no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Limbaugh had a serious health problem years ago and found opioids to be the only thing that helped. As I recall, he talked about it on his show after he got off the drugs, which, apparently, he has been off for years. The urge never totally goes away, however, and is a constant threat for all former users. Many, like Rumitoid never stop using the drugs, and manage to destroy their lives. My brother did the same thing, having a lifelong drug and alcohol problem as a direct result of being molested for a few years as a youngster, and having been rejected by our father who blamed my brother for the molestation by two homosexual men.Childhood abuse is a major factor in drug addiction, but serious health problems are also a major starting point in addiction. You, Kevyn, who h**e all those who do not celebrate socialism and h**e God, have no room to talk with disdain about anyone else.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

From Manward Digest today:
The more we understand and the more we share it, the better the world will be.
Take, for instance, some odd news this week.

Shrimp in Europe are getting high.
Unintended Consequences
That's right... Docs across the continent are finding traces of cocaine in shellfish. They're also finding antidepressants, anesthetics and even long-outlawed pesticides in the tiny critters.
But it's not just Europe.

Down in Australia, it's the platypus that's having problems.
Every day, the poor critters are ingesting more than half an adult dose of antidepressants, just by swimming in their natural waters.
The problem with drugs flowing out of our sewer systems is so bad, in fact, biologists now believe it's affecting the migratory habits of a fish that's touched our soul. The salmon is one of the ocean's most important species. Its effect on the ecosystem is incredible.
And yet thanks to medicines like Valium and Xanax coursing through their pink flesh, some of the fish are now migrating twice as quickly as they should.
In other words, Big Pharma may be causing more pain than once thought.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

I thought posting something about a serious problem that affects all Americans, particularly the young, one that k**ls thousands, and that has been positively addressed on a bipartisan basis would be a welcome change to the incessant unwinnable political ping pong games played on this forum. But, leave it to the heartless mental midgets like Kevyn and PeterS to jump in here without a clue and launch another political assault on president Trump, the 1st Lady and anyone who supports them.

Rose42

It would k**l them to say anything positive. That speaks volumes. They're exactly like the ones who jumped all over Michelle Obama no matter what she did.

SSDD

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

How ridiculous and disingenuous can you get with your questions? What fantasy land utopia are you living in? He isn't saying the problem is solved. He is saying that there are many people, Trump included, working on real solutions to the problem. You lefties always think you just need to throw more money at the problem, wave a magic wand, and poof, everything will be perfect. If people were angels there would be no need for any of this.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Lib progs wring their hands, gnash their teeth, and scream bloody murder about that fate of i*****l i*******t children, but they don't give a damn about the lives of American children who are affected and even k**led by Opioid addiction. Pregnant women who are addicted to Opioids give birth to babies with birth defects or who themselves are addicted. The lives of children of a parent who is addicted suffer separation and grief, their lives are never the same. Addiction to powerful Opioids such as F******l can occur simply through physical contact with the drug. In some cases, handlers of drug sniffing dogs who made contact with F******l have absorbed the drug. Drugs absorbed through the skin can have the same effect as taking them in more conventional ways, including causing inebriation, health problems, overdose and even death.

Patrolman Overdoses on F******l During Drug Raid

Police officers dealing with drug seizures and testing have been forced to change procedures to avoid accidental exposure to hazardous substances after an Ohio patrolman was left in a critical condition following skin contact with F******l.

According to WKBN-TV, patrolman Chris Green had searched a vehicle believed to be involved in a drug t***saction. White powder was found inside the vehicle and on the clothing of the driver and passenger. Officer Green happened to pick up a small patch of powder on his shirt and instinctively brushed it off with his hand. An hour later, Green passed out, suffering from a suspected F******l overdose.

The fact that percutaneous absorption of drugs is possible has led to legitimate prescriptions in patch form. F******l, Ritalin, Dramamine and nicotine are all available as prescription patches designed to be stuck to the epidermis to provide a continuous, steady dose of medicine.

The knowledge that drugs can be absorbed through the skin has also led to the creation of Methadone and Morphine patches, which can be abused by drug addicts. Heroin addicts often use opiates on top of heroin substitutes and may seek out paink*****g patches while still using heroin, which only adds to their addiction problems.

Most illicit drugs can be absorbed through the skin if they are handled frequently and in large quantities. Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, crack, ecstasy and ketamine are all drugs which can be percutaneously absorbed.

And these lib prog bottom feeders politicize all attempts to address this serious problem.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

First Lady Melania hosts WH "Be Best" conference

The education of children on the dangers of social media networking, drug addiction, and help for special needs children is Melania's personal initiative as 1st Lady.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Those are all excellent initiatives...
God bless her...Amen

Ricktloml

There is another side to the "opioid crisis". There are between 47-100 MILLION chronic pain sufferers, (they're no longer patients, their doctors are prohibited from prescribing their medicines in the amounts that managed their pain,) who have had their lives ruined by these restrictive regulations. Many have been driven to depression and there is an 18-23% increase in suicides of chronic pain sufferers. They didn't lie to get their medicine, they didn't abuse their medicine, but because someone else did, they now can choose from suffering in agony every waking minute of every day, end their lives and end their pain, or do what these regulation were passed to prevent, take illegal drugs. In 2016 when these regulations were passed it was in response to 16,000 overdoses, in 3 years and 4 months there have been over 70,000 overdoses. The overdose rate has more than tripled, (those regulations are sure working great.) It wouldn't be surprising if some of those overdoses are chronic pain sufferers, but illegal drugs don't have a standard of quality or the dosages aren't standard, so people in intense pain more than likely took a fatal dose. It is astonishing that bureaucrats can torture millions of Americans by withholding medicine that would help them, (and in most cases they took for years,) and then claim to "care" so much for people who die taking these drugs.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Seeking solutions to rectify this travesty is precisely what is motivating Melania and many others.

Ricktloml

I agree that SOMETHING needs to be done. But punishing millions of Americans in pain isn't the solution. Like so many other problems, a few ruin things for the majority. How many chronic pain sufferers have to be driven to suicide before THEIR deaths are as important as people who chose to abuse these drugs. I didn't finish the entire video, did ANYONE even mention the chronic pain aspect of this "crisis"?