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To: BeadCounter; Rannug; Chode; All

Someone in the comment section said something I had not thought of.

A lot of pill mills have been busted/closed down. Yes a lot of “junkies” were going there but so were a lot of people in real chronic pain. It’s quite possible that some of the people who were in real pain are now turning to the cheaper street heroin because they can’t get what they had and/or can’t afford the meds they need. I can see this. It’s not their fault the junkies hurt the real pain sufferers (no pun intended)


12 posted on 02/13/2017 9:55:56 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

Yes, of course, desperate chronic pain patients deprived of Rx opiates make up a large fraction of new street drug users.


17 posted on 02/13/2017 10:06:40 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Morgana

“Yes a lot of “junkies” were going there but so were a lot of people in real chronic pain. It’s quite possible that some of the people who were in real pain are now turning to the cheaper street heroin because they can’t get what they had and/or can’t afford the meds they need. I can see this. It’s not their fault the junkies hurt the real pain sufferers (no pun intended)’

Yes, some people have chronic pain, but the distribution of chronic pain sufferers should be somewhat evenly distributed throughout the country. However, the distribution of opioid addiction is not even throughout the country.

Thus, addition to pain killers is cultural and specific to certain areas around the country. These people are letting themselves become addicted to opioids and becoming junkies.


18 posted on 02/13/2017 10:08:58 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: Morgana

My ex was.destroyed.by “pain management”.


45 posted on 02/14/2017 2:23:46 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (The Washington Post is Jeff Bezos' Fake News unregulated SuperPAC.)
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To: Morgana
it's crooked Dr's proscribing opioids when they shouldn't is the problem

now the junk is cut wi fentanyl and they are dropping like flys

48 posted on 02/14/2017 4:24:49 AM PST by Chode (may the RATS all die of dehydration from crying)
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