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"little data drugs have any positive effect".

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Last year, we reported on the use of the hallucinogenic drugs MDMA and psilocybin to ease symptoms in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treatment-resistant depression. Since then, evidence has continued to mount that these drugs, when administered in controlled therapeutic settings, may be able to succeed where traditional pharmaceuticals have fallen short in the treatment of each condition. One of them, in fact—MDMA—is currently on track for FDA approval.

MDMA’s ability to increase feelings of trust and compassionhas made it a popular party drug, and that attribute may also make it an unusually effective complement to psychotherapy in people with PTSD. In a small, placebo-controlled study of PTSD sufferers published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, for instance, researchers found that the drug, administered during two eight-hour psychotherapy sessions spaced about a month apart, reduced symptoms for the majority of participants; a follow-up study in the same journal found that the effects lasted up to six years in some cases.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041963/

Mental disorders are rising while development of novel psychiatric medications is declining. This stall in innovation has also been linked with intense debates on the current diagnostics and explanations for mental disorders, together constituting a paradigmatic crisis. A radical innovation is psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP): professionally supervised use of ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, LSD and ibogaine as part of elaborated psychotherapy programs. Clinical results so far have shown safety and efficacy, even for “treatment resistant” conditions, and thus deserve increasing attention from medical, psychological and psychiatric professionals. But more than novel treatments, the PAP model also has important consequences for the diagnostics and explanation axis of the psychiatric crisis, challenging the discrete nosological entities and advancing novel explanations for mental disorders and their treatment, in a model considerate of social and cultural factors, including adversities, trauma, and the therapeutic potential of some non-ordinary states of consciousness.

it's almost like ken was right ... and you're just massively ignorant. /shrug

it doesn't stop you being scientifically illiterate. alcohol is objectively more toxic and harmful than MDMA, LSD, ketamine, etc ... pretty much every drug except heroin and cocaine, in fact (pretty funny you mention warfarin, which is prescribed in treatments to deal with ... effects of alcohol abuse).

cocaine abuse and parkinson's is a pretty likely link, yes. a drug that bombs your dopamine system in a huge way is probably going to lead to dopamine-related brain problems late in life if you abuse it enough. it is more toxic and more addictive than alcohol -- i have no quarrel there. what's funny is that someone who gets drunk once a week and bombs their liver, or, as the study says, 'people who abused [the drug] in the 70s and 80s', don't consider the fact that alcohol has significantly affected their health and possibly shortened their lifespan, also.

what i'm arguing with, since you seem to struggle yourself, is the ludicrous assertion that we have 'adapted' to alcohol, as if by frequent taking of beer the human body has 'evolved' a capacity to digest it (your milk analogy is stupid; milk is not a psychoactive and addictive substance; milk does not damage your liver). i'm not sure any physician or GP is going to prescribe alcohol for therapeutic use any time soon because the substance is absolutely terrible for your health at anything over minimal rates of consumption. in fact, i'm pretty sure most doctors would just recommend avoiding alcohol altogether.

you cherry pick the argument. alcohol in your view is 'beneficial' because, of course, you're charitably using 'recreational' here in the sense of 'has a glass of wine with a meal', as opposed to the part i linked in my last post where alcohol represents a massive public health issue in the western world and many people clearly have a problem with alcohol abuse and addiction (or, at the least, alcohol dependency in order to function in social situations). alcohol is objectively more addictive than the likes of MDMA and LSD, too, and thus far more dangerous to dabble with recreationally. but again, you cherry pick the argument where everyone who takes drugs for fun is on the inevitable slide to sucking dick in an alleyway, whereas alcohol, 'anecdotally', is fine. well i don't think you have to look very hard for plenty of anecdotes that tell of alcohol's recreational misuse.

you drink alcohol, we get it. but let's not pretend you don't have some pretty severe cognitive biases about the fact it is a physically and mentally harmful substance and is more addictive and much more dangerous than most other drugs – including drugs you look down on. your view, expressed elsewhere, that anyone who takes a drug other than alcohol has some sort of 'mental lack' is laughably illiterate. people have been ruining their lives perfectly well with booze for a long time. all that you express is the pretty much conventional social attitude, that alcohol is 'ok' to take because it is (mostly) contained within social rituals and taboos; it's a form of intoxication we have come to socially accept, despite the quite evident high costs. but let me know when you find all those wives and children who are victims of domestic abuse because of the demon drug, MDMA.

Last edited by uziq (2019-03-11 12:38:11)

I have known several people who've drunk themselves into early graves/turned themselves into complete physical and mental wrecks, but no one who has died from taking drugs, or even become an "addict", and trust me I know plenty of people who've done plenty of recreational drugs over like 15 years.

An individual education plan covers many categories, not just "retarded" children.  They cover allergies, learning disabilities, social disorders (i'm certain with our increased understanding of mental and social disorders, you would have probably been on an IEP too, Mac).  It's not an automatic pass, it's to document the process of specialized education for certain children who need it. 

