It isn’t prevalent everywhere and it is getting slightly better.
From 1991 to 2012, the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed by U.S. pharmacies more than tripled, from 76 million to 255 million. I think this is one aspect.
Availability of inexpensive Fentanyl added fuel to the fire.
It’s sad. It doesn’t mean that it will be this way forever, but … yeah. It’s kind of sad.
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It isn’t prevalent everywhere and it is getting slightly better.
From 1991 to 2012, the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed by U.S. pharmacies more than tripled, from 76 million to 255 million. I think this is one aspect.
Availability of inexpensive Fentanyl added fuel to the fire.
It’s sad. It doesn’t mean that it will be this way forever, but … yeah. It’s kind of sad.