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Has it really been that long? It feels like the opioid epidemic was not that long ago.
by dyauspitr 2y ago
Has it really been that long? It feels like the opioid epidemic was not that long ago.
- loeg 2y agoWell, ten years is both a long time and not that long, you know? But yes US prescriptions peaked in ~2012.
- danielheath 2y agoOpioid dependency lags prescription rates pretty significantly - it can take years before someone is in a position to shake the addiction.
- currymj 2y agoit got started with massive overprescription of opioids in the 2000s, then the government belatedly cracked down on that, and a lot of people who got addicted switched to street drugs, which is when the crisis became obvious to the public.