Pete Quily
@petequily.bsky.social
Adult ADHD coach & blogger. 3 websites with 600+ pages of information and links on adult ADHD. Perpetually curious information omnivore
https://addcoach4u.com
https://adultaddstrengths.com
https://addcoach4u.com
https://adultaddstrengths.com
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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Health authorities linking spike to medetomidine, a veterinary anesthetic that is among the latest substances being added to the ever-changing street-drug supply. By some estimates, it's up to 200x more potent than xylazine.
Nov surge does not appear to correspond with a similar increase in deaths.
Nov surge does not appear to correspond with a similar increase in deaths.
![Unregulated Drug Supply
Substance Information Sheet
MEDETOMIDINE
(meh-deh-TOH-mih-deen)
Reason for this information sheet
• Medetomidine can cause cardiac and respiratory depression and deep prolonged sedation.
• It is increasingly found in community drug checking samples, confirmatory provincial and national
drug testing, and police-seized sample testing.
• It's also being found in combination with highly potent opioids (e.g., fentanyl) in drug poisoning
deaths in BC.
What we know about medetomidine
Medetomidine is a non-opioid sedative (Central Nervous System [CNS] depressant) approved for use in
Canada in veterinary medicine. It's around 200 times stronger than xylazine.
In the unregulated drug supply:
• It's nearly always detected in samples with fentanyl and other opioids, xylazine, or benzodiazepines.
It's commonly found in drugs bought or sold as fentanyl or 'down'.
• Samples vary in colour and form: powder, chunks, pebbles, paste.
• It can be identified by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in community drug checking,
but there's often not enough in a sample for it to be detected, so it's not identified.
• It can be detected by specialized test strips; however, these are not yet available for community use.
• It is not detected as part of a standard urine drug screen.
How medetomidine may affect people
• Drug effects include low heart rate, slowed breathing, initial high blood pressure followed by low
blood pressure, sedation, dry mouth, and hypothermia.
• Complex drug poisoning involves deep and prolonged sedation and very low or no pulse.
• Other reported experiences include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fear, and delusions.
• Effects can last from 90 minutes to up to several hours or longer when taken with other CNS
depressants (e.g., fentanyl).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g72r2bhbs6xcdyyuaw5qnghc/bafkreieumfnzcwsdfgocmp3webgoo6wtjw7dwlld6ojmhukohtuyjlyxvu@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Health authorities linking spike to medetomidine, a veterinary anesthetic that is among the latest substances being added to the ever-changing street-drug supply. By some estimates, it's up to 200x more potent than xylazine.
Nov surge does not appear to correspond with a similar increase in deaths.
Nov surge does not appear to correspond with a similar increase in deaths.
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In a couple blocks in Duncan, on Vancouver Island, more than 80 people went down in a 36-hour period, beginning just as the local overdose prevention site and outreach services were closing for the day.
“It was like, oh my God, what is happening here? Everybody’s going down."
“It was like, oh my God, what is happening here? Everybody’s going down."
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In a couple blocks in Duncan, on Vancouver Island, more than 80 people went down in a 36-hour period, beginning just as the local overdose prevention site and outreach services were closing for the day.
“It was like, oh my God, what is happening here? Everybody’s going down."
“It was like, oh my God, what is happening here? Everybody’s going down."
More broken records on the poison drug supply in BC
The vast, vast, majority of drug users do not have access to safe supply.
20-40%+ of people with SUD have ADHD versus 5% of adults
Most BC doctors are not trained on ADHD
Most ADHD adults are under diagnosed or misdiagnosed
#bcpoli #vanpoli
The vast, vast, majority of drug users do not have access to safe supply.
20-40%+ of people with SUD have ADHD versus 5% of adults
Most BC doctors are not trained on ADHD
Most ADHD adults are under diagnosed or misdiagnosed
#bcpoli #vanpoli
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Oh look this one's fun.
It's from the Canadian Medical Protective Association - this is the body that ends up holding the bag for legal bills for malpractice.
It went up in 2020, but they've since taken it off their public page for some reason 🤔
web.archive.org/web/20201205...
It's from the Canadian Medical Protective Association - this is the body that ends up holding the bag for legal bills for malpractice.
It went up in 2020, but they've since taken it off their public page for some reason 🤔
web.archive.org/web/20201205...
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Oh look this one's fun.
It's from the Canadian Medical Protective Association - this is the body that ends up holding the bag for legal bills for malpractice.
It went up in 2020, but they've since taken it off their public page for some reason 🤔
web.archive.org/web/20201205...
It's from the Canadian Medical Protective Association - this is the body that ends up holding the bag for legal bills for malpractice.
It went up in 2020, but they've since taken it off their public page for some reason 🤔
web.archive.org/web/20201205...
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Hey everyone, it's time to play "guess the year we knew COVID was airborne"!
