Misconceptions About Drugs
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Do bath salts turn you into a cannibal? Is marijuana a gateway drug? Does Adderall make you smarter?
Drugs, both legal and illegal, are widely misunderstood. Today, we're going to answer some burning questions, all the way from cocaine to caffeine.
Host Justin Dodd (@juddtoday) breaks down some common myths and misconceptions about the psychedelic world of drugs.
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It's long been a joke that milk is a gateway drug, since anybody who's ever done anything, started out with milk.
That damned milk ! 😆
@@BigDaddy-vr2ut geez, don't have a cow
We all have a chronic dependence on oxygen!
Water! It’s everywhere! It gets into our bodies and food! Nowhere is safe!!
Fun fact: cows produce organic morphine and that molecule is concentrated in the cheese making process. People like myself with the misfortune of an addictive personality and mild/moderate lactose intolerance will deliberately consume dairy simply for the dopamine hit we get.
Would definitely love a deep dive into misconceptions about "evidence" like the controversy around breath tests or dog sniffer tests!
And polygraphs!
Same! I know polygraphs are a bunch of crap, but not about breathalyzers.
They used studies for this video... that is to say, they are unaware that correlation doesn't equal causation. They have no idea what constitutes evidence...
The aspect of the sniffer dog I think I understand. Yes the dog's smell is amazing. They find truffles to fowl and deer. However the owner who is connected to the animal can cause the dog to give a false find. He literally cues the animals excitement for a reward. Thus resulting in the cop just wanted to search you. So cameras are great. If he gave signals the micro motions would be caught.
Chris Girard Why is there always one of you in every comment feed?
There's actual a secondary reason behind study drugs getting their reputation, undiagnosed ADHD. For people who don't have ADHD taking stimulants leads to difficulty focusing as their brain struggles to manage, while people who have ADHD will focus easier as their brain is actually managing the sensory input. Furthermore people with undiagnosed ADHD are more prone to risky behaviour like buying someone else's ADHD medication so they can get work done. Particularly since most people with ADHD have problems with things being out of sight, out of mind, which results in assignments being put off until the due date.
For reference, I was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago and the way stimulants affect my brain is perfectly in line with the above. From Duromine to caffeine, stimulants made my brain quieter so I could actually follow tasks all the way through. According to my psychiatrist that wouldn't happen with a neurotypical brain.
I mean everything's relative though. There's a reason why people drink coffee to wake up in the morning and to help them get stuff done - stimulation helps. It's not a miracle cure-all 'make you smarter' thing, but stimulation definitely helps almost anyone get stuff done when used responsibly.
To say that ADHD drugs can't help people without ADHD wake up or get stuff done is similar to saying that coffee won't help. I beg to differ; regardless what current studies say.
Stimulants also just might not do anything for the ADHD brain. I'm inattentive type and the only drug that ended up working for me was non-simulant Strattera. Nothing happened with any of the stimulants but I do like to drink coffee.
Not sure if it does anything but cause caffeine headaches when I don't drink it, but it tastes good.
That's not true, speed makes people focus with and without ADHD, most people diagnosed with ADHD don't have it. It's one of the most misdiagnosed things. I'd go as far to say it doesn't exist. It's made up because the society we live in goes against our natural instincts. You want a kid with all that energy to sit still and learn for 8 hours? That's crazy
Another thing is that once a person tries Marijuana (or any other drug) and notices that it isn't anything like the government or cops or teachers, tell them, they often don't believe anything that they tell them.
You are Correct
A friend of mine told me once that giving coffee to a drunk gives you a wide awake drunk.
True! I use coffee while drinking to stay awake and enjoy my "buzz" longer.
Very true. It doesn’t counteract the effects of alcohol, it just keeps you awake.
i got hit with a false positive for THC. never smoked weed ever in my life, yet was tested. the entire time i was telling the truth and especially this one lady was trying so hard for me to say “i smoked weed” giving me long lectures and trying to guide me. every time, i looked into her eyes and i said “i. do. not. smoke.”
i think i was 16 at the time. luckily my record got expunged, but it still plagues my mind and it came up in my in-processing at basic training.
