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When Trump took office I read about his upcoming "War of Opioids" but never thought it would affect me personally. You see, I'm one of the people that doesn't abuse the privilege of receiving help to mitigate my pain... I should have known better. When I went to pick up my monthly supply, I was informed that the government had become involved... and when government becomes involved in attempting to solve any problem- things can only get worse. The government is good at only two things- extorting money from honest citizens and war. I spent a good part of yesterday wracking my brain for one problem that the government has successfully solved- I came up blank.
I have to believe that most people that need help with pain are like me... they appreciate the privilege and don't abuse it. I don't watch TV so when I went to the pharmacy and one of the pharmacists told me that "people are dropping like flies from overdoses" you can imagine my surprise. It hasn't happened to anyone that I know. If I had to guess, I'd say that 75-80% of people getting opioids use them properly. Of course, I have no way of knowing. My biggest fear is running out before I'm supposed to, so I count them constantly just to make sure. If people are overdosing, it almost has to be on purpose.
I've learned that the CDC (Center for Disease Control) has involved themselves and set forth ridiculous guidelines that could have only been formulated by someone that doesn't experience constant often blinding pain... I didn't even know that pain is a disease (I guess everything is nowadays), so why the CDC involved themselves is beyond me. They claim "scientific studies" have determined that the equivalent of 50 mg. of morphine per day provide optimum pain relief... What a joke! 50 mg. of morphine provides me with about 4 hours of relief. However, given the way "scientific studies" are conducted now, I'm not surprised. The scientific method of discovery has been inverted. Now, a predetermined result is formulated and then "evidence" to support it is invented, for the most part. Grants are given to "scientists" that come up with the right results.
When Trump took office I, like many other Americans, had great hopes that he would prove different than his predecessors. I, for one, am sadly disappointed. His handling of the situation with N Korea demonstrated that he's the same as the rest. The North Koreans are in a desperate situation brought on by sanctions imposed by Clinton, Bush and Obama... when people are starving they behave irrationally. All of the saber rattling about Guam was just that- saber rattling. Kim is an idiot, but he's not insane, he'd no more strike Guam than the US itself... it would be suicide.
Mark my words... when these CDC policies take effect in October, here's what is going to happen. First, everyone's dosages of opioids will be cut back. People will attempt to deal with it- but rather than live in debilitating pain, many will take them all at once. You will see overdoses on an unprecedented scale... on purpose, this time. Then all of the drug-dependent seniors will be gone and the assholes in Washington will pat each other on the back and claim victory over this nefarious group of drugs! I was kind of surprised that the pharmaceutical companies didn't squawk, but opioids are fairly inexpensive so it won't cut too far into their profit margin... good thing the CDC didn't go after the psychotropics like Latuda ($1500 a month)... Then the shit would really hit the fan!!!
By the way... please spare me all the comments about wonderful homeopathic cures and crystals, pyramids etc. I don't feel like flagging anybody- I just got my voting power built back up after flagging a scammer into oblivion!
