re: Is the Opoid "epidemic" real?

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It is absolutely real. When I worked as an Emrgency physician I would see a handful of patients a week, sometimes two or three a day on a bad day who were faking compkaints in order to get narocotics. Some of theae were 'frequent flyers'who had muktiple visits (somwtimes two or three a week going back a year or two) for that purpose. Of course you have to do thetests because frequebt flyers can get sick too, and if youmiss sonething, however unlikely, you are just as sued.

...and no, moat of these people aren't as normal as you or I. While some have legitimately gotten addicted after treatment, most have a history if srug use, osychiatric issues, or other pathology. Atill others take your Rx, fill it, and sell it.

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