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PhazonLink posted:listening to afternoon npr, and they're talking about some new herbal supplement notdrug call Kratom, never heard of it, but im a lame straightedge nerd. also i dont live in FL. (the guest journalist are in FL) It's extremely known and widely used. MixMasterMalaria fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Jan 31, 2024 |
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You see a lot of concentrates which by most accounts have the same perils of other opiates: addiction, withdrawals, etc. I've known people who just use the herb as is and seem fine, and people who get weird and hazardously into the concentrates. There's good info in TCC.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Thanks for the link. That is most likely the explanation and it is a great piece of journalism. McClain “Mac” Haddow a.k.a. the head of the American Kratom Association (AKA).
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Is the appeal specifically because it is legal at the federal level and it is an ease of acquisition situation? It's mostly the former but there's some of the latter. Some people treat it as opiates lite and a tool to move off harder stuff. Some as an alternative. Its rise is absolutely related to the crackdown on pill mills (as is our whole heron/fent epidemic imo) as people started looking for alternatives. It's also a quasi legal intoxicant that some find pleasurable so people use it, along with kava, as an alternative to drinking alcohol. In FL at least there are bars that serve flavored drinks with it, though they always advertise as Kava bars with Kratom being the shady 'real' draw. I tried it a long time ago and it def gave me a feeling somewhat reminiscent of opiates, but the one prepared drink I had from the bar was too strong for my zero tolerance and I got violently sick. Since then I can't even smell the stuff without nausea. That TBT article was illuminating, but I fear a ban will push a lot of users into the absolute meat grinder of illegal opiates. The way pill mills were shut down left a lot of people low and dry and kicked off the situation we have now with massive numbers of fatalities from non standardized dosing + fentanyl contamination. It's a situation that requires regulation,and a nuanced approach to navigate if there's any hope of a soft landing with minimum intervention-induced harm.
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Shooting Blanks posted:You could have told me this was intended as a statue of Ftfy
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Civilized Fishbot posted:Is there proof that a significant portion of problem-gamblers are people who are not aware that, in general, gamblers lose their money? And yet public health interventions protecting the lives and health of heroin users involve education beyond 'hey did you know this is bad'? A robust toolkit of knowledge about safer injections practices, narcan administration, etc. saves lives. This poo poo isn't binary and people, even those in the grip of addiction, are complex entities with multifactorial decision-making processes
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mdemone posted:Yes. Although as you say, there is little downside. I think China prioritizes global stability and Russia really needs to cultivate that relationship so there's definitely some downside.
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DaveWoo posted:Yeah, I can't tell you how many times I've had the following conversation with other people irl: 
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So if the embryos are children, will the parents face charges for leaving them in a freezer?
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Which is gobsmacking because "the border" is just racism rebranded. Every actual study or analysis of immigration ever shows a massive net benefit to society from immigrants and a massive problem from cutting off Immigration. It's even true of the goddam Roman Empire. (https://acoup.blog/2021/07/16/collections-the-queens-latin-or-who-were-the-romans-part-iii-bigotry-and-diversity-at-rome/ ) Seriously. Theres so much potential for (correctly) framing the immigration situation as opportunity for the country but somehow there's no movement in that direction. It's pathetic.
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mawarannahr posted:It is a tragedy that occurs to thousands every year. Antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing problem. In 2017, there were more than 20,000 MRSA-associated deaths in the United States. 40 million dollars, glad to know the we're ready to commit the opening weekend box office of the failed Aquaman sequel to handling an existential crisis.
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PhazonLink posted:somewhat related, reminds me of anti science spending arugments, even from an increasing number of non regressives "derrrr why are we wasting money on NASA,we should spend that money BLANK" Eager Scientist: I'm at a public university doing important research on the biology of wuchereria bancrofti which could lead to novel treatments greatly reducing the disease burden of helminth infections around the world! Politician: So you're saying you want to to spend TAX DOLLARS on worms?! When our veterans are struggling with homelessness?!
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Gyges posted:Wait, did she kill another dog on a hunting trip? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9c0vmuGAI
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Biden and Trump have very high unfavorable numbers. Voting for someone who definitely won't win lets people participate in the election without the responsibility of picking a bad winner or stigma of picking a hated loser.
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lobster shirt posted:dueling should be legal Drake would still be cooked
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AlternateNu posted:Musashi was an honorless dick who purposefully delayed duels and used illegal weapons (like a giant oar instead of a sword) against people he didn’t think he could actually beat. You must be popular at samurai film conventions.
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