ChasingBlueSky 0 #1 December 6, 2003 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031205/sc_nm/health_cocaine_dna_dc_4 Cocaine and Ecstasy Cause DNA Mutation -Italy Study Fri Dec 5, 3:49 PM ET ROME (Reuters) - Cocaine and ecstasy not only cause addiction and raise the risk of cancer but also provoke genetic mutations, Italian scientists said Friday. "Cocaine and ecstasy have proved to be more dangerous than we had imagined," said Giorgio Bronzetti, chief scientist at the National Center for Research's (CNR) biotechnology department. "These drugs, on top of their toxicological effects, attack DNA provoking mutations and altering the hereditary material. This is very worrying for the effects it could have on future generations," he said. The use of ecstasy, a drug popular at all-night dance parties, increased by 70 percent between 1995 and 2000 according to a United Nations (news - web sites) report published in September. Ecstasy and amphetamines have overtaken cocaine and heroin as the fastest growing global narcotics menace, the study said. The CNR report, which took more than three years to complete, said animal tests had shown a direct relationship between ecstasy and cocaine intake and the effects on DNA. "In other words, the longer the time frame of drug consumption, the greater the damage to DNA," Bronzetti said_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #2 December 6, 2003 A fellow farker???if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropoutdave 0 #3 December 6, 2003 Ecstacy isn't addictive, socially addictive maybe but it is not a physically addictive drug. It's like saying weed is addictive. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #4 December 6, 2003 QuoteEcstacy isn't addictive, socially addictive maybe but it is not a physically addictive drug. It's like saying weed is addictive. Oh, and you're saying weed isn't addictive? Bwahahahaha! It's just as addictive as smoking a cigarette. The more you do, the more your body become physically dependent on it. To say otherwise, well, ya know. That said, as long as cigarettes and booze are legal, I think pot should be too. Same effects, it just takes waaaay less to produce the buzz. Regulation, as with cigs and alcohol, would produce much better results than "prohibition".It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropoutdave 0 #5 December 6, 2003 Weed is not addictive, it too is socially addictive, your body does not crave for it. It's more of a mental addiction or something done out of habit. Breaking the habit is the hardest thing to do. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #6 December 6, 2003 QuoteRegulation, as with cigs and alcohol, would produce much better results than "prohibition". Not to mention the economical benefits, i.e. taxing the sale of marijuana and not blowing tons of money incarcerating pot smokers.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