After I took acid for the first time at 38 years old I was actually furious about the propaganda I'd been fed about it. It's one of the kindest drugs I've ever taken, it's nothing like the terrifying, out of control, head fuck that I was lead to believe. I've had flashbacks, they're cool/funny, not scary; certainly not compared to the memory loss and "flashbacks" I've experienced with alcohol over the years. I've seen people have bad trips, they puked and had to lie down and were fine the next day.
It actually helped my anxiety more than the antidepressants I take. I'm not saying it's for everyone, like all drugs you need to do your research but omg I could have done with this stuff being prescribed to me years ago.
I was 29 or 30 my first time. Definitely helps along with antidepressants. Once every couple months helps keep me level.
Set and setting is Key. over a campfire with friends, a walk through the forest, a Psych you trust, excellent results. a rowdy house party, deep depression or a CIA lab experiment, not so great. so many useful tools not available to mental health professionals. Its pretty sad.
Just cos they threw up does not mean it was a bad trip, far from it. we called it a 'Purge'. get all that negative, evil energy out of your body, like an exorcism. I would bet they had an intense few hours after that. Im sure they learnt alot about themselves lying in the dark, cos they sure weren't sleeping. Lets hope It made them a better person, for sometimes its like telling a child to go sit in the naughty corner and think about what they've done. some folk call that a bad trip, having to face themselves.
I tripped face when I was like 16 I think- maybe 15. It’s good for the mind
When I was waiting in a waiting room at the hospital, I read this magazine they had on the table. They had an article about this doctor/scientist who said he could treat Parkinson’s with micro doses of LSD. Parkinson’s is caused by the lack of some dopamine in the brain, and LSD causes an abundance of it. But the United States government refused to give him a permit to experiment, saying they have already determined that the drug has no practical use, way back in the late 50’s. So he had to go to France to get permission to experiment. His research had helped thousands who suffer from Parkinson’s, but no one in the US can benefit from his work. But remember, the CDC and the FDA have your best interests at heart! 🤪
@@alphagt62 private pharma companies too!
I literally watched a girl "replay" day in her not so recent past.. on ecstasy.
She worked at a sub shop at front register answered phones rung up customers etc.
She repeated a busy Saturday night word for word using an imaginary register/ phone and everything
For about 2 5 hrs she did this
Not missing a beat or breaking character. Her eyes werent even with us
Crazy experience to watch..
I might add yet another misconception: Once tried, you are inevitably and permanently addicted. This was told in the 1970ies, especially about heroin. At this time, scientists weren't aware of the possibility that some people - because of a genetical setup - might be more prone to the use of drugs than others; so if this happened to one person, their logical conclusion was that this would happen to everyone.
They never tell people that around 10% of people who try drugs end up addicts, so it's the minority not majority which is rarely mentioned...
Great episode. We should really stop throwing people in prison for possession/usage. Also free all the people with weed charges in states with legal weed
private prison industry will never allow it to happen
Legalize all drugs. All drugs have been blown out of proportion by the media and generally are only more dangerous when they're illegal. Freedom means having the right to use whatever you want even if it could ruin your life. I'd rather heroin users get pure heroin from a pharmacy and maybe live long enough to get sober vs get it on the street where they never know how strong it is or what fentanyl analog is in it today.
In 1981, I worked as a Security Guard for a bad company in Dallas...sometimes I would take NoDoz (caffeine pills) to stay awake...but one night at the Dallas Convention Center, after eight hours, my replacement didn't show up...so I stayed on duty...more NoDoz...then after 16 hours, his replacement didn't show up (I later found out everyone was quitting)...MORE NoDoz...at 8 O'Clock in the morning, my boss checked the site...I had been on duty for 20 hours (and taken 24 NoDoz pills) so he apologized and released me ...I got on the bus for home, and started talking to everyone!!!!! I was tripping out!!! Everyone, including the bus driver was laughing (though I didn't know why...maybe I was funny)...when I finally got to bed, I slept for over 30 hours...the next day, I quit the company... and joined the Air Force...
When the Air Force is the more mentally healthy and low stress option 😅
Geez man sounded like it worked out well for you lol
Well, maybe caffeine is addicted to me!
Caffeine liked me so much it made me it's bitch
It's definitely addicted to me.
End the drug war, end mass incarceration.
What! And just how will the prison industrial complex get their money? Surely you don't expect the police to risk harming themselves by going after dangerous criminals?
