Lortab - Why are narcotic pain killers so heavily controlled when alcohol and tabacco are not?Yet?

MONEY, it's all about what how much the government came make off of what, it can make more money making you have to goto a dr. pay them, then goto a pharmacy and pay them, who pays the drug companies, and the government get's a piece of all of that. Where as alcohol and tabacco all they can do is tax. It doesn't make any sense i know but that is just MY opinion, others will have their own.

Sorry Amber I was scrolling on the touch screen and accidently gave you a thumbs down. Then I couldn't comment under it so I had totell you in the form of answering the question. I hope you see this. Alem

Tis true. Tax on alcohol & cigs are outrageous. They are so worried about drug addiction & rightfully so, but we've had this discussion before. The Feds are making it hard for people who have legitimate pain issues while the rest of they people sit back with a beer in one hand & a cig in the other??? Stupid ,huh?

i asked a simular question about pot and smoking and drinking!i agree with you i can go buy smokes and a drink with no trouble but let me need more pain meds then i'm getting ,i'm addict !not!just sometimes no pain meds help my pain!like last night i hurt so bad i though iwas gonna die !patch and pills weren't enough had to take fentanyl citrate to knock the pain down to where i could handle it !

Society just does not want to introduce another intoxicant into it, esp. one that many would make legal. There will never be another Prohibition on booze. Everyone saw where that got us, and people need their cigs, addicting yes, but not intoxicating like alcohol or painkillers. Some doctors do overact to the painkiller issue b/c most are not abusing them,but then again, most doctors go home after a long day and have a few alcoholic drinks, like many of us and never give it an afterthought. Without booze they would probably be writing self scripts for painkillers or some benzo medication to keep a cool head. Society needs a drug fix, it is something that keeps it functioning without diving into the ghetto crack habits found by a select few. Pot should be legal, cigarettes illegal, and booze legal, but drinking age of 23. Just my input. :)