Is the government the ultimate arbiter of science? Is it not possible to have access to medicines and have relevant scientific information without being subjuga

Is the government the ultimate arbiter of science? Is it not possible to have access to medicines and have relevant scientific information without being subjugated by bureaucratic proxies for big pharma[1]? >People, often children with no real informed consent, die every year because they forsake science-based medicine for quackery. People, often children, die every year due to "science-based medicine" as well. Overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999, and so have sales of these prescription drugs[2]. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture [2]https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/overdose.html https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/overdose.html