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Busy Next Door

In and out, through the back door, stay for a while, then leave through the front door, bit of abuse directed towards me, all through the night. One memorable night, I woke up to the sound of someone saying, “Masturbate to child pornography, you know you want too, just touch down there, doesn’t that feel good”, apparently they were saying that to a 10 or 12 year old boy, somewhere.

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I used to call them The Gang

Like the poor girls in the photos, I too, was one of their victims, today, in Donald, they brag, that is The Barleycorn, that they raped me 14 times and injected me with rohypnol so I would not remember, but that is what they do to young girls and others all the time.

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A victim of The Syndicate, or The Firm, or The Group

The Barleycorn are associated with the Syndicate, now known as The Group, soon to be known as The Shroud. some are located in Donald, Vic, others are still in Melbourne, one of the ringleaders of The Syndicate was or is known as John Hankook, aka John White.

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R.I.P. The Barleycorn

P.S. You’re next.

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Sad Pathetic Losers

The comments came thick and fast as well as screams of abusive language, get the fuck out of Donald you fucking slag lagger, I’ll wait till dark then I’ll blast his car, I’ll get him cut off the pension, tell them he came around and did a computer job for me and tell the DSS that he didn’t declare his earnings, you are the biggest slag fucking loser I have ever seen, I am going to get you, we will rape you and nail your hands to the floor and hard gang bang you till you die. They were indeed pathetic , mentally crippled losers, guilty of tax evasion, tax fraud, possessing illegal weapons, selling illegal drugs, carrying out acts of homicidal violence, breaking and entering, attempted murder, assaults, drugging people, making child pornography, and the list went on and on. The neighbour owns 5 cars, including a luxury MG sports car, all the residents possess late model cars, without having worked a single day in their lives, the students all thought they were going to leave school and live on the dole, sell drugs and make a bit of pornography. They have never reported a crime, hate people who report criminal activity, and scream all through the night at anyone who stands up to disgusting little paedophiles and horrible little criminals. They killed all the ants in my garden, killed all the skinks, and pumped my house full of meth amphetimine gas, they put meth in my food, poisoned my pizza, broke into my house and assaulted and drugged me and so on and so forth. So, every time I get abused, I am going to place a report on the internet and hopefully send you to jail. Two houses with no apparent income, late model cars , flying around every where, new computers, laptops, desktops, iPads and phones, all on a pension. They travel to a nearby house that is vacant, dig up their little box of cash they receive, $2700 dollars a month, pay cash at the supermarket, travel to Horsham, stop along the way and dig up their little box of cash, put $300 to $450 in their wallet and pay for everything in cash, and take out a little bit of their pension to make it look good. Lots of illegal weapons, people sitting with shotguns by their side, bottles of expensive booze, little luxury trips to Melbourne, where they buy their little pastries and treats and drive out any one they don’t like, murder and obfuscate the evidence, and blatantly lie through their teeth to anyone who makes an enquiry. To date, I have made $25 in the last 8 months through the sale of a second hand computer monitor and a second hand mouse and no one is allowed to ask for my computer assistance or they will be gang raped and sent to the grave or prison. I am indeed, going to grind you all into the fucking dust.

