Posted by Chairman_MAO on October 9, 2011, at 13:37:25
In reply to Re: Dysphoria » Chairman_MAO, posted by Phillipa on October 9, 2011, at 10:58:13
They will not stop. The encroachment of the "therapeutic state" will continue unless people start resisting.
First it was prescription law, and they justified that with "your doctor knows best". Then, we had to have "controlled substances" because all of a sudden doctor's no longer knew best--the lawmakers did. Now, we have controlled substances, and they're going even further.
We have a de facto medico-statist drug cartel, the foundation of which is prescription law. It used to be that one would go to a doctor to get a diagnosis. Then, one would consult with the _pharmacist_ about the medication. You know, "Ask you pharmacist about ..." Well, that's because the _pharmacists_ are the ones that know about drugs.
The only solution to this is a free market in drugs, and most people are scared to death of one. Everyone loves to persecute the "drug seeker". Well, I'm just waiting until the day that those people are experiencing intractable pain or psychic suffering and are denied drugs that work.
Then, I'm sure they'll want an exemption for _them_ because of their special medical condition."Oh, you can't have that, because you don't have a permission slip, but I can because I do."
What if you can't afford the $500/hr specialist to write you that permission slip? Oh well ...
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