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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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They literally give it to people getting chemo because it helps with th loss of appetite.
I read something about how maybe you don't want to force yourself to eat too much when dealing with cancer, but that was in Peter Attia's book outlive, and even though there were sources (that I didn't look at), he's probably a pedophile and now I don't know if it's good information.
There’s other [experimental] drugs like that, but they don’t work as well. They do keep you sober though, but on chemo the painkiller and dissociative effects of cannabis are a huge plus.
Disagree. As a former opiate addict painkillers are evil incarnate. Even if it's prescribed. They help with pain but they ruin your life even worse. There's not really an alternative as effective however and that says a lot about the nature of medicine as an industry. My cousin was in a horrible accident and will be on opiates for the rest of his life and is a mere outline of the actual person he used to be. I thank God's I don't even believe in that I managed to get help.
Edit - I thought you said the effects of painkillers were a huge plus. My bad.
Marijuana is also used to wean people off opiates.
Marijuana might relieve some of the discomfort of withdrawals but if you're truly addicted it absolutely will not help you get clean on your own. Too many people underestimate the power opiates can have over people. I'm a huge advocate for marijuana but it is not something capable of fixing addiction on its own. I realize by the votes I'm being disagreed with here, but I'm fairly certain it's from people who haven't experienced actual dependence on this shit. That's ok if you don't agree with me. It's my opinion. Only those who have lived through it firsthand can truly understand the absolute hell of addiction. It's why addicts feel so alone. It's impossible to truly relate to it without experiencing it. I smoked weed everyday before, during, and after my 15 years of addiction. It never helped. However, weed is a great alternative to opiates in the first place. It doesn't cause the extreme physical dependence. Which is why it isn't widely offered medically as a solution. Profits in medicine come from treating symptoms, not curing the issue. Plus I missed the original comment and thought he was saying opiates are awesome but he said cannabis. My point remains