@@matthewmillburg3933 they get their money from incarcerating people with drugs. They need to go after the violent humans, not the drugged up ones
A security guard at my school went up to me around that time and asked me about bathsalts... Needless to say, I said my mom used them in the tub.
That made me chuckle lol. I know that many people genuinely think they are actually bath salts and don't realise they were only "marketed" that way to get round enforcement since they would have to plaster "not for human consumption" on the packets in the shops. Some other places called them plant fertilizer instead, either way it meant they could sell these drugs legally without declaring what they really were (although it was pretty obvious). Kinda nuts when you think about it
@@teethgrinder83 I genuinely didn’t know that until watching this. I actually thought there were people injecting themselves with and/or snorting literal bath salts… which is weird, considering I have a shocking amount of trivial drug knowledge for drugs that I’ve never even done.
@@therealCrazyJake nah I can understand why you'd think that because that's what they were called so often in the media and people in general. I remember before mephedrone (m-cat? I'm not sure what you'd call it, I've heard so many different names) became super popular here in the UK people tended to call it shortened versions of the chemical name or something similar (I used to read a few "research chemical" forums back in mid 2000s) but then head shops began selling it and it got super popular and instead of people buying it from particular online vendors they bought it from head shops-of course the media latched onto the fact the head shops sold it under "plant fertilizer" and so many people who didn't know otherwise just presumed it genuinely was plant fertilizer lol so I can see how you thought they were genuinely bath salts rather than a massive group of different chemicals even though you know what you do about other drugs. It was such a weird-and potentially very dangerous-time back then but at least when it was only sold online it didn't attract huge attention. Of course it became another tool for politicians to beat a dead horse and score easy points with their failed war on drugs instead of seeing it as a health issue and soon enough they just drove it all further underground into even more dangerous waters
@@therealCrazyJake Lmfao now I'm curious how many people who heard about "bath salts" went and actually smoked/sniffed/shot bed bath and beyond products... Even if most people didn't, you know there's a handful!
@@therealCrazyJake I did use to abuse Epsom Salts (actual bath salts) when I was bulimic/anorexic. I had chronic constipation anyway s ingesting large amounts of it killed two birds with one stone.
In my limited experience reading about and talking to people about PCP, the problems arise from PCP’s dissociative effects and compulsive redosing. It reminds me of how after you’ve had a few drinks you can no longer trust your own judgement about how drunk you are and end up drinking way too much. The more PCP you take the less aware you are of your surroundings. In your altered state you might be taking even more without really thinking about it, and negative effects are more likely with higher doses.
Those mice who were made to get drunk, and then given 8 CUPS OF COFFEE... uh... I definitely would be too strung out to do a maze either...
Right that seems excessive
Alcohol and cigarettes, was my gateway drugs .. and it was legal (not at my age but and still is now ).
the real drug all these kids should be worried about is sugar. If we replaced all the sugar we eat every day with coke the life expectancy of every kid born would double.
@@ZennExile Coke adds life!
@@ZennExile true Zenn!
Wow so glad you actually mentioned Rodney King. That's exactly what I thought when you mentioned that PcP 👍
“The results are… mixed at best” is probably the most succinct and accurate possible description, in the English language, of trying to sober up with coffee. It works KINDA for a little while, sometimes? 😂😂😂
"... I'm looking at you, Deadheads."
*waves*
10:50
It's not a gateway drug, it's just the first thing you find once you've opened the gate.
Thank you. Reliable and unbiased reporting. Well done
The pcp one has always been crazy to me because if you take pcp if anything you gonna lose function in your body its literally a tranquilizer
yeah but youre gonna somehow gain strength and be resistant to pain. ever seen someone on pcp before?
One theory I found is that humans have a need for mind altering substances just as much as we need food, shelter, clothing, etc. I mean beer was invented before bread.
The LSD in the spine was not how it got told to me and the LSD enthusiasts I knew said it was stored in fat cells.
A Canadian physician posted a continuing education video on CBD use and presented study evidence that a 30 yr old Marijuana smoker has 4x the risk of heart attack of a nonsmoker...also, CBD is metabolized by the same metabolic pathway as grapefruit products so if you are on medications that you should avoid grapefruit consumption while you are taking them, CBD can be contraindicated as well. Among others: tricyclic antidepressants, beta blockers, and statins...
