Comments by "voteZDLR" (@voteZDLR) on "Journalist Ben Westhoff on The Rise of Fentanyl | Joe Rogan" video.

@krufty47 Yeah... I mean, I can understand if someone says it's not their DOC like they prefer cocaine better or something, but the reality of the fact is saying you don't like opiates is almost tantamount to saying "I don't like being happy". Opiates ingested essentially release a tidal wave of endorphins which of course is the naturally occurring chemical in your body that makes you happy. What it does is it just releases a tidal wave of artificial happiness, and if you continue using it your brain actually to a certain extent forgets how to make it by itself. It's never too late for it to be repaired, but it does become harder and harder with prolonged use, that's why I feel like opiate addiction is so comprehensive. It literally covers the physical as well as the emotional, making it excruciatingly difficult to quit.
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@Deliverygirl Nobody dislikes the opiate high. People who dislike opiates usually cite something else like "It makes me sick to my stomach". I have never heard anyone describe the chemical blanket that is an opiate high as "Oh this feels TOO good for my tastes." Never heard it. Not calling you a liar, I am just saying that's a first and I know a lot of drug addicts. I think the #1 thing people dislike about opiates is that it makes them nauseous, whereas heroin addicts feel so great they don't even care they can't keep their eyes open. That being said if that keeps you sober so be it. If it's enough to keep you not taking them regularly for any longer than a week or so then that's a blessing. Generally speaking the good feeling is what gets people hooked not convinces them never to use it again. Shrug. "I felt amazing! I hated it!" lmfao OK
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@Deliverygirl No, I didn't read it. I just responded blindly to something I saw that had your name preceding it. Yes, I read your comment. It's a good thing "you didn't like it". But you're not framing your sentence correctly, you are saying you DIDN'T like it because you felt like you enjoyed it so much that you were at risk of getting addicted if using it again. So you did in fact like it. You just don't like the prospects of getting addicted, which is where I can say either way that's a good thing. If you didn't like it a la putting your hand on a stove, you wouldn't feel at risk of doing it again. Now if you were to tell me that you were scared of it because you DID like it, that makes more sense. If you didn't like it, obviously there would be no inherent risk of getting addicted to it for you personally just by matter of fact that you aren't going to be regularly consuming it. Either way, I guess if someone was just held down and forced to use it for a week straight biologically speaking the chances are good they're on their way to being addicted. It's just that rarely happens outside of human trafficking circles, at least from what I can imagine. Waste of dope. But you have to understand that most people who get addicted to opiates of any kind whether they're pills or heroin they didn't take it like "Oh this was great! I'm terrified now I better stop! Oh gee willickers!" they are like "This is great. I can probably get away with using it a few more times before getting addicted. Or I can only use on weekends, can't get addicted as a weekend warrior!" but the point is BECAUSE it is good they keep using where that is what you are insisting is your anchor point in not using. Whatever it takes for you to avoid it I guess but for most people in general who could be at risk of becoming "druggie scum" or whatever you view them as with the sneak diss at druggies above the best thing that could possibly happen is if you avoid it altogether. Don't even let it have a chance to create a bookmark in your brain that "this is good. I should do this more often". That's what opiates are famous for doing.
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Heroin. One of the best ways I've ever heard it described is. It's like a warm hug from your father when you do have it, but it's like a cold slap from your mother when you don't.
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At this point I think Fentanyl has been weaponized by the Chinese, who are manufacturing a lot of the illegal fentanyl that's making it's way into powder drugs in America today. It's killing a lot of people, the only real question is whether you think it's being done with any level of intention by the Chinese or if they're just manufacturing medicine.
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