Posted by bsj on November 29, 2003, at 18:06:51
In reply to Re: Boy~Do I miss Vicodin!, posted by krazybirdlady on November 29, 2003, at 16:50:15
"and as for the medical profession having a pre-existing opinion, of course they do. that is because so many of them have seen people fall into the depths of dependancy"
As I said in a message below, it's not really the threat of pyshcological dependence as much as it is the _irrational fear_ of it. Doctors see those who are sick, those who've gone over the edge; what they _don't_ see are the many who, like me, take these drugs and have no problems at all. We never appear on their radars. As a consequence, their entire picture of the addiction phenomenon is warped. Sure, goblins high on bathtub meth are a problem; but there are thousands of a narcoleptics and ADDers who have quietly taken amphetamines for years.
A thorough study of drug use in this country will be impossible as long as the social stimga and legal consequences of use remain. Studies of drug use now focus on addicts; and they are a minority of users, and not represenative.
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