Hooked 15: Melanotan 2

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Hooked 15: Melanotan 2

Written by Nigel Brunsdon

Monday, 21 September 2009 20:44

Hooked episode 15 about a drug that has been appearing more and more in UK needle programmes, Melanotan 2. We discuss what this complex synthetic analogue does, where it comes from, and what some of the risks might be from its use.

With this drug appearing in increasing amounts in the UK and worldwide, and with its use being largely by drug naive users we felt this was an important subject to cover on Hooked

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aaron27 - Facts

|2009-09-22 06:29:52

To say that it's "unsafe" and that it hasn't gone through any safety checks is not true. You don't differentiate between Melanotan II and Afamelanotide (which used to be called "Melanotan I"). In fact, you are confused about the difference between the two. The Australian company you mention is NOT developing Melanotan II, like you say. It is developing Afamelanotide. Afamelanotide is a completely different peptide (just look at the difference between the molecular makeup on wikipedia) and has gone through MANY trials (almost a thousand patients) and all of those trials have been successful. Please, read up on it.

You guys need to be careful about facts because the way you talk, people probably listen. If you consider yourselves journalists, you owe your audience a correction.

aaron27

|2009-09-22 16:46:43

I appreciate your response on the other thread. I understand you don't want people using needles in an unsafe manner. That's fine. But your efforts would be much more effective if so much of the information wasn't imprecise or just plain false.

It's obvious that the format of your podcast is informal, which is obviously tailored to your audience. But if you're going to talk off the cuff, that doesn't mean you can just say whatever pops into your head. Spreading verifiably false information discredits you AND your cause, which is a very important one.

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