The US drug abuse epidemic is killing 300 Americans a day | The Bottom Line 

Yep and they are still sp proud of their country and military, while the country is drowning in opiats and guns..

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

Yes, dr.sporesss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

Is he on instagram?

Yes he is. dr.sporesss

Sadly although there are many things I admire about the USA, it seems to be going downhill. 🙁

America is broken, it's not a country anymore. America is bought and paid for by corporates - America is a corpocracy.

Funny, how no one is going after the dozens of other manufacturers of the similar drugs.., hey?

as a grown adult if I want to take pills all day that is my choice. No is forcing these people to od. And people aren't dying from prescription pills.. They took every off pills right before Covid and then flooded the streets with Covid and Fentynal.. Told all these people good luck and then yall wonder why herion is every where. The real issue is people that need pain meds can't get them. But i can go and have all the nerve ending burned off so I cant feel anything anywhere.. That seems like a fun thing to do every year

That “slap” on the wrist for the Sackler family is crazy! 😢

I thank God for helping you

It’s interesting because I’ve been experiencing excruciating lower back pain for over a year, and have undergone seven various treatments from my doctors for pain management until most my recent treatment that is somewhat effective at reducing pain. I was prescribed otc Tylenol for pain until I suffered a whole body muscle spasm that sent me to the ER. Finally, I was prescribed non-addictive muscle spasm medicine to be taken at bedtime. Tomorrow I get to go to the pain management clinic that has expressed in writing that it does not prescribe any opioids to their patients. This should be interesting. Perhaps they’ll allow anti-inflammatory medicine for my arthritis. Whiskey?

"It allowed me to work normally and become productive again" what's the problem with the drugs then?

Intentionally refusing people medicine is a form of torture.

Only three days of feeling uncomfortable? It sounds like bullshit and that you represent Purdue or another drug company.

​@@boogiemcsploogieHe means wealthy people.

Really? Harvey Weinstein is in jail…and he’s rich too.

@@deefitzpatrick5810 is he rich or wealthy??? There’s a hugeeeeeeeeeeee difference!!!!!!

@@zoraidagonzalez1747 Really? I will have to go and look them up. I’m pretty poor so they both sound good to me. I’m guessing wealthy involves a lot more money than just being rich? And I wasn’t questioning your reply…I was referring to the one referring to Jewish people. Harvey is both Jewish and wealthy.

OxyContin composition includes heroin molecule. Peddling heroin is a criminal office full stop. What is the difference between the Mexican drug kingpins and the Sacklers. The Sacklers should go to jail, full stop!

Necessary drugs must be taken. Hope in India, dont use their dung related drugs for the cure as they're equally harmful. Good luck.

Um... This isn't about headaches. Thanks for trying to contribute, though.

Lots of things can cause a headache. Caffeine deprivaton (after having it for a long time) gives me a headache.

@@peterclarke7240what he’s trying to say is Americans like a quick fit

americans love to acquire those natural resources from other countries, don't they??!!

Exactly right! Smh

And dont forget drugs are coming from South America and Mexico too.

No poppies in oxy.

@@chrislow6309people have been brainwashed!

Money buys the congress who make our laws.

Seems like the US is not even a liberal rule of law anymore. Completely rotten system

Americans like things that actually work.

I agree with you, KN. One should have a good sleep or a good cry (acco to situation) while suffering from headache. I also find watching comedy films/ TV serials helps during headache.

All Americans? Ignorant statement.

Most women won't even try intercorse to alleviate headaches.

No, things don't get built without all the hard work put in. They've simply been told to trust doctors and pharma.

Tough it up buddy- do without the drugs. I always refuse hard core drugs- I tell the doctor I’m not interested

These drugs work only really for a short period of time. When you went from ICU back to a ward you probably were in hospital for approximately 3 weeks? You wouldn’t want to take them for longer as addiction may set in. One has to be very careful. Sorry to sound tough.

