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Source? From what I have read the major cause of the opioid crisis is doctors prescribing opioids for pain [0]. Even 2 week prescriptions have 25% chance of cr
by acover 9y ago
Source? From what I have read the major cause of the opioid crisis is doctors prescribing opioids for pain [0]. Even 2 week prescriptions have 25% chance of creating an addict [1]. Remember originally these were marketed to doctors as non-addictive.
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_crisis
[1] - https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/with-a-10-day-supply-of-opioids-1-in-5-become-long-term-users/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/with-a-10-day-supply...
- MaysonL 9y agoAnd the major cause of doctors prescribing opioids for pain is: Purdue Pharma propaganda and bribes. [0][1] [0]http://theweek.com/articles/541564/how-american-opiate-epidemic-started-by-pharmaceutical-company http://theweek.com/articles/541564/how-american-opiate-epide... [1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2622774/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2622774/ title: "The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy"