gesa’s avatargesa’s Twitter Archive—№ 34,253

        1. …in reply to @localcelebrity
          @localcelebrity (forgive me that i don’t have literature at the moment) there are two problems which are independent of each other—
      1. …in reply to @gesa
        @localcelebrity one problem is that people are getting addicted to drugs that provide euphoria. the other is we are garbage at treating pain
    1. …in reply to @gesa
      @localcelebrity being *dependent* on pain medication isn’t the same thing as being addicted to it.
  1. …in reply to @gesa
    @localcelebrity and the majority of people who die of overdose *aren’t* the ones who were prescribed medication for chronic pain.