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Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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Re: Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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mistermann wrote: post #60
pizza wrote: post #59

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A large energy boost and increase in short term memory capacity, for me. I find it greatly that the amount of perceived/predicted effort of any given task that my brain subconsciously computes is greatly reduced - I don't have to "convince" myself to do a chore, I will just simply do it, etc. And dark net markets are a very accessible source. If you choose to do so, try to make sure that they're not going to scam you…

Any idea about a supplier from India? From what I've heard it's pretty hassle free and dependable. Thanks for the information by the way.

I was thinking more along the lines of via tor. I think importing controlled substances in the US isn't gonna be that straightforward.

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Post by piva00 »

falcolas wrote: post #45
costcopizza wrote: post #29

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I chuckled, but it is true. They do provide a nice burst of clarity and ideas for a brief moment...

But is it the nicotine, or the fresh air and interruption?

As an ex-smoker: it is the nicotine. After I stopped smoking I still went with some of my former co-workers for their smoke breaks and had a coffee, it wasn't really the same "feeling".

Re: Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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Post by godmodus »

falcolas wrote: post #45
costcopizza wrote: post #29

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I chuckled, but it is true. They do provide a nice burst of clarity and ideas for a brief moment...

But is it the nicotine, or the fresh air and interruption?

Most likely nicotine and engaging your parasympathetic system by moving and firing up your indocrine system.

Smoking + fresh air is a double negative in a way. It reduces your blood's ability to carry oxygen so you're technically hypo-oxiginated.

Re: Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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Post by godmodus »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #15

Doing drugs at work is nothing new. In some industries, smoking weed is common, is others, people regularly do coke and other hard drugs. Ritalin and pharmaceuticals are common enough, and while LSD is popular among the tech community, again, nothing new. What will be interesting to see is real data to come out concerning the benefits.

As someone who's worked as a bartender and have seen the inside of a big restaurant's kitchens... All I'll say is that you can definitely tell when Saturday's around.

Cocain and methamphetamine use in the gastro industry is VERY common.

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Post by AstralStorm »

smallnamespace wrote: post #56
pharrlax wrote: post #47

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>you're risking your health Really? How so? What health risks come with microdosing LSD? Are they comparable to the health risks of Adderall? Or nicotine? Or even caffeine? >Of the 20 drugs ranked harm to individual and societal harm by David Nutt, LSD was third to last, approximately 10 times less harmful than alcohol. The most significant adverse effect was impairment of mental functioning while intoxicated. https:…

The risks seem to be of a different and rather less tolerable form though: "Review studies suggest that LSD likely plays a role in precipitating the onset of acute psychosis in previously healthy individuals with an increased likelihood in individuals who have a family history of schizophrenia." Like, being mentally fine, then taking LSD and having that precipitate acute psychosis seems like a rather terrible downsid…

Acute psychosis isn't even that bad, though it could damage career irreparably. The more important side effect are sudden personality changes which cam happen after any number of doses.

Microdosing is supposedly safer but data is still extremely scarce.

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Post by AstralStorm »

amelius wrote: post #17

Not everybody responds to drugs in the same way. I hope these new products can be combined with genotyping services such as 23andme, to avoid bad outcomes.

Also combined with governmental tracking so you can be branded a drug abuser forever?

Re: Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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Post by intarTrode »

pizza wrote: post #61
mistermann wrote: post #60

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Any idea about a supplier from India? From what I've heard it's pretty hassle free and dependable. Thanks for the information by the way.

I was thinking more along the lines of via tor. I think importing controlled substances in the US isn't gonna be that straightforward.

So is that an admission of being addicted to amphetamines?

Have y'all considered that so many toothless vagrant crystal meth cooks found their origin in a childhood plied with ritalin, because their parents wanted them to get straight A's, and that their "hyperactivity" was really an expression of legitimate boredom, stewing in a cesspool of tepid, understimulating public school curriculum.

Programming is boring, solitary work. On drugs though, our imagination conflates all the special things we're doing.

I bet there's a feeling of laziness that creeps in, and feelings of unproductiveness without the amphetamine cocktail. I wonder if we'll research how crystal meth is made in the home if the supply runs low.

Welcome to addiction.

Re: Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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Post by mistermann »

pizza wrote: post #61
mistermann wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any idea about a supplier from India? From what I've heard it's pretty hassle free and dependable. Thanks for the information by the way.

I was thinking more along the lines of via tor. I think importing controlled substances in the US isn't gonna be that straightforward.

I've ordered into Canada before with no problem, but I'm not sure what happens if it gets inspected...is it just confiscated, or are there penalties?

Re: Micro-Dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love

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Post by bitexploder »

intarTrode wrote: post #67
pizza wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was thinking more along the lines of via tor. I think importing controlled substances in the US isn't gonna be that straightforward.

So is that an admission of being addicted to amphetamines? Have y'all considered that so many toothless vagrant crystal meth cooks found their origin in a childhood plied with ritalin, because their parents wanted them to get straight A's, and that their "hyperactivity" was really an expression of legitimate boredom, stewing in a cesspool of tepid, understimulating public school curriculum. Programming is boring, sol…

Do not be so hasty to judge. For me I still have plenty of energy and ability to enjoy things. I just get distracted more easily and am less likely to achieve my goals for the day, but it in no way magically transforms common chores. If someone really has ADHD Adderall works differently than in most people. Also Adderall at therapeutic doses is very easy to halt for me. Also many adult users leave 2-3 day gaps to give their brain time to replenish dopamine stores, etc.
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