Hi, so I have a problem the NHS hasn’t been able or willing to help me with, so this is pretty much a shot in the dark. I’m wondering if anyone has experience with dark web marketplaces and can recommend one?

My situation - my lower back and right hip are pretty fucked. I probably need a hip replacement - bad hips run in the family - even though I’m only in my early 50s. I have a job that requires a lot of physical activity, and it’s been increasingly challenging for me to get through the day. Recently a friend gave me some tramadol, which I found very effective - I could work without pain, just like I could a few years ago.

Obviously I’ve had this conversation with my doctors, but they said basically ‘No way are we prescribing you that, take paracetamol and try not to exert yourself’. TBF to them, they probably have addicts come in every week with a similar sob story.

So I’m looking for any suggestions as to an alternative source. Ideally legal options, but I’m wondering if the dark web could be what I need. I know nothing about it though.

I really don’t want to have to give up my job, and paracetamol / ibuprofen just doesn’t help. And yeah, I’ve tried the ibuprofen gel, also doesn’t help much.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Also, apologies if this violates community guidelines

  • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
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    I worked for the NHS/PHW a few years ago. We would get internal emails and such, occasionally from Wedinos.

    It’s estimated, with the findings from Wedinos, that a great majority (over 70% a few years ago) of prescription pills, including Tramadol and Diazepam as the biggest culprits, were counterfeit and more or less generic Benzos.
    They would be in blister packs, in proper looking packaging. All of that can and has been replicated, unfortunately.

    If you want to see some public findings for yourself, check out https://wedinos.wales/ and what testing they have publicly available. People have been sending samples to them for a long time, and people who do this stuff frequently are likely to know about the service from various darknet communities (I don’t think it’s necessary nor responsible to mention them).

    I would say it’s not worth getting these things from darknet marketplaces, as there’s a good chance you won’t be getting what you think you’re getting.

    • AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world
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      Wedinos is a great service! I love that this is a thing that’s available. I’ve recommended it to a few friends who use recreational drugs occasionally. I’m a big advocate of harm reduction, and stuff like that gives people information on the risks they’re engaging with is a much better way of keeping people safe than preaching abstinence