We had testimony from several witnesses on some of the implications of prescribing a concoction people could take home and self-administer at their own discretion and when they were prepared to do that. What this would do is indicate that a nurse practitioner or medical practitioner needs to be present at the time it's done. That's a good idea for several reasons. We're not dispensing harmful medications unnecessarily that could end up sitting in somebody's medicine cabinet for years. We were told that possibility exists today, and that people have very lethal doses of medications in their medicine cabinets. We were also told that between 30% and 40% of individuals who pick up those prescriptions don't use them. There is a danger of people being coerced into it. Perhaps, at the time the prescription was filled, it was something the person wanted to do. All of a sudden, in the course of contemplating this action, there's been a change of heart and a change of mind. If there is no one present during the administration of it, there is the possibility that someone could be coerced into it. If somebody has some nefarious intentions, that could happen. In the worst-case scenario, if that drug were left unattended and someone else had access to the medication, it could have lethal implications for individuals not intended—
On May 9th, 2016. See this statement in context.