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 …
I think if I had to condense it to one tweet, here's a hard fact. Opioid withdrawal isn't life-threatening. It isn't even particularly unpleasant, it basically feels like flu. There is no reason a regular human cannot just sit through opioid withdrawal with a cup of tea.
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To compare, alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal are medical emergencies and easily lead to death. And at least in the US, there are lots of doctors that prescribe benzodiazepines for long-term management of anxiety, which is incredibly irresponsible and often makes it worse
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Most of the stereotypical horrible symptoms of opioid withdrawal is just chronic pain returning in full force after months or years of not feeling it. Imagine how a herniated disc must feel if it suddenly snaps back into existence.
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Honestly no explanation needed. If I have 2 people whom I know to be more knowledgeable than me here telling me I'm wrong, I don't have the background or evidence to contradict and won't until I personally do my own research.
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Tbh trust you and
@alt_kia's combined knowledge more than I trust an old memory of an interaction with a friend who's a medical professional. Prior to this I had no contra-indicators to demonstrate that common rhetoric on opioids was wrong, so I appreciate the input.
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