Lifestyle Pharmaceuticals: The New Wave of Recreational Drugs
♫ Friday, October 31st, 2008Ambien Music In the last few years, I seem to have lost my ability for industrial-strength sleep. I suspect it’s hormonal, but I for one have never wanted to play the “ovary card.” Whatever I’m feeling, I’ll just power through it. Having said that, sleep is pretty darn important, so that’s the one concession I’ll make to chemical aids. I’ve decided MY personal “hormone replacement therapy” regimen is yoga, a decent haircut and Ambien CR.
Apparently the US Air force also considers Ambien a useful tool as an “approved pharmacological countermeasure.” Because of uncomfortable working and sleeping environments, and an ultra-fast paced environment, fatigue is a growing concern. Particularly when a flying boo-boo can cost you millions and millions of dollars, “operator alertness” is pretty important. As a result, various components of the U.S. military have authorized the use of specific pharmacological substances as “go” or “no-go” pills. Yes, that’s what I’m going to call it from now on. “An approved pharmacological countermeasure.” Right alongside my “approved retailogical and spalogical countermeasures.”
