The feelings of soma as described are the same as that of opioids.

The soma level of intoxication called lunar eternity would be the comparable level of a fatal overdose of opioids due to suppression of breathing.

True to the book 1984 our opioids were legislated by government in bill HR 4069 to be beyond the reach of the DEA or other regulations.

While opioids act like soma is described it is not defect free since it kills more people than cars and guns combined.