Has the New Cocaine Arrived?

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3-MMC is a synthetic stimulant used in clubs and offices, described as 'coke without the irritation' due to milder comedown and lower fentanyl risk.
It is cheaper and longer-lasting than cocaine, popular for marathon parties and chemsex, and can enhance focus for work.
The drug was created by Dr. Zee, a Canadian-based chemist who also developed earlier synthetic cathinones like hagigat and mephedrone.
3-MMC is quasi-legal, banned in EU (2022) and US (2023), but production in China and India makes it hard to control.
It has therapeutic potential, being studied for PTSD, menstrual pain, and as a truth serum in psychotherapy.
Addiction is a major risk, with users reporting compulsive redosing and physical damage like nose scabs.

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There is a cultural bias favoring psychedelic therapies using natural compounds over synthetic ones, despite both acting similarly on brain receptors.
Discussing 'negative valence' phenethylamines helps understand what doesn't work, aiding in the design of better compounds.
Phenethylamines have a less ideal safety profile due to vasoconstriction and serotonin syndrome risks, with deaths often from mishandling.

Historically, potatoes were believed to cause leprosy due to their unusual appearance and growth method.
AI can now generate full academic papers from spurious correlations, potentially making some academic fields redundant.
2025 is projected to have the fewest US murders since reliable data began in 1960.

Grey-market injectable peptides (e.g., BPC-157, GHK-Cu) are unregulated substances bought online from overseas dealers, often labeled 'for research purposes only' as a legal loophole.
They are popular among biohackers, tech workers, and athletes for claimed benefits like injury recovery, performance enhancement, weight loss, and anti-aging, despite lacking FDA approval and reliable safety data.
Peptides are short amino acid chains involved in bodily functions; some are synthetic versions of natural proteins, but evidence of therapeutic benefits in humans is insufficient, with pharmaceutical companies not investing in R&D.

COVID-19 is far worse than seasonal flu, with significant mortality and strain on healthcare systems.
Social distancing, hand washing, and coughing hygiene are effective measures to slow the spread.
Warmer weather may slightly reduce transmission but strong measures are still necessary.

Your dog truly loves you, not just because of evolution.
Sexual reproduction creates genetic variance, allowing life to persist despite entropy.
Curing the common cold is theoretically possible but currently too annoying to pursue.

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