Land of the Free Indeed... Posted: 07-22-07 16:52pm
Oxycontin and all other opiate pain
relievers should be available to anyone
who wants them. no prescription should be
necessary. Before everyone starts to bite
my head off, think for a second. It is an
undeniable fact that abusing pain killers
can and does kill people. But it is also
a fact that it does not kill nearly as
many people as either tobacco or alcohol.
And these substances are completely legal.
It is BS politics that pain killers and
marijuana (which doesn't do 1/10 as much
damage as either tobacco or alcohol) is so
harshly regulated. Land of the free?
Please...
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-23-07 16:14pm
I don't know if I can agree with you on
this one. My job would be tons easier if
anyone could walk into a drug store and
buy Vicodin, that's for sure. I think the
concern is more for drug interactions,
dosage safety and public safety, not just
access to narcotics. Similarly, people
who think they have high cholesterol can't
just go and buy a prescription for
Vitorin. If people have legitimate
reasons for using Oxycontin or Vicodin,
most physicians are willing to supply
patients with these when needed.
Are you speaking from a reference of
personl experience, or just in general?
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Re: Land of the Free Indeed... Posted: 07-23-07 16:16pm
EZduzIT
wrote:
Oxycontin and all other
opiate pain relievers should be available
to anyone who wants them. no prescription
should be necessary. Before everyone
starts to bite my head off, think for a
second. It is an undeniable fact that
abusing pain killers can and does kill
people. But it is also a fact that it
does not kill nearly as many people as
either tobacco or alcohol. And these
substances are completely legal. It is BS
politics that pain killers and marijuana
(which doesn't do 1/10 as much damage as
either tobacco or alcohol) is so harshly
regulated. Land of the free?
Please...
im so sorry but i dont agree either
pain killers can be so dangerous and
unfortunately they are abused alot by some
people
they shouldnt just be handed out
for what?
go smoke some pot
dont pop an oxycotton pill!
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Magical Logic
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 2248
Posted: 07-23-07 16:24pm
oh my god!! just cause tobacco or alcohol
is not good for you but legal does not
mean they need to give out painkillers to
just anyone.
there will be alot more deaths caused by
people mixing painkillers and alcohol
