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Flyndaran · 08-21-2013, 10:42 AM

Also saying that anyone that could use medication or some other medical assistance is unhealthy makes the term almost useless. I don't think it's useful to define the term so tightly as to make under what? 5% of humanity qualify.
Even well fed stone age people suffered from countless parasitic and pathogenic infections, scar tissue, and common arthritis.

08-21-2013, 10:42 AM	#25
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Addiction and long-term effects Also saying that anyone that could use medication or some other medical assistance is unhealthy makes the term almost useless. I don't think it's useful to define the term so tightly as to make under what? 5% of humanity qualify. Even well fed stone age people suffered from countless parasitic and pathogenic infections, scar tissue, and common arthritis. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.