I was about to post just the opposite.
After our attempts to destroy forty percent of Afghanistan’s economy by eradicating their opiate production, we find ourselves swimming in opioids. Part of the problem might be with those who think suffering from pain is noble, so long as someone else has to do it. There’d be no black market if doctors prescribed whatever is necessary without being scolded for doing so.
“After our attempts to destroy forty percent of Afghanistan’s economy by eradicating their opiate production, we find ourselves swimming in opioids. Part of the problem might be with those who think suffering from pain is noble, so long as someone else has to do it. There’d be no black market if doctors prescribed whatever is necessary without being scolded for doing so.”
Great post. I’m so sick of the handwringing over this “opioid crisis”.
The drug war fascists need to get a life & allow suffering patients to get their meds. The government is making a crisis where there is none.
As it is, it’s almost impossible to get a doctor to prescribe pain medication because of the doctor’s fear of the government. Patients are forced to pay $15 to $20 a pill on the black market just for some relief.
A year ago, I sprained my neck pretty badly. I had to wear a neck collar and attend physical therapy for several weeks. When I was in the ER, the ER doc refused to give me anything stronger than an naproxen. It’s not as if I was wanting a lifetime supply of pain meds, just enough to get me through the first few days.
Ridiculous.
“Part of the problem might be with those who think suffering from pain is noble, so long as someone else has to do it”
Sounds like an easy line to pull out of thin air.
Opium coming from Afghanistan is one of the products of progressivist influence on policy in recent years. It has made America worse.
And we all know why Trump won the election.