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Suffer Losers

He rang crimestoppers, and reported the stalking by a group known as the Barleycorn, who were responsible for driving newly arrived families out of Donald. The receptionist said he wasn’t a police officer and would take the details and that he should contact Police. So he went to the cop shop, but found no one there, waited for an hour and went home. Over a long period of years, 7 families disappeared, without a trace from Donald, all their possessions disappeared and people were told that they had moved to Queensland. As Police looked into the missing persons, they began to find that all their records had mysteriously disappeared, no birth extracts, no school records, no RTA records, it was like they never existed. They had raised intelligent children, who received good education, well groomed and taught how to fool anyone who wasn’t a paedophile. They made their way into all sectors of the Australian economy, lawyers, Doctors, nurses, teachers, registry office workers, telephone workers, and aided the Group by deleting records, setting people up to look like drug dealers, drugged people and made them fuck their own children so that they looked like a paedophile, and sent them to prison, in order to cover their crimes. Horrible fake Police officers, call takers who offered no assistance when you rang crimestoppers, hackers who would do their bidding for a fee, enlisted drug crazed meth addicts who would do anything for a measly, tiny bag of meth, and worked towards gaining control of the system, in order to take it down when the time was right. Corrupt politicians, little boy brothels, raping and drugging women and girls and forcing them into prostitution, got them hooked on heroin, so that they would do anything for their daily hit, all for the sake of money. They lured victims to their towns, put the hit on them, made it look like suicide, died of old age, or left and moved to Queensland. All expertly covered up and people bribed to keep their mouths shut, or coerced into silence. Told by losers down through the years, “You don’t lag on people, you don’t want to be known as a lagger, do you”, and brought up to keep their mouths shut. He heard one story where they had coerced a Christian brother into beating a young, talented, gifted musicians hands, a piano player, because he wouldn’t join their gang. They laughed heartily about this, and all their other crimes, talked endlessly about meth amphetimine, marijauna, heroin, ecstasy pills and powder, PCP or angel dust, had large collections of child porn in boxes and on their phones and computers, and made their own child porn at home, all the while maintaining an air of respectability, they even had trophy photos on their walls that displayed instances of gang rape and other sadistic crimes. People drove into the Donald area, left their cars on the outskirts of town, and walked in and bought their drugs, did a bit of harassment, and hoped to get lucky with a choice, tasty morsel, a young girl who would be made to be readily available at the appointed time. All carried out under the cover of darkness, and all trace disappearing by the time dawn arrived. It had been going on since the 1960’s, or even further back, one house apparently had some of the missing families cars in his backyard, which he said he found up on the Murray river, with a note that said,”Take me, I’m all yours”, with the transfer papers all ready to go. But it was decided just to use the cars for spare parts, all their furniture was distributed around the country, burnt or buried and everyone lived happily ever after, till Henry Banwell arrived in Donald, and decided to take a stand against the evildoers, so suffer losers.

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The Barleycorn

The Barleycorn, a gang in the Wimmera Mallee, Donald to be exact, a super secretive criminal gang that dealt drugs, gang raped young women and stalked people till they fled the small country town of Donald. Since he moved to Donald, he was persecuted, drugged, bashed and some say raped 14 times, just to show that they could do it. It was led by a sinister, brain dead moron, by the name of Peter Leider, who would bellow, rant and rave for hours on end, fueled by alcohol and drugs. He would scream blue murder, make diabolical threats and send his minions around to stalk any residents who stood in opposition. One of their stories, whether it be true or not, concerned a 17 year old girl by the name of Rachel Wilkinson, a pretty young intelligent girl who had ambitions of becoming a solicitor, a legal eagle down in the big smoke. The Barleycorn stalked the family of 17, and they decided to send Peter Leider around to introduce himself, and coach her, and help with her education. He would lean over her work and say things such as, “Oh yes, I know a little about that, and come out with little tidbits of information that were intended to impress her with his extensive knowledge. What she didn’t know, was that Peter had one of his brain dead mates, standing outside the window, coaching Peter, as to what to say. Alas, his ploy was discovered and was asked to leave, which enraged Peter and consequently howled at his Barleycorn friends, “Fucking uppity mole, thinks she’s smart, wants to be a solicitor, well we’ll see”. One night, their Barleycorn gang, broke into the Wilkinson home, basically murdered all 16 family members, carried the dead family members away and took Rachel captive. They burnt down the house and headed out to a remote location where they proceeded to gang rape her, this event lasted for days, where sundry members of the Barleycorn, sat around drinking alcohol, with their young children. After they had gang raped her, Peter Leider, drove a star picket, up her anus and they tilted her head back, and Peter drove it up, through her body ,till it came out her mouth, the screams were diabolical. Still alive, they lifted her body and placed it over a large fire. She didn’t last long and they sat around watching the body, roasting away. When it was done, they started to devour the body, with apparently, young children sitting around watching, who would say things like, “Look, girl burning”. When they had finished, they buried the body in a shallow grave, with the star picket still inside the corpse and headed back to Donald. Through the years, whenever anyone new arrived in Donald, they were persecuted, and driven out of town, because they didn’t like strangers, small town mentality, brain dead rapist losers and drug addicts, and they shouted the story to anyone who would listen, in order to intimidate them, so they would not inform the Police. He heard this story, quite a few times, with other comments thrown in by the other surviving Barleycorn members, as well as multiple stories of gang rapes, drugging, councillors on the take, people receiving $2700 dollar payments to keep their mouths shut, and anyone who they could not force out of town, was drugged and driven into a psychiatric ward, or murdered outright, their possessions disposed of and all of their records deleted by their horrible little paedophile mates who were secreted in places where access was easy, this and other criminal activities were carried out over a 47 year period. Till someone came along, and stood up to the Barleycorn, an elderly pensioner who would not take their shit, and held out till he could contact the Police, which they attempted to thwart , by hacking into his iPads, and computers, till he installed encryption on his hard drive, rendering them unable to gain access, and was able to send a short note to crime stoppers. Many were involved, so they say, and it was strange, that despite articles, reports and sundry comments, no one said a single word to him, apart from one brave, elderly woman who had been stalked by the Barleycorn. Tonight their pathetic little story goes along the lines of, at 5:30 am, tomorrow, low yield, nuclear weapons, would be exploded over all areas of the planet, wiping out all life forms. Members of their pathetic cult, were to escape by descending down a hatch in their backyards, and make their way to an underground bunker, where they would live for three years, and ascend to the surface, once all life had been extinguished and reign as Kings, with the remaining few millions, eking out an existence by planting GMO foods, and living off a few cattle and chickens, all life would have perished, all the trees gone, and the radiation dissipated to a safe level. This is the mentality that he had to deal with, 24/7, every day and night of the year, so Peter Leider, why don’t you and your pathetic Barleycorn, go and fuck yourselves, with a star picket, you drugged out, disease ridden, brain dead, homosexual, paedophile, gang raping, murdering losers.

