A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor's assistant and two doctors.
    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      I don’t disagree. And as I said, if prohibition hadn’t been a complete shit show, I would support it. However, making ketamine prescription-only has not been a complete shit show.

      Honestly, if I ran things, doctors would give prescriptions for alcohol and cigarettes too. Because they’re really fucking dangerous, unlike things like cannabis.

      But good luck passing those laws.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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          3 months ago

          Putting certain drugs behind a prescription wall is not the same as the war on drugs. Those drugs, unlike heroin, cannabis, etc. are still legal. They just require a doctor’s supervision.

          In my opinion, any drug that has the potential to knock someone unconscious or even kill them without them even having known they were given that drug is not safe enough a drug to be available OTC at your nearby Walgreens.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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              3 months ago

              The specific issue with a drug like ketamine, unlike, say, ether, is that it is tasteless, colorless and odorless. If someone spikes your drink with ketamine, even if it isn’t alcohol, you won’t know. That is super dangerous. Much more so than plying someone with alcohol or using something like ether or chloroform that you can buy without a prescription.

              I suppose you could legislate some sort of odor or taste or something to be added to ketamine, but I imagine it doesn’t have them for a reason.