2 ms·
> Not all drugs are created equal, withdrawal symptoms are different. Not in my experience. I have voluntarily withdrawn from caffeine, opiates (administered
by timschmidt 1y ago
> Not all drugs are created equal, withdrawal symptoms are different.
Not in my experience. I have voluntarily withdrawn from caffeine, opiates (administered by a hospital), and cannabis. All experiences were remarkably similar. When I run support groups for folks who've used drugs, I recommend folks experiment with caffeine withdrawal to gain experience with the process. It requires at least two weeks of cessation.
> They do affect the future population count
Seems that you're assuming homosexual folks would otherwise procreate if forced into heterosexual relationships, which is quite a stretch. I also know quite a few homosexual couples who raise scads of children. And childless heterosexual couples. This argument doesn't hold water.
- 1718627440 1y ago> All experiences were remarkably similar. Cool, my decision to not use caffeine is justified then.
- timschmidt 1y agoWhat you do in the privacy of your own home is your business :) Victimless as it were. That said, should you find yourself in a health emergency, as I did, and hooked up to a dilaudid drip for weeks, as I was, you may find experience with the symptoms of withdrawal to be quite useful for getting yourself through the worst of it, as I did. Withdrawal is part of the human experience you don't always have a choice to avoid. Fear, avoidance, and ignorance of it makes potentially involuntary encounters with drugs more dangerous. Besides fueling unnecessarily destructive policy decisions. Worth a think.
- 1718627440 1y agoSadly there are way more drugs in the world to never have used any. Drugs (now-a-days) don't even need to be physical.