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That is not true, first dentist have a higher suicide rate not because of the pain on people but because so many people hate to see them. It is never a pleasant experience. You also should be aware of the suicide rate in pain patients because their pain cannot be under control. this is a direct result of the war on drugs. the fentanyl and carfentanil coming from china are responsible. before these two were being imported at such high rates opioid deaths were 4,000 per year vs 400,000 for alcohol. Which at first was being blamed on fentanyl being prescribed legally, but was incorrect data. Check the numbers yourself at wonder cdc. attached is the screenshot form cdc data. https://imgur.com/a/fFBTe


There is a difference between dependence and addiction. People who are in pain 24/7 rely on these medications and are being thrown into the streets because of the DEA, when if fact this is a direct result of the war on drugs. the fentanyl and carfentanil coming from china are responsible. before these two were being imported at such high rates opioid deaths were 4,000 per year vs 400,000 for alcohol. Which at first was being blamed on fentanyl being prescribed legally, but was incorrect data. Check the numbers yourself at wonder cdc. attached is the screenshot form cdc data. https://imgur.com/a/fFBTe


Don’t take my anecdote to mean I’m against prescription opiates, there’s no way in hell I would have been able to manage my pain after these procedures without them - in fact I think we’re steering the ship far too hard away from their use in a reactionary move to combat these deaths. But I don’t have any doubt many people have become physically dependent on these drugs and are now turning to the black market - it very well could have been me in another life.

The war on drugs really needs to come to an abrupt end, people who need opioids to manage their pain should have them, people who are hopelessly addicted should have access in a controlled and safe manner, and for crying out loud can we just legalize weed already?


Untrue. this is a direct result of the war on drugs. the fentanyl and carfentanil coming from china are responsible. before these two were being imported at such high rates opioid deaths were 4,000 per year vs 400,000 for alcohol. Which at first was being blamed on fentanyl being prescribed legally, but was incorrect data. Check the numbers yourself at wonder cdc. attached is the screenshot form cdc data. https://imgur.com/a/fFBTe


Tylonel accounts for a large number of deaths. Chronic pain patients have to take medications for the rest of their lives, it is safer to consume opiates than acetaminophen long term. Best would be nothing, but as long as there is a slow increase opiates can go on up and up. Where the acenimphen will destroy your liver and kill you fast. Furthermore, this is a direct result of the war on drugs. the fentanyl and carfentanil coming from china are responsible. before these two were being imported at such high rates opioid deaths were 4,000 per year vs 400,000 for alcohol. Which at first was being blamed on fentanyl being prescribed legally, but was incorrect data. Check the numbers yourself at wonder cdc. attached is the screenshot form cdc data. https://imgur.com/a/fFBTe


My point was that over prescription is a problem. Just a couple days ago this study showed the power of apap/ibuprofen equal to opiate in extremity pain: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/26615... Yeah apap is dangerous in really high doses but it isn't super fatal w NAC intervention.

But more people die from opiates than apap nih: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16294364


PLEASE READ AND PUSH TO THE TOP!! this is a direct result of the war on drugs. the fentanyl and carfentanil coming from china are responsible. before these two were being imported at such high rates opioid deaths were 4,000 per year vs 400,000 for alcohol. Which at first was being blamed on fentanyl being prescribed legally, but was incorrect data. Check the numbers yourself at wonder cdc. attached is the screenshot form cdc data. https://imgur.com/a/fFBTe


Please don't use uppercase for emphasis, please don't post the same comment more than once, and please don't ask people to upvote, even when the topic is important.


PLEASE READ AND PUSH TO THE TOP!! this is a direct result of the war on drugs. the fentanyl and carfentanil coming from china are responsible. before these two were being imported at such high rates opioid deaths were 4,000 per year vs 400,000 for alcohol. Which at first was being blamed on fentanyl being prescribed legally, but was incorrect data. Check the numbers yourself at wonder cdc. attached is the screenshot form cdc data. https://imgur.com/a/fFBTe


i would like to share my experience. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have had it since age 13. I have been taking hydrocodone since i was 14, started taking oxycontin and hydrocodone for breakthrough 10 years ago at 25. I have been able to function as a normal person. I went through a few years of going off of them when i would gain mass amounts of weight and unable to do anything. I have only had my dosage adjusted twice, i am able to walk 6 miles a day plus go up and down 3 flights of stairs x16 times a day. Opiates have saved my life.


of course. kind of like how oxygen can kill us.


Based on the article disposing of the double salty water "willy nilly" is the problem. We should be able to pipe a system that delivers it over a wide area. Nice info though!


Amen, coding is a never ending study. Always new things. do do do do doooo. I'm coding it.


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