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Menthol.

People take this drug too lightly. Anesthetics should not be concentrated and turned into candy.

Obviously I don’t mind its natural presence in mint. Its presence in recreational consumables (breathmints, cigarettes) combined with its ubiquity among pharmaceuticals is what frightens me.

When the United States invaded Panama in December 1989, Noriega took refuge in the Holy See’s embassy which was immediately surrounded by U.S. troops. After being continually bombarded by hard rock music and “The Howard Stern Show” for several days, Noriega surrendered on Jan. 3, 1990.
“Music in psychological operations”, Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_psychological_operations)