Agency of Fear by Edward Jay Epstein, 2018
President Bush has made the war against drugs the number one issue on the contemporary American political agenda. In this revised edition of his classic book, available for the first time in paperback, Edward Jay Epstein argues that the president has adopted the strategy of his forebear, Richard Nixon, in using the drugs war to blame foreigners for the crisis in America’s cities, and to provide a smokescreen
…[In addition to hiring the #SexOffender Zarkin,] #BillPulte hired Aaron Kofsky, a former advisor to Senator #JDVance before Vance became VP, & later put him in charge of the #FHFA’s Division of Housing Mission & Goals. Last year, Vance fired Kofsky for posting online about using drugs including #cocaine & #opiates, according to a story in Wired magazine, which first reported his posts.
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Passing this on because it is the best summary of the issues surrounding #Kratom I've seen to date...
"Legal Morphine’— The Rise of Kratom and 7-OH in the US"
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/legal-morphine-rise-kratom-and-7-oh-us-2025a1000cco
Key warning is 👉 avoid purified "7-OH" products. 👈
You CAN get too much of a good thing!
"The most well-studied compounds in kratom are #mitragynine and 7-OH... At low doses, mitragynine’s mixed receptor profile (adrenergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic) yields mild stimulant and mood-boosting effects."
"By contrast, concentrated 7-OH preparations are 30-40 times more potent at opioid receptors and produce rapid-onset analgesia, euphoria, respiratory depression, and classic #Opioid -type #withdrawal. As previously reported by Medscape Medical News, research has shown that 7-OH (formerly known as (7-HMG) has high abuse potential and may also increase the intake of other #opiates."
A new study shows that treating opioid use disorder with buprenorphine during pregnancy significantly reduces the risk of preterm birth, NICU stays, and severe maternal complications. Here’s what it means for families, providers, and public health.
LB: These #nitazenes are even finding its way into the #partydrugs used at #raves and #festivals (where #opiates are generally unpopular) and its leading to fatalities (my friends told me about one case at a prominent UK festival just last year, a young man who would not normally touch opiates was killed)
@TexasObserver according to The Iron Law Of Prohibition fentanyl itself was created by the #WarOnDrugs. Milton Friedman correctly predicted our current predicament in the pages of Time Magazine like 50 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition
#uspol #CriminalJustice #Law #Drugs #Fentanyl #Heroin #opiates
it's not something I want to do except if I feel in the mood.
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