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This seems dumb. I'm sure poisoning the water supply would also reduce the crime-rate.
by OlympusMonds 8y ago
This seems dumb. I'm sure poisoning the water supply would also reduce the crime-rate.
- olliej 8y agoI'm sure the implication is "anti anxiety" (I think lithium is that class?) drugs in water supply reduce crime, rather than anything else
- taurath 8y agoIt’s a mood stabilizer. At therapeutic doses it makes the entire world seem grey, and is generally used to help people with enormous uncontrollable emotional swings. AFAIK no studies have been ever done on “microsdosing” it
- olliej 8y agothanks!
- tomhoward 8y agoNot an expert but I've only ever heard it prescribed for people with serious bipolar and perhaps schizophrenia.
- olliej 8y agothanks!
- samatman 8y agoGiven the (probable) relation between lead and crime, this seems straightforwardly not true. Also, it's hardly germane. Lithium is not toxic in naturally occurring levels, it is, in fact, an essential nutrient: http://www.jpands.org/vol20no4/marshall.pdf http://www.jpands.org/vol20no4/marshall.pdf