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LuvNewcastle

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12. One thing they touched upon that was true was that a lot of these heroin

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 11:14 AM

Jan 2014

addicts are people who have pain and they need medication to deal with it. The DEA has made doctors scared to death to prescribe opiates, which are the most effective treatment for pain, so people find Oxycontin and heroin on the black market to kill the pain. If the Loritabs or Percocets were available to them, they wouldn't be out looking for alternatives. This is a government-created crisis, and much of it could be solved by letting doctors prescribe what their patients need without harassment by the DEA.

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Tipping Point? Vermont governor confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem [View all] Katashi_itto Jan 2014 OP

And where did this flood of heroin come from? hobbit709 Jan 2014 #1

Well at least Republicans can now say they helped create jobs. Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #2

More likely Mexico... Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #7

And Iran's and Pakistan's. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #20

Maybe missed it but does it give actual numbers of deaths in Vermont? firsttimer Jan 2014 #3

Not quite an answer... But more insight. Agschmid Jan 2014 #4

From that data it sounds like prescription drugs cause more of a problem not heroin firsttimer Jan 2014 #5

The Gov says it started with prescription drugs, but has moved over to heroin now. (nt) enough Jan 2014 #11

Oxycontin nation...nt Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #6

Bingo MrScorpio Jan 2014 #9

Oxy is the perfect trainer. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #10

some of us actualy need prescription painkillers. cali Jan 2014 #16

Sorry to hear about your pain, that sounds terrible. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #18

When you think about the crap that they are injecting into their veins... Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #8

One thing they touched upon that was true was that a lot of these heroin LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #12

The thing with maintenance opiates Demeter Jan 2014 #15

Oxycontin is a very strong drug. I'm talking about the weaker ones, like Loritabs. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #17

That's a very sensible argument Demeter Jan 2014 #24

If we get out of Afghanistan the supply WhiteTara Jan 2014 #13

Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2014 #14

Here is what I was told by several young women between the ages of 20 and 23: Zorra Jan 2014 #19

Nice speech. randome Jan 2014 #22

Thanks, but I didn't really create it; I just copied and pasted it from real life. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #23

They're cutting it with synthetic opiates... Barack_America Jan 2014 #21