Pink Cocaine, it isn’t
When I've seen people attempt to explain their motives, they usually blame it on the trust they had in their source -- whoever gave or sold it to them at the time. That trust was misplaced, they complain.
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Alcohol may be the oldest. New ones are being invented every day. There are thousands, and keeping track of what they are and what they do isn’t easy.
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 15, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
When I've seen people attempt to explain their motives, they usually blame it on the trust they had in their source -- whoever gave or sold it to them at the time. That trust was misplaced, they complain.
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 21, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
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Consumers may inadvertently find themselves addicted to tianeptine and should avoid all products containing tianeptine, especially those claiming to treat opioid use disorder.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 8, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
And for nitazenes, ‘ultra potent’ likely translates to ten or more times as powerful as fentanyl. Many hundreds of times beyond morphine.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 21, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
What seemed so incredibly important while under the influence had lost a lot of its charm when sober.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 14, 2023 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |
It’s just good business. The stuff is virtually unregulated, far more affordable to make and distribute, and quite profitable, especially where conservative legislators are unlikely to legalize marijuana anytime soon.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 11, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
P2P has two advantages over traditional ephedrine-based meth, from the perspective of a cartel. First, as a true synthetic, there’s no natural upper limit on how much can be produced. Second, the P2P form is extremely cheap, both to make and sell.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 4, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Articles such as this remind me of the early days of tobacco marketing, when cigarettes were promoted as good for your health.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 27, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Translation: the absence of adequate masking would presumably explain why ketamine appeared superior – due to an error in the study design.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 9, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Once again based on experience, I’m confident that many of the folks who will try psilocybin in future, because of all the favorable publicity, will fall into those ‘excluded’ categories.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 30, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Unfortunately, adulterating fentanyl with xylazine makes naloxone substantially less effective in terms of reviving an overdose victim.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 19, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
And if there were damage, it’d be our brains that were affected, right? The very organ we’re asking now to evaluate its own functioning. It’s not a happy thought.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 9, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Bad experiences are not exactly rare. Why isn’t this being discussed in the media?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 21, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Yes, they’re effective — for a week or two. After that, most of their effectiveness has eroded. If someone is still taking them on a daily basis, it’s probably an indication of growing dependence
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