July 22, 2003
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Good-bye ephedra?
It’s getting late, and I really don’t feel like being real serious, so I shall defer the next NPD post for another time. Right now, I want to rant.
A few irresponsible idiots OD’d on ephedra and died. Boo hoo, big fucking deal. Now those of us who use th stuff responsibly have to suffer.
SuSu takes the stuff so she can breathe better. i use it to help me through 12-14 hour work days. I have yet to come close to the maximum recommended dosage, and usually fall short of the suggested dosage. By the way, in case you don’t know, the stuff is basically a CNS stimulant, also serves as an anorexiant in sufficient quantities.
And it seems to be going off the market. Wal-mart is now ephedra-free, as is Carr’s and Safeway (I think). I haven’t checked Fred Meyers or GNC lately, but I am not optimistic. There are a few sources online, most are outrageously expensive.
There is no good reason why it should not be cheap and plentiful. It is way less harmful than, say, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco or refined sugar. It is probably less harmful than the new “ephedra-free” products, one of which contains (among other things) refined essence of black pepper, something that many people are allergic to.
The whole situation sucks. Furthermore, shit, dammit, and rats!
What the hell happened to the free market economy?
*grumbles into beard while adjusting henia truss*
Comments (2)
You must be older than you look, if you can remember a free market economy.
Better take care of that henia (sic), old man. I think I’ll head over to the bed now and mumble into your beard for a while, just to see how it feels.
assholes and sue happy people ruin it for the rest of us.