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  • Boomers Smoking

    I agree with the Dr.'s post previous to mine. I believe that each of us has a right to do what we think is best for us. I believe marijuana has many medicinal uses and that this slight risk is less than most presciption medications on the market. Look at the side effects of some of these meds and tell me would you rather take them or smoke ...
    Posted to Science by Conita1 on September 28, 2009

  • Can a night Owl become a morning person? I did!

    Oh yes. The infamous title of ''night owl''. I have been dubbed a night owl for as far back as I could remember. I have never liked getting up early in the morning, nor have I ever enjoyed getting less than eight hours of sleep in one evening. After having my son, I had tried and tried to become a morning lover but I had failed miserably. I've ...
    Posted to Medical Examiner by SaphireLee on June 17, 2008

  • War on Smoking

    Feel free to disagree with me, but I feel that the country is sliding, very quickly, into a man-made safety net. Germ-phobia, politcally correctness, spanking, smoking, drugs, drinking, I think this is all going a bit too far! For thousands of years, our ancestors have lived with germs, smoked tobacco or other herbs and spices, made alcohol and ...
    Posted to Human Nature by melenajade on August 27, 2007

  • Nicotrol Inhalers

    The government is criminal for not allowing over the counter sales of Nicotrol Inhalers. They produce no smoke nor tar and only minimal nicotine which goes to the smoker alone, no one else. It is the only way I was able to quit a four pack a day habit. It annoys no one, my lungs are now clear and the house doesn't smell. Yet I still have to go ...
    Posted to Human Nature by Darrell Bain on August 27, 2007

  • Addiction as disease

    The definition of disease is quite slippery, and changes over time. Did you know that medical science once recognized an illness called ''drapetomania'', the inexplicable desire of slaves to run away from their owners? Or that there is no definitional characteristic that you can give for the term ''disease'' that would not cover pregnancy as ...
    Posted to Medical Examiner by Pair0dox on July 25, 2007