Posted by utopizen on October 16, 2002, at 11:17:05
In reply to Why not make most psychotropics OTC?, posted by chad_3 on October 16, 2002, at 0:01:39
More people die from legal drugs than illegal drugs.
Drugs can kill you, whether it's Prozac or Smack. Dosing must be followed, which isn't as universal as dosing is for cough syrup.
So we have this very complex infrastructure of pharmacies, drug makers and doctors and still end up with high fatalities. Imagine that rate ten fold as Prozac hits CVS.
"Clever" ones will think, "hey, maybe if I take a whole lot today I don't have to wait 2 months to kick in."
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