@@stonecodfish2365 Marijuana smoker is not the same thing as marijuana "user", anyway, a massive percentage of people nowadays that consume THC do not using combustion of cannabis flower as their main way they use it. Obviously breathing in smoke of any combusted organic material isn't going to be great.
There is no need for prohibition for a fully-informed society. In fact, prohibition doesn’t create sobriety, it creates Al Capones.
If you use cannabis/pot, be careful who you use it around because people can be allergic to it. Both me and my sister are allergic and our throats will start to close up and we will start to get itchy. Her symptoms are worse than mine though. She found out at an Alice Cooper concert several years ago and I only found out recently at a house warming "party" Good thing we never wanted to try it. XD
Cannabis doesn't cause reactions like you've described; stranger yet, is how the incidents are so far apart from each other, but you've narrowed it down to what caused them with such precision. So, what might you gain from such a sophomoric attempt to mislead others?
The endocannabinoid system of the human body is fascinating and could eliminate some of the synthetic substances that the pharmaceutical industrial complex, and its minions, have poisoned us with in the past to treat numerous conditions. Perhaps this has been known by the establishment for some time and is one of the reasons it has remained a Schedule 1 drug for so long.
You should make a conscious effort to determine what type of individuals you'll encounter whenever you journey outside of your home, due to the pharyngeal disorder that you suffer from, as it will never figure in the balance of determining my cannabis use. Your sister, on the other hand, should be easier to get along with and I would afford her more consideration; and, as a matter of fact, I may be able to treat and or cure the itch affecting her throat, or anywhere else, if certain criteria are reasonably met.
Roger Daltrey is allergic to pot smoke, and it affects his vocals. He has mentioned this on stage and he now leaves the stage during long instrumental sections.
BTW...I LOVE your wallpaper...Castles, cars, dragons, motorcycles, and T-Rex!!!!!!!!!
F.E. Map. Love it ❤️ great video
Dr DRE, now has a different meaning to me
There were two different situations in Florida regarding the bath salt situation.. He didn't have any drugs in his system either .it could have been that fake weed shit that doesn't show in drug tests.
do you mean salvia? i tried that shit once because of a guy i dated, he said it was like weed & he introduced me to mushrooms so i trusted him (i shouldn't have) it wasn't a bad experience,it didn't do much of ne thing different than weed for me it just tasted like shit so i stuck to weed i didn't need to experiment ne more after that. i don't fuck with synthetic drugs, only weed, mushrooms (only that once), cigarettes (not ne more)& alcohol rarely now. weed has become my cigarette but i don't know if I fully trust it tbh.
@@dEAthlikEstAtic Salvia is a natural plant that used to be used by indigenous tribes around what is now Mexico. You might be thinking of spice. Spice is a bunch of synthetic cannabinoids made in a lab somewhere, dissolved in acetone, sprayed on plant matter and dried then smoked.
I'm thinking even though something may not show in an instant drug test, under GC/MS testing they'd at least be able to identify a drug from a certain family even if they couldn't identify the exact compound.
The THC levels can test positive as long as 6MONTHS after the last cannabis use! There doesn't exist a test that can terminate a "per se" level & it's effects(for cannabis).
as far as I know the closest you can reliably get right now thats practical, especially for a patrol officer is the swab, as it only detects recent use. Recent of course meaning 24 to 36 hours. its not perfect but its not 30 to 60 days like with urine, and also more practical and easier to give on the side of the road.
that being said i dont think it should be the ONLY things used, but rather a last step after several other pieces of evidence are found. for example, a cop pulls someone over for weaving, going really slow, ect. walks up to the car, smells weed. looks in at the driver, drivers eyes are red and theres a blunt in the ashtray, either still burning or looks or smells like it was recently put out. officer takes it, its clearly still warm. officer then administers the swab to have another piece of evidence on record that after all of that, the driver does test positive for thc.
of course some kind of standards would have to be put in place as to how much evidence is required, as that example couldnt be any more obvious that the driver is driving while high unless he literally blew smoke in the cops face and admitted it, but I dont think that they should be allowed to go right in with a swab with no other evidence, and then the person test positive cause they smoked the day before and is now being arrested. there needs to be some kind of standardized requirement that needs to be met before giving a swab and having the results used against you as collaborative evidence, not the ONLY evidence.
or, just dont drive high kids. smoke up at home, have your munchies ready and chill out to some tv or video games. dont get behind the wheel.
