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POPSMentally Ill Killed by Medication
The gentle, artistic boy who played the cello and bass guitar was long gone. "At 15 Daniel was being bullied at school and then started to have strange thoughts, anxiety and sleep problems. A doctor prescribed him a powerful drug called Stelazine and that was the start of a nightmare which eventually led to his death. He had bad physical reactions to the medication straight away but every symptom was seen as more evidence of schizophrenia and treated with more medication. Alternative treatments were never an option; keeping him calm was the priority. "Daniel was really passive and never complained but my mum was convinced the medication was going to kill him. She changed GPs many times, went private, bought vitamins and demanded blood tests; getting better care for Daniel became her full-time occupation but she was accused of interfering. In the months before his death, Daniel suffered from three major epileptic fits brought on by drinking too much water. Why was he so thirsty? I
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POPSNew Study: No Cancer-Marijuana Connection More: While no association between marijuana smoking and cancer was found, the study findings, presented to the American Thoracic Society International Conference this week, did find a 20-fold increase in lung cancer among people who smoked two or more packs of cigarettes a day.
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POPSRepublican Humor McCain's latest joke: when informed by an AP reporter that Iran's biggest American import is cigarettes, he joked, "well, that's a way to kill them." So funny, I forgot to laugh. Republicans are a hoot!
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POPSMcCain 'jokes' about killing Iranians The joke : Sen. John McCain hasn't had good luck joking about Iran. But he tried it again Tuesday. Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, "Maybe thats a way of killing them." He quickly caught himself, saying "I meant that as a joke" as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back.
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POPSSmoking ban hits French cafe culture
Now smokers will be confined to sealed smoking room. I'm sure it won't be long before they will have to be 'decontaminated' before they come out. The idea seems particularly dictatorial, with the rationalization based on contrived statistics. What pollutes and damages more Smoking, or car exhaust and industrial pollution. The biggest advantage car exhaust has is that it doesn't seem as offensive, because people seem to love the smell of gasoline, even though it rots the lungs. How many of the detrimental effects of car exhaust have been attributed to passive smoking? Because the statisticians. weren't looking. Car exhaust is loaded with Carbon Monoxide We cannot detect Carbon Monoxide. This fact can make it one of the most deadly substances. It can kill because the system is unaware that the oxygen levels are depleted. Breathing isn't triggered by a lack of oxygen. It is triggered by a surplus of carbon dioxide. Something inhalation if CO does not create. We forget to breathe.
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POPSIf you still believe drugs should be illegal, If you still believe drugs should be illegal, answer this question... Why do you believe it is good policy to punish me--and 20 million adult Americans like me--because I choose to use marijuana in the privacy of my own home? Who benefits from this policy and how do they benefit? * Over 300,000 nonviolent people lose their freedom to prison/jail. * Thousands of murders, assaults, and robberies caused by drug crimes. * $20 billion/year in law enforcement costs. * $10 billion/year in lost tax revenue (similar to alcohol tax). * $5 billion/year in property losses due to drug-related crimes. * $50 billion/year and 500,000 jobs lost because of no hemp industry. Total cost = $85 billion/year = $500 per taxpayer every year!
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POPSIf you support keeping drugs illegal There more detail regarding summary headings at the site. Prohibition didn't work. There are Billions of dollars in trade generated by anti drug legislation. Because 'drug money' has been given negative associations, particularly regarding pharmaceutical companies tactics. anyone with 'money,' who wants to make money from drugs has to appear to have 'clean hands' Where does that money end up? The Primary responsibility of the DEA, is to make sure the money stays in the country, in 'safe' hands.
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