I would like to discuss some numbers I encountered recently in the context of two publications that were supporting the narrative that opiates are a desperately urgent issue for the general American Public. For the first part of this exploration, we will take the reported numbers at face value, momentarily setting aside circumstances that would…
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Why are Both Parties, GOP & DNC, on the same side of the War on Drugs? Where is the Loyal Opposition? Here’s what I am thinking. The war on drugs has been a boon to both parties – the GOP gets to look tough on crime by defining all recreational drug use is crime,…
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The Don’t Punish Pain Rally Saturday April 7 2018 at Olympia Washington was attended by about 2 dozen people. It was a great opportunity to network with other pain patients and learn what efforts have already been going on. Much thanks to all who attended, and to all who were with us in spirit but…
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If rehab were a drug, would there be demands to make it illegal? According to this report, published by the US government, supposedly as evidence of the efficacy of drug rehab for heroin users, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC153851/ (The study was done in the UK, but this publication is from the US government) “Patients who “successfully” completed inpatient…
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Suppose the numbers of deaths the government attributes to opiates is accurate – and there’s a huge problem with this, as in this CDC report’s own words: “The findings in this report are subject to at least three limitations. First, several factors related to death investigation might affect estimates of death rates involving specific…
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