\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot What They Told You\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Titus 2:1-8 I. Opioids are a class of drugs derived from opium A. They include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and many more B. These were originally developed because they attach to the opioid receptors in your brain, muffling your perception of pain and increasing your feelings of pleasure. 1. “At lower…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,32],"tags":[372],"class_list":["post-54279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-sermon","tag-drugs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54156,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/not-what-they-told-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":54279,"position":0},"title":"Not What They Told You","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Society often justifies sin by not portraying the complete facts and, thus, making dangerous things appear to be minorly harmful or even beneficial. Not What They Told You - Alcohol Not What They Told You - Marijuana Not What They Told You - Opioids Not What\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4866,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/alcohol-causes-more-deaths-than-opioids\/","url_meta":{"origin":54279,"position":1},"title":"Alcohol Causes More Deaths than Opioids","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Source: Dr. Barbara Krantz, \"Behind the Numbers: Alcohol is Killing More People Than the Opioid Epidemic. 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This study shows that the claim may not be justified. \"Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Issues"","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13010,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/legalizing-drugs\/","url_meta":{"origin":54279,"position":4},"title":"Legalizing Drugs","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 13, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W, Hamilton Text: James 5:13-18 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I heard yet another radio program where the host was arguing for the legalization of drugs. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0His main argument was one of many that I have heard: \u201cWe losing the war on drugs\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The idea is that we can\u2019t win, so let\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13198,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/excellent-article-on-drugs\/","url_meta":{"origin":54279,"position":5},"title":"Excellent article on drugs","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 3, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I just read your article on drugs.\u00a0 Excellent. Particularly timely in light of the epidemic of psychotropic drugs such as Ritalin nicknamed by some the \"Cocaine for Kids\".\u00a0 I have written extensively exposing psychotherapy which creates false diagnoses which then leads to compulsory medication in many cases. 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