grte@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoLandmark study finds prescribing opioids dramatically reduced deaths, overdoses for drug users in B.C.www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoOk but you’re just feeding their addiction. How is prescribing heroin to a heroin addict a fix for anything? What they need is recovery, not more heroin. I’m all for treating addicts and reducing ODs, but this isn’t how you do it.
minus-squareTotallyHuman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoIf they’re dead, they can’t recover. Yes, fixing people is better than just holding them together, but holding them together buys more time for permanent solutions.
Ok but you’re just feeding their addiction.
How is prescribing heroin to a heroin addict a fix for anything?
What they need is recovery, not more heroin.
I’m all for treating addicts and reducing ODs, but this isn’t how you do it.
If they’re dead, they can’t recover. Yes, fixing people is better than just holding them together, but holding them together buys more time for permanent solutions.