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I've heard these arguments before.It's always an analogy to prohibition.They are different ,most people can have a drink and it doesn't lead to alcoholism. opioids are highly addictive. Over prescription lead to a lot of the problems in the first place.I'm not sure the government can regulate opioids the same way as alcohol and tobacco.These drugs are already regulated they're for medicinal use.
I feel like decriminalization as apposed to legalization of drugs like heroin and other opioids would help the issue and also prevent overcrowding in jails. I firmly believe that people who want to be addicted will be addicted, putting road blocks in their way and removing them from society for short periods of time where they develop more trauma and get stuck in a system that becomes cyclical is the worst thing we could do in my opinion. I am all for destigmatizing addiction and allowing a society where we can work cohesively. Crime related to drug use isn't a side effect of drugs… it's a side effect of a system trying to reduce access. I respect Dr. Ryan Marino's point of view a lot, especially as someone who has many addicts in my family and has seen how the system fails addicts and their families so so badly.
I am so grateful that you highlighted this issue on your channel. I work in drug prevention and the misinformation out there is so scary and keeps people (including first responders) from providing help when someone needs it. There are law enforcement officers in my area trying to combat this misinformation, and it just feels like such an uphill battle. I'm grateful for the reach your platform provides. Thank you!
27:05 they can’t be controlled by the FDA unless there is a doctor or clinician that is in the FDA. They need to hire clinicians in the FDA. And in the DEA and in the police department because how they are going about this is 100% wrong and they are hurting people and costing people their lives their well-being’s their futures their dignity …everything this impacts not only quality of life, but every single aspect of life and ultimately, we are failing the American people.
On a sidenote, this is probably the best Dr. mike video we’ve had .
9:40 I beg to differ. Heroin is still around and available. It’s not as accessible as fentanyl though. But you can’t say for certain to that it’s all in Fentanyl. It’s just not true. Person takes a drug test and they’re your analysis comes up positive for diacetylmorphine, are you gonna deny those results?
6:41 once again, Dr. Mike, you are mistaken. They are not harming themselves. Shooting heroin is no different from being on a morphine drip at the hospital. The only difference is someone is there to monitor you and the dose is controlled and is not contaminated with other substances or ingredients.
Shooting heroin, inherently has no other risk aside from what it could be cut with . To address this issue we need drug testing kits to be available to drug users so they can you safely and know what they are putting in their bodies
They are not harming themselves, just like you would not be harming yourself if your doctor prescribed Vicodin after an injury .
Ultimately people who use drugs, and those were addicted to them, are treating illnesses and conditions that our medical system has failed to treat. They are essentially self-medicating, and when no one to prescribe your medication, you don’t have a choice, because whether Americans want you to have your medication or not, you still need it.
4:43 you are mistaken, Dr. Mike. Absolutely everyone in this country does drugs. Absolutely everyone including you.
Alcohol is a drug . Caffeine is a drug. Prescriptions are drugs. Over the counter, medications are drugs. Vaccines are drugs. Marijuana is a drug. psilocybin mushrooms are drugs. Ayahuasca is a drug.
There is not a single person in this country, who is not taking or has not taken drugs in some form.
And Ryan is 100% correct. We need to decriminalize drugs immediately and create a safety supply.
3:14 NARCAN does not make a person feel better after an opioid overdose. Narcan does not make a person feel better after overdosing from fentanyl, or after being exposed to Fentanyl.
Fentanyl cannot harm you, if you do not ingest it !!!!!!
1:13 what’s happening in those videos is a psychosomatic response from cops that are desperate for attention, or have been completely deceived by smear, campaigns and fear, mongering from the far right extremist, who wanna vilify people of color migrants, Mexicans and drug users, and demonize and criminalize the American people
0:25 Ryan is brilliant, and I thank God for people like him who combat disinformation campaigns and try to actually educate the public instead of scaring them, and fear mongering
Because of the stigma of opiates and my pain clinic closing, I started taking Goody Powders which are so addictive because they're so effective. I now have CKD Stage 3B. I have an appt at a pain doc and hoping to get my old prescription back before I end up on dialysis…
Haha I knew it. Always confronted police department whenever they posted these kind of soviet like propaganda and knew they were faking it and I was right. If my local police ever post them again I'll confront them in person at my city hall.
