I know this question is odd, but unfortunately we have a lot of unhoused addicted people in my city. I often see them sitting on a bench bent at the waist in half like a rag doll, or standing somewhere half bent over, like stooped over nodding out I guess? I don’t really know anything about substance use, but it’s such a strange sight, what substances cause them to bend over like this?
Poor souls. The mayors of big cities here have asked the provincial government to declare a state of emergency due to homelessness and addiction being so rampant, but Doug Ford doesn’t give a shit about them.
I heard they stand to try to stay awake and not sleep through their high, but I could be wrong.
It’s apparently a neuromuscular reaction to the drug in the spine. Called the fentanyl fold, someone told me in another comment. I wonder what the long term damage neurologically is.
It reminds me of a condition owls get sometimes where certain muscles in their neck become overstressed and can’t be used, so you have an owl that can’t stand straight. The way to treat it is a full body cast so the muscles can relax. (IIRC)
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Oh interesting! Thanks for the information.