Editorial:
In my personal history and in history on a global scale there are some pointers which could shed light on the move towards the Governments' campaign against Tobacco.
If we go back to the reign of King Henry VIII when sugar was introduced to England, sugar was a highly controlled substance. In my personal history sugar was the first stimulant that I used. Then tea, coffee, dairy, orange soda, Coca Cola, Chocolate, Tobacco, wine, liquor and now after a long hiatus Tobacco again. These substances are stimulating, IMHO, because they were new to my physiological/psychological system. We are attracted to stimulants because we need something new in our lives to stimulate us. People become addicted to stimulants because they may have been in dire need of something new or, in other words, they might have been depressed. Self medication with these substances is not harmful if the user knows how to use these substances. These substances are safer than many of the "psychiatric" drugs that are prescribed by "doctors" or physicians.
The benefits of using these stimulants is best stated in a turn of phrase; what would we do without chocolate cake?
Thank you for reading my humble opinion.
In my personal history and in history on a global scale there are some pointers which could shed light on the move towards the Governments' campaign against Tobacco.
If we go back to the reign of King Henry VIII when sugar was introduced to England, sugar was a highly controlled substance. In my personal history sugar was the first stimulant that I used. Then tea, coffee, dairy, orange soda, Coca Cola, Chocolate, Tobacco, wine, liquor and now after a long hiatus Tobacco again. These substances are stimulating, IMHO, because they were new to my physiological/psychological system. We are attracted to stimulants because we need something new in our lives to stimulate us. People become addicted to stimulants because they may have been in dire need of something new or, in other words, they might have been depressed. Self medication with these substances is not harmful if the user knows how to use these substances. These substances are safer than many of the "psychiatric" drugs that are prescribed by "doctors" or physicians.
The benefits of using these stimulants is best stated in a turn of phrase; what would we do without chocolate cake?
Thank you for reading my humble opinion.
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