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Re:France to introduce controversial age verification system... by nsxwolf on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:45PM (#23794180)
My mother has had dental problems her whole life because of the 1950s fad of putting little kids on meth to lose weight.
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Re:France to introduce controversial age verification system... by ch4s3 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:13AM (#23832868)
The primary mechanism for "meth mouth" and similar oral health issues are dry mouth and teeth clenching which can be caused by a number of stimulants including caffeine(at moderate to high doses of ~6 cups of coffee). The remedy for which seems to be drinking a lot of water.

That said, it's obviously bad to give children diet drugs but that has no real bearing on how we treat recreational drug users who are adults.

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Re:France to introduce controversial age verification system... by belval on Friday July 10, 2020 @03:26PM (#23795323)
What the hell?! Do you have a link or source on that? That sounds horrible :(
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Re:France to introduce controversial age verification system... by nsxwolf on Friday July 10, 2020 @05:36PM (#23796796)
This was likely the brand:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obetrol

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