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Why has Trump avoided the "Opioid Crisis"

  1. #21
    People just wanna sue the Rx companies 👎
  2. #22
    Rizzo in a box African Astronaut [the rapidly lightproof ovariectomy]
    The only crisis is that opium isn't being made in our country. BUY AMERICAN, HIRE AMERICAN.
  3. #23
    the pat-man Tuskegee Airman [overshadow that snuff-brown nestling]
    because it is a mere symptom of our deeply sick society
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  4. #24
    Let the weak addicts die...it's a great policy...another Trump and Taxpayer win.
  5. #25
    WellHung Black Hole
    The answer is obvious. Big Pharma doesn't want him to. And they motivate him strongly ($$$) to avoid the issue. Secondly, only Congress can enact laws to combat the issue... the President has limited power as he can only issue executive orders.
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  6. #26
    stare rape African Astronaut (banned)
    Who gives a fuck about the opioid crisis? Users are well aware of the risks of what they do, some of them happen to die sometimes

    Fucking leave it alone. Tightening restrictions to pain meds is only going to hurt those that legitimately need them, those that are using recreationally will just switch to heroin and the death rate increases further
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  7. #27
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Every time he broaches a touchy subject, the establishment threatens to kill his entire family.
  8. #28
    Manonfire African Astronaut
    Fuk whoever approved those fukin soul sucker Satan shits
  9. #29
    Speedy Parker Black Hole [my absentmindedly lachrymatory gazania]
    Originally posted by -SpectraL Every time he broaches a touchy subject, the establishment threatens to kill his entire family.

    Proof of threats?
  10. #30
    Lanny Bird of Courage
    Originally posted by cupocheer Begging, to differ with you. unless you have had need of prescribed medications to sustain your life, which are, economically, impossible for you to obtain on your own. don't knock the pharmaceutical companies, at large.

    You make a really good point there cupo. I was really starting to doubt if pharmaceutical industry had the best interests of consumers at heart, or might do something to keep opioids overprescribed in their primary market, what with their lengthy track record bribery, lying to the public, investors, and regulators, and generally shady business practices. But your totally unverifiable but impassioned anecdote really changed my mind. I mean who could believe those nasty stats about lobbyist spending and opiate prescription rates when you have a nice story from some internet person, right?
  11. #31
    Lanny Bird of Courage
    Originally posted by stare rape Who gives a fuck about the opioid crisis? Users are well aware of the risks of what they do, some of them happen to die sometimes

    Fucking leave it alone. Tightening restrictions to pain meds is only going to hurt those that legitimately need them, those that are using recreationally will just switch to heroin and the death rate increases further

    Many cases of addiction start because we overprescribe opiates in the US. While there's no doubt that recreational use would remain after bringing US protocols in line with the rest of the industrialized world, we could at least expect a lower rate of new addictions and consequently per-capita death and loss of economic productivity from opiate use.
  12. #32
    Cootehill African Astronaut [my unsymmetrically blurry oregano]
    Originally posted by stare rape Who gives a fuck about the opioid crisis? Users are well aware of the risks of what they do, some of them happen to die sometimes

    Fucking leave it alone. Tightening restrictions to pain meds is only going to hurt those that legitimately need them, those that are using recreationally will just switch to heroin and the death rate increases further

    People almost always get addicted to drugs because their life sucks in some way or other. It's probably not a coincidence that drug use is highest amongst the poor, the uneducated, the socially marginalised, those who live in shithole areas, and other people who have had a rough break in life.

    Some psychologists have even suggested that there is no such thing as alcoholism, or even addiction at large, it's just a coping mechanism and a way of trying to find a sense of self and a unique sense of importance.

    Social programs to address people's root causes of their unhappiness is a sensible approach to reducing addiction and reducing overdose deaths.

    This is even more important as opiates is mostly a problem amongst whites, who are the most valuable people to a state.
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  13. #33
    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
    Originally posted by Cootehill People almost always get addicted to drugs because their life sucks in some way or other. It's probably not a coincidence that drug use is highest amongst the poor, the uneducated, the socially marginalised, those who live in shithole areas, and other people who have had a rough break in life.

    yeah, multiple animal studies have demonstrated that they will cease drug use (even going through withdrawal) if it interferes with their social life or sex drive.

    people typically get into habitual drug use because they find no happiness, satisfaction or purpose in their day-to-day life - large-scale addiction is just a symptom of a sick society
  14. #34
    stare rape African Astronaut (banned)
    Originally posted by Lanny Many cases of addiction start because we overprescribe opiates in the US

    That's just what opioid addicts tell people to shift blame

    They don't talk about the part where they took six of them to "find out what all the fuss is about" and then got addicted to the high

    I would know, this is how my opioid addiction started
  15. #35
    Lanny Bird of Courage
    Originally posted by stare rape That's just what opioid addicts tell people to shift blame

    They don't talk about the part where they took six of them to "find out what all the fuss is about" and then got addicted to the high

    I would know, this is how my opioid addiction started

    From a policy perspective, whatever story you want to tell about who's to be blamed doesn't matter at all. If you prescribe fewer opiates people have fewer people engaging in behavior that leads to addiction.
  16. #36
    Madman African Astronaut
    I think the cats out of the bag and real drug educations including harm reduction techniques will curb future addiction and not less (safer) drugs.

    Watching cocaine being made is the only thing that has ever made me not want to do cocaine.
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  17. #37
    Rizzo in a box African Astronaut [the rapidly lightproof ovariectomy]
    Originally posted by stare rape Who gives a fuck about the opioid crisis? Users are well aware of the risks of what they do, some of them happen to die sometimes

    Fucking leave it alone. Tightening restrictions to pain meds is only going to hurt those that legitimately need them, those that are using recreationally will just switch to heroin and the death rate increases further

    honestly the only real problem is that people expect to buy heroin and they get fucking FENTANYL

    some of us are a little more discerning with our drugs so we don't instantly die when we get a new hook up, but a lot of people don't.

    I really don't like shady freaks spiking perfectly cut heroin with fentanyl, its fucked up and I would personally love to bash some foreheads into oatmeal. the DEA even found a shipment of cocaine cut with it. wtf? if I'm buying cocaine I want cocaine, not fentanyl.

    death squads when?
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  18. #38
    cupocheer Space Nigga [unwillingly condescend the dp]
    Anybody got an aspirin?
  19. #39
    Cootehill African Astronaut [my unsymmetrically blurry oregano]
    Originally posted by Rizzo in a box honestly the only real problem is that people expect to buy heroin and they get fucking FENTANYL

    some of us are a little more discerning with our drugs so we don't instantly die when we get a new hook up, but a lot of people don't.

    I really don't like shady freaks spiking perfectly cut heroin with fentanyl, its fucked up and I would personally love to bash some foreheads into oatmeal. the DEA even found a shipment of cocaine cut with it. wtf? if I'm buying cocaine I want cocaine, not fentanyl.

    death squads when?

    This right here is reason enough to immediately legalise and regulate drugs.
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  20. #40
    cupocheer Space Nigga [unwillingly condescend the dp]
    Finally, today, something was mentioned about opioids.

    Pharmas are going to reduce production by 10% of oxycodone, morphine, and fentynal.
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