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Bill Said:

Psychology help EAsy ?

We Answered:

Do your own homework. There, that's your help from me.

You'll actually learn this stuff if you don't look for hand-out answers

Kirk Said:

What types of common LEGAL Rx or OTC drugs have "negative side effects and do not prolong life"?

We Answered:

OTC drugs with adverse side fx that do not prolong life:
All of them -- depends on the dose. I'm not being facetious.

OTC:
- antiemetics: dimenhydrinate
- "MS drugs" -- vit. D
- "Alzheimer's drugs" -- ibuprofen
- Nail Patella Syndrome -- Glucosamine + MSM
Chondroitin (and any NSAID)
- Anorexia -- St. John's Wort
- Epilepsy -- none that I know of

Also, ferrous sulfate is abused by some athletes to gain a performance edge

Last question -- narcotics, esp. fentanyl patches (Duragesic), which, after being used as a patch still contain fentanyl -- there are a number of ways dependent users "re-use" used patches, and Oxy Contin (oxycodone) -- "Contin" = continuous release (it's only slow release if taken as directed & not chewed which releases the entire (large) dose at once). "Hillbilly heroin," like fentanyl causes a lot of intentional and unintentional ODs.

- anabolic steroids (for AIDS) -- weight-lifters can become psychologically dependent on these.

Angel Said:

Do you think the governmet should use more of the Tax Dollars for research to find a cure for Alzheimer's?

We Answered:

My grandfather has Alzheimer's, I know how bad it can be. But there are also many, many other diseases that are just as terrible. The government can't spend money we need for our community on curing diseases, as nice as that would be. The government cannot and should not try to fix all the country's problems.

Myrtle Said:

How Do I Make My Grandfather get an Alzheimer's Test, if there is one?

We Answered:

I am sorry to hear others say there is no definitive test. Right now, my sisters and I are struggling with the same issue with my mom. I am not sure that she is receptive so we have to move slowly with her. Her mother had alzheimer's and her sister has it too, so she is quite aware of the risk factor. Today I was doing research for my masters and found an interesting article about tests that are now just being done in Massachusetts. If I remember correctly, the technology shows things that look like glaucoma in the eye, however, it is in a different place. Here is the link to that info :
Researchers Use Light to Detect Alzheimer's
New Technique May Help Identify Ways to Predict and Prevent Deadly Disease
The link:
http://www.osa.org/news/pressroom/release/03.2008/alzheimersdetection.aspx
I hope this helps, Aleela

Andrea Said:

What types of common LEGAL Rx or OTC drugs have "negative side effects and do not prolong life"?

We Answered:

this is from a web site I copied months ago and really doesn't answer your question, I forget the web site domain. but still had it my files
Medicine:

From 1842 through the 1880s, extremely strong marijuana (then known as cannabis extractums), hashish extracts, tinctures, and elixirs were routinely the second and third most-used medicines in America for humans (from birth through old age). These extracts were also used in veterinary medicine until the 1920s and longer.
For at least 3,000 years prior to 1842 widely varying marijuana extracts (bud, leaves, roots, etc.) were the most commonly used real medicines in the world for the majority of mankind's illnesses.
The U.S. Pharmacopoeia indicated cannabis should be used for treating such ailments as fatigue, fits of coughing, rheumatism, asthma, delirium tremens, migraine headaches, and the cramps and depressions associated with menstruation.
In this century, cannabis research has demonstrated therapeutic value and complete safety in the treatment of many health problems including asthma, glaucoma, nausea, tumors, epilepsy, infection, stress, migraines, anorexia, depression, rheumatism, arthritis, and possibly herpes.
Deaths from aspirin (U.S. per year): 180 - 1,000 +
Deaths from legal drugs (U.S. per year) at doses used for prevention, diagnosis, or therapy: 106,000