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I can sort of understand concerns around an increase in recreational opioid usage, but that's already happening. Drug overdoses are at epidemic proportions, lar
by fcarraldo 8y ago
I can sort of understand concerns around an increase in recreational opioid usage, but that's already happening. Drug overdoses are at epidemic proportions, largely due to the increase in usage of illicitly manufactured synthetic opioids. [0]
The argument for adding regulation, supervision, and proper labeling to opioid manufacture is simple: significantly fewer people will die.
[0] https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0329-drug-overdose-deaths.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0329-drug-overdose-...