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Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug by pc86 on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @02:15PM (#11255060)
I'm curious what life-enriching experience you can have with "a little bit" of heroin or meth.
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Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug by rwmj on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @02:24PM (#11255125)
A "little bit" of heroin is good for pain control. It is prescribed as such to pregnant women giving birth in the UK (it's called "diamorphine" but it's chemically the same). Amphetamines are prescribed in the army to keep soldiers and pilots awake.
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Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug by neverknowsbest on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @02:55PM (#11255346)
Amphetamines are also the basis of most ADD medications.

... I think OP was using those examples because they're the stereotypical horror story drugs, but their analogues are everywhere.

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Re:Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug by sgift on Thursday March 10, 2016 @01:18AM (#11257618)
Lack of horrible pain, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone which is in the same category as Heroin.
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