There's nothing in an IEP that says you can't fail the child.  My guess is that you are fixing the grades because you aren't adhering to the IEP, or you don't care enough to do anything about the kid not following it.

The parent emailed back and thanked me for the clarification and acknowledged I am very busy.

So I am sorry I racially discriminated against them and called the kid a retard.

uziq wrote:

it doesn't stop you being scientifically illiterate. alcohol is objectively more toxic and harmful than MDMA, LSD, ketamine, etc ... pretty much every drug except heroin and cocaine, in fact (pretty funny you mention warfarin, which is prescribed in treatments to deal with ... effects of alcohol abuse).

cocaine abuse and parkinson's is a pretty likely link, yes. a drug that bombs your dopamine system in a huge way is probably going to lead to dopamine-related brain problems late in life if you abuse it enough. it is more toxic and more addictive than alcohol -- i have no quarrel there. what's funny is that someone who gets drunk once a week and bombs their liver, or, as the study says, 'people who abused [the drug] in the 70s and 80s', don't consider the fact that alcohol has significantly affected their health and possibly shortened their lifespan, also.

what i'm arguing with, since you seem to struggle yourself, is the ludicrous assertion that we have 'adapted' to alcohol, as if by frequent taking of beer the human body has 'evolved' a capacity to digest it (your milk analogy is stupid; milk is not a psychoactive and addictive substance; milk does not damage your liver). i'm not sure any physician or GP is going to prescribe alcohol for therapeutic use any time soon because the substance is absolutely terrible for your health at anything over minimal rates of consumption. in fact, i'm pretty sure most doctors would just recommend avoiding alcohol altogether.

you cherry pick the argument. alcohol in your view is 'beneficial' because, of course, you're charitably using 'recreational' here in the sense of 'has a glass of wine with a meal', as opposed to the part i linked in my last post where alcohol represents a massive public health issue in the western world and many people clearly have a problem with alcohol abuse and addiction (or, at the least, alcohol dependency in order to function in social situations). alcohol is objectively more addictive than the likes of MDMA and LSD, too, and thus far more dangerous to dabble with recreationally. but again, you cherry pick the argument where everyone who takes drugs for fun is on the inevitable slide to sucking dick in an alleyway, whereas alcohol, 'anecdotally', is fine. well i don't think you have to look very hard for plenty of anecdotes that tell of alcohol's recreational misuse.

you drink alcohol, we get it. but let's not pretend you don't have some pretty severe cognitive biases about the fact it is a physically and mentally harmful substance and is more addictive and much more dangerous than most other drugs – including drugs you look down on. your view, expressed elsewhere, that anyone who takes a drug other than alcohol has some sort of 'mental lack' is laughably illiterate. people have been ruining their lives perfectly well with booze for a long time. all that you express is the pretty much conventional social attitude, that alcohol is 'ok' to take because it is (mostly) contained within social rituals and taboos; it's a form of intoxication we have come to socially accept, despite the quite evident high costs. but let me know when you find all those wives and children who are victims of domestic abuse because of the demon drug, MDMA.

You're comparing alcohol with MDMA and LSD, I wasn't, I was comparing alcohol and crack, ice etc. so all your clever arguments are moot because you're not arguing with me, you're arguing with some imaginary person.

The people I know who've fucked up their lives with alcohol are fairly universally people who turned to alcohol after they were prevented from getting hold of other drugs. I imagine you need a hell of a lot of alcohol to replicate a cocaine high for example, not that thats an argument for letting people have cocaine.

Nonsense, alcohol doesn't make me depressed, it makes me more awesome than ever.

You're right, I should switch out Pilsner for LSD, LSD never harmed anyone.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2019-03-18 01:40:25)

Fat kid in my class is failing all of his subjects. He is 16 and a half but still a sophomore. His parents are applying for an IEP so that he doesn't fail school.

So I have to fill out paperwork now for his special education application. There are 17 spots for teachers to write long recommendations as well as 6 multiple choice surveys to fill out. This is just so one lazy fat kid doesn't fail school even though his chunky ass doesn't do work.

I have to prepare work for my AP students but am going to now get diverted doing this shit. Special education is a scam.

I can't say which school in the central jersey suburbs I teach at because Jay said he would out me as a monster. I have 5 sections. 3 Freshmen A level. 1 seniors AP. 1 U.S. History 2 B level. B level are the ones with 504's and IEPs. There is a major difference between having down syndrome and just being a bit slower than others. One of my best/favorite students has a 504 plan.

Anyway, the paperwork took like 20 minutes to do and I got it done while my freshmen worked quietly. I am very sorry to have called the student's mother a checks notes oh jeez never mind.

I am a legit teacher. A great one in fact. Respected and liked by staff and students alike.

Unless you have a bunch of credits in other subjects, you would have to be an English teacher which is NOT worth it. Too much high stakes testing around that. Always people up your ass to see if you are meeting your objectives.

In social studies, I basically get to talk about history with the kids, watch documentaries, and do fun projects.

Bought a new phone
Hardly fits in my pocket

Whats the value of a mint condition iPhone 4s, no scratches or marks, needs a new battery, never updated the OS.