DrugBuyers.Com: Is anyone in a state of narcosis?

Ha ha, very true. I also had never spent a whole lot of time listening to Rush either but I have heard him enough to know where he stands on most issues, and where he stands on such issues are usually a world away from where I stand, therefore making us polar opposites, well um, except for the fact that I too have chronic back pain and now take 240mgs of oxycontin a day. But unlike him, I have never wavered in my beliefs about whether or not someone should be considered a criminal if they are caught with drugs, of any kind. I have always held a strong belief in the decriminalization of drug use. Or in cases of those addicted to drugs that they are using for recreational purposes I feel strongly that they should have an opportunity to get help and rehabilitation, not jail time! AHHHH I just want to scream when I think of that prospect. You know, young adults getting busted for using illegal drugs, getting thrown in jail and then end up resorting to harder drugs in order to deal with being incarcerated, or just to assimilate to their new surroundings. But to somehow suggest that people living in chronic pain should be referred to as "criminals" just blows my mind. How can it possibly be a criminal act if someone is taking medications for pain? And I do not only mean to refer to the pain meds that I take either. I do not smoke marijuana but if I had cancer or any of the many other ailments that marijuana has proven to help, then I would roll up a fattie and smoke it without hesitation.

That is where I think Rush is despicable! He has always been so tough on people who turned out to commit lesser crimes than he has been charged with. But the difference with most of us here (or at least I hope) is that even though we may not agree with Rush, we would still stand up for him and attest to the difficulties associated with chronic pain and the necessity for a complete overhaul to the justice system and to the medical community in large. All his case shows is the lengths so many of us have been forced to go to just in order to alleviate our pain.

The whole Rush story would not have been so compelling had it happened to someone like Howard Stern or even Bill Maher, both of whom have already proven to be proponents of the legalization of drugs. That would have just forced the right to say, See, these evil drug users are such bad role models. But since this happened to one of their own role models they really ended up with a big fat foot in their mouth. Especially once again tapping into the whole you can not work while you are high defense. So I thank Rush for proving what so many of us have been trying to say for so long. We are NOT high when we take our medications, we are just feeling less pain. So because of this decrease in pain we are leading normal, productive lives. We pay taxes and go to our jobs and are in most cases, ideal citizens. Its not until we are unable to get our pain medications and are forced to live in this chronic state of life altering pain do we start to become the unproductive citizens. Hey desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures. If the only way I could get pain relief was by doing something illegal, such as purchasing meds online from an international pharmacy, or through websites offering pain meds in ways that our government disapproves, then too bad, I would do it. Heck I have done it. So at this very moment the only thing separating me from breaking the law (if you want to call it that) is a kind and understanding doctor.

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Flea