▲ 311 ▼ The War on Drugs (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world [M] to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] adam_y@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prowe45@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Definitely fuck the Sacklers, but I'm not sure I understand what the part about being FDA approved is supposed to mean. Is it saying that it's surprising that Oxy is FDA approved because it can and does kill so many people? I would argue that the reason it kills more people than heroine and cocaine combined is precisely because it's FDA approved and therefore easier to acquire, not because it's inherently less safe than other opioids. Or is the argument something else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] adam_y@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prowe45@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Definitely fuck the Sacklers, but I'm not sure I understand what the part about being FDA approved is supposed to mean. Is it saying that it's surprising that Oxy is FDA approved because it can and does kill so many people? I would argue that the reason it kills more people than heroine and cocaine combined is precisely because it's FDA approved and therefore easier to acquire, not because it's inherently less safe than other opioids. Or is the argument something else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] adam_y@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent