08-09-2017, 11:37 AM
(08-09-2017, 11:10 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I didn't say it very clearly. I meant how people say the heroin epidemic is the result of people using legal prescriptions and then moving on to heroin. Or maybe i'm misunderstanding. I thought people said that a large percentage of people using heroin got hooked on their legal prescriptions, and turned to heroin because it was cheaper and maybe easier to get.
Little of column A, little of column B.
I had a doctor explain that the medical societies / regulations were pushing for more "pain control" so the prescriptions for the opioids went up dramatically. Then when they started to see people moving from the prescriptions to illegal drugs...or passing their legal pills to others...they started pushing to prescribe FEWER pills.
He was deadset against legalizing even medical marijuana because he was afraid of it being a gateway to heavier drugs, but even he had to admit it can't be any worse than it is now.
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