Warning: Cocaine, Crack Being Cut with Levamisole
June 9th, 2009 by Rick
A reported three drug users required hospitalization in Seattle stemming from close to fatal poisoning from the drug Levamisole, a deworming medication for animals, that was used to cut the crack and cocaine they consumed.
Public Health of Seattle & King County claimed that one patient alone had a medical bill of $100,000 and another needed surgery. Apparently, Levamisole can wipe out a human’s white blood cell count and create other serious health problems:
- high fever
- chills
- swollen glands
- painful sores on the mouth and anus
They issued an alert last Thursday to rehab centers in an effort to reach the users about Levamisole. Director of the public-health department, David Fleming, said:
You can’t tell if the cocaine or crack is contaminated with Levamisole by looking at it. [...] Don’t take a chance and risk your life.
According to Bob Wood, AIDS-control officer with Public Health, until last fall, little was known about Levamisole, because it was “obscurely reported” in the medicinal field despite it being discovered in the 1960’s.
Wood noted:
It’s a good time to remind people that cocaine is a dangerous drug. [...] Now, it’s dangerous for another reason.
Cases in a couple of states as well as areas in Canada and England have appeared within the past two years — so apparently it’s a growing epidemic. Cocaine and crack users are essentially playing Russian roulette while chasing their next high.
Giuliani Just One More Bitter Republican Douche
October 21st, 2008 by PerryLaunching an unprovoked attack on the New York Times, former governer Rudy Giuliani brought up Obama’s past drug use as an example of the liberal bias that goes on against Republic targets. His frustration was in response to an investigative piece by the Times which delved into Cindy McCain’s past addiction to painkillers.
His specific quote, which he later retracted was:
You can’t even — you can’t even raise these issues. And, you know, God forbid somebody would do some reporting on Barack Obama’s use of drugs. I guess that was the point that Mrs. McCain’s lawyer made.
Giuliani on Fox News, douche via teleconference:
A few out of many reasons why Guiliani is an idiot:
- Obama admitted his drug use in a book he wrote a couple years ago, so it’s not news.
- The main reason why McCain is viewed in a different light is because where Obama calls for compassion and treatment, McCain calls drug users criminals, and thinks we should push for convictions.
Maybe if McCain weren’t such a staunch, holier-than-thou personality on drug policy, people wouldn’t care if his wife did or didn’t pop pills. It makes sense.
