Posted by Hermit on June 19, 2006, at 17:30:19
In reply to Re: Opiates » Hermit, posted by Declan on June 19, 2006, at 16:53:02
Ok, now I get what you were referring to. :o)
> 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.
Yup, all nasty stuff. Alcohol w/d is the only one that can kill you, though. Interesting that it's legal, eh? :-P
> 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.
I know what you mean. I've gone from being really PRO drug in my younger years (who isn't?) to being completely ANTI drug once I got clean. As I got older and tried to live without antidepressants, I finally accepted that, until I found something better, I was better off taking them. The key, I think, is to make sure there's no other way to deal with the problem.
> 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.
You make perfect sense to me. :-)
Ideally, we'd all have perfect brain chemisty and wonderful childhoods and not have to deal with depression, anxiety disorders, compulsions, etc. That's just not the case. While I don't consider myself "pro-drug" at all, I do believe that those who find some relief from debilitating conditions by using certain chemicals should be allowed to.
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