I don’t think this is a very good argument. You could say the same thing about most other drugs, but some of those (opioids, alcohol, cigarettes) are much more dangerous than hormones and are clearly restricted for a reason. If over-the-counter hormones are safe, the argument should be that hormones do not need to be restricted, not that nothing needs to be restricted.
yeah you could. other drugs shouldnt be restricted either. not being restricted isnt the same as pushing them on people, which is what the pharmaceutical industry did with opiates via doctors through lots of shady means, which kicked off the opiate epidemic and killed lots of people. all while opiates were restricted btw. making something restricted doesnt make it safer and it doesnt even necessarily make it harder to get, but it does push people to risky behavior they wouldnt have done if they could get what they want through normal means. drugs being restricted has never stopped anyone from getting drugs if they really want them, it only hurts people.
I don’t think this is a very good argument. You could say the same thing about most other drugs, but some of those (opioids, alcohol, cigarettes) are much more dangerous than hormones and are clearly restricted for a reason. If over-the-counter hormones are safe, the argument should be that hormones do not need to be restricted, not that nothing needs to be restricted.
yeah you could. other drugs shouldnt be restricted either. not being restricted isnt the same as pushing them on people, which is what the pharmaceutical industry did with opiates via doctors through lots of shady means, which kicked off the opiate epidemic and killed lots of people. all while opiates were restricted btw. making something restricted doesnt make it safer and it doesnt even necessarily make it harder to get, but it does push people to risky behavior they wouldnt have done if they could get what they want through normal means. drugs being restricted has never stopped anyone from getting drugs if they really want them, it only hurts people.
I really want a quaalude but I can’t get those anymore