Posted by Paul on October 27, 1999, at 22:39:16
In reply to Re: Drugs and Drugs, posted by Elizabeth on October 27, 1999, at 16:22:16
> It's interesting that doctors never mention these interactions when prescribing meds to us, isn't it? I wonder why that is. The MDMA-MAOI interaction is pretty well known.
That's probably because the government discourages them from telling people about these things. This is not unprecedented. See, e.g., the federal government forbidding doctors to discuss abortions with patients in some contexts.
After all, the feds are not known for their sympathy toward "criminals." If some *junkie* is *irresponsible* enough to be taking "ecstasy," then that's their own fault - doctors shouldn't be mollycoddling all these *social deviants*. If they want to do their illegal junk, let them find out about the interactions.
Or something like that.
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