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Bye Bye

It was good fun, truck driver man was rear ended, laughs, sucked off caravan man, had a 5 year old boy give a head job to truck driver man at the same time, included his wife, they made a bit of money, set them right up, had them fucking dead animals, too hard getting a live sheep inside the house, yeah well they shit everywhere, easier with a bit of dead animal, sheep, dingoe, get my load off with the truck drivers mole guts 2 bob slapper mole, farts all the time when you bang her hard, it’s the ecstasy pills, fill you full of gas for some reason, well I’ve made my quick 2.5 million, get away soon, I say I’m going to get the truck drivers house, but I’ll see, have to disappear, too hard living in a small town, too bloody obvious, everyone knows what you do, people talk, they all don’t like having to live with the thought of a missing loved one, but as we say, you can always have another one, probably eat that one too, might hit the hay, see what bullshit shithead is writing about later on today, might have some mescaline today, why not, it’s a Sunday too, Tuesday is it, have to go to the dole office tomorrow, put a bit of cash in my CoinSpot brokerage exchange, as I like to tell my friends, what a night, made my money Donald, bye bye.

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Cretins

Yeah, it was pretty easy actually, just get a couple of meth heads or chaff, marijuana smokers, get them into the meth, give them 50 bucks, tell them to go and get themselves some booze, get them on the weed, get them on the meth, give them some LSD, ask if they want a job, or do they want to make a quick 50 bucks, just go and get a few details about this person, get a few photographs, you know, take a photo of their car, maybe a shot of their faces, whatever, get someone to pick the lock, teach those knuckleheads how to pick a lock, get all the details, set that family up, bit of rape and gang bangies, start getting them unhinged on drugs, put them in porn, get rid of all their friends, lure them to their little hideout in a small country town, you know the drill. Cover everything up, get someone in the records office to delete all the records, they disappear, they get the money, sit in a shitty little caravan, plan the hits, get their housemate shitfaced, drug him to the hilt, have an orgy, put him and his wife on the Dutch porn market, put all or some of the profits in a Caymen Islands bank account, eventually hit the road with a new identity, and live like a king, set up a new chapter somewhere else in the world, bring all my mates over, to my shitty little island, like Jeffrey Epstein, have someone, NSA, DEA, CIA, FBI, following the little shits, get an idiot or as many as you can find, rich idiots, presidential idiots, anyone with power and money, and fuck whoever I want, that’s the basic mentality, breed up specially selected children, teach them to be a two faced little shit, get them to embed themselves in key positions, and make their horrible, shitty little deals, just to make some more money, fuck over the world just to make some more money, and breed horrible little children, who have been brainwashed, to do the bidding of their masters and mistresses, tell the media not to publish anything, because it would cause a panic, too upsetting, make buckets of money, take lots of drugs, arrange all sorts of sinister plots, and get all my crony mates to help me, because I can provide them with anything they want, girls, boys, animals, whatever, any sort of drug, any sort of food and outright lie about every single thing and brag to all my deadhead mates, about my shitty little stories just so I can get a hard on and fuck more people over.

