• craftrabbit ( craftrabbit@lemmy.zip ) 
    30·
    5 days ago

    All the us Americans talking about some politician again, guess it’s time for me to find out who they are.

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    So, according to the political positions listed on his Wikipedia, he’s a guy who’s mostly against anti-trans legislation and who generally says that we should listen to what medical professionals have to say. THIS is what all the republican fearmongering is about? A guy who sometimes is not in support of their repressive policies?? Is this what left-wing means in Texas???

  • webghost0101 ( webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ) 
    24·
    5 days ago

    There where multiple ongoing anti-drug campaign when i was a teen.

    Many of them framed facts into scare campaigns. The issue was if i lined them all up it became obvious that they could not all tell the truth.

    I was vey naive and it seemed very obvious to not consume something that would kill me. I was never going to touch drugs, why would anyone? Why do we need a police officers visiting my class to tell us the most obvious things in the world.

    At some point i just cracked from the confusion and started doing my own research on the topic.

    As a results i became hugely interested in the matter and they remain one of my special intrest today. Mild altering substances are so fascinating and powerful, and we barely understand them.

    Responsible disclaimer:

    • Drugs have real risks and can be very dangerous, addiction is no joke.

    • While interested i did wait till i was over 18 to start experimenting, with what i know now i recommend waiting till at least 24. Contrary to what laws say an 18yo is not an adult.

    • I knew my limits and remained careful while continuing to apply a scientific rigor trough it all. And in the end i stopped using them at all.

    • gandalf_die_12te ( gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
      3·
      4 days ago

      Contrary to what laws say an 18yo is not an adult.

      yeah and a large part of the reason for this is that we don’t let the people make experiences before that age. if we shift the age of “you’re now an adult” to 24, people won’t be adult by that time either.

      • webghost0101 ( webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ) 
        2·
        4 days ago

        Its actually about biological maturity. Your brain is literaly not complete before that.

        I can back this up with scientific sources:

        https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3621648/

        https://sites.duke.edu/apep/module-3-alcohol-cell-suicide-and-the-adolescent-brain/science-content/brain-maturation-is-complete-at-about-24-years-of-age/

        “the brain rewires itself from the onset of puberty up until 24 years old, especially in the prefrontal cortex.”

        “It is well established that the brain undergoes a “rewiring” process that is not complete until approximately 25 years of age.This discovery has enhanced our basic understanding regarding adolescent brain maturation and it has provided support for behaviors experienced in late adolescence and early adulthood. Several investigators consider the age span 10–24 years as adolescence”

        Speaking from personal experience, i actually felt this. Its similar to the memory of suddenly “waking up to a compleye theory of mind” at around 5yo which many people have. Like the parts of my brain that were otherwise occupied in the background becoming fully accessible to me.

        There might be some truth to what you say if you look at evolution. Cause it does seem like the phase maturity keeps getting longer, but its not something an insividual family can fight within a few generations.

        • gandalf_die_12te ( gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
          2·
          4 days ago

          i don’t get what this has to do with anything. your bone marrow doesn’t stop producing new blood cells for 90 years. does that mean that you can’t use your body before you’re 90? because your bone marrow is still not done producing all these red blood cells …

          • tyranny ( tyranny@crazypeople.online ) English
            1·
            15 hours ago

            such a sick point. some people walk around acting like cognitively disabled people can never become adults. maybe even never become human. and they hide behind the veil of science to do so

          • webghost0101 ( webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ) 
            1·
            3 days ago

            Surely you understand that there is a difference between the production red blood cells, which are the same at birth and elder age. Versus: The development of the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for processing and adapting one’s thinking in order to focus, control how you behave, and make (smart) decisions.

            Which almost all drugs directly interact with.

            Puberty is where your brain learns to find its baselines, to discover who you are. Using drugs from a young age impacts who you might become.

            Now the difference between 18 and 24 isn’t going to be that big and amounts matter. 1 joint at 15 isnt going to harm you more then then alcohol at the same age. But if your baseline is to be impaired all day, thats going to have an impact.

    • Trigger2_2000 ( Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works ) 
      1·
      4 days ago

      There where multiple ongoing anti-drug campaign when i was a teen.

      Many of them framed facts into scare campaigns.

      Yeah, “facts”. When I was in high school they had cops visit and tell us how another cop “just touched a guy that took fentanyl” and had to have an emergency dose of Narcan (opiate reverser) because he was “poisoned”. No being needle stuck, bit, etc, just the “residue” on the clothing/skin of the person that took it. No wonder people don’t trust cops.

      Per [Is fentanyl dangerous to touch? Experts say no – here’s why] -(https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fentanyl-contact-overdose-risks-what-to-know/)

      Can you overdose by touching fentanyl? 

      Experts told CBS News that touching fentanyl powder will not cause an overdose. In powder form, the way it’s almost always found in the illicit drug supply, the drug cannot absorb through the skin, said Ryan Marino, a medical toxicologist, emergency physician and addiction medicine specialist at the Cleveland Medical Center. Just being near the substance also won’t cause an overdose.

      “Fentanyl as a dry powder is not going to cross through your skin. It’s the same reason you can touch sugar without your blood sugar going up,” said Marino. “Solids don’t cross through your skin.” 

  • Gabadabs ( Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
    9·
    4 days ago

    It’s funny, because I remember when I learned about trans people. My mother was watching some episode of Dr Phil, where the person on the show was a trans man and the episode revolved around Phil essentially insulting him and telling him hebwas just a confused woman… But in my egg brain I just thought “wait… You can DO that? I can just be a girl???”