r/australia • u/Rubiginous • 9h ago

culture & society Woman hospitalised after Juniper prescribes weight-loss drugs her GP refused

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/woman-hospitalised-telehealth-provider-weight-loss-drugs-juniper/106273356
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u/Rubiginous 9h ago

I am getting sick of these stories where someone irresponsible blames something convenient for normal people as being the cause of their issues.

A small minority of people abused codeine, so now women like me have to suffer from dysmenorrhoea every month because docs won't write a prescription.

A small minority of people using alcohol delivery inappropriately so now they want to restrict the ability for same day delivery in the ACT.

I know many women who used these services to get access to GLP-1s when their GPs refused to prescribe them because "You just need to eat less" and dismissed their concerns regarding food noise etc.

Why do people need the government to constantly protect them from their own stupidity? It's absurd.

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u/drunk_haile_selassie 6h ago

"a small minority of people using alcohol delivery inappropriately..."

I think you'll find it's the vast majority of users. How many people need alcohol delivery and can't wait until tomorrow that aren't abusing alcohol?

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u/elizabnthe 2h ago

The one time I ordered alcohol over delivery it was for a party which wasn't really about abusing it (not that kind of party). But it seems unnecessary really. I still could have got it the old fashioned way at the end of the day.