Originally posted by Sean:
Originally posted by Mobycat:
[b]A doctor should not be allowing someone to get that far. To me, it is a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.
Unethical and illegal. If the doctor is supplying him knowing the reasons, he should at the minimum be put on some sort of probation. Investigate whether his license should be yanked.
Well, that's why I said "knowing the reasons." Also, it appears to me that Rush may not have had a prescription for the pills He may have, but at this point, who knows. And if he did have a prescription, there wouldn't be any investigation...it would have been perfectly OK.
My dad is a physician (retired) and would NEVER have allowed it. Here's an example of how squeaky clean he was: my brother has HORRIBLE allergies. He was taking benadryl shots for it. My dad could have brought home the stuff making it easier for my brother. We even asked him one time why he doesn't. His reply? Because it was wrong. He absolutely refused (and still does) to break the law or do anything even remotely unethical. He wouldn't advertise on TV because, "doctors just don't do that." He wouldn't give a rat's ass how famous or rich his patient was.
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