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zink-ledolphin · 1 year
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utilitycaster · 4 months
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"why should I get invested in shows if they'll just get canceled" I was deeply invested in Heroes (2006) and it was not canceled, it just got really terrible. I also got really invested in the sandwich I had a few weeks ago despite it only lasting like 15 minutes. You must embrace the ephemeral. You must be willing to love things that may not love you back, that might betray you, or that may die an untimely death. As the great philosopher Mr. Mitchell Lee Hedberg said "I'm not gonna stop doing something because of what happens at the end."
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reasonsforhope · 3 months
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Sorry I'm kind of dissociated and my vocab crashes during that can you explain the Biden drug thing in just. Shorter simple sentences.
Sure! You're not the only one who's mentioned being unclear on what it means either, and I'm happy to help
(Context for anyone else: US Sets Policy to Seize Patents of Government-Funded Drugs if Price Deemed Too High, via Good News Network, December 11, 2023)
From the very basics:
When drug companies create new drugs, they get a legal protection called a "patent." The patent means no one else can make or sell the same drug for whatever number of years.
Usually, this is about 10 years after the drug starts being sold to the public.
So, for those years, that one drug company is the only source of whatever medication. And since people need their medication, drug companies can charge however much money they want.
Meaning a lot of drugs that people need to live cost way too much money to buy.
So, with this, Biden told drug companies "Fuck you, if you keep making medicine too $$$ for people to afford, I'm giving your competition the right to make and sell those drugs too."
The US has never done anything like this before.
This is a huge threat to the whole (awful) drug industry in the US. It will save people thousands of dollars. If he does this, it will save lives.
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Edit 12/17/23: Quick note, as people have said in the notes, this only applies to drugs made in part using taxpayer money. Which is! Literally all of them!
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insomniac-arrest · 2 years
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Depression is such an effective tranquilizer that it creates a great opportunity for plot twists in your real life. I have a pretty consistent opinion of myself which is "low" and "never ending guilt and shame for reasons I don't understand."
Recently received feedback from two different editing clients that started with "Please pass along to your editor that she is phenomenal at her job" and "I was blown away by the evaluation I received."
You always hear about how depression (and anxiety) lies to you and distorts reality, but there is logically knowing that and then there is like, physical proof of it and you are suddenly Neo in the Matrix jumping out of the fucked up little tube machine.
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thrashbeatles · 7 months
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*late 18th century dandy voice*
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triplexhoneyypot · 1 month
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My Daddy loves drinking his tea.. especially on the cold and snowy days. What if one day while im making his favorite, i sneak a little bit of.. special herbs into it? You know, the kind where it makes him really horny. Just for him to drink it all up and hit him later on. I want to be able to watch his cock grow in his pants while he plays his game and i lay naked, eagerly awaiting him in bed. I can only imagine how he'll look at me when all the blood rushes down and he knows he has to find a release before it starts to hurt. I can only imagine how he would treat me if he knew what i did to him. "Did you REALLY drug me?? Are you really that much of a filthy slut?? Open your legs, feel every hard inch of what you caused, dont say a fucking thing and dont fucking move until Daddy pumps you full of his cum." He would say, before giving into his animalistic desire, ramming the cock i craved so deep inside me it hurts. Though to teach me a lesson, every time he came close he would pull it out and cum on me, reiterating that im not allowed to do a thing until after he cums inside me. Several loads on my naked body later, im laying there with my pussy rawed and being starry-eyed, when he finally lets loose a load inside of me. He would make sure to slap my face after and growl, "clean yourself up, whore." as he went back to his game.
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lookingforcactus · 29 days
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A big cost and concern for many seniors in the U.S. is the price of prescription drugs and other healthcare expenses—and this year, thanks to The Inflation Reduction Act, their costs may go down dramatically, especially for patients fighting cancer or heart disease.
I learned about the new benefits because my ‘Medicare birthday’ is coming up in a couple months when I turn 65. I was shocked that there were so many positive changes being made, which I never heard about on the news.
Thousands of Americans on Medicare have been paying more than $14,000 a year for blood cancer drugs, more than $10,000 a year for ovarian cancer drugs, and more than $9,000 a year for breast cancer drugs, for instance.
