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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by moate on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:18PM (#50446426)
You can't die from heroin withdrawal, no matter how much you might want to.
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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by wat10000 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:24PM (#50446508)
Addictiveness is a lot more than just how bad worst case withdrawal is.
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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by forshaper on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:54PM (#50447458)
For every 100 people who take opiates, how many become addicted?
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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by wat10000 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:26PM (#50447761)
According to this, roughly 1/5th to 1/3rd of heroin users get addicted: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/...
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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by avadodin on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @07:00PM (#50448043)
A lot of the information is from back in the time where opium was legal but most people are not very receptive to opioids. They feel sick and tripping balls and would not repeat the experience if offered.

It is a very particular kind of person who gets addicted right away.

Of course, in a social context where consumption is expected, many more may reach the point where they keep consuming in order to stave off withdrawal.

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