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Did they separate the culture link from a potential genetic link? Maybe the association exists in a culture because it is a real effect, it just differs between
by R0b0t1 5y ago
Did they separate the culture link from a potential genetic link? Maybe the association exists in a culture because it is a real effect, it just differs between groups.
- BizarroLand 5y agoI've heard (purely anecdotal) rumors that North Korea basically runs on Meth. I'm not sure if that is true but I suppose it would explain a lot.
- R0b0t1 5y agoNot sure how this is related to my comment...? Alcohol effects some subgroups (like Asians) differently so why not have more complex behaviors as genetic as well?
- roywiggins 5y agoNK has a lot of meth because the government started producing it for export in the 90s, and in the 2000s it became a sort of cottage industry and culturally normalized. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58838834 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58838834 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/world/asia/north-korea-crystal-meth-methamphetamine-drugs-.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/world/asia/north-korea-cr...
- jkhdigital 5y agoImperial Japan was heavily dependent on amphetamines for wartime production and military stamina, and even gave the drug a patriotic-sounding name. It is definitely a useful tool for a totalitarian regime.