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Blues Heron

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23. I see what people are going through trying to get pain relief

Reply to RAB910 (Reply #17)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 08:43 AM

Jan 2023

these efforts to control others are totally misguided. They are making things worse by driving it underground (see Fentanyl) The prohibitionists need to wake up to the harm they are causing. They are playing into the hands of the Nazi/Totalitarian DEA.

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The DEA Shut Down a Pain Doctor. Now 3 People Are Dead. [View all] Mosby Jan 2023 OP

Your Average Drug Enforcement Agent, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2023 #1

there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States in a year RAB910 Jan 2023 #7

It's A Great Racket, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2023 #10

Here RAB910 Jan 2023 #12

Surely You Can Type A Percentage, Sir? The Magistrate Jan 2023 #14

Yet you protect and make heroes out of sleazy doctors killing people and ruining lives so they can RAB910 Jan 2023 #19

Assumes Sleaze Not In Evidence, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2023 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author RAB910 Jan 2023 #26

The DEA is an imminent danger to the public. We were better off without them. n/t iscooterliberally Jan 2023 #2

There were over a 100,000 overdose deaths in a year in the US RAB910 Jan 2023 #8

What exactly did they overdose on? What were the circumstances in each and every case? iscooterliberally Jan 2023 #29

One point RAB910 Jan 2023 #30

we need a constitutional ammendment giving us an uninfringed right to medicine Blues Heron Jan 2023 #3

I am so behind your idea, Blues! slightlv Jan 2023 #5

The path to the street drugs and how the ODs happen are being investigated RAB910 Jan 2023 #9

That is what I'm contesting, tho... slightlv Jan 2023 #11

The problem is opioid pain meds are strongly addictive and people build up tolerances RAB910 Jan 2023 #13

so dont take them if you dont want them. Blues Heron Jan 2023 #16

So you don't think society should care about the over 100,000 Americans dying every year RAB910 Jan 2023 #17

I see what people are going through trying to get pain relief Blues Heron Jan 2023 #23

Especially When RobinA Jan 2023 #31

Maia Szalavitz from the NYT. Mosby Jan 2023 #4

I work trying to reduce the alarming number of opioid overdoses RAB910 Jan 2023 #6

the busybodies are causing people harm. People should be free to take the medicines they need Blues Heron Jan 2023 #15

Part of my job is interviewing the next of kin RAB910 Jan 2023 #18

Please do Blues Heron Jan 2023 #20

I would never RAB910 Jan 2023 #21

Maybe that is what they need to stop them from trying to control others in their grief. Blues Heron Jan 2023 #22

Since when do DEA goons have medical degrees? Warpy Jan 2023 #25

+1 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #27

Or me. Warpy Jan 2023 #28