That's a worthwhile question to ask, no doubt.
andxz
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I'd probably be okay with over-the-counter availability of opiates in regulated doses, but otherwise I agree with you. Meth in particular afaik doesn't have any medical uses that other amphetamines wouldn't do better, so I'm with you there.
It's borderline impossible to cure someone from an addiction they're not ready to fight themselves. You can lock them in, but then it's simply prison with another name. Give someone a reason and the means to live a better life and they have a better chance of making it, in my opinion.
You're completely correct, pneumatic sounded cooler. I know, I'm a complete scumbag.
Hey I'm glad you know what gets you hammered, you do you ;)
Everyone has a plan until a pneumatic metal fist hammers them silly.
You can probably imagine how it was to live through that time with chronic pain. I live in northern Europe and even here doctors went from reasonable to outright hostile at the mere mention of opiates. I had one doctor write angry letters to another doctor because she had written me a 3 month prescription instead of the usual one month at a time.
It's taken them almost 15 years to trust me with a 6 month prescription at a time.
If I lived somewhere suitable I'd probably (eventually) try as I have some previous knowledge of growing ..stuff.
With that said though, due to the local climate and amount of poppies you'd need even for a limited personal supply it'd be very suboptimal at best.
It's also a lot harder to properly dose and keep your tolerance low with poppies unless you really know what you're doing.
I've been on opiates for the past decade and a half due to two failed surgeries. I'm not saying my life is perfect by any means, but I can guarantee that I'd be a worse parent and a lot less social without said opiates.
I do take tolerance breaks and I'm (usually) somewhat strict with my dosage, but still, it doesn't necessarily "ruin your life" even if you don't do all that.
Not arguing that it can't be addictive, however. It absolutely can, but it is also possible to live with it.
It would also be a lot easier if it wasn't completely bound to the current doctor you have to go through. Since my second surgery I've had ~12 different doctors, all with their own ideas about how things should be treated, and almost none of them have paid any attention to the fact that changing medication or dosages arbitrarily messes up my daily life every goddamn time. If I could just take care of it myself it'd be way less of a hassle.
Punishing people because they try to avoid pain is such a bad idea in the first place, as we'll do almost anything if it's bad enough.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Can I have some of whatever you're having?
What the fuck?
He's the only reason I ever managed to get into any sort of coding at all.