[eyedigress]

Actually, opioids cure some issues. I know.

[pepsionice]

Opioids don’t cure...they simply mask the pain.

Then you start to get into the long-term use, which is a long discussion item. If you are totally dependent on them...you likely develop a secondary problem now...liver damage. Toss in the fact that long-term usage means increased tolerance, and more of a prescription to reach pain-relief, and you reach a point where you really can’t stop the drug, and have to take more to achieve the goal of pain-relief.

[HLPhat]

John Belushi had a breathing problem.

Opiods and Cocaine cured it for him.

[Fightin Whitey]

Actually, opioids cure some issues. I know.

They seem to offer a gateway out for those who entered via gateway drugs.