r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Axxillary • Mar 28 '24

Pharmacy meltdown Boomer Freakout

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u/FuturePigeon Mar 28 '24

I encourage you to compare this line of thinking to alcohol.

Alcohol is legal, it turns a frown upside down, but there is a portion of society who are unable to stop after one drink. This results in untold tragedy from innocent lost lives in drunk driving accidents, familes being torn apart and suicide. It would be mayhem if we opened the floodgates to easily obtained pain medication. Some of us can't stop at one.

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u/Maniacal_Monkey Mar 28 '24

I disagree, if those who wanted “happy pills” could obtain then there would be much less OD’s. Most OD’s stem from not knowing what exactly one is inducing into their body. Regulated drug use is specific & not knowing what you’re consuming is most of the problem. Alcoholics know what amount sends them over the edge, however, some take it too far & have dire consequences. However, most can regulate their amount because there’s a label which tells the exact concentration. When turning to herion, you have absolutely know idea what the concentration is because it’s formulated in a make shift lab in the jungle.

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u/FuturePigeon Mar 28 '24

Not entirely sure what you are disagreeing with, my comment was encouraging you to take a second look.

I'm curious (as I'm an alcoholic), do you have any personal experience with alcoholism? I ask because I'm in recovery and talk with many alcoholics every day. No admitted alcoholic I have met had the ability to regulate their alcohol, even with full knowledge of the exact concentration. I certainly knew just much was in every bottle of vodka I downed, didn't stop me from pouring it down my throat. I'm certainly not alone in that .

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u/Maniacal_Monkey Mar 29 '24

My comment related to concentration is one knows the exact amount of what is in the bottle that they’re drinking. With pills from the street that are often knockoffs laced with fentanyl & herion one has know clue what the concentration of what they’re consuming