The Narcotic Evil and Legislation

Plantinga and the Logical Problem of Evil

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

INTRODUCTION “[D]eath is different.” When used to punish, death taps society’s most primal urges. It is meant to be a deterrent for potential offenders, triggering in them the innate reflex for self-preservation. For society, it is meant to feed the primal desire for retribution. For these very reasons, it is often claimed that death is only reserved for the worst of the worst. However, in tryi...

Rafts and the evil amyloids

In This Issue In This Issue Rafts and the evil amyloids ipid rafts are bad news for those with Alzheimer's disease (AD). On page 113, Ehehalt et al. show that formation of the ␤-amyloid peptide (A ␤), which is tightly linked to AD, depends on the raft association of one of its creators. The creating enzyme is ␤-secretase, which cleaves the amyloid precursor protein (APP) to release a product th...

See no evil, hear no evil….

A 32-year-old woman presented with right-sided visual loss, hearing loss and diffuse headache. Examination confirmed CN-II, V1/2, and VIII neuropathies. MRI showed an infiltrative skull-base process involving the pachymeninges. Serology and histopathology confirmed idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.

The Narcotic Drugs Act and the Psychiatrist

The legislation to make stringent provision for the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, has been enforced since September 1985. Since mental health professionals have to deal with the prescription 0 f psychotropic medications and also deal with the rising number of cases of drug dependence and abuse, it is important for all psychiatrists ...