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The initial availability of the drugs was from a prescription. If it weren't for the ready availability of the drugs, far fewer people would be addicted.
by myleshenderson 9y ago
The initial availability of the drugs was from a prescription. If it weren't for the ready availability of the drugs, far fewer people would be addicted.
- notadoc 9y agoPeople are addicted to pain killers usually because they are dealing with pain, and they are either medicating or self-medicating to manage it. If mere availability of something addictive was the problem, then we'd have a nation of nothing but alcoholics and cigarette smokers considering you can buy either in an unlimited quantity at any corner store.