Category Archives: Alcohol
Booze Is Good for You
Here. Drink up folks! But not too much please.
Filed under Alcohol, Depressants, Health, Intoxicants
My Old Friends are Dropping Dead
I just received a call that an old friend of mine dropped dead at age 53. He apparently died in his sleep of a heart attack. It’s hard to say what caused it, but his retarded brother also died young … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Coke, Death, Depressants, Dope, Health, Illness, Intoxicants, Stimulants
Alcohol/Drugs and Brain Damage
Repost from the old site. For those who are worried, I would add a few pointers from my own life. I’ve been using drugs and drinking, one or the other or both, recreationally, for 35 years, and my health is … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Cannabis, Depressants, Dissociative Anesthetics, Dope, Hallucinogens, Heroin, Intoxicants, Ketamine, MDMA, Narcotics, PCP, Reposts From The Old Site, Speed, Stimulants
People Are Getting High on Bath Salts
Here. Actually it is some kind of designer drug being sold over the counter as a bath salts or plant food. Apparently you can use them for those purposes and they work just fine and don’t get you high. You … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Cannabis, Coke, Depressants, Dissociative Anesthetics, Dope, Hallucinogens, Heroin, Intoxicants, Law, LSD, Narcotics, PCP, Psilocybin, Speed, Stimulants
Juice Fasting
Repost from the old site. Juice fasting is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to try it. I just live off coffee, juice, wine and water for a few days. After about four days, things start getting kind of weird. … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Depressants, Disciplines, Health, Intoxicants, Reposts From The Old Site
Rumors of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Savvas Tzionis, one of my favorite commenters, writes in, expressing some concern: Robert,I thought YOU were dead…. post wise, you were (relatively) quiet! LOL Boo! I’m here! Scared you, huh? Sorry folks, it’s Thanksgiving, I’ve been depressed for some reason, … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Americas, Asia, Canada, Depressants, Depression, Eurasia, Europe, Intoxicants, Mood Disorders, North America, Philippines, Psychology, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy, Regional, Russia, SE Asia, USA, West
Facts and Nonsense About the Brain
Repost from the old site. Like most things, there is much nonsense spoken about our brains. Our brains are very interesting to us, even to stupid people, because we use them to think. Yes, even dumb people do use their … Continue reading
The 50 Craziest Rock Stars Ever
Here. This article is pretty damn funny. A lot of rockers are or were seriously nuts! I’m having a hard time figuring out dx’s for a lot of these people. It seems to be something towards the more extroverted end. … Continue reading
The Perils of Late Immigration
My mother had a friend named Edna. Late in life, around age 40, she moved out of her mother’s house, got married for the first time, went off to live with the guy on his big estate, then divorced in … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Depressants, Immigration, Intoxicants, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Cannabis Is Neuroprotective
A fascinating new study shows that cannabis offers some neuroprotection to young people who engaged in binge drinking episodes. The binge drinkers were young – aged 16-19. This is an age at which the effects of drugs on the brain … Continue reading
Filed under Alcohol, Biology, Cannabis, Coke, Depressants, Dope, Intoxicants, Neuroimaging, Neuroscience, Science, Speed, Stimulants
