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RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

Well let's see: heroin is categorized as Schedule I meaning maximally addictive with no therapeutic benefit, and...

All anti-depressants are not Scheduled at all meaning they have zero addiction potential. And meta-analyses show they do have therapeutic potential.

What good is a representative democracy when these are our representatives?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Cannabis was up until very recently schedule 1. A substance that has almost no addictive potential and has many scientifically proven benefits.

    I don't know how heroin is classified to have no therapeutic benefits, when opiates are the most common prescribed pain killers and used in almost every inpatient surgery.

    Point being, the drug scheduling system is outdated and shouldn't be trusted to make these types of comparisons.

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