Jet (Fallout 2)

Jet is a consumable item in Fallout 2.

Background
The drug is a type of metaphetamine that stimulates the central nervous system, causing a euphoric rush that lasts a few minutes. Jet can be tainted, causing sickness days afterward. 

The drug is derived from the fumes of brahmin excrement, caused by a contaminated pre-War protein extract in their digestive system. The contaminated proteins were the result of pre-War meat companies' experiments with cheap extracts used for growing food. Chosen One: "{778}{}{Right. Go on.}" Myron: "{790}{myn118}{Well, wasn't too hard to come up with a good upper. A sample of that pre-war protein extract, corrupt it and bam -- decent amphetamine.}" Chosen One: "{792}{}{Uh, "protein extract?"}" Myron: "{820}{myn121}{Before the Big One some meat companies were experimenting with a cheap protein extract for growing food, but they had to ditch it. One little skin bacteria contaminates it, and it's all screwed.}" Chosen One: "{821}{}{Screwed? How?}" Myron: "{830}{myn122}{The contaminated version acted like an amphetamine when ingested. Little side effect. Don't ask. It's, uh, technical.}" Chosen One: "{831}{}{So…did you somehow get a hold of this protein extract?}" Myron: "{840}{myn123}{I didn't have to. When they first screwed up, they contaminated tons of that shit. And rather than ditch it, they fed it to their brahmin herds to try and recoup their losses.}" Chosen One: "{843}{}{So you used brahmin shit as fertilizer for the shrooms, except the pre-war protein contamination gives whatever shrooms grown in brahmin shit…certain extra ingredients?}" Myron: "{850}{myn124a}{Close...}" Chosen One: "{5851}{}{Yes...?}" Myron: "{851}{myn124b}{See, we start experimenting with the brahmin shit as fertilizer for the shrooms, except get this; then, we noticed the slaves working fertilizer vats were getting high from the fumes…}" Chosen One: "{853}{}{So the fumes were enough to produce the effect?}" Myron: "{860}{myn125a}{Riiiight...}" Chosen One: "{5861}{}{I thought so.}" Myron: "{861}{myn125b}{By putting tons of brahmin shit in the vats, we found out that the fumes give more than enough of a kick. Eureka. Literally. 'Course, we had to test to get the mix right…}" (Myron's dialogue) It acted like an amphetamine when ingested, and the pre-war protein contamination proliferates in excrement, resulting in fumes that cause the desired product. 

The Jet antidote and endorphin blockers are used as a cure for the addiction, the latter utilized before the war to combat drug addiction. Jet can also be used via hypodermic needles. 

New Reno
After the Great War, it was researched by Myron and manufactured in New Reno by the Mordinos, shipped in bulk, and then processed into user-ampoules. Myron explained that before Jet, the Mordinos were using peyote to attract tourists as pre-War barbiturates could no longer be produced due to the change in the climate. Chosen One: "{658}{}{How did you create it?}" Myron: "{680}{myn108}{Uh, in my lab. Next question?}" Chosen One: "{681}{}{HOW did you develop it, smart guy?}" Myron: "{690}{myn109}{Ah, Christ. Well...when I came across the Mordino family way back when, they were farming peyote cacti and trying to sell it to tourists as the 'Reno experience.' Total bullshit.}" Chosen One: "{691}{}{Go on.}" Myron: "{700}{myn110}{I mean, peyote? C'mon. It isn't even half the strength of, say, old school LSD.}" Chosen One: "{701}{}{Uh, about the Jet --?}" Myron: "{710}{myn112}{Plus, a peyote trip is too long. The profit's in fast turn around and high addiction. Like, uh, barbitutates before the Big One, y'know?}" Chosen One: "{714}{}{You mean barbiturates…like old school cocaine, crank, all that?}" Myron: "{725}{myn113a}{Right. Can I finish? }" Chosen One: "{5725}{}{Fine, fine. What was the problem with making barbiturates?}" Myron: "{726}{myn113b}{Problem is, in the new climate, we can't grow most of the veggies needed for the best drugs.}" Chosen One: "{728}{}{I'm with you.}" Myron: "{740}{myn114a}{Couldn't grow coca plants, opium poppies -- and man did we try -- so we figured our best bet was shrooms. }" Chosen One: "{5741}{}{Why?}" Myron: "{742}{myn114c}{You can grow 'em if you use plenty o' brahmin shit as fertilizer.}" Chosen One: "{743}{}{Speaking of plenty of shit...Go on.}" Myron: "{755}{myn115}{Plus, hallucinogens have low overhead, so I start experimenting with derivatives of lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin. Still…}" Chosen One: "{756}{}{Still...?}" Myron: "{765}{myn116}{Still, I really wanted to whip up a hard-hitter that didn't rely on veggie extracts. Man, was I an idiot, 'cause the answer turned out to BE the extracts, or, more precisely, what they were growing IN.}" Chosen One: "{767}{}{How do you mean?}" Myron: "{775}{myn117}{See, old Jesus Mordino wanted something that the Redding miners would get addicted to fast AND make them work harder. So, I said, 'no prob,' right?}" (Myron's dialogue) Big Jesus Mordino wanted to control Redding, and planned to use the addictive drug to do so. Testing was conducted on slaves, and initial variants caused heart attacks, cerebral hemorrhages, and psychotic episodes. The Chosen One with high enough Intelligence may question Myron's claim to be the inventor of Jet. 

Characteristics
Jet has the shortest duration of any chem. It has a 50% addiction rate chance, the highest of any chem. Jet addiction is permanent without the jet antidote. Only two doses can be used at once. Further attempts result in a "no effect" message.

Locations

 * The Den, sometimes found on the junkies, and sold by Tubby.
 * New Reno, purchased from many different dealers, all of whom stock multiple quantities.
 * San Francisco, sold by Lao Chou and Cal.
 * Inside the package Big Jesus Mordino gives at the start of the Deliver Big Jesus's package to Ramirez at the Stables quest.
 * Carried by some of Mordino's men.