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Warpy

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7. All the off the shelf drugs produce dependency at this point
Mon Dec 14, 2020, 05:48 PM
Dec 2020

Psychedelics have shown promise, but just try getting them. Tribes here in NM are reporting a lot of success using peyote ceremonies.

There is good news out there,

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/09/944572325/progress-toward-a-safer-psychedelic-drug-to-treat-depression-and-addiction

It's safer because it doesn't cause heart attacks, a drawback with the natural substance.

Baclofen is actually a useful drug in late stage multiple sclerosis. It does have an upper limit, and people who take it to control cravings reach that upper limit pretty quickly, making it deadly.

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