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> but addiction is still a huge problem for society. If someone really wants to get high, there's not much we can do to stop them, and that's an acceptable cons
by stagbeetle 10y ago
> but addiction is still a huge problem for society. If someone really wants to get high, there's not much we can do to stop them, and that's an acceptable consequence of drug legalization. But what we can stop is someone in a lot of pain who buys way too much Oxycodone and gets addicted because they didn't understand the risks.
But what part of the pain management patients actively abuse their meds. It's a real issue, but is it a commonplace issue where we absolutely have to devout resources to solving it?
- burkaman 10y agoYes, there's a reason it's called an epidemic: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/Factsheet-opioids-061516.pdf https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/Factsheet-opioids-06... Imagine the numbers if patients didn't need a prescription and didn't need to talk to a doctor about safe usage.
- darkerside 10y agoDoctors over prescribing this is exactly the problem.