I've been around a long time, experimented in the 70's too, bottom line no illegal drug is safe, especially supplied by some street person, pusher or whatever they call it now. And I want to add that though you seem to be against legal medication, it still by far has helped more people than illegal drug use has, sure there some meds that people have side effects to, one med may be more beneficial to one person than another and vise versa, but more people get better than not, when under a reputable doctor's care and follow all they need to do. Side effects by law are printed on MSDS's that does not mean all people taking that med will get all the side effects, some won't even have any, it is all for legal purposes just in case there are problems, I never said "Pfizer" knows best, or any manufacturer, but I must say I would sooner take a prescribed med, from clean laboratories than something concocted in some back room or garage (meth lab) that aren't even traceable if a person was having trouble with the med.
This is just my 2 cents, I do not expect you or anyone that prefers self-medication with illegal drugs to have to take "my 2 cents", but felt a need to speak up.
See, I have been down that route, it doesn't work, it hurts in the long run, it kills too, I've lost friends and friends that have lost kids to this sort of stuff, Ecstasy, Angel Dust, and 2 by the ultimate, heroin
I learned the hard way, but caught myself on time using amphetamines from some shady so-called weight control center, I knew it was bogus business but I followed them everytime they had to move their centers, after almost 2 years of the use of the stuff that made me feel "terrific" the reality kicked in, I was starting to depend on them, plus life things went wrong, not related to the drug but being on them made things worse, too long of a story and probably would put an insomniac to sleep, ha!ha!
In the perfect world, there would be no need for docs and meds. but unfortunately we need them in our not so perfect world, maybe for some pdocs and/or meds weren't the answer, but for thousands it works, making many lives more comfortable and puts many back to their oldselves.
Sorry, I got carried away here. . .
Best Wishes to y'all with this

DE

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