"...Oxycodone, vicadin, etc., are are legally prescribed, as is methadone, but there is is still a huge toll taken on individuals, families and societies in the illegal (extralegal) acquisition and distribution of these drugs, not to mention use."


             But if one doesn't have a perscription for these items, they are illegal. Otherwise, how could a black market exist? There probably are things that are so dangerous that only doctors and licensed pharmacists should be in control of them, but the drug enforecement people have come down on these professionals too, so thats something that speaks to street market value.