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Re:Opioid epidemic costs West Virginia $8.8B annually, study... by akira2501 on Saturday February 10, 2018 @06:05PM (#16350158)
> Plus, opioids have never been advertised on TV, so you point isn't relevant.

Yes, but products related to them have. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxegol

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Re:Opioid epidemic costs West Virginia $8.8B annually, study... by fny on Saturday February 10, 2018 @06:17PM (#16350195)
So what? That product reduces the efficacy of opioids so people can take a dump.
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Re:Opioid epidemic costs West Virginia $8.8B annually, study... by refurb on Saturday February 10, 2018 @06:52PM (#16350325)
Which I would argue is a worthwhile product to advertise to patients. It's more related to comfort of the patient than treating a disease.

I would argue opioid constipation is more important to the patient than the doctor.

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