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Dr. Drug Rep

Dr. Drug Rep - a really interesting, reflective piece on the thorny ethics of hawking pharmaceuticals from a psychiatrist who stopped doing it.
If I gave talks to primary-care doctors about Effexor, I reasoned, I would be doing nothing unethical. It was a perfectly effective treatment option, with some data to suggest advantages over its competitors. [...]

Drug Addiction and the Open Society

Drug Addiction and the Open Society - provocative essay/review of two books challenging the conventional wisdom of drug policy. I don’t think I agree with it, but some good points in here.
Open societies cannot be open to everything. Even if it were possible to draw with great precision the line between what is harmful [...]

Drugged Up Elvis Video

Drugged Up Elvis Video - some person I don’t even know sent this my way, knowing I would love it.  Because I love Elvis.  And Elvis loved drugs.  And forgetting words.  And laughing at himself.  And the audience loves Elvis for it.

Former Seattle Police Chief Says We Should Legalize Drugs

Former Seattle Police Chief Says We Should Legalize Drugs
Not until we choose to frame responsible drug use-not an oxymoron in my dictionary-as a civil liberty will we be able to recognize the abuse of drugs, including alcohol, for what it is: a medical, not a criminal, matter.