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The Blochain

So, one night I heard a strange request, coming from outside somewhere, and since I have been videotaped, put on the internet without my permission, and bugged, I thought, why not, I’ll play along with their silly game, and the request was, does anyone know about cryptocurrencies, “Ask Henry, he’ll know”, so I taught them, with the aid of my iPad, how to invest in Bitcoin through an exchange. It was a fairly long process, but as I heard later, a lot of people invested money through the Australian Cryptocurrency Exchange, CoinSpot, so basically, that left a trail a mile wide, all recorded on the Blockchain, which uses Distributed Ledger Technology, and is an immutable digital record of any transaction made using cryptocurrencies, so anyone who was illegally watching me, you are all busted.

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Losers

So, on a daily basis, I listen to gruesome, horrific stories, from members of the Gang, as I call them, otherwise known, as The Group, The Syndicate, The Firm, and soon to be known as The Shroud, whereby, they will imprison, torture, mutilate, eat, gang rape, etc, etc, the, or rather, a minor inconvenience, they call, the grisly extermination of 8 billion people on the planet Earth. They describe their crimes in grisly detail, and one of their ploys is that they take Rohypnol, which causes them to not be able to remember the event and evade a lie detector test. But because of their Jack the Ripper mentality, that is the thing that drives them the most, and that is the most horrific torture, gang rape, cannibalism, and murder, of, in particular, young gorgeous girls, round about 15 or 16, and when they return from an event, some time later, they consume drugs, drink alcohol, watch porn, and become obsessed with having sex with a young girl. And because they are so repulsive by nature, no one wants to be their boyfriend or girlfriend. So they have to take by force. They will watch a house, scout around the neighbourhood, pay people to locate victims, install cameras and bugging devices, establish their movements, skillfully pick the lock on the door when everyone is asleep, inject most of the occupants with a drug, and proceed to rape the victim, sometimes kidnapping the victim and torturing, raping and drugging their victim for days,and then eating the victim, roasted or cooked in a pot of stew or soup, they brag about it endlessly, either they are totally insane or they have actually committed these brutal crimes. Everyone receives a shot of drugs and no one remembers anything, so they say. They brag about hits on particular people, describe how they stood her up on her head, and basically chopped her in half. I have not seen any photographic evidence to support this story, but I did submit, amongst several thousand other items, photos, chatroom transcripts, names, addresses to the Victoria Police, one of which was a young girl lying on a single bed, naked, with her throat cut. Not only that, I myself have the victim of multiple sexual and physical assaults, poisoning attempts, druggings and being gang stalked. And, as far as I can understand, some of the perpetrators are or were possibly living in Donald. They even seem to know my entire history, every single person I have ever known or met and even details I myself have forgotten, they laugh about setting people up, ruining their careers, ending their relationships, and providing a new boyfriend or girlfriend, who consoles them, gets in their good books, gets them in bed and then invites all of his or her mates in for a gang banging orgy. And because the drug Rohynol, of Ruffies, or Grievous Bodily Harm, GBH, is used, they get away with it. There is talk of dual DSS, Department of Social Security, payments, have a fake I.D, say they live at another address, etc, and receive 2 Disability checks, like Ann in Beaufort, who was receiving 17 payments from the Government of Australia, owned 3 houses, and was a total scrag. Whether they live in Donald, visit, or stay short term, is anyone’s guess, but they don’t want anyone talking to me, there’s talk of 2700 dollars hush money payments, we’re going to destroy the Earths forests and harvest oxygen from the ocean and sell it to people because there is no air left, we will cut down The Amazon rainforest and make a bucket of money, we will start a nuclear war, retreat to underground bunkers and come up in several years time and reign as Overlords of the remaining people and remnants of Earth, grow GMO foods, artificial plants,synthetic meat, insect bars and so on and so forth. So if you don’t think anything is wrong, take a look at what your eating, see what 221,223,224,preservatives and the like, do to the human body, think carcinogens, and look at the state of the planet you live on, because in approximately 121 years, it’s bye bye world.

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To The Fucking Pathetic Losers

Despite placing written reports, anecdotes, photographic material, chatroom transcripts, amongst other articles, there has been no response either from the public or the authorities, so from this date, I hear by inform you Earth, that I am taking the matter into my own hands. See, Truth Hurts, qlcs9.com.

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My Brain Hurts

My Brain Hurts

Schizophrenia, drug induced schizophrenia, trauma based psychosis, Complex Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, sleep disorders, some other stinking mental illness, all at the same time. I can tell you, it was certainly a chore getting rid of them, multiple screaming, incoherent, babbling voices, horrendous in their delivery, 24 hours a day, go to bed, get up with the voices, depression, alcoholism, drug use, eating disorders, I was a mess. Till I found meditation and today can sit in my chair and not have a single sound, voice or anything, going through my head. Constant practice, no matter what, and the reason I don’t drink alcohol, alcohol causes a disturbance in the gamma amino butyric inhibitory neurotransmitters,Gamma-aminobutyric acid, commonly known as GABA, is a naturally occurring amino acid that acts as the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.It plays a crucial role in regulating neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system. 

