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[–] Tomassci@sh.itjust.works 117 points 3 days ago (5 children)

"synthetic radioactive cocaine" is a hell of a phrase.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 72 points 3 days ago

It's pretty rad.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Many drugs are made as radiochemicals to see how they distribute in the body. It's mostly the liver. Some drugs work specifically as radiochemicals to bring ionizing radiation to tumors to kill them.

https://fusionpharma.com/targeted-alpha-therapeutics/

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That poor poor liver, taking the brunt of our misdeeds.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 days ago

To be fair, though, that's its literal raison d'être.

A liver complaining about dealing with harmful stuff would be like a dung beetle complaining about having to roll shit around 🤷

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago
[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No cheap ass crack for me. I splurge for the good stuff.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No cheap ass-crack for me. I splurge for the good stuff.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

You mean my gluteal bisector?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Would also make for a hell of a band name if not for the first two words sounding clunky together 🤔

Nuked coke, illegitimate?
Irradiated faux-coke?
Nuked Fauxke? 🤷

[–] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Rad Synthcain, a club level touring electronic artist.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

https://www.scho-ka-kola.de/homepage-english.html Totally particle accelerator targets

the page doesn't seem to mention the coolest fact that, like coca-cola, the composition was a bit different a century ago.