an d by the way- a border patrol dude was on tonight and said that enough opioids were coming into the us over the border to kill every human here twice over- that is where the crisis is, NOT with prescription drugs-
Again- just for others reading the thread- people who are prescribed them, and take them as labelled, do not get aDDicted- only 2% do- 98% do not-
There is no crisis in the legally prescribed arena- there may be a few unscrupulous docs, but the vast majority of them are not=- infact, the amount of bad docs is probably lower than the rate of addiction for those taking them legally and as prescribed-
The government is going after the wrong thing- they have a border crisis going on and tons of drugs coming across, and what do they do? Go after innocent people who need pain relief to make their life a bit more bearable!
Totally agree. What we have going on is selective prosecution and its disgusting.
1. We don’t see a high percentage of drug dealers and “friends” that give out a few pills getting prosecuted for murder or manslaughter.
2. They don’t prosecute over sedation cases with controlled substances in medical settings that may be a cause of death as murder (nor should they)
3. Methadone clinics that prescribe methadone to non abstaining addicts are not being charged with murder if someone dies. (They shouldn’t be)
4. Alcohol and gun sellers have limited immunity when someone misuses their product (and they should) , so why isn’t this protection accorded to providers as well? Just saying that doctors don’t have a good enough lobby here is not a reason.
5. Why not charge the pharmacist too while we’re at this game of no personal responsibility.
I don’t know why some freepers don’t get it. Not taking personal responsibility and blame shifting seems uncharacteristic of those that should support less government intervention in our private lives.