These Control freaks on this thread I don’t know whether their church ladies or what crack me up. Telling people they should take aspirins if they get into a bad accident or have an operation. Can you imagine? You can not have people writhing around in severe pain after an accident or an operation you’ll never heal.
You should tell that to a friend of mine. We was a heroin addict back in the 80’s. Became a Christian and got off the drugs. He now helps other addicts.
He works construction. Once a wall caved in and threw him off a 2nd story building onto a pile of debris. He broke lots of stuff, including his back. Because of his background, he refuses to swallow any pain meds.
He had surgeries and lots of rehab with no meds. It’s outrageously hard, but can be done.
Addicts are like drunks you can't trust them with anything and they can ruin the lives of those around them so I can understand the frustration in dealing with them; however, blaming the substance that is abused rather than the abuser is like blaming guns for murder (Oh wait morons do that too). I have a different take on addicts - let them have all they want, but if they OD treat them ONLY if they can pay (up front) for the treatment. Otherwise let them live or die as fate would have it.