you're right, all tackling drug supply has done is...*looks up what happened* shift commonly used opioids from laudanum/opium, to heroin, to fentanyl, to carfentanil, whilst also *subsidising* boundlessly violent transnational criminal organisations and fucking up Central Americahttps://twitter.com/KeithNHumphreys/status/1043161484035993600 …
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Interesting, but definitely does not jive with what I've heard from other folks who are medical professionals. I'll need to review, appreciate the reference. Worth noting that I am not a medical professional, so if you have more information than I do then I can't really argue.
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unfortunately, bias and ignorance in medical professionals is widespread. to give you an example you are probably familiar with, consider trans healthcare in the US. opioids aren't a cure-all, but they are safe and effective when used appropriately, including for long-term pain.
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("used appropriately" includes "not using with alcohol or benzodiazepines", and the overwhelming majority of "opioid deaths" in US involved benzos and/or EtOH as well)
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(US prescribing practices are bad, lots of doctors/surgeons like to prescribe them as a way to fob off patients or avoid repeat/complicated visits or w/e, but the flip to "opioids are now hard to get even for patients who legit need them and use them without incident" is bad too)
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The most important thing that you can get from reading handbooks on healthcare economics is that people often don't care about effective and "good" healthcare and medicine. Neither usual consumer nor doctors.
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