We really need to stop worrying so much about hurting someone's feelings. I would much rather hurt someone's feelings (even if they never speak to me again) than watch them make a huge mistake, spiral out of control, and maybe even die…
In Canada, there has not been much difference since marijuana has been legalised. I don't use it, but I know how beneficial it can be for many medical conditions. In the stores, you can choose the THC and CBD dosage in your product, contrary to street cannabis. I think it's been a good move on our end. 🙂
I love Dr. Mike’s face while this other dude talks about how heroin isn’t unsafe. 🤣🤣 I’ll take Dr. Mike’s medical advice over this weird dude. Thanks.
This was an interesting video. Some topics I was definitely unsure of what the best course of action would be. But then there were other topics where I could definitely relate to.
One main difference for me, is I live in Alberta, Canada. I think it was about 6 months ago there were new restrictions put in place for prescribing narcotics. Doctor's are now only allowed to prescribe 3 months worth of a narcotic. And a few years prior there were regulations that were changed as well. The patient can only pick up their refill one day prior to running out. Another change was that as the patient you have to sign a drug contract with both the prescribing doctor and the pharmacy stating that you have agreed to picking up the medication the day before you need them, and that if you take more than you are prescribed or for some reason you lose your medication you understand that it will not be refilled before the specified date. They have definitely been cracking down on prescription narcotics in Canada over the last 10 years. I have been on one narcotic pain killer for about 10 years, the last 7 years of which have been the same dose. But even a few years ago, if something happened that my doctor was unavailable, I could not convince any other doctor to renew a prescription that at the time I had been on for at least 5 years. They wouldn't even give me a months worth renewal. It was incredibly frustrating. I have suffered with pretty painful lower back pain since an accident when I was 11. I spent from the time I was 18 (I couldn't convince my parents before that) until I was 23 going to doctors from my local town, and 3 different clinics in the city I moved to, seeing at least 20 different doctors before I found one who believed the pain was real. Before him, all the previous doctors either thought it was in my head, because I was a bit overweight, or that I just wanted drugs. I had an x-ray done in October of 2013, then an MRI on June 5th, 2014, and was then on the operating table August 11th, 2014. A little over 2 months after the MRI results. The diagnosis? Osteoarthritis in the hips and spine, and degenerative disc disease. I had one disc that was herniated so badly that should it have moved at all I would have ended up paralyzed. Now of course I have even more medical problems, but I finally found a doctor who actually listens to me and believes me. And most tests, should I ask for them, he orders them. I have a few issues currently that it doesn't seem to matter how many different tests we do, we can't figure out the cause. Such as my extremely low hemoglobin levels. They have been steadily declining over the past 3 years. And so far, can't figure out why. I've been given a referal to a specialist (I think this is specialist number 8? All for different things, like neurologist, hematologist, cardiologist, ect), so we'll see where that leads. My doctor has repeatedly referred to me as one of his unicorn patients. It seems like every time I turn around, I add to my growing list of medical conditions. It's averaged about 2 new medical conditions every year for the last 5 or 6 years. I'm only 32, at this rate it feels like I'll have them all by the time I'm 50 (yes, I know not possible, but it sure feels that way sometimes). I'm just ready to be done. I joked with my doctor once that I need to have my brain transplanted into a body with less problems. I honestly wouldn't care what that body looked like (wouldn't even care what gender it was), just as long as it doesn't have pain happening all day, everyday.
I've heard these arguments before.It's always an analogy to prohibition.They are different ,most people can have a drink and it doesn't lead to alcoholism. opioids are highly addictive. Over prescription lead to a lot of the problems in the first place.I'm not sure the government can regulate opioids the same way as alcohol and tobacco.These drugs are already regulated they're for medicinal use.
Dr.Ryan needs to take a nap. Dude looks so tired.
