From vital to life-threatening and from enriching to destructive – this is how intoxication and the pursuit of it affect human existence. The temporary exhibition “Rausch – Extase – Rush” at the Bernisches Historisches Museum will stimulate and deceive the senses of visitors from January 26 to August 13, 2023 with images, sound and information. Three of the exhibits were set to music by nice noise. We took the pulse of smokers and speeders, border crossers and hangers-on, and acoustically highlighted what releases dopamine in them. In addition, exciting facts about intoxication in evolution were revealed in our recording studio, and thanks to our modern equipment, a successful 3D audio sensory illusion was created.