(answer in link: wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...)
(answer in link: wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...)
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hey everyone, it's time to play "guess the year we knew COVID was airborne"!
(answer in link: wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...)
(answer in link: wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...)
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Vile grifters gonna grift vileness.
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Vile grifters gonna grift vileness.
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While Freeman is often more than happy to ignore evidence in favour of her own opinions, whether that be her regular transphobic rants or oft written columns minimising and dismissing ADHD, autism and mental health issues, the evidence for under diagnosis is pretty strong.
bsky.app/profile/hsw3...
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An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
While Freeman is often more than happy to ignore evidence in favour of her own opinions, whether that be her regular transphobic rants or oft written columns minimising and dismissing ADHD, autism and mental health issues, the evidence for under diagnosis is pretty strong.
bsky.app/profile/hsw3...
bsky.app/profile/hsw3...
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I see Hadley Freeman is back on her horse about ADHD/autism. Only this time she is obviously far more aware of the reality than...checks notes, the actual expert. Does she ever get bored of just churning out the same old ignorant attacks on different groups?
www.thetimes.com/article/476e...
www.thetimes.com/article/476e...
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I see Hadley Freeman is back on her horse about ADHD/autism. Only this time she is obviously far more aware of the reality than...checks notes, the actual expert. Does she ever get bored of just churning out the same old ignorant attacks on different groups?
www.thetimes.com/article/476e...
www.thetimes.com/article/476e...
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Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
Why can't Russia get along with its neighbors? – Sarah Paine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zz...
Russian #Imperialism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zz...
Russian #Imperialism
Why can't Russia get along with its neighbors? – Sarah Paine
YouTube video by Dwarkesh Clips
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Why can't Russia get along with its neighbors? – Sarah Paine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zz...
Russian #Imperialism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zz...
Russian #Imperialism
Which will eventually make America a Chinese Vassal State, since Putin owns Trump and Xi will own Putin & Trump
How China will turn Russia into a vassal state – Sarah Paine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfoU...
How China will turn Russia into a vassal state – Sarah Paine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfoU...
How China will turn Russia into a vassal state – Sarah Paine
YouTube video by Dwarkesh Clips
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Which will eventually make America a Chinese Vassal State, since Putin owns Trump and Xi will own Putin & Trump
How China will turn Russia into a vassal state – Sarah Paine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfoU...
How China will turn Russia into a vassal state – Sarah Paine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfoU...
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Thirteen former FBI agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington D.C. in 2020 have sued the Trump administration, alleging they were improperly fired by FBI Director Kash Patel despite being cleared of any wrongdoing years earlier.
Former FBI agents sue agency for firings over kneeling for George Floyd in D.C.
The 13 agents said they made a “tactical” decision to kneel during the June 4, 2020, demonstration in hopes of de-escalating a confrontation with an angry crowd.
wapo.st
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Thirteen former FBI agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington D.C. in 2020 have sued the Trump administration, alleging they were improperly fired by FBI Director Kash Patel despite being cleared of any wrongdoing years earlier.
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"Calling my dad what he did has unleashed a (multi-expletive) storm," Hope Walz said. "I have people DMing me saying absolutely horrendous things."
'Shame on you': Tim Walz daughter unleashes fury over Trump 'R' slur
"Calling my dad what he did has unleashed a (multi-expletive) storm," Hope Walz said. "I have people DMing me saying absolutely horrendous things."
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Calling my dad what he did has unleashed a (multi-expletive) storm," Hope Walz said. "I have people DMing me saying absolutely horrendous things."
If you have volunteer bandwidth, you should go as far as to have volunteers in swing states contact nursing homes, campus political clubs, rotary clubs, etc. to arrange for them to stream your event live
Olivia Nuzzi to #RFKjr who just killed decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for kids
Olivia Nuzzi to #RFKjr who just killed decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for kids
Text of the political strategy memo that Olivia Nuzzi wrote for R.F.K. Jr. in late June 2024 as he prepared for a pivotal event and while she was simultaneously finishing a severely critical article about Joe Biden.
www.telos.news/p/olivias-st...
www.telos.news/p/olivias-st...
Olivia's Strategy Memo to Bobby
'You are Rocky while the other candidates are Rocky and Bullwinkle.'
www.telos.news
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you have volunteer bandwidth, you should go as far as to have volunteers in swing states contact nursing homes, campus political clubs, rotary clubs, etc. to arrange for them to stream your event live
Olivia Nuzzi to #RFKjr who just killed decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for kids
Olivia Nuzzi to #RFKjr who just killed decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for kids
If they (Daily Mail ) turn it down, which they won’t as they love any excuse to use the “EXCLUSIVE” banner, Newsmax or News Nation as a last resort (former has about 4x the viewers, depending on the show, but I know you have a good relationship with latter & they are a better fit ideologically Nuzzi
Text of the political strategy memo that Olivia Nuzzi wrote for R.F.K. Jr. in late June 2024 as he prepared for a pivotal event and while she was simultaneously finishing a severely critical article about Joe Biden.
www.telos.news/p/olivias-st...
www.telos.news/p/olivias-st...
