Watching the 3-part documentary on Prohibition really put into sharp focus for me how futile a war on drugs/alcohol is. Prior to Prohibition, drinking really was causing a lot of social ills. Bad business. The only thing at their disposal was Prohibition, which did not really put a dent in consumption and caused all kinds of fucked up crime

Prohibition was such a boon to organized crime.

Speaking of the good old days, I've come to the conclusion that our current gov't is probably about as corrupt as that of the Teapot Dome Scandal. Just outright bought and paid for.

If I got my one magic bullet to kill off something, I'd take out Corporate Personhood with one shot and reel in campaign contributions. It's crazyland in American politics. (Moreso than usual.)

Fortunately, he works with a pain specialist, so he has little problem getting his drugs.

That's so not an automatic causal relationship. I'm on pain specialist #3.

My sleep doc has me splitting pills since she can't get them to fill a prescription for 60 pills in a month.

My sleep doc has me splitting pills since she can't get them to fill a prescription for 60 pills in a month.

Tim's doctor prescribed 20-mg Ritalin pills for him because his dose is so high (he takes 20 mg 4 times a day, which works out to 120 pills; Humana will cover 90 pills because they are fucktards), but because of the shortage of ADD meds, the pharmacy can only get 10-mg pills, so every month Tim gets 240 Ritalin pills.

His doctor and pharmacy are awesome and don't treat him like he's going to turn around and sell it to college students, but he always says when he picks up his gigantic monthly supply he feels like the Feds are going to be waiting for him outside the pharmacy door.

And literally every month when he has to refill his Ritalin, he has to drive to his doctor's office to get a hand-written prescription on paper, because he can't call in a refill, and the doctor can't do it electronically. Every single goddamn month.

Because junkies and drugs and OMG WAR ON DRUGZ WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN AND THE PROFITS?

OMG TOO CUTE!

OMG TOO CUTE!

Boing!

Leaping pony!!!

I admit, it is kinda freaking me out. The face looks a little too human.

I really think everyone who keeps saying that health care reform will lead to bureaucrats control medical decisions has never really been sick or had to deal with any of this.

Yeah, my sleep doctor wants me to be able to take 1mg to go to sleep, and one more mg in case I wake up in the middle of the night. Insurance wasn't having any of it.

And literally every month when he has to refill his Ritalin, he has to drive to his doctor's office to get a hand-written prescription on paper, because he can't call in a refill, and the doctor can't do it electronically. Every single goddamn month.

Welcome to my methadone world. And my doctor didn't even have the politeness to apologise. I explained to them I was working from home for three days partially in the hope that they'd respond in a timely fashion *before* I ran out, so I could go to the office during work hours and pick up the script, but, no I get a call Friday saying "You have until 6! Good luck with that!" and so I had to leave work early. Nah, I had nothing else to do.

Third refill so far, and they still can't remotely get on the ball. My other...nah, I'm about to go off on them again, and I'm tired of saying it, so y'all must be skimming by now.