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Aren’t lots of street narcotics “cut” with talcum powder? I wonder if any studies show any correlation of mesothelioma and drug use...

by rmm 8y ago

Havoc 8y ago
If you're taking street narcotics I think cancer risk is the least of your worries
- jMyles 8y ago
  > If you're taking street narcotics I think cancer risk is the least of your worries "least of your worries" is obviously an exaggeration. While it's true that overdose deaths (attributable in my assessment mostly to bad public policy) have become a leading cause of death, cancer isn't actually far behind. Overdose deaths (recorded by the CDC as "Poisoning" and classified under "Unintentional Injury" [0]) is the number one cause of death for Americans of both the age group 25-34 and 35-44, but cancer (recorded as "malignant neoplasms") is number four and number two, respectively. So, if you're in the age group most likely to die from an overdose, then cancer is either the fourth or the second of your worries - far from the least. 0: https://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcause.html https://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcause.html
  - ComputerGuru 8y ago
    > So, if you're in the age group most likely to die from an overdose, then cancer is either the fourth or the second of your worries - far from the least. Why did you decide to collate by age? It's a non-sequitur.
    - jMyles 8y ago
      I presumed that GP's comment, by using the phrase "least of your worries", was a reference to overdose deaths being a more serious concern. So I selected the two age groups in the WISQARS data in which overdose is the most likely cause of death.
mirimir 8y ago
I'm sure that some idiotic dealers do that. But generally, one uses lactose or cornstarch. Always spit in your palm, add a small sample, and mix. If it's gritty or even cloudy, don't buy. If you intend to inject, also don't buy if it's viscous. And always do progressive dosage testing, to reduce the risk of overdose or outright poisoning.
- nsxwolf 8y ago
  Do drug dealers just let you do that?
  - mirimir 8y ago
    Anyone who won't is not someone you'd want to buy from.

Aren’t lots of street narcotics “cut” with talcum powder? I wonder if any studies show any correlation of mesothelioma and drug use...

by rmm 8y ago

Aren’t lots of street narcotics “cut” with talcum powder? I wonder if any studies show any correlation of mesothelioma and drug use...

Havoc 8y ago

If you're taking street narcotics I think cancer risk is the least of your worries

jMyles 8y ago
> If you're taking street narcotics I think cancer risk is the least of your worries "least of your worries" is obviously an exaggeration. While it's true that overdose deaths (attributable in my assessment mostly to bad public policy) have become a leading cause of death, cancer isn't actually far behind. Overdose deaths (recorded by the CDC as "Poisoning" and classified under "Unintentional Injury" [0]) is the number one cause of death for Americans of both the age group 25-34 and 35-44, but cancer (recorded as "malignant neoplasms") is number four and number two, respectively. So, if you're in the age group most likely to die from an overdose, then cancer is either the fourth or the second of your worries - far from the least. 0: https://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcause.html https://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcause.html
- ComputerGuru 8y ago
  > So, if you're in the age group most likely to die from an overdose, then cancer is either the fourth or the second of your worries - far from the least. Why did you decide to collate by age? It's a non-sequitur.
  - jMyles 8y ago
    I presumed that GP's comment, by using the phrase "least of your worries", was a reference to overdose deaths being a more serious concern. So I selected the two age groups in the WISQARS data in which overdose is the most likely cause of death.

mirimir 8y ago

I'm sure that some idiotic dealers do that. But generally, one uses lactose or cornstarch. Always spit in your palm, add a small sample, and mix. If it's gritty or even cloudy, don't buy. If you intend to inject, also don't buy if it's viscous. And always do progressive dosage testing, to reduce the risk of overdose or outright poisoning.

nsxwolf 8y ago
Do drug dealers just let you do that?
- mirimir 8y ago
  Anyone who won't is not someone you'd want to buy from.