Question:
Did anyone else catch the news story about the air disaster that almost
happened a few days ago because a caffeine addict was fiddling with his coffee
in an air traffic control tower?
Evidently, the caffeine addiction is so strong that the government is unable to
mandate fixing during caffeine breaks only and is forced to allow drug use to
run rampant WHILE the air traffic controllers are doing their jobs. The sad
part is that most of these addicts became addicted as children through such
gateway forms of caffeine administration as Coke and Pepsi. The insidious hold
that the drug has on its crazed adherents can be seen by the fact that almost
none of them are ever able to quit the drug and persevere in using it while
driving, working, even eating. Unlike nicotine, alcohol, or even heroin,
caffeine is considered as a possible additive to IV drips in post-operative
patients due to the strength of its hold on its victims.
While the volatility of caffeine is not publicised, it is likely that those few
who have escaped addiction are still subjected to significant airborne amounts
in diners and offices... in many parts of America it is difficult to NOT "wake
up and smell the coffee" despite how its stink sickens nonusers.
Should the FAA, Amtrak, Greyhound, School Districts and others entrusted with
the safety of our children or the general public institute job hiring
guidelines designed to weed out caffeine addicts?
Answer:
Do you think that Pepsi, Coke, or Folgers would sell half as much of their
products w/o caffeine? What about that new soft drink Surge! (Feed the Rush!)?
Kinda weird when you think about it. Blatantly pushing this drug on kids.
I've seen on CNN where a doctor said that caffeine wasn't really a drug and
it was slightly silly to think of it as such. He must've owned some Pepsico
stock at the time. It is a drug and, for me and my thinking, an impossible
drug to kick. When I quit cigarettes I thought that was tough. It was a
picnic compared to trying to quit caffeine. I unashamedly admit that I'm a
caffeine addict. If the country looked at caffeine users as they do nicotine
users, would I be so quick to admit my addiction? I wonder
