Posted by Declan on June 19, 2006, at 16:53:02
In reply to Re: Opiates, posted by Hermit on June 19, 2006, at 10:10:40
Hi Hermit
The awful stuff probably differs from drug to drug. With methadone it would be some toxicity, reduction of sex drive, sweating, low grade depression, and difficulty giving up(!). With benzos it's a temperature thing again, sex drive reduction, a generally destabilising effect. Alcohol (in middle age) can lead to sloppy conversations. I just mean the drug effects that are additional to the therapeutic effect.
I have mixed feelings about drugs. Like the school counseller on Southpark I think drugs are bad. OTOH people have very real problems and very real suffering.
The modern world of media etc is not helping us cope with normal human unhappiness (which is bad enough), and some people are sick. I hope these opinions of mine make some kind of sense.
Declan
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