Pubdate: Tue, 25 Jan 2000
Source: Examiner, The (Ireland)
Copyright: Examiner Publications Ltd, 2000
Contact:  http://www.examiner.ie/

A SHARED EXPERIENCE OF COCAINE

Others Say

"Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money", Robin
Williams. Actor Comedian.

"You can't get good coke in this town", Eamonn Dunphy. Presenter Journalist.

"She's all right. She's all right. She's all right. Cocaine", Eric Clapton.
Singer Songwriter.

"I almost passed out.  I was dying. I saw my body on the floor. I felt
cold, I felt hot, I felt scared. I didn't feel like a man or a woman", Jean
Claude Van Damme. Actor.

"Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine, Jiggling your knees blankeyed in
the rain, When it snows in your nose you catch cold in your brain", Allen
Ginsberg. Poet.

"Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know -- I've been using it for
years", Tallulah Bankhead. Actress.

"During this first trial I experienced a short period of toxic effects,
which did not recur in subsequent experiments. Breathing became slower and
deeper and I felt tired and sleepy; I yawned frequently and felt somewhat
dull. After a few minutes the actual cocaine euphoria began, introduced by
repeated cooling eructation. Immediately after taking the cocaine, I
noticed a slight slackening of the pulse and later a moderate increase,"
Sigmund Freud. Psychiatrist.
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