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Re:OxyContin billionaire has patented a drug to wean addicts... by mattnewton on Saturday September 08, 2018 @03:43PM (#17942397)
Do you have a source on that last part I could read more about? The idea of a court mandating opiate treatment because someone smoked weed is terrifying.
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Re:OxyContin billionaire has patented a drug to wean addicts... by monochromatic on Saturday September 08, 2018 @04:09PM (#17942501)
Yeah that seems... implausible.
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Re:OxyContin billionaire has patented a drug to wean addicts... by devin on Saturday September 08, 2018 @06:09PM (#17943064)
I'm assuming he means people who are caught with opioids who are not necessarily addicted to them.
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