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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Singer believes interdiction of synthetic drugs is so difficult that U.S. policy-makers should focus resources on helping drug users find medical treatment instead of funding more law enforcement efforts.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

NO!!! must... imprison... minorities...

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am so glad I did my hard shit 20 years ago when coke was coke.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'm glad none of the drugs I like come as non-descript white powders or pills.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Here here! Give me a one hitter at the end of the day every day. The only thing that gets killed is a bag of chips or some ice cream.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Ayahuasca, mushrooms, and a certain clear liquid (not alcohol) are also good. 😊

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Hydro homies!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not alcohol? Am I missing something? GHB?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

How is ayahuasca? I love the other two, but I had a friend try it and he said he didn’t feel much besides some nausea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

PCP is great!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Whats the point or motive? Doesn't make sense to kill your consumer base from a business standpoint. Maybe they're just dumb and trying this as a cheap filler or something, and the results are "oops, oh well"?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Experts say the decision to experiment with xylazine, medetomidine or other chemicals in illicit street drug combinations likely reflect which substances are cheap, poorly regulated and readily available.

Money. I think there's always new customers. But I do see your point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It really feels like drug users' demand for drugs that don't kill them would create a market for artisanal drugs, like with the alcohol industry.

If I had any interest in hard drugs, I would be terrified to use them now. I know we're dealing with addicts who aren't making good decisions, but aren't there wealthy coke fiends? How can anyone snort lines at a party if they don't know if it has all this lethal shit in it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

You do the first line and all of a sudden you don’t really care about the repercussions of the next few

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Weird use of quotes for something that is not a euphemism

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hmmm maybe there is another use for quotes… Like when someone has said something and you’re conveying exactly what they said. A ‘quote’ of sorts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Less conventional 'use' of single quotes by NPR, doesn't make much sense!

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