The erasure of this distinction has arguably enabled and accelerated the opioid crisis, with doctors behaving like vendors, rushing to meet an existing demand rather than evaluating its appropriateness and sometimes frustrating it. “You’re in pain? Here’s some Percocet.” “You’re feeling dysphoric? Here’s a script for testosterone. Here’s a letter for surgery.”
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Yes compare a seriously addictive drug, which can help pain for temporary time. What was different of opiates to hrt is that pharmacy companies pushed opiates knowing full well that it was highly addictive but said they weren't. Hrt on the other hand is a synthetic hormone, like insuline, to treat gd. Something that has been studied by people who don't wait for the young gd kid to transition untill they hit adulthood meaning they would require more surgery (if they choose ).
Knowing on zucker's approach, it bascially a conversion and if all fails to be cishet then settle for gay. If that fails reluently after much more proving grace them with care.
