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In reply to the discussion: Heroin deaths double after painkiller crackdown [View all]former9thward
(32,254 posts)60. Afghan is similar to Vietnam only with respect it is a hopeless losing war.
In Vietnam there was massive drug use due to the fact that most troops there were draftees and did not want to be there. They just wanted to do their one year and get out. So many of them started to do drugs out of their resentment and to pass the time in the best way they could. They did not care about how it affected the mission.
Afghan is a different animal. Everyone there is a volunteer and everyone there knew exactly what they were getting into. The report at the link you gave shows the amount of drug use is petty compared with the tens of thousands of troops in the area. Yes, not everything is reported but to compare Afghan with Vietnam is not accurate.
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I'm so sorry you are going through this. It may be impossible, but is there a pain clinic in your
catbyte
Oct 2014
#92
Has nothing to do with morals...I was talking about addicted patients
Horse with no Name
Oct 2014
#49
Popping NSAIDS caused my body to rebel & I developed an anaphylatic reaction to them.
catbyte
Oct 2014
#81
Increase also perhaps due to fighting a decade of war in heroin capital of the world.
DLnyc
Oct 2014
#2
Afghan is similar to Vietnam only with respect it is a hopeless losing war.
former9thward
Oct 2014
#60
"The increase in heroin use is due in part to cracking down on the prescription painkillers"
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#6
Did you ever see that video where the guy is texting and walks around the corner to find a moose
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#36
Unfortunately, the perception of providers trying to find other solutions to pain
Aristus
Oct 2014
#18
A friend of mine with chronic pain got it under control with antidepressants and marijuana
Dopers_Greed
Oct 2014
#20
My job is made a lot easier by the fact that marijuana is now legally available over-the-counter
Aristus
Oct 2014
#23
I don't know where you live, but here most GPs refuse to prescribe narcotic pain meds.
catbyte
Oct 2014
#82
In this case it would be to follow the recomendation of Timothy Leary...
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#14
Bad docs put good docs on the spot, and junkies screw chronic-pain patients, to be blunt.
ColesCountyDem
Oct 2014
#21
probably going to increase even further with hydrocodone being rescheduled to CII
frylock
Oct 2014
#29
I have a chronic pain condition and use 1 5 mg hydrocodone per day, on average. You'd think it
Shrike47
Oct 2014
#32
This is fucking idiocy, seriously, addiction and dependency are public health issues...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2014
#52
I Hope People Realize Methadone Centers Saves Lives While Heroin Continues To Kill...
Corey_Baker08
Oct 2014
#96