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Most of us cannot make these drugs ourselves. To restrict them effectively would certainly curtail their abuse?

akira2501 3y ago
The presumption here is that an addict, unable to get their "favorite" drug, will now just stop doing drugs entirely. This is not the case. Drugs can also be stolen, from homes, and from pharmacies, and from ambulances. There are way more vectors than people care to ponder. If you've ever had an addict in your life, you're forced to.
- salawat 3y ago
  In other news, the bureau of labor reports that the number of unemployed chemists have skyrocketed, and lab equipment manufacturers are reporting a surprise bump in sales. If the mountain will not go to...
01100011 3y ago
Shake-n-bake meth was relatively easy to do for the average methhead. Also, do not underestimate the capabilities of a meth user when they get fixated on something.
- lazide 3y ago
  Bonus - meth causes among other things incredible focus.
  - paiute 3y ago
    I’ve noticed the comments on hn become more meth curious over the last couple of years… I know the state of CO has been pressuring doctors not to prescribe aderall. Mine got taken away because i only took it when i needed to force myself to really work (a few times a month). Now i use pseudoephedrine.
    - wutwutwat 3y ago
      Doctors handed out oxy like candy and when people couldn’t get scripts they turned to H on the street Teachers push any kid that can’t sit still while being bored for hours to be taken to the doctor for adhd, where they are quickly prescribed amphetamine salts. What do you think they will hit the streets for if their addy script ever gets cut off, or, there’s a shortage of supply? (happened recently). Methamphetamine. Many people use small doses of meth the same way they would take a daily dose of adderall. You can actually be prescribed literally methamphetamine. Not amphetamine, methamphetamine. It’s rare, but it exists.
MockObject 3y ago
Hard drugs have been illegal in America for generations, and yet every city has had a junkie community all this time. How much more failure must we entertain?
fragmede 3y ago
Vice or someone reports that you can make the new formulation, in a backpack, in a Walmart bathroom, with supplies you haven't even bought yet. Given that, and, well, the Internet, I'm sure making it isn't hard for an addict to learn how to make these drugs, even though it's not common knowledge and you and I can't do it.
p_j_w 3y ago
"We just need to wage the war on drugs harder, then it will surely work."
KerrAvon 3y ago
It turns out it's not possible to do that. We've been trying since the 1960's.
- lazide 3y ago
  Longer than that if you count one of the OG drugs - Alcohol

The presumption here is that an addict, unable to get their "favorite" drug, will now just stop doing drugs entirely. This is not the case. Drugs can also be stolen, from homes, and from pharmacies, and from ambulances. There are way more vectors than people care to ponder. If you've ever had an addict in your life, you're forced to.

salawat 3y ago
In other news, the bureau of labor reports that the number of unemployed chemists have skyrocketed, and lab equipment manufacturers are reporting a surprise bump in sales. If the mountain will not go to...

01100011 3y ago

Shake-n-bake meth was relatively easy to do for the average methhead. Also, do not underestimate the capabilities of a meth user when they get fixated on something.

lazide 3y ago
Bonus - meth causes among other things incredible focus.
- paiute 3y ago
  I’ve noticed the comments on hn become more meth curious over the last couple of years… I know the state of CO has been pressuring doctors not to prescribe aderall. Mine got taken away because i only took it when i needed to force myself to really work (a few times a month). Now i use pseudoephedrine.
  - wutwutwat 3y ago
    Doctors handed out oxy like candy and when people couldn’t get scripts they turned to H on the street Teachers push any kid that can’t sit still while being bored for hours to be taken to the doctor for adhd, where they are quickly prescribed amphetamine salts. What do you think they will hit the streets for if their addy script ever gets cut off, or, there’s a shortage of supply? (happened recently). Methamphetamine. Many people use small doses of meth the same way they would take a daily dose of adderall. You can actually be prescribed literally methamphetamine. Not amphetamine, methamphetamine. It’s rare, but it exists.

MockObject 3y ago

Hard drugs have been illegal in America for generations, and yet every city has had a junkie community all this time. How much more failure must we entertain?

fragmede 3y ago

Vice or someone reports that you can make the new formulation, in a backpack, in a Walmart bathroom, with supplies you haven't even bought yet. Given that, and, well, the Internet, I'm sure making it isn't hard for an addict to learn how to make these drugs, even though it's not common knowledge and you and I can't do it.

p_j_w 3y ago

"We just need to wage the war on drugs harder, then it will surely work."

KerrAvon 3y ago

It turns out it's not possible to do that. We've been trying since the 1960's.

lazide 3y ago
Longer than that if you count one of the OG drugs - Alcohol