Opioid overdose deaths are a serious problem. Medical marijuana could handle all but the very worst pain~much lower $ & risk
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@StaceySinger moeny to be made in jailing..period -
More complicated.
@RocioMDavis@Atul_Gawande Pharma primed people for addiction inappropriately pushing Oxy; heroin cheaper; hopelessness - 1 more reply
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Corollary: Health crisis and politics crisis:http://j.mp/2nCiVRK
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@Atul_Gawande My neurosurgeon prescribed highly-addictive opiods for post-surgery back pain. I didn't even fill script.@psychoBOBlogy -
tough call. Prescription of opioids postop is ingrained and expected. Needs courage to move away
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Prescribed exactly same combo of drugs that led a relative of mine down dependency spiral.
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one Script does not make an addict
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sadly there are case when this is not accurate. But no way of http://knowing.like all drugs - risk:benefit is NB
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Can't make policy over A Few incidents that impact millions. Soda Pop will kill 25,000 adults this year -CDC
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Respectfully, soda pop and opioids make for a disingenuous comparison.
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wasn't comparing I was informing But does make one ask why Govt allows USA obesity rate to reach 67%
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Wow. Helpful comparison to put it in perspective
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we're doing something about this- developed he NARCAN Nasal spray and now working on a heroin vaccine
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Genuinely curious: what effect would prescribing medical marijuana vs opiods for all but worst instances of pain have?
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economic depression caused this. Marijuanna is terrible for pain
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Do you have links to refereed articles confirming marijuana terrible for pain? Again, genuinely curious.
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just from personal experience & what I've heard from everyone else. There is Reddit threads about it.
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