Sunday, December 20, 2009

Levamisole Goes Better With Coke

Disturbing news, at least for some:
Cocaine's a hell of a drug, and even more so when laced with another drug that's commonly used to deworm opossums. Federal agents have found that 69 percent of cocaine shipments seized entering the United States contain levamisole, a veterinary drug linked to serious weakening of the immune system in humans. Here's the real funny part: no one knows why.
Deworming possums? Around here they're considered a nuisance, and a wild animal, and I don't think you can keep them as pets in Illinois. So who is catching them to deworm them?

The "weakening of the immune system in humans" doesn't sound so good.

Your immune system goes from a roar to a sigh,
but you sure get high,
and your worms go bye-bye.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Actually, a possum dewormer sounds like something my wife might have handy! Next time I want to go on a coke binge, I know where to find her animal drugs...

Brother Mike

John Enright said...

She may end up with some unnaturally speedy possums!