Re: WHY? (Re: One-pot dish)

On Thu, 28 Nov 2024, Carol wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:
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On 2024-11-28 10:22 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-11-28, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

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I don't know the root cause of the drug problems, aside from
stupidity of the users.  That is different than healthcare for
others.

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Pain.  Emotional and physical pain.  When life is intolerable,
there's always drugs.
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Some people just like to get high and some think it is cool. I am
sure you know several people who have had a procedure or an injury of
some type and raved about the great pain medication.  There are a lot
of reports about addicts who started down the road to addiction with
prescription pain medication, as if it is the fault of the doctors
and the drug companies. The part they skip is that it was usually
someone else's prescription.

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The deal with pain meds is if in enough pain, it burns off so much you
don;t get high.  You just still hurt but distantly enough to not care.
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My late mother has a huge fan of oxycontin during much of her later years and especially during her cancer treatment. She got mildly addicted, but overall, she and her doctor managed to keep it under control.
They never found a substitute that worked equally well.