I bet it boosted your pain tolerance. That really does suck that others have to do that just to get high but people are people though. Sure they have their reasons

I’m so sorry for what you experienced! I can relate for I suffer from chronic pain and often get treated as if I’m a drug addict! When I have done everything and gone everywhere to get the pain that I have to stop. People automatically assume that everyone has a drug addiction gene that gets activated in there system when that’s not the case for me and I’m sure it’s not the case for many others! I just wish pharmacist and doctors would stop assuming that you may be an addict trying to get high instead of being compassionate and help us find a solution to stop our VERY REAL physical pain!

There would be significantly less people doing that had the healthcare industry not pushed opioids on people like candy back in the day causing an explosion of addiction. The addicts are what you get when the populace allows it to happen.

Antisemitism!

It's a fictional narrative to support $60 billion dollars worth of litigation. It's illicit fentanyl that flood the streets and chronic pain, post-sugical patients, or whomever truly needs Rx opioids cannot get them now. Many are medically abandoned, go to the streets out of desperation, or are committing suicide.

Very rapid population control 😢

exactly! by design

Nah if it were population control we wouldn't be accepting new immigrants

​@@lolaliz5004 not by design. Its people. Drug addicts who all know what they are doing- every single person KNOWS. I watched it happen as it was happening and everyone knew the dangers.. Now they have Fetanyl. Its Demand and SUPPLY. The population wants it, and the population provides it.

Too bad they're cutting birth control!

Do you want a gold star?

I assume you are not suffering from severe chronic pain.

@judithgrace …God has been blessing you n happy for you.

Lucky never been sick

No coffee? Coca-Cola? Beer? Tobacco? Ever?

LOL. You kidding me? Ammmerriikcans don't know the meaning of hard work. But they are the biggest crybabies on earth. You must be one of them.

That’s not true whatsoever! You don’t need narcotics for working on your feet too long, There’s ibuprofen and Aleve, and paracetamol for that. The reason it’s become a huge problem is because of people doing exactly that!’ Taking it for non serious pain and getting hooked!

OMG, yes, the packages they must deliver now are way too heavy. I know from my Chewy order. I don't know how they throw those around all day. This is why UPS used to be union. They sure phased that out, didn't they?

Drug use is normalized in the US

Have you ever been prescribed Triactin? You know, Triactin like a man ! 😂

We’ve been praying to the almighty dollar since Regan.

This isn’t true I am a pharmacist in the uk. And over here they prescribe tramadol and codeine based painkillers like it’s skittles.

That's because it's all about $$ not making people better.

That’s exactly what happens here. People are severely addicted to opioids, they get cut off from their Dr , they go into withdrawals and heroin was easy to get but now it’s fentanyl and people are overdosing!!! This is so sad!!!!

@@vandettabuilds6641 Tragedy what is happening in Kensington Ave in Philly. Tranq is turning people into zombies, and this place is a mecca for homeless drug addicts.

Legalize drugs and make people who use drugs in public go to rehab then that solves the problem

Let it all fall, and start over again.

Like Canada isn’t dealing with the same thing😂 go look at Vancouver and watch drugged out zombies who commit crime and get a day in jail for for murder bc canadas criminal justice system is light on crime!

Nobody is forced to use drugs. It's a personal decision and some make a bad choice.

Lol😆 exactly

ALL of them are!!

I am truly sorry for your loss ❤from Australia

I do.

i am sorry he hat to deal whit people like you in his live.

So sad. My heart is with you.

so sad im sorry for your loss

That is your choice but I was on opioid analgesics after chest wall surgery that I only used to relieve pain. I had previously been a heroin addict so was acutely aware of the dangers of dependence, but if you use them just for pain relief and reduce off them, there is zero risk of addiction. The problem only occurs when people start deceiving themselves and their treating doctors - pretending their pain is worse than it actually is because they’re really using the medication to get high instead of just to relieve pain.

Opioids are not usually the default treatment for joint or muscle pain - usually they use non-steroidal anti-inflammatories - which are not addictive. If your doctors are prescribing anti-inflammatories like Diclofenac you should be taking them, not be tearing up the prescriptions.

@@emperorofpluto He explicitly referred to pain relievers.

