The war on drugs is rooted in racist policies . The failure of the war and drugs is obvious. We need to find a better solution, because people of color should never be the victims of racist policies. White Americans are more likely than black Americans to have used most kinds of illegal drugs, including cocaine and LSD. Yet blacks are far more likely to go to prison for marijuana, which is not a hard drug. Moreover , even when white people get caught , they get less time in prison.
…is that Rachael Leigh Cook, the same actress who did the original anti-drug ad when she was a teenager?
this kinda stuff is exactly why i decided to try to buy as few nestlé brands as possible (they are unfortunately sometimes hard to avoid)
Nestlé is LITERALLY on an obnoxious campaign to privetize access to clean drinking water as we speak. They fundamentally do NOT believe that access to water is a basic human right: they believe that buying it from them is what’s a basic human right! If you boycott only ONE brand for the rest of your life, let it be Nestlé!
This has been a household boycott of my family’s ever since my childhood, because in the 70’s, Nestlé did one of the most disgraceful things imaginable: they went into some of the poorest countries in Africa, gave away free infant formula samples just until the mothers’ breast milk had dried up, and then started charging for it – which of course they couldn’t afford, so literally millions of babies died. You can read more about that here, and more about the history of the widespread boycott against Nestlé here on wikipedia. As for the water campaign, just google “Nestlé water scandal” and you’ll get more results than you can even read. This is NOT a good corporation to be giving your money to!
If you’ve had unprotected sex and are afraid of possibly being at risk for HIV, please go to the emergency room and ask about POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS.
Works for up to 48 – 72 hours after exposure to HIV.
BOOST!
I wouldn’t need this but this is actually really cool and I’d like to share it in case anyone might need it.
If you see this on your dash REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG!!!! You could save a life
SAVE A LIFE 🔃🔃🔃🔃🔃🔃🔃🔃
There’s a FDA approved daily medication called Truvada, or the PrEP treatment, that is 92-99% effective in preventing the contraction of HIV.
Private insurance and Medicaid cover it. You can also get it for free in a lot of high risk cities like Atlanta, NY, and San Fransisco.
It’s the same cocktail they give to medical professionals who have had contaminated needle sticks/blood splashes from potentially infected blood. Very effective.
BOOST !!!!!
Please boost. You may think you’ll never need it, but you never know what might happen in your life
Now, some of the country’s largest hospital systems are taking an
aggressive step to combat the problem: They plan to go into the drug
business themselves, in a move that appears to be the first on this
scale.
This makes sense but is fucking weird
POWER MOVE
I’ve been on the same genetic blood pressure medicine for close to 15 years now. I used to get 30 for less than $5, for YEARS. but in the last year or two, it’s abruptly gone up in price. when I filled it this month, they said it would be over $60 for the same 30 fucking pills at Walmart! that shit should be illegal. people should go to fucking JAIL.
if you’re in this same boat, go to https://goodrx.com and search for your prescriptions. the Walmart pharmacist told me to look into it cuz I was really upset when they quoted me the price and it really saved my ass. they give you different, LOWER prices for a lot of different pharmacies, so you can even search for the best price before you fill your meds. here’s an example, and remember Walmart said this shit was gonna cost me over $60:
and the website says that pharmacies are REQUIRED to honor this discount, and gives you steps to take it they refuse.
anyway, not all medications give this big of a discount (unfortunately) but gods, ANY savings is better than none, right? so this is definitely worth trying if your prescription costs have been inflated.
One of my meds, Wellbutrin, is ancient and used to cost me just about nothing. Since last summer it’s gone up to ~$90 dollars. My psychiatrist picked Wellbutrin because of its price, as he knows I’m usually a financial disaster. This is INFURIATING.
ALSO there have been shortages of medication because multiple manufacturers will stop making it because it’s SO cheap they don’t feel they’re making enough of a profit. The injectable antipsychotic Haldol had a shortage a few years ago, leaving an EXTREMELY vulnerable population unmedicated and providers scrambling to switch them to something that will be equally effective but *gasp!* more expensive and sometimes not covered by their insurance.
Alternatively you know i really love it that whenever there’s a post abt some russian lgbt issue all the donation links are for western lgbt organisations or people mention them only after they’ve listed every other lgbt org imaginable.
Like who do you think physically rescues these men from Chechnya and provides them shelter in other cities? Who sets up hotlines for them? Who keeps track of the crisis? It’s our local organisations, particularly the Russian LGBT Network. Not the American orgs.
So I dunno how many people know this but if you go to burgerking and order anything at all off the menu, even just a drink, you get two little surveys on the back of the receipt
Each survey can get you a free whopper burger or a chicken sandwich with the purchase of any drink (even the $1 drink)
Just fill out the survey and get the code and write it on the back.
If you are short on money and really need a substantial meal, you can keep doing this cycle of getting receipts and free sandwiches for as long as you like
Idk I thought this might help people who are hard up for cash. This works in the US.
reblog 2 save a hungry tummy maybe?
these surveys actually saved me as a child growing up with a neglectful, mentally ill mother. shout out 2 every hood burger king
They’re not going to rat you out. They’re going to adjust your anesthesia dosage so you don’t WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF SURGERY.
Some anesthesiologists will refuse to put you under if you’ve smoked cannabis within the past 24 hours – and let’s be clear, this is NOT because they’re morally against it – it’s because THC and anesthetic react in unpredictable ways and waking up in the middle of surgery is slightly less of a concern than SLIPPING INTO A COMA OR DYING.
So there’s that.
Yes, this too. Should have included this. It just wasn’t on my mind when I made the original post because my mind was full of NOPE NOPE NOPE after, you guessed it, one of my patients woke up in the middle of her surgery because she didn’t tell her anesthesia team she used marijuana.
CVS will charge $109.99 for a two-pack of the generic version of Adrenaclick, a lesser-known treatment than EpiPen, which can cost more than $600, the Associated Press reported. The products are auto-injectors that contain the hormone epinephrine and provide emergency treatment for potentially deadly allergic reactions to foods such as nuts and eggs and to insect bites and stings.The drug store chain said it cut the price of the generic version of Adrenaclick nearly in half and that the lower price is available in all its stores. The new price applies to both insured patients and those who pay cash without coverage, and is what customers will pay at the pharmacy counter, the AP reported.
$50 each is still entirely too expensive, but it’s better than nothing. Readers, take note!
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