I'm with Redhill on this one. To a degree. There are some pain meds which should be dispensed by a doctor, but take, say hydro in 5, 7.5 and 10 mg form and provide it OTC. For legitimate CPers, this would be a godsend and save countless dollars and time at the local doctor's office. For the abusers, well, they are going to obtain these meds regardless, why put the money in the pockets of the street-corner low-lives rather than into one of our local businesses? We already have ADDICTIVE products such as cigarettes and alcohol readily available - and the same monitoring system that is in place to try to stem access to minors of these items could well be used for the pain meds. This is only my opinion, but give us, as adults who know what we suffer from and know what our med needs are, the choice to obtain the meds necessary to allow us to live a normal life without going through the hassles/battles, and belittlement we face every time we must see our physician for the meds mentioned above. As for peeps mixing these meds with alcohol and what have you - THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY if they are so inclined, whether the meds are obtained illegally, from a doc, or OTC.