Our society has been conditioned to think that some things are free to us because someone else will pay. Which brings me to Robin Hood Medications. We think that there is such a thing as a miracle drug, an elixir that takes the problem away. Physics and chemistry will not be denied. When I look at the side effects listed for medications I wonder how we are ever convinced that it would be good to take this stuff. It is because in the Robin Hood/Welfare way of thinking we believe that all the side effects will apply to someone else. Sure the generic ibuprofen bottle warns me that I could experience hive, facial swelling, asthma, shock, rash and stomach bleeding. Acetaminophen is recognized as causing liver problems. And yet millions of these common pills are taken every day. I expect that you will be the statistic and I will be the beneficiary. I want the pain, often caused by irresponsible behavior, to go away, and I want it now.
It doesn’t work that way. Physics and probability are a dangerous combination. All medications have side effects. Even something as readily available as aspirin can cause death in children. It may be that the side effects are not worth the possible help offered. Doctors are not gods. Medications are not elixirs. All pain cannot be relieved. All sickness cannot be healed.
And the government cannot take care of all your problems. Time to grow up. Time to honestly weigh the benefits with the dangers. Time to take responsible action and get on with life. That may mean taking the pill. It may mean taking the risk. It may just mean not drinking so much at parties.
homo unius libri
Smart people have ALWAYS known that EVERY medication is merely a weak poison.
ReplyDeleteI guess even small amounts of arsenic won't kill you.
DeleteGrace and peace.