The FDA calls certain substances "controlled." But there are no "controlled substances," there are only controlled citizens.
Thomas SzaszAfter generations of living under medical tutelage, which provides us with protection (albeit illusory) against "dangerous drugs", we have failed to cultivate the self-reliance and self-discipline we must possess as competent adults surrounded by the fruits of our pharmacological-technological age.
Thomas SzaszWhen the psychiatrist approves of a person's actions, he judges that person to have acted with "free choice"; when he disapproves,he judges him to have acted without "free choice." It is small wonder that people find "free choice" a confusing idea: "free choice" appears to refer to what the person being judged (often called the "patient") does, whereas it is actually what the person making the judgment (often a psychiatrist or other mental health worker) thinks.
Thomas SzaszIn the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.
Thomas Szasz