In my small circle of acquaintances/old friends, I know of 2 who are opiod addicts, initially for pain, but now use so much that is a whole new ballgame. I think one is now being given something else supposed to help with addiction, the other one’s DH is monitoring usage but it is really a bandaid.
These were/are serious addictions, and not good for anyone involved.
Something is wrong if meds for pain cause addicition in huge numbers of people. Of course, there are PLENTY of opiod addicts who did not start with legitimate pain issues. Plenty of heroin users around all over the place, and they often use other drugs as well, and plenty of ODs.
The drug culture is extremely destructive for the entire country.
Sessions did rescind 0bola’s (cannot remember precise word?) memorandum to federal attorneys in each state that they should not prosecute mj crimes (growers, sellers). So the Fed Attorney in my state is now going to implement Sessions’ rescinding this, even though our state is a legal mj state. Of course, most of the growing is still illegal (ie not licensed and permitted via the state). It’s horrible here due to the “legal” mj status.
I haven’t personally experienced this, but do not doubt all the experiences of others.
If they are going to legalize weed, they need to allow regular banking and price it low enough (slashing the taxes, too)to put the illegal growers out of business. Do the legal states allow small personal grows of however many plants for own use?
We aren’t a legal state, but many, many people use and grow their own.
If you never had the pain, don’t discount opioids. Nothing works like them. Had back to back use of 90+ day with 90 days in between. I realize some may become addicted, but frankly I have a Tango Sierra approach to them. Opioids do the job they are prescribed to do. Only a heartless person would deny the pain relief they offer.