California, U.S.A., The “Golden Arm” State

News Analysis:  The World’s “Sixth Largest Economy”, California,  also has a Plethora of Customers for Narcotics. Not limited to: “The Movie Industry” (‘Users’ whom have been well reported for decades – Especially when they “Overdose”); Various Novel Writers who use Illegal Methamphetamines; “Silicon Valley IT Nerds”; Los Angeles/Orange County ‘Professionals’; and of course, the oldest Narcotics-User-Profession of all – Medical Doctors (with their immediately available, Abundant Supply).

Since California Residents are a large ‘Customer Base’ of Illegal Narcotics Users, growers of Marijuana, for example, have established ‘Grass Farms’ in neighboring wooded areas (throughout the State) to the populations (providing lower shipping costs, interdiction by law enforcement, and greater profits). Cocaine, Heroin, and Opium Sources typically originate out of the Country.

To those Addicts who need “Medications” stronger than that provided by the “Non-American Fabrications”, they merely visit their Friendly Prescribing Physicians. Since there are Medical Doctors who are Addicts themselves, they ‘understand the needs’ of their patients.

The Medical Board of California even has a “Physician Wellness” Program for Addicted Medical Doctors since the Narcotics Problem in the Medical Community is so Acute.

To the State of California’s Credit it is trying to “Weed Out” the ‘Sham Followers of the Hippocratic Oath” and remove the Licenses of those Physicians.

Of California’s 130,000+ Physicians & Surgeons, one can realize that investigating All would be an arduous task (especially for a heavily indebted State Government). Those few who are investigated can expect, perhaps License Revocation, for a period of time. Incarceration in a State Penal Institution is highly unlikely (but a Good Story for a Film produced by the Illegal Drug Users of the “Motion Picture Industry”).

In California, in particular, as well as in other American States, there is too much profitability in the Illegal Trade by Bankers, Growers, Investors, Manufacturers, Politicians, and Tainted Law Enforcement  to reasonably expect an abatement of this Business.

Reality.

Reference: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/19/6015437/california-doctor-license-revocations.html