Here's a more detailed explanation:

What is GABA?

  • GABA is an amino acid, meaning it's a building block of proteins, but it also functions as a neurotransmitter. 

  • It's the most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, meaning it helps to calm and regulate nerve cell activity. 

  • GABA works by binding to specific receptors on nerve cells, causing them to become less likely to fire an electrical signal, which is known as hyperpolarization

How does GABA work?

  • GABA is synthesized from the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate.

  • It acts by binding to GABA receptors (GABA-A, GABA-B, and GABA-C).

  • These receptors are located on the postsynaptic neuron (the neuron receiving the signal) and modulate ion channels, leading to hyperpolarization and reduced neuronal excitability. 

What are the functions of GABA?

  • GABA is essential for maintaining a balance between inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmission in the brain, which is crucial for proper neurological function and cell membrane stability. 

  • It plays a role in various neurological and psychiatric conditions, including anxiety, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. 

  • GABA is involved in regulating sleep, relaxation, and even muscle growth by stimulating the anterior pituitary

  • It also has potential roles in pain management, as GABA receptors are involved in analgesia (pain relief). 

GABA in Functional Foods and Supplements:

  • GABA's calming effects have led to its use as a dietary supplement, particularly for stress and anxiety relief. 

  • While some foods like fermented products contain GABA, it's not readily available in many food sources. 

  • GABA supplements are available, and while they are generally considered safe, it's important to consult with a healthcare professional before using them, especially if you have any underlying health conditions or are taking other medications,

Alcohol, also known as ethanol, primarily enhances the inhibitory effects of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, by acting on GABA-A receptors. Acutely, this leads to sedation,relaxation, and intoxication. However, with chronic use, the brain adapts by reducing GABA receptor sensitivity and levels, causing tolerance and withdrawal symptoms

How alcohol interacts with GABA:

  • Acute effects:

    Alcohol binds to and modulates GABA-A receptors, increasing their inhibitory function and leading to the typical sedative effects of alcohol. 

  • Chronic effects:

    Prolonged alcohol consumption triggers a compensatory decrease in GABA-A receptor function. This involves a downregulation of receptor levels and decreased sensitivity to GABA, which contributes to tolerance and dependence. 

Implications for alcohol use disorder (AUD):

  • Tolerance:

    The brain's reduced sensitivity to GABA means more alcohol is needed to achieve the same effect, contributing to increased alcohol intake and the development of dependence. 

  • Withdrawal:

    When alcohol is stopped after chronic use, the already reduced GABAergic inhibition is no longer offset by alcohol's effects. This can lead to hyperexcitability and withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety and seizures. 

  • Therapeutic targets:

    Understanding the interaction between alcohol and the GABA system, particularly the role of GABAA receptors in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway, provides potential targets for treating alcohol dependence and withdrawal. 

Effects of Crystal Meth on the Brain and Central Nervous System

Written by: Editorial Staff

Updated Nov 15, 2024

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Methamphetamine (d-methamphetamine, crystal meth, or meth) is a man-made central nervous system stimulant. The substance often appears as bluish-tinted or white rocks or pieces of glass. It is most commonly smoked or snorted, and it is manufactured in private home laboratories using pseudoephedrine or ephedrine along with other substances that can be purchased at drugstores or hardware stores.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report that meth is a highly addictive substance, and its use is associated with a number of severe consequences.

How Meth Works in the Brain

The mechanism of action of the drug is similar to other stimulants, in that met use results in massive releases of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine (along with other neurotransmitters) that lead to a number of extremely powerful euphoric effects, increases in energy, feelings of invulnerability, and other psychoactive effects. Because the substance is often made with a number of other substances that are potentially toxic, such as antifreeze, battery acid, or drain cleaner, it is both dangerous to use and highly combustible, making it dangerous to manufacture. Research regarding the short-term and long-term effects of methamphetamine useindicates that there are a number of significant potential dangers associated with its use, including significant neurological effects.

