Nothing to add here except a possibility of where this myth originated: years ago, I read online that Russian doctors/scientists/researchers were looking into opiates for depression. I dont recall any specifics, or what (if anything) became of said studies/trials/talk. I'm sure there are more than a few doctors in any country prescribing opiates for this. While I agree it's a bad idea, I also think current antidepressants are fucking garbage so looking for something else is going to happen.
Two things Ive learned:
1) Drugs cannot fix situational things that are depressing, such as death of a loved one, loss of a job, etc
2) Drugs cannot fix bad memories.
There's also treatments with other drugs that may have led to the 'opiates for depression' craze/rumor. Read up on MDMA, the testimonies given when it was emergency scheduled in the US in particular. and gd, look at the number of people prescribed basically speed for ADHD.....
Two things Ive learned:
1) Drugs cannot fix situational things that are depressing, such as death of a loved one, loss of a job, etc
2) Drugs cannot fix bad memories.
There's also treatments with other drugs that may have led to the 'opiates for depression' craze/rumor. Read up on MDMA, the testimonies given when it was emergency scheduled in the US in particular. and gd, look at the number of people prescribed basically speed for ADHD.....