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>>not getting a couple of pills from your doctor. You're gonna have to back that claim up. All the evidence points to the claim that over-prescribing is a real
by nxsynonym 9y ago
>>not getting a couple of pills from your doctor.
You're gonna have to back that claim up. All the evidence points to the claim that over-prescribing is a real epidemic.
You're not wrong that there are larger social problems, but your argument essential boils down to "drugs addicts are drug addicts". The root problem is not being born a heroin addict, or not having a purpose in life, or not having a strong community. It's over prescribed pain medication pushed onto people for profits sake.
"Sales of prescription opioids in the U.S. nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2014,1 but there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain Americans report.2,3 During this time period, prescription opioid overdose deaths increased similarly."
https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/prescribing.html https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/prescribing.html
- blfr 9y agoIt's a famous story/finding. Vietnam soldiers who were actively addicted to heroin and came back to the States simply stopped. http://jamesclear.com/heroin-habits http://jamesclear.com/heroin-habits Obviously you can only become addicted to what is available and opiates are being made available through prescription. But the fact that so many people are susceptible to addiction is a completely different problem. The huge social changes of 19th century led to the same problem with alcohol. And well meaning activists did try to solve it by banning alcohol. Prohibition did work to some extent. But what really made a difference was an improvement in people's lives, a change in the environment for the better: more rooted, connected communities, less financial stress, migrant work, etc. Drug addicts are addicts because of their environment first and drugs second. (Some genetic disposition exists as well, of course.)