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the popularisation and normalising of drug use!

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  • #202
    Shulgin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Shulgin


    JC 2K3 wrote: »
    L-Tryptophan is available in health shops here, however, and it serves essentially the same purpose.

    I asked the IMB about L-Tryptophan just to confirm its legality,
    Here is what they said.


    Thank you for your email. I checked the answer with one of our assessors and can confirm the following answer:

    In the absence of authorized products this substance is considered as a new active substance, and any product containing such a new, previously unauthorized, substance would be automatically confined to control as a prescription only medicine.

    I trust this would be satisfactory.

    Regards
    R*** *********

    Administrator

    Irish Medicines Board | Bord Leigheasra na hÉireann

    They can cover a lot of stuff with this answer. :rolleyes:
    What health shops have you seen it in btw? I haven`t come across it myself.


  • #203
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    you in dublin?

    the one on grafton street that's not holland and barrett. (at the end, near subway) ;)


  • #204
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    vinylmesh wrote: »
    I would have thought that they'd be even more concerned about long-term effects ect.

    Since a medicinal drug is gonna be used every day, while a recreational drug is only gonna be used (hopefully) every so often.
    Perhaps, but the dose will almost certainly be greater. But anyway, my point is that a drug developed with medical use in mind isn't ideal.


  • #205
    Shulgin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Shulgin


    vinylmesh wrote: »
    you in dublin?

    the one on grafton street that's not holland and barrett. (at the end, near subway) ;)

    I`m not in Dublin , but thanks for the info anyways, I can get someone to pick me up some. :)


  • #206
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    JC 2K3 wrote: »
    Perhaps, but the dose will almost certainly be greater. But anyway, my point is that a drug developed with medical use in mind isn't ideal.


    In most cases the recreational dose is greater, in some cases it's about the same and in some cases it's actually less (think tranquilisers and the like)

    I see what you mean... (e.g if only a mild dose is needed for medicinal purposes then they choose a drug with side-effects at higher doses to discourage recreational use.)

    where the medicinal dose is not far off the recreational dose good "safe" drugs ARE developed (think opiate painkillers for people with chronic pain).

    Also they often develop a drug but never release it coz it's too "abusable". This drug might then catch on.

    the cannabinoid technology you see in certain popular "smoking blends" (not spice ;) ) owes it's existance to modern medicine............................... i've said too much :eek:


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