by JJ Epic | Feb 18, 2009 |
learn.genetics.utah.edu
Unv. of Utah
“Like cocaine, Ritalin is a powerful stimulant that increases alertness and productivity. Ritalin and cocaine also look and act the same. Both have a similar chemical structure, and both increase dopamine levels in the brain. They do this by blocking a dopamine transporter protein responsible for the reuptake of dopamine at the synapse.”
“Ritalin is not addicting when taken as prescribed by doctors. Why this difference between Ritalin and cocaine? Ritalin is a pill that you swallow, so the drug takes longer to reach the brain. Cocaine is taken in high doses by injection or snorting. It floods the brain quickly with dopamine, which makes it dangerous and addicting.
Unfortunately, Ritalin is quickly becoming a drug of choice for teens. It’s relatively cheap and accessible. And because it’s a prescription drug, it’s perceived to be safe. But if Ritalin is abused (taken in high doses) or taken improperly (by injection or snorting), it can be just as addicting as cocaine. This is because drug delivery methods can influence the addictive potential of a drug. ”
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Drugs are drugs.
The War on Drugs has been a success. It has done what was intended: growing the size and scope of the government, militarize local law enforcement and injecting into local law enforcement tendrils of federal influence via funding.
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by JJ Epic | Feb 11, 2009 |
The root
by James B Schlessinger Jr.
You go along to get along
And when everything goes wrong
You only seek to prolong
The same old song
If change is going to happen
It is going to require action
Not more of this distraction
As a dead horse is beaten
The market will correct
When the malinvestment is put in check
The Fed must be closed
Or the economy is hosed
The money is the problem
Because you didn’t follow the Maxim
The printing presses rolled
When we should be using gold
by JJ Epic | Feb 6, 2009 |
“Freedom™” isn’t Liberty
by James B Schlessinger Jr.
Tyranny of the many for the good of a few
It has been around for a while, this is not new
All with good intentions and charity
But why do you have point a gun at me?
Wire taps and no fly lists
Rights wane, they must persist!
Through it all the chant of fear
Jackals snarl, they draw near
Venal news suffocates reason
While public servants commit treason
Money brokers fleece the flock
Ethics morals they do mock
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by JJ Epic | Feb 5, 2009 |
Another poem for those that read poetry.
(i don’t want to break it up so follow the link)
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by JJ Epic | Jan 19, 2009 |
So I wrote a little poem for my signature at the Free Keene Forum and it just sort of snowballed into something bigger. Here it is:
Change
by James B Schlessinger Jr.
Change is coming
Change is near
People happy
Filled with cheer
With blinded eyes
They call for mama
Buying the myth
Savior Obama
Spend to save us
Spend to grave us
The empire falls
When the lender calls
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