waterbogan @ waterbogan @lemmy.world

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Same here. Its a bit shabby and heavy on gas but I can fix most things on it myself.... but at least I dont have this issue

Possibly because the Zyklon B was faster acting?

Just sorted All by Active and New. Still no hentai

You deserve rights so long as you respect the rights of others

This is the best approach and one had has far wider application beyond just the internet

Funnily enough all of the above does actually work for some people, but it should absolutely never be the first or only option. When peole ask me if they should use medication, therapy, or 12 step programmes I would say all of the above

Yes, referring someone to AA if they know it will not work for them is just stupid. AA may work for some people but it cannot and should not be the only referral or treatment option - medication is going to be a better option for many. Unfortunately its much the same here

Yes, Disulifram is the oldest of these, been around many years, and some chronic alcoholics just drink over it and power through the hangover

Naltrexone is the one I have heard most positive things about, never even heard of Acamprosate before.

Unfortunately when I was in a relationship with an alcoholic some years back Disulifiram was the only thing doctors here were even aware of.

Apparently they regulate brain chemistry - from the article;

Long-term alcohol abuse causes dysregulation in brain chemistry and neural function that can last for months or even years after the initial period of detoxification. Perfectly sober patients, who are well past the detox phase, often experience crushing levels of anxiety, insomnia, irritability, depression, loss of appetite, and anhedonia (the inability to take pleasure in any aspect of life). Addiction experts now believe these post-withdrawal symptoms are a driving force behind chronic relapsing.

I'm not sure how applicable these would be for nicotine addiction however, the article mainly discusses alcohol and drug addictions

Just out of curiosity what out there could be worse? Scientology are pretty evil, cant think of any worse myself

They have a branch office up in Auckland at the former Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design building in Grafton, the last census counted 321 Scientologists although they claim to have 3000-5000 followers here. So they dont have much of a presence here, but still too much

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_in_New_Zealand

Scientology

That is helpful to know. Probably why I haent been banned as I use reddit on web only, ditched the Android reddit crapplication

I would also constitutionally eliminate the ability to take away someone’s vote, and to demonstrate why, I’ll copy-paste an old comment of mine from my reddit days

Good explanation, and I agree with your logic. Here in my country there has been some debate around prisoners getting the vote, and given this I can see it iis reasonable to let them vote. In practice it has not been an issue as research shows they often vote against their own interests anyway. Even if they didnt its better not to take the ability to vote off anyone

Swam 15 km last week (not all at once I hasten to add, I'm not that good!)

I used to use it a lot back in the early 2000's but moved away after it became clogged with trolls and spam. Just had a look again and it seems to be better now

Direct Democracy coupled with a constitution to protect the rights of minorities.

I dont want to vote for politicians, I want to vote for policies. It is a system that works remarkably well for Switzerland - and I doubt if many people can recall the name of a Swiss politician, for good reason - they are simply tasked with enacting policies rather than setting them. Another benefit of this system is it makes it all about policy, not personality.

How you'd elect the people tasked with carrying out policy would then become more about competence and track record than anything else. It would also mean that which system you use to elect those people would become less important, given that people would be voting on policies directly than along party lines

Shoplifting also results in increased prices for the paying customers - that's how these businesses recover their profits. So they may not hurt the corporations but they do hurt their employees, but most of all they hurt you

I'm surprised that there is anybody defending the current US healthcare system, its probably the worst feature of the US and the main thing putting me off from ever wanting to live there

It is, I thought it deserved a wider audience. Found it in an unrelated thread on here

Wikipedia? No, sadly, not any longer

The article? Follow the links to the books and research papers etc - best thing to do if you want to confirm the verity of something like this, pays to do that with Wikipedia too