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'''Skooma''' is a fictional drug/beverage in the world of the [[computer role-playing game]] series ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''. It is a narcotic made from refined '''moon sugar'''. It is illegal and extremely addictive. A book called ''Confessions of a Skooma-Eater'' (also sometimes called ''Confessions of a Dunmer Skooma-Eater'') provides a stirring argument that can turn skooma addicts away from addiction. (This book is a parody of the real ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'', which concerns the drug [[laudanum]].) Skooma is valuable and often smuggled, but few shopkeepers are willing to buy it.  Due to its illegal nature, some shop keepers will not do business with the player if they are carrying it or its unrefined substrate moon sugar. [[Khajiit]], however, have a particular fondness for skooma and are often willing to purchase it. Skooma is created using "Skooma pipes". In ''Morrowind'', Skooma boosts the player's speed and strength, but decreases agility and intelligence temporarily. Several game modifications for ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'' as well as ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' implement an in-game addiction system involving raising and lowering player stats based on ingestion schedules.

Moon sugar, the raw material for producing skooma, is an alchemical component derived from grasses native to [[Elsweyr]], the homeland of the [[Khajiit]], where the substance plays a substantial role in [[Khajiit]] culture. Due to being an unrefined ingredient of skooma, it does not have an effect on the player in ''Morrowind.'' Moon sugar does not make an appearance in ''Oblivion.'' 
[[Category:Fictional drugs]]
[[Category:The Elder Scrolls lore]]
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