[johnisgood]

Non-addictive? The elderly commonly receive opioids. They are not addicted to them, only physically dependent. You can get physically dependent on almost all medications, even, say, beta-blockers or proton-pump inhibitors.

There is nothing wrong with opioids, we do not need a replacement. The issue stems from questionable products from the black market. Plus, why should we ban X or look for a replacement of Y just because there are people who consume it recklessly? This hurts everyone, and is a terrible "solution". If anything, we need harm reduction policies. I would rather not deprive people from the legal access of effective painkillers because some reckless people overdosed on them. There will always be reckless people. Always. This is not a reason to hurt innocent and non-reckless people.