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		Alex3917 on June 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Psychedelics could heal brain cells in people suff... > I'm thinking that must already exists for certain surgical anesthetics, etc. Correct. You can get cocaine when you're at your ophthalmologist, but not from your pharmacy.

vidarh on June 13, 2018 [–]

For that matter, heroin is used as a morphine alternative in some UK hospitals, and morphine itself is another example.

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