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Regular usage of prescription medicine or even dependence is different than “drug addiction” I feel saddened by the constant use of the term ‘drug addiction’ in various publications citing Prince’s unfortunate demise.
It may not be out of place to mention here that regular usage of legally prescribed medicines, or even dependence on the same, is different than ‘drug addiction’.
Many people take medicines regularly all the time, the said act does not qualify for ‘drug addiction’ unless someone is using such medicines for getting high.
Prince stood for a clean and healthy life and it is well known that he was against recreational drugs, and in this background, indulging in tabloid journalism by giving a spin to the entire issue does not seem ethical.
Just my thoughts.
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armybrat said: I feel saddened by the constant use of the term ‘drug addiction’ in various publications citing Prince’s unfortunate demise.
It may not be out of place to mention here that regular usage of legally prescribed medicines, or even dependence on the same, is different than ‘drug addiction’.
Many people take medicines regularly all the time, the said act does not qualify for ‘drug addiction’ unless someone is using such medicines for getting high.
Prince stood for a clean and healthy life and it is well known that he was against recreational drugs, and in this background, indulging in tabloid journalism by giving a spin to the entire issue does not seem ethical.
Just my thoughts.
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Thank you! I was sitting here getting very annoyed and upset with all this "labeling" going on. If someone is in pain, and have perscriptions, that doesn't make them addict. Now they are reporting he reached out for help. Which tells me, he may have felt he was on the cusp of becoming too dependent or needed clarification on how to best manage his pain without becoming one. I am so saddened that there wasn't anyone there to help him, or watch over him the day before he was to meet with a doctor. Sounds like his staffers knew about the meeting. He was private, if he reached out, how could you not deduce he needed extra care? | |
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No, it's not ethical. Ethics & morals seem 2 be in short supply in this day & time. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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Agreed.
RIP Prince. We will NEVER forget you. Thank you so much.
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So glad someone has said this! I understand being in pain, and when you are in chronic pain your only goal is to make it stop for a while. Sometimes you can't 'will' or 'pray' the pain away. Sometimes the meds are the only relief you can get. To me, this makes Prince more human. It just makes me sad to think that he got to that point, I wouldn't wish that on any person. | |
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It's sounding more and more like he had crossed the point into addiction. That doesn't make him a bad person. If anything maybe we should all be a bit less judgmental about those suffering from addictions, especially when people suffering from these problems with prescribed pills in particular is a HUGE issue in America right now. ¡The Future Is Ours, If You Can Count! https://www.youtube.com/w...A_zTY0qWWk | |
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exactly,,its very easy to do and you wont even know it...the guy they called in california was an addiction specialist not pain mgmt | |
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He was both it seems The wooh is on the one! | |
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You should understand the word addiction, more. . It doesn't mean he's hoardering pilling in a corner, and popping them like Tic Tacs. I don't believe he was doing that. Some drugs, many actually, are addictive by their very composition. The body gets that drug, and almost immediately becomes dependent on it, or craves it more. Much like sugar, and even heroin or meth which some people get addicted to the first time they use it. MJ got hooked on pain killers back in 1984. It happens to folks all the time. It's biological. However.... . It's one reason I hate big pharma, and their incentant drug ads on TV. Watching a family oriented program like Wheel Of Fortune, will get you almost a dozen drug ads in that 30 minutes. And their commercials are only 2 minutes each, so that's a lot of drugs thrown in your face. I am convinced that some drugs are purposely made to be addictive. It's money in big pharma's pockets, and who cares if people die from addiction. Someone got paid, and that's all they care about. There's no prevention, only proverbial band aids on people's alleged problems. (All that is not in reference to Prince's issues.) . I think people see the word "addiction" and think a person out of their minds on Intervention. That's simply not the case, especialy with Prince. Addiction is a chemical reaction most times, not some empty void someone's trying to fill and numb the pain of the past (all the cliche' shit). If anything, it shows Prince was as a human as any of us. " don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." | |
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i get it..its why i dont buy the cocaine addition as you cant get addicted to coke,,you dont bother it , it wont bother you..folks do coke cuz they like it [Edited 5/4/16 10:15am] | |
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Addiction is addiction. This is why people who are suffering from so much physical pain and have to use perscription painkillers need oversight from responsible doctors and need to engage in pain managment practices which would include other options besides pain medication. That should be the option of last resort. But some people have to take medication. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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AND they should not be labelled OR crucified for having to do so....... (not mentioning any names here...... cough, cough).
RIP Prince. We will NEVER forget you. Thank you so much.
