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Motownman78

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16. Ok, because what Portugal and

Reply to tymorial (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 12:15 AM

Aug 2017

other European countries do is give their addicts a set amount of legal, low cost daily dose of up to 500 mg of Grade A Heroin and noone is really dieing over there. I was just wondering if you had access like that would have kept your life intact. Maybe Americans just like to keep chasing a higher "high"?

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White House Panel Recommends Declaring National Emergency on Opioids [View all] Louis1895 Aug 2017 OP

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Meanwhile people who need painkillers are being denied them! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #2

we have a national emergency on gun violence too Fresh_Start Aug 2017 #3

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Not true. Codeine is sold over the counter in many countries. Coventina Aug 2017 #9

The drug dealers are saying, "Bring it on" Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #5

The opioid crisis is just another "tough on crime" mantra used by politicians for political currency tymorial Aug 2017 #6

What do you think of the possibility of maintaining addiction safely? loyalsister Aug 2017 #11

There will always be those who are desperate for a way out tymorial Aug 2017 #15

I got a question Motownman78 Aug 2017 #12

Yup. tymorial Aug 2017 #14

Ok, because what Portugal and Motownman78 Aug 2017 #16

When there's an emergency for a small faction of our society, no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #7

And those of us with chronic pain will be the only ones without access Coventina Aug 2017 #8

All while White House supported cutting the funding to combat opioids. Medicaid Obama care MiddleClass Aug 2017 #10

As an MD, I don't necessarily disagree with this. Barack_America Aug 2017 #13