tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post1931168468715912577..comments2024-03-28T07:04:49.075-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: USA! USA! USA!Angus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-70238287541626094962016-12-17T21:32:00.020-05:002016-12-17T21:32:00.020-05:00As far as fatalities go, I'd wonder how many o...As far as fatalities go, I'd wonder how many of those are caused by varying purity of the drugs. One of several reasons I don't do drugs is that <i>you don't know what you're getting!</i> Heroin is "cut" with all sorts of things that I, for one, would not want to slam into my veins. Not to mention that a dealer who wants to get rid of an unwanted customer (say, someone who informed on another dealer) can supply what is known as a "hot shot," meaning 100%-pure heroin. Taken at the dosage most addicts (expecting "cut" heroin) use, this is a sure OD...and a foolproof way to commit murder.Technomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438978139389104455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-86917886366281223822016-12-12T09:56:56.688-05:002016-12-12T09:56:56.688-05:00I chose, "bear the pain, clean up and live,&q...I chose, "bear the pain, clean up and live," for the record. Because in the early 90's when the VA decided your pain was chronic they cut you off rather than increase the doses.<br /><br />Those were some hard months because my legs HURT.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-36442930454987708072016-12-12T09:28:39.859-05:002016-12-12T09:28:39.859-05:00There is a part of that that's true.
I think ...There is a part of that that's true.<br /><br />I think one part that isn't talked about enough is doctors giving opiate pain killers for chronic conditions. This leads to high drug tolerance, so a need for escalating dosages, and then Opioid-induced hyperalgesia, which leads to a DESIRE for escalating dosages, and a real concern that the pain felt is break-through pain, not induced pain.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid-induced_hyperalgesia<br /><br />Then something has to give in this cycle, and with this cycle addition is at 100% probability, and eventually the doctor won't give you more dope, and you either bare the pain, clean up and live, or look for an alternative, which is street opiates, which consists of REALLY expensive pain pills, or amazingly cheap Heroin.<br /><br />In the 90s they told us "Eventually everybody here will know somebody affected by HIV/AIDS", which turned out to be true.<br /><br />Now today we're all going to know somebody who got hooked on Heroin thanks to poor medical practices by their doctor.Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.com