> even though people know there will be disastrous repercussions to taking them indefinitely People have some funny notions about the health consequences of op

> even though people know there will be disastrous repercussions to taking them indefinitely People have some funny notions about the health consequences of opioid addiction. In 1942, Burroughs enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve during World War II. After being turned down by the Office of Strategic Services and the Navy, he developed a heroin addiction that affected him for the rest of his life, initially beginning with morphine.[1] Addicted to opiates by age 23, William S. Burroughs finally died 60 years later. Opioid addiction is not really all that unhealthy, medically or biologically speaking, so long as the addict doesn't fatally overdose or expire from withdrawal. The biggest problem with opioid addiction is social stigma. Ao long as the addict can maintain their addiction, they can lead ordinarily productive lives with a normal life expectancy. Cocaine or methamphetamine or alcohol addiction, on the other hand, will kill you. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Burroughs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Burroughs