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by epicureanideal 1427 days ago
But aren’t there probably long term harmful consequences of cocaine even in small doses?
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indiginous people have been consuming coca leaves with no bad effects for thousands of years. the dose makes the poison.

by comparison, if you snorted pure caffine powder. you'd literally die

Pure cocaine? Maybe? But many people do smaller amounts for years and we don’t know about it.

What I‘ve always wondered what drugs is it that burn people out in that recognizable way. And what ones are fairly recoverable.