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Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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My Imaginary GF posted:

What are the reasons to use? Seems like they all stem from some sort of social failure.

Curiosity, escape, depression, rebellion, socially, religiosity

Might as well ask anyone why they do anything. In the broadest sense 'use' can stem from any motivation.
Addiction, and to be more precise the vicious cycle of abuse, has definite roots in societal failure, namely in that once a person is stuck in that cycle they are largely shunned by society.

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Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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jabby posted:

To add the perspective of a UK doctor, over here we see far less prescription opioid abuse. Part of that is down to how we prescribe and part is down to our healthcare system.

There is, however, a serious benzo/z-drug addiction problem in the UK. Not enough to be an epidemic on the scale of the US Opis, but it's there.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Konstantin posted:

As a bonus, you have people doing kitchen chemistry to remove the acetaminophen, which introduces a whole new set of risks.

Well not really kitchen chemistry.
It just involves water and a very fine cheesecloth.

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