@@eightymopar got to say it does frustrate me a little bit when I smell weed coming from someone's car that's sat at traffic lights or something while I'm walking down the road-like you I think it would be best if people just didn't smoke when driving but that's just the way it goes I guess. It's not like I'm biased against weed since I smoke too lol but I know how my reaction times aren't so good when I'm playing my Xbox and smoking so can't imagine how it could effect some people when driving (I'm not allowed to drive as I've epilepsy so never driven in my life)
@@teethgrinder83 right. I dont see it any different then someone drinking and driving. You wanna smoke go nuts but do it at home. It dont matter how well you THINK you drive, the entire point is to get intoxicated. And if your going to dont get behind the wheel. Theres enough idiots out there already, dont add to it.
A drug detection expert, or any cop for that matter, shouldn’t conclude from dilated eyes that a person is on pain medicine (narcotics) because pain medicine is known to cause tiny, pinpoint pupils. Pupil constriction rather than dilation.
There were reports of flash backs years later for Lsd users who decades later took anti depressants.
Never give a baby aspirin! My inner medical professional just had to pause and mention that.
I knew someone with HPPD. He experienced a LOT of derealization and couldn't really recognize faces. (Absolutely beautiful soul, tho.)
My one question is, where can one get that shirt?
Thank You.
My 3rd niece got in trouble for having an Alka seltzer in school I nearly laughed myself not hysterics but then it was my old Jr high school which is closed now one portal to hell is permanently closed.
Nice video of a boy in PJ's in front of his cars and dinosaurs wallpaper 😅☝... but a slight too simple explanation of the mentioned drugs for my taste... Video is done really well I must say ! 👍
Love the poster
7:00 Thanks now I'm just imagining an unstoppable Patrick Bateman terrorizing New York.
As someone with ADHD, don’t mind me while I go take a nap after taking 30mg of adderall. Meanwhile, people who don’t have adhd get squirrel brain, heart palpitations, and don’t sleep for 2 days.
Do benzos make you anxious? Beginning to wonder if I have ADHD more and more every daybut reluctant to say so because it has become trendy. I had so much going n in all my assessments as a child they just said 'multiple severe and lifelong learning difficulties' but didn't go into detail beyond my autism and visual processing disorder, but the actual report reads more like ADHD symptoms to the point I think my gender is the only reason I wasn't diagnosed...
@@SobrietyandSolace maybe you should get a second opinion from another psychiatrist whenever possible, personally ritalin made me feel like shit as a kid and i was way better when they got me off it
I'm kinda surprised that only 80% of adults in America ingest caffeine. That feels low.
For what it's worth, that's specifically on a daily basis, according to the CDC (some sources say a higher #)-I bet if you made it "in the last week" that # would be a lot closer to 100.
I wish I could get a hand on that data. I wonder what days typically have the most consumption. Probably Monday then tapers off.
My bf and my sister both have health issues so they don’t drink caffeine. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear more than half of that 20% was people with health issues.
That last point is a really serious one because the people who often break that rule have no bodily preparedness for the effects of the drug as in its someone on painkillers for the forst time and don't even understand how it can effect them.
PS Acid is more of an enhancer than PCP and cocaine. One time while tripping, I ripped out a stop sign
7:30 At least it made for a great final scene in Scarface 😆
Drugs are bad m'kayyy. But the systems in place that often lead people to resort to drugs like income inequality, poor mental health resources, police targeting and a biased judicial process are all so much worse.
Justin can you do food history involving drugs like cocain in cocoa cola etc
Oo that's interesting. Gonna think about the exact angle and try to get it added to our list!
@@MentalFloss Awesome, looking forward to it possibly happening!
Lithium was in either Dr pepper or 7up, can't remember which
@@MentalFloss I would suggest "the history of patent medicines" and how they evolved from traveling peddlers to pharmacies to soda shops. Just on a quick google there's a through line there. Would be a great video from you guys.
Ey, no subtitles? How am I to find out all fun details the host left out of their explanation now?
TBH, I struggled to pay attention because that shirt was screaming at me the whole time.
