Re:Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epid...
by dotnet00 on Monday January 23, 2023 @04:41PM
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There are plenty of other fairly common reasons that don't involve simple escapism, with young people it's just as likely to be simple peer pressure or experimentation. It also doesn't help that it's common to treat drug highs as some sort of enlightening experience that needs to be experienced to understand.
Re:Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epid...
by kodah on Monday January 23, 2023 @04:40PM
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I think it'd be more likely that someone discovers opioids mask their pain while using them for legitimate purposes. After that is when gaming the doctor, street buys, and finally substitutions take place.
> 1) Why do people take opiods the first time
that the GP is getting at. While doctors over-prescribing opiates is definitely a thing (esp. in the US), I'm not convinced that many people get hooked on opiates due to partying. I think it's more commonly:
"Used as an escape from a life that is unmanagable for some reason"
That's not conspirational. There's good evidence to show that life circumstances have a big effect on both initially becoming addicted and success when attempting recovery. The answer to this might look like a better welfare state or similar.