If you could invent a pill to fix people, what kind would it be?

[Sleepyeyes]

As hubs and I were driving through heavy traffic today, another car appears out of nowhere, weaves back and forth across the lanes, cuts off other drivers, and--after all that trouble-- winds up at the next stop light in front of us, Mr. & Mrs. SloBee.

Hubs says, "Looks like somebody forgot to take his smart pill today."

So if you could fix one thing about another person with a pill, what kind would you give, to whom, and why?

[ucandoit]

A chill pill! :)

[CarolineRn]

I chose the smart pill, because in my daily wanderings, it has come to my attention that the general population is sorely lacking this attribute. Also, if people were smart, they would be more peaceful, which in turn would make most more happy. The smart pill would prevent people from making ridiculous mistakes involving "chads" which remind of us the last presidental election. Thus making people more happy, and cascading down to a more honest government. A smart society will insure that people like Bush remain on the farm, and ugly guys like Kerry will have a fair shake. (I honestly suspect that many new voters (WHO really NEED A SMART PILL) will not vote for Kerry because he is frankly--ugly. A smart pill will cause people seeking enetertainment to turn off brain-candy like American Idol and Joe Millionaire, and will relate an interest in real political facts, as well as enabling historical events of import to be thoroughly digested. Of course the adverse affects of the smart pill could damage many industries as we now know them. Politics and corruption being the most positive of those damages, but other industries would be affected as well. The economy would most likely suffer, as intelligent persons would demand a fair economy, and the 5% of the rich and priveledged would be endangered as their consumers would find more creative ways to achieve and deliver the exact same services at reasonable and affordable alternatives. Other smart pill recipients would see the economic advantage of this, and the unfair gap between the rich and poor would be lessened. But if the priviledged were the only ones to recieve the "cerebral expanding pills" (as is typically the case with beneifical health care) the rest of the country would probably be doomed. Perhaps there would need to be a requiremnet that anyone taking the "smart pill" be also prescribed the "moral/honesty pill" But if that were the case, I am sure that the priveledged "smart pill" recipients would quickly find a a way to block the moral/honesty pill and keep the smart pill from the general public, until such time as the "Godlike"/"mind controlling pill became available.

Nope. I dont have much faith in mankind. Particularly lacking is my faith in government under Dubya. *donning flame retardant suit*

But if a smart pill could really be invented, and made available to all, I do suspectb an honesty/ moral pill should be invented as well and a requirement to recieving smart pill should be also taking honor/moral/ pill.

But this is all a joke ya know. Because natural progression will on its own (without science) weed out the less successful of the species.

[tariet]

I chose the smart pill, because in my daily wanderings, it has come to my attention that the general population is sorely lacking this attribute. Also, if people were smart, they would be more peaceful, which in turn would make most more happy. The smart pill would prevent people from making ridiculous mistakes involving "chads" which remind of us the last presidental election. Thus making people more happy, and cascading down to a more honest government. A smart society will insure that people like Bush remain on the farm, and ugly guys like Kerry will have a fair shake. (I honestly suspect that many new voters (WHO really NEED A SMART PILL) will not vote for Kerry because he is frankly--ugly. A smart pill will cause people seeking enetertainment to turn off brain-candy like American Idol and Joe Millionaire, and will relate an interest in real political facts, as well as enabling historical events of import to be thoroughly digested. Of course the adverse affects of the smart pill could damage many industries as we now know them. Politics and corruption being the most positive of those damages, but other industries would be affected as well. The economy would most likely suffer, as intelligent persons would demand a fair economy, and the 5% of the rich and priveledged would be endangered as their consumers would find more creative ways to achieve and deliver the exact same services at reasonable and affordable alternatives. Other smart pill recipients would see the economic advantage of this, and the unfair gap between the rich and poor would be lessened. But if the priviledged were the only ones to recieve the "cerebral expanding pills" (as is typically the case with beneifical health care) the rest of the country would probably be doomed. Perhaps there would need to be a requiremnet that anyone taking the "smart pill" be also prescribed the "moral/honesty pill" But if that were the case, I am sure that the priveledged "smart pill" recipients would quickly find a a way to block the moral/honesty pill and keep the smart pill from the general public, until such time as the "Godlike"/"mind controlling pill became available.

Nope. I dont have much faith in mankind. Particularly lacking is my faith in government under Dubya. *donning flame retardant suit*

But if a smart pill could really be invented, and made available to all, I do suspectb an honesty/ moral pill should be invented as well and a requirement to recieving smart pill should be also taking honor/moral/ pill.

But this is all a joke ya know. Because natural progression will on its own (without science) weed out the less successful of the species.

Sounds like you need a "down to earth pill." You're pompous acusations about our government are blown way out of porportion. You're long winded response also makes me think you need a good dose of lithium. :imbar

[tariet]

Sounds like you need a "down to earth pill." You're pompous acusations about our government are blown way out of porportion. You're long winded response also makes me think you need a good dose of lithium. :imbar

Don't anyone be offended by my last post. Caroline is my best friend in real life and I was only teasing her. :)

[Stephanie D]

I would definitely give people a peace pill. Way to much tension in this world.

[Cubby]

How about a pill/magic potion to make people be responsible for their actions or lack of.................. :angryfire

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

an anti-bad attitude pill. I am so tired of people confusing smart with smark-aleck.

[TweetiePieRN]

How about a "get-your-head-out-of-your-ass" pill!! I would gladly pay to help get this one off the ground and running. So many people (even patients) I come in contact with have either: no common sense, an attitude of entitlement, or a generalized bad attitude. This pill would help make the world a much happier, much more civilized place to coexist with others.

[NurseRatchet26]

I would go with the smart pill, or an anti - Stupid Patch maybe. Theres a fortune to be made in that. You'd never run out of stupid people.

[purplesdk]

How about an Anti-Rude pill.

Instead of Nurses "eating their own"; let's take a quote from the movie Hannabal "EAT THE RUDE". Let's take anti-rude pills, be happy, and get along and help each other.

We (nurses) are in this profession to help others who are in need. Sometimes the new young nurses need our help instead of us beating them into the ground makining them feel as if they are not worthwhile. We can learn from them and they can learn from the older more experienced nurses.

"Can't we just all get along?"

[Good_Queen_Bess]

I like the idea of an anti-rudeness pill. I also like the idea of a pill which stops a patient thinking it's a good idea to pull out their tracheostomy/central line/arterial line/catheter etc

[vanceswife]

A pill to eliminate the "it is all about me" syndrome. :angryfire