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I'm not sure "epidemic" is a good word here. When compared with infectious diseases, we see that cause (the microbe) and effect (from fever to death) are clearl

by narag 10y ago

I'm not sure "epidemic" is a good word here. When compared with infectious diseases, we see that cause (the microbe) and effect (from fever to death) are clearly related. Here we have deaths caused by a prescription. Why were opioids prescribed to start with? And if abused, why?

tptacek 10y ago
I'm just using the article's term, and thinking in terms of what the problem is, and what the likely solutions are.