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0 pointssenorjazz8y ago0 comments

>. For people with chronic pain, or those coming out of surgery, perceived recovery time can be a big thing for people

Chronic / serious pain yes. I read that 1/3 of people in the US are on (or perhaps have taken?) an opiod prescribed pain killer. If true, that is insane! That is not chronic pain.

* Drs have over prescribed opiate based painkillers. Fact. * Big Pharma corporations have pushed opiate painkillers recklessly. Fact * Profits became more important than the health of the customers/(patients). Fact

This has caused the death of 1000s. Yet no one actually responsible will be held accountable. Sure some Drs will lose their license, but the real guilty parties are further up the tree and will be untouchable.

Unfortunately, that seems to be the American way.

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Spivak8y ago

If the metric is 'has ever taken' then I would believe that number is low. Most people will get opioids after they get their wisdom teeth out.

hvo8y ago

Big Pharma companies are the problem of US health care crisis. They have figured out ways to manipulate the doctors and the patients for gains.

If you are a drug addict,there is a pill for that.

If there are side-effects to the pill you are taking to get you off addiction,there is a pill for that.

And if you take too much pills,there is a pill for that one too.

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