File this under semantic argument. How I view side effects is exactly as you define it, a direct effect of the drug that was not intended. I don't like taking medications, so if I encounter side effects that are worse than the intended effect, I avoid them. I took percocet while in the hospital. I enjoyed avoiding the amount of pain I wa…
How I view side effects is exactly as you define it, a direct effect of the drug that was not intended. I don't like taking medications, so if I encounter side effects that are worse than the intended effect, I avoid them.
I took percocet while in the hospital. I enjoyed avoiding the amount of pain I was in, but really honestly was not in enough pain to warrant using it. The side effects of anxiety, restlessness, coming out of my skin were not even close to a reason to keep using it.
Euphemisms are what they are, and the good news is that over time even euphemisms lose their luster, thus why other euphemisms supplant the old ones as more people become aware of what they actually mean.
File this under semantic argument.
How I view side effects is exactly as you define it, a direct effect of the drug that was not intended. I don't like taking medications, so if I encounter side effects that are worse than the intended effect, I avoid them.
I took percocet while in the hospital. I enjoyed avoiding the amount of pain I was in, but really honestly was not in enough pain to warrant using it. The side effects of anxiety, restlessness, coming out of my skin were not even close to a reason to keep using it.
Euphemisms are what they are, and the good news is that over time even euphemisms lose their luster, thus why other euphemisms supplant the old ones as more people become aware of what they actually mean.