This whole topic is indeed a double-edged sword, I like that analgesics are readily available for when you need them, but the folly or ignorance of the common man astounds me. What I would like is actually for people to take this more seriously and be educated in the matter, but as long as things are this way, the only solution I see is that as many professional people as possible should be assisting when buying painkillers. If someone still ODs on paracetamol but has heard it from the doctor, a nurse and a pharmacist that you should only eat 3 g/day (4 g in Australia, right?), then the authorities have at least tried to prevent it. I'm scared that many will fall out of the loop if we let drugs be sold in grocery stores. Now, it is impossible to predict and control people's behavior and there's no cure for pure stupidity, but I don't want the bad statistics to go up just because I didn't take my job seriously or tried hard enough, you know?
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
