Enablers in government: the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and cops
Enablers of the Month:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, launching a study into a “bizarre” condition known as Morgellons, in which sufferers typically feel crawling sensations and observe fibers coming out of their skin. Many doctors have diagnosed the disease as “delusional parasitosis” and treat it with anti-psychotic medications. Dr. Mark Horowitz, a dermatologist who has “seen hundreds complaining of Morgellons,” said he believes “it’s a real entity [but would] be very surprised if they find anything more than a psychiatric disease.” Since methamphetamine can cause “worms crawling out of the skin,” delusions and numerous other distortions of perception, we might profitably divert the funds to more useful research by instead testing for meth in the systems of those supposedly afflicted. While there may be a real disease, we might find that Morgellons is more often than not rooted in psychotropic drug addiction.
Las Vegas police and lawyer Mario Torres, who said there was no indication that former Miss Nevada Katie Rees, 23, was under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, even though busted for speeding, driving with a suspended license and becoming physically aggressive with a police officer. Las Vegas cops might benefit from reading “How to Spot Hidden Alcoholics,” from which any reader with even a modest IQ might figure out that any one of these behavioral clues indicate alcoholism and possible DUI. Not to mention the fact that she was dethroned by the Miss Universe organization in December 2006 after photos surfaced showing her partying just a little too hard.