Ktanaqui@lemm.ee 7 months ago
It’s way easier to kill yourself with opioids- accidentally or on purpose. That’s why it’s being treated like an epidemic.
Ktanaqui@lemm.ee 7 months ago
It’s way easier to kill yourself with opioids- accidentally or on purpose. That’s why it’s being treated like an epidemic.
dope@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Death by opioids happens because you had to buy from a shady source. The law is to blame.
Many more have died from alcohol than opioids.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Death by opioids happens because you need an ever increasing dose to achieve the same effect. Eventually the dose required is higher than what’s needed to kill you.
People turn to black market opioids because they’re often cheaper than prescription, and while the dose just keeps going up, so does the price, unless you can find a cheaper supplier.
Cheaper suppliers are usually cheaper because they don’t have the same quality control, which again leads to accidental overdose or poisoning.
ShunkW@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is absolute nonsense. Alcohol is one of only two addictive substance types that can directly kill you in withdrawal. It is DIRECTLY and EXTREMELY addictive.
If your addiction is severe enough, going cold turkey from alcohol or benzodiazepines can directly kill you. You can have a stroke or seizures.
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
am not a doctor myself but from what i know, the reason you increase the dose in first place is that your body build tolerance. if a normal person were to take same dosage as a long time drug addict they would die in minutes
reasons for death of overdose:
Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 7 months ago
You missed one: Chasing a bigger high.
When people start dying of opioid overdoses, addicts tend to seek those suppliers out.