I feel like decriminalization as apposed to legalization of drugs like heroin and other opioids would help the issue and also prevent overcrowding in jails. I firmly believe that people who want to be addicted will be addicted, putting road blocks in their way and removing them from society for short periods of time where they develop more trauma and get stuck in a system that becomes cyclical is the worst thing we could do in my opinion. I am all for destigmatizing addiction and allowing a society where we can work cohesively. Crime related to drug use isn't a side effect of drugs… it's a side effect of a system trying to reduce access. I respect Dr. Ryan Marino's point of view a lot, especially as someone who has many addicts in my family and has seen how the system fails addicts and their families so so badly.
Yeah gov cant even tell people to wear mask . If they make drug legal i wonder what that will do to people.
Dogs have a strong reaction to CBD. I’m not sure they can have a placebo effect.
I am so grateful that you highlighted this issue on your channel. I work in drug prevention and the misinformation out there is so scary and keeps people (including first responders) from providing help when someone needs it. There are law enforcement officers in my area trying to combat this misinformation, and it just feels like such an uphill battle. I'm grateful for the reach your platform provides. Thank you!
A toxicologist holding that opinion at 6:47 is astounding.
Dr. Carl Hart is a good example of Doctor Marino saying that people can use drugs safely without being addicted.
27:05 they can’t be controlled by the FDA unless there is a doctor or clinician that is in the FDA. They need to hire clinicians in the FDA. And in the DEA and in the police department because how they are going about this is 100% wrong and they are hurting people and costing people their lives their well-being’s their futures their dignity …everything this impacts not only quality of life, but every single aspect of life and ultimately, we are failing the American people.
On a sidenote, this is probably the best Dr. mike video we’ve had .
Nah you cant control or regulate first hand people talking about their experiences with remedies. Nono nonono
20:23 Anyone who tells you that long-term opiates do not have benefits for chronic pain has never lived with chronic pain
9:40 I beg to differ. Heroin is still around and available. It’s not as accessible as fentanyl though. But you can’t say for certain to that it’s all in Fentanyl. It’s just not true. Person takes a drug test and they’re your analysis comes up positive for diacetylmorphine, are you gonna deny those results?
6:41 once again, Dr. Mike, you are mistaken. They are not harming themselves. Shooting heroin is no different from being on a morphine drip at the hospital. The only difference is someone is there to monitor you and the dose is controlled and is not contaminated with other substances or ingredients.
Shooting heroin, inherently has no other risk aside from what it could be cut with . To address this issue we need drug testing kits to be available to drug users so they can you safely and know what they are putting in their bodies
They are not harming themselves, just like you would not be harming yourself if your doctor prescribed Vicodin after an injury .
Ultimately people who use drugs, and those were addicted to them, are treating illnesses and conditions that our medical system has failed to treat. They are essentially self-medicating, and when no one to prescribe your medication, you don’t have a choice, because whether Americans want you to have your medication or not, you still need it.
4:43 you are mistaken, Dr. Mike. Absolutely everyone in this country does drugs. Absolutely everyone including you.
Alcohol is a drug . Caffeine is a drug. Prescriptions are drugs. Over the counter, medications are drugs. Vaccines are drugs. Marijuana is a drug. psilocybin mushrooms are drugs. Ayahuasca is a drug.
There is not a single person in this country, who is not taking or has not taken drugs in some form.
And Ryan is 100% correct. We need to decriminalize drugs immediately and create a safety supply.
3:14 NARCAN does not make a person feel better after an opioid overdose. Narcan does not make a person feel better after overdosing from fentanyl, or after being exposed to Fentanyl.
Fentanyl cannot harm you, if you do not ingest it !!!!!!
1:13 what’s happening in those videos is a psychosomatic response from cops that are desperate for attention, or have been completely deceived by smear, campaigns and fear, mongering from the far right extremist, who wanna vilify people of color migrants, Mexicans and drug users, and demonize and criminalize the American people
0:25 Ryan is brilliant, and I thank God for people like him who combat disinformation campaigns and try to actually educate the public instead of scaring them, and fear mongering
Because of the stigma of opiates and my pain clinic closing, I started taking Goody Powders which are so addictive because they're so effective. I now have CKD Stage 3B. I have an appt at a pain doc and hoping to get my old prescription back before I end up on dialysis…
I'd love to pick his brain for a few hours.
