Why Rob Ford is the Amy Winehouse of Canadian politics
Why Rob Ford is the Amy Winehouse of Canadian politics
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Because the mayor says what he means, and he doesn't give a flying fig what opponents think of him.” Writing in the Citizen last fall, Adam Goldenberg wrote that “Ford, who won by running as an unrefined, yet garishly … It also showed that, despite …
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Smokers cost their employers an extra £4000 a year each, finds research
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"The problem with the … definition of costs is the way in which past drug abuse is incorporated into the costs for a given year," says Dunsford. ''Indeed, if all smoking stopped, (this) methodology would still generate a large cost of smoking in the …
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Could common cold cure cocaine addiction?
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“I figured if we could hook particles that mimic the structure of cocaine to the common cold virus and trick the immune system into thinking that the drug was actually part of the virus, the immune system would develop a resistance.” A cocaine high is …
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Smart Pills and Neuroenhancement: Is It Fair?
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Sounds good, but these drugs are not without drawbacks: Amphetamines can cause nervousness, insomnia, palpitations, withdrawal and a whole host of other unpleasant side effects. They also are subject to abuse and addiction, which led to the …
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