[url]http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D985F9A80&show_article=1[/URL]
apparently, the chimp did have Xanax in it's system.
crazy!
apparently, the chimp did have Xanax in it's system.
crazy!
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So about the chimp attack in Conn. It's getting creepy..
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john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
I think it's less likely that the Xanax caused the chimp to attack, and more likely that she was giving the chimp Xanax to prevent him from attacking - perhaps because his aggression was becoming unmanageable.
However it is possible to have a paradoxical (opposite) reaction with benzodiazapines (Xanax) - that is to say, you give the chimp a Xanax and rather than calmning down, he goes berserk. This is a rare reaction, but a possibility. Another possibility is that if the chimp had been taking Xanax for a long time and had abruptly stopped, withdrawal could have caused him to behave violently.
Xanax was probably not the best choice (if I had to guess what would be, I'd say Risperdal, which is an antipsychotic). Xanax was probably chosen because it is easy to acquire - it's easy enough for some people to get it from a friend, or other illegal means.
However it is possible to have a paradoxical (opposite) reaction with benzodiazapines (Xanax) - that is to say, you give the chimp a Xanax and rather than calmning down, he goes berserk. This is a rare reaction, but a possibility. Another possibility is that if the chimp had been taking Xanax for a long time and had abruptly stopped, withdrawal could have caused him to behave violently.
Xanax was probably not the best choice (if I had to guess what would be, I'd say Risperdal, which is an antipsychotic). Xanax was probably chosen because it is easy to acquire - it's easy enough for some people to get it from a friend, or other illegal means.
bongomania
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Yeah--imagine going to your GP and saying "I need a prescription for some anti-anxiety medicine for a 200lb male... person... who couldn't come in today so they sent me to get the prescription... yes, he needs it desperately, he's becoming violently psychotic lately, and I want him to be nice and mellow when my girlfriend comes over to visit..."
Oh, I think that many parts of human nature are not so unique, and are shared by other animals.
But people forget that not all human qualities are good.
Of course primates are dangerous. Humans are, after all.
