Drugs - Revision history

Fractalguy at 03:24, 16 January 2025

2025-01-16T03:24:20Z

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	[[File:Addiction-drugs-pills-prescription-pharmaceuticals.jpg\|thumb\|It is recommended that each pill be kept in its original container to avoid confusion.]]		[[File:Addiction-drugs-pills-prescription-pharmaceuticals.jpg\|thumb\|It is recommended that each pill be kept in its original container to avoid confusion.]]
	Drugs are a mixed blessing. On the one hand, they have done great things for [[longevity]]. But the side-effect of many drugs ([[addiction]]) is one of the most serious issues faced by modern [[culture]].		Drugs are a mixed blessing. On the one hand, they have done great things for [[longevity]]. But the side-effect of many drugs ([[addiction]]) is one of the most serious issues faced by modern [[culture]].<blockquote>''"I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too."'' -[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWpXSiP5xY Mitch Hedberg, ''Strategic Grill Locations'']</blockquote>While many are quick to paint recreational drugs, pharmaceuticals, or both as [[These things are bad, mkay?\|being wholly bad]], as with any [[Moral trump card\|simplistic moral pronouncement]] it is based on shallow [[reasoning]] and absence of nuance.

	While many are quick to paint recreational drugs, pharmaceuticals, or both as [[These things are bad, mkay?\|being wholly bad]], as with any [[Moral trump card\|simplistic moral pronouncement]] it is based on shallow [[reasoning]] and absence of nuance.

	See [[psychedelics]] for details on that particular class of drugs.		See [[psychedelics]] for details on that particular class of drugs.

Fractalguy: /* Music About Drugs */

2025-01-12T09:23:30Z

Music About Drugs

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	Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.		Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7gbFMWZWlo\|\|center\|Viagra Boys - Research Chemicals\|frame}}

	Since there are too many songs to choose from, here are some full albums about drugs.		Since there are too many songs to choose from, here are some full albums about drugs.

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_aDd3Q174\|\|center\|The Symposium - Drugs (Full Album)\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_aDd3Q174\|\|center\|The Symposium - Drugs (Full Album)\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 01:47, 10 January 2025

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	== Improper Propaganda ==		== Improper Propaganda ==
	Medical decisions should be influenced by [[Evidence-Based Best Practices\|evidence]], not [[propaganda]]. Therefore, even in a [[society]] that values [[capitalism]] and [[Freedom of Speech\|freedom of speech]], [[information]] about drug efficacy should only come through unbiased channels. In other words, pharmaceutical marketing should not be allowed.		Medical decisions should be influenced by [[Evidence-Based Best Practices\|evidence]], not [[propaganda]]. Therefore, even in a [[society]] that values [[capitalism]] and [[Freedom of Speech\|freedom of speech]], [[information]] about drug efficacy should only come through unbiased channels. In other words, direct pharmaceutical marketing to patients should not be allowed. Even if the benefits and side-effects are accurately conveyed, the marketing itself drives demand from patients who ask their doctors, who often write the prescription to make the patient [[happy]] rather than because it is the best medical decision. It creates a chain of bad [[incentives]] that can only interfere with [[evidence-based]] medicine.

	Spreading [[misinformation]] on [[social media]] that exaggerates the benefits or side-effects of any drug (or vaccine!) [[is bad]]. New [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] are needed to enforce this.		Spreading [[misinformation]] on [[social media]] that exaggerates the benefits or side-effects of any drug (or vaccine!) [[is bad]], too. New [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] are needed to enforce this. Unfortunately, [[contrarian]] distrust of the pharmaceutical industry is what has been normalized. Speaking up for peer-reviewed research from Pfizer or expert recommendations by the FDA is not likely to go down well in your [https://crunchymoms.com/what-is-a-crunchy-mom/ crunchy moms][https://www.justtoclaireify.com/why-im-not-a-crunchy-mom-anymore/] group chat.

	== Placebo Substitutes ==		== Placebo Substitutes ==
	The [[Placebo effect\|Placebo Effect]] can be used honestly and effectively to treat many common conditions or induce desired changes on mood. This can provide a safe, affordable alternative to many of the pills people take with unnecessary or ineffective ingredients whose effects are already placebo-based.		The [[Placebo effect\|Placebo Effect]] can be used honestly and effectively to treat many common conditions or induce desired changes on mood. This can provide a safe, affordable alternative to many of the pills people take with unnecessary or ineffective ingredients whose effects are already placebo-based.

			Those who distrust big pharma and look for healing in alternative medicine should look no further than the placebo effect, because that's what all alternative medicine is anyway.

