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Narcotics are addictive, albeit illegal, substances used for their pleasurable side-effects, as opposed to combat drugs that are used to strengthen the body and mind for battle (notable on the battlefield, or in gladiatorial arenas). Narcotics can be be ingested in a variety of forms. Most notable are being inhaled by smoking or injected directly into the bloodstream. Some narcotics share both methods, or take on other forms of use entirely. Smokable forms are commonly kept in paper cylinders, much like a common cigarette, and are ingested using an igniter and a form of filter. Injected versions are held in injector vials or other forms of containment. Narcotics can take many forms: rocks, glass, plants, gases, liquids, etc.

Obscura

Obscura is a common, and highly addictive drug. It is found amongst the middle- and upper-class citizens of the Imperium, as well as the followers of Slaanesh. It has both smoking and injecting versions.

Note-worthy obscura users are:

Lho-Leaf

Lho-leaf is a drug considered less serious than obscura, but still considered a narcotic in most places. Lho comes in narc-tubes, and is smoked through numerous forms of filters. It is used, at least by Midas Betancore, as a substitute for obscura. It is assumed that lho is a plant that is harvested, and dried. Depending on location in the Universe, lho is either a tolerated recreational item, or a shunned and forbidden narcotic. It is speculated that lho is a form of the Tobacco plant.

Notable Users:

Flects

Flects are first truly noticed by the Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor. They are discovered to be psycho-active pieces of glass retrieved from Imperium patrolled and forbidden space. Flects are the pieces of window glass blown out from the devastated hives in Lucky Space. The pieces of hive glass had been exposed to the powers of a warp storm for several centuries. The name flects, is a play on "reflection", in reference to the fact that when one looks into the piece of glass, it is unknown what they see. Sometimes it is a positive experience, other times it is not. Flects have been documented as being able to drive a human being insane, and are known to give a sense of euphoria upon gazing into its surface.

Gladstones

Gladstones are rocks that are slightly psyk-reactive. They can be held in the palm of ones hand, or held under ones tongue. They have been documented to provide a sense of well-being (described as a warm, blissful sensation) and sublime for days, possibly weeks on a single use. However, as they alter the users state of mind, the Imperium has deemed them illegal. They are usually a pale stone (commonly yellowish in color), smooth sided, rounded and warm to the touch. They are mined on distant outworlds and are found to be extremely popular in twist clubs and lounges.

Grinweed

Little is known about grinweed except that it makes the user lose all sense of reality. The name "grinweed" originates from the fact that it is known to make the user "grin" upon ingestion. It takes the form of a plant, of unknown origin, that is reputably either made into a tea, or smoked much like lho.

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