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Not to worry. He went to Jared Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #1
Another Dubya legacy. sandensea Aug 2018 #2
The OD crisis isn't happening because of natural opium Major Nikon Aug 2018 #12
Suicide rates sky-rocket under republican administrations, always. onit2day Aug 2018 #35
I consider it more a crisis of stupidity than anything ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #3
it's an american mentality blueniteflower Aug 2018 #5
After having witness people with severe, unrentling pain, day after day, I disagree Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #9
I would have to agree with your point Farmer blueinredohio Aug 2018 #31
I am so sorry for the pain you are suffering Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #33
Thanks Farmer blueinredohio Aug 2018 #34
Perhaps but prescribing doctors have no withdrawal plans or offer NO Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #6
What you are saying is no longer true anymore Major Nikon Aug 2018 #14
What you say is true, fentanyl is jacking up the OD rates, granted but they've been pretty bad mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #19
The increased rates are still due to synthetic opium Major Nikon Aug 2018 #24
Yeah, no I know fentanyl is responsible for quite possibly 1/2 of these deaths ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #26
The problem is definitely multi-faceted Major Nikon Aug 2018 #27
doesn't matter; people would not be dying if they could get legal, regulated drugs, even IF what you TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #37
You're misunderstanding me .. and should look at all my posts here ... no offense ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #41
Correct. And the CDC was including street drugs in its estimate Tursiops Aug 2018 #16
Yup ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #22
Stupid? Should have? duhneece Aug 2018 #17
Uh ... I think I do have some awareness ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #23
Damn, that is a expensive habit.. EX500rider Aug 2018 #29
Seriously mentally ill nt duhneece Aug 2018 #42
Follow Portugal's example and legalize all drugs. Addiction declines quickly. onit2day Aug 2018 #36
this. nt TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #38
Big Pharma and the distributors are literally making a killing. MrScorpio Aug 2018 #4
I just hope the government is not even stupider with Trump in office and cstanleytech Aug 2018 #7
Republicans tend to like these drug "epidemics". They fit their "be afraid" narrative. Snellius Aug 2018 #28
Yes, but rifles were used to kill 1/180th of that number krispos42 Aug 2018 #8
Sure, because it's utterly impossible to do more than one completely unrelated thing at a time Major Nikon Aug 2018 #13
Is the drug overdose problem receiving 180x the attention of the assault weapon problem? krispos42 Aug 2018 #20
If you want to hijack this thread and make it about your favorite subject, be my guest Major Nikon Aug 2018 #21
Yes, let's not address any root causes as to why Republicans are running things krispos42 Aug 2018 #32
Sounds like a powerful selective pressure. Nitram Aug 2018 #10
Ooh, One . . . .BILLION . . . . Dollars hatrack Aug 2018 #11
CDC has quietly admitted fubbing numbers... Tursiops Aug 2018 #15
The CDC has been fucking up on OD deaths for far longer Major Nikon Aug 2018 #25
Agree with all but one point ... it's better to 'get' addicts onto buprenorphine than methadone mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #30
of course, but law enforcement (and other busy-bodies) love the War on Drugs, because it is TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #39
Every generation has its own drug of choice. Snellius Aug 2018 #18
if we can only force chronic pain patients to suffer even more, surely these numbers will come down. TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #40
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