With a nudge from AI, ketamine emerges as a potential rare disease treatment

Post by Texaner » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 11:07 PM UTC

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I dunno about illegal drugs, they're illegal for a reason.

"I dunno about illegal drugs, they're illegal for a reason. " They're illegal for many reasons, which are mostly: stupid, unjust, racist, harmful, and hypocritical. Alcohol is one of the most harmful "recreational" drugs, but it's still perfectly legal, and no one is seriously proposing we make it illegal again, despite all the violence, addiction, sickness, and death it causes. Virtually all of the illegal drugs are…

Post by Texaner » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 11:44 PM UTC

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>I’m glad we are moving away from the incredibly destructive drug policies that have been in place for so long The point of the polices was to counter the incredibly destructive result of the surge of cocaine, crack, heroin use in the mid 1970s and early to mid 1980s. And the deaths from the drug use and the gangs fighting over the spoils. It really was a war. Mexico didn't seem to make it, I think the drugs won. I k…

Ironically you are describing the consequences of the "war on drugs" which started in 1971. Many overdose deaths are directly related to the unknown quality of black market drugs. There would be no gangs "fighting over the spoils" if it were legal. You are conflating the consequences of prohibition with the consequences of drug use. That isn't to say all drugs are good, but as we learned in the 1920s prohibition is a…

Post by wyldfire » Mon, Aug 09, 2021, 4:25 PM UTC

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Is this satire?

Of course it was. I edited the comment because my thoughts on this are not welcome in "civilized society". God forbid people have some personal responsibility instead of relying on a system that tramples on the minority. But hey, it's a small minority, so fuck them, right.

Post by elevaet » Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 5:22 AM UTC

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One danger of chronic ketamine use is bladder damage.

From what I've read about people using Ketamine for antidepression, they tend to use a very small dose at as long an interval as possible while still being effective, while the reports of bladder damage seem to be when people use large quantities (a few grams) per day for months. That is, if you're using it medically, rather than for recreation, its probably not a risk. Even recreationally, unless you're abusing it,…

Post by code_duck » Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 7:51 AM UTC

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Please don’t glorify Kratom as some sort of miracle herb without downsides. Kratom is an opioid, full stop. People are under the mistaken impression that it’s less addictive because it’s less potent on a per-gram basis, but addicts simply end up consuming more grams to get similar highs. It’s not a “mood regulator” in any magical sense other than it’s an opioid and opioids temporarily put people in good moods. There…

Disclaimer: Don't start using opioids. You could become addicted and end up using street drugs and overdose and die. But the physiological reality is most opioids are harmless if dosed correctly. They do tend to make people happier although often less productive or driven. We should focus on harm reduction. If registered addicts can get a regular dose of a pure opioid in a safe setting they can often be productive me…