Posted by Shoobie Doo on October 19, 2003, at 5:39:51
In reply to Re: Opiates: Addiction, etc., posted by caleb462 on October 19, 2003, at 0:21:31
Sorry, have to disagree. It's not true that the main problems with opiates stem from the laws around the drugs. Being on heroin or prescribed opiates really does change your view of reality profoundly, it makes you think that things are OK when they are not, it makes you takes risks that you would not otherwise. And once you are addicted your ability to make that "free choice of a consenting adult" is taken away from you. It's not just about street heroin- it's the same if you are using pharmaceutical opiates.
As an ex addict, I can tell you that in the long term, my opiate addiction did nothing but compound and worsen and my depression and anxiety.
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