tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post114348178184234088..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Iraq: Smoking Guns and Smoking CrackJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1143483993010457392006-03-27T13:26:00.000-05:002006-03-27T13:26:00.000-05:00LOL! Great post, Jeff!LOL! Great post, Jeff!Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1143483809112781742006-03-27T13:23:00.000-05:002006-03-27T13:23:00.000-05:00You mean they're smoking crack in a metaphorical s...You mean they're smoking crack in a metaphorical sense, of course. Wait --<BR/><BR/>Symptoms of chronic meth use:<BR/><BR/>"...chronic methamphetamine abusers exhibit symptoms that can include violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, and insomnia. They also can display a number of psychotic features, including paranoia, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, and delusions (for example, the sensation of insects creeping on the skin, which is called "formication"). The paranoia can result in homicidal as well as suicidal thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Chronic abuse can lead to psychotic behavior, characterized by intense paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and out-of-control rages that can be coupled with extremely violent behavior."<BR/><BR/>Long-term cocaine use: "...leads to a state of increasing irritability, restlessness, and paranoia. This may result in a full-blown paranoid psychosis, in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory hallucinations."<BR/><BR/>Metaphor, schmetaphor.Jeff (no, the other one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030611459552848949noreply@blogger.com