Comments on: Minimum Mandatory Sentences For People With RX Drugs Debated

By: curious

curious — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:06:05 +0000

Kathy, 1 more thing, I do know what I’m talking about, & I hope it don’t happen for you but most if the time people become dependent & say the same thing you do. I’ve had to take painkillers a few times in my life, but I didn’t continue, most of the time I had the nurses to tell me I needed them but I have a high pain tolerence plus I put my mind on something else.

By: curious

curious — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:58:04 +0000

Kathy, it is the dr., because if a person continues to go back to that dr., & he/she continues to prescribe, it falls on the dr.. ex: you step on a nail, shivers a bone, you do not need pain pills from then on out, a dr. should know what kind of pain shouldwarrant pain pills, & you say it’s not the docs fault? If a person wants to take stuff, they’ll act anyway they can. Ex: oooh doc, I bent my finger, it hurts soo bad even tho it’s been 1month later & guess what that person gets you guessed it pills,and don’t say it doesn’t happen because it does. I know of a person going to 1 dr (specialists) for something he stopped prescribing that med. & told that person you don’t need this anymore so this person goes to another dr(primary) for the meds., & what do you know that dr. prescribes & still is, so yes mam it does fall on dr. & some family takes that person to dr., so when it’s like that, whorver takes person knowing the case should be charged also, but that’s just my opinion & it doesn’t count @times.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:09:49 +0000

Let them have all the pain killers they want and hold harmless the pharmacies and doctors.

If they are dealing, the only reason they ever deal is because there is an unmet demand and money to be made by supplying that demand. Some would take lethal doses — and I hate that, but that is one of the least messy ways of killing yourself and usually doesn’t involve hurting others.

Hold them responsible for any harm they do while using the pain killers.

Some crimes are committed as ways of obtaining enough money to buy the drugs in the first place. If they were cheap and available, it is likely many deaths of innocent victims would be avoided, many people wouldn‘t be burglarized, Johns would have to pay higher prices to hookers, gangs would have to find other ways to finance their activities.

Try to convince people to avoid the drugs in the first place, but don’t get people killed because you couldn’t convince them

David for personal freedom
as long as it doesn’t harm others

By: kathy

kathy — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:01:13 +0000

This goes to CURIOUS, People don’t understand that Doctors are not to blame, They can’t help it if there patients go out and sell or what ever with what the Doctor gave them .Stop Blaming Doctors. If people keep on They want be able to get Painkillers, or anything else. I myself suffer with chronic pain and sometimes painkillers help.But I don’t abuse them.I take them like I’m suppose too.so until you know what your talking about stop Judging others.

By: My2Cents

My2Cents — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:26:46 +0000

I agree with Bill! If it can’t be proved they are dealing or trafficking give them probation, community service working with recovery addicts, and rehab. Which anyone with common sense knows rehab will only work if the person truly wants the help. On another note, put them on the {3} strike rule something similar to the 10-20-LIFE rule.

Many doctor’s have the system in place to view all prescribed medications to their patients via any doctor since the Smith case came about. If the doctor’s are doing their job they will/can see a pattern of abuse and start to put a stop to it. If the abuse can be investigated back to the doctor or doctor’s that had this knowledge hold them accountable and/or revoke their license to prescribe those kinds of medications.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:10:30 +0000

If they are really selling the drugs then put them in prison but if they are merely possessing them, then give them community service and drug treatments. If it’s good enough for Rush Loudmouth then treat everyone that way.

By: citizen

citizen — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:12:59 +0000

Just a little food for thought. What if the person with the 15 pills was standing on a corner selling them to teens just getting out of High School and the person with the pills doesn’t have a prescription for them. Keep in mind that business is so good at this location that he’s out there every day selling. Would you still want the Trafficking charge to go away? By the way, what if it was your child he was selling them to and your child was stealing money from you to buy them? Would that change your thoughts?

By: curious

curious — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:22:27 +0000

I say charge the drs who keep prescribing them also.

By: Joe Bagofdoughnuts

Joe Bagofdoughnuts — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:25:18 +0000

Gotta keep those for profit prisons full. No matter that the charge of “Trafficking” is never proved and essentially MADE UP.

This just goes to show what a mockery we make of justice.

By: eeyore

eeyore — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:13:09 +0000

…i think the french had the right idea of putting the offenders on a far away deserted island and leaving them there. let them defend and feed themselves…very minimal cost of transporation for corrections…