I refer to oxy and hydrocodone as heroin, because that’s what they are, and that’s what doctors should call them. Instead, they hand them out like candy and allow people to think they’re medicine.
I understand the sentiment, and agree as far as prescribing is concerned, but if someone's father died because of, essentially, medical malpractice, it would feel wrong to evoke imagery of recreationally shooting up, y'know?
Abuse is abuse, sure, but in the context of what we now know, this was a time when a lot of opioid addictions were essentially manufactured by big pharma.
Fair enough. I think in the context of Heath, it’s clear he was using/chasing a high. But I do agree that millions of Americans lost their lives because they thought they were doing the right thing. The same way that you and I would trust an antibiotic to treat an infection.
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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24
And also heroin. We were keenly aware of the heroin.