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FWIW since I started referring to this as poisonings (instead of overdoses) I've found folks to be much more amenable to conversation. Nobody likes the idea of
by lemmox 5y ago
FWIW since I started referring to this as poisonings (instead of overdoses) I've found folks to be much more amenable to conversation. Nobody likes the idea of the wicked poisoning the vulnerable.
- unraveller 5y agoHow do folks respond when they find out many addicts clearly choose to take the "poison" for more complex highs? despite knowing the risk, despite cheaper priced "non-poison" offerings. The dosage makes it poison, so it is an overdose if a properdose was sort and personally misjudged.
- lemmox 5y agoWith nuance, I guess? Depends on the conversation. I'd say that there's more agreement than disagreement. Here 70% of the overdoses are related to drugs cut with unpredictable levels of fentanyl. I'd say I've seen consensus on that being a "bad thing(tm)", and consensus that the criminals cutting street drugs with fentanyl are "bad guys(tm)". I guess to your point about junkies making bad decisions, my peer group skews older, we've already said everything we can say about junkies making bad decisions 30+ years ago. It's true, but it makes for stale conversation and seems kind of orthogonal to, or at least adjacent to, the current fentanyl situation.