Effects on the Central Nervous System & Brain

The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of the brain and spinal cord. It serves as the major relay station for the body and is involved in the actions, regulation, and maintenance of nearly every bodily function. Research looking at the effects of methamphetamine focus primarily on the effects that occur in the brain; however, some of these effects can also be expected to generalize to neurons located in the spinal cord. The nerves located in the CNS are referred to as neurons, whereas the nerves outside the CNS are simply referred to as nerves.

Increased neuronal death

The use of methamphetamine is associated with decreases in the number of neurons in the CNS. The ability of the CNS to regenerate these neurons is limited, and in many cases, the loss of neurons cannot be recovered. The body of evidence indicates that chronic use of methamphetamine can result in diffuse brain damage that occurs via neuronal death. Neuronal death occurs in a number of areas of the brain as a result of meth use that include but are not limited to:

  • The hippocampus: a crucial structure for the ability to remember and learn new information

  • The striatum: a structure in the subcortical areas of the brain that is crucial in movement and certain aspects of directed attention

  • The parietal cortex: a structure that is involved in being able to visualize objects in space and in the memory of nonverbal material

  • The frontal and prefrontal cortex: areas of the brain that are crucial in human cognition, particularly in reasoning, complex attention, problem-solving, and the inhibition of behaviors that might be damaging

  • A number of subcortical structures: including the basal ganglia, the reward center, the limbic system, and others

  • The cerebellum: controls various aspects of movement and is involved in a number of cognitive functions

Decreased Gliogenesis

Neurons are not the only cells in the CNS. A number of other cells generally referred to as glial cells also comprise the central nervous system. These cells have a number of responsibilities, including signaling capacities, fighting infection, developing myelin (the fatty sheath or white matter that neurons used to effectively communicate), etc. The use of methamphetamine has also been associated with increased damage and death to these cells in a number of brain areas, particularly in the prefrontal cortex where a number of important functions, such as attention, planning, abstract thinking, judgment, etc., occur. In addition, methamphetamine use is associated with a decrease in the production of glial progenitor cells, which are immature glial cells that differentiate into different types of glial cells.

Decreased White Matter

As certain glial cells (oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells) become damaged and the ability to produce myelin is affected in both the brain and spinal cord, the amount of white matter in the CNS is decreased. White matter (myelin) aids in efficient singling between neurons in the CNS. White matter is located on the axons (signaling portions) of the neurons, and as this matter is decreased, neurons become less efficient in transmitting their signals. This results in a number of functional deficits.

Decreases in the Levels of Dopamine and Serotonin Transporters

Dopamine and serotonin transporters are specialized cells in the CNS that function to remove the dopamine and serotonin that have been released from the neurons into the synaptic cleft (the space between neurons) and bring them back into the cell where they can be repackaged for reuse. This partially results in the psychoactive effects of meth, but also leads to later dopamine and serotonin depletion because the neurons have less dopamine to use later. This can result in a number of extreme mood effects, such as initial extreme euphoria followed by extreme periods of depression, apathy, and hopelessness.

Increased Glutamate Calcium in the Brain

Increases in the neurotransmitter glutamate (the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain) and calcium are often associated with neurotoxic effects in the brain as a result of the neurons being overly excited and continuing to fire to the point of actually damaging the system. If not modulated, this can result in significant damage throughout the central nervous system.

Neurotoxic Effects that Damage the Dendrites of the Neurons

A number of these neurotoxic effects lead to significant damage in the dendrites of neurons. The dendrites of neurons are the receiving portions of the neurons that receive the chemical singles from other neurons. This damage prevents the neurons from communicating effectively and can affect a number of cognitive and motor functions.

Cytoskeletal Damage

The support system in the cells is also damaged by use of methamphetamine. This can result in cellular collapse if the support structures are significantly damaged.

Damage to the Circulatory System of the Brain

Use of methamphetamine also affects the veins, arteries, and capillaries in the central nervous system via issues associated with increased blood pressure, weakening veins and arteries, leaving them open to clots, and scarring them. This results in an increased potential for an individual to have a stroke. Strokes in the central nervous system are often classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic. Ischemic strokes occur as a result of depletion of blood to certain areas of the brain and the accumulation of damage to the tissues as a result of depleted oxygen over time. This situation is a chronic one and often associated with permanent effects. Hemorrhagic strokes occur as a result of the breaking of an artery or vein in the brain and the resulting reduction in blood flow to the tissues of the brain. Hemorrhagic strokes are typically more acute, and recovery from hemorrhagic strokes is generally more robust than recovery from ischemic strokes. Both ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes can develop as a result of chronic methamphetamine use. This presents an extremely complicated issue.

