[shipyardjay]

Thank you for this post. May God be with those families. I will be showing this post to my 17 and 15yr old boys today I can guarantee that. Whatever it takes. Drugs are THE only thing in this world that can steal your life/soul/happiness from you. If you avoid them, it’s probably a 99% chance you will go on to have at least a decent happy life. My biggest fear. My kids.

[cardsharksam]

Originally Posted by MarmaladeGypsy ↗

It’s scary how close I was to being one of these people. At one point, while living in NYC, I had 3 doctors giving me the same monthly prescriptions. I had a friend mailing me my monthly pills from a doctor in Arkansas, and a doctor in Manhattan who I used my work insurance with, and another doctor in Manhattan that didn’t take insurance. Total I was getting monthly:
360 10mg (10/325) Hydrocodone
360 Soma
240 2mg Xanax bars
60 Ambient

And I was still out for about 10 days per month!!

It’s a story for another day, but after at least 6 hospitalizations for near death accidental overdoses, I am clean now.

Well done on being strong

[EnjoyMeredith]

One thing to keep in mind...
People abuse opiates (heroin to pain pills) because THEY ARE IN PAIN.
Whether it be mental or physical.
I suffer from major depressive disorder and I abused opiates for 10 years.
I'm on methadone now and have been for 5 years and it is still so fucking hard to not take 2 bottles at once to try to get fucked up but it's not worth it.

[The Krokodil]

Originally Posted by Loop1 ↗

A 20 year old man from Seattle, Washington died on July 16, 2009 as a result of a overdose. He had shot up heroin for the first time in 10 months.

His addiction started when his religious parents rejected his homosexuality, which led him to abuse drugs. After his passing, his parents started speaking around the country to tell their son’s story. Their heartfelt speeches are still available for viewing at youtube.

Passages from his parents:



The last picture is a letter the victim wrote to his dad for Father’s Day 9 days before his heroin overdose.

This got to my heart. Makes me think about my father, my mother and everyone else I love. It must be the saddest thing to be a parent and see their son/daughter dead at such young age

[Kurlis]

This epidemic of overdose deaths is a direct result of public policy. Want more? Elect Democrats.

[Lizarrd]

Originally Posted by Vicarious666 ↗

The supplement and herb called KRATOM would cure this epidemic. It works. It gives the same high but is completely safe and legal. The FDA doesn't want it to be legal cuz then people wouldn't need these opiates or their shitty Suboxone. You can't patent a plant. If you or anyone you know has an opiate problem, suggest they get KRATOM.

Kratom works! Seriously I kicked Laudanum with this stuff (long story)

[Lrrr]

I have some OC I'll have to post one day when the grieving process calls for it. I lost a great friend to opiate addiction this thread is a bummer but needed education of what happens when you're a moron.

[reinhard]

Brought to you by the same pharmaceutical companies that liberal leftist democrats have been praising for all their honesty over the last two and a half years for their miracle covid vaccine. All that trutherizing and shit. These sheeple have been bought and paid for by big pharma, and the opioid crisis is back burner shit for democrats. They give zero fucks about all these people being killed.

[LERK]

Originally Posted by reinhard ↗

Brought to you by the same pharmaceutical companies that liberal leftist democrats have been praising for all their honesty over the last two and a half years for their miracle covid vaccine. All that trutherizing and shit. These sheeple have been bought and paid for by big pharma, and the opioid crisis is back burner shit for democrats. They give zero fucks about all these people being killed.

Shut the fuck up moron.

Nobody cares

[reinhard]

Originally Posted by LERK ↗

Shut the fuck up moron.

Nobody cares

ohhh...lil swea pea, you got all mad. did it hurt you like the orange man did? show me where the mean comment touched you now honey dumplins. lame ass queer.