That all changed beginning in 2023, after the Biden administration capped out-of-pocket prescriptions at $3,500—no matter what drugs were needed. And this year, in 2024, the cap for all Medicare out-of-pocket prescriptions went down to a maximum of $2,000.
“The American people won, and Big Pharma lost,” said President Biden in September 2022, after the legislation passed. “It’s going to be a godsend to many families.”
Another crucial medical necessity, the shingles vaccine, which many seniors skip because of the cost, is now free. Shingles is a painful rash with blisters, that can be followed by chronic pain, and other complications, for which there is no cure
In 2022, more than 2 million seniors paid between $100 and $200 for that vaccine, but starting last year, Medicare prescription drug plans dropped the cost for shots down to zero.
Another victory for consumers over Big Pharma affects anyone of any age who struggles with diabetes. The cost of life-saving insulin was capped at $35 a month [for people on Medicare].
Medicare is also lowering the costs of the premium for Part B—which covers outpatient visits to your doctors. 15 million Americans will save an average of $800 per year on health insurance costs, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Last year, for the first time in history, Medicare began using the leverage power of its large patient pool to negotiate fair prices for drugs. Medicare is no longer accepting whatever drug prices that pharmaceutical companies demand.
Negotiations began on ten of the most widely used and expensive drugs.
Among the ten drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiation were Eliquis, used by 3.7 million Americans and Jardiance and Xarelto, each used by over a million people. The ten drugs account for the highest total spending in Medicare Part D prescription plans...
How are all these cost-savings being paid for?
The government is able to pay for these benefits by making sure the biggest corporations in America are paying their fair share of federal taxes.
In 2020, for instance, dozens of American companies on the Fortune 500 list who made $40 billion in profit paid zero in federal taxes.
Starting in 2023, U.S. corporations are required to pay a minimum corporate tax of 15 percent. The Inflation Reduction Act created the CAMT, which imposed the 15% minimum tax on the adjusted financial statement income of any corporation with average income that exceeds $1 billion.
For years, Americans have decried the rising costs of health care—but in the last three years, there are plenty of positive developments.
-via Good News Network, February 25, 2024
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zink-ledolphin · 1 year
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I hit my head today. Off to a great Christmas weekend 🥲
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reasonsforhope · 3 months
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"The Biden Administration last week [early December, 2023] announced it would be seizing patents for drugs and drug manufacturing procedures developed using government money.
A draft of the new law, seen by Reuters, said that the government will consider various factors including whether a medical situation is leading to increased prices of the drug at any given time, or whether only a small section of Americans can afford it.
The new executive order is the first exercise in what is called “march-in-rights” which allows relevant government agencies to redistribute patents if they were generated under government funding. The NIH has long maintained march-in-rights, but previous directors have been unwilling to use them, fearing consequences.
“We’ll make it clear that when drug companies won’t sell taxpayer funded drugs at reasonable prices, we will be prepared to allow other companies to provide those drugs for less,” White House adviser Lael Brainard said on a press call.
But just how much taxpayer money is going toward funding drugs? A research paper from the Insitute for New Economic Thought showed that “NIH funding contributed to research associated with every new drug approved from 2010-2019, totaling $230 billion.”
The authors of the paper continue, writing “NIH funding also produced 22 thousand patents, which provided marketing exclusivity for 27 (8.6%) of the drugs approved [between] 2010-2019.”
How we do drug discovery and production in America has a number of fundamental flaws that have created problems in the health service industry.
It costs billions of dollars and sometimes as many as 5 to 10 years to bring a drug to market in the US, which means that only companies with massive financial muscle can do so with any regularity, and that smaller, more innovative companies can’t compete with these pharma giants.
This also means that if a company can’t recoup that loss, a single failed drug can result in massive disruptions to business. To protect themselves, pharmaceutical companies establish piles of patents on drugs and drug manufacturing procedures. Especially if the drug in question treats a rare or obscure disease, these patents essentially ensure the company has monoselective pricing regimes.
However, if a company can convince the NIH that a particular drug should be considered a public health priority, they can be almost entirely funded by the government, as the research paper showed.
Some market participants, in this case the famous billionaire investor Mark Cuban, have attempted to remedy the issue of drug costs in America by manufacturing generic versions of patented drugs sold for common diseases."
