trapsource said:
Do no harm? Why wouldnt a doctor help someone even if they are doing something wrong? Thats bullshit. Whats next, you wont treat a cancer patient because he go it from smoking? Some of you doctors can kiss my ***, you arrogant pricks
Physicians and medical students are not required to help anyone...ever. In certain situations, they can be punished for not helping another human being. This situation is not one of them.
Besides, I did help him. If his line of thinking and the actions that he is taking is considered to be drug abuse and outside the confines of what I consider to be moral, then perhaps he just needs to stop doing it. That was the only option I gave him, because that's the only option he has at this point.
There is no such thing as safely using steroids unless you have a problem with low sex hormone levels to begin with and you desire to boost that level to something that is more physiologically appealing.
Americans should feel lucky. I'm working with a physician right now that spent a year in England with their socialistic type of medicine. Once you reach a certain age there and you have a problem that could lead to your death, they don't even bother. Unfortunately, most people don't realize this and demand that system even though it's even more broken than the American system.
As for the cancer and smoking argument, pay careful attention to the direction of the American medical system. With the soaring cost of procedures and technology and the ever dwindling reimbursement for physicians from medicare there will come a time when people that smoke will no longer receive any medical care for what they've done to themselves. Doctors grow tired of paying for the ignorance of the general public out of pocket.
The American medical system is moving towards a system where doctors will be paid for their services based upon surveys and general comments. Once this happens (which is already has if you haven't already noticed the surveys that you get in the mail after an office visit), doctors will be paid on a sliding scale. Unfortunately, doctors are already tired of that particular payment method, so they won't accept it. Medicine will go back to way it used be with only the rich receiving medical care, because they will be the only people that will be able to afford medical care. The physicians that are good at what they do will be well paid by the rich and those that are mediocre will be left to treat the rest. So, skilled doctors win, the rich win, unskilled doctors help the poor, and the poor ultimately loose.
Remember to read what I said above carefully. Our system is already moving that direction, because people refuse to take care of themselves, take advantage of insurance companies, and they take advantage of their doctors by not paying. I've spoken to way too many physicians that are willing to acknowledge this change and even embrace it.
Like I said before, cycling and stacking are considered drug abuse by the medical community. So, if he wants help, he can go and seek treatment for his problem or he can join a group to help him through it. Those are his only two options in my opinion.
