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We do have tons of alcohol deaths. But the idea here is that no one dies from alcohol today because their alcohol dealer slips in unknown amounts of toxic poten
by Archio 10y ago
We do have tons of alcohol deaths. But the idea here is that no one dies from alcohol today because their alcohol dealer slips in unknown amounts of toxic potentiators to cut costs (which is effectively what is happening with heroin et al. today).
- FireBeyond 10y agoThat's not "strictly" overdose, but contamination. The original point still stands, re alcohol overdose.
- anotheryou 10y agoThere was a nice article about how you survive addiction by growing it out. Addiction has also to do with the circumstance and the personality, not just with the drug itself. If alcohol was illegal the death toll might be even higher. People might shift to something with more bang for the buck and have an even shittier and shorter life than dying with 64 from liver failure.
- MichaelGG 10y agoYeah the increase from heroin to fent would be like drinking a wine cooler (2%) that's actually everclear (95%). I don't know any user of any substance that would say "well 1 unit is likely to get me off a bit, so I think I'll take 20 just to be sure".