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Re:Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s mos... by adriand on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @07:16AM (#29093132)
Heroin is a painkiller like the other opiates, and it works on mental pain too, not just on physical pain. Most well-adjusted people without a history of trauma do not want to try heroin or if they do, do not tend to become addicted to it.

If we don’t let people have access to pure drugs under conditions that limit the risk of harm, then we should also provide them with the mental health supports they need. People will go to great lengths to kill their pain, including risking death and imprisonment. They shouldn’t be forced into choices like that.

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Re:Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s mos... by jeltz on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:29AM (#29093687)
Yeah, I had to take opiates due to an injury and I hated the feeling (foggy mind and hard to focus). It would be really unlikely for me to become addicted to them. Yes, there is still the physical addiction but I so there is some risk but I wanted to quit taking my opiates as soon as I could when I was on them.
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