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Mariana

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5. Really should let these people

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 6, 2016, 06:50 PM

Oct 2016

obtain clean drugs in standard dosages. No surprises with potency that way, no unknown ingredients, much less chance of accidental overdose. Of course, there will always be some who just plain take too much, or who mix drugs that can't be mixed safely.

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