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'''Mood drugs''' were chemical-releasing cellophane patches used by the people of [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]] from some time before [[5,000,000,023]] until [[5,000,000,053]], typically in the [[New New York Undercity]], including [[Pharmacytown]]. They generally produced emotions, such as Happy, although others affected the mind in other ways, such as Sleep, Honesty, and Forget. In the Undercity, they were mainly sold by the [[ | '''Mood drugs''' were chemical-releasing cellophane patches used by the people of [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]] from some time before [[5,000,000,023]] until [[5,000,000,053]], typically in the [[New New York Undercity]], including [[Pharmacytown]]. They generally produced emotions, such as Happy, although others affected the mind in other ways, such as Sleep, Honesty, and Forget. In the Undercity, they were mainly sold by the [[Pharmacist 1]]s. They were usually harmless. | ||
One mood drug, however, [[Bliss (drug)|Bliss]], was only found in the upper levels of [[New New York]]. It was extremely addictive. An airborne [[virus]] mutated in it. This spread and killed the entire population of the upper levels within seven minutes, except the [[Face of Boe]] in his life-support tank and [[Hame|Novice Hame]], whom Boe surrounded with his smoke. The inhabitants of the Undercity and those in the Motorway survived. With no one to feed on, the virus eventually starved to death and became extinct. | One mood drug, however, [[Bliss (drug)|Bliss]], was only found in the upper levels of [[New New York]]. It was extremely addictive. An airborne [[virus]] mutated in it. This spread and killed the entire population of the upper levels within seven minutes, except the [[Face of Boe]] in his life-support tank and [[Hame|Novice Hame]], whom Boe surrounded with his smoke. The inhabitants of the Undercity and those in the Motorway survived. With no one to feed on, the virus eventually starved to death and became extinct. | ||