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Is Brain Damage from Meth Permanent?

Individuals who use drugs like methamphetamine are often at greater risk to have accidents or become involved in assaults that lead to traumatic brain injuries. Of course, having the combination of a traumatic brain injury and a chronic history of methamphetamine use will result in a number of potentially serious neurological issues.

Some of the above effects may resolve, and there may be some improvement over time. For example, research indicates that damage to the dopamine transporter system may repair over time with significant abstinence. However, there is quite a bit of individual variability that occurs in the recovery process, largely depending on the severity and duration of someone’s chronic methamphetamine use.

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Cognitive, Behavioral, & Psychological Effects of Meth Use

The list of cognitive and emotional effects that occur as a result of chronic use of meth continues to expand based on research. In general, the research studies cited above, NIDA, and the DEA, as well as information taken from The Everything Guide to the Human Brain, indicate that the following cognitive areas are affected significantly as a result of chronic methamphetamine use:

Attention

The term attention is a broad term that encompasses a number of functions, some of them very subtly complicated. Various aspects of attention and concentration are affected by chronic use of methamphetamine as a result of damage that occurs to the neurons in the frontal and prefrontal cortex of the brain. Chronic issues with being able to focus, switch focus, and concentrate for lengthy periods of time often remain even after significant abstinence.

Judgment and Problem-Solving

Like attention the terms judgment and problem–solving are general labels for a number of different cognitive functions, some of which are very complex and occur in multiple steps. The damage that occurs as a result of meth use affects the ability of the individual to suppress impulses, and this may lead to poor judgment and problem-solving. The extent of this dysfunction will vary from individual to individual. Some individuals may become rather impulsive and need quite a bit of assistance initially in controlling their behavior, whereas others may have more subtle deficits.

Memory

Research studies have demonstrated that the ability to encode and recall information is significantly decreased in both animals and humans following chronic methamphetamine use.

Movement Issues

The damage that occurs to a number of the neurons in white matter tracts in the brain is also associated with changes in motor functions, including reaction time, coordination in very subtle and complex skills, and very basic functions, such as walking.

Emotional Control

Related to issues with impulse control is a person’s ability to self-regulate and control emotional states and/or their actual experience of emotions. Individuals who have chronically used methamphetamine demonstrate any number of emotional issues that can mood swings, chronic depression, chronic apathy, a loss of motivation, issues with aggression, hostility, irritability, and even self-harming and/or suicidal behaviors. This reflects both the depletion of neurotransmitters and the structural damage that occurs as a result of chronic methamphetamine use.

Psychological Issues

Individuals who chronically use methamphetamine are more susceptible to the development of severe psychiatric disorders, including issues with psychotic-like behaviors, such as delusions, hallucinations, impaired reality testing, etc. Some of these psychotic-like behaviors can be rather idiosyncratic. For example, the term meth bugs refers to a psychiatric condition where chronic methamphetamine users have a sensation that their skin is crawling or itching with bugs even though no external stimulation is occurring. This condition will often remit but may return spontaneously in some individuals.

Individuals who have pre-existing mental health conditions and have used methamphetamine for lengthy periods of time, resulting in prolonged binges and a lack of attention to self-care, will obviously accrue more damage to the brain and central nervous system compared to individuals who use the drug for shorter or less intense periods or those who have fewer psychiatric issues. It is clear from the research that methamphetamine has the potential to produce lasting effects in anyone who uses it.

Treatment Options for Meth Addiction

Fortunately, meth addiction is treatable. While there are currently no medications approved to treat stimulant use disorders, there are evidence-based treatment approaches that have helped many people achieve long-term sobriety. These include:

  • Behavioral therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), contingency management (CM), and more.

  • Psychoeducation.

  • Peer support, like 12-Step programs and SMART Recovery.

Think about it.

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To The Losers, Suffer,

To The Losers, Suffer,

Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025. Arose at 02:34 am, went about my business, performed my ablutions, drank two cups of Moccona coffee with milk and smoked two, one paper joints comprised of medicinal cannabis sativa and organic tobacco. I then proceeded to practice my meditation at 04:00 am. I heard a shrill sound that sounded like someone screaming or yelling vociferously down through a long pipe in the distance, there was a comment made about a device being used somewhere in town that would disrupt a persons meditation. After some time, 58 minutes, I discontinued my meditation, had another coffee and heard a voice saying that I should go back to bed. Needless to say, I took the advice, as good advice is hard to find and went back to bed. I later arose and attempted to meditate at around mid-morning, accompanied by a conversation that went along the lines of a group of individuals who were attempting to once again thwart my meditation. The eerie disturbance diminished after a short time due to the individuals being dispensed with, by unknown means and manner and I was able to achieve the state of Sunyata ;

sunyata, in Buddhist philosophy, the voidness that constitutes ultimate reality; sunyata is seen not as a negation of existence but rather as the undifferentiation out of which all apparent entities, distinctions, and dualities arise. Britannica.com

