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mr_lebowski

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1. 96 pills per PERSON per YEAR? WOWOWOWOW!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:12 AM

Aug 2019

Oh, wait, I used to take that much every 1.5 days.

Could've done it in a day, if I didn't drink, too.

Still, what astounding numbers!

Then again, if they were the only the pharmacy Rx'ing them for a wide radius, that's perhaps why they ordered so many.

Maybe, dunno. But it's certainly possible.

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As overdoses soared, nearly 35 billion opioids -- half of distributed pills -- handled by 15 percent o [View all] Eugene Aug 2019 OP

96 pills per PERSON per YEAR? WOWOWOWOW! mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #1

It should be easier to clamp down on all types of providers. Delmette2.0 Aug 2019 #2

I only prescribe opioids under certain very specific conditions. Aristus Aug 2019 #3

Thank-you for staying true to your profession. happy feet Aug 2019 #4

I don't intend to accuse all providers of over prescribing. Delmette2.0 Aug 2019 #5

Oh no, I didn't feel that way at all. Aristus Aug 2019 #6

Thank you. Delmette2.0 Aug 2019 #7