eaten some of the banana bread Ryan's sister made... which is laced with pot.

* On [[Law and Order Special Victims Unit|Law and Order: SVU]], Olivia accidentally breathes in toxic mushroom fumes which cause her to become confused... to say the least.

* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', Antimony and Kat eat enough cherries from a tree taken from Gillitie Wood to stain their hands and clothes red. They get tipsy, and [[Mood Whiplash]] or two ensues.

** Much later Annie looked suspiciously like this after the [[Cuddle Bug|warm welcome]] of Foley kids in Chapter 36. It's not quite clear whether this happens because she let her emotions run free in a [[Heartwarming Moment]] or because she was {{spoiler|[[Astral Projection|out-of-body]]'ed in a crowd of ex-fairies}}.

* In a Christmas arc in ''[[Pv P]]'', Skull gets stoned on a bad orange julius and ends up taking a job as a [[Mall Santa]].

* [http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/197 This strip] of ''[[Loserz]]''. And it was just ''coffee''.

* This is how [[The Beatles]] got introduced to acid. John and George were visiting their dentist/friend for dinner one night in April 1965, and he spiked their coffee with the stuff. They liked it enough to share it with Ringo. Paul was reluctant, holding out for about a year before breaking down and trying it. He still preferred weed.

** Also: supposedly Patti [[La Belle]]'s trippy monologue in the Labelle version of Cat Stevens' "Moon Shadow" was the result of an unwitting acid trip.

* Ever watch a cat come off of tranquilizers? [[Hilarity Ensues]]

** Depending on the cat, you can get the same effect when they're coming off catnip. Some cats will wander around high and lean against the wall to keep from falling over while washing their leg, while others will become incredibly spastic and tear around the room with their pupils dilated.

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