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Re:Coroner letters changed habits of doctors whose patients ... by simonbarker87 on Friday August 10, 2018 @02:21AM (#17731117)
You could still draw a link: high prescription rates of opioid pain killers normalises the use of them and as such someone is more likely to be offered them by family and friends for something minor.

Also, is “throughly” debunked really the case? That makes it sound like there can be no link at all, but higher levels of these in society legally could lead to an increase in abuse. On complex topics like this it is rarely possible to talk in absolutes.

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Re:Coroner letters changed habits of doctors whose patients ... by cm2012 on Friday August 10, 2018 @02:31AM (#17731151)
What's debunked is the very common narrative in this thread that poor Uncle Billy went to the doctor with a bad back and came back a rabid addict. Non addicts becoming addicts from regular prescriptions is very rare according to all studies.

There is definitely a big complex drug ecosystem otherwise, though.

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