This one's for you then.
Posted on 05/14/2006 9:48:55 AM PDT by Liz
A growing number of city high-school and college kids are popping Ambien - the drug Rep. Patrick Kennedy blamed, in part, on his car crash - not to sleep, but to party.
The insomnia medication, known as "zombie pills," "tic-tacs" and "A-minus," has become popular at house parties and nightclubs....illegally sold by Internet drugstores, peddled outside Big Apple nightclubs and even bartered on Craigslist.
One desperate user offered his X-rated DVDs. "You give me Ambien, I'll give you porn," he wrote. At the street price of $5 a pill, young people are gobbling Ambien for relaxation, euphoria and hallucinations.
Partyers also take Ambien with booze, pot and other pills - a dangerous combination, doctors say - to get a stronger high.
The "zombie" fad worries doctors. "I have patients who abuse Ambien to get a buzz," said Dr. Richard Frances, a NYU psychiatry professor......
The sleeping pill is the target of a growing class-action lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that claims the pills caused bizarre "zombie-like" behavior - including reckless driving and binge eating.
Kennedy blamed Ambien as a factor in his May 5 crash in D.C.
.......... said lawyer Susan Chana Lask, who represents 500 in the suit. "Many burn their hands on the stove, eat weird things - one lady made a sandwich with ice cream, syrup and pretzels - and have wild sex with their spouses or other people."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Contagium........o-o-o-o scary.
Oprah once admitted that in her fat days she once made a sandwich of a frozen hot dog roll and pancake syrup.
You sure this isn't a pill that duplicates pregnancy cravings?
This one's for you then.
This breaking news could explain the *Crinton years...
LOL.....good one. Sounds like it.
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