			While this is bad news if you're in the homeopathy business, it's great news for anyone who is looking for ways to find natural healing without pharmaceuticals. You don't actually need ''anything'' to make the [[placebo effect]] work. Simply performing a [[ritual]] will get the job done if you [[believe]] it will! Why should you [[believe]] that a silly [[ritual]] will cure your IBS? Because [[science]] has proven it!

			The [[placebo effect]] is so strong with pills because so much of our [[culture]] is designed to make you [[believe]] that pills will cure you. Besides the unethical direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing, there is the entire medical establishment. The [[educational]] system that reinforces the ideas of [[science]], [[evidence]], and expertise. The TV shows about doctors performing miracle cures to save the patient every week. Modern medicine men wear white coats instead of [[traditional]] shamanic regalia, but they both convey the same cultural message: ''this person knows how to heal you so you can [[trust]] the cure they give you''.

			What if [[rituals]] had all of the same [[education]], marketing, [[arts]], and other [[cultural]] reinforcements of their healing power that exist for medicine? Could significant portions of our [[healthcare]] industry, supplements industry, and alternative medicine be replaced with a set of simple [[rituals]] you can perform at home for free? It will only happen if you [[believe]] it can! But you should only [[believe]] it can if there is good [[evidence]] for it, which fortunately there is.

	== Music About Drugs ==		== Music About Drugs ==

Fractalguy at 00:57, 10 January 2025

2025-01-10T00:57:13Z

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	[[File:Addiction-drugs-pills-prescription-pharmaceuticals.jpg\|thumb\|It is recommended that each pill be kept in its original container to avoid confusion.]]		[[File:Addiction-drugs-pills-prescription-pharmaceuticals.jpg\|thumb\|It is recommended that each pill be kept in its original container to avoid confusion.]]
	Drugs are a mixed blessing. On the one hand, they have done great things for [[longevity]]. But the side-effect of ~~these~~ drugs ([[addiction]]) is one of the most serious issues faced by modern [[culture]].		Drugs are a mixed blessing. On the one hand, they have done great things for [[longevity]]. But the side-effect of many drugs ([[addiction]]) is one of the most serious issues faced by modern [[culture]].

	While many are quick to paint recreational drugs, pharmaceuticals, or both as [[These things are bad, mkay?\|being wholly bad]], as with any ~~simplistic~~ [[moral]] ~~pronouncement~~ it is based on shallow reasoning and absence of nuance.		While many are quick to paint recreational drugs, pharmaceuticals, or both as [[These things are bad, mkay?\|being wholly bad]], as with any [[Moral trump card\|simplistic moral pronouncement]] it is based on shallow [[reasoning]] and absence of nuance.

	See [[psychedelics]] for details on that particular class of drugs.		See [[psychedelics]] for details on that particular class of drugs.
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	== Moderation in All Things ==		== Moderation in All Things ==
	[[Moderation]] is the way to avoid [[addiction]], both to recreational drugs and medically prescribed pharmaceuticals, as well as the recreational use of prescription medications. Independent of recreation, doctors can get [[addicted]] to writing prescriptions as a simple cure for complaining patients, and patients get [[Addiction\|addicted]] to seek pill-based cures when none are needed. And pharmaceutical industry [[propaganda]] has heavily reinforced this notion in both parties, ensuring the [[addiction]] is [[inevitable]].		[[Moderation]] is the way to avoid [[addiction]], both to recreational drugs and medically prescribed pharmaceuticals, as well as the recreational use of prescription medications. Independent of recreation, doctors can get [[addicted]] to writing prescriptions as a simple cure for complaining patients, and patients get [[Addiction\|addicted]] to seek pill-based cures when none are needed. And pharmaceutical industry [[propaganda]] has heavily reinforced this notion in both parties, ensuring the [[addiction]] is [[inevitable]].

			The principle of [[variety]] can help avoid [[addiction]] as well. Following the mantra to "try everything once" can allow for broad [[consciousness]] experimentation with minimal chances of [[addiction]]. The [[propaganda]] stereotype of instant [[addiction]] after trying something once is a myth. You have to try something at least twice to get [[addicted]]. If you only try it once you are by definition not [[addicted]].

			Be self-aware. If you're prone to excess then abstinence may need to be your thing. However, most people can avoid excess if they approach [[Psychedelics\|altered states]] of [[consciousness]] with the intent to maintain moderation. It's even easier if there are [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] built around moderation, instead of the current model of hypocrisy where we are told to abstain from drugs in school but then every adult is on some cocktail of prescription, over-the-counter, and illegal drugs.

