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In many countries you don't need a scrip to buy low grade opioids like codeine. That will inflate somewhat the US number.
by 90s-socal-kid 9y ago
In many countries you don't need a scrip to buy low grade opioids like codeine. That will inflate somewhat the US number.
- DanBC 9y agoThis isn't counting prescriptions. > These data represent the amounts of opioids distributed legally in a country for medical and scientific purposes to those healthcare institutions and programs that are licensed to dispense to patients, such as hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, hospices and palliative care programs. Consumption does not refer to the amounts dispensed to, or used by, patients, but rather to amounts distributed to the retail level.
- wil421 9y agoYou don't really need to script to buy most things in Mexico. Or if you do the kind pharmacist with gladly write one for your ailments, only a small cash fee.