It's a two way street, on one direction legal efforts should be focused on distributors/manufacturers and not the end user and in the other direction treatment should be more open and available for those in need.
"Can't see the forest for the trees"
I usually don't opine on your posts because you are very political, but I thought I would engage with you and see what happens.
I'm just looking for discourse on this post. Truly. We are seeing these reductions of the legal system in context of substance use. Is it working? Is it making a difference? Should we press forward more? Or have we just seen enough early data in this drug trial to pull the study?
But to your other comment... I am not very political, I just stand out because I am in the minority, and my views are likely different than yours. Partly because academia, schools, and now medicine have silenced and belittled conservative minded people for too long. This
oppressive culture permeates SDN, too. Saw a great meme recently using the characters from LOR, 'can't avoid upsetting the left/woke because they are already upset with everything' was the gist. Historically conservates would opt for social decorum, and quietly smile nod, to not engage in political discourse because it wouldn't go anywhere. This trend is changing. It's a tragedy when you have to mentor pre-med and med and residents 'keep your mouth shut, go through the motions and pretend you are a woke sheep like the rest.' Then there was the
med student who harmed a patient for their political beliefs. I'm confident if a conservative student did the equivalent for a liberal patient they would have been dismissed the following day.
I just tried, couldn't find it again, but there was some doctor on the East Coast who had a blog (or article?), that openly declared and lambasted that conservatives/republicans can't and shouldn't be doctors. That is atrocious. To even advocate that an entire political group, half of the country shouldn't fulfill a job role. Imagine the flipped script? Just messed up. I'm more willing to speak up and show, here on SDN to any med students and residents, that there are indeed conservative leaning Psychiatrists. Saw a recent poll in past few weeks - reflecting 25% of Psychiatrists lean right. One of the lowest of all the specialties. So we'll use a buzzword... I purport
advocacy for a political minority here on SDN at times.
Even the fact that you would draw attention to the nature of my posts and as a reason to avoid commentary because of that, rather than commenting on the merits of the post it self, adds further evidence to my claims/observations if only in this microsphere of SDN.
*waving hands, look at me, I am triggered, I am a victim of discrimination, that isn't Inclusive. sniffle*
I conjured up a multiyear thread on the ups/downs of the start of my private practice to also be a helping tool for residents/attendings to consider starting there own. Because the left dominated academia sphere turns up its nose at the idea of talking business and private practice for residents. Rather than recognizing that it is a large element of the real practice of medicine post residency, and perhaps, having a 1 month rotation in medical business for all residents, it's continually neglected and hushed when trainees speak up. I was fortunate my program had more opened minded people. I've already been getting DMs from students, residents, attendings, and even non-psych attendings looking for extra information about private practice start ups. So we'll call that political thread
outreach.
So for those pre-meds, students, residents who happen be some where libertarian to meeting attending republican, you aren't alone, they do exist even in Psychiatry. Bless your hearts as you suffer the endless political rants along the way during your studies, and muzzle your voice, and increasingly force you into displays of
virtue signaling. Good luck keeping your head down. Your struggle is real, and far worse than what I endured running the gauntlet of training,
have hope.
*This multi-paragraph rant shouldn't even be needed, nor should there even be a pinch of truth to what I typed. [shaking head]
