Table 2.

Themes and categories from the phenomenological analysis.

THEMES	CATEGORIES
1. Spice use as social ritual	1. Preparation and acquisition of Spice 2. Environmental descriptions 3. Dosage 4. Smoking technique 5. Activities during intoxication 6. Shared intoxication with friends
2. Social secretiveness	7. Hiding and secrecy with intoxication 8. Undesirable embarrassing behavior
3. Intoxication remarks	9. Initial intoxication 10. Reflecting on degree of intoxication 11. Disappointment when intoxication declines or fail 12. Comparison with other types of intoxications
4. Well-being and elation	13. Pleasant and agreeable 14. Humor and laughter
5. Altered perception of reality	15. Altered sensory perception and cognition 16. Dream world 17. Altered body image 18. Perception of time
6. Fears and coping	19. Discomfort 20. Sense of unreality 21. Fears 22. Strategies for managing the effects
7. Unpleasant physical effects	23. Thirst and dry mouth 24. Hungry and eating 25. Nausea and vomiting 26. Vertigo and motor impairment 27. Physical internal discomfort