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Chemistry

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Doctor twisting that child's brain with

Ritalin.

Numbing the neurotic's anxiety with

Prozac.

Vanquishing a housewife's mind with

Valium.

Killing some junkie's cramps with

Methadone.

Goes home and relaxes with

Alcohol.

Sucks stress out with

Nicotine.

Chews the fat with

Khat.

Keeps sleep's curt call away with

Caffeine.

He puffs secretly with

Cannabis.

Condemns the kids who rave with

Ecstasy.

Abominates abuses with

Amphetamine.

Curses cretins corrupted with

Cocaine.

Heaps hell on those haggard with

Heroin.

In fact, he's full of

Shit

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<Deleted User> (4281)

Tue 4th Mar 2008 23:34

Hello Sir.

This is exactly how the doctors treat their clients/patient this days. The pharmaceutical industry is pushing all kinds of drugs on the market. The results we see literally with out of
waring a pair of glasses. Fantastic write!

Thank you...Zuzanna

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