Re:Syria has become a narco-state
by throwaway0a5e on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:05PM
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The drug in question seems to be in the meth family so I'd be hesitant to say that usage in "high enough to get addicted" quantities is not harmful since it probably has negative side effects similar to meth at that point. At small doses it's probably similar to adderall which is pretty harmless.
The article doesn't make clear what dosage the average recreational user is taking.
As described it sounds more like MDMA (aka ecstasy or molly, and also part of the amphetamine family); while not harm free it's not nearly as strongly associated with abuse or negative health outcomes as methamphetamine. We have to guess about dose, but I'd say most party drug consumers aim to balance the pleasure of dancing all night with the ability to do so on an ongoing basis.
Re:Syria has become a narco-state
by satellite2 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:59AM
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A french report debunked that contemporary captagon actually contains any Fenethylline, as most of the production capabilities have been dismantled in the 90s following its prohibition. Captagon varies in content but is most often plain amphetamine.
https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2017/07/27/captagon-u...
Talk of the destruction of youth seems hyperbolic to put it mildly, though Islamic orthodoxy frowns upon intoxicants of any kind, not to mention loud music and dancing. The anxiety seems to be rooted in fears of cultural rather than medical harm. Of course, one might say the same of proscriptive drug policies everywhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenethylline