Cocaine, Ecstasy Mutate Human DNA

[Gatekeeper]

Everyone:

Heh. Found this rather interesting article while wandering around Yahoo! earlier tonight. Read it and contribute to this thread as you see fit afterwards.

Gatekeeper

Italy study: Cocaine and Ecstasy cause DNA mutation

Fri Dec 5, 3:49 PM ET

ROME (Reuters) — Cocaine and ecstasy not only cause addiction and raise the risk of cancer but also provoke genetic mutations, Italian scientists said Friday.

"Cocaine and ecstasy have proved to be more dangerous than we had imagined," said Giorgio Bronzetti, chief scientist at the National Center for Research's (CNR) biotechnology department.

"These drugs, on top of their toxicological effects, attack DNA provoking mutations and altering the hereditary material. This is very worrying for the effects it could have on future generations," he said.

The use of ecstasy, a drug popular at all-night dance parties, increased by 70 percent between 1995 and 2000 according to a United Nations report published in September.

Ecstasy and amphetamines have overtaken cocaine and heroin as the fastest growing global narcotics menace, the study said.

The CNR report, which took more than three years to complete, said animal tests had shown a direct relationship between ecstasy and cocaine intake and the effects on DNA.

"In other words, the longer the time frame of drug consumption, the greater the damage to DNA," Bronzetti said.

Well, now we know why Little Jimmy and Little Susie have blue skin, scales and red, beady eyes.

[Bereta_Eder]

Re: Cocaine, Ecstasy Mutate Human DNA

Originally posted by Gatekeeper
Well, now we know why Little Jimmy and Little Susie have blue skin, scales and red, beady eyes.

That reminded me of an american politician or something who used t drink some metalbased solution to protect himself from potential exposure to anthrax and he turned blue, permanantly

[Gatekeeper]

Yeah, I remember running across that story earlier this year. The "Blue Effect" wasn't permanent, though. Freakin' funny nonetheless — I think it was some local politician in Montana. Talk about "Smurfin" out!

OK, back to the topic on hand: Namely, in order to create the X-Men, those of the childbearing generation must snort cocaine and use Ecstasy.

Gatekeeper

[Bereta_Eder]

I predict 1 hour old infants going around like the Duracel rabbit.

[Berzerker]

Next they'll be telling us eggs are bad for us...oh...I guess they already did...

[Japher]

What a stupid study.

Anything you take, anything alters your DNA in some way. At least anything that contains or induces the production of proteins. Which is about anything short of coins or monopoly peices.

This is the whole reason drugs work, especially biological and parenteral drugs. When your sick it's because a) there is a foreign body in your system (i.e. virus, bacteria), or b) you have a mutate gene (i.e. cancer, MS, hodgkins, etc.). When you take a medication for (a) that body doesn't only attack the cause, no this is only a small part. The medicine encourages the release of proteins to fight off the disease, these are called antibodies. With cancer drugs, the drug is actually the protein that the mutate DNA strand is not producing, if taken long enough, or if the drug is in the exact right form then the DNA protein producer thingy (technical term) is either shut off or fixed.

Apart from drugs nicotine, alcohol (which I am on now), and even food trigger responses at a genetic level. Without the proper suppliments or with the incorrect ones your DNA will alter to suppliment this. Thus bodily addictions, eating disorders, alcoholism, etc...

Truly a waste of money that even a mere chemical engineer could of deduced with only a high school education in biology and 5 years in making biologics.

Blah

Beer!

[Az]

Truly a waste of money that even a mere chemical engineer could of deduced with only a high school education in biology and 5 years in making biologics.

oh, and MDMA isn't addictive ( though it is toxic ).

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by paiktis22
I predict 1 hour old infants going around like the Duracel rabbit.

Energizer, dammit! I grew up with that ****ing bunny!

[/nostalgia rant]

[Theben]

Originally posted by Japher
Truly a waste of money that even a mere chemical engineer could of deduced with only a high school education in biology and 5 years in making biologics.

Blah

Beer!

Maybe the Italians just sobered up enough to figure it out themselves?

[Gatekeeper]

You post pretty clearly when you're on alcohol, Japher. Has anyone ever told you that?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Japher
Anything you take, anything alters your DNA in some way. At least anything that contains or induces the production of proteins.

No. DNA lies deep in a cell and generally is never touched in any way, unless the cell splits. DNA is transcribed for various functions, but the original remains intact.

Originally posted by Japher
This is the whole reason drugs work, especially biological and parenteral drugs.

Drugs work in many different ways. Some actually attack various targets (e.g. chemo drugs), some work by blocking cell receptors, some neutralise other chemicals, etc., etc.

[Az]

No. DNA lies deep in a cell and generally is never touched in any way, unless the cell splits. DNA is transcribed for various functions, but the original remains intact

That's not true. There are changes to the DNA. that how virii work.

[MRT144]

mdma may not be physically addicting but ive seen hella people that go through a period in their life when all that matters is that friday and saturday, and then every other day of the week, when they can get E

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Azazel

No. DNA lies deep in a cell and generally is never touched in any way, unless the cell splits. DNA is transcribed for various functions, but the original remains intact

That's not true. There are changes to the DNA. that how virii work.

Why do you always have to take my replies out of context?

[Q Classic]

No. DNA lies deep in a cell and generally is never touched in any way, unless the cell splits. DNA is transcribed for various functions, but the original remains intact.

the earth is bathed in radiation. over the course of time, more and more dna is damaged; this is why it's strongly suggested to have kids younger rather than older (in addition to all of the other physical complications).

furthermore, although DNA replication is a pretty good process, there are enough mistakes to add up over time.