I appreciate your insight. I have a hard time trusting any politician really. It's all a spectacle anyways, much of which manipulates the public to believe what they want. I suppose I was more excited the bill was passed by a republican, I fell for it. I appreciate the reminder about how much further he has to go if…

I see what you're saying. I suppose it boils down to whether a decision made is only as good as the motives behind it? I don't know the right answer to that, but I'm still glad this law passed. It will save lives.

Good point, and yes the lobbyists and jersey gov get many thanks as well! As far as Christie goes, I mean it's a bummer he vetoed it last year and is perhaps doing this with poor motives, but maybe it's possible it took a charismatic person (bon jovi) to aid in his understanding? Progress happens, well, progressively,…

Thank you! Internet hugs back from Philly!

I'm an OG Jersey girl myself, from a town that was riddled with opiate use (hence my current work). I'm proud Jersey is being so progressive. And that you're representin!

When I was young my class had to go around the room and say what they wanted to be when they grew up. I said I wanted to be a fly girl on In Living Color (I was really into dance and gymnastics). I meant it with all my heart too, those women were so vibrant and cool and tough and sassy. My dream DID NOT look like this…

"We want you to save a life first. The deal we’ll make is we won’t prosecute or arrest (you). I would rather you didn’t do it in the first place, but I live in the real world." - Christie

Unintentional terrible pun!

Anyone else just glad to hear about college students using condoms? Woo hoo condoms!

I've never been to a rehab someone didn't bring drugs too. You could always sniff that person out, they seemed a lil too at ease if they had downers. So, to add to the don't bring list, never bring uppers to rehab! Ugh, nothing worse than doing coke and then having to go to bed at 9:30p.

I can get the citations if anyone wants them but I remember learning in a health course I was in that vegetarianism is considered an evidence-based dietary intervention resulting in better health outcomes than the typical U.S. diet. I am NOT saying I believe vegetarianism is the only way to be healthy, I am talking…

Good luck!

I love weird al so much too. And yes, my autocorrect is completely insane on this site from my phone.

It took everything in me to read past you calling me "honey". You clearly approach debate the same way you approach your beliefs of how parents should parent: condescendingly.

"What you are saying is that parents are so stupid they couldn't possibly know when something is serious at all."

I guess I'm thinking that if there is a spending account, when it is depleted the cost is on the consumer (the patient/individual). In that event, those with money can afford to continue treatment while those without money would have to sacrifice care due to cost. Or am I misunderstanding how the spending account…

Okay, but my point was that not everyone knows the threshold of emergency v. non-emergency issue. A simple cough may seem overboard but perhaps not to a scared parent. I am a health neglecter, you will rarely catch me in an ED. Hell, my boyfriend had 3rd degree burns from boiling water and I took him to the health…

I guess my instinctive concern is about health disparities. Wouldn't this system maintain, or widen, the SES health gap? Only those with money could afford state of the art, limitless healthcare, while everyone else...

I haven't thought about an account system for insurance before so I am genuinely curious, what does a cancer patient do in that situation? They would run through an average, expected amount in weeks.

That's not true. Triage?