@@edhuber3557 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories _are_ pain relievers and the first line treatment for joint and muscle pain since that kind of pain is usually caused by inflammation.

Nonsensical oversimplification

Bollocks.

Possible but not likely. More likely started with the pills before the surgery, though they were on hand to start after. Likely kept using after need, though it has long been common knowledge to go light and end quickly lest addiction. Even more certain that the fentanyl leap was of your own doing, as 12 years for injury is not likely at all. Geez, man up.

So sorry about what you went through; I can easily imagine and relate to that even though I’m not on fentanyl or anything like that and never went to jail but I know it’s so easy to get addicted to these medications and so so hard to stop taking them

@@aaminahdiallo229 I can’t believe how opioids got ahold of me but I am in construction and I lost all use of my right arm , so to continue working the pain medication made it tolerable to continue in construction. Then with surgery after surgery after surgery I was completely addicted. I threw everything away so I could continue taking opiates. Until 5 years ago I become alcohol and drug free!!!! Wow I wish I could have done it a lot sooner

As a patient it's out responsibility to take prescriptions as prescribed, and if those meds have side effects beyond normal, it's our job to stop that medication or take a lower dose. Not EVERYONE will become an addict when given pain medication, and there are MANY meds that treat other ailments where someone is dependent not addicted, and they will suffer some side effects when stopping these meds. Again our job as the patient to know what we are taking and knowing the pros and cons of what was prescribed!

@@albanymountainhomestead so is that why the pharmaceutical companies had to pa 50 billion fucken dollars???

Did you listen to the video at all?

So why's it illegal

You obviously grew up trauma free

lol tru murican values

You are correct. The profit motive of the pharmaceutical companies is the key.. they are incentivized to only promote the drugs that are profitable and discourage any alternatives.

This is true. Same with phy mds. They always promote the new and expensive phy mds even if anouther older less expensive md would work better and have a safer profile

I absolutely agree with you. The problem is far worse now. It was a disaster to take this out of the hands of medical professionals. I’m in my 70’s and while I sympathize with doctors, I can handle my own pain at home, thank you. I don’t need to pay you to watch me suffer. I can do it myself at home for free. Meanwhile people are buying “percs” on the street…unaware that it’s actually fentanyl made in someone’s bathtub with no idea what the dosage is. Not only did they not fix the problem…they made it far worse.

I think you mean oxycodone or OxyContin….oxytocin is not an opioid or opiate…it is a hormone related to childbirth.

That’s exactly what they are with the protection of the United States government

They're jewish

💚

Doctor's are going to prison, I'm more than sure that they didn't mean hard core pain medicine, unless you can prove your pain, That'll won't give it out like candy 🍭🍬 like thay did back in the day.

ever woke up and ur back body hurts so bad that u wonder if u will be able to get out of bed to use the bathroom that is 5 steps away. every work hard hard hard oilfield work where everything is heavy heavy and a MAN, not a woMAN, is expected to LIFT BOY LIFT!!!!! and by the time a person is 30 their back goes out and they are unemployable without LIFT BOY LIFT!!!!

@@NONAME-kw3puwell, if we go with the philosophy of the author of this post, I will assume they would also say it’s your fault for letting your back get screwed up.

When your doctor gets you addicted before you even realize what addiction is it is not a choice

It is doctors. They prescribed unnecessary opiods then triggered withdrawals and this sent people to the streets to look for alternatives because they were already addicted. One doesnt randomly become an addict.

@@Azulakayes it's still not my problem if you become addicted it is your responsibility to go for help!!

I understand that you do not understand science. But addiction to opiates is a physical addiction and it happens within weeks. Oxy is heroin in a pill. The same chemical make up. Maybe learn more about the Sacklers and their crime family before attempting to respond.

100%! lack of accountability is the root cause. Health system in the US is primarily in place to make a profit. Of course salesmen are going to lie to make a profit! For as long as the health system in the corporate states of America is a business, the country is doomed!

It’s capitalism that got us here! It started with cigarettes.

Lol

They are addicted to drugs because real world is horrifyingly cruel, unfair and insanely ignorant place.

