I do. Why should they be sitting at home abusing drugs and collecting a welfare check at the same time? That’s our tax money.
Not everybody on welfare is on drugs, but alot of them I’m sure are. What is your oppinnion?
Kao- You are obviously not from the U.S. or you wouldn’t be referring to it as “your country”
It’s true, I don’t agree with every decision that our government makes, but I’d rather live in the U.S. than any country in the world.

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1) Our local ER is being used as a primary health care center for patients who cannot or will not access care elsewhere. This boggs down the ER with non ermergent cases.
2) Drug seekers use and abuse ER staff while disrupting the flow of care by demanding specific drugs of choice and threatening legal action if not served.
3) Debt is incurred because the EMTALA law states that everyone who comes to the ER is entitled to evaluation and necessary treatment. State & federal MediCare and Medicaid laws state unnecessary treatment will not be reimbursed. How can an ER survive economically?

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Marijuana use remains consistent despite a high level of enforcement, and there is no detectable relationship between changes in enforcement and levels of marijuana use over time.
REFERENCE: J. Morgan and L. Zimmer. 1997. Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts: A Review of the Scientific Evidence. The Lindesmith Center: New York, 46.

Marijuana users believe that their behavior will go undetected; thus fear of arrest is usually not a factor in people’s decisions whether or not to use it.
REFERENCE: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse National Working Group on Addictions. 1998. Cannabis Control in Canada: Options Regarding Possession. Ottawa.

Marijuana laws have no “specific” deterrent impact on drug taking behavior. Studies show that marijuana offenders continue to use marijuana after their conviction at rates equal to those prior to their arrest. No relation between the actual or perceived severity of their previous sentence and subsequent use has been found.
REFERENCE: P. Erickson. 1980. Cannabis Criminals: The Social Effects of Punishment on Drug Users. Addiction Research Foundation: Toronto.

In surveys, most individuals cite health concerns and family responsibilities rather than legal concerns as their primary reasons for ceasing (or never initiating) marijuana use.
REFERENCE: National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM). 1982. Marijuana and Health. National Academy Press: Washington, DC.

A California police officer’s study concluded, “The reduction in penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use does not appear to [be] a factor in people’s decision to use or not use the drug.”
REFERENCE: California State Office of Narcotics and Drug Abuse. 1977. A First Report on the Impact of California’s New Marijuana Law. State Capitol: Sacramento.

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If someone becomes addicted to a medication prescribed by a doctor, and the doctor is told that the drugs are safe by the FDA and the drug makers themselves, why aren’t the pharmacudical companies being forced to compensate financially the cities that have been most severly affected by prescription drug abuse? Why aren’t lawmakers in Washington doing anything to protect those persons who have no intention of becoming “high” but instead are becoming addicted by the mere nature of the drugs’ addictive properties? Would not such an examination of prescription drugs reduce, to at least some degree, the violence and crime often associated with societies that have people who are addicted to prescription drugs? Why aren’t the drug companies being forced to provide treatment centers, instead of the American taxpayers footing the bill?

Any mature comments relating to the topic are welcomed, as well as any prior experiences with family members or friends who have had prescription drug issues.

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