OxyContin's 12-hour problem

Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by _acme on Saturday May 07, 2016 @02:53PM (#11650836)

Is there a higher rate of opioid addiction amongst opioid users than marijuana addiction amongst marijuana users?

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Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by smileysteve on Saturday May 07, 2016 @06:20PM (#11651605)

One of these is not like the other, opioids cause a clinical chemical dependency very quickly (as mentioned by the article, if you 12 hour dose doesn't last the full 12 hours) while the [chemical dependency of marijuana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_use_disorder) is much more subtle.

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Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by Implicated on Saturday May 07, 2016 @05:03PM (#11651342)

I can't comment on that, but I'd be confident in saying the rate of death is higher~

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