Your Brain on Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs are, in my opinion, one of contemporary America’s most pervasive evils. I hear people say things like “You know, there’s a pill for everything!” and my brain hurts. This is all-to-common of a statement.

This quick-fix attitude is EXTREMELY detrimental, and has been fostered passionately by the pharmaceutical industry as well as the advertisers that work with them.

These are legal substances that poison you. They come in many varieties. We’ve all seen the tweaked-out kid on adderall trying in vain to save their grade on test day, blindly led by the notion that such a pill had the power to make them successful at school.

Adderall is only the tip of the iceberg. As this infographic illustrates, the number of prescription drug overdose deaths has increased drastically in the past few years.

Please, if you are considering getting a prescription or taking any prescription drugs, familiarize yourself with this insidious killer. (via)

world's oldest professional sharpshooter

Indian grandmother, 78, is believed to be the world's oldest professional sharpshooter

At 78, most pensioners are reliant on the glasses to even read a newspaper.

But not Indian grandmother Chandro Tomar.

With a £1,200 pistol in hand, and her sari draped over her long silver hair, it’s believed she’s the world’s oldest female professional sharpshooter.

Granny, get your gun: Indian grandmother Chandro Tomar is, at 78, believed to be the world's oldest professional sharpshooter