On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 6:13:38 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-09-21 5:51 PM, Je�us wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:20:55 -0700, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:22:14 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Stopping food for a week won't do much, but not drinking water for a
> >>>> week will do the job. Frankly, it sounds like a very painful way to
> >>>> die. A drug overdose sounds better to me.
> >>>
> >>> What if you had no drugs to overdose on?
> >>
> >> In this day and age, who could afford them or have access to them? 
> >
> > Die in another country would solve that problem. You could get a jar
> > of oxycodone here for about $20 or $6 if you're on benefits.
>
> There is a big difference in the street prices vs. pharmacy prices.
> When I was prescribed oxy almost 15 years ago it was IIRC about $18 for
> 60 pills. Thanks to my drug plan it was less than $5. At the time, the
> street price was about $20 per pill.
>
> I'll be damned if I can understand what it is about that stuff that
> someone would pay $20 for a pill that I found to be very effective at
> taking the edge off serious pain, but which left me feeling groggy and
> stupid.
If you're already stupid, and are self-medicating for having a shitty
life, it probably sounds like a good idea. Once you're hooked, that's
it.
Every time I have dental surgery, he prescribes about 20 Vicodin
and I take 2. I should see what I could get for them on the street
Or not. I doubt I'd like prison food (bringing us back on topic).
Cindy Hamilton