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respectfully, what remotely well-trained doctor _didn't_ realize that part about an opiate being only a minor addiction risk was obviously bullshit?
by tastythrowaway 8y ago
respectfully, what remotely well-trained doctor _didn't_ realize that part about an opiate being only a minor addiction risk was obviously bullshit?
- MRD85 8y agoThe doctors were getting shown a whole host of studies which all said that there was only a minor addiction risk. You need to be able to put trust into what the studies are showing.
- cco 8y agoI'm shocked to the point of disbelief on this as well, this does not pass the smell test for me. Anybody, especially doctors, should have been well aware of the risks, this was not a surprise to anybody with as much as a toe in the public health sector.
- jmalicki 8y agoThe book Dreamland[1] chronicles a lot of this history... but a belief in science means that if scientific studies challenge some of your preexisting beliefs, you accept that evidence. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1511336404 https://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidem...