Pain killers are the number one prescribed medicine of the
world today. But when I looked up some facts was astounded to see that
Americans consume over 80% of the world’s pain killers. The article stated that
we here in the states over 110 TONS of opiates for pain control are used every
YEAR!
That statistical fact floored me. Think about that for a minute. Opiates are far and away the most addictive; dangerous drug to date and yet we're popping those pills like there's no tomorrow apparently. Not that this is the only pain medicine either; which blows my mind even more.
But let’s just stick with opiate pain meds here. Opiates are from the poppy family with the majority of the plants being grown for use in mostly Asian countries for legal and illegal distribution.
Heroin; Morphine, Codeine, Oxycodone (Oyxcontin) all fall under the beautiful if deadly flower of opium.
While there are many uses for pain medicine; and some of them are vital to immediate relief of pain; the dangers of its addictive qualities are what make it so bad.
After addiction the long term damage can happen almost without realizing it.
Here are some facts on opiates when used long term:
Addison's disease
Cardiovascular disease
Brain damage
Kidney and Liver damage
Depression including serotonin and taurine deficiency
Hyperalgesia (more pain)
Hormone disruption; including low sperm count and other infertility issues
Addiction and Death
Now while I do not discount someone's need for pain relief do have issue with use of these drugs for anything above emergency use.
There are many treatments for pain in the alternative world; but they involve finding the BASE of the pain and working on that rather than a band-aid approach to it.
That statistical fact floored me. Think about that for a minute. Opiates are far and away the most addictive; dangerous drug to date and yet we're popping those pills like there's no tomorrow apparently. Not that this is the only pain medicine either; which blows my mind even more.
But let’s just stick with opiate pain meds here. Opiates are from the poppy family with the majority of the plants being grown for use in mostly Asian countries for legal and illegal distribution.
Heroin; Morphine, Codeine, Oxycodone (Oyxcontin) all fall under the beautiful if deadly flower of opium.
While there are many uses for pain medicine; and some of them are vital to immediate relief of pain; the dangers of its addictive qualities are what make it so bad.
After addiction the long term damage can happen almost without realizing it.
Here are some facts on opiates when used long term:
Addison's disease
Cardiovascular disease
Brain damage
Kidney and Liver damage
Depression including serotonin and taurine deficiency
Hyperalgesia (more pain)
Hormone disruption; including low sperm count and other infertility issues
Addiction and Death
Now while I do not discount someone's need for pain relief do have issue with use of these drugs for anything above emergency use.
There are many treatments for pain in the alternative world; but they involve finding the BASE of the pain and working on that rather than a band-aid approach to it.
Reposted from http://www.bubblews.com/news/1233324-killing-pain
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