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AlternativeFormer559 t1_iuhbzz9 wrote

Reply to comment by Free_Breakfast687 in California looking into paying drug addicts to stay sober by pirate_republic

What you're forgetting are the people becoming addicts as a result of medical or psychological intervention. There's an awful lot of that in California, it seems

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Free_Breakfast687 t1_iuhen5d wrote

Yes, opioid treatment can be the start in some cases. Such treatments should also include an addiction treatment program as part of the package since it is a known issue, and use other, less addictive medicine when possible.

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AlternativeFormer559 t1_iuhfhmn wrote

In an ideal world that's how it would have been done. In this one big pharma created various opiates they claimed to be less addictive and incentivised doctors to prescribe them. I hope the support suggested above can help. Opiates are an amazing experience but they ruin lives and kill people, like auto-erotic asphyxiation. I suggest gardening as an alternative to both hobbies.

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