Drug Reliance Syndrome?

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From: Rael64 <raelsixty4@...>

Subject: RSuperiority of Eastern Bloc Training Methods?

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>> American society specifically is becoming so medicated it's ridiculous. A

>> drug for every ache, pain and occasion. Pathetic.

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>> Rael64 / Don Mutchler

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>I am not aware of your citizenship because you do not add a location to

>your posts. As an Americian, I somewhat agree with the statement that

>Americians are becoming to " pill dependent " . Or should I say, far to

>trusting in the pharmecutical companies. However, your remark is also

>very insulting on many levels.

US born and bred. Not sure what in the above said was insulting though.

Merely pointed out the obvious, to which it seems we are in agreement.

>Are you naive enough to think that only American athletes have

>performance enhancing substance issues? Sorry to sound rude here but..

>wake up to the reality of high level sporting competition (not to say

>that it does not exist at the lowest levels). It

>causes/fixes/responsibilities can be argued in circles for days on end.

>Sorry, but the USA is not the big evil villian in this regard. We did

>not create nor are we responsible for this world wide phenemon.

No, I don't think this is a US problem only, yet not being a citizen of any

other country nor familiar with the " goings on " of other countries, I

choose to not comment on their state of affairs. As for any negativity

towards the USA, it comes from having lived here all my life, keeping

myself quite aware of the problems, injustices, corruptions, etc. that

plague this country, and consequently, often not liking what I see.

Unique? Hardly. Nevertheless, I do not blindly accept how this country

" is " , nor ignore the " bad " .

Also, I agree that the use of drugs can be argued about for eternity. But

just because something is occuring does not mean it should automatically be

accepted, thus become commonplace, much less a " norm " .

Furthermore, if people desire to use performance drugs, steroids, or

whatever, fine. It's all groovy by me. I am a firm believer in free will

and choice. But one should be honest about what one does. If it's not

important for one to stand up and admit to doing/using something, it's not

very important. And along with addmission is responsibility for all

associated with such use as well as acceptance of the consequence(s). Be

truthful about it all, to oneself and everyone else.

One should not say, for example, that there is no difference between a steroid

user and a

non-steriod user because there is obviously a benefit to such use. If

there is not, one wouldn't use steriods and there'd be no disagreement. It

doesn't matter is the user still works hard in the gym because he/she is

working hard in combination with a drug designed to boost his/her physical

state. To me, it's akin to equipment use: if you use it, fine. But admit

that it assists the user and thus puts the non-equipment (or drug) user at

a disadvantage. If rules are modified to allow such use (drugs, equipment,

farm equipment, whatever), once more, great. But admit that the rules have

changed the sport and thus, a " new " sport has emerged.

>I would also re-evalute your statement in general. There is a lot of

>drug abuse. However, the countless drugs (and " natural remedies " - which

>are still " drugs " ) that are available have done far more good than bad

>in alleviating pain, disease and sickness. I for one am glad that I

>grew up without the fear of small pox, measles and other formally common

>diseses. I like having an aspirin available when I have a headache.

>Unfortunately, mind power alone wil not cure all that ails you.

I sit and watch a few television shows each week. The commercials

accompanying the shows (or is it the other way around?) for the large part

are drug advertisements (along with cars). Drugs for obesity problems,

drugs for " social anxiety " , drugs for some " new " female problem that has an

anacronym I forget (PDMM? something), drugs for which to sleep, drugs to

calm your child, drugs for heartburn, drugs for headache, drugs for

everything one can imagine. I would think that a drug is designed for a

certain population in mind, and this may (still) be true; but drugs are

*marketed* for the general population it seems.

I've been depressed, I've social anxiety (believe it or not), I get headaches,

muscle aches, have

gas, sinus problems, and so on. But I'm not foolish enough to rely on a

drug for any negative thing that enters my life. It's idiotic to me. It's

weakness to me. I don't mean that people should " be strong and deal with

the pain " per se. My meaning is that one should not come to depend on

drugs to be " cures " for every single negative thing in life. After all,

more often than not, lifestyle changes, dietary changes, and/or other

changes may be all that's required to cure said problem. Many " ailments " ,

while not being fictitious, are overblown and " supersized " so as the

" average " person thinks " gee, I should get my doctor to give me a script " .

So he/she gets a pill for their inability to sleep at night when often,

he/she needs to change his/her diet, lifestyle, etc.

There's more to that story as well, I think, such as chemical use in

society, pollution, adulterated food supply, etc., but that's another rant.

Rael64 / Don Mutchler

Republic of USA