LATER !

Oh I do understand, joe. I know what you are trying to say. I just take the approach of saying I personally do not know what is said and done in Hollywood. I can only assume. It is rather easy to "connect the dots", though. I get that.

My concern is that there are a vast majority of very good doctors doing very good work for people that truly need them. I have noticed changes in the way things work at my doctor's office over the years simply because of what goes on in Hollywood and elsewhere. The obvious abuse. It makes doctors skittish and I can understand that. THAT is the real shame.

		joedraper wrote:
		I fully agree with you that when used properly, perscription meds are wonderful and in some cases, life saving. I was not really refering to the normal use of perscription meds. My understanding is that most of these celebs have dedicated doctors that are willing to provide them with whatever, whenever. In particular to the cases of Anna Nicole Smith, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and now Brittany Murphy.  I know that in the cases of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson, they are investigating the doctors involved,  Freeze, I think our doctors have our best interests when providing medication to us but in Tinsel town, to get to 'live it up' with some of these celebs, there are unscrupulous doctors who only care about what they get out of the deal. I also use perscription meds (I'm on a chill pill once a day lol) but I know for a fact that my doctor would not perscribe me with anything that would interfere with that just to make me happy. I am by no means saying that these medications should not be issued. But under the spotlight in Hollywood etc, it is so obvious as to what is happening.      Deep Freeze wrote: Well Joe, I do understand your frustration and concern. There are times when I share that concern, however, as a regular user of prescriptions, I can say that it is NOT necessarily the fault of the doctor! The people that get these medications are told, in detail, how to use them. They are monitored (or are supposed to be) every month by a doctor and checked out physically. Prescription medication can be a wonderful thing, IF used properly. I cannot begin to tell you where I would be without mine. But, when people start abusing them, they are on a fast track to danger. Doctors cannot follow every, single patient around 24/7 to make sure they follow directions. They cannot always stop them from getting multiple 'scrpits from other doctors. It happens. There are people that need medications. They are in pain or have some illness or disorder that is genuinely helped by using medication properly. I have enough meds to kill a bison locked in my safe BUT I take mine AS PRESCRIBED and never abuse them. I see my doctor regularly and I am tested to be sure my internal orgams are not affected by my medications. That is where the real issues lies, I'm afraid. The temptation to abuse is great. Take one or two "extra" and you are high as a kite and feeling REALLY good. Unfortunately, that temptation is far too great in some and we see the results. It is easy to blame a doctor but that is just so unfair. I do not know where I would be without mine! If he were somehow hampered by some "knee-jerk" reaction to this serious abuse problem among celebrities, I would suffer tremendously, as would millions of sick and injured people that do the right thing with their medications.

Poooffff... As Spa informed me last night, all those "pam"'s just knock you down. I was given clonazepam for sleep disorder and haven't been able to function since!

Good luck.