They shouldn’t be handed out like candy, as they did in the USA.
I’m with you on that.
Still doesn’t make my stuff a lie, especially what I said about myself
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TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 hours agoI know several people whose lives were entirely wrecked by opiates. This is a dangerous fucking pack of lies that should get you banned for spreading. This is several times worse than spreading anti vaxx rhetoric.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
It’s a lie to suggest opiates aren’t dangerous and any issue with them should be blamed on anyone else involved. They are incredibly dangerous. It’s absurd I have to even say that.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
I didn’t say that
They are dangerous, but they are also commonly used in medical situations - like pretty much any surgery
Why isn’t everyone becoming a junkie?
In my personal experience, everyone having trouble of getting rid of an opiate addiction, tried to mask some other problems with it.
The drug itself can’t be really blamed, because it’s not jumping into your mouth.
People put it there.So, why do they do it?
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Why isn’t everyone becoming a junkie?
Because firstly, not everyone has access to those drugs, and secondly, anti-drug messaging has been somewhat effective. Ask 50 random people if heroin should be legal, probably 48-49 say no.
everyone having trouble of getting rid of an opiate addiction, tried to mask some other problems with it.
This is victim blaming, even worse than before. Fucking yikes.
So, why do they do it?
There definitely are people really susceptible to addiction and decided to try it once and never stopped. Because there are a lot of mixed messages in the world about drugs. Many movies and musical acts romanticize drug abuse. Also, life is hard, people are looking for an escape. The last thing we need is people spreading the message that heroin “isn’t that bad”. Young kids are sometimes on this platform and are susceptible to a toxic message like that.
You make it seem like I’m a tee-totaller or something and I’m not. I’m just against the message that hard drugs “aren’t that bad”. It’s harmful. Less people should try highly addictive drugs, not more. Just because some people can “handle it” doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to promote.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
I know multiple functional addicts. I know way more non functional addicts, but it’s not as black and white as you want it to be.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I could also possibly live years of my life walking in the middle of streets with fast driving cars. But it still would be an absolute fact that it’s a senseless risk to take