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Maraya1969

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11. I remember a study with rats and how they kept hitting the "drug" button when they
Sat Oct 22, 2022, 06:58 PM
Oct 2022

were alone but when they were in a socialized environment they didn't go for the drugs.

So drug abuse seems to be situational also. I take opiates and I write down every pill just because I tend to forget things. Before I took these I took massive amounts of Advils - which ripped my stomach up. Too many times people think that over the counter means it is safer. I don't think that is true and I bet a lot of people take too much Tylenol also.

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