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3. Addiction is a disease and therefore addicts should be treated with compassion.

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 10:46 AM

Jun 2018

However the research indicates pain and the need to relieve doesn't account for most opiate addiction.

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Places with high opiod use favored Trump in 2016 [View all] MariaCSR Jun 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Jun 2018 #1

People with chronic illnesses & chronic pain require opiates CountAllVotes Jun 2018 #2

Addiction is a disease and therefore addicts should be treated with compassion. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #3

People using opiates for chronic conditions aren't addicts CountAllVotes Jun 2018 #4