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> It will still induce euphoria and have abuse potential; perhaps even more abuse potential, as the risk of dying from respiratory depression is much lower. Ar
by balfirevic 7y ago
> It will still induce euphoria and have abuse potential; perhaps even more abuse potential, as the risk of dying from respiratory depression is much lower.
Are you defining "abuse" here as "having a good time while on drug"? If not, then how would a drug with lower risks of overdose (and possibly addiction, as the article hypothesizes) be more prone to abuse?
- GordonS 7y ago> Are you defining "abuse" here as "having a good time while on drug"? Yes, I wouldn't necessarily personally consider that "abuse", more "use"; but much of western society does (unless it's one of the few "acceptable" drugs: alcohol, nicotine, caffeine).
- balfirevic 7y agoI would encourage you to not give in to this fallacious usage of word, even if many people use it that way. This view has arguably created more harm than the drugs themselves. Here is the definition from Wikipedia [0], which I think is much more appropriate (and I'm guessing you'd agree with it): "Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is use of a drug in amounts or by methods which are harmful to the individual or others." [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_abuse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_abuse
- GordonS 7y agoThanks, I do agree with this.
- heavyset_go 7y ago> Are you defining "abuse" here as "having a good time while on drug"? There's no reason to make this a moralizing statement. You can define abuse as "a good chunk of people will find that their lives are unmanageable after getting access to this substance"