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If America is battling a suicide crisis is taking away the opiodes the way to do it?

Going cold turkey must be a b**ch :(

Posted - June 24, 2018

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  • 22891
    maybe
      June 24, 2018 5:58 PM MDT
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  • 5614
    No maybe good girl pearl.
    https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/06/24/finding-hope-suicide-special-report-full-show.cnn
      June 25, 2018 9:13 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    No. Tapering off them is the way to go to prevent or lesson withdraw. Unfortunately, people who obtain them illegally are going to find it hard to taper off them without medical supervision.   
      June 24, 2018 6:44 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Please identify the alleged connection between suicides and "opiodes". Please describe how suicide can be a "crisis".
      June 24, 2018 8:24 PM MDT
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  • 5614
      June 25, 2018 9:11 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Dude, I am not going to watch 14 videos just because you can't be bothered to present your case coherently.

    The word is opioid, not opiode. Suicide is not a crisis, it is at most an embarrassment.

    Do not address vast projects with half vast understanding.
      June 26, 2018 9:58 AM MDT
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  • 17582
    I believe the connection is unmanageable pain.  
      June 25, 2018 9:44 PM MDT
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  • 6098
    Do you mean the famous Opiodes of the poet Horace?  True they can be quite depressing but don't know of anyone who has been driven to suicide by them. 
      June 25, 2018 6:22 AM MDT
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  • 5614
    Jokes aside America has a worsening problem..
    https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/06/24/finding-hope-suicide-special-report-full-show.cnn
      June 25, 2018 9:13 PM MDT
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  • 6098
    "America" has no problem - certain individuals have a problem and has nothing to do with America.  If people choose not to have any hope and kill themselves then that is their thing, not mine. There is plenty of help of all kinds out there if they should choose to avail themselves of it.  I cured myself and got off them just as my youngest stepdaughter did. With no dependence on the government of any kind.  People make choices and must live (or die) in consequence. I can have little compassion for those who have no desire to change or help themselves.  As someone (perhaps Element99) once posted on here if they want to off themselves let them - means there is more for those of us who choose not to. 
      June 26, 2018 7:41 AM MDT
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  • 5835
    cri·sis
    noun
    a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
    "the current economic crisis"
    synonyms: emergency, disaster, catastrophe, calamity; More

    a time when a difficult or important decision must be made.
    "a crisis point of history"
    synonyms: critical point, turning point, crossroads, watershed, head, moment of truth, zero hour, point of no return, Rubicon, doomsday; More

    the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.


    The only "crisis" of suicide is when some stuffed shirt feels embarrassed. Nobody so far has admitted to being embarrassed.
      June 26, 2018 2:30 AM MDT
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  • 7939
    America is emotionally unwell. There are tons of symptoms of this. The opioid crisis is a symptom. Addiction typically comes on the heels of untreated mental illness, such as depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or BPD. We see it across virtually every addiction from opioids to cocaine and alcohol. Suicide is another symptom of the main problem.

    Removing opioids won't do a bit of good. First, it's virtually impossible. But, lets say we would magically detect all opiods illegally crossing our borders and doctors stopped prescribing them. These people who would have used opioids will likely turn to something else because it's not about the drug itself. It's them trying to "heal" what's wrong with them by numbing away the pain/ self-medicating. They hurt. They feel like they're carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders and hit a point where they can't go on. 

    We need to raise awareness for mental health issues and eliminate the stigma. We need to create more connections between people and provide more services for those who are suffering- ideally before they become addicts. I'm almost of the mind that we should legalize virtually every substance and any money currently spent on "drug wars" should be funneled into public mental health care and community programs instead. 
      June 26, 2018 4:27 PM MDT
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