Phung_Blog v.34

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Happy naw roz! and nootropia trial 1a

First the curry chicken experiment (see xanga for details), then me purchasing an authentic hookah with proper accessories, and now I am a part of the online middle-eastern dating community. Check me out at here. It's been an ethnic couple of days, but what do you expect it's the naw roz, or new year celebrated nationally in Afghanistan and Iran but also by some in the US. I was looking forward to doing a substance review of desmopressin a nootropic that has shown in studies going back more than 20 years to enhance information recording (learning) to short-term memory. It is a more potent analog to the drug vasopressin which I would have acquired first if possible. The chemical came in the form of a small glass nasal inhaler (straight to the dome.) I had just received this long awaited treat (6 month backorder from South Africa) and unfortunately, it was discovered by the baggage search team that is my parents. It is difficult to reason with either of them on this subject due to their cross-conflicting views that seem to wedge this type of project out of my control. I cannot blame parents from not wanting their child to expose themselves to psychoactive substances, but their initial responses are paramount to their flawed opposal. My dad who like to flaunt his participation in the petro-chemical market, but sorry pops, there is a world of difference between bio-chemistry and petro-chemistry. He sticks by the stubborn philosophy that all drugs are bad and should be avoided at all costs, to the point that defies logic. To completely deny a tool, in my opinion, is just as foolish as taking every substance one can get their hands on. My mom on the other hand, believes that any sort of drug administration other than OTC should be supervised by a doctor. This is very understandable but exceptions must be made when a vast majority of doctors tend to prescribe whatever prescription is "popular" or being pushed by Big Pharma at the time. Due to the fact that I am not a research chemist and would rather save time and money, I'm not going to go to the trouble of feeding a doctor a constructed story that would give me the sliver of a chance of being prescribed this drug. That's where I stand, and yes I am a risk taker dabbling in the gray area from time to time, but I weigh the risk/cost/benefit analysis carefully... Most of the time ;) And apologize to Big Pharma, but I don't plan on having high cholesterol, acid reflux, or depression anytime soon because I don't eat fast-food, and make every attempt to correct problems with communication and balanced solutions.

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