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> Once a physical addiction is formed, heroin can be a cheaper or more accessible alternative to a prescription for say, Oxycontin. Something is wrong with the
by aianus 10y ago
> Once a physical addiction is formed, heroin can be a cheaper or more accessible alternative to a prescription for say, Oxycontin.
Something is wrong with the system for prescribing Oxycontin if black market heroin is ever cheaper or more accessible.
- girvo 10y agoThe crackdown on "pill mills" meant that the cost of oxycodone shot up on the streets over the last 5 years. Demand remains the same, supply is lessened.
- loeg 10y agoWhy? Black market heroin can be produced without quality control standards, intellectual property licensing, in a country with cheap labor, and imported without paying tariffs. The distribution network is a little inefficient, sure, but you can pay a lot of mid-level dealers' markup for the cost of a 30 minute doctor's appointment.