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OneTenthofOnePercent

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8. Do you believe hat you have the right to self-medicate with any substance you desire?

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 08:55 PM

Jan 2013

Or would you draw the line somewhere?

For the record, I agree with one's right to life, liberty and happiness. Furthermore, I consider the effective means and ability for one to be able to provide and protect these basic liberties for themselves essential to those liberties - and thus I consider those means are liberties in and of them self, access to self medication included. I just question where one draws the line, if there is one.

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I think I, as an adult, have a human right to medicate myself [View all] cthulu2016 Jan 2013 OP

Agreed. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #1

Well, it depends hollysmom Jan 2013 #2

I don't believe anything the OP said would prevent you from doing that. ret5hd Jan 2013 #4

I may have misunderstood, but I thought the doctor could be cut out of the process hollysmom Jan 2013 #7

Only if you so choose. ret5hd Jan 2013 #16

Actually yes, do you have education in bio chemistry nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #13

Where in the OP does it say anything about preventing people from going to a doctor to get their pre ret5hd Jan 2013 #17

He did not say it, but the implication is there nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #19

Would you explain how he implies you would be prevented... ret5hd Jan 2013 #21

just like on many issues other countries have figured it out. We have not. liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #3

Human members of civilization do not have rights NoOneMan Jan 2013 #5

So is the system is more important than the live comprising it? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #9

In the system's opinion, yes NoOneMan Jan 2013 #11

Yep, unfortunately RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #15

Well said NoOneMan. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #20

Washington DC does not agree green for victory Jan 2013 #6

Do you believe hat you have the right to self-medicate with any substance you desire? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #8

The war on drugs is a scam. Big Pharma is a scam. RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #10

I can see even more deaths from overdoses nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #12

What if the medications you are medicating yourself with affect other human beings... madinmaryland Jan 2013 #14

It is insane. I can't imagine what my grandsons will think when they learn about this time in logosoco Jan 2013 #18