Jonesin for an Overdose.

In Christian Morales's article "Vicodin is One Hell of a Drug," many loopholes in pharmaceutical prescription drugs are discussed. Apparently Travis County is pumping up its game to inform people of the dangers of overdosing on prescription drugs. Mr. Morales states that he works at a pharmacy and sees firsthand the abuse and problems with filling prescription orders. He states it is a little disturbing when you see people regularly pull up in their expensive cars to get their pain killers every two weeks (or whenever the prescription needs filled). They keep coming back due to some “pain” that they are currently undergoing. It is such an easy system to cheat by going through multiple pharmacies. Point being, it is real easy to get pharmaceutical drugs that are very popular these days. That is easy money for some people. I agree with Mr. Morales that some sort of system needs to be tied together to track all prescriptions so that they are not filled multiple times. Overdosing should not be on the doctor or pharmaceutical company. The company or doctor cannot hold the patient's hand at home and force them to take the correct or prescribed amount. The label and doctor clearly states the correct amount that is all they can do and should be accountable for. Frivolous lawsuits really piss me off. In the end, regulating drugs will always be a very difficult task at hand.