Posted by Elizabeth on November 21, 2001, at 20:52:27
In reply to Is Morphine/Fentanyl the key to happiness? life?, posted by 3 Beer Effect on November 18, 2001, at 14:40:16
> I always wondered what these drugs were like since they are still used after a 100 years.
Fentanyl is much newer than that, while morphine (the active ingredient in opium) has been used for thousands of years, not a hundred. But anyway, the answer to your question is pretty simple: we haven't found any analgesic that is more effective than the opioids.
> Also, heroin was originally introduced as a non-addictive form of morphine & was sold in otc potions for many years (boy were they wrong!)! So that means Morphine & Fentanyl are better than heroin.
I'm not sure how you reached this conclusion or what your criteria for "better" are.
It's your choice whether to indulge your curiosity or not, but you might want to be aware that many addicts originally intended to try opiates "just once, to see what it's like." Also, I think that you may not find it as trivial to get morphine in Mexico as you imagine. They do sell these drugs in the USA too. In either country, a prescription is required by law; if you want to break the law, it would probably be much easier to get heroin right here in the good old US of A than to go to Mexico and buy morphine illegally. (Heroin is just diacetylmorphine, BTW.)
Just a suggestion, but I think you should give careful consideration to the possible consequences of your actions.
-elizabeth
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