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04-27-2006, 03:32 AM
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New York Times columnist John Tierney is my hero today for his op-ed piece, "Potheads and Sudafed."
http://headaches.about.com/b/a/257110.htm
Tierney refers to a "coalition of Republican narcs on Capitol Hill, in the White House and at the Drug Enforcement Administration," and says,
"They've been engaged in a long-running war to get the F.D.A. to abandon some of its quaint principles, like the notion that it's not fair to deny a useful drug to patients just because a few criminals might abuse it. The agency has also dared to suggest that there should be a division of labor when it comes to drugs: scientists and doctors should figure out which ones work for patients, and narcotics agents should catch people who break drug laws.
The drug cops want everyone to share their mission. They think that doctors and pharmacists should catch patients who abuse painkillers
New York Times columnist John Tierney is my hero today for his op-ed piece, "Potheads and Sudafed."
http://headaches.about.com/b/a/257110.htm
Tierney refers to a "coalition of Republican narcs on Capitol Hill, in the White House and at the Drug Enforcement Administration," and says,
"They've been engaged in a long-running war to get the F.D.A. to abandon some of its quaint principles, like the notion that it's not fair to deny a useful drug to patients just because a few criminals might abuse it. The agency has also dared to suggest that there should be a division of labor when it comes to drugs: scientists and doctors should figure out which ones work for patients, and narcotics agents should catch people who break drug laws.
The drug cops want everyone to share their mission. They think that doctors and pharmacists should catch patients who abuse painkillers