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How Online Drug Reporting Yields Better Harm Reduction

When I used to regularly browse Reddit’s r/Opiates subreddit, I’d sometimes see posts titled “Fentanyl Warning: (City, State).” Even though the site isn’t that active in hosting such warnings, sharing reports on drug forums like fentanyl warnings is an effective harm reduction practice. The most recent fentanyl warning on r/Opiates is three months old. Looking […]

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Using Opioid Equianalgesic Charts to Determine Equivalent Doses of Different Kinds of Opioids

No, I’m not a physician. I’m not into pharmacology. But, I do know what “equianalgesic” means. I don’t usually use medical or pharmacological terms like this, but it’s necessary for what I’m about to explain. What Does “Equianalgesic” Mean? ”Equi-“ is a prefix that means “equal.” “Analgesic” is a complete word on its own and

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How the Deep Web’s Illicit Drug Markets Promote Safe Drug Use

Most of us have heard about the dreaded, oh-so-evil “dark web,” as well as the seemingly-interchangeable term “deep web.” The dark web is the collection of websites that require advanced, specialized configurations and setups to access. The deep web is simply all websites that cannot be found on Google, which includes companies’ in-house web-based tools

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Finding Reputable, Reliable Kratom Vendors

Finding a good kratom vendor is just like shopping for anything else, right? Although you might think things would be as simple as shopping for anything else that’s legal, American kratom consumers often pay more than they should and purchase mismarketed kratom. Further, the way many kratom sellers treat kratom gives political opponents ammunition in

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How ProPublica’s Prescriber Checkup Helps Chronic Pain Sufferers

ProPublica is a non-profit, primarily-investigative journalism organization that’s been serving society at large since 2007. One of the outfit’s best works comes in the form of an interactive web-based tool that lets the general public compare drug prescribing rates of drugs on an individual, physician-to-physician basis. ProPublica’s Prescriber Checkup allows you to sort for physicians

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