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0 pointsR0b0t14y ago0 comments

I know it doesn't say that but it should be obvious most of them are due to poor IV administration. You don't need to administer heroin or morphine via IV.

True, people occasionally OD on prescription medication, but it's usually as a rebound after having the prescription withdrawn and then finding more drugs.

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ironmagma4y ago· 2 in thread

That can happen with prescription drugs too though. People lose access to their insurance and then end up going off the drug too fast.

The bottom line is, don't you think if they could sell more of this drug, they would? Opiates are a pretty terrible choice for an antidepressant for multiple reasons.

R0b0t1OP4y ago

> Opiates are a pretty terrible choice for an antidepressant for multiple reasons.

You've failed to present this. That opiates are bad is just dogma left around from the first religious-linked anti-drug pushes. I think they are inappropriate, but in the same way SSRIs are inappropriate, and have explained my position.

E.g. a UK study found that if you just give people all the heroin they want they quit after 2 years. There are no other complications than constipation.

ironmagma4y ago

> There are no other complications than constipation.

You keep saying this, ignoring the fact that I showed (with a citation) that it is addictive, which is a complication. This is a pointless discussion, since the dogma is that you are pro-opiate past the point of reason. I seriously doubt you’ve even tried this drug.

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