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Meh. The difference is the reason for starting the drug, ie, out of necessity vs recreation. As purplethunder said, addiction is addiction. Most reports I've seen do carefully state "addiction to pain killers", which implies starting out of necessity. | |
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What's crazy is that the US allows all of those companies to push their drugs so openly, I think it's one of the only countries in the world that allows those types of ads on TV. Of course our government is heavily lobbied by those same companies. ¡The Future Is Ours, If You Can Count! https://www.youtube.com/w...A_zTY0qWWk | |
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And the list of side effects, some extremely serious, would make any sane person NOT want to take the medication. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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What's crazy is that the US allows all of those companies to push their drugs so openly, I think it's one of the only countries in the world that allows those types of ads on TV. Of course our government is heavily lobbied by those same companies. Sorry but I'd like someone to please confirm that US TV has commercials on opioid painkillers? :-O Here in Italy, and I guess all over Europe, the only ads allowed are the ones for medications that don't require a prescription. "No one plays the clarinet the way U play my heart" | |
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Let's not grasp at straws here | |
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we are parsing words here..when crack was an epidimic plaguing the black community no one gave a fuck..I live in the north shore of massachusetts,,upper middle class area were heroin, oxy, and perc are destroying the kids, and soccer moms at an alarning rate,,,whats intersting is the compassion and empathy that politicians show vs coke kids | |
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Isn't that a great cover up my middle class mom's too? They point fingers at urban kids or adults smoking some weed, while they're oxy'd out of their bob-cut heads while sending their kids on playdates with other Perc'd out mothers. "No my kid." Uh huh. . Don't get me started on big pharma. It's a soccer mom's best kept dirty little secret. " don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." | |
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The problem is more a build up of tolerance, the longer someone takes a drug. You then become an 'addict' almost by default. The human body produces its own supply of opiates. Had Prince been taking these drugs for a long time, he would have worn out the cell receptors to these chemicals. The world's problems like climate change can only be solved through strategic long-term thinking, not expediency. In other words all the govts. need sacking!
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Isn't that a great cover up my middle class mom's too? They point fingers at urban kids or adults smoking some weed, while they're oxy'd out of their bob-cut heads while sending their kids on playdates with other Perc'd out mothers. "No my kid." Uh huh. . Don't get me started on big pharma. It's a soccer mom's best kept dirty little secret. They threw Valium at my Mum's gen "Mother's little helpers" And Gin was "Mother's ruin" "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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People did and do the same thing to Michael and it did and still does annoy the hell out of me. Maybe some people understand the annoyance now. | |
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armybrat said: I feel saddened by the constant use of the term ‘drug addiction’ in various publications citing Prince’s unfortunate demise.
It may not be out of place to mention here that regular usahelp.f legally prescribed medicines, or even dependence on the same, is different than ‘drug addiction’.
Many people take medicines regularly all the time, the said act does not qualify for ‘drug addiction’ unless someone is using such medicines for getting high.
Prince stood for a clean and healthy life and it is well known that he was against recreational drugs, and in this background, indulging in tabloid journalism by giving a spin to the entire issue does not seem ethical.
Just my thoughts.
Well said. P's body became addicted not his mind. He knew right from wrong. When a person gets high it's their mind taking them elsewhere. I never have to guess where P was. He was straight. I'm happy to know he reached for help. "I don't make the rules. I just play" | |
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I love Prince with all my heart and miss him dearly. However it's hard to deny he was an addict. He died two times in a week and and if both those deaths were due to opiate abuse, I'd have to say he was an addict. However, maybe more facts will come to light as to what really happened that night at Paisley. He must have insisted on being alone that night and if that's the case the question is why. Ruling out suicide was wrong on the part of the police. He could've purposely overdosed and there is no way anyone could know that to be true or not at the time. I think once we have a better view of what was really going on with Prince we will know if it was accidental or not, whether he had a heart attack or not, or whether he died from something else or a combination of things. It's so hard to say. | |
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I believe Prince was in serious pain...and I'm not talking about his hip. I believe Prince was secretly very ill. I'm still gona wait until the autopsy results are in before I say anything about drug addiction. | |
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Scarfo said: I believe Prince was in serious pain...and I'm not talking about his hip. I believe Prince was secretly very ill. I'm still gona wait until the autopsy results are in before I say anything about drug addiction. I agree with you. Something other than hip pain was causing him great distress. The memoir is what really leads me to believe so. I just cannot see him publishing a tell all book next year and having to answer questions about for the next 20 years. He was too private for that. Something else was wrong. [Edited 5/5/16 18:16pm] | |
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derrick31 said: Scarfo said: I believe Prince was in serious pain...and I'm not talking about his hip. I believe Prince was secretly very ill. I'm still gona wait until the autopsy results are in before I say anything about drug addiction. I agree with you. Something other than hip pain was causing him great distress. The memoir is what really leads me to believe so. I just cannot see him publishing a tell all book next year and having to answer questions about for the next 20 years. He was too private for that. Something else was wrong. [Edited 5/5/16 18:16pm] I just keep going back to Vanity. I really think that shook him bad. I know he's had other loves/ women but when I heard about her I was like oh damn. Like I just instantly knew it was going to be real rough on him. I think when you love someone and you can't be with them due to circumstance, it's way harder to get over than oh they cheated or Whatever. The worst heartache is seriously just "bad timing." Surprise, surprise.
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That relationship with Vanity was a very long time ago. If he was badly shaken by her passing it was probably because it was a sobering reminder of his own mortality rather than any romantic feelings over an ancient love affair. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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