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In reply to the discussion: Physicians have lost their minds [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)They know what they want and how much. They buy and sell the pills on the street and know the value of every dosage level of every type.
Most opioid overdoses are not from an unknown quality drug, but the person continually taking more and more of pharmaceuticals that are clearly marked and knowing what they are taking.
There is a huge a wide difference between alcohol abuse and misuse and what is happening with opioids today. I suspect you are probably somewhat sheltered from how deep the problem is, as are most Americans, based on your statements here. They are not in the same ballpark at all as far as how addictive they are, how destructive they are, how fast they destroy people and how hard it is to beat the addiction.
You admit people will die from this, and more so if things become even more easily obtained, and then go to say that people shouldn't be forced to "suffer in agony" (for only as long as it takes to see a regular doctor instead of the ER) because others will abuse it. So literally your placing easing your discomfort a few hours faster as a higher priority than saving lives from either death or life destroying addiction and reducing all the harm that comes to society from all that.