Hello, nonexistent viewers.

Here is a plethora of pills and a mountain of medical maladies. this is about drugs, illegal or otherwise. How medications work on the body. Why some have been pulled off shelves. This blog is essentially going to be about (a very butchered definition of) “pharmacology”. [1] You can expect to see an analysis of various drugs and the conditions they treat. Prepare the occasional segues into the actual condition and (if possible) the effects of the drug in raw form [as in, if there is a raw form of the drug, like "opium from poppies", then the effects of you wolfing down a raw poppy[2] could be discussed]. Adventures into the underbelly of society will be undertaken and you can see the how, why, where, and when of drugs and their consumers.

Sound good yet?

Well, how about this? Despite the subject matter which will require a primarily objective tone, there will be a sarcastic wit where the material permits. If you haven’t seen the footnotes already, take a look now and prepare yourself for the ridiculous humor you will see. The combination of a serious topic (drugs, pharmacology and etcetera) and dry (or so I’ve been told) wit are what’s likely to set this blog apart from other typical adolescent blogs, or other blogs for that matter. How many blogs about Pharmacology do you know of?

So, why bother writing about such a seemingly dull topic? Well first off it is not dull. And to put it simply, I have always had an interest in what I have loosely defined as “pharmacology”. From the complex links of Google to the more thorough, less reliable articles of Wikipedia, I have spent many a night flipping through cyber-page after cyber-page of information on drugs and diseases. I’ve found that Pemoline[5] (my user names inspiration) is used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy but was removed due to suspicion of it causing hepatotoxicity[6], that “shrooms” can cause paranoia. and that when making posters of the negative effects of drugs, students often emphasize physical detriments to internal detriments. These things interest me. I adore the subjects, the information. They have inspired me to pursue a career in the medical field. (Well….I want to, financing that dream is a whole other story).

[1] wikipedia definition
[2] The author does not recommend you consume raw poppy.[3]
[3] Or cooked poppy, for that matter.[4]
[4] Or Opium. NEVER do Opium.
[5] Wikipedia Definition of Pemoline
[6] Wikipedia again. Guess where to!