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Midnight@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

New Zealand food bank distributes candy made from a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine

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New Zealand food bank distributes candy made from a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine

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Midnight@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public
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    Hypothetically speaking, how might one be able to get their hands on this candy?

    I need it for my… ADHD

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      street value of USD 608 per candy

      Good luck getting the real thing. I could buy some normal candy and a roll of food-safe paper, and sell it for hundreds of dollars. Or add cyanide too, just to ensure the customer won’t complain when it doesn’t get them high.

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        That’s a big damn piece of candy

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        Street price in NZ would be a lot higher than elsewhere. Same goes for Australia

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      Meth is the worst drug

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        Although the ADHD joke is spot on - ADHD gets treated with amphetamines, and straight up meth is used for the most severe cases (I myself am on dextroamphetamine for my ADHD)

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          methamphetamine is neurotoxic and not used medically, except the levo isomer in some cough/congestion formulas

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            Desoxyn would like a word.

            Edit to add: more commonly prescribed amphetamines are neurotoxic, too. Whether they are neurotoxic at clinical doses is still debated.

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        a-pvp would like to know your location

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          Aptly named.

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        Meth is alright. I don’t like it as much as adderall.

        Fent is the worst drug.

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      Piggybacking on this. Asking for a friend…

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