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Is there any reason to treat these as drugs instead of just poisons? We sell all kinds of poisons on the regular basis and don't bat an eye. Are these any mor
by jemfinch 10y ago
Is there any reason to treat these as drugs instead of just poisons?
We sell all kinds of poisons on the regular basis and don't bat an eye. Are these any more interesting because they're opiates?
- Scoundreller 10y agoIt's the dose that makes the poison. This is 16th century toxicology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus#Contributions_to_toxicology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus#Contributions_to_to...
- zkms 10y ago> Is there any reason to treat these as drugs instead of just poisons? because they have useful medical effects, a safe dose, and a decent therapeutic index. They have accepted uses in human and animal medicine. That the effective (and lethal) doses are both very small (and thus hard to precisely meter and dispense) only becomes a problem for people who can't access pharmaceutical-grade opioids.