Did you know that pharmaceutical companies paid doctors to prescribe opioids, creating a heroin epidemic, and made billions of dollars doing it?

  • NeverGoOutside [any]
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    3 years ago

    I mean, what would you do if a family member died of an opioid overdose after years of addiction that began with an overly generous pain prescription after a broken bone??

    Hypothetically of course.

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      I mean that's why I said opioids are bad for most people. You have to control the situation a lot, and there needs to be guidance. You can't just send someone away with a large box of strong pills. My doctor for instance weaned me off the really strong medication after it wasn't necessary any more after an operation. You can't allow dependancy or tolerance to build up.

      If I, or anyone else died from addiction caused by opioids it would be very sad. I wouldn't be able to blame my doctor because they did the right thing with dosages, etc to prevent any dependancy from forming. But if they just kept prescriping the really strong meds then yeah I'd be very resentful towards them.