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...specialized detoxification treatment for cocaine and heroin addiction developed during his racing career ... 'I first began using cortisone to work through injury pain. But because cortisone eats muscle, I began taking testosterone and nandrolone in the off-season to get it back faster ... Eventually, I got my first dose of pot belge, which is what led me to addiction. It's got cocaine, heroin, amphetamines and other stimulants in it, and you take it during training or before races when you need a really big boost?and once you've made sure you won't be tested ... The first dose...
...consumed by bacteria that add a bit of carbon to convert it to methylmercury, a metabolically stickier form that stays in the body a long time. That is bad news for the food chain, since every time a bigger animal eats a smaller animal, it consumes a heavy dose of its prey's mercury load. That's why such large predatory fish as shark, swordfish, mackerel, tilefish and albacore tuna are so heavily contaminated. Less publicized but still problematic is toxic mercury vapor, which can be odorlessly emitted from factories and dumps where batteries, fluorescent lamps, jewelry, paints, electrical switches...
...Chuckles) I don't think that was it. The French can take anything, but when they saw Italy overtaking it on Lebanon policy, they couldn't let that stand. They've got a strong dose of national pride...
Religion and travel are hardly new partners, but Fisher is part of a growing group of tourists seeking to enrich their spiritual lives while enjoying a big dose of good old, secular fun, whether in the Holy Land, on a Christian cruise or touring the missions of California--wine-tasting reception included. "Religious tourism accounts for one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism market," says Kevin Wright, religious-travel manager at Globus, an international tour company that offers 20 faith-based itineraries, up from eight in 2004. "We're talking about a $1 billion industry...
...quickly become (dangerously) greater than we want when you take different drugs or even different foods. The anticoagulation we want can easily overshoot - with dire consequences. It also can render ineffective or too effective, other drugs that are processed in the liver. Getting you on just the right dose of coumadin takes about a week, then you show up and get your blood drawn every week to make sure the level of anticoagulation is staying where you want it. There are more bad drug reactions and problems with coumadin than with all the other drugs put together. It is, however...