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> Opioid epidemic disagrees that only the rich can get shady Rx written. Chinese fentanyl typically doesn't need a script. The pill mill part of the opioid ep
by WarOnPrivacy 2y ago
> Opioid epidemic disagrees that only the rich can get shady Rx written.
Chinese fentanyl typically doesn't need a script.
The pill mill part of the opioid epidemic was decades ago. Today, access to pain meds is better described as a war on pain relief. People in chronic pain with no history of abuse are denied everywhere, every day.
I know a number of people who turn to the black market because it is their only option.
- finnh 2y agoI don't disagree about any of this, but it's also true that pill mills were a very real part of the early trajectory of the opioid crisis.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y agoThey were a powerful factor, now are a historical one. Twenty years ago I knew opioid addicts utilizing pill mills. I no longer do. Today I know people in chronic pain buying illegal opioids because that is the best of their awful choices.