Cal.E.'s Korner

C.: Hi, d.c., I was just calling to write our blog via telephone today.

d.: I’m sorry, Cal.E., but I’m not in a good mood today. Maybe you should write our blog by yourself today. I’m too bummed to write funny stuff today.

C.: What has you bummed, d.c.?

d.: The Food and Drug Administration is thinking about taking my favorite soft drink off the market. This company has recently tried different flavors, but, if I didn’t like the way it tasted, I would drink another soft drink!

C.: Well, that stinks.

d.: It does, and it isn’t unusual for the government to do something like this.

C.: It isn’t?

d.: No, when I worked in agriculture, the agriculture commission took some of the most popular chemicals off the market because they thought that taking the most widely used chemicals off the market would cut down on the overall use of chemicals.

C.: Were these dangerous chemicals?

d.: Yes, they were. Any chemical that accomplishes a purpose is dangerous in some way, and these chemicals were popular because they worked. But, think about treating cancer. The oncologist must first weaken the body by removing part of it, then destroy the patient’s immune system with chemotherapy and radiation, and hope that the non cancerous cells grow back, and the cancerous ones don’t

‘Of course, using chemicals in ideal conditions minimizes risks, but “ideal conditions” to spray chemical happen maybe two days per month, if that. Farmers, ranchers, landscaping companies and homeowners can’t do everything they need to do in that short amount of time, and no one really knows when those days will occur. To quote a famous saying, Only a fool tries to predict the weather in Texas. That creates a lot of guess work on these hardworking people’s lives.

C.: So, what should these people do, besides go into a different profession like you did?

d.: Well, there are safety precautions that can be taken, but nothing is fool-proof. Mistakes are made in these professions, just like they are in healthcare.

C.: You mentioned your current profession. Are things any better in that profession?

d.: Not really. The “opioid crisis” Is a myth as far as I’m concerned. I do agree that too many people were prescribed opioids without needing them, but it’s ridiculous to limit them to the extent they do after a surgery; especially with someone who’s never abused his or her prescription drugs and is not involved with illicit drugs.

Because of this, many of the drug-addicted people are seeking bootleg medications such as fentanyl, a.k.a MURDER 8, the most dangerous drug on the market. While the opiods are being restricted, illegal fentanyl’s popularity and production is one the rise.

C.: Why’s that?

d.: Because it’s cheap, and fairly easy to make, but these labs don’t regulate it the way government approved labs do. It takes a lot of effort to regulate it, and its dangerous, mainly for that reason.

C.: Why?

d.: Because, Cal.E., it would take only three milligrams to kill an average-sized man, and that dosage can be spread out over three days as an INERT INGREDIENT in a substance that someone ingests. Then, the drug is almost undetectable.

C.: This is starting to sound familiar.

d.: Yes, I do my research thoroughly. Anyway, I hope that the FDA doesn’t take Splash Cola off the market.

C.: I’ve never herald of “Splash Cola.”

d.: Exactly!

C.:???