Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by crygin » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 5:36 PM UTC

Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All
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Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by knd775 » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:18 PM UTC

Wait, let me make sure I am understanding this. So Tramadol was given to cattle in such large amounts that it made it into the soil and enough got soaked up by trees that it was thought that Tramadol came from those trees.

That is just incredible.

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by lobotryas » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:24 PM UTC

knd775 wrote: post #2

Wait, let me make sure I am understanding this. So Tramadol was given to cattle in such large amounts that it made it into the soil and enough got soaked up by trees that it was thought that Tramadol came from those trees. That is just incredible.

It's the circle of life!

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by johndavi » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:24 PM UTC

knd775 wrote: post #2

Wait, let me make sure I am understanding this. So Tramadol was given to cattle in such large amounts that it made it into the soil and enough got soaked up by trees that it was thought that Tramadol came from those trees. That is just incredible.

Once enough is coming up through grassblades then farmers can cease giving it to the cattle directly. The holy grail of Unlimited Tramadol!

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by Igglyboo » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:25 PM UTC

You could easily argue that everything that ever was or will be is natural, not really sure why the word is still used to describe products.

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by sp332 » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:32 PM UTC

Igglyboo wrote: post #5

You could easily argue that everything that ever was or will be is natural, not really sure why the word is still used to describe products.

Hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are natural. But this arrangement of the atoms does not occur unless humans want it to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramadol

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by s_baby » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:38 PM UTC

How are the farmers obtaining such large quantities of Tramadol?

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by ch4s3 » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:42 PM UTC

s_baby wrote: post #7

How are the farmers obtaining such large quantities of Tramadol?

they buy it. ag drugs are not very heavily regulated.

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by alexjeffrey » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:43 PM UTC

Igglyboo wrote: post #5

You could easily argue that everything that ever was or will be is natural, not really sure why the word is still used to describe products.

more importantly, the use of "natural" to describe a product with the implication that it being synthetic would be a bad thing is a fallacy.

Re: Tramadol Is Not a Natural Product After All

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Post by spacehome » Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 6:49 PM UTC

sp332 wrote: post #6

Igglyboo wrote: post #5

You could easily argue that everything that ever was or will be is natural, not really sure why the word is still used to describe products.

Hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are natural. But this arrangement of the atoms does not occur unless humans want it to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramadol

Eh. If you leave hydrogen alone for long enough, it will turn into tramadol.