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Apples to oranges, since unlike meth and crack users, the vast majority of those who drink alcohol can hold down a job to pay for it, instead of resort to theft
by genwin 13y ago
Apples to oranges, since unlike meth and crack users, the vast majority of those who drink alcohol can hold down a job to pay for it, instead of resort to theft or worse.
- warfangle 13y agoPrescription opioid drugs like oxycodone kill more people than meth or crack. And there are a lot of people able to hold down a job and pay for cocaine (see also: wall street). What was your point again?
- genwin 13y agoI'd include a lot of legal drugs in my war on drugs!
- jlgreco 13y agoYou would intensify the pursuit of criminal prosecution of people who find themselves addicted to prescription painkillers? An addiction to morphine is really little different than an addiction to heroin, except society has a greater understanding of addiction to morphine as an illness, not a crime. Treating morphine abusers like we treat heroin users would be devastating to society. It would be a ludicrously senseless step backwards. Your perspective on drug use is absolutely insane.
- genwin 13y ago> You would intensify the pursuit of criminal prosecution of people who find themselves addicted to prescription painkillers? No, rehab for them and all other people addicted to hard drugs. I'd seek criminal prosecution against the pushers who knew or should've known the drugs hurt much more than they help.
- lutusp 13y ago> I'd seek criminal prosecution against the pushers who knew or should've known the drugs hurt much more than they help. You would really prosecute the psychiatrists? Good for you. "CHILD DRUGGING: PSYCHIATRY DESTROYING LIVES" : http://www.cchr.org/cchr-reports/child-drugging/introduction.html http://www.cchr.org/cchr-reports/child-drugging/introduction... "Rebecca Riley": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Riley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Riley Quote: "Rebecca Riley (April 11, 2002 – December 13, 2006), the daughter of Michael and Carolyn Riley and resident of Hull, Massachusetts, was found dead in her home after prolonged exposure to various medications, her lungs filled with fluid. The medical examiner's office determined the girl died from "intoxication due to the combined effects" of prescription drugs. Police reports state she was taking 750 milligrams a day of Depakote, 200 milligrams a day of Seroquel, and .35 milligrams a day of Clonidine. Rebecca had been taking the drugs since the age of two for bipolar disorder and ADHD, diagnosed by psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji of the Tufts-New England Medical Center."
- jlgreco 13y agoWhat, their doctors? Criminal prosecution for people who prescribe morphine?
- lutusp 13y agoActually, that does happen, and IMHO for good reasons. "When Is a Pain Doctor a Drug Pusher?" : http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/magazine/17pain-t.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/magazine/17pain-t.html?pag...
- jlgreco 13y agoIf only there were more non-narcotic alternatives to address chronic pain. Oh wait... Schedule 1'd.