Swallow

Tooth and Dagger presents the subjective pharmacology of a generation, and a city. Vancouver, here’s what you’ve been taking:

Name: Steve.

Sex: Male

Age: 28 years

What: Resveritol

Why:

I take this because some random science tells me it will make me live longer. Apparently, it’s the ingredient in red wine that helps you live longer. I plan on living a long time. I get the stuff from a bodybuilding supplement company in the States. They sell it as an anti-estrogen supplement. Those dudes are totally freaked out about the possibility of getting tits. I am not so freaked out though. I take two pills a day every morning. It has absolutely no effect. I have noticed no changes, and going a day without taking it doesn’t even register.

What else:“Spike”

Why:

The same company as the above produces a line of stimulants also for bodybuilders. These are similar, but not equivalent, to ephedrine. Taking these is not unlike biking up a long hill: the shakes, the speedy speech, the rush of blood to the head. Taking one pill makes me cold all over, and I have to put on a sweater even on the hottest days. I type faster and more accurately. However, I feel the need to switch tasks constantly, and my ADD nature kicks in more than ever. I am competitive and sometimes argumentative. I don’t like to be around new people when I have just consumed some because I don’t want to come off as a jerk. I have run out and do not have any more.

Swallow is a completely unscientific ongoing study, arranged by Reanna Alder. Results will be presented in each issue of Tooth and Dagger. If you wish to submit the contents of your “medicine cabinet”, please email: swallow@toothanddagger.com