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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
You're a fucking idiot.
I just read your paean to dope smoking. The truth is revealed. You just want your marijuana and you're willing to bullshit your way through any faux statistics to get it. What's next, a screed reminding us of all the world-saving properties of hemp?
That's the funny thing about dopeheads. They're too stoned to see their own stupidity. Do you know anyone who can listen to the Grateful Dead sober? (The band or the audience, take your pick.) Me, neither.
Those of us blessed with commen sense and the ability to read and heed the directions on the side of a bottle are putting the rest of you morons on notice: we're simply not interested in your thinly-masked desires to continue abusing substances for your pathetic little thrills. Get a life. Until then just shut the fuck up already.
P.S.--Watch this thread go from "picking on the rich" to all the hempheads coming out of the woodwork to defend their right to stay stupid. Just like flies take to shit.
Actually, I took Ambien myself for more than a year, I had no problem with it, I did sleep well every night, but I never drank while I was taking it. I think it's very useful to have the information one is getting from this article, whether or not one gets annoyed by all the trappings and accoutrements of the priviledged that it reveals, because now we know more what's going on in situations like this. It's not you, it's not the drugs, it's not drinking, it the specific combination of all three. Also I think it is useful for her to depict a relationship that kept going on fumes simply by the repetitive experience of what felt like affection, this does happen to many but the innocent and naive believe it means something when it just means that small area of the relationship is meeting your needs, while the rest does not. That this dynamic can be part of the seductive process, and doesn't necessarily mean anything (I would add especially from people who come from this particular exalted level of privilege). It's like many situations in Henry James, the super rich no longer need to collect things, they collect people and personalities and experiences and know how to play such innocents like violins. Surprising though, that the writer didn't know this already, since she is no doubt familiar with Henry James and does appear herself to come from this type of milieu, or been brought up in close association with it as shown in the biography one of the letter writers revealed...
Once upon a time, I subscribed to Salon because I thought it's articles provided an in-depth analysis that, while I did not always agree with, I appreciated access to.
Having read this article and ensuing letters, I'm not sure what I find worse: the author who engaged in a variation of sado-masochism in the pursuit of swag or letter writers who can't read the side of a prescription bottle. Having taken Ambien for two months, I can verify that the bottle clearly states not to use alcohol and not to operate heavy machinery. There are many cases when we should question the FDA and drug makers for withholding information, but surely we aren't shocked when bad things happen when we don't follow prescription directions?
Perhaps it's just easier to feign indignation than be responsible.
We met nine years ago when our eyes locked across a crowded West Village party
He found my red lipstick garish.
Sam didn't make an appointment with his therapist for us. He didn't call when he said he would. He didn't meet my train.
Sam was confused that I was angry with him.
I was devastated.
We met nine years ago when our eyes locked across a crowded West Village party
He found my red lipstick garish.
Sam didn't make an appointment with his therapist for us. He didn't call when he said he would. He didn't meet my train.
Sam was confused that I was angry with him.
I was devastated.
Just to clarify: Ambien is a GREAT medication for those of us who have trouble sleeping at night. It is the only thing that works for some. If people choose to abuse it by purposely taking it and not lying down in bed immediately afterwards for a full night's sleep (as indicated on the instructions) then that constitutes "abuse". Although the pharmaceutical industry is rife with problems (see "The Constant Gardener"), unexpected or "covered-up" side effects), let's stop bashing the entire industry! Sure, there is danger in all medications - side effects, paradoxical reactions, even death, but let's face it - how many people in the world have been SAVED by medications that alleviate symptoms and/or cure diseases thereby extending life? It's time to stop drug company paranoia, be realistic, and if a medication is a lifesaver for most, put the blame where it belongs: on the people who misuse medications.
You wouldn't be surprised to hear about this kind of behavior from someone who took a nightly slight overdose of Valium or Xanax and then boozed up, would you? Ambien is from the same chemical family. It's a baby benzo.
Like Valium or Xanax, Ambien is helpful when used properly, harmful when abused. The author likely would not have felt as free to encourage her boyfriend to abuse Valium or Xanax, so it's probably good for people to understand that Ambien actually is related to some drugs that are known to be problematic when misused. And benzo abuse is damaging to the central nervous system, which may have made the boyfriend even crankier when he wasn't dosed up.
Ambien is indicated for short term use, as well. Long term use is misuse, even when too much is not taken at once and even when not chased with alcohol. If Lunesta does it for you, it's the way to go. It's not related to the benzos.
I can not let my beloved Ambien undergo this kind of maligning! Some of us take it as directed (you know, one at a time, not with a chaser) and then go to bed. It's great. Any medication can be abused.
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