Portugal also doesn’t ban the use of Metamizole, an analgesic halfway between Paracetamol/acetaminophen and opioids.
In the US, it’s considered a “dangerous horse tranquilizer” with a 1.1 per million mortality rate. Meanwhile, opioids only have a 320 per million mortality… which apparently is just fine.
Portugal also doesn’t ban the use of Metamizole, an analgesic halfway between Paracetamol/acetaminophen and opioids.
In the US, it’s considered a “dangerous horse tranquilizer” with a 1.1 per million mortality rate. Meanwhile, opioids only have a 320 per million mortality… which apparently is just fine.