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A comment on Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017. Parent comment

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Re:Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Ove... by Uberphallus on Thursday August 16, 2018 @07:25AM (#17773682)
Actually there are genetic factors that predispose you to addictive behaviors and substances. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2715956/
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Re:Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Ove... by Kurtz79 on Thursday August 16, 2018 @07:46AM (#17773790)
As OP says, many became addicted because of normal painkillers prescriptions from their doctors, not because they wanted to act cool in front of their friends.

You don't generaly second-guess your doctor's prescription.

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Re:Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Ove... by PiggySpeed on Thursday August 16, 2018 @07:11AM (#17773618)
Counterexample: patient has severe pain, is treated in the hospital with opiates, becomes addicted to opiates.
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