The Great Read: Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her
Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of becoming free of addiction.
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May 6, 2026, 2:01 p.m. Eastern time

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Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her

Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of becoming free of addiction.

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