Pubdate: Thu, 22 Sep 2005
Source: Reporter, The (Fond du Lac, WI)
Copyright: 2005 Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers
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Author: Gary J. Hobbins

DOCTORS AT FAULT FOR ENABLING DRUG USERS

There is "something rotten in Denmark" when local doctors prescribe 
narcotic pain medications to ex-convict drug users and traffickers, 
who then do not take the medication themselves but turn around and 
sell the drugs, making thousands of dollars in a short period of time.

Local doctors need to do background checks before prescribing 
controlled substances. Many of these criminals have already 
"disabled" themselves with substance abuse, and this includes food 
abuse, and have obtained medical cards that give doctors the right to 
run expensive tests and prescribe expensive medications that benefit 
their organizations.

Upon observation, one sees in this great country of ours that many of 
these types of disability cases are questionable and could be cured 
by enforced education and work. These spiritually asleep people need 
intervention and not more of the same that perpetuates their 
deplorable lifestyles.

Truly disabled people that work do make these people look sick. 
Obviously, there are those who, because of the circumstances of their 
lives, have not yet been able to become conscious of their behavior 
and the effect that it has on others, especially the poor, 
spiritually asleep people they sell the narcotics to and what it 
would do to their loved ones if they were arrested.

But this takes an evolved love and some people do not yet understand 
or care about that. "A greedy man brings trouble to his family ... " 
Proverbs 15:27

Clandestine trafficking in narcotics constitutes direct co-operation 
in evil, since it encourages people to practices gravely contrary to moral law.

Doctors take the Hippocratic oath, and the oath states "do no harm."

The oath was originally intended to offer a spiritual and/or ethical 
duty towards the performance of the medical profession.

Doctors, do not undervalue your oath.

Gary J. Hobbins

Fond du Lac 
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