-via Good News Network, December 11, 2023
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missingexaltation · 1 year
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Hopper being harsher on Eddie than any of the others post-Vecna because..."hell the kid's a drug dealer Joyce, and he's always around our kids."
The others run rampant, kids and older teens alike, but the second Munson is out of his sight, Hopper gets all itchy and concerned. It's his cop mode, he can't just switch it off around people he knows are bad for his family. He's being cautious.
So he thinks nothing of it when they're all around for a movie night, and Munson's disappeared. Hopper finds him outside, round the back of the house. But he's not smoking pot or snorting cocaine or breaking into anyone's car or anything.
He's got his tongue down the Harrington kid's throat.
The Harrington kid that Hopper hadn't even noticed was also missing from movie night. Because he's a good kid.
And Hopper backs the hell up and retreats back into the house, hopefully before he's noticed. But Eddie definitely saw him, and finds it hilarious.
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wilchur · 6 months
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I've seen a lot of people talk about how the game doesn't give you any leeway when you play The Dark Urge, how it makes it very clear that Durge was A Bad Person, but I haven't seen it pointed out that Sceleritas seems VERY well versed in gaslighting the hell out of them and steering Durge away from any doubt or guilt in regards to their actions. Makes me think that they've probably had those types of conversations before because Durge actually always had a soft spot, only it got smaller and smaller in time. I have not had the opportunity to see the Heal cutscene yet, but I've got the butler in my camp now and he had some interesting things to say, like
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[Durge: Can you tell me the worst thing I ever did?
Sceleritas Fel: There was one time you gave a beggar some coin while we were en route to the Devil's Fee.
Sceleritas Fel: You didn't kick him or spot on him or anything! I was so shocked I almost fainted!
Sceleritas Fel: I still have nightmares about it to this day. But I'm sure you only did so to lower the suspicions of the Flaming Fist. Surely?]
and it struck me because tossing a coin to a beggar is a bit of a thoughtless act isn't it? You don't put much thought into it, you just see someone in need and you do it. Out of empathy, generosity, something The Murder Incarnate should not be capable of. Sceleritas' uncertainty of Durge's reasoning for it totally convinces me it was NOT intentional. A simple act of kindness that slipped out.
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[Sceleritas Fel: The only way for a Butler to die is if we are not of use to our Master. But you have always needed abundant assistance.]
They always needed abundant assistance. Why? Because they kept slipping out of Bhaal's grasp? We know they did at least once, with Gortash. Maybe it was not the first time, maybe there are more "Letters of Forgiveness" tucked away somewhere.
To me pre-tadpole Durge is just terribly mindbroken and indoctrinated person hooked onto the sense of safety, purpose and acceptance of their dark side that the cultists and their father give them. Yeah they enjoy murder, gore and all that. That's the curse of their blood, but I don't think they were ever entirely consumed by it. Morality, guilt and empathy have always been there on the edge of their mind. Losing their memories (depending on player choices I know, but bear with me) was what they needed for them to be finally brought forward.
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mokeonn · 1 year
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The Great and Powerful Trixie™ smoking a great and powerful blunt
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triplexhoneyypot · 26 days
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I met this guy online, he lived about a half an hour away from me. Instantly I felt a connection and since he lived so close I figured a meet up wouldn't hurt, i hadnt hung out with someone in real life in a long time.. it got kind of lonely at times. He tells me of all the things he believes would be too boring for it and suggests a walk in the woods would be great. I agree as the weather should be lovely for a walk early the next day. I asked him to pick me up at our decided time to take me to our hangout spot, since I didnt have a ride of my own, and he agreed with enthusiasm. The day comes and he told me how great I looked in my little sundress, complimenting me and making me feel warm with his words the entire way to the parking lot next to the woods. We get there and notice it's pretty much completely empty besides one other car. I found this kind of odd given the nice weather then remembered it was early on a weekday. He parks his car in the far corner of the lot, us both getting out and taking in the fresh air. He grabbed a backpack from his backseat then we headed off down the path, talking as we would have been through our screens.. it felt so natural the way we just talked each other's ears off. As we walked deeper we noticed a couple walking past us the opposite way, probably to that other car in the parking zone, we were now alone in the woods together. It felt kind of erie to me, the only sounds being the animals and our voices, but i chalked it up to just being nervous around another person.
