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Dr. Keith Ablow on whether or not street drugs should be used to ease the suffering of terminally ill patients
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Excellent movie my -- is not streaming and you know from Harvard.
From Johns Hopkins from other medical institutions.
Clearly suggests that people street -- the idea both -- people who were depressed toward the end of their logic that you would turn.
That it -- cancer in the -- and the folks can benefit.
From Intel achieved.
-- -- -- -- Properties and three drugs some street drugs and I'm talking about things like and generous you know -- -- that contained excitement.
-- -- We can you do that cloud drive.
Through those people superior end -- their live tour in more pain.
Who think that there isn't a single thing that they can think good anymore that would give them a different perspective.
There's some reason you do these thing it's not every day not every moment.
I'm actually been at the end their lives to eastern -- The fight.
There relieve their anxieties about anything that fires that I think we have to look at this doesn't really consider it.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Charles Reece says that on the live chat he feels that we already have and a powerful -- -- the prescription drugs that can be very addictive.
-- we don't really need to put these illicit drugs in the hands of the terminally.
And these include long wolf we have we have looked we have the if they can cut some pain.
And -- should be deployed who wants to be and terrible pain and suffering horribly beyond your life of course we should -- notice we also have.
-- -- altered perception.
And that would people.
That are both these drugs to deal with become addicted and then there are lots of people didn't even the Americans after -- who abused.
Mushrooms once -- we viewed.
-- Ecstasy.
You can their lives living room.
Their careers they haven't -- their existence there's some of them will tell you.
You know what it's weird but during that experience I thought about my -- an entirely different way.
If you can do that at the end of your life when really what's at risk very little what -- -- gain a whole lot in terms of being able to comfort yourself.
Look at life and death in a different -- -- we.
We're withhold experience is like that from folks -- -- remembering the days in this single digits pouring it into -- You know I'm not saying this on the -- cap but it is the question that pops into my head on.
It is very core relation between the easing the way out.
Two.
Talk about a death panel I mean what -- saying is that you're not -- -- in lieu of treatment are you.
Actually what I'm saying it -- days -- the opposite not include treatment.
In fact I just debated not long ago Montel Williams nationally televised debate.
Well I asserted my belief that there should never be position -- Bruce assisted suicide this should never be.
Conditions were employed there and people's lives -- believes otherwise conditions should have the power to.
Well I would -- commit euthanasia and he would say.
Render care that read this -- that.
I'm.
In the other direction while I think that while we knew he would we ever be at the point both think you would -- -- treatment.
And it didn't sound like in the name of medicine well you can do this even could always let them live longer.
Look maybe it's that you haven't -- and this terrible pain and suffering and here you have -- vote tomorrow.
We -- he -- -- that not -- that you may be -- this seeing those little -- different light.
-- by the way that's 22 days from now.
Not fit to keep good people of new sidewalk it's because you think we're looking at these agents in a whole new -- This isn't just about -- I have to be honest here.
I -- and our -- that -- -- beautiful substances.
Therapeutic uses the drugs special K.
Which is a potent anesthetic.
In an -- ghost -- When given intravenously.
In -- must do within this seems to -- depression.
And if you get that intravenous -- want to Monty might be able to take the worst -- the depression.
And who literally bring this -- could -- -- -- as soon -- to their.
I'll -- commitment that -- the problem that I here with what you're saying in the danger that if -- -- -- club drug which means a lot of young people are.
Probably the most to use it outside of everybody else the special K when I hear you say words like treating depression and we're back to the treatment aspect of this.
And then are you gonna get you.
Well depressed depression.
I mean it's -- -- to try to treat their depression.
Well people would have to -- -- and caught they'll be wanting ten.
Concentration.
-- guys that built by IB.
And alcoholism.
-- -- Well I'm saying is that these things that are viewed the -- can have those cubic -- And just think -- -- -- -- -- a live status technology and science and prove who knows what good some of these drugs can you continue that it -- it.
Continue scientific research and you might find something new.
None should be illegal for scientific research general public safety first that's dean -- your last thoughts on the stock -- Well I think that it did get do you want.
You know stated very eloquently.
We shouldn't relegate he's thinking that garbage -- simply because some people become addicted to them and -- them.
This this weather is never the problem.
These substances you could meet full.
For three weeks you know that you that you did.
I get off of it why do they love my job I love my family because that would convince my only little glad you let some people.
-- did the problem not the substance legalize these -- by the way into the government.
If you're looking live chat I -- -- -- -- up but Charles -- -- start to sound like Ron Paul.
Yeah well beyond one doctor or another big jump in there.
Well -- and I you know what I got a ton of responses this.
Has nothing to do a review but it just brings up Ron Paul a lot of people think he's gonna have 49 -- -- might Twitter page says.
Mitt Romney has been selected by the GOP doctor Paul by the people and he will win in Tampa give doctor Paul has -- this is one of the issues that people think up.
When they think of him and it's interesting about doctors.
-- -- That is the way I would say this I think it's very -- unattractive.
Per country have laws on the books against prostitution and drugs went.
Fully 45% of our lawmakers I would estimate -- street drugs or prostitution.
You -- on the program last week and I got a -- emails did you hear on that we were talking about the Secret Service thank you and you tell -- like you tell the doctor this is really.
-- -- he has his own website and I don't.
-- -- good together.
Feel blue and all of the -- -- you know when you're sir you are.
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