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ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

https://twitter.com/DeionNBCMT/status/1242910540105576450

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slinkimalinki
Jan 17, 2010
https://twitter.com/trahvv/status/1244049405990363137?s=19

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

https://twitter.com/fOrGiVeNcHy/status/1243920903207092224?s=20

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


https://twitter.com/quarantinerules/status/1244028548295397377

minato
Jun 7, 2004

cutty cain't hang, say 7-up.
Taco Defender
https://twitter.com/QBruby/status/1243731610039660545

Elviscat
Jan 1, 2008

Well don't you know I'm caught in a trap?


And cannabis retailers in WA!

Griefor
Jun 11, 2009

In the Netherlands they closed the coffeeshops (weed stores) down. There were immediately massive lines to get some weed before close, and the illegal dealing blew up after. So they reopened them, for pickup only.

There's probably something similar going on here. In the 1920s, people still drank. You do not want to lay the groundwork for a similar underground booze network to flourish, especially now.

Kenning
Jan 11, 2009

I really want to post goatse. Instead I only have these🍄.



Also, there are lots of morbid alcoholics, and if there wasn't a source for them to get alcohol they would literally die of withdrawal syndrome. Keeping a supply of alcohol available in the population is literally a healthcare decision at a certain point. This is why hospitals have prescription beer!

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

Kenning posted:

Also, there are lots of morbid alcoholics, and if there wasn't a source for them to get alcohol they would literally die of withdrawal syndrome. Keeping a supply of alcohol available in the population is literally a healthcare decision at a certain point. This is why hospitals have prescription beer!

Wait what? I thought they just gave you benzo's to settle you down.

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin
https://twitter.com/NeonManedWolf/status/1244056789181779970

It's always fun to see one of these in the wild, and then look at the replies to see the diverse range of people that get it.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

https://twitter.com/REALpunknews/status/1243326869631406081?s=20

Old Boot
May 9, 2012



Buglord

Inceltown posted:

Wait what? I thought they just gave you benzo's to settle you down.

Nah DTs can straight-up kill you dead if you go cold turkey, and benzos won't do a drat thing about it.

got some chores tonight
Feb 18, 2012

honk honk whats for lunch...
Alcohol withdrawal is treated with benzodiazepines and occasionally barbiturates; it is rare to find a hospital that still has beer on formulary, although everyone has a story about the one patient they had with his shot of Jameson or two warm bud lights or whatever from back in the day

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin

Old Boot posted:

Nah DTs can straight-up kill you dead if you go cold turkey, and benzos won't do a drat thing about it.

Also there's around a million alcoholics (cessation would cause withdrawal symptoms) in Australia (~25 million pop) so yeah, bottle shops staying open is actually pretty important to make sure those people don't end up in the ER.

shut up netface
Jun 15, 2008

Memento posted:

Also there's around a million alcoholics (cessation would cause withdrawal symptoms) in Australia (~25 million pop) so yeah, bottle shops staying open is actually pretty important to make sure those people don't end up in the ER.

You've also gotta consider the few desperate people who'd end up drinking rubbing alcohol, mouthwash or a blend turpentine and honey which I call:

The Lighthouse

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

Old Boot posted:

Nah DTs can straight-up kill you dead if you go cold turkey, and benzos won't do a drat thing about it.

Benzos are the other drug where withdrawal can kill and they can literally be used to treat alcohol withdrawal. They're not just for dealing with the anxiety.

Field Mousepad
Mar 21, 2010
BAE

got some chores tonight posted:

Alcohol withdrawal is treated with benzodiazepines and occasionally barbiturates; it is rare to find a hospital that still has beer on formulary, although everyone has a story about the one patient they had with his shot of Jameson or two warm bud lights or whatever from back in the day

My mom is a nurse and she just had this happen actually!

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

I only know 5 people who’ve worked in ERs, and all of them on Canada, but they all said that there was a bottle of vodka kept for cases where someone presented with DT. One was in pediatrics, no less!

Untrustable
Mar 17, 2009





Doesn't getting shitfaced also counteract drinking antifreeze?

thatbastardken
Apr 23, 2010

A contract signed by a minor is not binding!
yeah ethanol and methanol don't mix, so if someone has methanol poisoning they get treated with spirits

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.
All these DT references are confusing me.

RoboRodent
Sep 19, 2012

Untrustable posted:

Doesn't getting shitfaced also counteract drinking antifreeze?

I was told by a vet that this is how most animal hospitals deal with antifreeze poisoning, because it's cheaper and easier than stocking human medicine.

She also added to not try that at home because dosing a dog with vodka is tricky if you don't know what you're doing.

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

Dick Trauma posted:

All these DT references are confusing me.

Dream Theater can indeed kill you

Ellie Crabcakes
Feb 1, 2008

Stop emailing my boyfriend Gay Crungus

thatbastardken posted:

yeah ethanol and methanol don't mix, so if someone has methanol poisoning they get treated with spirits
Alcohol dehydrogenase has a higher affinity for ethanol than methanol or ethylene glycol, and it's the metabolites that are the real nasty business.

So more acetalaldehyde than glycoaldehyde (antifreeze) or formaldehyde (methanol) floating around while one or the other is expelled via breath, sweat or tangy, delicious piss

fishtobaskets
Feb 22, 2007

It's not about butthole pleasures
Lipstick Apathy

Fatty Crabcakes posted:

tangy, delicious piss

Namechange plz mods?

jojoinnit
Dec 13, 2010

Strength and speed, that's why you're a special agent.
Here's something that won't kill you

https://twitter.com/dasharez0ne/status/1244258700174467072?s=20

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider

Killingyouguy! posted:

Dream Theater can indeed kill you

I wanted to make a snappy remark but I forgot what it was while I was waiting for Petrucci to finish his 7-minute jerkoff session.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/sian_cosgrove/status/1244256799500513284?s=21

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010
https://mobile.twitter.com/vornieto...s_march_27_2020

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/cosplaysass/status/1244148517557489666?s=21

Bobby Digital
Sep 4, 2009
https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1244337101224763395?s=21

Samuringa
Mar 27, 2017

Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.
https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/1244348722760179713

Air Skwirl
May 13, 2007

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.
https://twitter.com/everywhereist/status/1244167798839902208?s=20

Air Skwirl
May 13, 2007

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55t0lnp_8M

Samuringa
Mar 27, 2017

Best advice I was ever given?

"Ticker, you'll be a lot happier once you stop caring about the opinions of a culture that is beneath you."

I learned my worth, learned the places and people that matter.

Opened my eyes.
I knew what it was going to be even without the embedding.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/ilyconnor4ever/status/1244146999349387264?s=21

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin
https://twitter.com/OutAndAbouter/status/1244239639596187648?s=19

Huzzah!
Sep 15, 2007

Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.
https://twitter.com/DoctorButlerX/status/1244330377101049856

Screaming Idiot
Nov 26, 2007

JUST POSTING WHILE JERKIN' MY GHERKIN SITTIN' IN A PERKINS!

BEATS SELLING MERKINS.

This is beautiful.

https://twitter.com/OneTrickTofani/status/1244433873540390912

And this dude's Twitter is a pro-follow. Creepy art, funny comments.

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Ariong
Jun 25, 2012

Get bashed, platonist!

https://mobile.twitter.com/Flannelson/status/1243247662037528576

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