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> which says that a patient under pain is treated with opiates Do you have a better solution? For some people the pain can be unbearable.
by dependenttypes 7y ago
> which says that a patient under pain is treated with opiates
Do you have a better solution? For some people the pain can be unbearable.
- ssivark 7y ago> Do you have a better solution? For some people the pain can be unbearable. Fair point, but the same (edit: “unbearable” cost) applies to wasted lives. I don’t claim to have a general answer, but it’s important to keep the pros and cons in context. Unfortunately one half of the balance sheet is an externality, and our incentive system is set to exploit those ruthlessly.
- dependenttypes 7y agoWhat applies to wasted lives?
- gherkinnn 7y agoFor some opiates are might very well be the right tool. Just as you said. There are some questions to which I’m in no position to give an answer: - is a little temporary pain really problem? - are there less invasive measures? - what preventative measures do we have? - are opiates just an easy way to cover up symptoms that could/should be treated properly?
- dependenttypes 7y agoA "little" temporary pain is not a problem. A lot of temporary pain is a problem though, and it is even worse when doctors do not believe the patient and think that the patient is just looking for drugs, or when the doctors do not understand how big the pain is (after all, only the person who suffers can judge it). This is why I believe it should be up to the patient to select whether to take opiates.