BrokenR1 0 #1 June 4, 2011 Well with all the pharmacist related threads I've been reading recently this pops up... http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/03/drugstore.robberies/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rap is to music what etch-a-sketch is to art. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 June 4, 2011 I'd read before that pharmaceuticals were worth big bucks on the street, but didn't realize it was that prevalent - thanks for the link.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #3 June 4, 2011 Quote"My technician came back and showed me the note that said, 'Give me your OxyContin. I have a gun,' " Donohue said. Turns out, that was how the prescription was written. These doctors, they're out of control. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #4 June 4, 2011 Quote Quote "My technician came back and showed me the note that said, 'Give me your OxyContin. I have a gun,' " Donohue said. Turns out, that was how the prescription was written. These doctors, they're out of control. What has the civilized world come to when we force our most vulnerable drug addicts to live a life riddled with crime. Where's the compassion? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 June 4, 2011 QuoteI'd read before that pharmaceuticals were worth big bucks on the street, but didn't realize it was that prevalent - thanks for the link. Criminals have been into oxycontin for a while now.... just look at Lush Rimjob... it was his drug of choiice too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #6 June 4, 2011 QuoteQuoteI'd read before that pharmaceuticals were worth big bucks on the street, but didn't realize it was that prevalent - thanks for the link. Criminals have been into oxycontin for a while now.... just look at Lush Rimjob... it was his drug of choiice too. he represents the white collar side of the scourge - they just shop for more doctors to get more script. But for the most part, they are only harming themselves. But for the ones that are robbing the pharmacies, a bit different story. Let's see Skydekker's comment on this story and his insistence that it's better for the companies to just let the robbers have what they want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,409 #7 June 4, 2011 Quote Quote I'd read before that pharmaceuticals were worth big bucks on the street, but didn't realize it was that prevalent - thanks for the link. Criminals have been into oxycontin for a while now.... just look at Lush Rimjob... it was his drug of choiice too. And damn that extreme liberal ACLU group for helping him out on that too. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 June 5, 2011 Quote Quote Quote I'd read before that pharmaceuticals were worth big bucks on the street, but didn't realize it was that prevalent - thanks for the link. Criminals have been into oxycontin for a while now.... just look at Lush Rimjob... it was his drug of choiice too. And damn that extreme liberal ACLU group for helping him out on that too. Hey.. Damn them for supporting that whole constitution thing... but not that much of a step down from defending some of his fellow travellers when they wanted to march in Skokie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #9 June 5, 2011 all the more reason to legalize it all, tax it and put it out there. Empty the prisons from drug offenders and spend the money on rehab projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 3 #10 June 5, 2011 if you've had chronic severe extreme pain you would 'get it.' I have had it, wouldnt wish it on anyone. No I didnt get into those really strong painkillers, fortunately. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 June 5, 2011 Quoteif you've had chronic severe extreme pain you would 'get it.' I have had it, wouldnt wish it on anyone. No I didnt get into those really strong painkillers, fortunately. I do have severe chronic pain... I could get them if I wanted.. I prefer to deal with life with an un-muddled head DOPERS no matter who they are and no matter their drug of choice SUCK ASS ... they can use all the excuses they want, it boils down to a weak mind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #12 June 6, 2011 Quote DOPERS no matter who they are and no matter their drug of choice SUCK ASS ... they can use all the excuses they want, it boils down to a weak mind in the ER, I was told a few times that the vicodin they were giving me was not addictive. And for a couple months, that pain killing was necessary. Even with that short an interval, it was an annoying week getting away from it. Last year when I had the more mild rotator cuff repair, I took a single dose that night, and then no more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #13 June 6, 2011 Quoteall the more reason to legalize it all, tax it and put it out there. Empty the prisons from drug offenders and spend the money on rehab projects. painkillers are legalized and fully available. All you need is a doc signing off on the need, at an appropriate dosage. I don't foresee opening it up further. Medical pot doesn't have any quantity limitations because the nature of pot - both in addictive tendencies and in consequences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #14 June 6, 2011 QuoteAll you need is a doc signing off on the need, at an appropriate dosage. I don't foresee opening it up further Well if you 'don't see opening it up further', then the robberies will likely continue..... legalize