This lasted for approximately one hour, after which I went about my day. At approximately 02:05 pm, I heard someone shouting out loud in their house, from what I could tell, that there was no conspiracy in Donald, there was no conspiracy in Victoria and that the Victoria Police Force should forget about it, I was quite surprised. Then I heard a deep voice, in an angry tone saying, “You have destroyed my operation, I do not have the resources to start again, etc, etc, what ever you do, finish him off”, to which I replied, “Well, it seems I’ve done something right, I might just have another coffee, a 27%Thc, Cannibis Sativa joint, so suffer you fucking pathetic losers, suffer”.

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Sleeper Cell

Sleeper Cell

“I’ll take the rap, I’ll take the heat, I’m the fall guy,” his head lunged forward slightly as he spoke the words. He knew it would be difficult and fraught with danger, but the rewards were worth it. Voices wailed through the night, thudding sounds on the back door, mysterious hissing sounds coming from the window as soon as he lay down. Staying up for 78 hours and drinking their vile concoction, meth added to the coffee, so they said, he had no way of proving it. Surreptitious lies from the north, south, east and west, tales of violence and gore that rang through the walls , long into the evening and lasting till dawn, when the sound of a door closing was the last thing you heard , then silence.

Spirit worlds, mysterious beings from the 4th dimension, that ordinarily lived in a black rectangular box, lured to this dimension and enslaved to serve their evil masters, outrageous tales that conjured up lurid visions and entertained the third eye wanderer. Arcturian emissaries that escorted the 4 corners back to their dimension, no longer serving the wants of the despotic 12.

They sat, with their web cast into the night and the early morning to ensnare the traveller, hinder progress that led to revelation and learning from the Akashic records. Sent back in time to fathom the mysterious ways of the coven that lay in ambush for the unwary traveller, trapped within these earthly bounds, a thousand years past, and he saw their mysterious ways, the woodland sentinel in the night, the hand draped upon the bark of the tree in the starlight, that led to the mushroom used for divining and prophecy. Seeing the ways of the assassin that plotted the downfall of his master, his teacher, unaware, drinking their potion that ended his life. He tracked them to the tavern of Robespierre and watched as he slapped the table in front of him and heard the thud of fist on table, softly sounding through his meditation as he sat and watched.

Scouring the streets he flew, witch like until finding the high priests of doom, the ones that confined the seeker of wisdom and sought to hold the knowledge to themselves. They wanted to know who stood outside their houses and made enquiries as to his identity, he said nought, and moved to the next destination, their next house of ill repute. “You don’t know who you’re dealing with here,” intoned the speaker, and all lay silent.

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Kinship

Kinship

Eyes closed, silently sitting, waiting for the moment when the hand of God takes its toll and begins to reign. Floating high above the world, scanning , drifting, flitting about aimlessly, till summoned to the destination. Merlin stands before the cauldron, his apprentice watches through narrowed slits that he calls eyes. He departs and scours the woodland regions for herbal tonics , his hand passes over the bark of a tree in the darkest night, his gaze downwards, till it lights upon a blue green fungus, that only comes out at night, and it’s potency disappears once the sun casts it’s glow upon the morn. Summon your knowledge and drink the brew, that your Master taught you, pass it down through the ages to your children. Journey to the gates of Hell, and stand in the screaming silence, and watch the howling faces shrieking in despair. A thousand years shall I reign, in this , the Age of Aquarius, till humanity has learned to Master the dwelling beast within. High above the world, journeying to the lair of Robespierre, and slap the hand upon the table by candlelight, watch as the snares and traps are laid out for the unwary, a tale told by a ragged beggar, on a windswept hill, high above the sea, a tale told through broken teeth and gin soaked lips. Whisper to me old man, and tell, the tale you told the crone in the Inn, or I shall throw you into the briny deep. He comes from the North, some say he rides with Edward, some say Richard, but all know when he arrives. Old man, how will I know when I gaze upon his visage, you will know by his earnest countenance, look to the East, and watch for the dark rider, the one they call the Highway man.

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