	== Improper Propaganda ==		== Improper Propaganda ==
	Medical decisions should be influenced by [[Evidence-Based Best Practices\|evidence]], not [[propaganda]]. Therefore, even in a [[society]] that values [[capitalism]] and [[Freedom of Speech\|freedom of speech]], [[information]] about drug efficacy should only come through unbiased channels.		Medical decisions should be influenced by [[Evidence-Based Best Practices\|evidence]], not [[propaganda]]. Therefore, even in a [[society]] that values [[capitalism]] and [[Freedom of Speech\|freedom of speech]], [[information]] about drug efficacy should only come through unbiased channels. In other words, pharmaceutical marketing should not be allowed.

	New [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] are needed to ~~enable~~ this.		Spreading [[misinformation]] on [[social media]] that exaggerates the benefits or side-effects of any drug (or vaccine!) [[is bad]]. New [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] are needed to enforce this.

	== Placebo Substitutes ==		== Placebo Substitutes ==

Fractalguy: /* Improper Propaganda */

2025-01-07T02:04:37Z

Improper Propaganda

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	Medical decisions should be influenced by [[Evidence-Based Best Practices\|evidence]], not [[propaganda]]. Therefore, even in a [[society]] that values [[capitalism]] and [[Freedom of Speech\|freedom of speech]], [[information]] about drug efficacy should only come through unbiased channels.		Medical decisions should be influenced by [[Evidence-Based Best Practices\|evidence]], not [[propaganda]]. Therefore, even in a [[society]] that values [[capitalism]] and [[Freedom of Speech\|freedom of speech]], [[information]] about drug efficacy should only come through unbiased channels.

	New [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] are needed to enable this~~. What cannot be made [[illegal]] shall be made [[Taboo\|unbearably tacky]]~~.		New [[Cultural norms\|culture norms]] are needed to enable this.

	== Placebo Substitutes ==		== Placebo Substitutes ==

Fractalguy: /* Moderation in All Things */

2024-10-04T23:10:18Z

Moderation in All Things

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	== Moderation in All Things ==		== Moderation in All Things ==
	[[Moderation]] is the ~~antidote~~ to [[addiction]], both to recreational drugs and medically prescribed pharmaceuticals, as well as the recreational use of prescription medications. Independent of recreation, doctors can get [[addicted]] to writing prescriptions as a simple cure for complaining patients, and patients get [[Addiction\|addicted]] to seek pill-based cures when none are needed. And pharmaceutical industry [[propaganda]] has heavily reinforced this notion in both parties, ensuring the [[addiction]] is [[inevitable]].		[[Moderation]] is the way to avoid [[addiction]], both to recreational drugs and medically prescribed pharmaceuticals, as well as the recreational use of prescription medications. Independent of recreation, doctors can get [[addicted]] to writing prescriptions as a simple cure for complaining patients, and patients get [[Addiction\|addicted]] to seek pill-based cures when none are needed. And pharmaceutical industry [[propaganda]] has heavily reinforced this notion in both parties, ensuring the [[addiction]] is [[inevitable]].

	== Improper Propaganda ==		== Improper Propaganda ==

Fractalguy: /* Music About Drugs */

2024-02-06T13:37:27Z

Music About Drugs

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	Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.		Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}


			Since there are too many songs to choose from, here are some full albums about drugs.

	<br>		<br>
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_aDd3Q174\|\|center\|The Symposium - Drugs (Full Album)\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_aDd3Q174\|\|center\|The Symposium - Drugs (Full Album)\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Music About Drugs */

2024-02-06T13:36:41Z

Music About Drugs

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	Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.		Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_aDd3Q174\|\|center\|The Symposium - Drugs (Full Album)\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pNxE5msmKM\|\|center\|Flatbush Zombies - D.R.U.G.S. (Full Album )\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7YlX5UP2g\|\|center\|Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows - D.R.U.G.S. (Full Album)\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 13:24, 6 February 2024

2024-02-06T13:24:38Z

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	While many are quick to paint recreational drugs, pharmaceuticals, or both as [[These things are bad, mkay?\|being wholly bad]], as with any simplistic [[moral]] pronouncement it is based on shallow reasoning and absence of nuance.		While many are quick to paint recreational drugs, pharmaceuticals, or both as [[These things are bad, mkay?\|being wholly bad]], as with any simplistic [[moral]] pronouncement it is based on shallow reasoning and absence of nuance.

			See [[psychedelics]] for details on that particular class of drugs.

	== Moderation in All Things ==		== Moderation in All Things ==

Fractalguy: /* Music About Drugs */

2024-02-06T13:22:56Z

Music About Drugs

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	== Music About Drugs ==		== Music About Drugs ==
	Is there any music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.		Is there any good music about drugs? Bill Hicks has a few things to say about this.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIuP_Uk7Ak\|\|center\|Bill Hicks - Drugs Have Done Good Things\|frame}}