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RE: age

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Posted by: KRZ at Thu May 20 06:40:59 2004   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by KRZ ]  
   

While Bill is a very interesting guy there is no more proof that self injecting has lead to him living to 93 then that smoking and drinking helped some people live to be over 100. It has more to do with genes. Also claims without science to back them up are just empty claims. Self injecting is dangerous and the risks out weigh any benefits. As someone who has been in the business for over 30 years and 28 of those extracting venom I have seen the effects of self injection most were not good only a few have lived long doing it. Most horses used in antisera production live a shorten life and they recieve injections given by trained medical staff. Playing doctor is dangerous. I only post on this subject because in the last 5 years I have help treat kids that attempted to inject believing what they see on TV and on the internet. Some people here even tried to get people to self inject. Two even attempted to write a book on it. As adults do what you want as long as it does not effect others but kids read this forum and believe that it is safe and will prolong life to inject venom. The fact is that no science backs up this claim in fact science has shown it to be with out basic.

Jim Harrison
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KRZ


   

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