it, sell it at 7-11, tax it like cigarettes and beer, just like you can buy at 7-11, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #15 June 6, 2011 QuoteQuoteAll you need is a doc signing off on the need, at an appropriate dosage. I don't foresee opening it up further Well if you 'don't see opening it up further', then the robberies will likely continue..... legalize it, sell it at 7-11, tax it like cigarettes and beer, just like you can buy at 7-11, Yeah... now there is a safe place to work..those things get hit all the tiome ... the same butt stains hit those with a far greater frequency. As long as our economic system and elected officials support only the have it alls we will be buried with those without resources. There is a rather large underclass taking what they want rather than working for it on all those jobs the have it alls were supposed to create so people can work for their wants and needs with their miniscule trickle down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #16 June 6, 2011 QuoteWell if you 'don't see opening it up further', then the robberies will likely continue..... legalize it, sell it at 7-11, tax it like cigarettes and beer, just like you can buy at 7-11, Convenience stores and liquor stores get robbed all the time. If you get them to include narcotics in their inventory, they'll likely get robbed even more. But yeah, maybe the pharmacy robberies would decline if the good drugs went somewhere else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #17 June 6, 2011 QuoteConvenience stores and liquor stores get robbed all the time yes they do, but they don't get robbed particularly for the beer and cigarettes. They get robbed for money. We have drunks, we have alcoholics, we have chain smokers and we have a health care crisis due to smoking. Society accepts this as an 'acceptable risk'. We offer counseling and the freedom of choice for smokers and drunks, we may as well try the same set of rules for drugs and drug addiction. Can the DEA, can the 'war of drugs', can all the laws regarding the use of drugs and open it up. I bet we save tens of billions of dollars each year and I bet society is no worse off because of it. Fer sure what we are doing now is not working - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #18 June 6, 2011 Morphine was once a mail order product. I don't have complete knowledge on the history of that subject, but I don't think it worked out all that well."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #19 June 6, 2011 QuoteLet's see Skydekker's comment on this story and his insistence that it's better for the companies to just let the robbers have what they want. Better and cheaper are not the same thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #20 June 6, 2011 QuoteQuoteLet's see Skydekker's comment on this story and his insistence that it's better for the companies to just let the robbers have what they want. Better and cheaper are not the same thing. from the company standpoint, they generally are. But again it's a short term versus long term viewpoint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #21 June 6, 2011 How about we continue this conversation when Walgreen's or WalMart has gone bankrupt due to drug fuelled armed robberies? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,072 #22 June 6, 2011 >Better and cheaper are not the same thing. From a capitalist perspective, they are quite similar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #23 June 6, 2011 QuoteHow about we continue this conversation when Walgreen's or WalMart has gone bankrupt due to drug fuelled armed robberies? will that happen around the same time a company goes bankrupt due to a clerk defending his own life? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #24 June 7, 2011 QuoteWe offer counseling and the freedom of choice for smokers and drunks, we may as well try the same set of rules for drugs and drug addiction. Can the DEA, can the 'war of drugs', can all the laws regarding the use of drugs and open it up. I bet we save tens of billions of dollars each year and I bet society is no worse off because of it. I generally support the legalization of all drugs, but I don't know about canning ALL of the laws regarding drug use. (Maybe that's not exactly what you meant??) I would hope we would keep regulations on age and where the drugs could be sold, driving under the influence, etc. Not sure that society would be "no worse off because of it." We'd likely be trading certain problems for others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #25 June 7, 2011 Quote Quote Convenience stores and liquor stores get robbed all the time yes they do, but they don't get robbed particularly for the beer and cigarettes. They get robbed for money. We have drunks, we have alcoholics, we have chain smokers and we have a health care crisis due to smoking. Society accepts this as an 'acceptable risk'. We offer counseling and the freedom of choice for smokers and drunks, we may as well try the same set of rules for drugs and drug addiction. Can the DEA, can the 'war of drugs', can all the laws regarding the use of drugs and open it up. I bet we save tens of billions of dollars each year and I bet society is no worse off because of it. Fer sure what we are doing now is not working - Nah, keep the DEA. Just put them under the IRS so they can be used to collect the taxes. They can even keep their name. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
