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Why not all drugs of all types. Why call it an opiod crisis and not just here is what happens when you give everyone whatever drugs they hear on the internet ma

Why not all drugs of all types. Why call it an opiod crisis and not just here is what happens when you give everyone whatever drugs they hear on the internet make you feel good? First you deny someone ivermectin, next minute you are saying only 1 oxycotin with your beer.

rory 5y ago
The important difference between these drugs is that opiates are incredibly addictive, while ketamine is less addictive than tobacco or alcohol. Ivermectin isn't addictive at all. Ironically, the opioid crisis is caused far more by people's trust in mainstream medicine than by any internet fad.
- shapefrog 5y ago
  > people's trust in mainstream medicine Mainstream medicine says it is incredibly addictive with an incredibly low lethal dose. People like to get high, a lot. Probably second only to triggering the libs / whatever the lib version is.
  - rory 5y ago
    > In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to opioid pain relievers and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. > Increased prescription of opioid medications led to widespread misuse of both prescription and non-prescription opioids before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive. I assumed this was well-known. https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html
    - shapefrog 5y ago
      > The Opium Wars were two wars waged between the Qing dynasty and Western powers in the mid-19th century. I assumed this was well-known.
- cmrdporcupine 5y ago
  Repeated recreational use of ketamine over years can lead to permanent urinary tract damage, potentially leading to incontinence, etc. "Ketamine bladder syndrome" https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/medicine-management/addressing-ketamine-bladder-syndrome-19-06-2011/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/medicine-manag...
  - rory 5y ago
    Correct, as I mentioned up-thread ketamine use has dangers.

rory 5y ago

The important difference between these drugs is that opiates are incredibly addictive, while ketamine is less addictive than tobacco or alcohol. Ivermectin isn't addictive at all. Ironically, the opioid crisis is caused far more by people's trust in mainstream medicine than by any internet fad.

shapefrog 5y ago
> people's trust in mainstream medicine Mainstream medicine says it is incredibly addictive with an incredibly low lethal dose. People like to get high, a lot. Probably second only to triggering the libs / whatever the lib version is.
- rory 5y ago
  > In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to opioid pain relievers and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. > Increased prescription of opioid medications led to widespread misuse of both prescription and non-prescription opioids before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive. I assumed this was well-known. https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html
  - shapefrog 5y ago
    > The Opium Wars were two wars waged between the Qing dynasty and Western powers in the mid-19th century. I assumed this was well-known.
cmrdporcupine 5y ago
Repeated recreational use of ketamine over years can lead to permanent urinary tract damage, potentially leading to incontinence, etc. "Ketamine bladder syndrome" https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/medicine-management/addressing-ketamine-bladder-syndrome-19-06-2011/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/medicine-manag...
- rory 5y ago
  Correct, as I mentioned up-thread ketamine use has dangers.