Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar...
by GuB-42 on Monday July 19, 2021 @05:22PM
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> Meth, weird to me, doesn't appear to be a big priority and it's huge in organized crime. Opiates are the villain of today
From everything that I've seen, opioids are the worst, by far. Highest addiction potential, physical withdrawal symptoms, low therapeutic index (easy to overdose), dangerous route of administration (injection), and ultra-potent substances like fentanyl make it even worse.
Meth is bad, crack cocaine is bad, but opioids are worse. The only drug that can compete in harm to society is alcohol, but only because of sheer numbers.
From everything that I've seen, opioids are the worst, by far. Highest addiction potential, physical withdrawal symptoms, low therapeutic index (easy to overdose), dangerous route of administration (injection), and ultra-potent substances like fentanyl make it even worse.
Meth is bad, crack cocaine is bad, but opioids are worse. The only drug that can compete in harm to society is alcohol, but only because of sheer numbers.