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		kitotik on Dec 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America’s First Amphetamine Epidemic 1929–1971 (20... s/illegal// Alcohol is a very popular form of self-medication.

spodek on Dec 14, 2019 [–]

Also sugar.

I might call industrial food in general a drug -- the refined addictive parts of plants mostly like opiates, cocaine, etc

cies on Dec 14, 2019 | [–]

Can TV (or YT) also count? Or sex. So many ways claiming to help you to fill the void. :)

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