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A comment on China's role in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic.

Re:China's role in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic by Stierlitz on Saturday February 15, 2020 @04:33PM (#22338142)
"Tracing the US opioid crisis to its roots"

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02686-2

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Re:China's role in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic by andrekandre on Saturday February 15, 2020 @05:13PM (#22338382)
from you link, the key stand out paragraph for me was...

> Because many doctors are in private practice, they can benefit financially by increasing the volume of patients that they see, as well as by ensuring patient satisfaction, which can incentivize the overprescription of pain medication.

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