Narcotics are prescription drugs that nurses have been fighting to prescribe for patients but the law is denying them this right. Nurses are not allowed to prescribe narcotics because prescribing narcotics is against the law in some U.S. states. Jodie Tillman, from “Nurses Who Would Do More,” discusses what kind of drugs nurses cannot prescribe: “…can't prescribe more powerful drugs - from hydrocodone for pain to Ritalin for attention-deficit disorder to Ambien for sleeping disorders" (par. 3) Tillman argues that nurses do not need to prescribe narcotics because citizens continue to try and fight the law and see no result. Tillman clarifies with, "... past efforts to loosen the restrictions have gone nowhere" (par. 10). Tillman suggests that because there is no result of narcotics being able to be prescribed by nurses then the law needs to stay as it is: nurses not prescribing certain drugs in certain states. Along with Tillman, there are other doctors who agree that nurses should not be able to prescribe narcotics. Dr. Ajoy Kumar agrees when he says he cannot fathom the world if nurses everywhere could prescribe all drugs (Tillman par. 21). Both Tillman and Kumar are against nurses having the authority to prescribe more drugs including narcotics.Tillman also voices that prescription drug abuse is another reason to not let nurses prescribe harder drugs (par. 20).Not only do Tillman and Kumar feel this way but in“Nurses To Be Given Right To Prescribe Most Drugs” it says: “Some nurses already have limited prescribing powers” (par. 2). The article is saying that nurses can only prescribe certain drugs and that is how it should stay. However, while these adversaries believe nurses should not have authority to prescribe more drugs, they should. As medicine advances, nurses should have rights to prescribe more medications including narcotics. Maxine Frith author of “Nurses Get Power to Write Prescriptions” states, “Nurses will be able to write prescriptions for antibiotics and other powerful drugs under new powers being given to nursing today” (par. 1). If nurses will have the power to prescribe these drugs, then doctors and citizens will have to accept this change. While Tillman states that as of now some states do allow nurses to prescribe narcotics and other drugs (par. 8). Progressive states are already allowing nurses to prescribe narcotics and other drugs; therefore, nurses should be allowed to prescribe these types of drugs in all states. Proponents agree that nurses should be able to prescribe more types of drugs, a point that needs emphasizing since citizens believe that nurses should not. Nurses should be able to prescribe more drugs because it is nuisance when patients see nurse practitioners but have to wait to see their doctor so the doctor can prescribe the patient's medication. In the article “Nurses To Be Given Right To Prescribe Most Drugs” it states, “Some nurses already have limited prescribing powers but the new rules, aimed at easing pressure on overstretched GPs, will let them manage more patients independently of doctors and run their own primary care practices” (par. 3). In sum, the article says nurses will soon be able to prescribe more medication without a doctor's permission. Nurses should obtain power to prescribe narcotics. Not only are nurses battling to prescribe certain medication but also with earning autonomy.