What those drug-abuse education programs we all went though should have said:
It is a mistake to take any drug until after you’ve read its wikipedia page, especially the mechanism, side effects, and interactions sections, and its Erowid page, if applicable. All you children on ritalin right now, your homework is to go catch up on your required reading and reflect upon your mistake. Dismissed.
(Not a vagueblog of anything recent, but sometimes when I hear about peoples’ recreational-drug or medication choices, I feel like Quirrell in HPMOR chapter 26, discussing a student who cast a high-level curse without knowing what it did.)
What those drug-abuse education programs we all went though should have said:
It is a mistake to take any drug until after you’ve read its wikipedia page, especially the mechanism, side effects, and interactions sections, and its Erowid page, if applicable. All you children on ritalin right now, your homework is to go catch up on your required reading and reflect upon your mistake. Dismissed.
(Not a vagueblog of anything recent, but sometimes when I hear about peoples’ recreational-drug or medication choices, I feel like Quirrell in HPMOR chapter 26, discussing a student who cast a high-level curse without knowing what it did.)