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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well of course pharmaceutical companies don't, they can get cheaper base materials for opioids like the thebaine you mentioned. It was just someone proving it could be done and showing that it could be a potential concern one day. Right now it's a million times easier to get and cook fentanyl with precursors, so no one would bother with this synthesis. It's not like consumer nalaxone is cheap for the amount you get.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I dunno, I can go to the pharmacy right now and get naloxone for free if I wanted. They give that shit away here.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

4 mg at a time... I think they might get suspicious after your 100th time.