re: The US Overdose Epidemic - Big Deal Or Meh?

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Couple of years ago I had a minor procedure and didn't think the doc was going to let me go unless I accepted a script. He acted like a used car salesman

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Yup because if you liked them and wanted more, most people did, you would have had to visit monthly for refills. Your visit would take AT MOST 5 minutes, usually was $100 and almost always had to be paid for in cash. A little office with one doc, a nurse and a receptionist could easily see 50 people a day which would allow the doctor to clear well over a million, cash, each year. Then the same doc could bring in an extra mil a year for each NP he hired. You can see how the problem got out of hand QUICKLY but the good news is that shite is no longer happening.