Ok so wait a minute…… if it’s illegal to drive on painkillers, even if they’re prescribed, then how do people drive to and from the methadone clinic every day, huh??? I mean, think about it- Mary over here isn’t allowed to drive on a 5mg Vicodin but I’m on 100mg of Methadone a day (and my husband is on 150!) and whereas, we don’t need to go to the clinic daily anymore since we have been clean for several years and thus, receive 2 weeks worth of bottles at a time, we still drive daily for our business and errands and stuff. And Methadone absolutely makes many people a bit sleepy, especially right after taking it. I’ve actually always wondered this so if anyone knows anything about this, I’d love to hear it. Also, I’m curious if there is a way of determining if a person is technically “impaired” or not while taking their regular medications as prescribed, since a person who takes, for example, oxycodone every day is going to have a certain level of tolerance to it. So, they aren’t going to feel high off of their normal dose, whereas someone with absolutely no opiate tolerance will be high as a kite after just 10mg. (And another example of this would be my Methadone dose. It makes me feel just normal and maybe just a little bit sleepy right after taking it. However, 100mg would absolutely KILL an opiate naive individual DEAD, no doubt! Tolerance is EVERYTHING… when it comes to opiates at least!) Does anyone know how this works?
It isn't really technically illegal to drive while taking them, it's illegal to drive erratically enough to get pulled over and blood tested. I've been prescribed opioids for nearly 20 years and have never even been pulled over for anything other than a tail light out that I didn't notice. Have never been asked to get my blood tested or have doctors say anything, other than 1 doctor that said I couldn't have my dose increased any much more or he would recommend for me not to drive anymore. It's simply unenforceable regardless of what the law says to drive on pharmaceuticals that could technically impair your ability to drive. (Because most pharmaceuticals could be under this, even many OTC medicines as well) At any given time, half of the US adult population would be unable to drive.
I have an adderall script and it works so well for a "study drug "
I mean, arguments about "knockdown power" is fudd lore anyway. The truth is that 32 acp is statistically crap, in any human target, and that 9mm is the best modern compromise of terminal ballistics, recoil, and capacity. The idea of whether one round or another is "excessive" is equally stupid though. All shots fired are potentially deadly force, and when things have progressed to that point you want things to be reliable and effective.
Mild diuretic... then how is it hydrating? I'm confused, I thought the definition of a diuretic was something that made you urinate more then it hydrates?
That shirt is a bold choice.
I like this little corner of the internet. :)
Flash backs are the worst lie about drugs in my life, psychedelics have been an amazing experience in my early 30s. To be fair its probably best I wasn't using shrooms in my teens when I started drinking and smoking.
It would be great if every once in awhile out of the blue I got high for free
Where can I get that sweater. I need that!
I have HPPD. Basically what happens is if I “space out” looking at anything but mainly things with random patters I’ll start to have like a “1.5 tab trip” until I refocus and start to stay focused. Only happens when I zone out. Haven’t done any cid the sloth in several years but having HPPD has not affected me in any way as far as functioning normally or maintains work or personal relationships. Low key it’s kinda cool
if you look at a white wall or in the sky do you see colours and patterns? and can those go into real pictures ? do you snoke weed? have you had audio visuals?
hi someone with hppd here just wondering how other people experience it
One of the biggest one kind of related to the myth about study-drugs:
Drugs or medicines have the same effect with everyone.
I know, everyone kind of knows this isn't true on a certain level instinctively, but that's really one of the things at the heart of study-drugs of any kind. A lot of them are related to that exact point of "it makes ADHD people focus, so it should increase my focus too!"
No, no it won't. Because stimulants don't produce the same effect in everyone. When I take my stimulant medication, it doesn't "give me an energy boost." In fact, it helps me calm down and focus enough I can concentrate on something I need to concentrate on, and thus increase my productivity.
This is another part of the myth, "they have increased productivity, stimulants give people more energy, therefore they are more productive, therefore if I take this stimulant, I will have more energy and be more productive." 9 times out of 10, no it won't, not least of which because ADHD is not caused by a lack of energy. It's caused by a lack of focus. Or mismanaged focus. Or hyperfocus on one thing, but not enough- look, the point is "focus" is the issue in ADHD much more than "energy", and if you actually look at people with ADHD untreated vs. properly treated, the ones bouncing off the walls and going crazy with energy are *not* the group on stimulant medication.
