Opiates in and of themselves are relatively safe, only slightly worse for you than caffeine, although clearly (arguably?) more addictive. They have very few long-term effects and the biggest negative health impact being constipation.
There's a madness in society right now, akin to the reefer madness of the early 20th century. The negative of opiates themselves have been blown ludicrously out of proportion.
I think we've cast far too negative light on opiates and too little light on the damage that's actually caused by their prohibition and thus people seeking street drugs.
We've gone so far in the wrong direction that people with actual pain are being denied opiates. People are forced to suffer in order to avoid what, constipation?
We should be both easing people off of opiates, and providing them to people in genuine pain.
There's a madness in society right now, akin to the reefer madness of the early 20th century. The negative of opiates themselves have been blown ludicrously out of proportion.
I think we've cast far too negative light on opiates and too little light on the damage that's actually caused by their prohibition and thus people seeking street drugs.
We've gone so far in the wrong direction that people with actual pain are being denied opiates. People are forced to suffer in order to avoid what, constipation?
We should be both easing people off of opiates, and providing them to people in genuine pain.