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fredericks ([personal profile] fredericks) wrote2006-09-30 11:29 pm

Live and learn

"I can tell you, I went from a Math major with a minor in Chinese Language to a barefoot treehugger. I mean, literally, I wanted to stand outside and hug trees." - a former LSD user

From the History Channel series "Hooked: Illegal Drugs And How They Got That Way"
This series is awesome. Watch it, watch it!

[identity profile] aniseastra.livejournal.com 2006-10-01 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I love that series! I've only seen the ones on cocaine and marijuana, though...

[identity profile] fredericks.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
They had a marathon running Sunday night. The coke one was the most enlightening to me. I'd known that it cocaine was used in lots of mail order "remedies", but I didn't realize the usage was so very *widespread* until it was laid out on the TV for me.

[identity profile] aniseastra.livejournal.com 2006-10-03 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
Of the old patent medicines I've heard of, I like the cocaine drops for teething babies the best...