It's almost like you need a system that provides access for those who need it, and make it near impossible to access for those who don't

The American way.

Facts. 107,900 dead last year alone. Overdosed. Biden figures with that many dead from Overdoses, plus the 40,000 Americans shot dead on our streets by other Americans, the open borders will supply a whole new work force.. The seeds of the destruction of the USA are sown. It will not stop..we are being degraded from the top down, and the bottom up. 32 trillion in debt, endless crimes, and now they want to sexually pervert children with tr a n z gndr perversions and hormones.

​@@rdallas81Complete nonsense. Border crossings are way down. The only ones who are talking about open borders are the right wingers who made it up.

I know a lot of people "in recovery" that are claiming they started with prescription meds in hopes to milk a lawsuit because of these settlements that aren't actually going to the addict. And there has to be solid proof that a doctor was overprescribing.

Who do you think is supplying the fentanyl?

@@edie4321 China makes the ingredients. India too. Same for the meth ingredients.

No, it's not a white/black issue. It's cause it's legally prescribed.

Nobody gives a darn about crackheads or meth heads, black or white.

Dr David Martin speaks to EU parliament....yt.

Thats really sad. A headache can be resolved by paracetamol and nsaids like ibuprofen can sort out other minor pains.

@@Azulakayes I may be wrong but this seems to be a common thread: convincing a population that some drug is harmless. Only later when you have the generation of addicts everyone is well they knowingly made a stupid choice.

Like , flakka, crystal m, cocaine,ext ......esp. in Europe.

and I forgot the part where you are forced to buy your healthcare through expensive insurance companies

What are the New guidelines for prescribing in MME, i’ve been struggling tremendously with getting adequate pain relief and i am curious as to what the New prescribing guidelines are for chronic pain patients.

@@johnnylego807QW Thanks for asking, Johnny Lego. The CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opiates DATED 11/4/2022 is what you are looking for on the internet. There are plenty of supporting docs from AMA and Human Rights organizations that worked with the CDC to describe their shortcomings. That document doesn't give a new tier forRx, per se, but instead returns the responsibility for reasonableness to the prescribing doctor. It states upfront that the doctors that used the 90mme as an absolute limit misunderstood the intended usage of that number: namely, to identify a max. for where an MD starts a new patient with chronic pain. CDC does address acute and chronic pain conditions and in the new document they continue to recognize cancer pain as a free pass with no limits (a sticking point for me because CRPS is rated higher on the McGill pain scale than cancers 42 v. 36) Apparently, there are numerous pain situations, many of the rare, that need more than that starting limit of 90 mme, too many to mention individually, so CDC is empowering doctors to perform risk/benefit analysis to support higher does and/or combinations. So, your doctor may need to get comfortable with the new latitude given them by reading the latest document. CDC does have a pamphlet, written rather weakly in my opinion given what harm was unleashed by the 2016 doc., but you may have a better chance getting your MD to read a pamphlet v. the 85+ page doc. While I don't know your situation, if you or someone you know and trust could help, doing research on your own diagnosis, or lack there oh, may help you become aware of the recommended treatments, offer ways to better articulate your pain experience, etc, so you and your MD might improve on how your pain outdoorsman-palm best be addressed. Hope this helps! And, 🤞 best of luck. I'm so sorry you are having to deal with the pernicious monster of pain!

@@mercy3219 Wow this was a huge help, thankyou 🙏🙏 Couldn’t of been better put! Never knew how serious pain could get until my injury several years ago that has changed my life forever. Been struggling to manage everything , i appreciate all the info!

@@mercy3219 Was the CRPS rated above cancer more recently ? very interesting

@@johnnylego807 I don't think so. I know it's been rated that way for at least ten years because that is when I was diagnosed. Of course, this is in the US. It may have been rated under the previous title of RSD or Causalgia.

Said everyone since 1776.

@@sandybennett_itsme true. I lived in NYC and it’s gotten so bad I left.

@@anabelsanchez4605 rotten apple..big apple no more..

@@francojustthat156 indeed

​@@francojustthat156 NYC is fine.

