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Electronic patient records systems used by thousands of doctors were programmed to automatically suggest opioids, thanks to a secret deal between the software maker and a drug company (www.bloomberg.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (1 children)

wow, just wow... i thought that i knew somewhat okay-ish about the opioid crisis in the us, but this just keeps getting deeper and worse...

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

There's also rehab centres that get people hooked on opioids to wean them off street drugs.