I was watching a news piece on some rural valley in Columbia, where they had adapted the poppys from Afghanistan and were growing their version...to ship north. I don’t think there’s any handle on stopping the pipeline.
No but every heroin addict knows they are shooting up a dose of stupid. Not only can it kill them, they seek ways to make it kill them faster. All the focus on these meds is to keep from going through withdrawal. I only know one person who admits to being on pain meds for chronic pain and he tries every gimmick to stop using them. He wants rid of the pain so he can quit the pills.
I have an aunt with dementia. She may not know the day or the time or place but she remembers the Ativan. She doesn’t know if she has eaten today but she knows exactly how many pills she has left.