Editing Stims

[[Image:Stims.jpg|thumb|right|Kat's stims from the episode "Final Cut".]]
Nothing yet is known of the chemical composition of the stimulant known as '''stims''', or if the term refers to one substance or a class of several. It may simply be an abbreviation of "stimulant."

They were in high use in the first series episode, ''[[33]]'', as [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'s'' pilots were forced to use them in an attempt to stay alert after four continuous days on Condition One and Two [[Action Stations|alert status]].

[[Kara Thrace]] believes that stims dulled her flying skills, and initially refuses to take hers until ordered by the [[CAG]], [[Lee Adama]].

Overuse or overdosing on stims can cause irrational, violent, and psychotic behavior. [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot [[Louanne Katraine]] severely damages her Viper and injures herself when her stim use reached a point where she could barely fly or understand instructions.

In real life, stimulants, usually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine#Performance-enhancing_use amphetamines], are used by combat pilots to maintain alertness.

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-[[File:Stims.jpg|thumb|right|[[Louanne Katraine]]'s stim bottle {{TRS|Final Cut}}.]]
+[[Image:Stims.jpg|thumb|right|Kat's stims from the episode "Final Cut".]]
-'''Stims''', short for "stimulants," are a type of drug used to temporarily increase alertness and attentiveness. Nothing yet is known of their chemical composition, or if the term refers to one substance or a class of several.
+Nothing yet is known of the chemical composition of the stimulant known as '''stims''', or if the term refers to one substance or a class of several. It may simply be an abbreviation of "stimulant."
-''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'s'' pilots are forced to use them to stay alert following four continuous days on Condition One and Two [[Action Stations|alert status]] after their [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|initial escape from Ragnar]]. During this time, when [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Alex Quartararo]] are flying CAP, Quartararo describes his reaction to stims as having "[[Ant|ants]] crawling behind his [[frakking]] eyeballs." Earlier, Thrace objects to their use, believing that their use dulls her flying skills, and initially refuses to take hers until ordered by Lee Adama {{TRS|33}}.
+They were in high use in the first series episode, ''[[33]]'', as [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'s'' pilots were forced to use them in an attempt to stay alert after four continuous days on Condition One and Two [[Action Stations|alert status]].
-Overuse or overdosing on stims can cause irrational, violent, and psychotic behavior. [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot [[Louanne Katraine]] severely damages [[Viper 591|her Viper]] and injures herself when her stim use severely impairs her cognition {{TRS|Final Cut}}. Later, when the use of stims is suggested during a [[Passage (star cluster)|particularly grueling mission]], Katraine argues strongly against their use, stating it would tax the starving pilots' system too greatly. Stim use for the mission is then left up to individual discretion {{TRS|The Passage}}.
+[[Kara Thrace]] believes that stims dulled her flying skills, and initially refuses to take hers until ordered by the [[CAG]], [[Lee Adama]].
-Stims are a likely component of a Colonial [[medkit]].
+Overuse or overdosing on stims can cause irrational, violent, and psychotic behavior. [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot [[Louanne Katraine]] severely damages her Viper and injures herself when her stim use reached a point where she could barely fly or understand instructions.
-==Notes==
+In real life, stimulants, usually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine#Performance-enhancing_use amphetamines], are used by combat pilots to maintain alertness.
-*In real life, stimulants, or  [[w:Amphetamine|amphetamines]], are used by combat pilots to maintain alertness.
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