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Yes let's drug all the population. Soma anyone?
by x5n1 11y ago
Yes let's drug all the population. Soma anyone?
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- jganetsk 11y agoLithium, like lead, is an element, not a drug. And lithium, like lead, has a significant environmental impact on the general population -- specifically, on behavior. And the current lack of lithium in our environment is detrimental to us, and not what we evolved for, just as the past prevalence of lead within our environment was.
- Confusion 11y agoHow did this lack of lithium come about? How would a human 50000 years ago ingest larger doses of lithium?
- henryaj 11y agoWithout touching any of the other things you said, the lithium that's given as medication isn't elemental – it's in the form of lithium carbonate.
- logfromblammo 11y agoIf elemental lithium were given, it would react violently with the water in the patient's body: 2 Li + 2 H2O --> 2 LiOH + H2 You can't really find elemental lithium anywhere on Earth, for much the same reasons you can't find elemental sodium or potassium.
- x5n1 11y ago> And the current lack of lithium in our environment is detrimental to us, and not what we evolved for, just as the past prevalence of lead within our environment was. Much like weed or cocaine.
- aaronem 11y ago> the current lack of lithium in our environment is detrimental to us, and not what we evolved for That's a pretty bold claim.
- _zachary 11y agoYeah you're the authority on what we've been evolved for all right.
- jefe78 11y agoAnd you are? What did your comment contribute other than demonstrating how much of a twat you are?
- mikerichards 11y agoYou're not actually advocating for artificial introduction into the water supplies are you?
- wyager 11y ago"Element" and "Drug" are in no way mutually exclusive.
- simonh 11y agoThe fiendish fluoridators are after us again! It depends whether you would view this as imposing an artificial medication or just correcting a dietary deficiency.
- tomjen3 11y agoOr you just don't trust the government. I don't. If a doctor tells me I need lithium I can take that as a dietary supplement - no need to drug the entire hood. Much simpler and allows individual dosage.
- DanBC 11y agoIt's not an unusual idea. Iodized salt has small amounts of iodine to prevent thyroid problems amd mental impairment. (Iodine deficieny is the most common cause worldwide of metal impairment.) Flour is fortified with iron, calcium, thiamin, and nicotinamide. Fortifying food and water supplies helps reduce illness and disease. (I'm not suggesting that Lithium is suitable for this).
- x5n1 11y agoThe US government just cut down the amount of fluorine in the water supply. Everyone is overexposed to it. And it is detrimental to brain development.
- arsenide 11y agoSource?
- x5n1 11y agohttp://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/04/27/402579949/feds-say-its-time-to-cut-back-on-fluoride-in-drinking-water http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/04/27/40257994... From the article: "But opponents of fluoridation and even some scientists maintain the new standard doesn't go nearly far enough. They say there's evidence that overexposure to fluoride might increase the risk for other health issues, including possibly thyroid problems, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and even lower IQs." Sort of funny how everyone is on the fluorine wagon, and anyone who says otherwise is a conspiracy nut.