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Re:Sewage Is Helping Cities Flush Out the Opioid Crisis by mirimir on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @03:28AM (#17177114)
> Nearly 92 million U.S. adults, or about 38 percent of the population, took a legitimately prescribed opioid like OxyContin or Percocet in 2015, according to results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

That is mind boggling! I had no idea that opioid prescriptions were that common.

So is this a Baby Boomer effect?

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