[Deep Freeze] Monday, December 21, 2009 9:51:01 AM
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.
