Aaron Kofsky, JD Vance’s financial policy adviser, called Vance “a Trump boot licker” and instructed users on how to transport drugs through TSA in the posts. “Coke then opiates is always my go-to,” he wrote.
      • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Theres always options. Addiction means usually you will start considering riskier and riskier behaviors to get your drug. Even if the alcoholic has hand sanitizer, it’ll be gone quickly and then what? Hobble to the corner store and hustle or steal. Depends on the person though what they consider risky of course.

        If someone’s consistently drinking hand sanitizer in this day and age then they are likely ignorant. Liquor is cheaper than hand sanitizer as well.

        Also most of those gas station analogues of illicit drugs are for people on probation. They can use them and pass drug tests.

          • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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            2 months ago

            Because theres only one type of addict in the world right?

            I’m open to be proven wrong, is there cases of alcoholics poisoning themselves with hand sanitizer still?

            • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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              2 months ago

              It’s common enough you’re not going to find news stories about it unless there’s some special circumstance to make it newsworthy.

              It is the reason the NIH reduces the amount of alcohol in the ER sanitizer dispensers.

              I also know people have emptied a whole hospital floor’s sanitizers in pursuit of relief from the DTs.

              • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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                2 months ago

                You know first hand of a scenario like that? Were they on psychiatric hold or something? Why would a hospital not treat DTs?

                Edit: is there hand sanitizer that isnt dangerous to drink? That might be where I’m getting hung up.