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> I dislocated a shoulder and was never offered anything for pain, just physical therapy. This may sound harsh, but isn't setting someone up with an addiction t
by _bxg1 7y ago
> I dislocated a shoulder and was never offered anything for pain, just physical therapy. This may sound harsh, but isn't setting someone up with an addiction that could lead to death pretty bad?
Amazing what can happen when private profits aren't tied up in the healthcare system.
- refurb 7y agoNeat theory but Canada is battling an opioid epidemic as well.
- rad_gruchalski 7y agoYes, because apparently ibuprofen is BAD for you. To me, it sounds better to take care of the stomach rather than get hooked on opioids. When one then considers drug prices in the US and the need for prescriptions, it is not surprising people start going on heroin. From there, it’s a slippery slope. The dealer is already on the speed dial.
- yabadabadoes 7y agoI find it odd that the US system (and presumably Canadian too) is so resistant to NSAIDs in paste form. Given they are more regularly killing their patients than Europeans, their arguments against patients handling imprecise dosing are as comic as morbid.
- grawprog 7y agoYeah and doctors here regularly receive incentives from drug companies to push drugs on patients. My girlfriend gets free drug Rep lunch at least once every two weeks and has for years at the doctor's office she works at.
- badpun 7y agoInterestingly, Swiss health care is actually provided by private, for-profit companies. It is highly regulated though and poor people’s health care costs are subsidised by the state.
- repolfx 7y agoIt's basically like Obamacare. You have to buy from them and the insurers have to sell to you.