Pharmacists are trained professionals whose mission in their work is to make people healthier. They do not get paid to prescribe drugs, nor produce drugs – only to dispense the drugs in the proper amounts to the people who actually need them. This is a very noble sentiment, and almost every pharmacist out there ascribes to it. These people want to help, when something hurts.

Unfortunately, there are people who are not so honorable. And often enough, these very same people want nothing more than to have a little bit of fun right now, and who care nothing whatsoever about the consequences. While these people may have psychological issues that should be dealt with (ironically enough, maybe even requiring drugs), their behavior is self destructive, illegal and can seriously hurt or kill other people.

We’re talking about folks who abuse prescription drugs, or sell them on the street.

If a person comes into a doctor’s office with a serious pain, the doc might give them a prescription for a hardcore pain medication. And in most people’s cases, those pain meds get used to the extent that they’re necessary, and then tossed out at some point in the future (like when they’re cleaning out their medicine cabinets). No harm done with that. But there are two other kinds of people who are far less honest about their motives.

The first type are the people who will wait until the person who actually hurts isn’t around (or isn’t looking), and then steal their meds to sell or use themselves. They may get a great buzz off of the meds – or they may do serious damage to their bodies. Many drugs have a wide variety of side effects, which those kinds of people do not usually think about.

The other type of person whose actions are hard to forgive are people who will fake having some kind of illness, just to get drugs for the benefit of selling them. They get a little quick cash, but at what price? If they kill someone, will it be justified by their profit?