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An Elephant on MARS

By The Discovering... - Posted on September 4th, 2008

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The elephant was not on the red planet, but rather on (M)edically (A)ssisted (R)ecovery (S)upport. Taking five times the regular dosage for a human, Xiguang the Asian elephant received daily injections of methadone while in treatment for heroin addiction he developed after being captured by smugglers. This is not the first time I have seen this type of story, apparently the smugglers drug the animals to make them work longer and keep them controlled. Much like human addicts, this system works fine until either the dope or the body gives out.

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Trunk Driving in Thailand

By The Discovering... - Posted on May 17th, 2008

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When I saw this story come up on my news feed I thought maybe it was a just a typo. After discovering that it was just a clever play on words I really didn’t expect to find any relevant content for a recovery related blog.

Wrong again.

When rain forest logging was banned in the 1990’s Thailand was instantly faced with a large population of out of work elephants, over 300 in Bangkok alone begging on the streets… and these are the lucky ones.

Some owners turn to illegal logging, which became far more dangerous. Forcing the beasts of burden to work faster, loggers prod them with spears and hooks, and feed them bananas spiked with amphetamines. Many logging elephants become drug-addicted, exhausted and ill. ~ Animal Planet

That’s right, drug addicted elephants.

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