How Snorting Can Make You More Popular

Discoblog
By Jessica Ruvinsky
Oct 27, 2007 1:23 AMNov 5, 2019 8:42 AM

Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
 

Snorting restores social graces, scientists find. A nasal spray of a mind-altering antibiotic called D-cycloserine can help cure chronic shyness. People also sniff the drug (which was supposed to fight tuberculosis) to combat a crippling fear of spiders. Now if we could only cure tuberculosis...

1 free article left
Want More? Get unlimited access for as low as $1.99/month

Already a subscriber?

Register or Log In

1 free articleSubscribe
Discover Magazine Logo
Want more?

Keep reading for as low as $1.99!

Subscribe

Already a subscriber?

Register or Log In

More From Discover
Stay Curious
Join
Our List

Sign up for our weekly science updates.

 
Subscribe
To The Magazine

Save up to 40% off the cover price when you subscribe to Discover magazine.

Copyright © 2025 LabX Media Group