Message from the front lines

[juan]

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:16:38 -0600
Mirimir <mirimir at riseup.net> wrote:

> On 07/10/2016 01:28 PM, juan wrote:
> > On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 15:07:28 +0300
> > Georgi Guninski <guninski at guninski.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >> IIRC, the USA gave its Vietnamese soldiers psychoactive drugs 
> > 
> > 	Correct tense is "gives", I dare say.
> > 
> > 	http://archive.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2003/02/57434
> 
> It used to be amphetamines, barbiturates and morphine.

	Who says they don't take 'speed' aka amphetamine anymore? 

	> 
> Now it's modafinil, zolpidem or similar, and various opiates.
> 

	morphine is an 'opiate'.


> I do like the newer stuff better :)
> 

	It's all the same stuff. The change an atom here and there just
	to be able to get new patents.