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psychoticallytrans

A great harm reduction method for drug use could be to have a teen drug ed program like we have teen sex ed programs. DARE is basically the same thing as abstinence-based sex ed, and works about as well. But a drug education program that was comprehensive and evidence-based could be incredibly helpful. If it has to be restricted to legal drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, and opioids, it can be framed as "Here are some drugs you may encounter in your adult life."

I think that "Some drugs are okay actually" and "It's okay to be an addict" are true statements, but I think it would be a very hard sell to try to get permission to teach that to teenagers, so I'll limit my ideas to what I think would be feasible to get permission for.

Some topics a theoretical evidence-based drug ed program could cover:

-Average starting dose of commonly used drugs, as well as the dose of a regular user. This helps to limit overdoses.

-Honest discussion of drug interactions and what really cannot safely be taken together, so that experimentation is limited to mixes that at least won't kill them.

-For opioids in particular, since a LOT of people are prescribed them after surgery, there should be a chart of what a good taper looks like and information about why you need to taper off of them. Even if they don't ever take them recreationally, it's important knowledge for your adult life.

-Education about how some people (Those with ADHD and/or chronic pain in particular) need to use prescription drugs regularly and how dependence differs from addiction.

-Addiction MUST be framed as morally neutral, with good explanations given of how addictions form and what you can do if you don't want one, as well as resources being freely and nonjudgmentally given for anyone who wants to break an addiction.

-Discussion of what overdose for various drugs look like, as well as a brief training on how to use Naloxone.

-Teaching them to always tell paramedics the truth when drugs are involved in a medical emergency. This includes non-overdose emergencies! If someone has an unrelated medical emergency while taking a drug, the medics need to know so they don't, say, give someone who just took an opioid more opioids because they have a broken leg.

-That it's important to keep track of EXACTLY how much you take if possible.

-The importance of having at least one trusted sober person around in case there's an emergency and you need someone who's not completely zooted, ex. a building fire.

If comprehensive and evidence-based sex ed can lead to teens having later and safer sex, I see absolutely no reason that comprehensive and evidence-based drug education couldn't have a similar effect.

phantomrose96

the-trash-eating-llama asked:

Have you ever partaken in the flesh of another?

fluffydancer618 answered:

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the-trash-eating-llama

This one shall do nicely.

fluffydancer618

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35 miles, happy 24 hours.

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24 miles, 19 hours and ticking.

fluffydancer618

It's ok, take your time

the-trash-eating-llama

Hog swill

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Might take a minute.

the-trash-eating-llama

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Back on track, 20 miles ~20 hours, might need a medic.

fluffydancer618

Buddy???

the-trash-eating-llama

Found the portal, expect my corpse to arrive in 17-20 hours.


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What the hell

thestuffedalligator
thestuffedalligator

Rewatching Truman Show for the first time in a long time, and the detail that’s stuck with me this time is the set design.

The characters drive modern cars and hock modern products, but it’s all presented with a veneer of 1950s wholesome applecheeked Americana. Truman’s life is presented as an escape for the audience from the drudgery of the modern day, and the aesthetic they’ve chosen for this is the post-war economic boom. This is the simple time, the movie says. This is the good time. Doesn’t the modern day suck? Let’s go back and see our friends from the days when life was good.

And it’s a lie. Truman’s life is a lie, and the image of white picket fenced suburbia they’ve presented is a lie. It’s an elaborate construction to recreate a false memory that’s comfortable for advertisers. The movie is a satire, but it’s also a very blatant statement against the nostalgia for a golden age which never existed. It’s a lie. It doesn’t exist.

I don’t know. I’m spitballing. I’m biased because I despise mid-20th century Americana and I naturally treat it with hostility, but it’s very gratifying to see a movie kind of agree with me.

theblackknightofworcestershire

Let me tell you a story.

Earlier in the summer, I went to Florida with my friend. We decided to visit a town nearish to where we were staying called Seaside, as we had heard it was a cute place. What I did not know at the time was that Seaside is the place where they filmed The Truman Show. It was a "master-planned community," constructed in the 80s to be the perfect beach town.

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Seaside, FL

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Seahaven

And yes, it really does look Like That. Not just in their tourist-agency photos, in real life it looks like that. Arguably the irl Seaside is even prettier than movie Seahaven, because the the office buildings where Truman works don't exist; the town is 100% cutesy homes and little shops.

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ghostcrows

The thing about Peggy hill is you see her in some episodes and you might think well this woman has some lesbionic mannerisms. but the truth is she's just one of those very sporty southern moms who inexplicably gets away with not upholding their side of the gender roles even in communities where everyone is kinda expected to do that. Like she kinda gets to do what she wants. Cause she's Peggy that's just how Peggy is. And she has a husband and a kid so they're like ok fine I guess

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Like if you told her she looked gay here she would laugh really awkwardly and be like Well, I hope you mean that as in "happy", because in that case I am positively gay. I am so gay and in love with my wonderful husband Hank. And Hank would be like *texan sigh* Peggy, You can't go around tellin people you're "gay" for me. People are gonna start to get the wrong idea. And then shed accuse Hank of being homophobic and double down