re: Is the Opoid "epidemic" real?

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NO ONE went up to them and held them down to stick them with drugs so they get addicted

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Right. Many if then simply walked into a doctor's office seeking legitimate medical treatment. Moron

It is absolutely real. When I worked as an Emergency Physician I would see at least a handful of patients a week - sometimes two or three a day on a bad day - who were faking complaints in order to get narcotics.

Some of theae were 'frequent flyers' who had multiple visits (sometimes two or three a week going back a year or two) for that purpose. Of course you have to do the tests because frequent flyers can get sick too. If you miss something, however unlikely, you are just as sued.

...and no, most of these people aren't as normal as you or I. While some have legitimately gotten addicted after treatment, most have a history if drug use, psychiatric issues, or other pathology. Still others take your Rx, fill it, and sell it on the street.

If you're in a Family that hasn't had at least 1 person effected by it then you are the exception.

The opiod epidemic is very much real.

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I think it's a real epidemic, however I think there's no way in hell our tax dollars should be paying for it.

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Did you intend to be so broad with the statement that our tax dollars shouldn't be paying for it? Because if that's the case, you'd also have to believe that it should be legalized or that people should never end up in prison because of it.

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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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Be hpnest, how waisted wer you fhen you wrot this?

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Be hpnest, how waisted wer you fhen you wrot this?

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Even with an edit

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Even with an edit

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Hmmm

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Because if that's the case, you'd also have to believe that it should be legalized or that people should never end up in prison because of it.

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Funny thing is there was a country in europe that did this nearly 20 years ago. They used the money they saved on jail to pay for education and public rehabilitation centers.

And guess what it worked. But you know how those politicians are; evidence and facts can't change years of propaganda no matter how much we scream at them. As evidenced by some of the responses on this board.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it