This is before you get to all the other ways people are wired differently. Health conditions, other medications, lack or overabundance of hormone receptors, insensitivities and/or allergies, your actual personality, how your brain processes different neurochemicals... There's a whole mess of reasons why one drug won't necessarily have the same effect between two people. But when you're basis for thinking "drug X has this effect in this group of people", that group of people takes that drug for specific health reasons, and you aren't even really understanding what effect that drug actually has in those people and why they take it? That's a recipe for disaster.
Brains are weird and we still have a lot to learn. ADHD meds don't work the same on all people with ADHD. I tried Vyvanse and it affected my emotions. Everything angered me so much more than it usually would and it was hard to ignore or brush off. I did not like my brain for those few days.
Other stimulants didn't really do much, Strattera (a non-simulant) ended up being the only one that actually helped me focus. Though I had to stop after a few years because it was too expensive.
@@kaypgirl Yeah, that's the problem with oversimplification.
ADHD, like some other conditions, has a wide variety of causes, many not entirely well understood. Any time something is happening because your brain fudges certain signals or neurochemicals, well, it's kind of hard to do a blood test for that. Kind of like a diagnosis of high blood pressure or depression, you have a general idea of some possible causes, and a list of things that work for certain patients, but the right treatment for one doesn't always work for someone else.
It's like the insanity that won't die that is the idea of "the cure for cancer". Which $&#+ing cancer, Kevin, the crab?!?!
The prescription not driving thing, good luck getting your employer to accept that (if you drive for a living). Usually when the doctor says you can go back to work here is your medication and the employer expects you to work (drive) even though that prescription says not to.
my boyfriend is a truck driver they aren't allowed to work on certain meds and diabetics get thier cdl pulled
@@angiebervinkle9542 That’s a good thing, many employers will still expect you to work unless you can get a doctor to sign off that you can’t work (the prescription in itself isn’t usually enough).
The quack that gave me light duty (driving only) and prescribed me muscle relaxants and pain meds for an on-the-job injury (strained quad, leading to painful muscle spasms) wanted to know why I followed the instructions for the drugs and didn't use them while working.
Emt dealing with a meth head who pulled her shoulder muscle while stripping a car down.
Emt: when you hurt your shoulder, how did it feel?
Methead: like your a 100 feet tall and invisible.
Emt: how did your shoulder feel, not how meth makes you feel. (Holds back shaking his head and laughing)
I didn't know about drugs until D.A.R.E. told me all about them at way too early of an age.
So... Did you take the dare?
So the next time I snort coffee beans....
Hi. Pot smoker here. Can't speak for other folks, but... never wanted to try anything stronger. Marijuana does not lead to more dangerous drugs, it leads to... crafts. Seriously, I do some nice handmade jewelry while toasted. And can crochet longer. My drawing is terrible, but that never was my strong point. 😉
love the azimuthal equidistance map on the wall. as Neil degrasse Tyson says "that stuff is flat!"
I'd never though I i'd hear the phrase "teetotaling mice"
He got on one of those “only-in-front-of-a-camera” shirts
I love the flat earth map behind!!!
When people shoot up dope, how do they get all those stems and seeds through the needle?
The reason why people that used to go to a guy to get weed end up using other drugs is because there guy was like hey I have this to wanna try and if you're cooler than a polar bear you just might say fuck yea do it up.
That guy will sell you everything except moderation, most of the time
How about the opioid epidemic is being prolonged by states that make it harder and harder for addicts to get Suboxone by making it so that, "Only special doctors" can prescribe it?
@@stonecodfish2365 it’s true I went to the doctor for a bunion and sleep problems, once he found out I was on opiate medication making the right choices, he hurriedly got me out the door.
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I've never heard the claim that study drugs make you smarter. No one takes amphetamines to get smarter. It's taken so you can retain focus when tired, and it works wonders in that regard. Caffeine doesn't really work for more than a short while after which it doesn't help much.
Maybe someone once mixed up nootropics which students also sometimes take to improve cognitive function and that's where you've heard it?
As for HPPD, I have it. Did a lot of dissociatives when I was younger. I can't see pure white color. My visual field us full of colored dots, like slight tv snow constantly in the background. I Also sometimes get tracers when I wake up if I've been cold during the night.
Do one about the globe misconception
They probably put the cheese at the top of a ladder to test the nice grip strength
I feel personally attacked.
