Posted by Mystia on October 17, 2002, at 20:37:38
In reply to Re: Why not make most psychotropics OTC?, posted by utopizen on October 16, 2002, at 21:24:15
Your business is *your* business but....how would you feel if you sold some high school kid your "spare" pills and they had an allergic reaction and DIED??? Like I said, that's *your* business, but I sure wouldn't feel good if it were me. Although, when my doc gives me a med it's because I need it and I don't ever have "spares." Also, I kinda don't feel like going to jail for trying to get a few bucks out of a kid. I know how the high school environment is. MANY people can stand the pressure (I did-and I had clinical depression *and* GAD!) and I don't think that kids should take potentially dangerous/fatal meds not prescribed for them. I saw TOO many of my friends in high school get majorly screwed up on Rx meds not prescribed for them, just buying someone's "spares." It's not fair to the kids-they're mostly uninformed (or MISinformed) kids, trying to be "cool" or maybe they really do need a med, but if they take the wrong one, then it can be terrible. I'm not putting you or anyone else down, I just know how high school is "nowadays" and I have some strong opinions on the subject.
Myst
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