Really enjoying this discussion and the respectful exchange of ideas and information.
Haha I knew it. Always confronted police department whenever they posted these kind of soviet like propaganda and knew they were faking it and I was right. If my local police ever post them again I'll confront them in person at my city hall.
We really need to stop worrying so much about hurting someone's feelings. I would much rather hurt someone's feelings (even if they never speak to me again) than watch them make a huge mistake, spiral out of control, and maybe even die…
In Canada, there has not been much difference since marijuana has been legalised. I don't use it, but I know how beneficial it can be for many medical conditions. In the stores, you can choose the THC and CBD dosage in your product, contrary to street cannabis. I think it's been a good move on our end. 🙂
I love Dr. Mike’s face while this other dude talks about how heroin isn’t unsafe. 🤣🤣 I’ll take Dr. Mike’s medical advice over this weird dude. Thanks.
This was an interesting video. Some topics I was definitely unsure of what the best course of action would be. But then there were other topics where I could definitely relate to.
One main difference for me, is I live in Alberta, Canada. I think it was about 6 months ago there were new restrictions put in place for prescribing narcotics. Doctor's are now only allowed to prescribe 3 months worth of a narcotic. And a few years prior there were regulations that were changed as well. The patient can only pick up their refill one day prior to running out. Another change was that as the patient you have to sign a drug contract with both the prescribing doctor and the pharmacy stating that you have agreed to picking up the medication the day before you need them, and that if you take more than you are prescribed or for some reason you lose your medication you understand that it will not be refilled before the specified date. They have definitely been cracking down on prescription narcotics in Canada over the last 10 years. I have been on one narcotic pain killer for about 10 years, the last 7 years of which have been the same dose. But even a few years ago, if something happened that my doctor was unavailable, I could not convince any other doctor to renew a prescription that at the time I had been on for at least 5 years. They wouldn't even give me a months worth renewal. It was incredibly frustrating. I have suffered with pretty painful lower back pain since an accident when I was 11. I spent from the time I was 18 (I couldn't convince my parents before that) until I was 23 going to doctors from my local town, and 3 different clinics in the city I moved to, seeing at least 20 different doctors before I found one who believed the pain was real. Before him, all the previous doctors either thought it was in my head, because I was a bit overweight, or that I just wanted drugs. I had an x-ray done in October of 2013, then an MRI on June 5th, 2014, and was then on the operating table August 11th, 2014. A little over 2 months after the MRI results. The diagnosis? Osteoarthritis in the hips and spine, and degenerative disc disease. I had one disc that was herniated so badly that should it have moved at all I would have ended up paralyzed. Now of course I have even more medical problems, but I finally found a doctor who actually listens to me and believes me. And most tests, should I ask for them, he orders them. I have a few issues currently that it doesn't seem to matter how many different tests we do, we can't figure out the cause. Such as my extremely low hemoglobin levels. They have been steadily declining over the past 3 years. And so far, can't figure out why. I've been given a referal to a specialist (I think this is specialist number 8? All for different things, like neurologist, hematologist, cardiologist, ect), so we'll see where that leads. My doctor has repeatedly referred to me as one of his unicorn patients. It seems like every time I turn around, I add to my growing list of medical conditions. It's averaged about 2 new medical conditions every year for the last 5 or 6 years. I'm only 32, at this rate it feels like I'll have them all by the time I'm 50 (yes, I know not possible, but it sure feels that way sometimes). I'm just ready to be done. I joked with my doctor once that I need to have my brain transplanted into a body with less problems. I honestly wouldn't care what that body looked like (wouldn't even care what gender it was), just as long as it doesn't have pain happening all day, everyday.
You should play Minecraft again
It’d be relevant to know if drug legalization advocates are also current users.