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i'm a premed student and i'm curious how common recreational drug/prescription drug abuse is among medical students or residents.
Rule #1 of the trade:
Never get high on your own supply...
This is just sad, this guy is supposed to be a role model for society, and hes gonna have ppls lifes in his hands, just sadI know of one stoner in my class. I'm sure there are more.
This is just sad, this guy is supposed to be a role model for society, and hes gonna have ppls lifes in his hands, just sad
yeah and when half of our class is black out drunk in public that reflects poorly on our 'role model' status in society.
There is nothing wrong with smoking a lil pot. I usually light up throughout my studies to just chill and often prepare a victory doobster to toast up after hard exams. I plan to do continue these smoking rituals during med school and in practice. God made weed for a reason, and that reason is for you to get high as f*ck!
I hope you never have been drunk...This is just sad, this guy is supposed to be a role model for society, and hes gonna have ppls lifes in his hands, just sad
Clearly you can't be a good doctor or a role model if you have ever smoked pot. Pot makes you evil...
i see nothing wrong for using a little pot during the pre-clinical years.
as for clinical, doctor's drink don't they? so, i don't really see too much of a problem getting high ONCE IN A WHILE while you're practicing, never anytime even close to work, though.
True true true. Of course, it's rather ridiculous that alcohol is legal but marijuana is not.The key difference between illegal drug use and drinking is that if you get caught drinking you generally aren't going to have a problem getting licensed. It's a pretty foolish way to tank your career for a once in a while high.
lobby for it, CheechTrue true true. Of course, it's rather ridiculous that alcohol is legal but marijuana is not.
To pad his salary with a side business? That's a little horrific if true. Not the smartest thing to do.One MD I used to play rugby with gave me and my buddy some grade A pot. Apparantly he grew the stuff. Obviously a private practice type.
I don't like these threads. The tokers get pissed at the non tokers and the non tokers get pissed at those who smoke. Then alcohol factors into the play and all hell breaks loose.
This is just sad, this guy is supposed to be a role model for society, and hes gonna have ppls lifes in his hands, just sad
for medicinal purposes. relaxing after a long day isn't a medicinal purpose.Give me a frekin break.
Besides, you can prescribe it in California.
I don't like these threads. The tokers get pissed at the non tokers and the non tokers get pissed at those who smoke. Then alcohol factors into the play and all hell breaks loose. You can legally imbibe in alcohol whereas you can't marijuana. Follow the law, its the easiest route. And yes, I admit, young people break the law all the time by drinking, but we're talking about medical school here. Whenever someone has a position of power over someone illicit drugs should be the furthest thought at that time. It doesn't matter if its your pre-clin or clinical years, you're jeopardizing your licensure at the very least.
True true true. Of course, it's rather ridiculous that alcohol is legal but marijuana is not.
for medicinal purposes. relaxing after a long day isn't a medicinal purpose.
lol, i see what u did therelobby for it, Cheech
lobby for it, Cheech
lol, i see what u did there
sorry, I've never smoked, but it's completely arbitrary that alcohol is illegal and marijuana is not, when I could easily make a case for alcohol being a lot more harmful than marijuana.
Agreed. The law doesn't have to make sense -- if it is the law, you have to abide by it or accept the consequences. And if you are a professional who has to get through background checks to get licensed, and be empowered by the DEA to prescribe meds, you are going to need to have as clean a record as possible. So yes, that means you can be stinking drunk every weekend and have an unobstructed career path, but get nailed for MJ once and you potentially might not. So you need to decide if a high is worth the risk of not practicing medicine. If you don't think that law is fair, all you really can do is campaign to change the law. If you break it you are accepting the consequences.
Dang, guess I'd better tell a friend or two to take off the big NORML stickers...Personally I don't think the risk is big enough, and it's really unwise to be the obvious smoker at a school. I know it seems like such a non-issue in undergrad, so it's hard to imagine getting caught could have serious consequences, but it can.
Dang, guess I'd better tell a friend or two to take off the big NORML stickers...
Google it.huh?
Agreed. The law doesn't have to make sense -- if it is the law, you have to abide by it or accept the consequences. [...]
I'm shocked, who would of thought that SDN would comprise of so many yes-men? Just because something is "illegal" doesn't make its use immoral or unethical.
You miss the point. It doesn't matter if it is immoral or unethical. Those issues are irrelevant. That it is illegal, right or wrong, means it can screw up your career. That is all that matters. No point worrying about right or wrong. Just about consequences.
I didn't miss the point, I made one. Granted, I quoted you to do it and my rant had little to nothing to do with your text, but I quoted it as evidence that SDN comprises of do-good yes-men.
Trust the lawyer to make good legal sense.I think most on this board aren't do good yes men, and really don't have a moral issue here, but are simply cognizant of the legal repurcussions of our actions, and so don't do things that will land us in hot water. It doesn't really matter if the law makes sense or not, or if alcohol is a worse culprit etc -- one's options are always to follow the law or accept the consequences. If you aren't willing to jeaopardize your career over this, you simply shouldn't go down that road. Morals, do-gooding etc are irrelevant. You can disagree with a law and yet abide by it. Most people do, every time they stay within the speed limit.
I didn't miss the point, I made one. Granted, I quoted you to do it and my rant had little to do with your quoted text, but I quoted it as evidence that SDN comprises of do-good yes-men.
Seems like too many a people know about more than just marijuana and like to broadcast it. Call me Mr. Obvious but that doesn't seem like a good thing.