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There is general lack of basic scientific knowledge for those working in the media and too much cut & paste. However, Doctors should have known better - opioid
by DrScientist 7y ago
There is general lack of basic scientific knowledge for those working in the media and too much cut & paste.
However, Doctors should have known better - opioids are not some new fangled treatment for goodness sake[1]
Doctors are highly trained, highly paid and their failure is central to the opioid crisis.
[1] In fact they are one of the first modern medicines - a wonder drug - then people realized the downsides.
That was over 100 years ago....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanum#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanum#History
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Opium-in-Victorian-Britain/ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Opium...