The disaster that Hurricane Maria created in Puerto Rico is only the most obvious part of the rolling disaster that … Continue reading Coca Rico? Puerto Coca? Post-Maria Independence & Prosperity
“A true opium of evil people is a belief in nothingness after death — the huge solace of thinking that … Continue reading Dr. Calkins Chapter 17 – The Awful Power
(Editor’s note) With this post I am resuming the chapter-by-chapter posting of the remarkable book “Opium And The Opium Appetite” … Continue reading Anecdotes & Evidence: Extreme Dosage Of Opium
(Editor’s Note) I’m sure that to most of us living today, life in 1870 does seem simpler from the perspective … Continue reading Opium Addiction: The Stress Of Modern Life In 1870
(Editor’s note) If you have been following my posts of the preceding 12 chapters of “Opium & The Opium Appetite”, … Continue reading Calkins Chapter 13: Utilities And Anomalies Of Opium
(Editor’s Note) In this chapter, Calkins relates tales of both great tolerance for Opium and great sensitivity to its influence, … Continue reading Opium Idiosyncrasies
(Editor’s Note) This chapter contains some pretty offensive, elitist, racist language, so please be advised. This chapter is a recitation … Continue reading Opium Addiction: Immature Development And Family Degeneracy
Do you find it as sinister (and amusing) as I do to watch a Pig Pharma commercial that shows someone … Continue reading Lost Secrets of Coca Leaf Wine
(from) Chapter 11 The History of Coca (1901) By Dr. William Golden Mortimer , MD (in) The Coca Leaf Papers (2014) By … Continue reading The Place Of Coca Leaf In The Living World
Well, here we go again. The “New England Journal of Medicine” has just published a new study that shows – … Continue reading Ignoring Coca Leaf Tea, Science Marches On
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