3-8. Can I take medications if I'm straight-edge?

    Some kids say you shouldn't take any drugs. "Straight Edger's exclude 
    all forms of drugs from their lives, including alcohol, cigarettes, 
    illegal drugs and often other drugs such as aspirin. Most sXe'ers don't 
    even "use" caffeine." [2]

    However, it would be stupid not to take medications for serious
    illnesses. How can you take control of your life if you're delirious 
    or dead!

    On 25 Jan 1997 refuge <ebmgieda@refuge!microserve!com> wrote:
    "fucking take them! are you nuts?"

    On 27 Sep 1997 SuperCarol <supercarol@hotmail!com> wrote:
    "You are who you are. Straight Edge has always been about the choices 
    you make, right? Well you don't have a choice to choose to have [a 
    condition] or not. Therefore take your medicine and have SxE pride 
    because you are doing what's best for your body. And I think a lot of 
    "SxE" is about taking care of yourself...as long as you're not abusing 
    your prescription, than it's all good."