I think the spine thing with lsd was used to glorify hppd
Oh so he was just absolutely insane? To me that feels scarier
Yeah, it only works if you have adhd. Otherwise it's just speed.
@@stonecodfish2365 my amphetamine chemical knowledge is nowhere near being able to understand its stereoisomers. I'll have to take your word for it.
What drug effects your perception about wardrobe?
PCP still freaks me out a bit, look at Big Lurch and why he’s in prison 😬
There's a theory he was set up. I don't remember the exact details but it's said he was given too much PCP on purpose, other people killed her and took advantage of his blacked out state to frame him. Not saying he didn't do it cuz I wasn't there but it's fun theory to look into if you like those kinda things.
I think PCP is just like anything else, an overdose can cause psychotic behavior but it's not special. Some people just shouldn't use mind altering substances peroid and if they do, they need to go slow.
Still waiting for my LSD flashbacks
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Those poor drugged up mice man...
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A friend of mine was a night club bouncer weighing in around 120kg. He was picked up in one hand by a guy on PCP and it took 8 more bouncers to get him to the ground. As for acid, the unsuspecting subjects of MK Ultra may have felt its effects can be life changing; particularly the serving policeman who committed an armed robbery but could offer no explanation for his actions.
Damn.
What about glue?
Just because no study can "prove" something, does not make it not true. Causation is very difficult to prove in behavioural studies.
I don’t hate the shirt. I don’t like the shirt. I noticed the shirt
Back in the day the didn’t have a drug test that could detect Bath salt compounds,
Do you know if GC/MS could at least identify that there was the presence of a cathinone? Been looking into that for a while and haven't really found an answer.
You’re crazy if you think anyone is gonna believe marijuana made someone crave human flesh. Stop it.
Not all people react the same way to a drug. Cannabis might just mellow you out but a schizophrenic might expierence entirely different effects. You can't use your experience or even the "normal" experience to judge how a substance will effect everybody. It's kind of like how people with ADHD benefit from amphetamines but people without it get tweaked out. It doesn't mean cannabis is dangerous for mentally healthy people, all it means is a small percentage of users may experience more negative side effects, especially if they have a preexisting mental illness. The mind is a complex thing.
@@stonecodfish2365 Completely agree, THC is incredibly psychedelic for some people. It's just one of those things people try to downplay cuz it's a plant. So is the opium poppy and datura, plant means nothing to me. I don't think marijuana is dangerous, I think it's like every single other drug where it needs to be respected and used responsibility. Drugs always effect people differently, that's why it's best to be cautious with anything new reguardless of if it's a street drug, prescription drug or even an over the counter drug.
Remember when Tony Montana was sniffing coke and at the end he got shot a few times and didn't feel it.
Coffee is good as a mild laxative.
If you observe them it misses with their true capabilities. Checked everything, in love with ganja.
And it shows
Maybe we can enlist the drug cartels to ship a ton of cocaine bricks to our allies fighting for freedom. Being bullet proof would be mightily useful, as would hulk mode. Combine the two and you'd have some kind of super soldier (or just a really crazy night).
I believe pilots in the US Air Force were given (maybe still are?) methamphetamines to help them stay awake and alert in the air. But don’t quote me on that, haven’t done the research
@@murdermygymsox I hazily recall a couple pilots who were court martialed for friendly fire in the early 2000s, who were found to be underslept and under the influence of air force supplied Dexedrine, an amphetamine commonly prescribed to adults with attention deficit disorder... Which ties into the message from this video that having more energy is not the same as being smarter and more capable.
Theres no misconception about drugs,the human brain continues to grow and develop right up until the age of 25 years old,if you abuse drugs at an early age and it turns into chronic usage your brain will suffer developmental damage. Marijuana was what created psycosis for me,i started smoking weed chronically from the age of 14 till i was 49. It was when i stopped after 35 years all the mental health problems started happening, insomnia,paranoia, schizophrenia, antisocial behaviour, back pain,lack of empathy. Diagnosed with severe drug induced psycosis im now having to take sleep medications, pain medications, anti-psychotic medication,anxiety medication. Drugs are fun,but you will pay the price if you abuse them especially if you start using at an early age like i did.Oh and i also have emphysema and copd from smoking all that weed for 35 years. I also dabbled in meth on and off for a few years but it was the weed that done 90% of the damage.