I, too, agree that the meds should be OTC. If I am in acute headache pain, why do I need a doctor to confirm what I already know and be subject to whether or not he believes me?

Of course people will abuse it. If all drugs were legalized, they would certainly be abused. But so what? These people will get drugs elsewhere, and when they do, they will be supporting a criminal organization. Why not have them support American companies instead?

And not everyone will abuse it, per se. Some might just use it occasionally. Very similar to alcohol in that respect, with the difference being alcohol is much worse for your body than opiates.

-yawkaw