On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:05:03 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:13:56 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2008-07-29, blake murphy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> when i was a kid, i remember there was a bottle of paragoric (an opium
>>>> derivative) on the shelf. i can't remember whether or not it was a
>>>> prescription item.
>>> I had a terrible tickle-in-throat cough while staying at a friend's house.
>>> His mom was a hypochondriac and had every over-the-shelf cough medicine on
>>> the market. None even slowed my cough down. We were up in the attack going
>>> through some of his stuff when I found another box of old drugstore meds.
>>> One was McKesson cough syrup w/ codeine. One tablespoon and 3 days of agony
>>> was gone in about 3 seconds! It's a pity we pay millions for useless
>>> remedies and have to pay a doctor exhobitant rates for a simple solution to
>>> a simple problem.
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> but we can't allow people (except those with medical degrees) access
>> to narcotics. they'll all become junkies!
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>Heh. Frequently, we can't even let the terminally ill have access
>to adequate pain meds because they might become addicted. :-(

it's a ****ing outrage. the d.e.a. is causing even legitimate pain
control doctors to be fearful.

your pal,
blake