ARE U.S. SOLDIERS ON AMPHETAMINES??
I ask this question following yesterday's killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. Army soldier. During WWII, Korea and Vietnam, the U.S. gave their soldiers and airmen amphetamines and said they were "safe"!!! However, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency, serious potential side effects include psychotic behavior, depression, anxiety, fatigue, paranoia, aggression, violent behavior, confusion, insomnia, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances and delusions. Such side effects long ago banished punch bowls full of Dexedrine from pre-game training tables in football clubhouses. I would be interested to know if the soldier who killed those 16 innocent civilians (a) has had a drug test or (b) just went "bonkers" on his own.........I strongly suspect he was "on drugs" of some kind!
Mike
Monday, 12 March 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Sorry I've been so slack in my Blogging!!
It's now nearly Spring.....and I have had a lot of queries about which A levels to take if you want to do Medicine at University...........most Universities like Biology, Chemistry and either Maths or Physics as the "Main" three A levels........if you want to do a fourth (at AS or A level) the choice is really up to you.....I would choose a subject that you either REALLY want to do & enjoy or a subject that you know you are good at.......Latin is still helpful, in that a lot of medical names, diseases, drugs, anatomy etc. have Latin names........but Universities are always looking for someone who "sticks out from the crowd".....so sometimes an unusal fourth choice (such as psychology/PE/French/German/Greek) might be good....but only if you enjoy doing it!! Keep up the good work and I hope this helps you get a place in Medicine!
Will update this Blog in a few weeks and let you all know what else is happening!!
Mike
It's now nearly Spring.....and I have had a lot of queries about which A levels to take if you want to do Medicine at University...........most Universities like Biology, Chemistry and either Maths or Physics as the "Main" three A levels........if you want to do a fourth (at AS or A level) the choice is really up to you.....I would choose a subject that you either REALLY want to do & enjoy or a subject that you know you are good at.......Latin is still helpful, in that a lot of medical names, diseases, drugs, anatomy etc. have Latin names........but Universities are always looking for someone who "sticks out from the crowd".....so sometimes an unusal fourth choice (such as psychology/PE/French/German/Greek) might be good....but only if you enjoy doing it!! Keep up the good work and I hope this helps you get a place in Medicine!
Will update this Blog in a few weeks and let you all know what else is happening!!
Mike
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