even though it doesn't actually work

well that's it

and reducing mental health issues is great but does not contribute directly to the issue

finally!

as a researcher I hate these companies so much... if it weren't for sci-hub my work wouldn't happen

we researcher provide the work, and the peer-review, and the editing, everything for free, and then these sharks such as elsevier steal it all and put it behind a paywall

it's sickening

one of my professors at the university told us women to not change our names because "it'll affect your citations" and apparently he was right

depending on the doctor it will be more like 300-600... and healthcare insurance is not cheap, and not widely available from employers

in my city (southeastern Brazil) we have two facilities for public healthcare: the emergency center (UPA - unidade de pronto atendimento, emergency medical unit) and the family health center (UBS - unidade básica de saúde, basic health unit)

at the UBS I can see a doctor or a nurse, get prescriptions, get referred to specialists and exams/tests, IST tests, and so forth, if I'm not in meed of urgent care

at the UPA I can be treated (rather) quickly if I'm in an emergency

a few weeks ago my uncle had a heart attack. it was nothing serious, thankfully. we called the ambulance and in 5 minutes they were here, he was treated quickly, sent to another city nearby for emergency catheterism and angioplasty, and he paid a total amount of zero reais for everything

I love SUS (sistema universal de saúde - universal healthcare system)

yeah, that's what I heard too

I hope the experience what some kind of catharsis and he's gonna learn from it

yup, but in this specific context I actually had a prescription from my psychiatrist, who gave it to me to use to kill a bad trip (he is aware me and my bf use magic mushrooms sometimes)

I ended up messaging my doctor, but when he answered my bf was already getting better, so I just took care of him and gave him a half tablet of Seroquel (quetiapine) to sleep, and now he's good again (that's what my doctor told me to do)

what a coincidence

I just came out of a trip with my bf

he had a really bad trip, unfortunately. I gave him alprazolam and it did nothing

after about 3-4 hours he got better, took a shower, ate, now he's sleeping soundly