answer:Yes, you are just a weirdo. If you want to deprive your kittens from safe pleasures, that is your business. Catnip is not a drug. From a veterinarian’s website: Catnip actually belongs to the mint family. Catnip is not a drug, so you don’t have to worry about your cat getting addicted or suffering side effects. The plant contains an essential oil called epetalactone, which, as you may know, has a strong effect on kitties. Despite the advances of modern scientists, much about cats and their behavior is still unknown, but experts generally agree that this essential oil mimics Kitty’s ‘Happy Pheromones’, which would explain why your cat suddenly turns into one happy ball of fur when she smells catnip. Interestingly, cats have olfactory receptors made specifically for catnip. Mother Nature just may have made this plant for the sole purpose of making kitties act silly!