Olivia's Strategy Memo to Bobby
'You are Rocky while the other candidates are Rocky and Bullwinkle.'
www.telos.news
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
If they (Daily Mail ) turn it down, which they won’t as they love any excuse to use the “EXCLUSIVE” banner, Newsmax or News Nation as a last resort (former has about 4x the viewers, depending on the show, but I know you have a good relationship with latter & they are a better fit ideologically Nuzzi
If Fox turns it down, I would offer it to Piers in conjunction with the Daily Mail, with an agreement about how long the story must stay on their homepage, & since they have British media ethics you can probably dictate — carefully — other terms about the tenor of the story
Oliva Nuzzi to RFKjr
Oliva Nuzzi to RFKjr
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If Fox turns it down, I would offer it to Piers in conjunction with the Daily Mail, with an agreement about how long the story must stay on their homepage, & since they have British media ethics you can probably dictate — carefully — other terms about the tenor of the story
Oliva Nuzzi to RFKjr
Oliva Nuzzi to RFKjr
"Working on a problem reduces the fear of it.
It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.
Action relieves anxiety." James Clear.
True. Taking action is great for anxiety. Gets you out of helpless spiralling mode.
It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.
Action relieves anxiety." James Clear.
True. Taking action is great for anxiety. Gets you out of helpless spiralling mode.
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Working on a problem reduces the fear of it.
It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.
Action relieves anxiety." James Clear.
True. Taking action is great for anxiety. Gets you out of helpless spiralling mode.
It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow.
Action relieves anxiety." James Clear.
True. Taking action is great for anxiety. Gets you out of helpless spiralling mode.
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While FIFA often promotes soccer as a tool for peace and unity, it has never had an official peace prize before.
globalnews.ca/news/1156369...
globalnews.ca/news/1156369...
Donald Trump awarded with inaugural FIFA Peace Prize - National | Globalnews.ca
United States President Donald Trump has been awarded with the FIFA Peace Prize. It's the first time the award has been given out.
globalnews.ca
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
While FIFA often promotes soccer as a tool for peace and unity, it has never had an official peace prize before.
globalnews.ca/news/1156369...
globalnews.ca/news/1156369...
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I’ve taken medication my entire adult life for ADHD. This is totally normal. Are there times that I don’t take it? Yes. But that’s maybe a single digit percentage of days in a year. There are also many facets of ADHD that have nothing to do with being taken out for a run before events…
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I’ve taken medication my entire adult life for ADHD. This is totally normal. Are there times that I don’t take it? Yes. But that’s maybe a single digit percentage of days in a year. There are also many facets of ADHD that have nothing to do with being taken out for a run before events…
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Every experience with ADHD is different. I know you mean well, but for many of us, myself included, medication is in fact a necessity. It literally saves lives, those with ADHD are significantly more likely to get into vehicle accidents. Bottom line-don't tell someone their kid doesn't need meds
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Every experience with ADHD is different. I know you mean well, but for many of us, myself included, medication is in fact a necessity. It literally saves lives, those with ADHD are significantly more likely to get into vehicle accidents. Bottom line-don't tell someone their kid doesn't need meds
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I finally got diagnosed with adhd today and I wanna tell EVERYONE how exciting that is but they’ll be like, “why are you happy to have adhd” then I’ll have to explain that I’m not happy to have it but, I AM happy to know my life doesn’t have to be this hard anymore!
December 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I finally got diagnosed with adhd today and I wanna tell EVERYONE how exciting that is but they’ll be like, “why are you happy to have adhd” then I’ll have to explain that I’m not happy to have it but, I AM happy to know my life doesn’t have to be this hard anymore!
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Nearly a month ago the ADHD taskforce released its report on ADHD treatment
It said ADHD treatment is woeful inadequate, that Specialist ADHD treatment teams are both massively underfunded and unnecessary.
It recommended treatment is moved to GPs.
When is this going to happen?
It said ADHD treatment is woeful inadequate, that Specialist ADHD treatment teams are both massively underfunded and unnecessary.
It recommended treatment is moved to GPs.
When is this going to happen?
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Nearly a month ago the ADHD taskforce released its report on ADHD treatment
It said ADHD treatment is woeful inadequate, that Specialist ADHD treatment teams are both massively underfunded and unnecessary.
It recommended treatment is moved to GPs.
When is this going to happen?
It said ADHD treatment is woeful inadequate, that Specialist ADHD treatment teams are both massively underfunded and unnecessary.
It recommended treatment is moved to GPs.
When is this going to happen?