Guest Godless Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 31 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: During World War 2, the US government gave some of its soldiers Benzedrine--basically, an amphetimine. Our soldiers accomplished some great things with the help of these "uppers", including a spectacularly successful nighttime liberating raid on the Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines--but we'd never use the stuff today; because we take a more holistic view of our soldiers' health. Off topic, but I feel compelled to note, as someone who has served in a war zone multiple times, that this is absolutely false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 53 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: ...and to help diabetics in metabolizing sugar.... The articles are saying that alcohol has the potential for decreasing the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. They did not recommend alcohol for diabetics. M. Just_A_Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytebear Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I think the bottom line is the physical benefits of alcohol consumption, even in moderation do not equal the spiritual benefits of abstinence. theSQUIDSTER, LeSellers and unixknight 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 13 hours ago, Godless said: Off topic, but I feel compelled to note, as someone who has served in a war zone multiple times, that this is absolutely false. Hmm. My impression was that they banned it after Desert Storm because there were some friendly fire incidents attributed to it. But, let's turn that about, then. If amphetamines are such a performance enhancer that the military has used/does use them; then shouldn't everybody be free to use them "in moderation"--just like alcohol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 13 hours ago, Godless said: Off topic, but I feel compelled to note, as someone who has served in a war zone multiple times, that this is absolutely false. Hmm. My impression was that they banned it after Desert Storm because there were some friendly fire incidents attributed to it. But, let's turn that about, then. If amphetamines are such a performance enhancer that the military has used/does use them; then shouldn't everybody be free to use them "in moderation"--just like alcohol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Godless Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 10 minutes ago, Just_A_Guy said: Hmm. My impression was that they banned it after Desert Storm because there were some friendly fire incidents attributed to it. But, let's turn that about, then. If amphetamines are such a performance enhancer that the military has used/does use them; then shouldn't everybody be free to use them "in moderation"--just like alcohol? Based on the reasoning you provided: no. To elaborate, amphetamine use in todays wars was very limited and highly monitored. Not exactly free, uninhibited use. My post was also spurred by the fact that FDA approval often seems to be optional when administering vaccines to service members. I received at least 2 anthrax shots before the vaccine was approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdowis Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) A medical doctor considers prescribing a medication to treat a condition, but also looks at the potential side effects. If the side effects are worse than the disease, he doesn't prescribe it. Bottom line -- coffee, wine, etc may have positive effects, but the Lord warns us that the side effects are worse, including serious damage to our spirituality. Edited March 22, 2016 by cdowis LeSellers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 17 minutes ago, cdowis said: A medical doctor considers prescribing a medication to treat a condition, but also looks at the potential side effects which rep is hottest and which company gives the best freebies. Fixed it for you. When I worked in a medical office, it used to drive the drug companies crazy that all our MDs were female, so sending in female reps that looked like they were hired from a modeling agency, showing as much leg and cleavage as they could possibly get away with in "professional" clothes didn't have any effect. zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 This just in: No, Moderate Alcohol Consumption Won't Help You Live Longer Apparently, a lot of the studies that compared drinkers to teetotalers didn't compensate for the fact that a substantial number of teetotalers had to abstain because their health was already shot. Blackmarch, LeSellers and Vort 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadliers Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 It doesn't matter if consuming alcohol is healthy if one has made a covenant to abstain. Blackmarch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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