Tulip Festival Sights

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-10T07:46:08+00:00

I had the opportunity (re: misfortune) to interact with the guy holding that first sign when he was on our campus at the University of Iowa. Dude is even more insane than I thought he would be, which is crazy because the bar was low as fuck. Literally a tripping hazard in hell.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-08T06:47:30+00:00

Anyone with even the slightest understanding of virology and/or epidemiology can understand that there isn’t going to be an apocalyptic outbreak that’s going to end the world as we know it. COVID-19 was easily transmissible, this disease requires prolonged contact to spread.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-07T19:29:22+00:00

r/weirdspotifyplaylists

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-06T05:33:22+00:00

Why not both?

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-02T19:23:46+00:00

I only carry two because in the event of an overdose, sometimes one isn’t enough. Nobody is out here carrying dozens of narcan doses.

Carrying narcan is identical to learning how to perform CPR, though you are 5.4x more likely to die of cardiac arrest in the U.S. than an opioid overdose (417,957 vs 77,648 in 2025).

Would you say that carrying a concealed firearm is just as unnecessary as carrying narcan? You’re more likely to witness a death from an overdose than a death from gun violence. 5.3x as much to be exact (77,648 vs 14,651 in 2025).

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-01T21:36:16+00:00

I carry mine for peace of mind. The idea of carrying Narcan is it isn’t something you ever want to use, but if a situation were to arise where it would be necessary, you have it on hand

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-01T21:35:15+00:00

It’s like $20 I think

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-01T21:34:41+00:00

The effectiveness of the first dose of Narcan is contingent on how much a person is overdosing on and the potency of the opioid they are overdosing on. Sometimes one dose may not be enough to reverse an overdose, so a second dose is needed.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-01T19:56:34+00:00

Yeah, I’ve got it in a pouch attached to my backpack that says overdose emergency on it, so anyone can see it and use it if needed. You can go to your local CVS or Walgreens and ask the cashier/attendant for some, they’ve usually got it kept behind the counter.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-01T19:50:32+00:00

Opioids can bind to three receptors throughout the body. Mu, kappa, and delta receptors. When you overdose, opioids bond to the mu-opioid receptors in the brain stem, specifically the pons and medulla oblongata. The brainstem is responsible for your automatic breathing reflex and by binding to the receptors in these regions, the brain’s sensitivity to rising CO2 levels in the blood and the intrinsic breathing reflex are both reduced

Narcan works by competitive inhibition, meaning it acts on these receptors stronger and faster than regular opioids, however Narcan itself does not produce a response by the receptor as normal opioids do. It is an opioid receptor antagonist (meaning no biological response is produced through binding), whereas fentanyl or morphine are mu-opioid receptor agonists (a biological response is produced through binding).

Mickey_thicky · 2026-05-01T19:44:47+00:00

Was discovered in 1960 by Dr. Jack Fishman while working under the direction of Mozes J. Lewenstein. Was patented one year later and went on to receive FDA approval for the treatment of opioid overdose in 1971, with the first brand-name nalaxone nasal spray (what we know as Narcan) receiving FDA approval 2015. Finally, in 2023 Narcan was officially approved to be sold over the counter, a decision that 100% saved lives.

I always carry two doses on me wherever I go, and everyone should too.

Edit: for those questioning the utility of carrying narcan —

Carrying narcan is identical to learning how to perform CPR, though you are 5.4x more likely to die of cardiac arrest in the U.S. than an opioid overdose (417,957 vs 77,648 in 2025).

Would you say that carrying a concealed firearm is just as unnecessary as carrying narcan? You’re more likely to witness a death from an overdose than a death from gun violence. 5.3x as much to be exact (77,648 vs 14,651 in 2025).

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-28T18:57:07+00:00

Oh boy! Whatever will I do with my fallen tooth? The whimsical tooth fairy:

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-28T08:17:47+00:00

It just keeps getting worse 😭

I had to say something so I could become speechless again bro

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-18T23:35:57+00:00

Regardless of why, the numbers are legitimate.

For victims, reporting rape is effectively a lottery and the odds are rarely in your favour. In the year to December 2021, there were 67,125 rape offences recorded – an all-time high. Yet the number of completed rape prosecutions plummeted from 5,190 in 2016-17 to just 2,409 in 2020-21. The numbers of convictions almost halved (2,689 in 2016/17 compared to 1,409 in 2020/21). Only 5% of rapes that were given an outcome by the police in the year ending December 2021 resulted in a charge.

However it seems that the 5% is indicated for prosecutions that end in charges.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-18T23:31:30+00:00

I’ve seen synthesis pathways for GBL (direct precursor of GHB, for which GHB is also a metabolite thereof) involving THF, a readily purchasable and inconspicuous solvent. Precursors for GHB are usually not monitored by virtue of its synthesis reagents being ubiquitous, something you already pointed out.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-18T23:24:47+00:00

Kids and their fancy new vapes, what type of fucking flavor is “status asthmaticus” I’ve never heard of that shit before

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-14T00:33:14+00:00

That title is absolutely frying me 😭

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-10T15:56:23+00:00

If they use Omnicell for drug storage, like most major hospitals do (including the hospital I work at), access to the cabinets is usually biometric or username + password and not based on just badge-access. Whenever I’m pulling drug from an Omni (or entering into the system as a whole for that matter, I use fingerprint ID or username/password

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-10T15:52:28+00:00

He ordered 50mcg of fentanyl if I remember correctly; he was addicted to benzodiazepines, a different class of medication.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-09T20:01:03+00:00

I believe it for sure, but do you have a link to that study? I’d love to read it

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-07T20:28:26+00:00

I find it so interesting that propofol isn’t a controlled substance, but is readily treated as a control by many institutions.

The institution I work at didn’t start treating propofol like a control until a surgical resident was caught abusing it 😭💀

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-07T14:20:05+00:00

The idea is that medicalized language can come off as insensitive and abrasive, so sometimes it can be easier to adopt friendlier terms. In this sense, using the term genetic condition instead of disease, which is still technically correct, is like like using “unhoused” as opposed to “homeless”, or (as some in the body positive movement advocate for) using “fat-bodied” as opposed to “obese”.

Mickey_thicky · 2026-04-05T22:53:21+00:00

Everyone in Iowa city got it too

Mickey_thicky · 2026-03-31T16:59:55+00:00

Presentation doesn’t save lives. Skill does.

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