We mustve walked for almost 15 minutes before he told me a story about how he would walk in the woods when he felt sad and ultimately found a tree just 10 minutes off the path that he'd always sit under.. kind of like a comfort tree. He offered to take me to go see it and, although I was a bit hesitant, i agreed as i found his story a bit heartwarming. He pulled out two bottles of water, reminding me to stay hydrated and handing me the one with a blue cap. I took a small sip but he insisted i drink more since it was starting to get a bit hotter out, and so i sipped until he was satisfied. Putting the bottles back in his bag he began walking off trail with me following close behind him. It wasnt too long before i started feeling dizzy so i called out for him to slow down, almost falling over as i tried catching up to him. He helps me over to a fallen log and sits me down against it, his face blurry and his words muffled but i can sightly make out the word 'rest'. Soon i faint, everything going silent and dark.
When i awaken i still feel groggy, i tried to move but for some reason i cant. I look around and notice im tied to a tree, sitting on the ground with my dress completely thrown to the side. Panic sets in as i try wiggling myself out before he comes around and crouched in front of me, a vicious smile plastered across his face. "You really didnt expect this?", he spoke softly while i began screaming out into the empty forest for help, realizing no one was coming i started pleading for him to spare me. He shook his head with a little laugh, caressing my cheek. "You actively went out to meet up with a stranger you barely talked to for even two days.. you brought this upon yourself, almost like you wanted this to happen to you." I violently shook my head in protest, still struggling to move even a bit as my eyes light up with fear. I try spitting at him in retaliation to his words but the screaming made my mouth dry. He gives me a quick slap on the cheek for even trying to disrespect him like that, moving his hand over my bra. The front clasp gave him easy access to my D Cups, him staring at them in awe as they drop and jiggle with the help of gravity. I try moving so he cant see them, but it only caused them to sway even more due to the tightness of the rope around me. He gropped and abused them, running his finger over the nipples all while i once again begged him to stop. He ignored my protests, twisting and pinching my nipples until they were rock hard. He then slipped his hand down to my panties, rubbing over them and chuckling as he felt a wet spot. "Even with all your begging for me to stop, your body is begging me to continue.. i knew you wanted this." I looked away, embarrassed with how my body was reacting regardless of how i didnt want any of this.
I closed my thighs around his hand as he tried moving my panties and i refused to open them when he demanded i did, so he grabbed my face and looked me in the eyes while his hand stung against my cheek a couple times just for disobeying him. Tears ran down my swollen cheek and i could taste the blood on my lip seeping into my mouth. He forced my legs open and pulled my panties to the side, revealing my shaved pussy glistening in the sun due to my wetness. I avoided eye contact and silently cried to myself as he began rubbing on my clit, causing me to jump and shake from the stimulation. Not long after he pulls out his cock, roughly positioning himself inbetween my thighs so i cant close them and pressed it against my silken hole, teasing me up and down before pushing it in. I tried fighting away from him but it was no use and he laughs at my unsuccessful attempts, although i dont stop squeezing his hips with my thighs while hes pushing deeper in me. He growled and put his hands around my throat, choking me and slowly thrusting into me while whispering, "All i want is this sweet, tight little pussy.. and you keep fighting me." His grip tightens more and more, feeling myself drifting in and out of consciousness. I almost black out before he lets me go and i can finally gasp for air, crying in the process. I ask him why he's doing this, why he's hurting me, and all the responds with is "because i want to".
He didnt wait for me to get used to the size of his cock before roughly thrusting into me, blood now showing on his cock. A moan slips out of my lips which causes him to thrust harder into me while pinching my nipples. I beg and say no in between my moans but hes only focused on me moaning and his own pleasure from raping me. I cry out through moans as i reach climax, tightening my thighs around his hips more with my body stiffening and my pussy throbbing. He grins at me, knowing well i just came on his cock. "Did you really just cum to being raped? You're so sick. Im soo gonna fill up your pussy.." he groaned, pounding even harder into me. "No,no, please! Im not on birth control! Please, please dont cum in me!" I cry and scream and plead, but he ignores me. If anything it made him even more rabid, soon shooting his sperm into my fertile pussy. He then stood up, wiping his cum and blood covered cock all over my lips. I spit it off and he smacked my cheek with it before getting ready and walking off, leaving me tied up, dehydrated, abused, lost, crying, and alone.
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