'Soaring overdose death rate fuels rise in organ transplantati
' Organs from people who died of drug overdose are just as healthy as those donated by those who died of other causes.
' The number of organ transplants in the United States has grown, in large part because of a rise in deaths from drug overdoses.' http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05194-x |
how dystopian...
interestingly, a significant part (the article does not specify) of these deaths are from legal drugs, a.k.a. "medicine". |
Hardly - since when did dystopia come with silver linings ?.
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Some people want to use drugs; some want replacement organs: synergy. Give out free drugs, treat intoxication as an achievement, not an illness: both problems solved.
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Factors such as alcohol intake, not to mention drug history (and where it falls short), blood-borne pathogens, etc. all determine the condition and viability of it being used as a transplant. And try getting a liver transplant if your someone besides David Crosby and have a log history of drug abuse. Nope, you're not worth it. There are other people out there more worthy of a new liver. It's your type that's bring down society. Now go die somewhere else so you don't dirty up the place. |
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The liver is the only organ in the human body that can regenerate itself, but there are limits and pertinent factors to be considered. Not just "Hey, this guy just OD'd on Life Itself." (A Blue Oyster Cult reference). Lets harvest his eyes! (Harvester of Eyes - Blue Oyster Cult). Respectfully. |
Morning News on Roku Box told me suicides are up this year. Read into that what you please.
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An no, I'm not taking any more students. You're not up to the standards of Ninja_Root or worthy of the status. Well, RandomTroll, you don't need to worry about that anyway. I'm not eligible for a transplant or as a donor. Don't play in the traffic. But if you do, can I have your liver? With a side order of fava beans, please. |
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also, obligatory monty python video. |
I read this amusing short story in the current Nature http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05657-1
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