“What about self-awareness, the mysterious ability of the brain to reflect upon itself? Self-awareness can be tampered with by brainwashing, psychoactive drugs, electrical stimulation, political or religious propaganda, even advertising. A lifetime in front of a TV set may be the equivalent of a self transplant.” MaySelfPoliticalReligiousAbilityBrainAwarenessFrontsTvsDrugSelf AwarenessLifetimeAdvertisingMysteriousPropagandaElectricalStimulationBrainwashingTransplantsPsychoactive Drugs Author:Chet Raymo
“This is the worst drug epidemic I've seen in my lifetime.” WorstDrugLifetimeEpidemics Author:Mike DeWine
“I drank my lifetime supply of alcohol and I took my lifetime supply of drugs between the ages of 15 and 19.” AgeDrugLifetimeAlcoholDrank Author:Fran Lebowitz
“People who have health insurance are benefiting in all sorts of ways that they may not be aware of, everything from no longer having lifetime limits on the claims that they can make to seniors getting prescription drug discounts under Medicare to free mammograms.” PeopleWayMayDrugLimitsClaimsLifetimeSeniorPrescriptionsMedicareDiscountsPrescription DrugsMammograms Author:Barack Obama
“Most Americans violate drug laws in their lifetime, but the enemy in this war has been racially defined. Not by accident, the drug war has been waged almost exclusively in poor communities of color, even though studies have consistently shown - for decades - the people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites.” PeopleHas BeensWarUseLawCommunityPoorEnemyStudyColorDrugSellsLifetimeAccidentsDecadesDefinedIllegalConsistentlyWar On DrugsIllegal DrugsDrug Laws Author:Michelle Alexander
“A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled surfaces. We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot in it. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis.” MenNeedsMayCitiesFeetCrimePossibilityLoversDrugLifetimeEnvironmentalLeavingSurfaceBoundariesWildernessRefugePsychoanalysisDefendersAsphalt Book:Desert Solitaire Source: Desert Solitaire
“We all build internal sea walls to keep at bay the sadnesses of life and the often overwhelming forces within our minds. In whatever way we do this--through love, work, family, faith, friends, denial, alcohol, drugs, or medication, we build these walls, stone by stone, over a lifetime.” WayMindForceSeaSadnessWallDrugDepressionStonesLifetimeAlcoholDenialInternalsOverwhelmingMedicationSadness Of LifeWork FamilyOverwhelming Force Author:Kay Redfield Jamison
“Drugs age you after mental excitement. Lethargy then. Why? Reaction. A lifetime in a night. Gradually changes your character.” CharacterAgeNightDrugLifetimeReactionsExcitementLethargy Book:ULYSSES (Modern Classics Series) Source: ULYSSES (Modern Classics Series)
“Happy is one of the many things I'm likely to be over the course of a day and certainly over the course of a lifetime. But I think if you have the expectation that you're going to be happy throughout your life--more to the point, if you have a need to be comfortable all the time--well, among other things, you have the makings of a classic drug addict or alcoholic.” IfsThinkingNeedsWellsCoursesDrugComfortableExpectationsLifetimeClassicAddictAlcoholicsDrug Addict Book:Wishful Drinking Source: Wishful Drinking