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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.

Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.

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Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs – study (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Next thing you know, people are gonna be failing drug tests because they ate a tuna sandwich...

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

This probably actually happens. I've heard many many stories from folks with lots of clean time who randomly pop positive for drugs like fentanyl and meth when they're tested by a treatment center or other type of provider or even their PO. I'm sure some of these cases can be explained by inaccurate self reporting (lying) but I'm very sure that some of these cases have no normal explanation, where the person legitimately has no idea how they tested positive (myself included, I've had this happen a couple times at least). Would be interested to know if this could explain it, although I'm not sure how we could figure that out definitively.

[–] maketotaldestr0i@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Its like back when every official person said you cant register dirty from poppy seeds on food and all these people were busted for opiates and got convicted for it and then when it was finally independently tested it turns out you can fail from eating a couple poppy seed bagels

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah true. That's still a problem depending on who is testing you.

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