Ummm yes. Life is expensive asf and here in America it’s very individualistic so there’s a lack of connection amongst a lot of people. A lot of people have anxiety or are depressed. Do some research

Your lack of compassion for those people who trusted their doctors /pharmacists and ended up addicted to the medication they were told would help them even though they probably didn't need said drug in the first place, is coming across loud and clear, the holy than thou attitude that stigmatises the victims and not the pill pushing medical community who took the money Prudue was offering to push their product, really just shows that propaganda works, I bet when you think of drug dealers you think of the hords coming up from the southern border and not the medical community.

@@rotties-rules There hasn’t been a time in the last 40 years where the risks of taking pain meds wasn’t “loud and clear” and this message was dialed up to 11 in the last 20+ years. If a medication is giving you craps, you tell your doc and adjust your meds. If a medication is making you as jumpy and wired as a ferret on a double espresso, you tell your doc and adjust your meds. And if a medication is making you feel loopy or comfortably numb, guess what… My deep compassion is for the thousands that suffer with incredible pain because the abuse of these medications by addicts who take no personal responsibility and those that blame the doctors and such, which has caused all responsible chronic and acute pain patients to be, at best, treated like a drug seeking addict, or at worse, denied any pain relief at all. You want to see a interesting statistic? Look at the number of suicides of chronic pain sufferers who, in the last 20 years, have committed suicide because the daily pain became too much after being denied medication. I still feel bad for addicts that have hit bottom, but I don’t consider them victims. But I always have 4 doses of Narcan in my truck, and 1 in my shoulder bag. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used them over the years. These things are huge lifesavers. Pro Tip: be ready to fight or run after giving someone narcan. Occasionally they are not happy or grateful, because while they may not know they stopped breathing, they are VERY aware they are no longer high and sometimes have strong feelings about you causing this. And I am all for the clinics and the myriad of other support services for those that want to break the cycle. But that doesn’t mean the prescription addicts are innocent victims, anymore than the ones on the street in the middle of a nod with the needle hanging out of their arm. Asshat doctors, street dealers, the local bar, or the convenience store with the large selection of tobacco may all be enablers for the users, but the addiction risks for each are big and loud and without ambiguity. The users themselves decided, or rationalized, their way into that gradual addiction.

@@williamstearns7490 you’re lack of science is truly commendable. 1) Opiates were never meant for long term use, because they lower your pain threshold. 2) be a big boy and just stop taking your pills. You’ll detox because it’s a physically addictive substance. 3) you’re an addict 4) in other countries if you need opiates, you’re staying in the hospital. 5) long term use of opiates causes liver disease. You’ll blow up like a balloon and drown from ammonia poisoning.

​@@williamstearns7490couldn't have put it better myself 👏

I'm sorry. There is good and bad in almost every situation. I am 76. I have been taking opioid pain medication since I had back surgery at age 30. I won't go into all of my painful structural problems but let me just say that my pain medication makes life livable and bearable. I am not addicted, I don't increase the dosage, I don't drink alcohol and I am grateful for the pain relief. In short, I am a responsible adult with self control who makes good choices. Opiods are no different than any other drug, you have a choice whether to take it or not. Quit being a bunch of cry babies blaming someone else for your lack of self control.

Amen

@@pallascat1743 I cannot understand why this was not recognised in the USA. It seems to me that medical people must have been corrupted for this to happen.

The doctors knew the medication was addictive. They should be punished as well!!!!

The FDA does not conduct or monitor clinical trials of new drugs - the drug manufacturers do. Purdue Pharmaceuticals only sponsored clinical trials (and manipulated the results) that supported their own marketing. They then spent millions on direct marketing to doctors encouraging them to prescribe Oxycontin because - according to their own carefully manipulated “clinical trials” - it was “non-addictive”.

@@vandettabuilds6641 Yes they must have known. It is not that difficult to spot addictive behaviour after being shown how to recognise this. This is so sad

@@emperorofpluto Yes I get that but after one year the doctors must have recognised the addictive behaviour. But they did nothing