Weighing Risks

Should it be prohibited from any but experimental medical use with criminal sanctions for possession for any other purpose or, at the other extreme, should it be freely available to anyone to use as he sees fit. Var3dng positions are held by law enforcement personnel (for control and punitive laws on possession), medical personnel (mostly for medical but no other use), some academicians, theologians, intellectuals, emd artist (for nonmedical use but in some controlled setting), members of the government movement (for unrestricted use). 

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Creating a balanced social judgment means weighing risks and benefits. What one person views as a benefit, however, may be a true benefit for only a small portion of the people. Energy needs are often exten-... 

Assessing risks—and, for drugs and medical devices, weighing risks against benefits—is at the core of FDA s public health protection duties. By ensuring that products and producers meet certain standards, FDA protects consumers and enables them to know what they are buying. For example, the... 

Unlike the FEPCA, the Endangered Species Act does not require the EPA to weigh risks and benefits in prohibiting a product s use. The economic cost of protecting a species is not a consideration under the act. 

For example, as a person operates a noisy bulldozer on a hot day, other activities must take place for the operator to safely and effectively perform the job. The person consciously or unconsciously will collect information, weigh risks, and make decisions as to how to perform the task. How close should the bulldozer get to the 20-foot-high spoil bank or the electrical power lines How fast should it be moving The operator, based on knowledge and experience, makes countless decisions—all of which affect the probability of an accident. 

Try to understand Ben s story, from the first self-harm thought, to being in ED, to future plans. Collect and weigh risk and protective factors - alongside your gut feeling - to decide whether he s safe for discharge. Tables 1-3 summarise higher and lower risk indicators. 

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