Posted by yxibow on January 15, 2007, at 1:00:28
In reply to Re: Any Truth In This Article? » yxibow, posted by Quintal on January 13, 2007, at 15:47:33
> >I know, we get into synthetic opiod arguments, but I'm talking pure morphine.
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> Mine wasn't a synthetic opioid argument. I'm not interested in whether the opiate is synthetic, semi-synthetic or natural. Semi-synthetic Heroin would be considered more dangerous than natural morphine in terms of addictive potential and overdose by most authorities.
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> You seemed to be implying that the once weekly dosing of morphine as suggested by that article would be dangerous and that people risked going beyond the 'point of no return'. That doesn't seem likely or even possible if the morphine is dispensed as a single dose once a week from an authorized facility, and that's the point I was trying to address.
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> QFair enough. I really have nothing against experimental opiod therapy as a possible future treatment for depression, even antidepressants that aim at those receptors. I just don't want to see pure morphine get out of hand. But as a protocol described above, that's fine.
I just don't see the same way with a single doctor dispensing a single prescription for an opiod for their patient because pharmacies monitor these things and wonder about the off use and in turn someone can get their license yanked and that isn't terribly good for the patient without a doctor.
Controlled protocols, fine.
Its not about the substance so much as the possible repercussions that can happen and we can debate NIDA and the war on drugs till the cows come home but the user of any substance, dare a joint, is stigmatized far too much in this country and I don't see that changing alot. Some states with low use/medical use marijuana laws, I applaud.
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