What is causing Canada's opioid crisis?

What is causing Canada's opioid crisis?

Is it shitty doctors that are prescribing opioids to people that don't actually need it to get them addicted so they make lots of money?

And if so, why do these doctors still have their jobs?

What's to stop this from happening in other countries?

And most importantly, how do we stop this from happening now and prevent it from happening in the future?

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It's opioids you fucking retard

How is pain medicine even real. Just ignore it lmao that's all the pills make you do anyway.

Drug manufacturers lied about how addictive opioid are. Then after getting everyone addicted made the claim that removing them from opioids would only cause the patients harm.

Now they're customers for life.

Well yea, there are some medicines that can kill you if you stop using them too abruptly, xanax is notorious for causing seizures in people who used it for longer than 4 weeks and then tried to quit without a taper. Xanax is on the list of "maintenance medication" (aka, refill your script every month for life) even though its directions indicate that it should not be used for long periods of time due to the risk of dependence.

The way to stop using these medicines safely is to slowly titrate the dose down over time (proportional to how long you used it so sometimes it takes months) under direction from a doctor but good luck finding one who will prescribe a taper properly, many docs will just cut you off for suspicion of abuse if you ask for one.

isn't canada being flooded with chinks?

opioid likely their homebrew

Opi oids a faggot

OP spelt it correctly

Canadian here. Chinks are definitely involved in drug trafficking, including selling crystal meth that was produced in Chinese labs. The recent "opioid crisis" is about heroin laced with fentanyl, which I reckon is probably caused by Chinese drug dealers trying to get into the opioid market. Think about it: how easy is it for your typical 60 IQ nigger dealer to cook up some fentanyl in the kitchen of his subsidized apartment? It's Chinese organized crime producing fentanyl in labs abroad and importing it to Canada.

>get a nasal spray for congestion
>3 times a day for the rest of your life
>get antipsychotics because you feel bad so you need to be medicated with something
>3 times a day for the rest of your life
>get blood pressure medication
>3 times a day for the rest of your life
None of it did any good.

The doctors that over-prescribe won't even bother telling you to stop taking them.

ctvnews.ca/health/toronto-family-doctor-among-arrests-in-fentanyl-trafficking-ring-1.2848033

>why do these doctors still have their jobs?
In a nutshell:
beta.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health-navigator/patients-odds-of-winning-medical-malpractice-suits-in-canada-arent-good-says-new-book/article10812604
>"Of more than 4,000 lawsuits filed against doctors from 2005 to 2010, only 2 per cent resulted in trial verdicts for the victim."

Canadian doctors run a fuckin cartel, plain and simple.
>how do we stop this
ahh..to be young and idealistic again...
seriously though if you figure it out let us know. i've just accepted that canada's as shitty or shittier in some respects as many other countries.

>prevent it from happening
you can't prevent other people from getting sucked into the system, but at least with the pending legalization of cannabis, decent alternatives will be available to all

So 98% of them got away with it? Sounds like the doctors aren't the only ones in this cartel...

True.
Not to mention, the docs have a practically unlimited collective fund for legal defense, publicly funded of course.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Medical_Protective_Association
"It is driven by protecting the doctor's reputation, almost at all costs. The CMPA would spend $100,000 protecting the doctor against a $5,000 claim"

ironically this is the best answer.

it's fucking opiates, the most addictive drug on the planet. you stop doing it, and you feel horrible for weeks. Worst of all, they do minimal damage and are easy to use secretly, delaying any sort of intervention.

You really have to find reasons to stop, and WANT those reasons. Rehab cannot convince anyone, you've got to do it yourself, and if at the core you dont think there's a good reason to stop, you will eventually relapse.

The question isn't "why are opiates addictive"
It's "why are doctors in canada overprescribing opiates that are so addictive"

dumbass

>mfw the Canadian public is funding their doctors' legal defence, so their doctors can get the Canadian public addicted to opioids

kek because it's true

are you fucking dumb? its because they are addictive. in some perverse sense it's job security, plus they may get benefits from promoting certain drugs

jews

the pharma company told them it's literally 1 in 100 chance of becoming addicted. They flat out lied.

People want/demand a quick fix.
Instead of dealing/working through pain people demand a pill.
Take my pain away, Now.
Being alive is a pain, being somewhat uncomfortable is a reality.
People want/demand to hide from reality.
Same as alcohol dependants and overeaters.
People want comfort, want to take it easy.
Rather drive than walk, want a pill to loose weight rather than eat less, move more.
People are lazy.
They use alcohol/drugs to escape lives they feel are not as exciting or fulfilling as they had hoped.
People think everyone else is living perfect lives and they want to escape their own reality by using all manor of drugs to find this escape.
People are mostly weak.
This is primarily a 1st world problem.
Prescription drug abuse is primarily a 1st world Caucasian problem.
If the Dr prescribed it, then I am not an addict.

Addiction equals weakness.

The rise in Opioid addiction among the Middle Class correlates with the abandonment of religion.
People used to find euphoria in shared worship/purpose.
Drugs have become the new religion.

I am hopeful that the increasing overdose deaths in Indiana and Ohio become an overwhelming trend all over North America.

Time to take out the trash.

i know that. i was responding to a post that suggested people are getting addicted on their own, when in reality it's doctors systematically creating the problem.

>"hurr durr how dare you abandon god"

Same thing is happening in the USA. Yes, it is because of money. It is also because of shitty doctors and doctor-patient communication.

Fuck off the rest of that post was top-notch.

>Is it shitty doctors that are prescribing opioids to people that don't actually need it to get them addicted so they make lots of money?

Yes and no.

In the past, a main principal for healthcare was treating the pain because otherwise patients would complain and put off needed procedures.

Since the crisis first began, most hospitals have cracked down on the prescribing of opioids. If you were to come into the ER right now for a broken leg, you'd be lucky to get 10 pills. Drug seekers have always been a thing and they will continue to waste everyone's time until they eventually leave with nothing or if they're lucky; Tylenol.

Most addictions are the result of people abusing their prescriptions or stealing from a older family member who has some condition that causes them constant pain.

This type of addict have existed for years, but they have come to prominence due to the lack of opportunity in their generally rundown areas. They begin in their late teens or early twenties when they realize they have 0 chance for success in the modern world.

Finally, most addicts just tend to be weak people. (((Psychological))) studies have shown that addicts can overcome their urge to take their drug if incentivized with something they desire.

>Drug manufacturers lied about how addictive opioid are

Problem with this idea is that drug companies already have lifelong customers due to the nature of some conditions and elderly that seem to live forever. Most addicts don't actually help their profit as they tend to move toward illegal drugs.

Shrekguy also has very little to do with opioids.

Yeah man fuck those canadian doctors and their cartel they all make like 1-300k cdn a year THATS INSANE!!!!! Jesus you cant be this dumb, there is an opioid problem because patients are fucking retards and just keep their prescribed drugs lying around instead of using or disposing of them like they are supposed to.

>there is an opioid problem because patients are fucking retards and just keep their prescribed drugs lying around
I think they are taking them, not leaving them lying around. Hence the addiction problem.

>actual victim blaming
you probably blame women for getting raped too