Why is it called “Getting high”

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Is it related to the effect certain drugs have on your body or is there some other reason?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Because generally if feels better than being sober like you’re above what you normally are. Simple

Anonymous 0 Comments

This might be a good question for /r/etymology, because it asks how a certain phrase with certain words came to be used to mean something more metaphorical. I have a feeling it has to do with using a metaphor to describe how it feels to be intoxicated like that.