on the topic of drugs
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Topic: on the topic of drugs
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Subject: on the topic of drugs
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 4:50pm
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Today for my seminar class Paul Gootenberg, author of Andean Cocaine journeyed from stonybrook university to hofstra U today to discuss his book with our class. all was well and good up until he told us that without a doubt, heroine is not harmful, and cocaine is a soft drug. it was about that time i stopped paying attention and zoned out. i guess the root of this post is, how the hell do these kinds of people get PHDs? |
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 4:50pm
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by using those drugs....
------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 5:01pm
| What, if anything does he consider to be a hard drug? What an asshat. |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 5:03pm
Meth ------------- Que pasa? 
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rednekk98 wrote:Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 5:21pm
marijuana |
Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 7:31pm
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 8:14pm
No, but lulz are had along the way. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: Tical3.0
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 10:12pm
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Compared to other drugs that are out there cocaine is a relativly soft drug.
However that Heroin isnt harmful line is complete bs. Drugs are harmful period, it doesn't matter if it's cocaine or weed it all effects you. ------------- I ♣ hippies. |
Posted By: Uncle Rudder
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 10:34pm
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to get a PhD in philosophy you HAVE to be doing drugs ------------- 
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Posted By: Uncle Rudder
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 10:39pm
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On the topic of cocaine: using cocain while pregnant cause the proximal-promoter region for the baby's PKC gene to be methylated and therefore shut down, leaving the child almost guaranteed to suffer ischemia It has been dubbed "murder by methylation." -------------
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Posted By: Heres To You
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 1:19pm
To play devil's advocate....
Under that reasoning, tylenol is harmful because it "affects" you by relieving headaches. I personally don't believe heroin isn't harmful, abuse of the drug itself is. Much like firearms, it's all relative to the person using it. Nobody becomes a physical addict after one shot/line/hit of H. Maybe mentally, but if they become addicted mentally, the same can be chalked up for marijuana, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, etc...
It's extremely rare that anyone possesses the self control to use only on certain siutations, but that's not the drugs fault. Junkies blame the drug because it's easier than admitting that they themselves are the ones with the problem. Cocaine itself has been proven not to physically addictive, other than the initial comedown from the high and psychological dependency post dose. It's not like heroin where you withdrawal for days/weeks until your body adapts.
"A common myth is that cocaine is not addictive because it lacks the physical http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9974 - withdrawal symptoms seen in alcohol or http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11466 - heroin addiction . Cocaine has powerful psychological addictive properties. As more than one user has reflected, "If it is not addictive, then why can't I stop?" The trend in drug abuse in the United States is presently multiple or polydrug abuse, and cocaine is no exception. Cocaine is often used with alcohol, sedatives such as Valium, Ativan, or heroin, as an upper/downer combination. The other drug is also used to moderate the side effects of the primary addiction. A common polydrug abuse problem, seen especially in adolescents, is cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana. " (Taken from emedicinehealth)
As to the physical effects on the body, I'm sure it's not good for you. Although; neither is the bender on liquor which is glamorized by society.
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Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 1:38pm
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Dude must have a PHD in Obamaducation ------------- They tremble at my name... 
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 1:45pm
Yes, because Obama believes that Cocaine and Heroin are harmless soft drugs.,  Oh wait, no he doesn't. You're just complaining in one thread about people coming in and acting like children, and then you're hopping over to this thread to act like a child. I see what you did there. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 1:46pm
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Nah, he scored a doctorate in FEology.
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Posted By: Kanye West
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 1:50pm
Yo, thast' just inneruptin and bein inconsiderate
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Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:08pm
Sorry, I'll let you finish in a minute...
I just hasta say, Obama is the MAN. ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: Tical3.0
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:13pm
I guess I shoulda put "Prolonged use" in my statement. ------------- I ♣ hippies. |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:25pm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/661873/barack_obama_admits_past_drug_use.html?cat=25 - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/661873/barack_obama_admits_past_drug_use.html?cat=25
Barack Obama claims, "I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though. ..." ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:27pm
??????????????????????????? ------------- 
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:31pm
Trying drugs as a teenage =/= considering them harmless as an adult. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 3:07pm
 ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: Tical3.0
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 3:17pm
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(FE's Threads)
FE: Wahhhahhah stop trolling my threads (any thread that isn't started by FE) FE: Troll Troll Troll Troll Troll ------------- I ♣ hippies. |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 4:59pm
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I guess driving under the influence, losing your license, running over barrels, and doing cocaine doesn't matter when you're Republican.
------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 5:27pm
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Durgs!
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 5:46pm
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 7:37pm
Why should it? Driving drunk into a reservoir and abandoning a passenger to die doesn't seem to matter if you're a Democrat. (Can we just agree that pretty much all of them are scumbags?) ------------- 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 7:45pm
.....or Ted Kennedy. ......too soon? Edit: Damn you Mack! ------------- ? |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 7:53pm
It doesn't matter to me at all actually. My point was that FE seems to be making a big deal about Obama smoking weed at one point in time. ------------- Que pasa?
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Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 7:53pm
LOL. The amazing lives of politicians... ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |