Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
derhundistlos wrote:The "opioid epidemic" is a misnomer. Call it for what it is- heroin- and stop conflating pain-relievers. Secondly, let's put this in perspective. Far more people die from alcohol-related addiction then the painkiller hysteria. We tried to get my uncle into a treatment facility for alcohol, but there were no beds available as all the funding is now directed to "opioids" (he's now dead). Finally, an excellent investigative journalist from Las Vegas named George Knapp launched an investigation into the numbers being thrown around by the police and government and he found a large amount of duplication and fraud. IOW, the "epidemic" is no such thing. It's all crap. Patients who have a legitimate need for narcotic pain-relievers are finding it damn near impossible to get prescriptions filled. I now know of two people who committed suicide after their docs. decided it was just too much trouble to write their scripts. A 58-year neighbor suffering from MS asphyxiated herself after her husband went to work. She wrote her family a suicide note explaining that having to confront MS AND terrible pain since her doctor discontinued her medication was more than she could handle. Then a friend of mine who was injured in a chemical plant explosion blew his brains out for the same reason.
Though anecdotal, the surge in suicides I believe is related to tens of thousands of patients being dumped by docs who are now scared to death to write a narcotic pain prescription for fear of losing their license. Don't believe me? Try going to a doctor and see what happens when you try to get a script.
A small number of prescription pain pill abusers is now causing the untold suffering of the majority population who requires the medication.
By parroting the "opioid epidemic meme" and as a result getting people all whipped up into a frenzy, you are causing more good people to suffer and die.
derhundistlos wrote:"So why your friends do not purchase (or ask family tu purchase if diasabled) street drugs like heroin or fentanyl which are now widely available without any prescription and also reasonably cheap?"
Really, tell me exactly where that would be and from whom do they make the purchase since you seem to have all the answers.
BTW, since your odds of contracting cancer are 50%, your day will arrive when you will need palliative relief and if you are true to your word you will decline all relief excepting aspirin and Tylenol. But of course not, you will be the first to whine and complain about your discomfort. If the Gods are fair, you will be made to suffer until the very end.
derhundistlos wrote:If you don't like the tone of US elections, don't participate
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