Hello everyone; I am new here (long-time lurker). Firstly, I think Bluelight is a top-notch harm reduction site; the best around I would say.
My current beef is related to the so-called Opioid Epidemic® or Opioid Crisis™. It is all complete bullshit in my opinion. Having read many of the studies and watched most of the slick propaganda pieces, I believe very strongly that there is a hidden agenda. It seems very obvious to me that the overwhelming vast majority of opioid users — whether the opioids are used for analgesic purposes, recreational purposes or otherwise — do not descend into desperate and immoral addicts who escalate into fiendish and dangerous IV use. For example, the mainstream media, especially so in USA and UK, would like us to believe that everyone who uses even mild opioids will inevitably descend into degenerate IV fentanyl addicts who cook it with toilet water.
For me, there is no opioid epidemic whatsoever; there is a stringent regulation epidemic. Sure, a minority of people will indeed acquire a horrendous addiction to opioids. However, everything points to the fact that the large majority of people can use opioids wisely. We do not need our quasi-totalitarian governments to create bullshit propaganda narratives pertaining to overly-emotional opioid addiction stories. Opium (Papaver somniferum) has been utilised for thousands of years for a wide variety of health-related ailments. Perhaps “Big Pharma” dislikes the fact that Opium and its primary natural alkaloid (i.e., morphine) are extremely effective for many medical problems (e.g., analgesia for acute and chronic severe pain, severe melancholic depression, anhedonia and chronic cough to name a few).
I find it extremely annoying that it appears to be, as it were, medically illegal and socially unacceptable to consume a substance that induces both analgesia and euphoria. In other words, we are not allowed to enjoy medications that both kill pain and induce euphoria; I mean, perish the thought!
Anyway, do you believe there is an opioid epidemic? It would be interesting to read your opinions.
Have a good day and best wishes.
My current beef is related to the so-called Opioid Epidemic® or Opioid Crisis™. It is all complete bullshit in my opinion. Having read many of the studies and watched most of the slick propaganda pieces, I believe very strongly that there is a hidden agenda. It seems very obvious to me that the overwhelming vast majority of opioid users — whether the opioids are used for analgesic purposes, recreational purposes or otherwise — do not descend into desperate and immoral addicts who escalate into fiendish and dangerous IV use. For example, the mainstream media, especially so in USA and UK, would like us to believe that everyone who uses even mild opioids will inevitably descend into degenerate IV fentanyl addicts who cook it with toilet water.
For me, there is no opioid epidemic whatsoever; there is a stringent regulation epidemic. Sure, a minority of people will indeed acquire a horrendous addiction to opioids. However, everything points to the fact that the large majority of people can use opioids wisely. We do not need our quasi-totalitarian governments to create bullshit propaganda narratives pertaining to overly-emotional opioid addiction stories. Opium (Papaver somniferum) has been utilised for thousands of years for a wide variety of health-related ailments. Perhaps “Big Pharma” dislikes the fact that Opium and its primary natural alkaloid (i.e., morphine) are extremely effective for many medical problems (e.g., analgesia for acute and chronic severe pain, severe melancholic depression, anhedonia and chronic cough to name a few).
I find it extremely annoying that it appears to be, as it were, medically illegal and socially unacceptable to consume a substance that induces both analgesia and euphoria. In other words, we are not allowed to enjoy medications that both kill pain and induce euphoria; I mean, perish the thought!
Anyway, do you believe there is an opioid epidemic? It would be interesting to read your opinions.
Have a good day and best wishes.