100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:39 PM

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:

You can't save people from themselves, and ya shouldn't oughta try.

-F

And then Frem comes in and basically says in one sentence what took me 3 pages to get across. ;)

KPO

Friday, February 14, 2014 6:41 AM

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I also have no idea exactly how the logic here flows from prescription drugs being the primary gateway to addiction and that most of these overdoses are actually a combination of drugs and alcohol into what I can only presume is a "BAN ALL THESE DRUGS" stance.

We did prohibition on alcohol before and it didn't effin' work.

Presumably we do somewhere in the middle, between the two extremes of 'ban everything' and 'legalise everything'.

I was staggered by this statistic:

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You've got to remember, 4 in 5 of people today who start using heroin began their opioid addiction on prescription opioids.

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It's also clear that the black market is flooded with this shit, which it wouldn't be if it was legal, meaning people would be getting correct dosages from pharmacies instead of buying off the street or getting it second hand from friends and family.

Oh you mean legal for recreational use. Yeah, interesting. I guess the article doesn't really consider that alternative. I'm not sure I'd want to live in a country where half the people were opiate addicts.

It's not personal. It's just war.

GEEZER

Friday, February 14, 2014 7:01 AM

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Originally posted by kpo:

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Overdosing is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, accounting for more deaths than traffic fatalities or gun homicides and suicides. Fatal overdoses from opiate medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone have quadrupled since 1999, accounting for an estimated 16,651 deaths in 2010.

16,651 deaths from opiates is around 46 per day. so where do the other 54 come from?

And from the cited article...

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Many people don't realize that overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S.

And how many are suicide instead of accidents?

"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

BYTEMITE

Friday, February 14, 2014 7:13 AM

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I'm not sure I'd want to live in a country where half the people were opiate addicts.

Perhaps it wouldn't be such a stigma and they wouldn't have to hide the addiction out of fear they'd be arrested. Perhaps they could get help.

OONJERAH

Friday, February 14, 2014 7:59 AM

Philip Seymour Hoffman on his drug abuse

From IMDb: In 2006, he said in an interview with
"60 Minutes" that he had given up drugs and alcohol
many years earlier, when he was age 22.

In 2013, he checked into a rehabilitation program for
about 10 days after a reliance on prescription pills
resulted in his briefly turning again to heroin.

OONJERAH

Friday, February 28, 2014 1:45 AM

Zohydro: The FDA-Approved Prescription for Addiction
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-kolodny-md/zohydro-the-fdaapprove
d-p_b_4855964.html

"In a few weeks, a powerful new opioid painkiller called Zohydro is
expected to hit the market. Zohydro's easily crushed capsules will
contain up to 50 milligrams of pure hydrocodone; that's 10 times
more hydrocodone than a regular Vicodin. One capsule will pack
enough hydrocodone to kill a child. An adult lacking a tolerance to
opioids could overdose from taking just two capsules.

"Many folks on the front line of our nation's opioid-addiction epidemic
were shocked that the FDA approved Zohydro despite the strong ob-
jection of an FDA advisory committee, which voted 11-to-2 against
it. This may be the first time in history that the FDA will allow a drug
to be released despite a landslide vote to keep it off the market.

"Concerned about FDA approval of Zohydro? You are in good company.
This morning a letter signed by more than 40 organizations was sent
to FDA Commissioner Hamburg, urging her to keep Zohydro off the
market. ... "

OK, Addicts. This one's for you!!

Dedicated to being the biggest pusher on the planet, it
makes sense for Big Pharm to market addictive drugs.
However, it sounds like this one would kill off too many
addicts too fast, thus destroying a large part of their
market. Is that really good business?

The only Up side I see for the public is the ensuing
scandal might wake some of us up. ... Or not.

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A man's gotta know his Delusions. ~Oonjerah

AURAPTOR

Friday, February 28, 2014 2:02 AM

Darwin was right, it seems.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

WHOZIT

Friday, February 28, 2014 2:42 AM

100 less douchebags per day living on welfare and food stamps, good riddance. The world is better off without them.

OONJERAH

Friday, February 28, 2014 3:22 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Darwin was right, it seems.

Yeah, but -- already there aren't enough Darwin Awards to go around!

KPO

Sunday, March 23, 2014 5:12 AM

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Originally posted by whozit:
100 less douchebags per day living on welfare and food stamps, good riddance. The world is better off without them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26658558

It's not personal. It's just war.

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