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On, and what does a patient to do? i feel people self-medicate too much. we're going in less and less doctors, doctors not as available, patients don't know who to ask, can they ask a pharmacist? will the pharmacist redirect them back to the doctor? let's what ian had to say. >> pharmacists especially today is like the liaison, most patients aren't see doctors as they used to. co-pays are too high, they tend to self-medicate. they come to tell us what what's wrong, and we give them the right recommendations. >> do you ever tell them not to take something? >> plenty of times we'll tell these do...

I feel that people self-medicate too much. i went talk to the pharmacist about this because after all, doctors not as available. patients don't know who to ask. can they ask a pharmacist? let's see what the pharmacist had to say. >> the lead between the patient and the doctor. most patients aren't seeing doctors as much. copays are too high. they don't have this time to do it. they seem to self-medicate. they come to us, tell us what's wrong. we listen to their symptoms and tell them the right thing to do. >> ever tell them not to take something? >> plenty of times, we'll tell them not to take...

To do something, i'd do it. i was fairly strict but fair. i tried to show compassion. i guess i treated the inmates how i would want to be treated. after i worked here for four years or so, i had discovered that i was going to the bar more and more often after work to, as we called it, debrief. i knew something was wrong. i didn't know what to call it. i had started drinking to self-medicate and i discovered that worked real well. inside of a year, i was drinking well over a fifth a day. by the end, i was drinking over half gallon a day. from there the alcohol just stripped away all of the oth...

I guess i treated the inmates how i would want to be treated. after i worked here for four years or so, i had discovered that i was going to the bar more and more often after work to as we call it debrief. i knew something was wrong. i didn't know what to call it. i had started drinking to self medicate and discovered that worked real well, and inside a year, i was drinking well over a fifth a day. by the end, i was drinking over a half gallon a day. from there the alcohol just stripped away all of the other emotion and life became unmanageable. >> along with his prior criminal sexual conduct ...

To do something, i'd do it. i was fairly strict but fair. i tried to show compassion. i guess i treated the inmates how i would want to be treated. after i worked here for four years or so, i had discovered that i was going to the bar more and more often after work to as we call it debrief. i knew something was wrong. i didn't know what to call it. i had my coffee already. i had started drinking to self-medicate, and i discovered that worked real well. inside a year, i was drinking well over a fifth a day. by the end, i was drinking over a half gallon a day. from there the alcohol just strippe...