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...amazing segue just as I was about to depart. An obviously chastened McCulloch delivered a rollicking version of "Do It Clean" that displayed more energy than the rest of the set combined. It then halted suddenly and changed into a chilling a cappella rendition of the Velvet Underground's "Heroin." The dark dirge about a death drug breathed life back into the show. But it was too late; the aging Goths in the front row could feel it; the drunken hooligans by the pool of beer near the bar could feel it; even this 20-year-old neo-Bunnymen...
...healthy. The unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on Harvard property or as part of any Harvard activity are violations of University rules as well as the law. Possession, use, or distribution of certain non-prescription drugs, including marijuana, amphetamines, heroin, cocaine, and non-prescription synthetics; procurement or distribution of alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age are violations of Harvard policy. The University holds its students and employees responsible for the consequences of their decisions to use or distribute illicit drugs or to serve or consume alcohol...
...PRIDE, an organization devoted to drug-abuse prevention, revealed last week that while drug use dropped 1.6% between September 1998 and June 1999, a quarter of America's sixth-to-12th-graders used drugs at least once during the past year. Fewer students than in previous years believe heroin and cocaine are "very harmful." But those whose parents talked to them "a lot" about the dangers of drugs were far less likely than other students to use them...
Premature cell death isn't the only possible complication. Stanford's Robert Malenka has shown that the NMDA receptor is involved in sensitizing the brain to drugs like cocaine, heroin and amphetamines, and others are investigating its role in triggering chronic pain--two more indications that it may not be wise to try to fool Mother Nature...
...cite an example of this fallacy, in 1996 scientists reported the discovery of a gene for novelty-seeking behavior--generally regarded as a good thing. In 1997 another study saw a linkage between the same gene and a propensity for heroin addiction. Did the "good" gene for enhanced exploration become the "bad" gene for addictive tendencies? Biochemistry may be the same, but context and background matter...