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Originally posted by uptime:
Most people know about Percocet which is prescribed by a doctor but they are unaware that it contains opoid. This happened to me after having back surgery. It wasn't until then that I realized that I was getting a narcotic. I had bowel problems which lasted for weeks.

Oxycodone (opoid) has street names of "hillbilly heroin" and "perks". It is similar to Heroin. Bad stuff.

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
Seems to me that the only way to stop this epidemic is to make the penalties so harsh that the dealers are scared to deal that shit.

Mandatory death penalties might do it, but only if the sentence was always promptly carried out.

None of this 20 years on death row BS.

Tried, if guilty sentenced, one appeal, and give them the needle.

The money to be made by the pushers is so much that these slap on the wrist penalties do nothing to stop the trade.

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Originally posted by SIGnified:
Folks here simply don't understand that outside of the US, (i.e. Mexico, Central America etc.) the value of human life is just about nil.

Think about that ... you're an captive/poor drug mule who (pick your gang affiliation, e.g. Sinaloa cartel or MS13, etc.) has your family and they give you your package to smuggle across the southern border.

Furthermore you now have to get it distributed across the US… There's an entire network of similar kinds of folks doing with they need to do to survive and not bring down a horror of violence upon their loved ones. No new US legislation is going to change their behavior.

You must deal with the demand, not the supply. It is a logic flaw to think that more supply equals more users… I have not seen a study that shows such correlation. Think about that, would you start using heroin if it showed up on your doorstep? Likely not.