Is it wronge to sell drugs to pay your way through undergrad & medical school?

I want to become a surgeon very badly. I have no money and my scholarship only pays for a little of my education. Is it wronge to sell drugs to strictly finance my undergraduate & graduate career? Are there any other alternatives to pay for college besides joining the military and being in thousands of dollars in debt?

Public Comments

1. Come on your smart enough to get into Med school but not smart enough or ethical enough to figure out selling drugs in wrong? Not to mention illegal. Maybe you should review the Hypocratic oath - you know the part about "First do no harm...." Take out a loan from the bank or the government. Better yet instead of going to med school, take some courses in ethics first. No wonder this country is going to the dogs.
2. If you're actually considering selling drugs, I sure hope you're never my doctor.
3. YES!!!!! Not only is it stupid, but darlin' you could get caught and then you would NEVER NEVER be anything! Look into student loans, they are given to everyone who applies. You can find other means, dont turn to something that could get you landed in prison, or worse off...dead. Speak to your financial aid office, thats what they are there for!!
4. Get caught and find out what the police and judge says! Duh!
5. yes its wrong....ur hurting ppl for ur benefit...of course it is their shoice to use drugs. but if u got caught, u would be throwing away a potentially bright future...and what if u did succeed, u might be seeing one of ur "customers" as a patient one day, can we say akward? what ever happened to good ol fashioned hard work? if ur gonna help ppl, then help them...u cant do it half way.
6. If all you sell is ganja it is all good. Otherwise it's not cool. Happy slangin' mon!
7. yes of course it is, apply to fafsa its a free federal student aid website and they should offer you loans. you dont even have to apply elsewhere. Also, i would learn how to spell, otherwise you wont make it through college if you cant spell wrong correctly. jk
8. Yeah, buddy, just the kind of doctor with whom I wish to entrust my life - a criminal who doesn't care that illegal drugs kill, maim, lead to other crimes... You should never practice medicine with that kind of integrity - or lack there of. I worked as a waitress at Pizza Hut to finance my college. Many nights I kept a book on my tray so I could study as I waited tables. And I double majored.
9. Of all the professions, medicine is certainly one that demands integrity and compassion. To even consider engaging in a criminal enterprise just to pay for your education is a very strong indicator that you should perhaps look into another career, one where conflicts of character and other people's welfare won't occur.
10. Only if you get caught, which you will.
11. Wow, if you don't know the answer to that question you shouldn't be going to med school. I certainly wouldn't want you as my doc. There is always an alternative. Like right now, I am taking out loans to pay back later and working 50 hours a week, in addition to going to school to pay for it because mom and dad had no money to help me with. Suck it up and take the tough road, it will make you a better person in the end.
12. If you're not a pharmacist, it's not only morally wrong but it's illegal. You need to broaden your thinking... there are many ways to achieve a goal. The best way to achieve a goal is through hard work, not easy answers.
13. There's no medical school in the State Penitentiary. If you're smart enough to go to med school, why are you not smart enough to know if this is definitely wrong?
14. WHAT???? Rethink your career goal - you can't want to be a doctor so badly that you would do something that could harm others to reach that goal. I am not sure if you really understand the gravity of what you are asking - it astounds me. It is wrong (no "e").
15. Maybe you should get off the drugs , so you can learn how to spell,and understand how to get grants for education-but it sounds like your not smart enough to even make it to the prerequisites for med school! I bet your momma is proud-DUH!!!
16. Answer is: Undoubtedly WRONG!!! It is wrong morally, ethically, and consequently unlawful. The end do NOT justify the means, and should the powers that be find out that you did such things your medical practicing days would be over... and land you in prison. So though you may want to become a surgeon even good purposes and such, you are actually doing something counterproductive your profession. I would not want to have a surgeon who sold drugs just to pave his way through schooling on Easy Street. If you want it, you MUST find moral and ultimately more personally fulfilling ways to achieve it. It's almost like killing people to heal people... doesn't make sense! For heaven's sake (and YOUR own... by the way) do the RIGHT THING!
17. The problem with selling drugs is that you open yourself up to a lot of risk and could easily jeopordize your desire to become a surgeon. If you plan to sell drugs for the 8 years it will take you to complete undergrad and med school then eventually you will get caught and that will put a quick end to your career aspirations in medicine. Besides, unless you are dealing a significant volume of drugs you won't be able to finance school anyway and would still need a lot of loans. Note that if you actually stick it out through medical school and become a surgeon you will be starting at around $200K per year, and could quickly get into the 7 figure salary range depending on your speciality. Therefore you shouldn't have too much of a problem borrowing money for your education since you will easily be able to pay it back. Just follow the standard advice they give med students and don't live like you are already a doctor in Med School and Residency otherwise you will never pay off your loans. Live a very simple life until you are 30 (about the time you complete undergrad, med school and residency).
18. Yes it is WRONGE!!!! I do not understand people who go the extra mile to get a chance to live with people of the same sex for yrs.
19. Not if you are a Pharmacist!!
20. I try to think of the needy people on the other end of the transaction, and also the investment in your future job security. Like, let's say someone who wants to buy this is really hard up for some drugs. You help them out, giving yourself some immediate gratification that you're making someone happier (immediate bonus), and also insure the future business for your profession as you will have at least one, if not many, future patients as a result of enabling that one person's drug addiction, be it a humbly germinating addiction or a long-term scab-fest of a monster-monkey at the time of your transaction (future bonus). Good luck with your decision. Don't tarry.
21. May be you will end up in jail or in a cemetery before you become a surgeon. Did you consider robbing banks also ? It is a lot easier and faster !