Long time readers of Deadrobot.com might recall that I have very little patience for tweakers<\/a> and circuit boys who think a little toot every now and then isn’t a bad thing (I’m listed as “anonymous” in the comments, it’s post-B2 database purge).<\/p>\n

This story of a man who had taken close to 25 hits of Ecstasy per day for 9 years<\/a> just confirms for me that the long term effects of mind altering drugs is not a good thing (via boingboing.net<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The doctors discovered that the man was suffering from severe short-term memory problems of a type usually only seen in lifetime alcoholics. But evaluating the full extent of his condition was difficult as his concentration and attention was so impaired he was unable to follow the simple tasks involved in the test.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently he was a cannibis user too, but the paranoia<\/em> would abate when he stopped smoking up. While the article ends on an almost positive note that short term use is reversable, I’m still at a loss as to how taking recreational drugs is a good thing. Call me bitter, or a prude (I do have the odd drink every so often), but the risks are too great in my mind.<\/p>\n

I’m off to my rock climbing base jumping class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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