Inositol is Nicholas Cage's 'Drug' of Choice: What is Inositol?

Inositol Snorted by Nicholas Cage on Set of Leaving Las Vegas to Get in to Character

In an interview with MTV News for Nicholas Cage's movie The Bad Lieutenant coming out on DVD, he spoke of his history of tackling roles of haunted men, such as in Face/Off and Leaving Las Vegas.

Nicholas Cage revealed that on the set of Leaving Las Vegas he would indulge in some drinks now and then to search out ideas about the character and to try and see the scene from different sides. 

However, he says that he has not indulged in any cocktails for about five years now, so how did he approach his haunted character in The Bad Lieutenant who is high on various substances in a different way?

Turns out he turned to a substance called Inositol. He would fill a vial with it and then snort it, and said that his imagination would take him to the places he needed to go to help his character. 

He told MTV News:

What is Inositol?

Also called cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol, Inositol is a nutrient that naturally occurs in nature and works in the human body to prevent the collection of fats in the liver. It also promotes healthy hair growth and Nicholas Cage does have fairly long hair still.

It also processes nutrients in to energy and is considered 'brain food' so that explains why Nicholas Cage would have used it to stimulate his brain. Snorting it in a crystal form would send it straight in to your bloodstream, giving someone a 'high' without taking unnatural substances.

Nicholas Cage says it is completely safe; it can also be found in foods such as kidney beans, oranges, cantaloupes and cereals with a high bran content.