1. Cannabis
This drug is used for terminally ill patients to help relieve pain and is not intended to cure the illness. ... Marijuana is legal in some states and can be used by patients with cancer, glaucoma, and others with terminal illness. ...
War on Drugs." 1.) I have criticized President Nixon's, "War on Drugs" both morally and on expediential grounds. Do we have the right to stop an individual from becoming an addict? Force, direct or indirect, should not be allowed to prevent a person's choice to take drugs or alcohol. The ethical...
"Heroin has proven highly effective in helping patients to deal with severe pain; some researchers have found it more effective than morphine and other opiates in treating pain in some patients" (Inciardi/McElrath, 294). "The psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, peyote, and ecstasy have shown promise in aiding psychotherapy and in reducing tension, depression, pain, and fear of death in the terminally ill; they also have demonstrated some potential, as yet unconfirmed, to aid in the treatment of alcoholism" (Inciardi/McElrath, 294). From these facts, it is clearly proven that doctors use illicit dr...