People are getting high off a drug called Catnip Cocktail, which is advertised as a pet sedative. "This is a very dangerous product and it appears its improper use is on the rise," Fairfield ...

But how does it work? And why doesn't it have any effect on humans? Catnip comes from plants of the Nepeta genus. These plants are a type of mint and produce a host of volatile oils and other ...

A vitamin shop owner is facing charges for allegedly selling cat sedatives to humans out of his Essex County business.

The latter is the focus of a study published Monday in Nature Chemical Biology, which shows that the chemical process that helps cats get high on catnip can be used to help humans dealing with cancer.

Catnip is one plant that has a special ability to send some cats into a euphoric frenzy. But what exactly is catnip, and why does it have such a dramatic effect on our cats? The secret behind ...

Some research does suggest the essential oil in catnip that causes them to go wild for it does so by activating cats' opioid reward system, kind of like humans' opioid systems are activated by ...

When consumed by humans, Catnip Cocktail depresses the central nervous system and produces a sense of euphoria, Fairfield Police Lt. Charles Zampino told News 12 New Jersey.

I give my cats catnip as a treat, and it works so well on some cats that their humans use it to train them. What is it that’s so seductive about catnip that it could compel an otherwise ...