The Opiod Epidemic

[AC1D1K]

i tried opiate 4x and threw up before anything hit me. so fun. save me..

 

[hillelslovak87]

Are there any modern rappers that use clear vocabulary and actually have a message?

Hopsin was pretty good before actually got popular.

Well, not many are going for grammatical consistency, completely. As for the message, a ton. El-P, Run the Jewels, Logic (until his last album and mixtape imho), J Cole, Kendrick, Lupe, etc.

This song, it takes multiple listens to unpack a lot of the grammatical tricks he employs.


And here is Aesop. I dont know if you would praise his grammar, but it's undeniable that he has extreme skill with our language, while saying something often obscured


And here is Run The Jewels just telling a really good story.

 

[Social Distance Warrior]

I don't have high expectations of the populace. I might find that someone has reported me.

Reported

 

[Social Distance Warrior]

Personal, opiates did nothing for me...

Never got a high off of it.

And it made my dick go limp.

 

[trident]

Hard drug use in general, not just opioid is a huge issue, even in small towns like where I live.


I would argue Marijuana is a gate way drug but not the way DARE tries to push it and shit.

It's a gateway in the sense that alcohol can be a gateway to other shit. IE, you start using it if it's illegal in your area then you're buying pot from a dude that also hawks other shit and pressures you into trying shitty, well, shit.

It's not the classical BS "they can't get high on pot so they try heroin" it's the "hey, I have some of this other stuff, wanna try it?" sorta gateway shit.

 

[The Diplomat]

I'm glad you didn't forget about Dre.

These motherfuckers act like they have.

 

[The Diplomat]

Would it be heartless to suggest that we ramp up incarceration of people caught with opiods? Or would the sarcasm not be obvious enough?

Would be rational to suggest that we go after doctors who supply 30-120 day scripts for broken toes?

 

[VivaRevolution]

Yes.
Stop prescribing them.
People do not need synthetic heroin to recover from surgery.

I thinks it's more of a time limit thing. There is a certain amount of time a person can use opium before you have created a habit. That time probably varies based on how prone to addiction a person is.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Do you believe there is one?

Yes.

Is there a simple solution to solving it?

No. With very strict restrictions and buy-in across healthcare it will take a generation to reverse the damage.

Is it overblown?

No.

 

[RerouteToRemain]

Would be rational to suggest that we go after doctors who supply 30-120 day scripts for broken toes?

On top of that because it definitely needs to happen, would it be rational to tell people to take some personal responsibility and not abuse their prescription as well.

 

[panamaican]

Would be rational to suggest that we go after doctors who supply 30-120 day scripts for broken toes?

Doctors don't abuse the medication. Patients abuse the medication.

Don't take me too seriously, I just find the response to the opiod epidemic such a contrast to other previous and current drug epidemics that I can't stop myself from poking at it.

 

[The Diplomat]

On top of that because it definitely needs to happen, would it be rational to tell people to take some personal responsibility and not abuse their prescription as well.

People are dumb. Doctors should know better. That's the point.

 

[RerouteToRemain]

People are dumb. Doctors should know better. That's the point.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

On top of that because it definitely needs to happen, would it be rational to tell people to take some personal responsibility and not abuse their prescription as well.

Many people take their meds as directed, i.e. not abusing them, and become addicted.

 

[RerouteToRemain]

Many people take their meds as directed, i.e. not abusing them, and become addicted.

Is there a time line for when addiction takes hold of people?

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Would be rational to suggest that we go after doctors who supply 30-120 day scripts for broken toes?

Not exactly irrational, but it would have to be much more nuanced.
They should start by disallowing mid-level practitioners like PAs and NPs from prescribing schedule II narcotics.
Of course, this only serves to stem the creation of new addicts. The ones who are already addicted will go to heroin.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Is there a time line for when addiction takes hold of people?

Its variable, but can be as quick as a few days.

 

[The Best JG]

The opiod epidemic is in the middle east, and probably the reason people are able to be brainwashed so easily there

 

[irish_thug]

Doctors don't abuse the medication. Patients abuse the medication.

Don't take me too seriously, I just find the response to the opiod epidemic such a contrast to other previous and current drug epidemics that I can't stop myself from poking at it.

My standpoint is the same on both. Go after the dealers.

 

[RerouteToRemain]

Its variable, but can be as quick as a few days.

Wow, seriously. It obviously affects people very differently or maybe it's a personality thing.