If he were high on cocaine, he would be responsible for his actions because, presumably, he choose to get involved with an illicit drug.
If Accucane is to blame, then this wasn't necessarily a drug he choose to take. It sounds like something he was prescribed. When we are prescribed drugs, we assume they are safe and that the doctor knows best. That isn't always a safe assumption, but legally, it is a defensible assumption. This gives the boy and his parents some cover for his actions. He may not have been personally responsible for his actions and his parents may not have fully realized the depth of his problems. Teens are mighty good at keeping things to themselves when they want to. H. -----Original Message----- From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 11:09 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: From the OMFG files What...does ..it matter..WHAT he was on? If he was high on Cocaine would it be the fault of the cocaine?!?? *HE* did this! And that is ALL there is to it. HE is responsible for this. Not television, not videogames,not music,not Accutataney or whatever it is. If you tell me that his mother is to blame for not taking him in for his checkup sto his doctor, or his doctor for not noting the signs and keeping proper track of him then yeah..maybe...but the manufacturers of the drug? Somebody just looking to make some money dude..that's all it is. Either the mother directly, or the lawyer behind her. -Gel -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The effects linger. Sort of what the explorer said to the witch doctor when he was finished the prescribed cure - the thong has ended but the malady lingers on. Now comes the really complicating part of something like this case. When you're depressed you get into an almost obsessional type of thinking. If this kid was pretty bad even after the withdrawal of the drug, if nothing else is done, the suicidal ideation doesn't stop, nor does the complete self-denigration - in other words your continually trashing yourself. It may get marginally better but the withdrawal of the Accutane did not necessary make the needed changes in the system. larry ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
