From: theirony2013@gmail.com   
      
   On 2025-12-16 18:59, JTEM wrote:   
   > On 12/16/25 9:46 PM, Mike wrote:   
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   >> It's hard for me to get a bearing on this   
   >> without knowing what kind of substances he   
   >> was using. That's an important detail that   
   >> Dr. Grand seems to ignore.   
   >   
   > Drug therapists, police... so many of professionals   
   > honestly do ignore the person in front of them,   
   > focusing on a book or webpage they truly believe   
   > tells them everything they need to know about the   
   > patient they're ignoring.   
   >   
   > If we're speaking of hard drugs, addictive drugs,   
   > all long-time addicts are liars/manipulators. They   
   > have to be. Drugs are hard to find, extremely   
   > difficult to afford and almost always come at the   
   > expense of food, clothing, shelter... the necessities   
   > of life.   
   >   
   > A wino on the street can get drunk for a few bucks,   
   > an opiate addict can't even begin talking about it   
   > for less than... what?   
   >   
   > The say percocet is $6 to $20 minimum, and a hard   
   > user is going to need a minimum of two. And that   
   > kind of dose is good for 4 to 8 hours.   
   >   
   > Matt the addict actually complains that Fentanyl   
   > isn't that good, because it doesn't make you "Warm"   
   > the way real opiates like morphine do, so that   
   > encourages you to take more... increasing the risk   
   > of an overdose.   
      
   It isn't my choice because I feel that I have   
   responsibilities. But if I had lots of money and   
   I could experiment safely, it doesn't sound like such   
   a bad existence. His dad could easily have given him   
   5 million, so he could enjoy the life that he chose.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
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