Onion A.V. Club fictional drugs round up

The delightful sci-fi blog io9 points us in the direction of a great Onion A.V. Club round-up of great fictional drugs, including such lovely hits as this one:

15. Gleemonex, Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy

Billed as making you "feel like it's 72 degrees in your head all the time," Gleemonex is the controversial creation of Dr. Chris Cooper (Kevin McDonald), who has made it his lifelong mission to find a one-stop cure for depression. On the surface, it sounds like a dream: In Cooper's words, his pill "reaches into your brain 'chemically,' then it locates your happiest memory 'chemically,' then it locks onto that emotion and freezes it 'chemically,' and then it keeps your happy happy." But in spite of its initial (albeit enduring) euphoria and the way it seemingly changes lives for the better—Bruce McCullouch's "Grivo" ditches his dour grunge music for award-winning songs about pie; Scott Thompson's "Wally" finally comes out to his family—eventually Gleemonex users become little more than smiling shells, endlessly replaying their happiest memories while trapped in permanent comas. But no one ever said happiness came without a price.

Other hits on the list include our old friend jenkem, as well as some "usual suspects" like melange from Dune. All in all, it's a diverting read.