Comments on: I'm almost dumb enough just to try one. Almost.

Question: I'm almost dumb enough just to try one. Almost.

Simon! — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:34:45 -0800

Help me identify this pill. I stumbled on a pile of these pills in a drawer where some children could and probably did have the chance get to them. They're neon, yellowy green, with a J printed on one side - if there weren't 40 of them, all the same, I'd assume they were candy. Which they might be. But I might end up having to deal with medical repercussions here - if they look familiar to you, I could really use some clues.

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By: PowerCat

PowerCat — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:46:39 -0800

Those look like recreational pills. Speed? ecstasy?
What you need is a guinea pig. Most drug addicts will be happy to try mystery pills.

By: procrastination

procrastination — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:49:06 -0800

If it is a prescription pill, the drug identifier at drugs.com doesn't recognize it. Nor does the one at healthline.

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:51:43 -0800

Seconding ecstasy.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:52:07 -0800

it's hard to tell from the pics, but they look mottled in color/composition. that would make me guess that they were cheaply pressed recreational pills.

By: Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America

Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:53:08 -0800

Compare to ecstacy pills.

By: ktrey

ktrey — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:54:49 -0800

Posting for my girlfriend, who is a Pharmacy Tech in the United States:
drugs.com and healthline are for US drugs. As the poster is located in Canada, the sites are nearly impotent, unless the pill in question is not a generic, which seems unlikely.

By: Inspector.Gadget

Inspector.Gadget — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:11 -0800

Either ecstasy or something else pretending to be ecstasy. Note the resemblance to a sizeable number of pills on this page in the last month alone. Don't pop one, could be speed or whatever else.

By: Hogermite

Hogermite — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:46 -0800

Being an addict, my first and strongest thought is ecstasy....the bright color and size are very similar to most ecstasy i've seen...the one difference is that the press isn't readily recognizable...at least not to me....not sure as to your level of familiarity with them, but most images pressed on them are dolphins, brand logos, guns, smiley faces, things like that....not sure what the heck that impression is....almost looks like a J from the side...dancesafe.org and pillreports.com are sites where people have tested their pills for quality - i.e. have it tested for the presence of mdma (among other chemicals) - think they used to have people send in their pills for testing, but if i remember correctly, now they just sell the testing kits....i doubt the curiosity extends to purchasing an ecstasy testing kit though... :)

By: sunshinesky

sunshinesky — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:02:45 -0800

Just a guess but, Jone soda candy?

That was my first guess after E, but I couldn't find any pill reports with that print.

By: sunshinesky

sunshinesky — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:04:42 -0800

upon looking, it's TOTALLY a jones soda "J" but, this of course does not guarantee it's not ecstasy- give it a lick, maybe? If it is a drug, that shouldn't kill you, and if it's candy you'll know!

By: mendel

mendel — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:05:06 -0800

If I read you right, and you're concerned that a child did get access to those pills, call the Ontario Poison Centre: (416) 813-5900.

By: sunshinesky

sunshinesky — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:08:43 -0800

I'm convinced

By: jabberjaw

jabberjaw — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:09:48 -0800

Jones Soda Candy: flickr

By: mnology

mnology — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:12:27 -0800

I got the apple green Jones Soda carbonated candy as a gift. It's them. Flickr pictures and the typeface pretty much solidify it for me.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:13:50 -0800

Poison Centre?!?

Those are Green Apple flavor Jones Soda Carbonated Candy.

I suppose it's possible somebody made a speed pill that looks just like Green Apple flavor Jones Soda Carbonated Candy but why bother?

You could taste one and see if it is, in fact, Jones Candy. It's not like tasting it will make you take off all your clothes and dance around with glow sticks even if it isn't candy.

But still: Jones Candy.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:14:39 -0800

(note: if its speed/ecstasy/whatever tasting it would tell your right off the bat. That shit tastes BITTER and NASTY. You could not mistake it for candy.)

By: squasha

squasha — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:15:54 -0800

first, drugs are bad for you. just look at all the reports on fen-phen, avandia, and rampant celebrity painkiller addiction.

danger, will robinson.

second, a little more info, please...like, whose drawer? likelihood that a dealer (odds slim that 40 pills are a private stash) used that drawer, recently? odds they will return for them?

they do look like one of the poorly pressed street x tabs I've seen in recent years, but couldn't find a single "J" marking on this admittedly US-centric site.

i'd be almost dumb enough to try it, too, but there is a great deal of adulterated crap out there and it would suck if you took a nibble and discovered it to be pcp or worse. sucks to accidentally ingest the dust. unless you're feeling particularly invincible, I think your only option is to enlist your friendly neighborhood junkie to take one for the team.

(the fact that I would suggest this is probably more proof that drugs are bad.)

By: slenderloris

slenderloris — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:17:12 -0800

At first I was kind of agreeing with all the people saying ecstasy, but after looking at sunshinesky's link I think there's a better-than-even chance it's the green-apple-flavored Jones soda candy. He/she's right, just lick one---if it taste like candy, it's probably (duh) candy. If, on the other hand, it makes you want to grab a washcloth and scrub all the taste buds off your tongue, it's probably E (or a pretender, as mentioned above). Unless Jones soda candy is really, really, disgusting. Then all bets are off.

Just licking it enough to taste it won't get you high or otherwise do you any harm, if you were worried.

Report back please! :)

By: sunshinesky

sunshinesky — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:17:27 -0800

Man, some of you mefites need to lay off the POT. So frikkin paranoid.

By: squasha

squasha — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:23:48 -0800

(IANADealer, but *if* I were, and *if* the street value was exorbitant, there, and baby needed a new pair of shoes, it would be worth it to me to invest the money in a proper lab test. anonymous testing takes a bit of time, though...you send cash and substance, they post results online. baby might need another size of shoes before that's all said and done, though....)

By: squasha

squasha — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:29:14 -0800

ha. pre-coffee posting makes squasha slow. I love that it's candy, after all.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:29:43 -0800

ha. it's totally got to be the jones soda candy. more pertinent info would have included where the pills were found, who might have had access to those places. 40 pills of speed or X is a significant quantity that's unlikely to simply left somewhere.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:40:00 -0800

gnutron makes a good point; how big is a "pile"?

If its 6 pills, that's one thing. If it's 40, that's not a pile of ecstasy unless your kid is a serious dealer.

By: pedmands

pedmands — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:40:06 -0800

From what I hear, those candies are highly delicious. Nom them away!

p.s. Not E.

By: Simon!

Simon! — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:01 -0800

You guys are magnificent.

By: WaterSprite

WaterSprite — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:04:45 -0800

I have a pharmacy background, and I looked it up and found nothing. Not saying anything else that could get me in trouble, but it's not in the PDR (Physician's Desk Reference).

By: mendel

mendel — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:57:00 -0800

Poison Centre?!?

Those are Green Apple flavor Jones Soda Carbonated Candy.

Yeah, the poison centre doesn't send you an ambulance when you call, they're basically a big triage centre with pharmacists, and a lot of reference work, and doctors handy if necessary. It used to be that parents would keep the poison control centre phone number stuck to the phone for the OMIGOD MY BABY ATE _____ calls.

Since the poster was from Toronto, he's already paid taxes to have a bunch of people who are really good at answering just this kind of question a free phone call away. So, yeah, poison centre.

By: sunshinesky

sunshinesky — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:01 -0800

This whole Generation Naming crap is pseudoscience marketing reification for lazy feature writers and copywriters with no real or new ideas

Sorry, but Douglas Coupland is not a lazy feature writer.