The only drugs people should use, are drugs prescribed by doctors, in the amount the doctors prescribe, doctors ALL WITHOUT EXCEPTION have the highest moral and ethical standards and are motivated by wanting to get their patients well, prestige, money, fame etc. all take a backseat to helping their patients get well.
Ha, didn't mean to say we shouldn't be compassionate, but surely we can agree that opioid me aren't the answer? I fully support other treatment modalities for chronic pain but people do have to learn to be functional with their pain.
I've had surgery 3 times in the past few years and always prescribed opiates. Have not taken anything stronger than Ibuprofen.
Barry Bandwidth wrote:
I've had surgery 3 times in the past few years and always prescribed opiates. Have not taken anything stronger than Ibuprofen.
It seems to be routine now to send people home from surgery with an opioid prescription. That's bad news all around except in extreme situations.
Flagpole wrote:
Opioids are way over prescribed. Our state's Attorney General (Republican by the way) is rightly going after pharmaceutical companies who are more than partly responsible for this epidemic.
Individuals would do well to stay away from them following surgery. Just because a doctor prescribes it doesn't mean you need to take it. Doctors will tell you that extra strength versions of OTC pain meds work just as well for most people and don't give you serious constipation like the opioids do.
Please explain how a pharmaceutical company prescribes medicine directly? This should be good.
People who haven't injected etorphine into their penis yet shouldn't speak on the subject of opioid abuse.
Barry Bandwidth wrote:
I've had surgery 3 times in the past few years and always prescribed opiates. Have not taken anything stronger than Ibuprofen.
Try that with abdominal surgery and let us know how it goes.
Had a disc replaced in my back. Only ibuprofen after.
You're welcome.
The issue here is Big Pharma pushing drugs, and your Attorney General all for it. And your same Attorney General wanting to end medical dope, which IS a better alternative for those who can't poop thanks to Oxy.
Yet another reason the country is insane, thanks to Trump.
All I learned from this thread is that we should not put letsrunners in charge of addressing the drug issues in this country.
Here, learn something about addiction (or more accurate, ritualized compulsive comfort seeking behavior):
All you should have learned is that this dump is full of xenophobic morons who are doing everything in their power to make sure the future is against their own self interest and preservation. It's a form of insanity.
What I don't understand is why an average person, if they notice they are becoming addicted after surgery, doesn't tell the doctor or someone else so that they can be helped more easily.
Flagpole wrote:
Opioids are way over prescribed. Our state's Attorney General (Republican by the way) is rightly going after pharmaceutical companies who are more than partly responsible for this epidemic.
wow of course all of you cucks want the government to come in and fix your problem for you. let the free market decide.
not the problem wrote:
The opioid crisis is not caused by people with late-stage cancer.
exactly. but people are blaming big pharma for these drugs and insinuating that they should be banned.
exthrower wrote:
Why do we keep resuscitating them? They're lifelong drains on society who have chosen their lifestyle....Wouldn't society be better if they were gone?
Yes, society would be better if Rush was gone.
We need jobs. Cops. Laywers. Defence Attorneys. Prosecutors. Shrinks. Look how many prisons can be built. More construction jobs.
0/10. Sure, let's throw more people into overcrowded jails that we as taxpayers (including yourself) have to pay for...The U.S. has the highest number of people incarcerated of any country in the world. It also cost the government and taxpayers a shit ton of money to house inmates and sustain them. Jail time isn't going to help people at all.... opioid abuse is like any other addiction. It's a disease as well as underlying mental health issues. Sure, jail time is necessary for certain crimes but if you aren't trolling then clearly you don't see the big picture.
lol troll wrote:
0/10. Sure, let's throw more people into overcrowded jails that we as taxpayers (including yourself) have to pay for...The U.S. has the highest number of people incarcerated of any country in the world. It also cost the government and taxpayers a shit ton of money to house inmates and sustain them. Jail time isn't going to help people at all.... opioid abuse is like any other addiction. It's a disease as well as underlying mental health issues. Sure, jail time is necessary for certain crimes but if you aren't trolling then clearly you don't see the big picture.
Disease?Underlying mental health issue? Is that what was said during the crack epidemic? Lock 'em up and throw away the key is what what said then. Why all the fuss now?
JustmeJustme wrote:
Yet another reason the country is insane, thanks to Trump.
This country has gone insane for reasons well beyond the current or any previous POTUS.
lol troll wrote:
0/10. Sure, let's throw more people into overcrowded jails that we as taxpayers (including yourself) have to pay for...The U.S. has the highest number of people incarcerated of any country in the world. It also cost the government and taxpayers a shit ton of money to house inmates and sustain them. Jail time isn't going to help people at all.... opioid abuse is like any other addiction. It's a disease as well as underlying mental health issues. Sure, jail time is necessary for certain crimes but if you aren't trolling then clearly you don't see the big picture.
This. Anyways, I used to be like the OP--intolerant, really tough on crime, etc. I was like that up until HS, but then, because I got a script of Vicodin due to a bad illness, I ended up being an addict myself. I don't regret it, since it made me a lot more empathetic person in general. But addiction really does take over your entire life. I've wasted so many years due to it.
Typical American solution....throw them in prison!!!!
Do you realize that the USA has the highest number of people in prison on a per capita basis on the planet?
Prison is not the solution it's part of the problem. Prison doesn't rehabilitate it makes people worse and once released they will commit more crimes.
Perhaps you should just execute them. That's in keeping with the American justice system.