"Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime." This is the famous quote by Lavrenty Beria, Stalin's head of internal security. Users have the option to "Just say No" I practiced psychiatry in an age where we didn't have a large choice of pills to hand out. The victims were the users and the kids recruited to support the dealers.
"Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime." This is the famous quote by Lavrenty Beria, Stalin's head of internal security. Users have the option to "Just say No" I practiced psychiatry in an age where we didn't have a large choice of pills to hand out. The victims were the users and the kids recruited to support the dealers.
The two most-often abused drugs were tobacco and alcohol, I was still a heavy smoker at the time, not unusual for doctors in Europe. Interestingly, the number of users at that time was relatively low. What I observed led me to believe that we, society, created the drug problem. We could have simply decriminalized the hemp-derived feel-good chemicals, and that would have solved the problem. They were a gateway drug only because the only place to acquire them was the same place that sold heroin.
I prescribed controlled substances where appropriate, including peyote and edible hashish. There are medical uses for nearly every prohibited drug. I am convinced that there is no legitimate medical use outside the Emergency Room for Fentanyl. I once was taken to an ER in excruciating belly pain that had kicked my blood pressure up to 260/130; the nurse practitioner who saw me administered a microdose of Fentanyl which fixed everything immediately. I knew then that I couldn't ever take another dose because it would probably addict me instantly.
Practicing physicians I know locally prescribe all sorts of medications freely. At last, Ketamine has been made into a drug that can be used to manage pain from incurable conditions. We have failed to hold accountable those who commit crimes to pay for their addictions. That is the real tragedy of the War on Drugs.
"Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime." This is the famous quote by Lavrenty Beria, Stalin's head of internal security. Users have the option to "Just say No" I practiced psychiatry in an age where we didn't have a large choice of pills to hand out. The victims were the users and the kids recruited to support the dealers.
The two most-often abused drugs were tobacco and alcohol, I was still a heavy smoker at the time, not unusual for doctors in Europe. Interestingly, the number of users at that time was relatively low. What I observed led me to believe that we, society, created the drug problem. We could have simply decriminalized the hemp-derived feel-good chemicals, and that would have solved the problem. They were a gateway drug only because the only place to acquire them was the same place that sold heroin.
I prescribed controlled substances where appropriate, including peyote and edible hashish. There are medical uses for nearly every prohibited drug. I am convinced that there is no legitimate medical use outside the Emergency Room for Fentanyl. I once was taken to an ER in excruciating belly pain that had kicked my blood pressure up to 260/130; the nurse practitioner who saw me administered a microdose of Fentanyl which fixed everything immediately. I knew then that I couldn't ever take another dose because it would probably addict me instantly.
Practicing physicians I know locally prescribe all sorts of medications freely. At last, Ketamine has been made into a drug that can be used to manage pain from incurable conditions. We have failed to hold accountable those who commit crimes to pay for their addictions. That is the real tragedy of the War on Drugs.