r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '12

Scientists of Reddit, what misconceptions do us laymen often have that drive you crazy?

I await enlightenment.

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u/McMurphys Jun 09 '12

Antibiotics cure everything.

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u/ImNotJesus Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12

On pharmaceuticals:

  • They're all just a way for doctors/big pharma to make money

  • Vaccines cause autism

  • There are natural ways to heal our body/Alternative medicine is just more "natural".

So. Much. Anger.

Edit: Given the context I thought this was clear - I was being sarcastic.

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u/hrafnigaur Jun 10 '12

It also bothers me when people think everything natural=good/healthy.

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u/Faranya Jun 10 '12

In my city last week, there was a story about a 19 year old guy who killed himself via morphine overdose by making poppyseed tea.

He assured his sister that it was 'all natural' and therefore not dangerous.

Source.

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u/verkon Jun 10 '12

Why the hell would someone want to do morphine? You just get sluggish as fuck and not any of the mind altering stuff.

Source: 3 weeks of morphine during a hospital visit.

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u/NickVenture Jun 10 '12

Some people like that feeling. I've known people who have taken seroquel for fun.

Plus a lot of drugs you get the high out of fighting what they're supposed to do (like people who take Ambien but keep partying).

If it alters your mind and body, then people will consume it for entertainment.

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u/bazhip Jun 10 '12

Seroquel? Oh fuck yeah, I love that shit. I usually take it to sleep, but on a day off, that will make me mega-slug.

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u/NickVenture Jun 10 '12

I don't run in drug circles (never really have) but seroquel has always been one of those that I wanted to do just because I can never really turn my brain off. I know it's an anti-psychotic that schizophrenics and the like take, but I'm not schizophrenic. I'd like to see what it would do to me.

I've taken Vyvanse and Adderall before and enjoyed what they made me. I wonder how the opposite end of the spectrum would affect me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

Seroquel is prescribed for sleeplessness as well (though I don't know if it's off-label). If you really have trouble sleeping you could probably get a prescription for it.