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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by DanBC on Thursday April 20, 2017 @04:28PM (#14160541)
>> If people have chronic pain

Chronic pain refers to long term pain. Your hernia surgery is short term pain.

No-one credible is suggesting preventing using opioids for short term (such as post operative) pain (although it does seem that Drs in the US prescribe too much for this type of pain).

Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by bdavisx on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:06PM (#14160904)
Sorry, I missed that part of it.