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Ironically, can't a lot of the mortality increase be attributed to the tightening of prescription opiate supply? A well intentioned measure seems to be resultin
by thereisnospork 8y ago
Ironically, can't a lot of the mortality increase be attributed to the tightening of prescription opiate supply? A well intentioned measure seems to be resulting in a fair amount of people dying. Maybe the lesser evil is to just let people dope themselves up with pharmaceutical-grade controls on purity/dosage?
- jmull 8y ago> ...can't a lot of the mortality increase be attributed to the tightening of prescription opiate supply? How do you figure that? To the contrary, this article lists drug overdoses as one of the three main causes for the decrease in life expectancy. Wouldn't increasing the availability of opioids increase overdoses?
- bb88 8y agoPrescription drugs on the black market are typically more expensive than the cheaper but deadlier alternative, heroin. When people can't afford/obtain the oxycontin anymore many will go to heroin.