Necessary Evil
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| Mon, 02-26-2007 - 2:54pm |
I just spent upwards of 15 minutes at the local drug store because I had to sign for an over the counter cold medicine. They have to verify my drivers license and I have to fill out a form complete with name, address & phone number.
Many of you probably already know this, but some over the counter medicine can be used to make crystal meth so they took them off the shelves. My question is, why would someone even *think* about trying a drug that they know is addictive? Have they not seen what meth can do to a person? It rots teeth, can cause heart attacks/strokes, turns youthful-looking skin into a frightening mess, renders users emotionally unavailable to their family, friends, even their own children and robs most of their ability to experience happiness b/c of irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain.
Sorry, I'm just irritated that what used to be a five minute trip to the drug store has turned into such a task just because certain people, adults, cannot control themselves. What a shame.

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I'm replying to an older post, but it reminded me of a really interesting Frontline I saw on the meth epidemic. There's a good web site on it too:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/
I was bugged by sudafed being put behind the pharmacy counters where I live, and didn't see how it would make any difference. It's true that people still find ways to get around it, but I feel differently after seeing this piece.
I wish no one tried the drug in the first place, but it is really powerful (much more than cocaine), addictive and destructive, and I think there's reason to do as much as possible to regulate it. In the abstract, it's easy to compare it to regulating other things, like trans fats, but I just don't think it's really the same.
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