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A comment on OxyContin's 12-hour problem. Parent comment

Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by BurningFrog on Saturday May 07, 2016 @10:53PM (#11652404)
The argument for these ads is that many conditions are very undermedicated. People don't know they have treatable conditions and suffer needlessly.
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Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by ams6110 on Saturday May 07, 2016 @11:26PM (#11652488)
People are not qualified to judge. If they are suffering they should see a doctor, who is qualified to determine if they have a treatable condition.
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Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by BurningFrog on Sunday May 08, 2016 @12:28AM (#11652608)
That is exactly what these ads tell people to do.
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Re:OxyContin's 12-hour problem by philjohn on Sunday May 08, 2016 @05:31AM (#11653336)
Not quite ... they tell people to ask about a certain, non-generic, drug.
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